VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) Options History
Historical options analytics archive for RTH with monthly max pain, implied volatility, gamma exposure, and put/call data.
237 months of complete options data available.
RTH monthly aggregates
Month-by-month rollups derived from the daily snapshot archive for RTH. Volatility and put/call columns are averages across trading days within the month; max pain, net GEX, and net DEX are the end-of-month values (last trading day of the month).
| Month | Days | Avg ATM IV | Avg IV Rank | End Max Pain | End Net GEX | End Net DEX | Avg P/C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09 | 21 | 48.7% | 8.5% | $270.00 | $102.6K | -$1.1M | 0.00 |
| 2026-08 | 21 | 13.9% | 1.4% | $235.00 | $195.6K | -$2.7M | 0.10 |
| 2026-07 | 22 | 28.6% | 4.3% | $265.00 | $219.4K | -$3.7M | 0.89 |
| 2026-06 | 21 | 54.2% | 9.3% | $235.00 | $93.8K | -$660.0K | 0.04 |
| 2026-05 | 20 | 118.8% | 22.5% | - | $44.9K | -$333.6K | 0.00 |
| 2026-04 | 21 | 33.3% | 9.1% | $245.00 | $73.6K | -$709.2K | 0.14 |
This archive aggregates RTH's daily end-of-day options snapshots into monthly summaries, spanning 2007-01 through 2026-09. Each month rolls up the underlying snapshot archive, which provides continuous end-of-day coverage from 2007 to present: implied-volatility levels, IV rank, and the put/call ratio are time-averaged across the month; total call and put volume are summed; and dealer positioning (net gamma and delta exposure) and the max-pain strike are taken at the month's final trading day. The result is a long-horizon view of how RTH option pricing, volatility regime, and dealer hedging pressure evolved month over month, useful for backtesting strategy assumptions and for studying volatility-regime shifts around earnings and macro events. The most recent aggregated month (2026-09) shows an average ATM implied volatility near 48.7%, a month-end max-pain strike around $270.00, an average put/call ratio of 0.00.
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Frequently asked RTH history questions
- How much options history is available for RTH?
- This archive holds 237 months of RTH options analytics, spanning 2007-01 through 2026-09. Each entry is a monthly rollup of RTH's daily end-of-day options snapshot record, which provides continuous coverage from 2007 to present. Use the year-grouped links on this page to jump to any specific month within the RTH archive.
- What data does each monthly RTH aggregate contain?
- Every monthly row summarizes that month of RTH option activity: time-averaged ATM implied volatility and IV rank, the month-end max-pain strike, end-of-month net dealer gamma (GEX) and delta (DEX) exposure, the average put/call ratio, and total call and put volume. For example, 2026-09 recorded an average ATM implied volatility near 48.7%, an average IV rank of 8.5%, a month-end max-pain strike around $270.00, an average put/call ratio of 0.00.
- How is the RTH options-history archive built and how often does it update?
- The archive is derived from RTH's daily end-of-day options snapshots, which capture spot, the full listed chain, implied volatility, and dealer-positioning exposures each trading day. Those daily records are rolled up into the monthly summaries shown here and refreshed as new end-of-day data lands. Traders use the long-horizon view to backtest strategy assumptions, study how RTH's volatility regime shifts around earnings and macro events, and compare current dealer positioning against historical norms.