TLT Options History — April 2026

In April 2026, TLT traded between $86.25 and $86.73. ATM implied volatility averaged 12.3%, placing in the 21.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 3.5%. IV traded below realized volatility by 0.8% (HV 20d: 13.1%). Max pain ranged from $86.00 to $87.00. Net GEX was positive for 2 of 2 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 1 of 2 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.65.

Notable Days

  • 2026-04-01: Highest Volume — 453,967 contracts
  • 2026-04-02: Largest IV drop — 7.7% change
  • 2026-04-01: Highest IV Rank — 24.6%
  • 2026-04-01: Largest Expected Move — 3.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$86.49$86.25$86.73$86.25$86.73
Max Pain$86.50$86.00$87.00$86.00$87.00
ATM IV12.3%11.8%12.8%12.8%11.8%
Expected Move3.5%3.4%3.7%3.7%3.4%
HV 20d13.1%13.0%13.2%13.0%13.2%
HV 60d10.8%10.8%10.8%10.8%10.8%
IV Rank21.5%18.4%24.6%24.6%18.4%
IV Percentile44.4%35.7%53.2%53.2%35.7%
Term Structure0.0%-0.1%0.1%-0.1%0.1%
VWIV12.4%11.9%13.0%13.0%11.9%
Skew 25d2.2%1.9%2.6%2.6%1.9%
Skew 10d4.4%4.2%4.6%4.6%4.2%
Call IV 25d11.2%11.1%11.3%11.3%11.1%
Put IV 25d13.4%13.0%13.9%13.9%13.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %1.861.781.941.941.78
Gamma HHI0.060.050.060.050.06
Net GEX597.0M385.3M808.8M385.3M808.8M
Net DEX102.0M-807.7M1.01B1.01B-807.7M
Net VEX-90.7M-91.6M-89.8M-89.8M-91.6M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.650.620.690.690.62
Total Volume443,836433,705453,967453,967433,705
Total OI7,375,854.57,342,3877,409,3227,342,3877,409,322

Daily Data (2 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2026-04-01$86.25$86.0012.8%3.7%13.0%24.6%13.0%2.6%-0.1%385.3M1.01B-89.8M0.691.94N/AN/A268,508185,4594,582,3152,760,072
2026-04-02$86.73$87.0011.8%3.4%13.2%18.4%11.9%1.9%0.1%808.8M-807.7M-91.6M0.621.78N/AN/A267,920165,7854,654,3102,755,012