TQQQ Options History — October 2014

In October 2014, TQQQ traded between $1.44 and $1.92. ATM implied volatility averaged 53.8%, placing in the 67.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 15.1%. IV traded below realized volatility by 5.6% (HV 20d: 59.3%). Max pain ranged from $1.46 to $1.67. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 8 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.16.

Notable Days

  • 2014-10-31: Highest Volume — 599,616 contracts
  • 2014-10-09: Largest IV spike — 23.2% change
  • 2014-10-10: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2014-10-15: Largest Expected Move — 18.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$1.68$1.44$1.92$1.72$1.92
Max Pain$1.55$1.46$1.67$1.60$1.48
ATM IV53.8%38.5%73.5%55.8%38.5%
Expected Move15.1%13.6%18.0%14.6%13.8%
HV 20d59.3%41.7%71.2%41.7%68.0%
HV 60d42.5%34.6%48.1%34.9%47.4%
IV Rank67.8%27.4%100.0%89.7%27.4%
IV Percentile89.1%53.2%100.0%97.2%53.2%
Term Structure-1.0%-6.8%2.0%-2.3%-1.1%
VWIV53.1%47.0%62.3%51.1%50.2%
Skew 25d15.1%8.9%22.0%16.2%10.5%
Skew 10d26.9%11.7%45.1%24.6%22.0%
Call IV 25d47.1%36.2%65.1%46.2%36.2%
Put IV 25d62.3%46.7%85.8%62.3%46.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %37.3520.3353.9734.7622.54
Gamma HHI0.040.030.100.040.04
Net GEX670.3K-595.3K1.6M302.8K1.5M
Net DEX-79.9M-159.5M-18.5M-70.6M-159.5M
Net VEX-302.7K-342.9K-270.2K-274.8K-324.6K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.160.381.700.381.49
Total Volume306,248.34845,312599,61693,936599,616
Total OI1,713,309.9131,442,5921,908,2881,442,5921,908,288

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2014-10-01$1.72$1.6055.8%14.6%41.7%89.7%51.1%16.2%-2.3%302.8K-70.6M-274.8K0.3834.76N/AN/A67,96825,968869,328573,264
2014-10-02$1.72$1.6250.2%14.1%41.7%73.3%48.5%17.4%-2.0%399.1K-68.8M-280.2K0.4522.17N/AN/A76,17634,512902,112586,704
2014-10-03$1.77$1.6746.4%13.8%42.9%62.2%47.0%8.9%-1.3%744.6K-82.9M-289.0K1.4631.19N/AN/A24,72036,048931,344603,744
2014-10-06$1.75$1.6748.3%14.1%42.8%67.8%48.6%11.3%0.3%608.4K-80.5M-280.4K1.0320.33N/AN/A22,36822,944935,712630,480
2014-10-07$1.68$1.6753.9%14.5%44.5%84.1%48.2%17.3%-1.2%175.1K-64.6M-277.2K0.6033.68N/AN/A50,30430,192945,360650,304
2014-10-08$1.79$1.6245.0%13.6%49.4%57.8%49.3%14.6%1.3%851.0K-87.8M-273.8K1.5149.12N/AN/A150,192226,128982,416667,680
2014-10-09$1.69$1.6255.4%14.5%52.9%88.7%48.0%14.2%-1.1%200.7K-67.4M-281.8K1.7033.45N/AN/A45,21676,848978,672695,712
2014-10-10$1.56$1.6265.4%15.7%58.9%100.0%55.5%12.4%-3.8%-595.3K-37.2M-281.5K0.8635.11N/AN/A61,15252,656981,072714,096
2014-10-13$1.49$1.6267.7%16.8%60.1%100.0%57.6%15.0%2.0%-119.5K-30.7M-270.2K0.6549.02N/AN/A80,35251,888975,888675,936
2014-10-14$1.54$1.5464.6%16.1%60.6%92.6%55.0%17.5%-1.8%-116.6K-33.1M-280.3K1.0942.38N/AN/A184,848200,7361,028,304692,880
2014-10-15$1.47$1.5270.5%18.0%61.8%100.0%58.4%20.7%1.8%-16.4K-18.5M-279.2K1.2053.97N/AN/A218,880263,0401,048,272708,528
2014-10-16$1.44$1.5073.5%17.1%60.7%100.0%61.6%21.0%-6.8%247.2K-19.9M-282.3K1.4852.83N/AN/A105,072155,0401,072,800711,360
2014-10-17$1.49$1.5062.7%16.5%63.3%77.6%60.8%20.8%-0.7%816.3K-32.7M-324.0K0.9743.72N/AN/A67,20065,4721,140,144756,480
2014-10-20$1.56$1.5056.0%16.1%65.9%63.7%54.7%18.0%-5.2%573.0K-58.6M-314.2K1.0940.36N/AN/A223,200242,976987,792616,944
2014-10-21$1.67$1.4650.7%15.0%71.2%52.8%52.7%12.2%-0.2%1.1M-88.2M-318.4K1.3135.86N/AN/A233,616305,0401,039,200641,952
2014-10-22$1.65$1.4851.7%15.6%69.9%54.8%54.4%14.5%1.7%998.0K-91.5M-342.5K1.4335.39N/AN/A223,920321,2641,077,120704,256
2014-10-23$1.73$1.4849.6%14.8%68.3%50.4%52.9%22.0%1.8%1.1M-107.7M-342.9K1.4143.11N/AN/A227,328321,1201,094,592721,728
2014-10-24$1.77$1.4647.2%14.7%67.8%45.5%52.2%17.9%-4.9%1.1M-119.7M-331.9K1.5529.21N/AN/A224,640347,7121,123,728735,456
2014-10-27$1.78$1.4847.6%14.8%67.9%46.2%62.3%10.5%0.9%1.1M-113.8M-335.0K0.7529.34N/AN/A37,34427,9361,081,296680,736
2014-10-28$1.86$1.4845.1%14.1%69.7%41.2%51.0%10.3%-0.8%1.4M-135.6M-305.7K1.4231.47N/AN/A74,640106,2721,103,088697,008
2014-10-29$1.83$1.4848.1%14.3%67.3%47.4%50.2%12.4%-0.6%1.4M-132.5M-331.0K1.5146.63N/AN/A228,624344,4001,135,104725,136
2014-10-30$1.85$1.4843.0%14.1%67.3%36.6%50.8%12.1%1.6%1.6M-136.2M-340.4K1.3943.48N/AN/A233,760324,3841,143,408730,704
2014-10-31$1.92$1.4838.5%13.8%68.0%27.4%50.2%10.5%-1.1%1.5M-159.5M-324.6K1.4922.54N/AN/A240,768358,8481,169,856738,432