TQQQ Options History — July 2015

In July 2015, TQQQ traded between $2.15 and $2.65. ATM implied volatility averaged 43.2%, placing in the 31.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 12.4%. IV traded below realized volatility by 1.0% (HV 20d: 44.3%). Max pain ranged from $2.10 to $2.40. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 11 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.07.

Notable Days

  • 2015-07-17: Highest Volume — 633,744 contracts
  • 2015-07-08: Largest IV spike — 14.6% change
  • 2015-07-09: Highest IV Rank — 59.5%
  • 2015-07-08: Largest Expected Move — 15.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$2.42$2.15$2.65$2.26$2.51
Max Pain$2.26$2.10$2.40$2.29$2.40
ATM IV43.2%35.1%55.9%48.5%38.2%
Expected Move12.4%10.1%15.8%14.2%10.1%
HV 20d44.3%37.9%50.5%39.7%43.9%
HV 60d40.5%38.8%42.1%39.4%38.8%
IV Rank31.2%11.4%59.5%48.2%18.8%
IV Percentile52.3%11.9%92.9%80.2%25.0%
Term Structure0.1%-2.1%2.5%-0.3%-0.2%
VWIV44.3%38.3%53.6%49.7%39.1%
Skew 25d13.6%5.3%19.0%15.7%12.8%
Skew 10d24.5%10.0%35.8%29.2%21.9%
Call IV 25d36.8%31.0%47.4%40.8%31.9%
Put IV 25d50.5%39.1%65.0%56.5%44.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %45.1730.6859.7856.1555.08
Gamma HHI0.060.030.100.040.05
Net GEX1.3M-245.6K3.8M146.0K1.1M
Net DEX-66.9M-151.8M-17.1M-32.8M-84.4M
Net VEX-358.3K-406.5K-321.0K-340.7K-406.5K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.070.921.380.941.06
Total Volume466,186.909370,224633,744437,328550,944
Total OI1,353,973.0911,098,0481,559,7121,248,3361,559,712

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-07-01$2.26$2.2948.5%14.2%39.7%48.2%49.7%15.7%-0.3%146.0K-32.8M-340.7K0.9456.15N/AN/A225,792211,536651,888596,448
2015-07-02$2.28$2.2947.3%14.6%39.0%45.6%49.7%15.6%0.8%602.9K-38.2M-346.3K0.9259.78N/AN/A237,696218,976686,640615,456
2015-07-06$2.25$2.1948.9%14.3%39.3%48.9%51.8%16.9%2.5%311.2K-31.3M-336.0K0.9430.99N/AN/A191,136179,088586,368511,680
2015-07-07$2.26$2.1048.4%13.8%37.9%44.0%49.5%15.8%-0.5%597.6K-35.1M-339.2K0.9731.98N/AN/A208,128201,360621,600548,112
2015-07-08$2.15$2.1055.4%15.8%41.5%58.4%53.6%16.8%0.2%-196.1K-17.1M-346.3K0.9738.19N/AN/A206,352200,832676,368601,488
2015-07-09$2.16$2.1055.9%15.5%38.3%59.5%52.4%19.0%1.8%-245.6K-19.1M-353.6K1.0230.68N/AN/A200,496205,152706,416630,720
2015-07-10$2.25$2.1048.1%13.8%41.9%41.5%50.1%15.3%0.0%603.6K-40.6M-352.7K1.2234.32N/AN/A219,936268,752718,368647,664
2015-07-13$2.36$2.1042.1%12.1%44.8%27.7%44.5%11.6%0.1%1.7M-64.4M-337.1K0.9433.27N/AN/A247,536231,504660,672594,336
2015-07-14$2.41$2.1039.1%11.5%44.8%20.8%42.5%13.9%-0.2%3.4M-83.8M-334.5K1.1146.60N/AN/A226,704250,944724,848622,752
2015-07-15$2.41$2.1939.6%11.4%44.6%21.9%40.4%13.9%0.0%3.8M-81.0M-347.8K1.0448.63N/AN/A236,304245,904757,200667,488
2015-07-16$2.51$2.1935.1%10.3%46.7%11.4%38.3%8.0%-0.2%3.8M-125.6M-324.1K1.3351.87N/AN/A225,648300,096798,288700,800
2015-07-17$2.62$2.2336.4%10.4%47.3%14.4%39.3%5.3%-2.1%2.2M-151.8M-321.0K1.2554.57N/AN/A281,232352,512805,872739,680
2015-07-20$2.65$2.2137.8%10.8%47.2%17.8%40.6%12.7%1.1%1.3M-107.0M-345.1K0.9847.79N/AN/A215,424210,144641,952570,864
2015-07-21$2.65$2.4039.5%11.3%46.9%21.7%41.2%11.9%0.5%1.2M-105.3M-363.6K1.3847.18N/AN/A161,664222,288679,632626,064
2015-07-22$2.56$2.4037.5%10.7%49.0%17.0%40.7%11.7%-0.0%717.1K-79.9M-379.4K1.2444.18N/AN/A199,632247,968691,488659,904
2015-07-23$2.52$2.4040.7%11.7%49.0%24.5%40.9%12.8%-1.9%624.3K-69.8M-384.9K1.2243.70N/AN/A208,704255,360716,112715,680
2015-07-24$2.46$2.4043.2%12.4%49.9%30.1%43.4%12.6%-0.5%424.5K-50.5M-372.7K1.0745.21N/AN/A244,176262,080746,976748,560
2015-07-27$2.39$2.4048.4%13.7%50.5%42.2%47.1%16.8%-1.0%397.1K-39.6M-383.7K1.0239.49N/AN/A218,736223,392646,752639,936
2015-07-28$2.45$2.4041.8%11.7%43.7%26.9%42.3%13.6%-0.4%1.1M-55.0M-389.4K0.9546.90N/AN/A237,360226,608694,752662,448
2015-07-29$2.50$2.4041.0%11.5%43.8%25.1%38.8%10.0%1.1%2.0M-74.7M-373.5K0.9356.03N/AN/A236,784219,648743,712680,688
2015-07-30$2.52$2.4038.6%11.3%43.7%19.6%39.6%17.0%1.9%2.2M-85.6M-404.7K1.1251.07N/AN/A255,456286,128779,808711,216
2015-07-31$2.51$2.4038.2%10.1%43.9%18.8%39.1%12.8%-0.2%1.1M-84.4M-406.5K1.0655.08N/AN/A266,832284,112797,616762,096