TQQQ Options History — October 2015

In October 2015, TQQQ traded between $1.79 and $2.53. ATM implied volatility averaged 52.5%, placing in the 25.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 15.1%. IV traded below realized volatility by 8.8% (HV 20d: 61.2%). Max pain ranged from $1.75 to $2.19. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 9 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.02.

Notable Days

  • 2015-10-23: Highest Volume — 887,136 contracts
  • 2015-10-02: Largest IV drop — 14.2% change
  • 2015-10-01: Highest IV Rank — 54.2%
  • 2015-10-01: Largest Expected Move — 21.6%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$2.19$1.79$2.53$1.79$2.51
Max Pain$2.02$1.75$2.19$1.75$2.19
ATM IV52.5%43.0%74.3%74.3%43.6%
Expected Move15.1%12.5%21.6%21.6%12.6%
HV 20d61.2%44.2%71.4%64.3%44.2%
HV 60d71.2%69.6%73.2%69.6%72.5%
IV Rank25.8%13.5%54.2%54.2%14.4%
IV Percentile69.3%43.7%94.4%94.4%48.4%
Term Structure-0.1%-3.2%4.4%-0.6%1.8%
VWIV53.7%45.0%76.5%76.5%46.0%
Skew 25d15.3%10.6%18.3%15.6%12.3%
Skew 10d30.7%20.8%40.7%33.3%20.8%
Call IV 25d45.1%36.8%67.5%67.5%36.9%
Put IV 25d60.4%49.2%83.1%83.1%49.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %43.7821.2776.4073.8658.28
Gamma HHI0.070.030.230.040.04
Net GEX1.2M-197.8K3.2M460.6K1.3M
Net DEX-65.8M-131.4M8.2M8.2M-128.8M
Net VEX-502.7K-550.8K-445.0K-445.0K-534.5K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.020.621.330.771.27
Total Volume622,948.364199,344887,136651,264642,768
Total OI1,853,949.8181,590,2882,062,8481,815,5522,062,848

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-10-01$1.79$1.7574.3%21.6%64.3%54.2%76.5%15.6%-0.6%460.6K8.2M-445.0K0.7773.86N/AN/A367,296283,968958,848856,704
2015-10-02$1.93$1.7763.7%18.3%70.4%40.5%57.5%13.5%2.1%-197.8K-26.6M-467.7K0.7276.40N/AN/A457,920330,5761,002,144897,264
2015-10-05$2.03$1.7759.9%17.4%71.4%35.5%60.3%17.5%1.5%1.0M-38.2M-483.3K0.6227.34N/AN/A123,36075,984875,328777,552
2015-10-06$1.99$1.8362.5%17.4%66.7%38.9%60.0%18.3%-1.5%1.0M-32.8M-487.2K0.8026.19N/AN/A341,376272,688934,992825,504
2015-10-07$2.02$1.8558.6%17.0%65.2%33.8%58.5%16.7%-1.2%1.5M-42.9M-488.2K0.9321.27N/AN/A319,680297,936962,448836,688
2015-10-08$2.05$1.8757.0%16.6%64.4%31.8%58.9%16.5%0.1%1.9M-49.1M-493.8K1.0624.83N/AN/A344,016364,848982,704868,416
2015-10-09$2.08$1.9655.4%16.0%64.3%29.6%57.2%16.4%-0.8%391.3K-58.4M-490.9K0.9926.62N/AN/A350,208346,320992,160917,856
2015-10-12$2.09$2.0854.5%15.4%64.3%28.5%56.8%17.5%-0.0%996.8K-49.1M-499.5K1.0825.88N/AN/A269,184290,832903,360847,056
2015-10-13$2.05$2.0855.9%16.0%63.3%30.3%58.3%17.5%0.9%484.4K-34.6M-494.8K1.1029.50N/AN/A282,432310,944900,624899,424
2015-10-14$2.04$2.0857.8%15.9%63.0%32.8%57.7%18.0%-3.2%139.5K-29.0M-496.4K0.9732.39N/AN/A323,952314,352943,776954,720
2015-10-15$2.15$2.0851.4%14.2%65.8%24.4%52.3%11.8%0.5%3.2M-61.9M-501.6K1.0930.13N/AN/A305,856334,656979,872999,312
2015-10-16$2.17$2.0847.7%13.8%64.0%19.7%50.3%14.5%1.2%972.5K-75.7M-505.2K1.2333.19N/AN/A338,736416,880998,2561,049,952
2015-10-19$2.21$2.0845.1%13.0%64.1%16.3%46.7%14.0%-0.1%1.4M-54.8M-496.9K1.3353.55N/AN/A263,952350,064822,864767,424
2015-10-20$2.16$2.0848.8%14.0%59.0%21.1%50.5%17.4%-2.1%678.5K-45.5M-510.9K0.9650.94N/AN/A291,024280,128875,232876,816
2015-10-21$2.14$2.0849.0%14.0%58.7%21.3%51.3%18.1%-2.2%536.9K-40.1M-502.5K1.1054.05N/AN/A250,560276,720893,424890,304
2015-10-22$2.26$2.0846.1%13.3%61.3%17.5%47.3%13.0%-2.1%1.8M-75.8M-506.5K1.2554.65N/AN/A284,544355,344911,232915,792
2015-10-23$2.46$2.0843.7%12.6%65.6%14.5%45.0%12.3%-1.9%976.4K-131.4M-502.0K0.9048.79N/AN/A466,416420,720932,208964,992
2015-10-26$2.46$2.1045.2%13.3%54.7%16.4%47.5%13.6%-0.1%1.7M-109.9M-530.3K0.9757.20N/AN/A342,000330,096950,496842,640
2015-10-27$2.47$2.1346.1%13.9%53.2%17.6%49.5%15.6%-0.7%1.8M-111.0M-550.8K0.9646.07N/AN/A280,464269,6161,004,208925,632
2015-10-28$2.53$2.1444.6%13.2%50.2%15.6%45.6%10.6%4.4%2.2M-129.4M-525.0K1.2456.48N/AN/A260,208321,4081,011,744942,048
2015-10-29$2.53$2.1943.0%12.5%48.9%13.5%47.2%15.9%2.1%2.5M-130.6M-546.2K1.2055.64N/AN/A252,048302,7841,032,432999,600
2015-10-30$2.51$2.1943.6%12.6%44.2%14.4%46.0%12.3%1.8%1.3M-128.8M-534.5K1.2758.28N/AN/A283,728359,0401,046,7841,016,064