TQQQ Options History — October 2020

In October 2020, TQQQ traded between $14.39 and $19.49. ATM implied volatility averaged 98.7%, placing in the 35.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 28.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 16.8% (HV 20d: 81.9%). Max pain ranged from $15.00 to $16.25. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 4 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.68.

Notable Days

  • 2020-10-30: Highest Volume — 1,147,368 contracts
  • 2020-10-28: Largest IV spike — 15.1% change
  • 2020-10-28: Highest IV Rank — 42.7%
  • 2020-10-28: Largest Expected Move — 34.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$17.16$14.39$19.49$17.02$14.39
Max Pain$15.72$15.00$16.25$15.25$15.75
ATM IV98.7%88.9%112.0%93.7%111.4%
Expected Move28.3%24.4%34.2%24.4%34.2%
HV 20d81.9%67.4%115.0%115.0%86.3%
HV 60d83.9%81.3%88.9%81.3%88.9%
IV Rank35.6%30.2%42.7%32.9%42.4%
IV Percentile78.3%67.5%87.7%75.8%87.3%
Term Structure-0.8%-4.1%8.5%8.5%-2.0%
VWIV99.0%86.3%114.6%86.3%112.9%
Skew 25d24.2%20.0%31.4%22.2%29.7%
Skew 10d40.5%34.9%51.6%38.2%49.4%
Call IV 25d84.9%77.1%95.6%79.5%93.9%
Put IV 25d109.1%99.0%127.0%101.7%123.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %7.021.7117.193.8517.19
Gamma HHI0.060.030.180.050.11
Net GEX13.2M-4.1M47.2M28.6M-4.1M
Net DEX-1.18B-1.93B-205.2M-1.50B-205.2M
Net VEX-5.1M-5.3M-4.6M-5.1M-4.6M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.680.520.890.730.77
Total Volume748,504.364435,5521,147,368598,7361,147,368
Total OI2,898,270.9092,459,6403,159,6242,937,6803,152,784

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2020-10-01$17.02$15.2593.7%24.4%115.0%32.9%86.3%22.2%8.5%28.6M-1.50B-5.1M0.733.85N/AN/A345,600253,1361,766,3921,171,288
2020-10-02$15.90$15.5097.7%25.1%98.9%35.0%87.8%20.0%7.6%14.2M-937.9M-4.9M0.672.46N/AN/A683,952461,1361,820,1361,240,088
2020-10-05$16.68$15.6398.3%28.6%100.7%35.3%97.0%24.4%-0.3%12.2M-1.17B-5.1M0.601.71N/AN/A395,296236,7121,562,4641,062,352
2020-10-06$15.79$15.63104.5%29.8%85.5%38.7%102.9%22.0%-0.4%8.6M-882.6M-5.0M0.752.10N/AN/A411,040308,1041,687,7041,126,664
2020-10-07$16.69$15.63100.9%28.5%83.2%36.7%98.0%26.0%-0.8%19.1M-1.22B-5.1M0.601.90N/AN/A287,704172,7361,734,5841,215,360
2020-10-08$16.86$15.6396.3%27.6%80.4%34.2%100.5%23.6%0.3%28.0M-1.31B-5.0M0.721.78N/AN/A253,752181,8001,777,6081,245,392
2020-10-09$17.60$15.0088.9%25.5%80.1%30.2%93.5%21.9%-0.3%47.2M-1.73B-5.0M0.663.63N/AN/A567,624375,4801,824,7761,279,544
2020-10-12$19.32$15.6395.2%26.7%83.5%33.7%96.5%23.2%-0.5%19.0M-1.92B-5.1M0.532.25N/AN/A728,936383,0161,591,4961,060,944
2020-10-13$19.49$15.6396.9%27.1%83.2%34.6%97.5%20.6%-2.1%18.8M-1.93B-5.2M0.642.30N/AN/A396,640253,4401,683,6481,177,608
2020-10-14$18.99$15.7597.2%27.2%83.2%34.7%96.6%21.1%-2.5%16.1M-1.72B-5.3M0.692.56N/AN/A523,080363,5281,730,3921,253,024
2020-10-15$18.49$15.7596.2%27.2%79.0%34.2%98.0%21.2%-1.6%11.1M-1.52B-5.2M0.522.03N/AN/A466,104243,2481,776,4801,303,568
2020-10-16$18.39$15.7596.3%27.1%78.2%34.2%97.0%23.5%-1.8%18.0M-1.48B-5.1M0.732.80N/AN/A485,984355,3361,801,5441,358,080
2020-10-19$17.23$15.75100.8%28.7%82.6%36.7%98.7%23.9%-1.7%6.6M-1.02B-5.0M0.607.24N/AN/A457,608275,1601,449,6481,009,992
2020-10-20$17.55$16.2597.6%27.9%79.1%34.9%96.2%23.6%-4.1%6.7M-1.08B-5.1M0.6812.09N/AN/A330,960224,2161,566,6561,147,424
2020-10-21$17.40$16.2596.7%27.7%69.8%34.5%96.3%23.9%-4.1%3.9M-1.04B-5.1M0.8912.28N/AN/A280,976249,0321,625,0561,220,712
2020-10-22$17.33$16.2593.7%27.0%70.0%32.8%92.3%22.9%-3.1%3.2M-1.02B-5.1M0.6010.21N/AN/A493,384297,6881,695,7681,266,048
2020-10-23$17.35$15.7591.4%26.4%67.4%31.6%91.0%23.3%-3.0%15.6M-1.05B-5.1M0.8011.60N/AN/A393,304313,7361,743,4161,302,320
2020-10-26$16.41$15.75103.5%30.6%68.0%38.1%107.3%26.1%0.2%5.5M-854.4M-4.9M0.6713.06N/AN/A488,552326,4321,495,1601,060,400
2020-10-27$17.08$15.7597.3%28.9%69.3%34.8%102.8%27.6%-1.1%9.3M-1.06B-5.1M0.7112.87N/AN/A273,128193,6321,611,5201,205,904
2020-10-28$15.35$15.75112.0%34.2%79.1%42.7%114.6%31.4%-2.6%-641.3K-527.2M-4.9M0.7115.59N/AN/A533,904381,6001,662,4321,227,312
2020-10-29$16.12$15.75105.7%32.0%80.0%39.3%113.5%30.1%-1.4%3.8M-800.0M-5.1M0.5812.86N/AN/A426,848246,1841,748,2401,320,032
2020-10-30$14.39$15.75111.4%34.2%86.3%42.4%112.9%29.7%-2.0%-4.1M-205.2M-4.6M0.7717.19N/AN/A648,200499,1681,817,7601,335,024