TQQQ Options History — December 2020

In December 2020, TQQQ traded between $20.02 and $22.56. ATM implied volatility averaged 69.5%, placing in the 19.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 19.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 26.5% (HV 20d: 43.0%). Max pain ranged from $10.00 to $16.25. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 17 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.83.

Notable Days

  • 2020-12-09: Highest Volume — 744,992 contracts
  • 2020-12-09: Largest IV spike — 10.6% change
  • 2020-12-11: Highest IV Rank — 24.1%
  • 2020-12-11: Largest Expected Move — 21.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$21.36$20.02$22.56$20.50$22.55
Max Pain$11.58$10.00$16.25$16.25$12.50
ATM IV69.5%64.3%77.4%66.1%68.8%
Expected Move19.8%17.4%21.9%19.6%18.4%
HV 20d43.0%35.8%68.3%68.3%35.8%
HV 60d73.1%65.5%85.7%85.7%65.5%
IV Rank19.1%13.5%24.1%18.0%16.0%
IV Percentile25.5%15.9%40.9%23.8%21.8%
Term Structure1.6%-1.9%6.3%5.4%1.5%
VWIV73.1%65.6%80.6%69.7%70.8%
Skew 25d20.2%11.1%25.8%12.0%24.0%
Skew 10d38.0%22.8%52.2%23.7%43.8%
Call IV 25d60.7%54.7%69.2%62.1%57.4%
Put IV 25d80.9%71.5%87.2%74.1%81.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %27.0413.7241.1439.6141.14
Gamma HHI0.130.070.350.080.35
Net GEX26.4M2.7M43.8M27.6M40.8M
Net DEX-1.83B-2.16B-1.40B-1.96B-1.82B
Net VEX-4.6M-4.8M-4.3M-4.7M-4.4M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.830.561.080.560.77
Total Volume479,548.364326,400744,992661,112470,792
Total OI2,741,401.0912,298,1843,035,7602,756,4642,668,968

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2020-12-01$20.50$16.2566.1%19.6%68.3%18.0%69.7%12.0%5.4%27.6M-1.96B-4.7M0.5639.61N/AN/A422,968238,1441,572,7761,183,688
2020-12-02$20.55$16.2566.6%19.3%64.6%18.3%70.4%11.1%6.3%29.8M-1.95B-4.8M0.6838.21N/AN/A222,776151,0721,608,5921,225,736
2020-12-03$20.68$10.0066.8%20.5%53.4%18.3%72.6%11.9%5.5%35.0M-2.02B-4.7M0.8213.72N/AN/A245,480201,9281,631,4721,254,952
2020-12-04$20.86$10.0067.4%20.2%48.8%18.7%74.5%16.8%3.9%43.8M-2.10B-4.7M0.7115.06N/AN/A267,768189,5841,655,5441,289,304
2020-12-07$21.16$10.0070.5%20.2%48.7%20.4%73.4%17.9%-1.9%22.4M-1.93B-4.7M0.9417.80N/AN/A185,208174,2561,501,1281,131,984
2020-12-08$21.54$10.0067.2%19.8%46.1%18.6%70.9%15.4%2.0%27.5M-2.04B-4.7M0.6215.70N/AN/A235,792147,0801,537,3361,196,864
2020-12-09$20.10$10.0074.3%21.5%43.0%22.4%78.1%14.6%-0.5%11.6M-1.47B-4.7M0.7720.23N/AN/A422,048322,9441,578,6241,239,040
2020-12-10$20.43$10.3873.4%21.4%38.8%21.9%77.3%18.8%0.8%11.3M-1.58B-4.7M0.7115.20N/AN/A285,824201,8081,603,9761,320,720
2020-12-11$20.02$10.6377.4%21.9%38.8%24.1%80.6%19.8%-1.9%2.7M-1.40B-4.8M0.9516.38N/AN/A351,832334,9681,650,2161,356,616
2020-12-14$20.64$10.6374.1%21.3%38.3%22.3%76.5%22.8%-0.3%17.5M-1.68B-4.7M0.8821.09N/AN/A218,976192,1361,514,7761,223,760
2020-12-15$21.18$10.6371.3%20.5%38.9%20.8%73.7%23.9%0.8%27.1M-1.90B-4.7M0.9325.77N/AN/A187,984174,8001,579,5761,278,176
2020-12-16$21.73$10.6369.1%19.8%39.4%19.6%75.4%23.9%0.9%36.2M-2.14B-4.6M0.7935.08N/AN/A229,176180,1441,610,1041,315,816
2020-12-17$21.93$10.6369.1%19.8%38.6%19.6%74.5%23.0%0.4%40.7M-2.16B-4.5M0.9429.09N/AN/A238,000222,8401,614,6641,358,808
2020-12-18$21.49$11.2571.3%20.6%40.0%20.8%76.5%25.8%-1.8%37.6M-1.92B-4.5M0.9034.05N/AN/A327,240293,0721,632,9521,402,808
2020-12-21$21.60$11.2572.0%20.5%39.3%21.1%76.6%24.7%1.7%12.0M-1.59B-4.5M0.9830.65N/AN/A333,000324,8401,263,7281,034,456
2020-12-22$21.80$11.2571.0%20.3%38.9%20.6%76.9%24.1%2.3%20.3M-1.74B-4.5M0.8532.26N/AN/A231,496196,8241,364,8961,158,040
2020-12-23$21.80$12.5067.5%19.0%37.4%18.7%71.6%22.3%2.7%29.8M-1.73B-4.5M1.0828.60N/AN/A217,088234,3441,382,3921,209,528
2020-12-24$21.76$12.5066.3%18.4%37.1%16.2%68.0%22.3%2.7%33.8M-1.67B-4.5M0.7137.84N/AN/A191,264135,1361,413,6321,266,608
2020-12-28$22.51$12.5064.3%17.4%38.1%13.5%66.6%22.9%1.6%21.4M-1.82B-4.3M0.9120.62N/AN/A245,816223,3361,281,3441,081,264
2020-12-29$22.56$12.5067.3%18.1%38.1%15.1%67.3%23.7%1.5%26.3M-1.84B-4.4M0.9228.62N/AN/A256,768235,6321,350,2081,160,240
2020-12-30$22.53$12.5067.1%18.0%35.8%15.0%65.6%22.9%1.6%25.0M-1.79B-4.4M0.7738.21N/AN/A219,040168,8401,382,6001,222,912
2020-12-31$22.55$12.5068.8%18.4%35.8%16.0%70.8%24.0%1.5%40.8M-1.82B-4.4M0.7741.14N/AN/A265,656205,1361,404,6321,264,336