TQQQ Options History — October 2021

In October 2021, TQQQ traded between $29.63 and $38.50. ATM implied volatility averaged 52.9%, placing in the 16.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 15.1%. IV traded below realized volatility by 3.1% (HV 20d: 56.0%). Max pain ranged from $32.50 to $35.00. Net GEX was positive for 15 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 16 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.84.

Notable Days

  • 2021-10-04: Highest Volume — 671,936 contracts
  • 2021-10-04: Largest IV spike — 14.1% change
  • 2021-10-04: Highest IV Rank — 43.7%
  • 2021-10-04: Largest Expected Move — 20.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$33.98$29.63$38.50$31.73$38.50
Max Pain$33.54$32.50$35.00$33.75$35.00
ATM IV52.9%44.2%72.2%63.2%46.7%
Expected Move15.1%12.6%20.4%18.0%13.2%
HV 20d56.0%45.6%64.5%50.7%45.6%
HV 60d44.1%41.6%45.5%41.6%44.0%
IV Rank16.4%4.1%43.7%31.0%7.6%
IV Percentile23.6%2.4%70.6%46.0%11.9%
Term Structure0.6%-1.8%2.4%-0.1%1.9%
VWIV54.7%46.6%70.9%62.5%50.0%
Skew 25d18.9%14.1%26.1%23.9%14.7%
Skew 10d35.7%26.9%48.5%41.9%28.1%
Call IV 25d44.7%38.7%62.7%51.3%39.9%
Put IV 25d63.5%53.2%86.5%75.2%54.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %6.904.1111.8411.8410.14
Gamma HHI0.060.030.140.090.14
Net GEX30.8M-20.3M76.2M-20.3M76.2M
Net DEX-1.42B-2.85B-195.1M-309.2M-2.85B
Net VEX-6.8M-7.6M-5.9M-6.4M-7.4M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.840.331.140.790.98
Total Volume507,408.19320,680671,936643,348607,316
Total OI2,164,175.0481,693,6642,672,1162,118,0322,672,116

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2021-10-01$31.73$33.7563.2%18.0%50.7%31.0%62.5%23.9%-0.1%-20.3M-309.2M-6.4M0.7911.84N/AN/A359,176284,1721,106,1761,011,856
2021-10-04$29.63$32.5072.2%20.4%54.3%43.7%66.7%23.8%2.1%-6.7M-195.1M-5.9M0.477.36N/AN/A458,224213,712899,376794,288
2021-10-05$31.19$32.5064.2%18.2%58.6%32.3%63.6%26.1%-0.1%-6.6M-437.1M-6.2M0.584.41N/AN/A265,660154,744952,696859,020
2021-10-06$31.27$32.5065.5%18.4%58.7%34.3%62.0%25.6%-1.8%7.0M-827.6M-6.5M0.896.22N/AN/A217,272193,8721,142,200948,236
2021-10-07$32.43$32.5057.6%16.8%60.9%23.0%57.8%23.4%1.0%22.0M-1.27B-6.7M0.975.46N/AN/A268,340261,2761,187,360985,148
2021-10-08$31.93$33.7557.9%16.6%60.5%23.4%60.4%23.0%2.0%25.1M-1.02B-6.6M0.835.21N/AN/A306,432254,7761,205,8921,027,908
2021-10-11$31.39$33.7560.0%17.1%60.6%26.4%70.9%25.1%-0.3%-5.4M-576.3M-6.5M0.886.36N/AN/A170,712150,560951,036899,280
2021-10-12$30.71$33.5061.8%17.4%60.9%29.0%59.2%22.3%-1.3%-7.6M-418.2M-6.4M0.338.61N/AN/A337,464112,4881,024,644983,512
2021-10-13$31.47$33.7556.2%16.2%60.6%21.1%57.0%20.3%0.1%-1.8M-665.3M-6.5M0.768.77N/AN/A182,604138,0761,079,0801,042,836
2021-10-14$33.23$33.0048.5%14.0%64.5%10.2%51.0%17.4%0.2%33.7M-1.33B-6.6M0.794.11N/AN/A329,372261,1001,100,6321,078,912
2021-10-15$33.80$32.5045.5%13.2%63.7%5.9%53.6%16.4%1.0%54.8M-1.68B-6.5M0.956.50N/AN/A273,904259,1201,144,3001,120,428
2021-10-18$34.94$33.0046.6%13.4%57.4%7.5%50.2%16.2%0.2%26.0M-1.58B-6.6M1.135.05N/AN/A212,344239,208905,520901,552
2021-10-19$35.60$33.5045.6%13.1%56.9%6.0%47.0%14.7%0.0%37.8M-1.87B-6.7M0.794.18N/AN/A265,680210,820965,320954,400
2021-10-20$35.54$33.7545.9%13.2%56.3%6.5%46.6%15.5%0.1%49.7M-1.90B-7.1M1.036.55N/AN/A218,128225,6441,100,0641,136,936
2021-10-21$36.13$33.7544.2%12.7%55.8%4.1%46.9%15.2%0.5%68.2M-2.15B-7.4M0.884.94N/AN/A215,760190,1241,154,1921,202,692
2021-10-22$35.30$33.7546.1%13.2%56.5%6.8%49.6%15.6%0.3%67.9M-1.70B-7.3M0.927.74N/AN/A296,968271,9841,190,5361,255,524
2021-10-25$36.43$34.0044.2%12.6%56.8%4.1%46.9%14.1%2.4%40.0M-1.97B-7.2M1.145.27N/AN/A233,768265,6441,040,3041,086,436
2021-10-26$36.99$34.5045.5%13.0%46.1%5.8%47.3%14.1%1.7%50.6M-2.17B-7.4M0.736.51N/AN/A353,616259,3441,097,9561,225,900
2021-10-27$37.37$34.5046.9%13.7%45.9%7.8%50.3%14.1%1.9%64.2M-2.33B-7.6M0.7810.93N/AN/A279,784219,3481,168,5801,307,192
2021-10-28$37.95$34.5046.8%13.5%45.6%7.7%49.4%14.2%1.5%73.0M-2.57B-7.6M1.018.84N/AN/A317,120319,9161,200,0601,337,580
2021-10-29$38.50$35.0046.7%13.2%45.6%7.6%50.0%14.7%1.9%76.2M-2.85B-7.4M0.9810.14N/AN/A305,980301,3361,241,8961,430,220