TQQQ Options History — December 2021

In December 2021, TQQQ traded between $36.36 and $43.26. ATM implied volatility averaged 62.6%, placing in the 40.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 18.0%. IV traded below realized volatility by 3.1% (HV 20d: 65.7%). Max pain ranged from $26.88 to $38.75. Net GEX was positive for 11 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 15 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.01.

Notable Days

  • 2021-12-23: Highest Volume — 839,760 contracts
  • 2021-12-03: Largest IV spike — 20.6% change
  • 2021-12-03: Highest IV Rank — 82.2%
  • 2021-12-03: Largest Expected Move — 27.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$40.36$36.36$43.26$39.79$41.91
Max Pain$30.54$26.88$38.75$38.75$31.88
ATM IV62.6%50.8%85.1%72.5%52.2%
Expected Move18.0%13.8%27.1%22.9%13.8%
HV 20d65.7%47.2%75.8%48.3%69.9%
HV 60d53.8%48.9%56.8%49.0%52.3%
IV Rank40.1%17.8%82.2%58.5%20.4%
IV Percentile58.7%26.2%97.2%83.7%33.3%
Term Structure0.8%-2.3%2.8%-0.6%2.2%
VWIV66.3%50.9%97.5%73.9%50.9%
Skew 25d21.4%14.6%32.0%22.9%14.6%
Skew 10d39.5%29.4%55.3%39.9%29.4%
Call IV 25d52.9%44.0%69.4%60.6%45.8%
Put IV 25d74.3%60.0%101.4%83.5%60.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %30.035.8253.6133.3313.94
Gamma HHI0.070.030.320.050.07
Net GEX9.8M-100.8M80.1M-17.1M19.1M
Net DEX-1.57B-2.83B122.7M-980.1M-1.77B
Net VEX-8.0M-8.9M-7.5M-8.7M-7.5M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.010.621.730.910.82
Total Volume583,615.818354,300839,760597,556688,908
Total OI2,671,047.4552,213,5802,981,3362,793,6602,836,336

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2021-12-01$39.79$38.7572.5%22.9%48.3%58.5%73.9%22.9%-0.6%-17.1M-980.1M-8.7M0.9133.33N/AN/A312,096285,4601,128,1721,665,488
2021-12-02$39.87$38.7570.5%21.1%47.2%54.9%74.3%24.5%-0.2%-22.4M-892.5M-8.9M1.0827.13N/AN/A239,940258,0481,179,9761,742,884
2021-12-03$36.61$38.7585.1%27.1%53.9%82.2%87.4%32.0%0.8%-24.8M122.7M-8.8M0.9515.45N/AN/A420,528400,6161,209,0401,772,296
2021-12-06$38.37$27.5074.7%21.3%57.0%62.7%97.5%29.2%1.0%-9.9M-811.0M-8.8M1.7345.05N/AN/A227,208392,3521,033,8401,609,176
2021-12-07$41.55$26.8861.9%18.0%64.5%38.7%73.8%24.1%-0.7%15.4M-1.92B-8.5M1.2632.76N/AN/A263,796333,2241,091,3401,615,680
2021-12-08$42.19$26.8858.5%17.1%64.3%32.2%65.8%21.1%0.9%24.9M-2.21B-8.0M1.2837.06N/AN/A165,356210,8921,124,3761,614,720
2021-12-09$40.98$27.5063.6%18.2%62.6%41.9%70.0%22.5%0.5%5.5M-1.65B-8.0M1.0539.99N/AN/A226,928237,7841,145,3201,631,108
2021-12-10$41.67$27.5057.6%16.8%62.7%30.6%67.6%20.9%1.2%-2.9M-2.07B-8.0M1.1041.91N/AN/A288,436317,3401,194,2041,635,924
2021-12-13$40.59$27.5061.8%17.8%62.6%38.4%64.1%21.6%0.3%-1.9M-1.47B-7.6M1.0441.01N/AN/A191,024198,6401,022,2321,437,028
2021-12-14$38.68$27.5067.0%18.9%64.8%48.2%63.9%23.2%-2.3%-16.2M-807.7M-7.8M0.6844.56N/AN/A291,476198,9761,066,4321,508,204
2021-12-15$40.83$28.7561.1%17.8%67.0%37.2%63.1%24.9%-0.0%-209.4K-1.66B-7.7M0.6253.61N/AN/A286,528177,4801,106,5401,559,076
2021-12-16$38.37$28.7567.0%18.9%70.3%48.2%63.6%24.6%-0.6%-17.0M-723.5M-7.9M1.0248.42N/AN/A352,060358,3521,154,7721,595,616
2021-12-17$37.85$29.3868.8%19.4%69.3%51.7%70.1%21.5%-1.7%-100.8M-326.4M-7.9M1.0242.81N/AN/A398,952406,0481,219,0241,731,656
2021-12-20$36.36$29.3873.4%20.9%69.7%60.3%72.7%23.2%1.0%-9.4M-594.4M-7.5M0.7145.11N/AN/A290,236206,400979,9641,233,616
2021-12-21$38.61$30.0064.1%18.4%74.0%42.8%64.7%20.5%1.9%8.7M-1.31B-7.9M1.1012.61N/AN/A321,520352,9041,076,6801,316,148
2021-12-22$40.11$30.0056.8%16.3%74.4%29.0%60.2%18.7%2.5%31.6M-1.93B-7.8M1.1643.12N/AN/A246,448287,0841,145,9761,427,264
2021-12-23$41.72$31.2550.8%14.4%75.8%17.8%55.1%16.0%2.3%71.5M-2.73B-7.5M0.797.60N/AN/A470,312369,4481,203,1361,496,200
2021-12-27$43.26$31.2552.9%14.5%74.8%21.7%56.8%16.0%2.0%59.5M-2.79B-7.5M0.875.82N/AN/A324,056281,6681,108,3041,215,228
2021-12-28$43.07$31.2553.4%14.6%72.3%22.7%56.3%16.3%1.5%73.1M-2.83B-7.8M0.6810.96N/AN/A425,044290,6601,212,8001,310,484
2021-12-29$42.95$31.2551.8%14.1%70.4%19.6%53.9%16.1%2.2%80.1M-2.74B-8.1M1.007.63N/AN/A177,108177,1921,273,1561,390,684
2021-12-30$42.49$31.2552.9%14.2%69.7%21.7%53.0%16.2%2.8%49.9M-2.39B-8.0M1.3310.86N/AN/A210,720280,3001,290,2681,452,676
2021-12-31$41.91$31.8852.2%13.8%69.9%20.4%50.9%14.6%2.2%19.1M-1.77B-7.5M0.8213.94N/AN/A377,540311,3681,306,5841,529,752