TQQQ Options History — January 2026

In January 2026, TQQQ traded between $50.64 and $57.11. ATM implied volatility averaged 53.3%, placing in the 11.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 15.2%. IV traded above realized volatility by 13.6% (HV 20d: 39.7%). Max pain ranged from $42.50 to $53.00. Net GEX was positive for 18 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 16 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.73.

Notable Days

  • 2026-01-30: Highest Volume — 405,974 contracts
  • 2026-01-20: Largest IV spike — 26.6% change
  • 2026-01-20: Highest IV Rank — 22.4%
  • 2026-01-20: Largest Expected Move — 18.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$54.49$50.64$57.11$52.42$53.97
Max Pain$50.92$42.50$53.00$42.50$53.00
ATM IV53.3%50.0%64.1%52.1%58.4%
Expected Move15.2%14.2%18.3%14.2%16.3%
HV 20d39.7%31.9%42.6%39.4%42.6%
HV 60d49.3%48.1%52.6%52.5%48.8%
IV Rank11.9%8.7%22.4%10.7%16.8%
IV Percentile41.1%23.8%75.8%35.3%66.7%
Term Structure1.1%-2.2%4.3%3.9%-0.1%
VWIV54.5%49.5%67.7%49.5%56.6%
Skew 25d16.8%9.7%24.6%12.6%20.2%
Skew 10d31.3%22.6%43.4%26.8%38.7%
Call IV 25d45.4%41.1%51.8%45.8%49.7%
Put IV 25d62.2%56.2%76.4%58.4%69.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %14.148.7831.8831.8818.30
Gamma HHI0.080.040.310.080.07
Net GEX35.1M-6.1M101.7M186.8K-6.1M
Net DEX-1.77B-2.54B-695.3M-1.49B-1.11B
Net VEX-8.6M-8.9M-8.1M-8.4M-8.7M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.730.500.990.740.74
Total Volume268,059.7176,382405,974373,236405,974
Total OI1,418,559.051,071,0211,651,3851,535,4161,367,770

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2026-01-02$52.42$42.5052.1%14.2%39.4%10.7%49.5%12.6%3.9%186.8K-1.49B-8.4M0.7431.88N/AN/A214,769158,467860,503674,913
2026-01-05$53.73$51.0051.5%14.9%40.4%10.2%55.7%17.5%1.7%19.2M-1.85B-8.5M0.5210.38N/AN/A149,09176,786793,222639,505
2026-01-06$55.08$51.0051.6%14.7%40.9%10.3%52.4%16.1%2.0%52.1M-2.23B-8.6M0.7110.77N/AN/A103,76173,642860,065662,940
2026-01-07$55.14$51.0052.0%14.8%40.7%10.7%51.2%13.9%0.7%63.0M-2.30B-8.7M0.7510.75N/AN/A114,60686,116885,756674,504
2026-01-08$54.16$50.0053.0%15.0%40.9%11.6%53.9%15.6%0.8%44.3M-1.97B-8.6M0.8110.36N/AN/A115,18093,361904,336690,761
2026-01-09$55.92$50.0050.0%14.2%42.2%8.7%51.9%13.7%2.4%101.7M-2.54B-8.5M0.689.59N/AN/A181,373123,013914,950714,763
2026-01-12$56.06$50.0050.4%14.3%41.6%9.1%52.3%9.7%-1.5%39.0M-2.28B-8.4M0.7610.07N/AN/A124,61494,969819,717640,998
2026-01-13$55.17$50.0051.8%14.8%36.2%10.4%53.2%19.5%0.1%36.1M-2.10B-8.5M0.8411.88N/AN/A98,49083,004876,059666,789
2026-01-14$53.48$51.0054.1%15.9%37.8%12.7%55.3%18.1%0.6%9.5M-1.68B-8.4M0.6815.59N/AN/A180,156121,686886,334691,175
2026-01-15$54.36$52.0051.9%15.0%38.2%10.5%49.9%15.6%0.4%17.7M-1.94B-8.6M0.6114.10N/AN/A148,80391,471905,651731,282
2026-01-16$54.27$52.0050.6%14.7%31.9%9.3%54.3%17.7%1.0%7.0M-1.89B-8.4M0.6111.25N/AN/A184,123112,290918,832732,553
2026-01-20$50.64$52.0064.1%18.3%38.0%22.4%67.7%24.6%-2.2%-3.8M-695.3M-8.1M0.9914.02N/AN/A169,872168,723598,005473,016
2026-01-21$52.78$51.0054.9%15.8%39.8%13.5%57.5%18.3%2.5%8.0M-1.09B-8.6M0.5021.50N/AN/A254,048125,767654,189553,690
2026-01-22$53.69$51.5053.1%15.2%39.9%11.7%52.7%17.1%1.1%38.2M-1.36B-8.7M0.7118.11N/AN/A134,98296,438700,922567,792
2026-01-23$54.36$52.0051.8%14.6%39.9%10.4%54.7%17.6%2.7%83.5M-1.58B-8.7M0.8214.64N/AN/A189,227155,427727,696578,576
2026-01-26$55.38$52.0051.9%14.4%40.4%10.5%56.1%15.3%4.3%35.0M-1.59B-8.7M0.898.78N/AN/A93,30283,080657,354515,912
2026-01-27$56.63$52.0052.1%14.9%41.2%10.7%53.3%15.3%1.4%49.8M-1.93B-8.8M0.6510.58N/AN/A107,51569,779697,244537,882
2026-01-28$57.11$52.0053.6%15.1%40.8%12.2%54.2%19.0%0.0%59.3M-2.09B-8.9M0.8715.51N/AN/A102,14488,799732,059551,111
2026-01-29$55.53$52.5057.0%16.3%42.1%15.4%57.7%17.9%-0.8%48.3M-1.60B-8.8M0.7614.72N/AN/A219,535166,811745,990566,365
2026-01-30$53.97$53.0058.4%16.3%42.6%16.8%56.6%20.2%-0.1%-6.1M-1.11B-8.7M0.7418.30N/AN/A233,363172,611754,449613,321