VEA Options History — April 2026

In April 2026, VEA traded between $64.56 and $65.22. ATM implied volatility averaged 26.7%, placing in the 53.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 7.7%. IV traded below realized volatility by 2.1% (HV 20d: 28.8%). Max pain ranged from $63.00 to $65.00. Net GEX was positive for 2 of 2 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 0 of 2 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.80.

Notable Days

2026-04-01: Highest Volume — 988 contracts
2026-04-02: Largest IV spike — 15.3% change
2026-04-02: Highest IV Rank — 58.4%
2026-04-02: Largest Expected Move — 8.2%

Monthly Statistics

Metric	Avg	Min	Max	Open	Close
Price	$64.89	$64.56	$65.22	$65.22	$64.56
Max Pain	$64.00	$63.00	$65.00	$65.00	$63.00
ATM IV	26.7%	24.8%	28.6%	24.8%	28.6%
Expected Move	7.7%	7.1%	8.2%	7.1%	8.2%
HV 20d	28.8%	28.1%	29.4%	29.4%	28.1%
HV 60d	21.3%	21.3%	21.4%	21.3%	21.4%
IV Rank	53.3%	48.2%	58.4%	48.2%	58.4%
IV Percentile	93.5%	91.3%	95.6%	91.3%	95.6%
Term Structure	-1.6%	-2.1%	-1.1%	-2.1%	-1.1%
VWIV	26.4%	26.2%	26.7%	26.2%	26.7%
Skew 25d	9.3%	8.1%	10.5%	8.1%	10.5%
Skew 10d	13.9%	11.6%	16.2%	16.2%	11.6%
Call IV 25d	21.3%	21.0%	21.7%	21.7%	21.0%
Put IV 25d	30.6%	29.7%	31.5%	29.7%	31.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %	49.16	42.90	55.41	42.90	55.41
Gamma HHI	0.28	0.25	0.30	0.30	0.25
Net GEX	7.6M	7.0M	8.2M	8.2M	7.0M
Net DEX	-50.1M	-55.2M	-45.0M	-55.2M	-45.0M
Net VEX	-317.3K	-322.0K	-312.5K	-322.0K	-312.5K
Div Yield	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
P/C Ratio	0.80	0.18	1.43	0.18	1.43
Total Volume	707.5	427	988	988	427
Total OI	40,862	40,520	41,204	40,520	41,204

Daily Data (2 trading days)

Date	Price	Max Pain	ATM IV	Exp Move	HV 20d	IV Rank	VWIV	Skew 25d	Term Str	GEX	DEX	VEX	P/C	Spread %	Call Wall	Put Wall	Call Vol	Put Vol	Call OI	Put OI
2026-04-01	$65.22	$65.00	24.8%	7.1%	29.4%	48.2%	26.2%	8.1%	-2.1%	8.2M	-55.2M	-322.0K	0.18	42.90	N/A	N/A	837	151	33,253	7,267
2026-04-02	$64.56	$63.00	28.6%	8.2%	28.1%	58.4%	26.7%	10.5%	-1.1%	7.0M	-45.0M	-312.5K	1.43	55.41	N/A	N/A	176	251	33,933	7,271