VGIT Options History — December 2023

In December 2023, VGIT traded between $58.14 and $59.50. ATM implied volatility averaged 8.9%, placing in the 11.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 2.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 2.2% (HV 20d: 6.7%). Max pain ranged from $56.00 to $57.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 15 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.95.

Notable Days

  • 2023-12-11: Highest Volume — 773 contracts
  • 2023-12-13: Largest IV spike — 72.9% change
  • 2023-12-13: Highest IV Rank — 30.3%
  • 2023-12-13: Largest Expected Move — 5.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$58.89$58.14$59.50$58.36$59.34
Max Pain$56.95$56.00$57.00$56.00$57.00
ATM IV8.9%5.3%18.7%8.3%7.0%
Expected Move2.3%1.5%5.4%2.4%2.0%
HV 20d6.7%6.3%7.2%7.2%6.3%
HV 60d6.6%6.2%6.9%6.2%6.5%
IV Rank11.4%2.6%30.3%7.8%10.1%
IV Percentile61.4%0.8%98.4%67.5%43.7%
Term Structure0.4%-3.3%8.0%-0.5%0.4%
VWIV10.3%3.5%25.7%8.8%25.7%
Skew 25d0.5%-2.3%28.5%-2.3%0.1%
Skew 10d-1.6%-7.0%23.9%-7.0%1.0%
Call IV 25d8.6%6.6%12.7%10.1%6.6%
Put IV 25d9.1%6.0%41.2%7.8%6.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %117.7297.63143.8297.63111.37
Gamma HHI0.200.160.280.170.24
Net GEX149.3K58.7K408.1K106.7K141.3K
Net DEX-1.1M-2.1M-838.6K-932.5K-1.1M
Net VEX-3.3K-7.1K-2.0K-4.0K-2.0K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.950.0014.000.070.08
Total Volume50.307731614
Total OI1,181.351,0161,5141,1581,044

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2023-12-01$58.36$56.008.3%2.4%7.2%7.8%0.0%-2.3%-0.5%106.7K-932.5K-4.0K0.0797.63N/AN/A151523635
2023-12-04$58.14$57.008.8%2.2%7.1%8.9%0.0%-0.9%0.1%93.3K-838.6K-3.8K0.00116.65N/AN/A150523636
2023-12-05$58.41$57.009.4%2.2%6.9%10.2%8.8%-0.7%0.0%108.4K-981.3K-3.9K0.00112.75N/AN/A110527636
2023-12-06$58.53$57.0010.9%2.4%6.9%13.4%8.5%-1.5%-0.2%125.4K-1.1M-3.8K1.15114.85N/AN/A1315538636
2023-12-07$58.55$57.0010.8%2.4%6.9%13.1%8.5%-1.0%-0.5%119.7K-1.0M-3.9K0.00111.82N/AN/A140551651
2023-12-08$58.20$57.008.7%2.1%6.8%8.6%9.1%-1.1%0.5%124.9K-907.3K-3.7K0.00119.34N/AN/A50559651
2023-12-11$58.20$57.0011.0%2.2%6.8%13.5%0.0%-0.9%0.1%111.0K-862.8K-3.9K0.00118.09N/AN/A7730554651
2023-12-12$58.28$57.0010.8%2.1%6.8%13.2%7.2%-1.1%0.3%204.1K-1.0M-3.3K0.33118.29N/AN/A62857651
2023-12-13$58.94$57.0018.7%5.4%6.8%30.3%22.0%28.5%8.0%58.7K-1.6M-7.1K0.03142.74N/AN/A311863651
2023-12-14$59.28$57.0012.2%3.5%6.6%16.2%15.7%3.2%-3.3%320.8K-1.7M-6.3K0.00143.82N/AN/A120848650
2023-12-15$59.22$57.007.5%2.2%6.5%12.5%6.9%-1.7%0.1%408.1K-2.1M-2.8K0.06123.92N/AN/A362852650
2023-12-18$59.13$57.005.3%1.5%6.5%2.6%3.5%-1.8%0.3%118.6K-952.5K-2.5K14.00129.82N/AN/A114398618
2023-12-19$59.17$57.006.8%1.9%6.5%9.1%7.1%-0.8%0.2%118.1K-961.9K-2.5K0.40113.62N/AN/A52399632
2023-12-20$59.42$57.006.9%2.0%6.6%9.9%0.0%-2.3%0.4%132.2K-1.1M-2.4K0.00115.39N/AN/A20404632
2023-12-21$59.38$57.007.1%2.0%6.6%10.9%7.2%-1.9%-0.0%127.8K-1.0M-2.4K0.00111.35N/AN/A120406632
2023-12-22$59.22$57.006.5%1.8%6.6%7.8%6.5%-1.9%0.7%133.6K-1.1M-2.2K0.00112.34N/AN/A20409632
2023-12-26$59.22$57.006.8%2.0%6.5%9.5%0.0%-0.4%0.3%138.8K-1.1M-2.1K0.00116.78N/AN/A00410632
2023-12-27$59.50$57.007.2%2.1%6.5%11.1%7.2%-0.9%0.4%151.1K-1.2M-2.1K0.00111.92N/AN/A02410632
2023-12-28$59.39$57.006.9%2.0%6.5%9.8%0.0%-1.1%0.7%143.2K-1.1M-2.1K0.00111.97N/AN/A00410634
2023-12-29$59.34$57.007.0%2.0%6.3%10.1%25.7%0.1%0.4%141.3K-1.1M-2.0K0.08111.37N/AN/A131410634