VYM Options History — January 2026 In January 2026, VYM traded between $144.61 and $149.76. ATM implied volatility averaged 11.5%, placing in the 11.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 3.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 0.9% (HV 20d: 10.6%). Max pain ranged from $140.00 to $146.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 15 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.45.
Notable Days 2026-01-07 : Highest Volume — 2,886 contracts2026-01-20 : Largest IV spike — 33.5% change2026-01-20 : Highest IV Rank — 21.2%2026-01-20 : Largest Expected Move — 4.5%Monthly Statistics Metric Avg Min Max Open Close Price $147.57 $144.61 $149.76 $144.61 $149.76 Max Pain $144.55 $140.00 $146.00 $140.00 $146.00 ATM IV 11.5% 9.4% 15.9% 9.4% 13.2% Expected Move 3.3% 2.5% 4.5% 2.7% 3.8% HV 20d 10.6% 8.8% 11.7% 9.7% 11.0% HV 60d 10.9% 10.4% 11.2% 11.1% 10.9% IV Rank 11.3% 6.7% 21.2% 6.7% 15.3% IV Percentile 29.4% 4.0% 82.9% 4.0% 59.5% Term Structure 0.7% -2.4% 3.5% 2.7% -0.1% VWIV 11.4% 9.3% 13.9% 9.6% 13.5% Skew 25d 3.9% 1.4% 7.3% 4.1% 1.4% Skew 10d 7.1% 1.9% 13.8% 2.4% 8.4% Call IV 25d 9.3% 6.1% 11.9% 7.7% 11.0% Put IV 25d 13.2% 11.4% 16.0% 11.8% 12.3% Bid-Ask Spread % 93.28 76.14 111.88 100.96 97.90 Gamma HHI 0.55 0.33 0.67 0.33 0.67 Net GEX 20.3M 13.2M 25.0M 13.2M 24.7M Net DEX -130.9M -160.0M -98.9M -98.9M -147.3M Net VEX -397.4K -437.5K -338.5K -338.5K -384.8K Div Yield 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% P/C Ratio 0.45 0.00 1.68 0.25 0.58 Total Volume 285.1 32 2,886 161 101 Total OI 21,074.5 19,196 22,811 21,553 19,622
Daily Data (20 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 2026-01-02 $144.61 $140.00 9.4% 2.7% 9.7% 6.7% 9.6% 4.1% 2.7% 13.2M -98.9M -338.5K 0.25 100.96 N/A N/A 129 32 19,441 2,112 2026-01-05 $145.84 $144.00 9.9% 3.2% 10.1% 7.8% 10.5% 2.0% -2.4% 16.4M -110.9M -357.3K 0.16 85.71 N/A N/A 159 26 19,500 2,141 2026-01-06 $146.91 $144.00 11.0% 3.2% 10.4% 10.3% 10.6% 4.7% -1.5% 18.5M -122.2M -371.6K 0.92 94.53 N/A N/A 109 100 19,592 2,144 2026-01-07 $145.06 $144.00 10.1% 3.2% 11.3% 8.1% 10.4% 4.6% 0.8% 15.3M -107.0M -350.7K 0.00 102.29 N/A N/A 2,883 3 19,598 2,190 2026-01-08 $146.35 $144.00 10.7% 3.2% 11.7% 9.4% 11.9% 4.0% 0.0% 17.0M -118.8M -409.5K 0.09 93.07 N/A N/A 192 17 20,235 2,191 2026-01-09 $147.36 $143.00 12.5% 2.5% 10.7% 13.5% 10.6% 2.4% 2.8% 19.6M -134.1M -432.7K 0.08 84.28 N/A N/A 274 21 20,303 2,187 2026-01-12 $147.43 $143.00 10.8% 3.0% 10.5% 9.8% 11.1% 3.1% 3.5% 18.3M -134.0M -425.8K 1.19 92.12 N/A N/A 64 76 20,360 2,203 2026-01-13 $147.31 $145.00 12.3% 3.1% 9.4% 13.2% 10.8% 3.3% 0.4% 19.9M -146.8M -428.5K 0.39 92.35 N/A N/A 99 39 20,383 2,272 2026-01-14 $147.75 $145.00 11.5% 3.3% 9.5% 11.4% 11.0% 5.5% -0.4% 21.2M -138.7M -427.2K 0.40 98.29 N/A N/A 63 25 20,408 2,305 2026-01-15 $148.69 $145.00 11.5% 3.3% 9.0% 11.4% 12.8% 4.3% 0.9% 23.0M -158.4M -431.1K 0.45 88.08 N/A N/A 110 49 20,393 2,322 2026-01-16 $148.75 $145.00 11.9% 3.4% 8.8% 12.2% 10.7% 3.6% 0.3% 22.4M -160.0M -437.5K 0.16 76.14 N/A N/A 100 16 20,451 2,360 2026-01-20 $146.47 $145.00 15.9% 4.5% 10.7% 21.2% 13.6% 2.8% -1.9% 16.3M -115.8M -404.9K 0.82 83.87 N/A N/A 177 146 18,493 703 2026-01-21 $148.26 $145.00 13.5% 3.9% 11.1% 15.8% 13.9% 4.4% 1.0% 21.3M -128.6M -403.0K 0.21 89.35 N/A N/A 80 17 18,560 842 2026-01-22 $148.43 $145.00 11.0% 3.1% 11.0% 10.2% 9.3% 7.3% 0.9% 25.0M -137.4M -414.2K 0.05 94.53 N/A N/A 210 11 18,626 851 2026-01-23 $147.56 $145.00 10.0% 2.9% 11.3% 8.0% 10.5% 2.0% 2.0% 20.7M -124.1M -403.1K 0.59 89.10 N/A N/A 61 36 18,817 859 2026-01-26 $148.53 $145.00 11.1% 3.2% 11.3% 10.5% 13.7% 6.2% 0.4% 22.6M -129.3M -393.0K 1.68 84.62 N/A N/A 25 42 18,813 893 2026-01-27 $148.58 $146.00 10.6% 3.0% 11.3% 9.4% 12.5% 4.4% 1.7% 23.5M -125.7M -383.0K 0.52 104.82 N/A N/A 21 11 18,825 927 2026-01-28 $148.49 $146.00 11.2% 3.2% 11.3% 10.6% 9.4% 4.5% 1.6% 23.8M -132.4M -371.4K 0.35 111.88 N/A N/A 54 19 18,830 929 2026-01-29 $149.25 $146.00 11.8% 3.4% 11.4% 11.9% 11.5% 3.3% 0.6% 24.3M -148.0M -381.1K 0.04 101.65 N/A N/A 101 4 18,863 946 2026-01-30 $149.76 $146.00 13.2% 3.8% 11.0% 15.3% 13.5% 1.4% -0.1% 24.7M -147.3M -384.8K 0.58 97.90 N/A N/A 64 37 18,674 948
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