VYM Options History — April 2026

In April 2026, VYM traded between $147.81 and $148.12. ATM implied volatility averaged 16.9%, placing in the 23.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 4.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 2.5% (HV 20d: 14.4%). Max pain ranged from $140.00 to $148.00. Net GEX was positive for 2 of 2 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 1 of 2 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.51.

Notable Days

2026-04-01: Highest Volume — 160 contracts
2026-04-02: Largest IV spike — 8.6% change
2026-04-02: Highest IV Rank — 25.1%
2026-04-02: Largest Expected Move — 5.0%

Monthly Statistics

Metric	Avg	Min	Max	Open	Close
Price	$147.97	$147.81	$148.12	$148.12	$147.81
Max Pain	$144.00	$140.00	$148.00	$140.00	$148.00
ATM IV	16.9%	16.2%	17.6%	16.2%	17.6%
Expected Move	4.8%	4.6%	5.0%	4.6%	5.0%
HV 20d	14.4%	14.1%	14.7%	14.7%	14.1%
HV 60d	12.6%	12.5%	12.6%	12.6%	12.5%
IV Rank	23.5%	21.9%	25.1%	21.9%	25.1%
IV Percentile	82.7%	79.8%	85.7%	79.8%	85.7%
Term Structure	-0.5%	-1.0%	0.1%	0.1%	-1.0%
VWIV	15.8%	15.5%	16.0%	16.0%	15.5%
Skew 25d	7.0%	5.1%	9.0%	5.1%	9.0%
Skew 10d	14.9%	12.0%	17.7%	12.0%	17.7%
Call IV 25d	13.6%	13.0%	14.1%	14.1%	13.0%
Put IV 25d	20.6%	19.1%	22.1%	19.1%	22.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %	44.22	34.47	53.97	34.47	53.97
Gamma HHI	0.40	0.39	0.41	0.41	0.39
Net GEX	15.0M	14.6M	15.3M	15.3M	14.6M
Net DEX	-128.2M	-129.8M	-126.5M	-129.8M	-126.5M
Net VEX	-480.5K	-484.3K	-476.7K	-476.7K	-484.3K
Div Yield	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
P/C Ratio	0.51	0.39	0.63	0.39	0.63
Total Volume	119	78	160	160	78
Total OI	23,819	23,774	23,864	23,864	23,774

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	$148.12	$140.00	16.2%	4.6%	14.7%	21.9%	16.0%	5.1%	0.1%	15.3M	-129.8M	-476.7K	0.39	34.47	N/A	N/A	115	45	21,938	1,926
2026-04-02	$147.81	$148.00	17.6%	5.0%	14.1%	25.1%	15.5%	9.0%	-1.0%	14.6M	-126.5M	-484.3K	0.63	53.97	N/A	N/A	48	30	21,969	1,805