XLU Options History — March 2026 In March 2026, XLU traded between $44.58 and $47.52. ATM implied volatility averaged 21.2%, placing in the 37.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 6.1%. IV traded above realized volatility by 5.3% (HV 20d: 15.9%). Max pain ranged from $44.00 to $46.00. Net GEX was positive for 14 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 7 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.22.
Notable Days 2026-03-03 : Highest Volume — 166,112 contracts2026-03-20 : Largest IV spike — 26.0% change2026-03-20 : Highest IV Rank — 50.3%2026-03-13 : Largest Expected Move — 6.9%Monthly Statistics Metric Avg Min Max Open Close Price $46.34 $44.58 $47.52 $47.52 $45.83 Max Pain $45.73 $44.00 $46.00 $44.00 $46.00 ATM IV 21.2% 19.1% 24.1% 20.9% 22.8% Expected Move 6.1% 5.5% 6.9% 6.0% 6.5% HV 20d 15.9% 11.0% 18.9% 15.6% 18.5% HV 60d 15.3% 14.1% 17.0% 14.4% 17.0% IV Rank 37.2% 27.9% 50.3% 35.7% 44.5% IV Percentile 93.7% 84.9% 97.6% 95.6% 96.4% Term Structure -0.4% -1.4% 0.3% -0.6% -0.3% VWIV 22.0% 19.9% 25.4% 21.0% 23.4% Skew 25d 2.4% 1.5% 3.6% 2.2% 3.5% Skew 10d 3.7% -11.9% 27.2% -3.0% 9.8% Call IV 25d 20.8% 18.8% 22.7% 19.8% 21.8% Put IV 25d 23.2% 20.5% 25.9% 22.0% 25.3% Bid-Ask Spread % 40.02 17.98 84.49 59.15 17.98 Gamma HHI 0.07 0.06 0.09 0.08 0.07 Net GEX 3.0M -51.3M 36.0M 36.0M -20.7M Net DEX -384.5M -878.3M 202.5M -878.3M -47.7M Net VEX -9.8M -10.6M -9.1M -9.5M -10.6M Div Yield 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% P/C Ratio 1.22 0.39 4.16 0.41 0.66 Total Volume 43,868.227 18,418 166,112 46,858 23,828 Total OI 1,713,438.545 1,611,672 1,865,320 1,623,174 1,696,363
Daily Data (22 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 Vol Put Vol Call OI Put OI 2026-03-02 $47.52 $44.00 20.9% 6.0% 15.6% 35.7% 21.0% 2.2% -0.6% 36.0M -878.3M -9.5M 0.41 59.15 33,124 13,734 521,801 1,101,373 2026-03-03 $47.23 $44.00 21.3% 6.3% 14.9% 37.8% 21.8% 1.5% -0.6% 29.6M -793.8M -9.4M 0.94 63.79 85,677 80,435 525,804 1,105,686 2026-03-04 $47.36 $44.00 19.9% 5.7% 14.7% 31.5% 20.5% 1.7% -0.2% 23.2M -772.5M -9.1M 0.54 64.22 22,934 12,338 501,511 1,174,319 2026-03-05 $46.91 $46.00 19.9% 5.8% 15.3% 31.6% 22.0% 2.3% -1.4% 17.2M -656.1M -9.4M 1.59 60.91 20,845 33,167 513,141 1,180,470 2026-03-06 $46.84 $46.00 20.2% 5.7% 15.5% 32.7% 20.4% 2.4% -1.2% 19.7M -620.6M -9.8M 1.23 54.70 22,265 27,399 519,325 1,200,866 2026-03-09 $46.91 $46.00 20.3% 5.7% 15.5% 33.3% 20.2% 3.6% -0.4% 17.8M -590.3M -9.8M 1.28 50.62 17,570 22,547 516,373 1,208,680 2026-03-10 $46.61 $46.00 20.5% 5.6% 15.9% 34.0% 20.2% 1.8% -0.9% 14.3M -508.2M -9.8M 1.21 84.49 8,765 10,575 512,794 1,216,535 2026-03-11 $46.16 $46.00 21.1% 6.0% 15.6% 36.7% 21.0% 3.3% 0.0% 5.6M -413.7M -9.6M 0.60 43.12 13,878 8,273 515,417 1,219,555 2026-03-12 $46.61 $46.00 21.0% 5.7% 15.8% 36.3% 21.5% 1.8% -0.6% 16.7M -514.3M -9.6M 2.56 29.14 15,835 40,520 519,249 1,219,694 2026-03-13 $46.89 $46.00 22.2% 6.9% 14.7% 41.7% 21.8% 1.9% -0.8% 22.1M -565.4M -9.9M 0.48 29.62 26,309 12,757 515,542 1,253,152 2026-03-16 $47.24 $46.00 21.0% 6.0% 12.8% 36.2% 23.6% 2.3% 0.3% 26.5M -664.2M -9.5M 0.73 25.75 11,993 8,784 514,630 1,251,776 2026-03-17 $47.16 $46.00 19.3% 5.6% 12.9% 28.8% 20.2% 1.7% 0.2% 33.7M -687.3M -9.4M 1.02 25.07 16,577 16,927 518,126 1,258,329 2026-03-18 $46.84 $46.00 19.4% 5.6% 11.1% 29.1% 20.1% 2.0% -0.2% 24.9M -563.7M -9.4M 0.62 42.73 11,389 7,029 517,070 1,271,533 2026-03-19 $46.56 $46.00 19.1% 5.5% 11.0% 27.9% 19.9% 2.1% 0.0% 7.3M -422.5M -9.8M 0.39 29.45 15,898 6,228 515,044 1,350,276 2026-03-20 $44.58 $46.00 24.1% 6.6% 18.9% 50.3% 24.3% 3.2% -1.0% -51.3M 202.5M -10.1M 2.93 31.83 31,886 93,357 512,609 1,351,724 2026-03-23 $44.81 $46.00 21.3% 6.2% 18.8% 37.8% 21.9% 2.4% 0.0% -34.7M 155.4M -9.9M 0.55 23.60 16,324 8,944 436,357 1,175,315 2026-03-24 $45.25 $46.00 21.9% 6.2% 18.7% 40.2% 22.5% 2.6% 0.0% -26.9M 23.4M -10.0M 1.26 29.04 15,631 19,708 443,848 1,179,230 2026-03-25 $45.33 $46.00 21.7% 6.2% 18.6% 39.5% 23.3% 2.1% -0.6% -26.4M 9.2M -10.1M 2.02 30.81 7,336 14,816 454,544 1,195,220 2026-03-26 $45.30 $46.00 22.1% 6.3% 18.6% 41.1% 24.5% 2.7% -0.2% -29.5M 36.1M -10.0M 4.16 30.59 5,200 21,614 455,146 1,199,998 2026-03-27 $45.51 $46.00 22.9% 6.3% 18.2% 45.0% 25.4% 3.2% 0.2% -22.8M -54.2M -10.0M 0.99 31.94 31,653 31,350 455,189 1,212,430 2026-03-30 $45.93 $46.00 23.3% 6.7% 18.6% 46.6% 24.8% 3.0% -0.2% -16.9M -132.4M -10.5M 0.63 21.76 12,100 7,582 463,059 1,226,545 2026-03-31 $45.83 $46.00 22.8% 6.5% 18.5% 44.5% 23.4% 3.5% -0.3% -20.7M -47.7M -10.6M 0.66 17.98 14,315 9,513 464,967 1,231,396
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