PHLX Gold/Silver Sector Index (XAU) Options History
Historical options analytics archive for XAU with monthly max pain, implied volatility, gamma exposure, and put/call data.
234 months of complete options data available.
XAU monthly aggregates
Month-by-month rollups derived from the daily snapshot archive for XAU. Volatility and put/call columns are averages across trading days within the month; max pain, net GEX, and net DEX are the end-of-month values (last trading day of the month).
| Month | Days | Avg ATM IV | Avg IV Rank | End Max Pain | End Net GEX | End Net DEX | Avg P/C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07 | 22 | 43.8% | 14.6% | $365.00 | -$4.7M | $41.2M | 34.93 |
| 2026-06 | 21 | 46.4% | 17.6% | $365.00 | -$8.0M | $85.5M | 136.00 |
| 2026-05 | 20 | 46.2% | 17.4% | $390.00 | -$4.4M | $37.7M | 2.98 |
| 2026-04 | 21 | 49.6% | 20.8% | $400.00 | -$64.7K | $1.9M | 4.85 |
| 2026-03 | 22 | 54.8% | 25.8% | $465.00 | -$5.9M | $92.9M | 93.81 |
| 2026-02 | 19 | 51.1% | 22.2% | $400.00 | -$1.9M | $14.3M | 599.12 |
This archive aggregates XAU's daily end-of-day options snapshots into monthly summaries, spanning 2007-01 through 2026-07. Each month rolls up the underlying snapshot archive, which provides continuous end-of-day coverage from 2007 to present: implied-volatility levels, IV rank, and the put/call ratio are time-averaged across the month; total call and put volume are summed; and dealer positioning (net gamma and delta exposure) and the max-pain strike are taken at the month's final trading day. The result is a long-horizon view of how XAU option pricing, volatility regime, and dealer hedging pressure evolved month over month, useful for backtesting strategy assumptions and for studying volatility-regime shifts around earnings and macro events. The most recent aggregated month (2026-07) shows an average ATM implied volatility near 43.8%, a month-end max-pain strike around $365.00, an average put/call ratio of 34.93.
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Frequently asked XAU history questions
- How much options history is available for XAU?
- This archive holds 234 months of XAU options analytics, spanning 2007-01 through 2026-07. Each entry is a monthly rollup of XAU's daily end-of-day options snapshot record, which provides continuous coverage from 2007 to present. Use the year-grouped links on this page to jump to any specific month within the XAU archive.
- What data does each monthly XAU aggregate contain?
- Every monthly row summarizes that month of XAU option activity: time-averaged ATM implied volatility and IV rank, the month-end max-pain strike, end-of-month net dealer gamma (GEX) and delta (DEX) exposure, the average put/call ratio, and total call and put volume. For example, 2026-07 recorded an average ATM implied volatility near 43.8%, an average IV rank of 14.6%, a month-end max-pain strike around $365.00, an average put/call ratio of 34.93.
- How is the XAU options-history archive built and how often does it update?
- The archive is derived from XAU's daily end-of-day options snapshots, which capture spot, the full listed chain, implied volatility, and dealer-positioning exposures each trading day. Those daily records are rolled up into the monthly summaries shown here and refreshed as new end-of-day data lands. Traders use the long-horizon view to backtest strategy assumptions, study how XAU's volatility regime shifts around earnings and macro events, and compare current dealer positioning against historical norms.