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.

232 months of complete options data available.

XAU monthly aggregates over the last 6 months: ATM IV, max pain, net GEX, and put/call ratioAverage ATM IVAverage ATM IV42%44%46%48%50%52%54%25-1226-0126-0226-0326-0426-05MonthIVMonth-End Max PainMonth-End Max Pain$350$400$450$50025-1226-0126-0226-0326-0426-05MonthStrike ($)Month-End Net GEXMonth-End Net GEX-$10.0M-$8.0M-$6.0M-$4.0M-$2.0M25-1226-0126-0226-0326-0426-05MonthGEXAverage P/C RatioAverage P/C Ratio100.00200.00300.00400.00500.0025-1226-0126-0226-0326-0426-05MonthP/C
Month-by-month aggregates from the XAU daily snapshot archive. IV and P/C are averages across days in the month; max pain and net GEX are end-of-month values.

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).

MonthDaysAvg ATM IVAvg IV RankEnd Max PainEnd Net GEXEnd Net DEXAvg P/C
2026-052046.2%41.3%$390.00-$4.4M$37.7M2.98
2026-042149.6%48.2%$400.00-$64.7K$1.9M4.85
2026-032254.9%60.0%$465.00-$5.9M$92.9M93.81
2026-021950.9%51.7%$400.00-$1.9M$14.3M599.12
2026-012050.1%50.2%$525.00-$10.1M$175.2M200.86
2025-122241.1%24.0%$330.00-$1.2M$4.2M88.05

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