CAR Options History — May 2025

In May 2025, CAR traded between $93.39 and $122.38. ATM implied volatility averaged 57.2%, placing in the 23.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 16.5%. IV traded below realized volatility by 8.7% (HV 20d: 65.9%). Max pain ranged from $80.00 to $90.00. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 12 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.02.

Notable Days

  • 2025-05-07: Highest Volume — 40,662 contracts
  • 2025-05-08: Largest IV drop — 23.9% change
  • 2025-05-01: Highest IV Rank — 45.6%
  • 2025-05-02: Largest Expected Move — 23.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$108.33$93.39$122.38$93.39$122.08
Max Pain$82.38$80.00$90.00$85.00$90.00
ATM IV57.2%50.1%71.1%71.1%51.0%
Expected Move16.5%14.0%23.4%23.3%14.0%
HV 20d65.9%37.7%108.8%108.8%39.5%
HV 60d93.7%91.2%96.8%96.6%91.2%
IV Rank23.8%10.6%45.6%45.6%10.6%
IV Percentile30.6%14.3%63.5%63.5%14.3%
Term Structure0.8%-5.3%8.0%3.3%1.9%
VWIV56.9%41.8%83.2%82.2%50.3%
Skew 25d6.4%1.9%17.9%10.8%3.0%
Skew 10d12.1%-19.3%33.0%26.2%-19.3%
Call IV 25d53.6%41.8%66.2%66.2%51.1%
Put IV 25d60.0%53.4%77.0%77.0%54.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %47.9735.9060.8947.6446.61
Gamma HHI0.090.060.220.090.08
Net GEX6.3M2.0M12.2M3.3M4.9M
Net DEX-348.6M-491.6M-192.0M-192.0M-436.4M
Net VEX-2.2M-2.5M-2.1M-2.1M-2.5M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.020.123.441.350.86
Total Volume10,372.5712,60540,6625,7584,825
Total OI179,008.857140,777223,760174,719167,230

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2025-05-01$93.39$85.0071.1%23.3%108.8%45.6%82.2%10.8%3.3%3.3M-192.0M-2.1M1.3547.642,4533,30577,18797,532
2025-05-02$96.59$85.0070.4%23.4%106.8%44.6%83.2%7.7%4.7%5.7M-261.8M-2.1M1.3450.073,0624,11479,53299,998
2025-05-05$97.25$80.0065.9%18.3%103.5%38.0%61.3%6.7%6.9%4.8M-250.8M-2.1M0.3447.817,6762,57476,89198,559
2025-05-06$97.30$80.0070.5%19.3%103.2%44.7%65.8%8.5%-2.3%5.3M-262.6M-2.1M2.7646.031,5434,25482,59799,966
2025-05-07$101.34$80.0069.8%19.1%95.5%43.7%64.2%7.6%-2.4%5.3M-331.8M-2.1M0.7947.0922,69617,96682,747104,553
2025-05-08$100.63$80.0053.1%15.8%81.5%19.5%59.3%8.2%8.0%8.8M-351.2M-2.2M1.0457.6914,43814,989101,157118,762
2025-05-09$103.42$80.0056.5%15.8%76.8%24.3%54.2%9.4%2.0%10.8M-411.5M-2.2M0.3957.1915,9256,256102,153121,607
2025-05-12$102.80$80.0053.0%14.6%77.3%19.2%51.5%5.3%0.9%9.8M-347.7M-2.2M0.2560.892,94374296,120112,451
2025-05-13$107.23$80.0054.0%15.3%77.7%20.8%51.1%2.1%-1.1%11.0M-453.7M-2.2M0.4352.336,3642,76696,543112,863
2025-05-14$105.80$80.0055.1%15.1%75.5%22.4%52.2%6.0%-0.5%10.1M-409.1M-2.2M0.4754.062,3751,11797,182114,228
2025-05-15$105.94$80.0054.9%15.6%75.6%19.9%55.9%4.2%-1.0%9.9M-417.7M-2.2M3.4456.811,6075,52897,425114,428
2025-05-16$109.42$80.0050.1%14.4%42.7%12.7%52.3%6.7%-0.4%12.2M-491.6M-2.2M0.6142.913,6752,23497,850116,909
2025-05-19$112.56$80.0053.1%15.0%38.5%17.3%41.8%5.3%1.4%3.4M-296.7M-2.2M0.6135.904,0292,47563,41677,361
2025-05-20$111.66$80.0051.4%14.6%37.7%14.6%51.9%5.9%0.7%2.9M-270.7M-2.2M1.5838.371,0091,59662,59378,477
2025-05-21$108.81$80.0053.0%15.2%40.0%17.1%51.7%5.2%1.6%2.0M-233.1M-2.2M1.8439.702,6104,81562,93379,315
2025-05-22$117.02$80.0056.3%16.2%41.9%21.9%56.2%5.0%-4.9%3.8M-346.6M-2.2M1.5938.634,3486,90864,86082,912
2025-05-23$119.57$85.0053.4%15.2%41.5%17.5%52.4%4.3%2.8%6.2M-392.1M-2.3M0.5942.623,0241,77267,75585,680
2025-05-27$122.38$85.0053.3%15.5%41.3%15.6%53.6%1.9%1.8%4.4M-407.5M-2.3M0.4444.527,8123,42466,76183,903
2025-05-28$120.50$90.0053.0%15.8%39.1%15.1%54.9%17.9%-5.3%4.0M-385.6M-2.3M0.6351.975,2783,34669,04686,336
2025-05-29$119.33$90.0052.1%14.9%39.5%13.6%49.5%2.0%-1.4%3.7M-370.7M-2.5M0.1248.458,8661,08572,20489,164
2025-05-30$122.08$90.0051.0%14.0%39.5%10.6%50.3%3.0%1.9%4.9M-436.4M-2.5M0.8646.612,6002,22577,20190,029