CAR Options History — March 2026

In March 2026, CAR traded between $95.95 and $148.16. ATM implied volatility averaged 59.8%, placing in the 31.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 17.5%. IV traded below realized volatility by 28.7% (HV 20d: 88.5%). Max pain ranged from $90.00 to $130.00. Net GEX was positive for 3 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 15 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 2.89.

Notable Days

  • 2026-03-31: Highest Volume — 11,843 contracts
  • 2026-03-26: Largest IV spike — 28.3% change
  • 2026-03-30: Highest IV Rank — 57.9%
  • 2026-03-30: Largest Expected Move — 22.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$108.93$95.95$148.16$95.95$144.00
Max Pain$97.95$90.00$130.00$130.00$120.00
ATM IV59.8%53.6%78.8%58.9%78.8%
Expected Move17.5%15.6%22.7%17.0%22.6%
HV 20d88.5%44.8%114.7%114.4%75.5%
HV 60d71.7%68.8%82.3%69.0%82.3%
IV Rank31.0%22.2%57.9%29.7%57.9%
IV Percentile62.6%50.0%92.1%62.3%91.7%
Term Structure1.2%-4.8%6.1%-4.6%1.2%
VWIV64.1%54.6%80.2%64.6%76.1%
Skew 25d6.6%-3.4%13.8%3.6%4.4%
Skew 10d14.8%-2.8%47.5%4.7%6.0%
Call IV 25d59.2%48.9%82.3%56.1%79.0%
Put IV 25d65.7%56.9%83.5%59.7%83.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %50.7827.5980.1065.6227.59
Gamma HHI0.290.040.610.310.06
Net GEX-3.5M-7.4M524.6K-5.1M-318.5K
Net DEX182.1M-167.9M348.4M337.1M-141.5M
Net VEX-837.0K-921.1K-737.7K-737.7K-906.6K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio2.890.4615.667.271.26
Total Volume3,375.31824211,84375311,843
Total OI100,610.09143,332130,561118,55956,894

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2026-03-02$95.95$130.0058.9%17.0%114.4%29.7%64.6%3.6%-4.6%-5.1M337.1M-737.7K7.2765.629166259,54959,010
2026-03-03$97.35$130.0055.3%17.0%114.7%24.6%61.0%12.8%1.8%-5.7M334.8M-752.8K1.0566.702,5682,70459,62659,400
2026-03-04$95.98$130.0057.4%16.8%112.8%27.5%59.1%5.6%-2.3%-5.3M332.4M-810.6K1.5466.3512118661,72661,665
2026-03-05$96.97$90.0056.2%16.0%111.9%25.9%57.5%1.5%4.5%-5.2M335.6M-820.9K8.1065.962411,95162,39562,178
2026-03-06$96.75$90.0055.8%16.5%109.3%25.3%64.9%8.5%5.9%-4.8M343.2M-799.8K1.6467.421,8683,05862,45462,103
2026-03-09$96.53$90.0056.3%17.1%107.3%26.0%61.8%11.8%3.4%-4.3M348.4M-847.1K1.4080.101,2611,76863,29964,011
2026-03-10$96.14$90.0056.7%16.0%107.3%26.6%57.0%3.3%-1.7%-5.1M326.6M-921.1K1.4474.9735350864,48965,163
2026-03-11$101.04$90.0053.6%16.8%109.4%22.2%63.0%13.4%6.1%-6.5M330.2M-918.7K1.5170.8819629664,80165,279
2026-03-12$100.94$90.0054.0%17.4%109.4%22.8%54.6%-3.4%4.9%-6.8M323.4M-898.5K6.2045.973171,96664,99165,570
2026-03-13$100.60$90.0055.9%16.9%109.3%25.5%60.0%8.5%1.7%-5.7M294.9M-876.9K5.1739.323351,73265,10961,297
2026-03-16$98.61$90.0056.5%16.5%109.1%26.3%61.9%2.5%-3.7%-4.4M297.8M-838.2K1.2640.7910713564,70459,676
2026-03-17$102.25$90.0055.7%16.0%109.2%25.2%62.4%5.6%-0.5%-7.4M277.5M-835.0K0.9929.521,1161,10264,76759,416
2026-03-18$101.46$90.0058.0%16.4%108.7%28.4%62.7%8.1%1.7%-4.7M292.2M-817.3K0.5733.471,8991,08065,19459,778
2026-03-19$100.54$90.0053.9%15.6%52.2%22.7%57.7%6.3%1.7%-3.3M293.6M-829.1K2.6835.276591,76465,61259,595
2026-03-20$100.27$90.0057.9%16.7%52.0%28.3%61.4%9.4%-4.8%-1.4M272.7M-828.3K15.6631.202744,29165,84458,118
2026-03-23$108.09$90.0054.6%16.5%45.4%23.6%62.7%11.9%-2.0%-571.2K-35.6M-807.3K0.8242.4426221616,03027,302
2026-03-24$116.98$90.0057.1%16.7%44.8%27.2%61.2%13.8%1.9%-363.9K-60.4M-809.4K0.5259.271,31267716,22527,414
2026-03-25$122.78$90.0055.8%16.1%46.1%25.3%62.8%9.0%2.0%-112.5K-81.9M-804.5K1.8256.2243679516,99727,960
2026-03-26$139.56$90.0071.6%20.4%61.4%47.7%78.3%1.0%1.4%1.2K-132.6M-796.4K0.4638.186,1092,80017,12228,143
2026-03-27$148.16$95.0077.1%22.2%63.0%55.5%80.2%7.0%5.9%524.6K-167.9M-861.2K0.9942.644,0523,99520,66130,064
2026-03-30$135.48$110.0078.8%22.7%73.9%57.9%80.1%-0.3%1.6%25.1K-114.5M-895.7K1.2437.263,1913,96021,30430,487
2026-03-31$144.00$120.0078.8%22.6%75.5%57.9%76.1%4.4%1.2%-318.5K-141.5M-906.6K1.2627.595,2386,60522,75034,144