The Cato Corporation (CATO) Options History
Historical options analytics archive for CATO with monthly max pain, implied volatility, gamma exposure, and put/call data.
198 months of complete options data available.
CATO monthly aggregates
Month-by-month rollups derived from the daily snapshot archive for CATO. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06 | 18 | 109.1% | 22.8% | $2.50 | $49.2K | -$1.4M | 0.06 |
| 2026-05 | 18 | 131.6% | 26.6% | $2.50 | $27.4K | -$995.7K | 0.31 |
| 2026-04 | 21 | 147.9% | 29.2% | $2.50 | $8.1K | -$365.6K | 10.74 |
| 2026-03 | 22 | 165.3% | 37.4% | $5.00 | $4.7K | -$125.0K | 0.01 |
| 2026-02 | 19 | 185.4% | 55.5% | $2.50 | $13.7K | -$392.8K | 12.93 |
| 2026-01 | 20 | 144.3% | 40.7% | $2.50 | $13.5K | -$244.3K | 0.13 |
This archive aggregates CATO's daily end-of-day options snapshots into monthly summaries, spanning 2009-10 through 2026-06. 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 CATO 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 (2026-06) shows an average ATM implied volatility near 109.1%, a month-end max-pain strike around $2.50, an average put/call ratio of 0.06.
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Frequently asked CATO history questions
- How much options history is available for CATO?
- This archive holds 198 months of CATO options analytics, spanning 2009-10 through 2026-06. Each entry is a monthly rollup of CATO'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 CATO archive.
- What data does each monthly CATO aggregate contain?
- Every monthly row summarizes that month of CATO 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, 2026-06 recorded an average ATM implied volatility near 109.1%, an average IV rank of 22.8%, a month-end max-pain strike around $2.50, an average put/call ratio of 0.06.
- How is the CATO options-history archive built and how often does it update?
- The archive is derived from CATO'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 CATO's volatility regime shifts around earnings and macro events, and compare current dealer positioning against historical norms.