EA Options History — April 2021

In April 2021, EA traded between $138.09 and $146.26. ATM implied volatility averaged 31.1%, placing in the 27.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 9.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 12.6% (HV 20d: 18.4%). Max pain ranged from $130.00 to $140.00. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 9 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.61.

Notable Days

  • 2021-04-26: Highest Volume — 28,366 contracts
  • 2021-04-12: Largest IV spike — 22.8% change
  • 2021-04-23: Highest IV Rank — 46.0%
  • 2021-04-30: Largest Expected Move — 10.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$141.90$138.09$146.26$138.09$142.29
Max Pain$138.05$130.00$140.00$134.00$140.00
ATM IV31.1%24.3%35.4%24.3%33.7%
Expected Move9.3%6.6%10.3%6.6%10.3%
HV 20d18.4%14.0%25.3%24.4%17.2%
HV 60d27.0%23.5%29.1%29.1%23.5%
IV Rank27.0%0.0%46.0%0.0%41.3%
IV Percentile39.1%0.0%64.3%0.0%57.1%
Term Structure1.2%-4.0%11.4%0.3%-2.1%
VWIV33.2%24.8%38.0%24.8%37.1%
Skew 25d0.7%-6.4%6.9%-3.1%6.9%
Skew 10d3.4%-0.5%7.3%2.8%3.7%
Call IV 25d31.6%26.0%36.2%26.6%29.8%
Put IV 25d32.4%23.6%36.7%23.6%36.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %35.6523.6348.8134.9223.63
Gamma HHI0.080.050.220.060.05
Net GEX13.8M5.0M42.5M7.6M7.5M
Net DEX-221.3M-373.2M-135.0M-157.3M-173.1M
Net VEX-2.6M-2.7M-2.6M-2.6M-2.7M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.610.081.330.430.92
Total Volume7,697.1432,59228,3665,2287,266
Total OI109,983.76299,884128,766101,751128,766

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2021-04-01$138.09$134.0024.3%6.6%24.4%0.0%24.8%-3.1%0.3%7.6M-157.3M-2.6M0.4334.92N/AN/A3,6621,56651,27850,473
2021-04-05$141.06$130.0025.7%8.9%25.3%5.3%31.4%2.3%6.4%7.5M-202.9M-2.6M0.6248.81N/AN/A1,60199150,73449,150
2021-04-06$141.41$135.0025.7%9.1%21.2%5.4%32.8%1.7%7.6%8.1M-212.0M-2.6M0.6047.33N/AN/A2,4221,45651,16949,828
2021-04-07$142.10$135.0024.4%8.9%19.9%0.5%32.1%0.6%11.4%8.7M-230.0M-2.6M0.8341.60N/AN/A2,3301,94052,08550,678
2021-04-08$141.51$135.0025.7%8.9%19.8%5.3%31.2%-1.2%9.9%10.1M-221.0M-2.6M0.6339.92N/AN/A1,9401,22453,29451,446
2021-04-09$140.27$135.0026.2%8.7%20.1%7.1%31.1%1.3%8.5%10.1M-190.8M-2.6M0.6329.21N/AN/A3,8092,40654,20652,189
2021-04-12$141.46$135.0032.2%9.0%19.8%29.4%31.5%-4.3%-4.0%9.4M-217.2M-2.6M0.4541.13N/AN/A3,6831,64054,30351,303
2021-04-13$142.54$140.0030.8%8.9%19.5%24.3%32.4%1.4%-1.0%10.3M-242.5M-2.6M0.7336.47N/AN/A5,3963,91456,02652,252
2021-04-14$141.78$140.0032.5%8.9%19.6%30.5%32.1%1.9%-1.1%10.9M-232.1M-2.6M0.4126.73N/AN/A2,7031,12157,42352,593
2021-04-15$142.68$140.0032.8%8.7%18.2%31.5%31.2%1.9%-3.5%12.0M-257.4M-2.7M1.0836.65N/AN/A1,4771,59158,12453,217
2021-04-16$140.98$140.0033.6%8.8%18.1%34.6%32.7%-1.1%-3.4%10.0M-216.6M-2.6M0.8933.17N/AN/A2,2061,96158,79953,972
2021-04-19$139.72$140.0033.1%9.3%18.7%32.8%33.5%3.0%-0.3%5.0M-135.0M-2.6M1.3337.62N/AN/A2,0912,77452,95749,085
2021-04-20$141.08$140.0033.5%9.6%18.0%34.2%34.3%2.6%-0.8%6.1M-166.8M-2.6M0.4637.00N/AN/A2,3421,08554,20050,923
2021-04-21$140.94$140.0032.7%9.4%17.8%31.4%33.6%2.4%0.1%6.5M-160.8M-2.6M0.6235.72N/AN/A1,8801,15955,48051,458
2021-04-22$141.13$140.0034.0%9.8%15.5%37.2%34.8%1.9%-0.5%7.3M-173.7M-2.6M0.4339.11N/AN/A4,6092,00356,27952,146
2021-04-23$143.17$140.0035.4%10.0%15.8%46.0%35.3%1.1%2.8%12.8M-234.2M-2.7M0.0839.32N/AN/A24,2762,05057,80853,228
2021-04-26$143.54$140.0034.4%10.2%15.5%44.3%35.9%0.3%0.5%35.9M-298.6M-2.7M0.0927.14N/AN/A25,9182,44870,97251,688
2021-04-27$143.58$140.0034.6%10.0%14.2%45.2%35.8%1.1%-2.0%28.7M-265.6M-2.7M0.2330.96N/AN/A5,2271,21666,51952,720
2021-04-28$144.36$140.0032.9%10.0%14.0%38.0%36.0%-6.4%-0.7%33.2M-287.5M-2.7M0.3937.49N/AN/A3,4641,36566,58753,294
2021-04-29$146.26$140.0034.1%10.2%14.1%43.3%38.0%0.9%-2.2%42.5M-373.2M-2.6M0.9724.68N/AN/A9,8579,57166,89554,112
2021-04-30$142.29$140.0033.7%10.3%17.2%41.3%37.1%6.9%-2.1%7.5M-173.1M-2.7M0.9223.63N/AN/A3,7803,48667,50961,257