EA Options History — October 2021

In October 2021, EA traded between $133.78 and $143.77. ATM implied volatility averaged 33.9%, placing in the 55.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 9.5%. IV traded below realized volatility by 3.6% (HV 20d: 37.5%). Max pain ranged from $130.00 to $140.00. Net GEX was positive for 18 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 3 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.93.

Notable Days

  • 2021-10-06: Highest Volume — 49,965 contracts
  • 2021-10-04: Largest IV spike — 15.7% change
  • 2021-10-12: Highest IV Rank — 66.6%
  • 2021-10-29: Largest Expected Move — 10.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$139.18$133.78$143.77$143.77$140.72
Max Pain$137.95$130.00$140.00$133.00$140.00
ATM IV33.9%30.9%37.1%30.9%33.5%
Expected Move9.5%8.3%10.1%8.3%10.1%
HV 20d37.5%32.2%44.1%34.4%32.2%
HV 60d27.7%23.7%28.8%23.7%27.7%
IV Rank55.3%43.3%66.6%43.3%54.8%
IV Percentile76.3%61.5%86.1%61.5%78.2%
Term Structure-0.9%-2.9%6.0%6.0%-1.3%
VWIV34.8%30.7%39.3%30.7%36.2%
Skew 25d3.7%-0.3%7.0%2.9%4.1%
Skew 10d8.6%5.1%12.4%7.6%7.8%
Call IV 25d33.8%29.0%36.8%29.0%33.2%
Put IV 25d37.4%32.0%41.7%32.0%37.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %26.6312.3246.9333.9723.31
Gamma HHI0.080.050.180.090.18
Net GEX12.1M-3.7M46.5M26.3M72.0K
Net DEX-145.5M-471.0M95.7M-471.0M-109.7M
Net VEX-2.7M-2.9M-2.5M-2.8M-2.7M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.930.241.771.151.77
Total Volume18,295.7143,79749,96519,91814,064
Total OI168,055133,635210,431167,568154,234

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2021-10-01$143.77$133.0030.9%8.3%34.4%43.3%30.7%2.9%6.0%26.3M-471.0M-2.8M1.1533.97N/AN/A9,27410,64488,13179,437
2021-10-04$143.07$130.0035.8%9.7%34.2%60.5%37.3%4.7%-1.9%23.6M-379.1M-2.8M0.4029.39N/AN/A16,3846,55185,62476,502
2021-10-05$143.61$130.0034.2%9.3%34.2%54.7%34.6%5.5%-1.7%25.0M-399.4M-2.8M0.2428.61N/AN/A13,5163,24188,49780,633
2021-10-06$133.78$135.0037.1%10.0%42.3%65.1%36.0%6.1%-1.7%3.7M46.9M-2.7M1.0421.98N/AN/A24,44125,52491,08184,281
2021-10-07$137.26$135.0035.7%9.7%43.5%60.0%33.8%4.6%-2.7%13.5M-109.4M-2.7M0.4230.49N/AN/A20,5148,53794,70385,374
2021-10-08$139.70$135.0035.3%9.4%43.3%58.7%34.6%5.9%-2.1%46.5M-309.4M-2.8M1.0325.60N/AN/A8,1028,376106,98097,662
2021-10-11$139.98$140.0035.6%9.6%43.3%59.6%34.4%3.6%-1.7%28.6M-261.0M-2.9M0.4931.16N/AN/A15,5767,55899,39687,228
2021-10-12$136.31$140.0036.7%9.9%44.1%66.6%35.0%4.3%-2.2%16.6M-79.4M-2.7M1.2233.95N/AN/A5,9237,222100,62289,378
2021-10-13$136.29$140.0035.3%9.8%39.2%61.4%39.3%7.0%-0.5%11.3M-21.2M-2.8M1.3534.99N/AN/A13,77018,552108,46994,222
2021-10-14$135.85$140.0032.7%9.3%39.1%52.0%32.9%3.0%-0.7%11.3M-15.7M-2.6M0.7218.47N/AN/A7,9235,690107,99495,156
2021-10-15$134.83$140.0032.9%9.0%38.8%52.6%34.3%4.7%-2.9%-3.7M95.7M-2.5M1.3146.93N/AN/A9,66412,666109,495100,936
2021-10-18$134.56$140.0032.3%9.2%36.9%50.4%32.5%2.9%1.1%-1.4M29.5M-2.6M1.3515.18N/AN/A2,7353,69660,42073,215
2021-10-19$136.39$140.0031.5%9.0%35.9%47.4%32.6%3.1%-2.0%-2.4M3.0M-2.6M1.0520.58N/AN/A1,8561,94161,35677,895
2021-10-20$138.68$140.0031.7%9.1%36.1%48.0%35.0%2.7%-0.2%3.4M-77.4M-2.6M0.4812.32N/AN/A14,9717,15363,14980,753
2021-10-21$140.59$139.0032.9%9.4%36.2%52.7%34.2%3.1%0.7%10.9M-183.8M-2.8M0.8027.71N/AN/A10,3878,35769,47981,171
2021-10-22$141.16$140.0033.7%9.8%36.0%55.7%35.0%2.1%-1.3%17.3M-197.6M-2.8M1.1322.44N/AN/A9,21910,41670,69083,699
2021-10-25$142.43$140.0034.1%9.9%35.8%56.9%35.9%-0.3%-0.7%5.6M-182.3M-2.8M0.7125.00N/AN/A6,4744,61666,36681,627
2021-10-26$142.88$140.0033.5%9.9%35.6%54.8%35.3%1.7%-0.4%8.3M-203.1M-2.7M0.8827.16N/AN/A4,5153,95167,92982,399
2021-10-27$140.77$140.0032.8%9.9%34.4%52.1%35.0%3.2%-0.6%5.4M-133.2M-2.7M0.8126.52N/AN/A4,5323,68968,00482,806
2021-10-28$140.05$140.0033.4%10.0%32.2%54.6%36.6%2.1%-1.5%4.5M-98.3M-2.7M1.1123.57N/AN/A5,6836,30768,72683,436
2021-10-29$140.72$140.0033.5%10.1%32.2%54.8%36.2%4.1%-1.3%72.0K-109.7M-2.7M1.7723.31N/AN/A5,0858,97968,04886,186