EA Options History — August 2023

In August 2023, EA traded between $118.25 and $136.35. ATM implied volatility averaged 19.0%, placing in the 14.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 5.4%. IV traded below realized volatility by 11.7% (HV 20d: 30.7%). Max pain ranged from $124.00 to $135.00. Net GEX was positive for 5 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 14 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.62.

Notable Days

  • 2023-08-02: Highest Volume — 14,272 contracts
  • 2023-08-02: Largest IV drop — 18.1% change
  • 2023-08-01: Highest IV Rank — 38.6%
  • 2023-08-01: Largest Expected Move — 8.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$121.97$118.25$136.35$136.35$120.12
Max Pain$126.91$124.00$135.00$135.00$124.00
ATM IV19.0%16.7%24.7%24.7%17.0%
Expected Move5.4%4.5%8.3%8.3%4.8%
HV 20d30.7%13.4%37.9%23.1%13.4%
HV 60d24.7%17.7%25.4%17.7%25.3%
IV Rank14.3%4.8%38.6%38.6%5.8%
IV Percentile10.4%4.4%43.7%43.7%5.2%
Term Structure0.1%-1.1%1.1%-1.1%0.7%
VWIV18.9%15.1%28.9%28.9%16.4%
Skew 25d2.4%1.7%3.1%2.0%2.6%
Skew 10d4.9%2.4%9.5%5.2%4.9%
Call IV 25d18.2%15.8%23.6%23.6%16.1%
Put IV 25d20.5%18.5%25.7%25.7%18.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %21.5912.9032.4225.2322.60
Gamma HHI0.080.070.120.120.07
Net GEX-1.6M-4.7M6.0M6.0M-1.0M
Net DEX68.5M-138.6M121.2M-138.6M38.5M
Net VEX-1.5M-1.6M-1.4M-1.5M-1.5M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.620.217.971.041.19
Total Volume4,693.3041,29414,27212,6282,565
Total OI91,949.1379,07198,82479,07192,236

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2023-08-01$136.35$135.0024.7%8.3%23.1%38.6%28.9%2.0%-1.1%6.0M-138.6M-1.5M1.0425.23N/AN/A6,1786,45036,09342,978
2023-08-02$125.59$135.0020.2%5.8%37.8%19.7%19.8%2.7%-0.5%-4.7M90.3M-1.4M1.3320.60N/AN/A6,1278,14540,98647,555
2023-08-03$124.07$130.0019.9%5.5%37.9%18.2%19.7%1.9%-0.4%-3.2M76.3M-1.4M1.4217.27N/AN/A2,2603,20643,92844,565
2023-08-04$122.81$130.0019.5%5.4%37.9%16.5%19.4%2.4%-0.5%-3.5M93.0M-1.4M1.0819.69N/AN/A1,9852,14845,14845,501
2023-08-07$124.36$130.0019.1%5.4%37.9%15.1%18.8%2.1%-0.5%-2.3M47.4M-1.4M6.6821.87N/AN/A9446,30940,59944,692
2023-08-08$122.95$130.0019.6%5.4%32.2%16.8%19.0%2.1%-0.7%-4.3M85.0M-1.6M1.2415.60N/AN/A2,7363,39340,66849,873
2023-08-09$122.18$130.0019.3%5.7%32.1%15.6%18.7%1.8%0.5%-2.3M79.0M-1.5M1.2815.90N/AN/A1,8372,35642,03547,804
2023-08-10$121.72$125.0019.1%5.5%31.5%14.7%18.6%1.7%0.4%-3.0M81.4M-1.5M1.1916.09N/AN/A1,0091,20142,73148,019
2023-08-11$122.02$125.0018.5%5.4%31.6%12.3%18.0%1.8%0.4%-4.4M78.9M-1.5M0.9017.53N/AN/A1,6151,44643,26248,797
2023-08-14$122.57$125.0018.4%5.2%31.2%11.8%20.8%3.0%0.8%-2.0M62.9M-1.6M0.5316.41N/AN/A3,7221,96442,22448,959
2023-08-15$121.34$125.0019.6%5.6%31.1%16.8%18.6%2.9%-0.2%-2.4M81.9M-1.6M0.3118.70N/AN/A3,2211,00444,41750,392
2023-08-16$120.78$125.0019.0%5.4%31.1%14.3%17.5%3.1%0.2%-3.7M91.2M-1.6M0.2118.63N/AN/A3,88682745,25551,114
2023-08-17$118.73$125.0018.9%5.4%31.4%13.8%18.8%2.3%0.9%-3.9M115.9M-1.6M1.2212.90N/AN/A1,3111,59546,88350,346
2023-08-18$118.25$125.0018.8%5.3%31.1%13.7%18.5%1.9%1.1%-2.9M121.2M-1.6M1.6725.82N/AN/A1,1021,84447,75251,072
2023-08-21$118.95$125.0018.9%5.2%31.3%14.0%17.7%2.5%-0.1%-2.6M100.7M-1.6M0.4530.02N/AN/A94942341,20949,782
2023-08-22$119.37$125.0019.1%5.3%30.6%15.0%18.2%2.5%0.1%-1.8M92.5M-1.6M0.5827.11N/AN/A1,36479841,94950,055
2023-08-23$121.38$125.0018.2%5.2%31.8%11.1%17.3%2.5%0.6%2.9M45.7M-1.6M0.2532.42N/AN/A4,4051,09443,06550,674
2023-08-24$120.13$125.0018.9%5.3%31.8%14.0%18.2%2.4%-0.2%942.5K72.8M-1.6M2.3830.54N/AN/A4721,12245,01050,659
2023-08-25$119.75$125.0018.0%4.9%31.5%10.2%19.8%2.1%0.0%-1.8M88.4M-1.6M1.5225.87N/AN/A51378145,30851,363
2023-08-28$120.39$125.0017.8%4.9%31.7%9.3%21.1%2.9%0.2%-730.8K68.0M-1.5M2.3325.91N/AN/A1,0902,54241,32250,035
2023-08-29$120.85$125.0017.2%4.7%31.7%6.6%16.6%2.6%0.8%1.1M53.4M-1.6M0.5415.08N/AN/A3,0421,63542,31151,191
2023-08-30$120.64$125.0016.7%4.5%13.9%4.8%15.1%2.7%0.3%2.6M48.9M-1.6M7.9724.89N/AN/A5944,73644,44050,573
2023-08-31$120.12$124.0017.0%4.8%13.4%5.8%16.4%2.6%0.7%-1.0M38.5M-1.5M1.1922.60N/AN/A1,1721,39343,53448,702