EA Options History — January 2026

In January 2026, EA traded between $203.82 and $204.47. ATM implied volatility averaged 7.0%, placing in the 5.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 2.1%. IV traded above realized volatility by 5.5% (HV 20d: 1.6%). Max pain ranged from $170.00 to $200.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 15 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.78.

Notable Days

  • 2026-01-13: Highest Volume — 3,622 contracts
  • 2026-01-20: Largest IV spike — 42.6% change
  • 2026-01-29: Highest IV Rank — 10.9%
  • 2026-01-15: Largest Expected Move — 2.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$204.21$203.82$204.47$204.44$203.82
Max Pain$198.50$170.00$200.00$170.00$200.00
ATM IV7.0%5.5%9.7%7.4%8.1%
Expected Move2.1%1.3%2.9%2.5%1.8%
HV 20d1.6%1.1%2.0%2.0%1.1%
HV 60d2.7%2.7%2.8%2.8%2.7%
IV Rank5.8%2.8%10.9%6.6%7.9%
IV Percentile17.7%6.7%33.3%17.5%28.6%
Term Structure2.0%-4.5%6.0%-4.5%0.0%
VWIV6.1%1.7%10.6%6.3%8.1%
Skew 25d4.1%-7.3%10.3%0.6%5.0%
Skew 10d4.5%-7.2%20.3%4.6%5.6%
Call IV 25d5.2%3.5%13.2%4.9%5.2%
Put IV 25d9.3%5.5%15.0%5.5%10.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %107.3181.85114.6381.85109.68
Gamma HHI0.400.310.540.540.31
Net GEX30.5M24.5M43.4M28.7M39.8M
Net DEX-556.8M-686.3M-441.2M-625.4M-457.8M
Net VEX-2.2M-2.3M-1.7M-2.2M-2.3M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.780.047.330.347.33
Total Volume767.551003,6221672,556
Total OI84,590.6565,209102,56798,20567,725

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2026-01-02$204.44$170.007.4%2.5%2.0%6.6%6.3%0.6%-4.5%28.7M-625.4M-2.2M0.3481.85N/AN/A1254261,62736,578
2026-01-05$204.37$200.006.0%2.2%2.0%3.7%0.0%4.4%3.5%26.0M-618.1M-2.0M0.21105.05N/AN/A86718061,35736,558
2026-01-06$204.47$200.007.8%1.9%1.9%7.2%0.0%3.2%1.4%27.4M-628.0M-2.3M0.43105.29N/AN/A1024462,00636,667
2026-01-07$204.36$200.005.7%1.7%1.9%3.2%4.9%4.5%5.0%25.9M-627.4M-2.3M2.03104.52N/AN/A336762,00236,703
2026-01-08$204.33$200.006.1%2.0%1.9%4.0%7.5%4.3%4.0%24.5M-626.2M-2.3M1.10106.63N/AN/A16618362,00136,662
2026-01-09$204.16$200.005.9%2.0%1.9%3.6%0.0%4.3%-0.5%28.2M-646.3M-2.3M0.34107.31N/AN/A55018662,03036,753
2026-01-12$204.25$200.007.1%2.0%1.9%5.9%8.3%9.7%4.9%27.1M-623.3M-2.3M0.40107.21N/AN/A2228862,23136,700
2026-01-13$204.42$200.005.5%2.7%1.9%2.8%9.7%5.3%5.6%27.3M-627.2M-2.3M0.04104.21N/AN/A3,48114162,29536,729
2026-01-14$204.29$200.005.7%2.5%1.8%3.1%8.6%5.5%4.5%31.9M-683.5M-2.3M1.07104.99N/AN/A10811665,44936,829
2026-01-15$204.25$200.007.1%2.9%1.8%5.9%10.6%10.3%3.1%31.8M-675.4M-2.1M0.19105.04N/AN/A3276365,50636,890
2026-01-16$204.28$200.006.0%1.8%1.5%3.8%5.4%5.5%2.9%33.3M-686.3M-2.3M0.29107.05N/AN/A60517865,64436,923
2026-01-20$204.03$200.008.6%2.5%1.5%8.8%3.6%-2.0%0.9%29.0M-451.7M-2.3M0.21112.03N/AN/A3156743,71821,491
2026-01-21$204.19$200.006.0%1.7%1.5%3.8%0.0%0.5%6.0%26.2M-454.1M-2.2M0.09113.64N/AN/A2071843,88421,531
2026-01-22$204.22$200.006.8%1.9%1.4%5.2%5.3%-7.3%2.5%29.6M-450.1M-2.2M0.07110.60N/AN/A6654843,95821,548
2026-01-23$204.20$200.007.2%1.8%1.2%6.1%0.0%4.2%3.5%29.3M-441.2M-1.7M0.24111.21N/AN/A822044,49421,573
2026-01-26$204.06$200.007.8%1.3%1.1%7.2%0.0%4.6%-0.9%36.5M-444.0M-2.1M0.11111.90N/AN/A1111244,33021,573
2026-01-27$204.29$200.007.9%1.9%1.2%7.5%2.5%5.1%-0.3%32.9M-452.5M-2.0M0.10112.40N/AN/A5835944,38721,574
2026-01-28$203.94$200.008.3%1.8%1.2%8.2%1.7%4.8%1.6%31.8M-464.0M-2.3M0.33114.63N/AN/A94431044,94221,629
2026-01-29$203.89$200.009.7%2.0%1.1%10.9%3.2%9.6%-3.8%43.4M-453.5M-2.2M0.76110.96N/AN/A84064045,65821,658
2026-01-30$203.82$200.008.1%1.8%1.1%7.9%8.1%5.0%0.0%39.8M-457.8M-2.3M7.33109.68N/AN/A3072,24946,24121,484