GME Options History — April 2022

In April 2022, GME traded between $31.17 and $42.42. ATM implied volatility averaged 99.8%, placing in the 21.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 28.3%. IV traded below realized volatility by 26.1% (HV 20d: 125.8%). Max pain ranged from $37.50 to $38.75. Net GEX was positive for 16 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 14 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.59.

Notable Days

  • 2022-04-01: Highest Volume — 1,693,216 contracts
  • 2022-04-18: Largest IV spike — 7.3% change
  • 2022-04-01: Highest IV Rank — 42.2%
  • 2022-04-01: Largest Expected Move — 35.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$36.39$31.17$42.42$40.95$31.17
Max Pain$38.00$37.50$38.75$37.50$37.50
ATM IV99.8%87.3%128.7%128.7%99.1%
Expected Move28.3%25.1%35.8%35.8%27.5%
HV 20d125.8%66.6%162.0%162.0%67.0%
HV 60d117.4%111.4%119.3%117.5%111.4%
IV Rank21.9%13.1%42.2%42.2%21.4%
IV Percentile31.2%11.5%79.4%79.4%32.1%
Term Structure0.1%-3.6%3.7%-1.4%-1.2%
VWIV103.9%91.1%130.7%130.7%99.1%
Skew 25d-8.2%-26.3%1.7%-26.3%0.5%
Skew 10d-20.4%-52.0%-3.1%-52.0%-10.3%
Call IV 25d107.9%93.0%151.9%151.9%100.5%
Put IV 25d99.7%87.3%125.6%125.6%101.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %9.125.2311.9610.676.69
Gamma HHI0.040.030.090.040.08
Net GEX5.1M-6.8M17.0M8.8M-5.0M
Net DEX-439.2M-1.11B-21.9M-1.06B-21.9M
Net VEX-4.5M-5.9M-3.6M-5.9M-3.7M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.590.390.810.480.74
Total Volume383,567.6186,4361,693,2161,693,216252,812
Total OI2,031,341.61,598,0362,699,9642,699,9641,840,212

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2022-04-01$40.95$37.50128.7%35.8%162.0%42.2%130.7%-26.3%-1.4%8.8M-1.06B-5.9M0.4810.67N/AN/A1,142,376550,8401,478,1481,221,816
2022-04-04$42.42$38.75119.7%33.7%154.0%35.9%120.1%-19.9%-1.6%13.3M-1.11B-5.8M0.429.50N/AN/A354,672148,8321,127,4081,093,128
2022-04-05$38.32$38.75113.3%31.6%160.5%31.4%115.8%-18.2%0.3%6.4M-606.4M-5.5M0.617.56N/AN/A266,760163,7441,202,4601,118,752
2022-04-06$39.30$38.75110.2%31.2%160.5%29.2%116.8%-16.8%-3.6%9.1M-732.4M-5.4M0.4511.93N/AN/A271,916122,7521,245,8641,133,120
2022-04-07$38.05$38.75103.5%29.7%159.1%24.5%111.9%-13.0%1.4%4.5M-562.2M-5.0M0.6310.77N/AN/A306,244191,8401,292,7361,149,140
2022-04-08$37.16$38.75102.8%29.5%156.6%24.0%112.0%-12.4%-0.9%3.5M-493.5M-5.0M0.619.78N/AN/A264,316161,8681,331,0201,164,228
2022-04-11$36.69$38.75100.8%28.7%139.6%22.6%104.9%-7.2%-0.1%6.7M-451.1M-4.7M0.609.61N/AN/A161,57297,0241,074,3081,051,184
2022-04-12$36.27$38.7595.3%27.3%140.1%18.7%105.1%-11.2%0.5%7.7M-398.2M-4.5M0.3911.85N/AN/A209,78481,6641,109,6881,064,012
2022-04-13$38.02$38.7589.7%25.5%140.3%14.8%92.4%-4.6%0.5%15.4M-548.9M-4.5M0.559.01N/AN/A200,968110,5361,144,9841,076,200
2022-04-14$38.26$37.5087.3%25.1%140.4%13.1%93.4%-7.4%0.2%17.0M-642.9M-4.4M0.5211.96N/AN/A293,764153,4641,197,9041,091,428
2022-04-18$35.09$37.5093.7%26.7%145.9%17.6%99.6%-5.1%1.7%3.4M-290.0M-4.3M0.579.54N/AN/A175,688100,828745,184852,852
2022-04-19$37.84$37.5092.0%26.3%147.1%16.4%96.6%-5.7%0.1%9.0M-503.6M-4.5M0.518.08N/AN/A199,624102,072794,960879,720
2022-04-20$37.47$37.5088.9%25.5%114.8%14.3%94.1%-6.1%0.1%8.8M-462.8M-4.4M0.655.23N/AN/A118,22876,832851,612914,196
2022-04-21$35.42$37.5088.0%25.3%106.8%13.6%91.1%-4.5%0.2%759.0K-263.9M-4.1M0.657.12N/AN/A149,60897,384874,408928,768
2022-04-22$34.78$37.5090.7%25.7%107.0%15.5%92.4%-1.8%3.7%-6.8M-187.9M-4.0M0.7810.95N/AN/A161,228125,720888,800941,892
2022-04-25$33.75$37.5096.4%27.3%105.0%19.5%98.9%-5.1%0.1%721.8K-178.0M-3.9M0.557.62N/AN/A123,19667,256718,436887,340
2022-04-26$32.17$37.5099.0%28.3%71.7%21.3%103.5%-2.1%0.8%-509.0K-86.6M-3.8M0.736.74N/AN/A117,12885,540764,476900,000
2022-04-27$32.34$37.5098.0%27.7%71.7%20.6%101.2%1.1%0.3%-915.3K-87.2M-3.6M0.578.81N/AN/A118,62867,808792,172915,192
2022-04-28$32.27$37.5098.2%27.5%66.6%20.7%99.3%1.7%0.8%295.0K-102.1M-3.8M0.818.97N/AN/A152,952123,884835,660933,424
2022-04-29$31.17$37.5099.1%27.5%67.0%21.4%99.1%0.5%-1.2%-5.0M-21.9M-3.7M0.746.69N/AN/A145,232107,580875,400964,812