GS Options History — March 2024

In March 2024, GS traded between $385.17 and $417.77. ATM implied volatility averaged 22.8%, placing in the 24.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 6.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 5.3% (HV 20d: 17.5%). Max pain ranged from $370.00 to $385.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 9 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.50.

Notable Days

  • 2024-03-21: Highest Volume — 92,495 contracts
  • 2024-03-04: Largest IV spike — 10.0% change
  • 2024-03-27: Highest IV Rank — 34.2%
  • 2024-03-06: Largest Expected Move — 7.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$395.58$385.17$417.77$388.92$417.77
Max Pain$372.00$370.00$385.00$385.00$380.00
ATM IV22.8%21.0%23.7%21.2%22.6%
Expected Move6.9%6.1%7.1%6.1%6.7%
HV 20d17.5%10.4%21.3%20.1%20.6%
HV 60d18.3%15.2%20.9%20.9%18.6%
IV Rank24.7%15.8%34.2%16.6%32.7%
IV Percentile51.5%29.4%64.7%32.1%50.4%
Term Structure0.3%-2.9%3.3%-0.3%-0.4%
VWIV24.2%21.7%24.9%21.7%23.7%
Skew 25d1.2%0.9%1.8%1.7%1.0%
Skew 10d3.2%2.3%4.3%4.3%2.3%
Call IV 25d22.4%20.8%23.9%20.8%22.3%
Put IV 25d23.7%22.2%25.5%22.5%23.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %24.716.0842.116.0823.56
Gamma HHI0.070.050.140.070.14
Net GEX86.6M32.7M161.6M92.1M156.3M
Net DEX-1.82B-3.15B-1.15B-1.35B-3.15B
Net VEX-14.5M-15.2M-13.5M-14.9M-13.5M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.500.280.700.620.55
Total Volume35,814.418,49392,49529,26741,154
Total OI300,188.05260,066326,082319,154295,355

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2024-03-01$388.92$385.0021.2%6.1%20.1%16.6%21.7%1.7%-0.3%92.1M-1.35B-14.9M0.626.0818,03811,229144,407174,747
2024-03-04$392.28$370.0023.4%7.0%20.2%25.1%24.3%0.9%-2.9%93.4M-1.74B-14.8M0.3023.0333,0459,828132,150162,940
2024-03-05$391.11$370.0022.5%7.1%19.9%21.7%24.3%1.1%0.6%89.2M-1.63B-15.1M0.3928.2738,94715,077138,031166,318
2024-03-06$389.85$370.0022.9%7.1%19.9%23.4%24.9%1.5%0.6%79.8M-1.54B-15.0M0.3923.0327,00910,589143,321172,707
2024-03-07$388.61$370.0022.8%7.1%19.9%22.7%24.9%1.1%-0.3%65.9M-1.42B-15.2M0.5534.6918,1599,972147,133176,008
2024-03-08$387.68$370.0022.5%7.0%19.8%21.6%24.8%1.1%0.5%32.7M-1.32B-14.9M0.3833.8231,41911,969149,450176,632
2024-03-11$386.20$370.0023.0%7.1%19.9%23.6%24.9%1.5%1.0%55.5M-1.27B-14.5M0.7037.3311,7988,318137,997166,718
2024-03-12$387.06$370.0021.5%6.9%18.2%17.5%24.6%1.2%2.5%63.2M-1.31B-14.5M0.5724.7315,7338,971140,507169,792
2024-03-13$391.95$370.0021.0%6.9%11.7%15.8%24.4%1.2%3.3%103.5M-1.69B-14.8M0.5325.2620,83611,117141,137173,510
2024-03-14$386.99$370.0022.4%7.0%12.7%21.4%24.8%1.6%2.1%54.6M-1.23B-14.5M0.4512.5523,27710,499144,911174,643
2024-03-15$386.85$370.0022.6%7.0%10.4%22.2%24.5%1.4%2.7%39.2M-1.21B-14.5M0.6918.3315,82010,924147,380175,329
2024-03-18$385.17$370.0023.5%6.9%10.5%25.7%24.3%1.8%-0.7%41.7M-1.15B-14.1M0.4917.8912,4166,077120,291139,775
2024-03-19$388.76$370.0023.5%6.8%11.0%25.8%24.0%1.5%-0.7%65.2M-1.39B-14.1M0.5119.4415,4147,784124,199143,122
2024-03-20$395.85$370.0023.2%6.6%12.2%27.3%23.8%1.2%-0.7%106.9M-1.88B-14.3M0.5725.3317,62310,032129,222146,057
2024-03-21$413.58$370.0023.7%6.8%19.5%30.0%24.1%0.9%-0.7%115.3M-3.08B-13.5M0.5042.1161,83730,658133,420147,353
2024-03-22$406.81$370.0023.0%6.6%20.6%26.8%23.3%0.9%0.1%90.3M-2.58B-14.5M0.5023.1536,30918,207144,571156,521
2024-03-25$405.23$375.0023.6%6.9%20.7%29.4%24.3%1.1%-0.2%103.3M-2.25B-14.3M0.2814.3625,8037,162136,329147,662
2024-03-26$407.19$375.0023.5%7.0%20.7%29.7%24.4%1.2%-0.2%122.2M-2.39B-14.4M0.4728.5914,7967,026140,922149,976
2024-03-27$413.76$375.0022.9%6.8%21.3%34.2%24.0%1.1%-0.3%161.6M-2.87B-13.9M0.4632.6021,5349,882141,537151,681
2024-03-28$417.77$380.0022.6%6.7%20.6%32.7%23.7%1.0%-0.4%156.3M-3.15B-13.5M0.5523.5626,54714,607141,333154,022