IBKR Options History — March 2022

In March 2022, IBKR traded between $14.24 and $17.02. ATM implied volatility averaged 41.7%, placing in the 54.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 12.1%. IV traded below realized volatility by 7.1% (HV 20d: 48.7%). Max pain ranged from $16.25 to $17.50. Net GEX was positive for 12 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 7 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.55.

Notable Days

  • 2022-03-17: Highest Volume — 15,156 contracts
  • 2022-03-07: Largest IV spike — 26.9% change
  • 2022-03-01: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2022-03-07: Largest Expected Move — 17.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$15.94$14.24$17.02$15.64$16.53
Max Pain$16.82$16.25$17.50$16.25$17.50
ATM IV41.7%31.8%59.8%47.4%35.9%
Expected Move12.1%9.4%17.2%13.6%10.3%
HV 20d48.7%42.0%54.4%43.3%42.5%
HV 60d39.4%35.0%41.6%35.0%41.2%
IV Rank54.9%22.0%100.0%100.0%33.4%
IV Percentile91.8%67.9%100.0%100.0%82.5%
Term Structure-1.5%-6.6%1.3%-6.6%0.5%
VWIV41.7%33.7%53.9%48.2%36.2%
Skew 25d7.4%4.7%9.3%6.0%4.7%
Skew 10d15.0%10.7%19.2%11.0%17.7%
Call IV 25d37.8%31.1%47.9%47.9%34.1%
Put IV 25d45.2%36.6%54.0%54.0%38.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %56.5633.0977.9567.8061.72
Gamma HHI0.230.170.340.220.20
Net GEX280.7K-297.7K891.1K-117.2K792.4K
Net DEX-6.8M-19.0M10.4M1.8M-14.7M
Net VEX-150.6K-172.7K-116.7K-139.9K-159.5K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.550.201.840.250.76
Total Volume6,625.7393,04815,1565,8763,048
Total OI60,873.91350,10476,78460,19653,660

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2022-03-01$15.64$16.2547.4%13.6%43.3%100.0%48.2%6.0%-6.6%-117.2K1.8M-139.9K0.2567.80N/AN/A4,7041,17235,89224,304
2022-03-02$16.02$16.2541.4%11.9%42.0%74.5%44.9%8.5%-2.4%-32.2K-1.6M-140.8K0.6033.09N/AN/A3,0441,82036,72424,020
2022-03-03$15.19$16.2545.1%12.9%44.9%90.2%45.1%6.5%-2.1%-245.8K6.1M-127.7K0.5864.58N/AN/A2,1641,26036,86424,800
2022-03-04$14.64$16.2547.1%13.5%46.0%98.9%51.7%8.8%-3.1%-297.7K9.3M-121.5K0.3672.05N/AN/A3,7401,33637,06024,928
2022-03-07$14.24$16.2559.8%17.2%42.6%100.0%53.9%7.1%-3.4%-216.7K10.4M-116.7K0.4152.37N/AN/A3,4641,40839,12425,172
2022-03-08$14.78$16.2547.8%15.1%45.9%66.5%52.6%8.8%-3.4%-210.6K6.0M-128.4K1.8474.11N/AN/A2,2564,15239,80825,036
2022-03-09$15.39$16.2545.1%14.5%49.1%59.1%50.0%8.2%-2.5%-115.9K391.9K-137.6K0.5954.73N/AN/A5,7883,42039,92423,984
2022-03-10$15.34$16.2545.6%14.6%48.5%60.4%51.1%9.3%-2.9%-128.0K-8.9K-145.8K0.5177.95N/AN/A5,5642,83642,07624,496
2022-03-11$15.29$16.2544.9%13.9%48.5%58.5%48.0%7.9%-2.1%-208.2K580.8K-141.6K0.4466.73N/AN/A6,6642,93241,93624,576
2022-03-14$15.46$16.2547.5%12.9%49.0%65.8%42.8%9.3%-2.3%-188.2K-1.1M-140.2K0.2756.71N/AN/A7,2641,97641,78824,724
2022-03-15$15.47$16.2546.1%12.3%49.1%61.9%40.3%8.9%-3.4%-174.9K-1.6M-137.8K0.2049.67N/AN/A9,5121,93643,41624,808
2022-03-16$16.40$16.2540.2%11.1%53.6%45.4%38.9%7.4%-1.4%410.9K-13.9M-168.0K0.3656.10N/AN/A9,5483,48047,87624,956
2022-03-17$16.13$0.0039.3%11.3%53.2%42.8%41.0%7.1%0.5%420.6K-10.6M-160.9K0.2647.27N/AN/A12,0043,15248,00426,240
2022-03-18$16.64$17.5037.5%10.9%52.5%37.8%35.5%8.5%0.9%669.4K-18.4M-169.5K0.3445.39N/AN/A9,1923,14050,40026,384
2022-03-21$16.30$17.5036.7%10.6%52.8%35.5%33.7%6.9%0.3%629.1K-13.8M-162.4K0.6353.88N/AN/A2,1721,37237,08813,016
2022-03-22$17.02$17.5033.5%9.7%54.4%26.6%35.1%8.0%1.2%771.5K-19.0M-171.5K0.6452.93N/AN/A2,0561,31237,60813,112
2022-03-23$16.52$17.5037.6%10.6%53.6%38.1%35.2%6.8%-0.6%693.5K-15.0M-166.7K0.3547.62N/AN/A3,6801,28437,75213,828
2022-03-24$16.55$17.5037.0%10.6%53.5%36.5%36.0%6.6%0.0%728.0K-15.0M-164.2K0.4249.25N/AN/A2,9561,23638,46413,900
2022-03-25$16.48$17.5036.0%10.5%52.3%33.7%35.2%6.1%-0.1%728.1K-14.3M-161.9K0.5052.84N/AN/A2,9681,48038,60414,008
2022-03-28$16.66$17.5038.3%10.4%50.4%40.1%35.0%8.6%-1.9%783.1K-15.7M-161.6K0.8454.18N/AN/A1,9241,61638,72814,228
2022-03-29$16.98$17.5031.8%9.4%46.9%22.0%33.7%5.5%1.3%891.1K-18.4M-167.5K0.7649.80N/AN/A1,8841,42838,98414,300
2022-03-30$16.86$17.5036.7%10.3%46.4%35.6%34.6%5.6%-0.3%872.7K-17.1M-172.7K0.6660.21N/AN/A1,8361,21239,11614,384
2022-03-31$16.53$17.5035.9%10.3%42.5%33.4%36.2%4.7%0.5%792.4K-14.7M-159.5K0.7661.72N/AN/A1,7361,31239,16014,500