INTC Options History — March 2021

In March 2021, INTC traded between $58.56 and $65.73. ATM implied volatility averaged 36.3%, placing in the 22.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 9.7%. IV traded above realized volatility by 0.5% (HV 20d: 35.9%). Max pain ranged from $55.00 to $60.00. Net GEX was positive for 23 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 9 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.56.

Notable Days

  • 2021-03-24: Highest Volume — 405,193 contracts
  • 2021-03-05: Largest IV drop — 8.9% change
  • 2021-03-23: Highest IV Rank — 35.3%
  • 2021-03-04: Largest Expected Move — 10.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$62.99$58.56$65.73$62.83$64.19
Max Pain$58.04$55.00$60.00$57.50$60.00
ATM IV36.3%33.7%39.4%33.8%35.6%
Expected Move9.7%8.2%10.7%9.5%8.2%
HV 20d35.9%30.2%38.9%30.2%33.4%
HV 60d41.5%40.1%42.7%41.5%40.1%
IV Rank22.6%14.7%35.3%14.9%29.1%
IV Percentile53.9%40.1%72.6%40.5%50.8%
Term Structure0.9%-1.8%7.0%0.2%0.3%
VWIV34.4%29.1%38.7%33.6%29.1%
Skew 25d1.8%0.2%4.7%3.0%0.9%
Skew 10d5.5%-0.4%19.0%2.6%3.2%
Call IV 25d36.1%33.3%40.1%33.3%35.9%
Put IV 25d37.9%35.6%41.5%36.3%36.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %3.432.327.562.582.63
Gamma HHI0.080.050.100.070.08
Net GEX55.1M17.1M90.9M56.2M69.6M
Net DEX-2.40B-3.70B-1.06B-2.59B-2.37B
Net VEX-19.7M-20.6M-18.2M-20.2M-19.1M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.560.330.820.490.49
Total Volume133,640.65264,782405,19385,77282,158
Total OI2,135,592.8261,892,2372,307,4372,089,6162,066,262

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2021-03-01$62.83$57.5033.8%9.5%30.2%14.9%33.6%3.0%0.2%56.2M-2.59B-20.2M0.492.5857,57728,1951,083,5711,006,045
2021-03-02$61.66$57.5034.1%9.6%30.8%15.3%33.8%2.1%-0.3%45.8M-2.15B-20.5M0.823.2343,48035,5191,098,0121,019,964
2021-03-03$60.36$57.5036.6%10.7%31.4%19.2%38.3%3.3%-1.7%32.7M-1.67B-20.6M0.682.6161,16141,3311,106,6621,029,333
2021-03-04$58.56$55.0038.4%10.7%33.4%22.0%37.1%4.7%-0.4%17.1M-1.06B-20.5M0.674.4174,93449,8551,119,9141,046,542
2021-03-05$61.07$55.0035.0%10.0%36.3%16.7%35.6%2.3%-1.1%51.4M-1.97B-20.4M0.684.2671,44148,2271,132,6941,059,994
2021-03-08$60.43$55.0037.7%10.6%36.5%20.9%38.7%1.2%-0.3%34.5M-1.74B-20.3M0.787.5648,07037,5551,092,7251,039,558
2021-03-09$62.75$55.0036.9%10.5%38.4%19.6%37.0%1.5%-0.1%52.1M-2.54B-20.1M0.433.1081,18234,8031,102,5941,056,018
2021-03-10$62.43$55.0034.9%9.9%38.5%16.6%34.7%2.0%-0.5%54.6M-2.42B-20.1M0.502.7479,63540,1771,116,6861,067,789
2021-03-11$63.27$57.5034.8%9.9%38.6%16.4%35.0%2.4%-0.5%69.0M-2.81B-19.7M0.602.4761,42136,7791,136,4321,079,977
2021-03-12$62.86$57.5034.5%9.8%37.1%16.0%34.5%2.1%-0.5%67.3M-2.63B-19.6M0.483.0264,66130,8301,140,6321,097,255
2021-03-15$63.51$57.5034.3%9.8%36.8%15.6%35.1%1.5%6.4%59.4M-2.83B-19.1M0.762.6450,97538,7901,116,9941,068,957
2021-03-16$64.85$57.5033.7%9.7%37.3%14.7%34.3%2.3%6.9%74.6M-3.42B-19.1M0.426.94117,12549,4041,134,6431,082,731
2021-03-17$65.73$57.5036.0%10.3%37.3%18.2%36.2%1.7%5.3%78.7M-3.70B-19.4M0.333.42137,26845,5421,150,1261,094,547
2021-03-18$63.94$60.0037.3%10.3%38.9%20.2%36.4%1.8%6.9%67.9M-2.95B-19.6M0.372.8281,50130,4071,168,1731,113,137
2021-03-19$64.33$60.0037.3%10.0%38.3%23.1%35.8%1.7%7.0%52.1M-3.07B-19.2M0.532.32118,04462,0831,185,8991,121,538
2021-03-22$65.49$60.0038.1%9.4%36.3%29.3%32.9%0.7%-1.1%59.6M-2.79B-18.2M0.462.95103,99447,868972,993919,244
2021-03-23$63.45$60.0039.4%10.0%38.3%35.3%35.4%1.4%-1.8%47.0M-2.12B-19.2M0.683.1583,68956,9861,013,209945,113
2021-03-24$62.61$60.0037.6%8.9%37.4%31.2%32.2%1.1%-1.6%36.7M-1.77B-19.5M0.463.04276,679128,5141,040,975972,608
2021-03-25$62.25$60.0037.4%8.9%34.5%30.9%31.7%1.4%-1.0%36.4M-1.66B-19.3M0.572.57127,00571,9501,107,417989,317
2021-03-26$64.20$60.0037.3%8.6%35.7%30.5%30.6%1.1%-1.3%90.9M-2.45B-19.7M0.472.79125,18958,4931,132,7611,014,115
2021-03-29$64.26$60.0038.2%8.8%35.0%32.7%31.5%0.2%0.1%59.8M-2.36B-19.5M0.594.6555,45932,9971,046,028981,719
2021-03-30$63.73$60.0036.7%8.6%34.4%32.0%30.7%1.4%0.3%53.3M-2.20B-19.2M0.593.0740,63224,1501,055,574992,158
2021-03-31$64.19$60.0035.6%8.2%33.4%29.1%29.1%0.9%0.3%69.6M-2.37B-19.1M0.492.6355,14227,0161,065,1371,001,125