INTC Options History — March 2026

In March 2026, INTC traded between $40.86 and $47.89. ATM implied volatility averaged 63.7%, placing in the 47.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 18.4%. IV traded above realized volatility by 8.8% (HV 20d: 54.9%). Max pain ranged from $38.00 to $46.00. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 13 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.68.

Notable Days

2026-03-20: Highest Volume — 600,136 contracts
2026-03-17: Largest IV drop — 8.5% change
2026-03-30: Highest IV Rank — 62.4%
2026-03-30: Largest Expected Move — 20.6%

Monthly Statistics

Metric	Avg	Min	Max	Open	Close
Price	$44.91	$40.86	$47.89	$45.56	$44.11
Max Pain	$44.41	$38.00	$46.00	$38.00	$45.00
ATM IV	63.7%	59.7%	72.0%	62.3%	67.3%
Expected Move	18.4%	17.2%	20.6%	18.3%	19.3%
HV 20d	54.9%	48.7%	67.1%	49.8%	67.1%
HV 60d	72.5%	70.8%	76.3%	71.7%	76.3%
IV Rank	47.1%	39.8%	62.4%	44.6%	53.8%
IV Percentile	79.4%	68.7%	90.9%	78.6%	84.9%
Term Structure	0.2%	-3.1%	4.5%	-2.9%	-1.4%
VWIV	62.1%	58.5%	67.5%	64.4%	60.5%
Skew 25d	4.2%	1.4%	7.1%	1.4%	4.1%
Skew 10d	10.2%	3.3%	28.2%	4.7%	28.2%
Call IV 25d	62.9%	59.0%	71.1%	63.6%	65.7%
Put IV 25d	67.1%	62.1%	74.3%	65.0%	69.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %	12.25	7.71	21.79	10.44	9.48
Gamma HHI	0.08	0.05	0.11	0.09	0.06
Net GEX	44.4M	197.4K	82.9M	52.5M	38.7M
Net DEX	-4.16B	-5.99B	-1.93B	-4.64B	-3.47B
Net VEX	-33.1M	-34.3M	-31.1M	-34.2M	-32.5M
Div Yield	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
P/C Ratio	0.68	0.42	1.29	0.64	0.51
Total Volume	378,278.682	246,947	600,136	251,020	308,172
Total OI	5,182,757.909	4,656,209	5,705,735	5,097,575	4,844,106

Daily Data (22 trading days)

Date	Price	Max Pain	ATM IV	Exp Move	HV 20d	IV Rank	VWIV	Skew 25d	Term Str	GEX	DEX	VEX	P/C	Spread %	Call Vol	Put Vol	Call OI	Put OI
2026-03-02	$45.56	$38.00	62.3%	18.3%	49.8%	44.6%	64.4%	1.4%	-2.9%	52.5M	-4.64B	-34.2M	0.64	10.44	153,011	98,009	2,709,852	2,387,723
2026-03-03	$43.36	$38.00	61.7%	17.6%	48.7%	43.4%	62.8%	4.2%	-1.9%	31.2M	-3.56B	-33.3M	0.53	9.15	211,475	112,893	2,749,327	2,418,834
2026-03-04	$45.72	$39.00	61.8%	18.2%	52.9%	43.6%	64.5%	3.6%	-1.1%	63.1M	-4.90B	-34.0M	0.42	10.73	269,432	114,215	2,776,443	2,432,969
2026-03-05	$45.66	$45.00	62.0%	17.5%	52.8%	44.0%	60.9%	3.3%	-2.5%	71.2M	-4.87B	-34.3M	0.68	19.80	146,617	100,330	2,851,648	2,468,194
2026-03-06	$43.65	$45.00	65.6%	18.3%	54.6%	50.7%	63.1%	7.1%	-3.1%	41.7M	-3.69B	-33.7M	0.83	20.25	257,660	213,016	2,877,873	2,490,237
2026-03-09	$45.44	$45.00	62.5%	18.0%	54.0%	44.9%	61.8%	5.7%	0.3%	51.8M	-4.59B	-33.9M	0.48	21.79	167,712	81,248	2,744,933	2,432,669
2026-03-10	$46.81	$45.00	61.0%	17.9%	55.4%	42.2%	62.3%	4.5%	2.4%	67.7M	-5.37B	-33.8M	0.46	15.71	304,027	139,414	2,743,008	2,440,507
2026-03-11	$47.89	$45.00	61.1%	17.8%	50.7%	42.4%	62.2%	6.7%	0.9%	82.9M	-5.99B	-33.7M	0.61	20.21	186,358	113,758	2,794,123	2,484,711
2026-03-12	$45.34	$46.00	62.5%	19.1%	53.4%	44.9%	62.6%	5.8%	2.3%	52.1M	-4.48B	-33.3M	0.69	11.56	206,758	141,887	2,831,927	2,521,093
2026-03-13	$45.77	$46.00	63.1%	19.8%	51.7%	46.1%	63.5%	4.5%	-0.3%	59.7M	-4.71B	-33.6M	0.68	14.37	242,002	165,190	2,853,704	2,546,309
2026-03-16	$45.91	$46.00	65.3%	18.8%	51.7%	50.1%	65.3%	3.3%	0.2%	51.5M	-4.85B	-32.8M	0.57	16.48	345,434	196,068	2,796,598	2,520,668
2026-03-17	$44.06	$46.00	59.7%	17.2%	53.5%	39.8%	60.2%	2.4%	3.4%	22.2M	-3.81B	-32.5M	0.82	8.57	264,769	216,600	2,906,106	2,590,269
2026-03-18	$45.28	$46.00	60.6%	17.5%	54.0%	41.4%	60.8%	1.7%	1.5%	43.6M	-4.55B	-33.1M	0.59	10.44	185,174	108,981	2,957,768	2,638,882
2026-03-19	$46.08	$46.00	61.8%	17.6%	53.8%	43.6%	61.0%	4.7%	4.5%	56.2M	-5.00B	-33.5M	0.67	10.99	171,367	114,803	2,988,252	2,668,869
2026-03-20	$43.98	$46.00	64.0%	18.2%	56.5%	47.7%	62.0%	5.9%	2.6%	20.7M	-3.64B	-32.8M	1.02	8.45	296,778	303,358	3,015,698	2,690,037
2026-03-23	$44.30	$45.00	62.9%	17.9%	56.2%	45.7%	59.6%	3.4%	0.4%	29.6M	-3.34B	-32.4M	0.57	7.82	219,907	125,763	2,477,634	2,178,575
2026-03-24	$44.14	$45.00	63.5%	18.3%	50.3%	46.8%	59.9%	2.9%	0.3%	34.8M	-3.33B	-32.2M	0.97	9.06	134,968	130,625	2,547,155	2,206,765
2026-03-25	$47.16	$45.00	65.1%	18.7%	55.9%	49.8%	58.5%	5.9%	0.7%	77.7M	-4.83B	-33.2M	0.55	8.37	335,130	182,882	2,544,573	2,239,035
2026-03-26	$44.08	$45.00	67.9%	19.2%	60.2%	54.9%	60.6%	5.5%	-2.6%	23.1M	-3.23B	-32.5M	1.29	7.71	178,609	229,975	2,602,593	2,301,374
2026-03-27	$42.97	$45.00	67.6%	19.3%	60.7%	54.4%	63.0%	3.5%	0.3%	197.4K	-2.74B	-31.9M	0.94	9.18	187,463	176,061	2,641,617	2,400,108
2026-03-30	$40.86	$45.00	72.0%	20.6%	63.0%	62.4%	67.5%	3.1%	-0.3%	3.9M	-1.93B	-31.1M	0.55	8.84	312,402	171,830	2,489,802	2,218,106
2026-03-31	$44.11	$45.00	67.3%	19.3%	67.1%	53.8%	60.5%	4.1%	-1.4%	38.7M	-3.47B	-32.5M	0.51	9.48	204,653	103,519	2,583,083	2,261,023