L Options History — January 2026

In January 2026, L traded between $101.69 and $105.72. ATM implied volatility averaged 19.7%, placing in the 18.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 5.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 6.3% (HV 20d: 13.4%). Max pain ranged from $95.00 to $105.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 9 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.29.

Notable Days

  • 2026-01-16: Highest Volume — 59 contracts
  • 2026-01-22: Largest IV spike — 49.3% change
  • 2026-01-09: Highest IV Rank — 36.4%
  • 2026-01-22: Largest Expected Move — 7.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$103.63$101.69$105.72$104.45$105.37
Max Pain$98.50$95.00$105.00$100.00$100.00
ATM IV19.7%13.8%28.6%20.0%16.7%
Expected Move5.3%3.9%7.1%5.7%4.8%
HV 20d13.4%10.8%16.6%16.6%13.7%
HV 60d14.1%13.2%14.9%14.7%13.7%
IV Rank18.4%6.3%36.4%18.9%12.3%
IV Percentile48.5%7.1%93.3%58.7%25.0%
Term Structure-0.2%-6.9%6.6%-2.7%2.4%
VWIV19.7%7.8%48.0%48.0%17.4%
Skew 25d0.6%-7.3%5.4%4.1%2.4%
Skew 10d-2.4%-6.7%8.9%8.9%2.8%
Call IV 25d17.7%13.8%21.0%16.7%18.9%
Put IV 25d18.3%11.9%24.1%20.8%21.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %106.48103.06112.44112.44104.74
Gamma HHI0.390.360.460.390.39
Net GEX165.0K130.5K186.2K172.3K179.3K
Net DEX-2.7M-3.3M-2.2M-3.0M-3.2M
Net VEX-11.0K-11.7K-10.5K-11.4K-10.7K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.290.002.000.100.00
Total Volume14.950593416
Total OI808.4773839790823

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2026-01-02$104.45$100.0020.0%5.7%16.6%18.9%48.0%4.1%-2.7%172.3K-3.0M-11.4K0.10112.44313586204
2026-01-05$105.72$95.0015.9%5.9%16.5%10.7%19.2%-0.6%-1.9%181.2K-3.2M-11.3K0.00103.81210593207
2026-01-06$105.09$95.0016.7%5.6%15.9%12.2%19.1%2.4%-0.3%182.0K-3.1M-11.5K0.30103.66103599207
2026-01-07$105.32$95.0024.6%5.0%14.7%28.3%0.0%-0.6%1.8%175.9K-3.1M-11.5K0.00109.1720594210
2026-01-08$105.56$95.0025.8%5.1%14.2%30.7%18.0%-0.4%0.7%178.9K-3.3M-11.2K0.50108.1342594210
2026-01-09$104.81$95.0028.6%5.5%14.5%36.4%0.0%-1.8%0.1%171.6K-3.2M-11.2K0.00108.7240594209
2026-01-12$104.23$95.0025.2%5.0%13.2%29.4%16.6%2.9%-0.7%181.0K-2.9M-10.7K0.14104.8871598209
2026-01-13$102.59$105.0018.4%4.7%14.2%15.6%20.2%0.4%-0.1%156.9K-2.5M-10.9K0.75103.0643596210
2026-01-14$103.68$105.0013.8%3.9%14.4%6.3%13.9%-2.3%4.0%179.4K-2.6M-10.8K0.00111.00032597211
2026-01-15$102.91$105.0015.4%4.4%14.2%9.6%7.8%-0.4%1.0%170.8K-2.6M-10.8K0.08106.44131597242
2026-01-16$102.36$100.0016.5%4.7%12.6%11.9%19.3%-7.3%-1.7%130.5K-2.4M-10.7K0.09106.28545604235
2026-01-20$102.36$95.0023.8%6.8%12.5%26.7%20.7%5.4%-1.6%137.1K-2.4M-10.9K0.13103.17385546227
2026-01-21$102.32$95.0016.5%4.7%12.5%11.9%13.8%2.4%2.7%151.0K-2.4M-11.3K0.25107.9241570230
2026-01-22$102.42$95.0024.7%7.1%10.8%28.4%24.6%3.0%-6.9%151.0K-2.2M-11.1K2.00107.2112571231
2026-01-23$101.69$100.0021.2%6.1%10.9%21.4%21.9%1.9%-2.5%152.3K-2.2M-10.9K0.75105.5743571233
2026-01-26$102.58$100.0017.0%4.9%11.6%12.9%17.5%-3.0%-0.6%152.1K-2.4M-10.9K0.20103.08153571234
2026-01-27$102.27$100.0017.9%5.1%11.3%14.7%16.6%0.4%6.6%155.9K-2.3M-11.7K0.00105.2210582237
2026-01-28$102.57$100.0016.0%4.6%11.4%10.9%0.0%2.8%1.9%155.2K-2.4M-10.9K0.00109.2100581237
2026-01-29$104.32$100.0020.0%5.7%13.2%18.9%20.2%0.8%-6.0%186.2K-2.8M-10.5K0.00105.7960581237
2026-01-30$105.37$100.0016.7%4.8%13.7%12.3%17.4%2.4%2.4%179.3K-3.2M-10.7K0.00104.74160586237