MAX Options History — February 2023

In February 2023, MAX traded between $13.32 and $16.18. ATM implied volatility averaged 65.8%, placing in the 7.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 18.7%. IV traded above realized volatility by 18.4% (HV 20d: 47.4%). Max pain ranged from $12.50 to $17.50. Net GEX was positive for 17 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 6 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.59.

Notable Days

  • 2023-02-24: Highest Volume — 55 contracts
  • 2023-02-16: Largest IV spike — 34.3% change
  • 2023-02-23: Highest IV Rank — 14.2%
  • 2023-02-23: Largest Expected Move — 24.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$14.43$13.32$16.18$14.16$15.19
Max Pain$15.19$12.50$17.50$12.50$17.50
ATM IV65.8%51.3%85.2%59.3%66.1%
Expected Move18.7%14.7%24.4%17.0%19.0%
HV 20d47.4%37.5%61.8%37.5%61.4%
HV 60d60.2%57.0%80.2%80.2%59.0%
IV Rank7.8%3.0%14.2%5.7%7.9%
IV Percentile22.3%0.8%74.6%6.3%20.6%
Term Structure-7.2%-30.4%10.6%10.6%1.9%
VWIV67.0%39.3%82.9%75.1%65.6%
Skew 25d13.1%-19.3%32.8%-4.1%-19.3%
Skew 10d26.0%-30.0%51.7%10.2%-30.0%
Call IV 25d60.3%44.9%81.8%72.7%81.8%
Put IV 25d73.4%46.7%104.2%68.6%62.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %103.5883.57120.83117.74104.66
Gamma HHI0.600.450.940.520.76
Net GEX672-5952.6K530-595
Net DEX-29.4K-64.1K9.9K-23.8K9.9K
Net VEX-67-162-43-49-128
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.590.004.671.001.89
Total Volume9.632055226
Total OI52.15829853985

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2023-02-01$14.16$12.5059.3%17.0%37.5%5.7%75.1%-4.1%10.6%530-23.8K-491.00117.74N/AN/A112811
2023-02-02$14.04$0.0074.8%16.4%38.5%10.8%0.0%21.4%4.5%509-23.1K-530.00110.13N/AN/A103012
2023-02-03$13.91$0.0059.1%20.7%39.2%5.6%0.0%5.1%-11.7%511-27.4K-530.00110.47N/AN/A003112
2023-02-06$14.20$0.0072.1%16.7%38.6%9.9%0.0%21.4%0.9%660-25.4K-480.00120.83N/AN/A203112
2023-02-07$13.75$0.0067.2%22.2%40.9%8.3%0.0%24.0%-13.3%634-24.4K-520.00114.79N/AN/A203312
2023-02-08$13.32$0.0066.9%19.2%43.2%8.2%0.0%11.6%-4.8%697-23.6K-520.00106.77N/AN/A103512
2023-02-09$14.30$0.0061.3%17.6%48.0%6.3%63.1%4.5%-0.0%642-36.3K-480.50101.66N/AN/A213612
2023-02-10$14.41$15.0065.4%18.7%48.0%7.7%0.0%21.7%-6.4%702-34.3K-560.00104.83N/AN/A003813
2023-02-13$13.89$15.0069.0%19.8%51.0%8.9%0.0%31.6%-20.4%785-31.9K-490.0097.51N/AN/A103813
2023-02-14$14.14$15.0064.1%18.4%49.5%7.2%0.0%7.6%-7.8%688-37.3K-440.0099.22N/AN/A104013
2023-02-15$14.34$15.0052.6%15.1%48.6%3.5%0.0%7.8%-17.7%633-42.0K-430.0089.16N/AN/A004113
2023-02-16$14.90$15.0070.7%20.3%48.4%9.4%69.8%13.8%4.7%633-45.9K-430.00101.35N/AN/A1504113
2023-02-17$14.77$15.0051.3%14.7%47.1%3.0%0.0%11.1%10.1%687-54.0K-640.0099.59N/AN/A105613
2023-02-21$14.38$15.0062.6%17.9%49.0%6.7%81.9%1.8%-30.4%583-18.8K-610.00102.11N/AN/A90272
2023-02-22$14.40$15.0073.5%21.1%45.9%10.4%39.3%15.5%-5.2%923-26.4K-740.00104.04N/AN/A70362
2023-02-23$14.54$15.0085.2%24.4%45.9%14.2%82.9%26.1%-15.9%1.0K-28.1K-800.0397.13N/AN/A391432
2023-02-24$16.18$15.0062.4%17.9%57.6%6.7%59.6%14.5%-14.2%2.6K-64.1K-1621.2983.57N/AN/A2431823
2023-02-27$15.31$17.5066.0%18.9%61.8%7.9%65.6%32.8%-21.1%-93-2.0K-1154.67102.38N/AN/A3143832
2023-02-28$15.19$17.5066.1%19.0%61.4%7.9%65.6%-19.3%1.9%-5959.9K-1281.89104.66N/AN/A9174045