MAX Options History — September 2023

In September 2023, MAX traded between $7.77 and $8.45. ATM implied volatility averaged 61.7%, placing in the 13.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 17.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 26.0% (HV 20d: 35.7%). Max pain ranged from $7.50 to $7.50. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 14 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.20.

Notable Days

  • 2023-09-25: Highest Volume — 32 contracts
  • 2023-09-12: Largest IV spike — 38.4% change
  • 2023-09-07: Highest IV Rank — 27.4%
  • 2023-09-27: Largest Expected Move — 19.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$8.14$7.77$8.45$8.45$8.30
Max Pain$7.50$7.50$7.50$7.50$7.50
ATM IV61.7%48.1%86.2%54.4%66.2%
Expected Move17.0%12.2%19.3%15.6%19.0%
HV 20d35.7%32.3%40.4%40.4%34.2%
HV 60d57.1%53.3%58.8%57.2%53.3%
IV Rank13.3%5.6%27.4%9.1%15.9%
IV Percentile26.3%2.8%78.2%9.1%39.3%
Term Structure6.1%-17.6%29.1%11.9%-8.6%
VWIV63.2%61.3%65.2%61.3%65.2%
Skew 25d20.8%-9.6%107.8%35.3%31.4%
Skew 10d53.9%-21.1%199.7%108.1%0.9%
Call IV 25d54.1%33.0%80.5%40.0%34.3%
Put IV 25d74.9%51.1%150.1%75.3%65.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %97.7155.36141.80107.25141.80
Gamma HHI0.640.450.840.670.45
Net GEX1.9K3892.8K2.3K1.4K
Net DEX-55.0K-94.1K-11.4K-69.9K-69.3K
Net VEX-387-511-73-471-498
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.200.0010.000.000.00
Total Volume5.503260
Total OI498.5456524494524

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2023-09-01$8.45$7.5054.4%15.6%40.4%9.1%0.0%35.3%11.9%2.3K-69.9K-4710.00107.25N/AN/A60325169
2023-09-05$8.43$7.5062.7%12.2%38.7%13.9%0.0%-4.7%4.9%2.8K-62.9K-4020.0086.23N/AN/A00331169
2023-09-06$8.30$7.5071.4%16.0%39.0%18.9%0.0%8.2%-5.4%1.5K-82.9K-5110.0084.54N/AN/A00331169
2023-09-07$8.09$7.5086.2%19.1%32.3%27.4%0.0%6.0%7.1%2.2K-69.5K-4480.00101.41N/AN/A30331159
2023-09-08$7.77$7.5061.2%17.6%34.0%13.0%0.0%21.3%25.7%389-11.4K-730.0099.78N/AN/A10334159
2023-09-11$8.00$7.5048.1%17.9%33.3%5.6%0.0%22.4%12.8%2.2K-60.3K-3601.0060.25N/AN/A11335159
2023-09-12$7.92$7.5066.6%17.6%33.0%16.1%0.0%36.2%-15.9%1.9K-43.2K-2320.0094.06N/AN/A00335159
2023-09-13$8.13$7.5060.0%17.2%34.8%12.4%0.0%9.1%17.7%2.1K-74.8K-4230.0091.77N/AN/A03335159
2023-09-14$8.34$7.5059.1%17.0%34.5%11.9%0.0%26.4%1.5%2.3K-94.1K-4430.0078.36N/AN/A10335159
2023-09-15$8.05$7.5052.2%15.0%36.1%7.9%0.0%4.3%-17.6%2.2K-49.0K-2570.00140.63N/AN/A200336159
2023-09-18$7.95$7.5062.4%17.9%34.6%13.7%0.0%7.3%-17.3%2.1K-40.6K-2880.00116.26N/AN/A023314142
2023-09-19$7.79$7.5057.5%16.5%34.4%10.9%61.3%107.8%9.3%1.5K-29.2K-30610.00124.25N/AN/A110314162
2023-09-20$8.13$7.5049.3%14.1%38.1%6.2%0.0%7.2%29.1%1.2K-57.1K-4690.00102.14N/AN/A50315172
2023-09-21$8.07$7.5061.8%17.7%36.7%13.4%0.0%3.3%-0.0%1.8K-37.3K-3570.00105.30N/AN/A00318172
2023-09-22$8.17$7.5066.9%19.2%36.6%16.3%0.0%-9.6%11.9%1.7K-48.2K-4400.00104.60N/AN/A00318192
2023-09-25$8.19$7.5061.8%17.7%36.7%13.4%0.0%40.2%11.8%1.8K-45.4K-4092.20101.50N/AN/A1022318192
2023-09-26$8.25$7.5054.4%15.6%36.0%9.1%0.0%36.2%27.4%1.8K-48.3K-4350.00100.10N/AN/A20328194
2023-09-27$8.25$7.5067.3%19.3%35.5%16.5%65.2%2.9%11.3%1.8K-54.6K-4710.0058.67N/AN/A10329194
2023-09-28$8.25$7.5065.0%18.6%35.3%15.2%0.0%25.5%3.4%2.0K-52.8K-4380.0055.36N/AN/A00330194
2023-09-29$8.30$7.5066.2%19.0%34.2%15.9%0.0%31.4%-8.6%1.4K-69.3K-4980.00141.80N/AN/A00330194