META Options History — September 2021

In September 2021, META traded between $14.18 and $15.41. ATM implied volatility averaged 60.6%. The 30-day expected move averaged 17.2%. IV traded above realized volatility by 42.7% (HV 20d: 17.9%). Max pain ranged from $11.00 to $15.00. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 4 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.10.

Notable Days

  • 2021-09-01: Highest Volume — 125 contracts
  • 2021-09-28: Largest IV spike — 238.2% change
  • 2021-09-30: Largest Expected Move — 33.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$14.89$14.18$15.41$15.26$14.18
Max Pain$14.62$11.00$15.00$15.00$15.00
ATM IV60.6%27.9%118.4%59.2%118.4%
Expected Move17.2%8.0%33.9%17.0%33.9%
HV 20d17.9%14.9%22.1%16.3%21.5%
HV 60d18.4%17.8%19.3%18.0%19.0%
Term Structure-26.8%-157.4%37.1%37.1%-157.4%
VWIV45.6%25.1%195.7%43.7%195.7%
Skew 25d8.5%-198.5%47.8%38.0%-42.0%
Skew 10d10.3%-138.8%97.9%18.3%-137.0%
Call IV 25d59.0%24.1%290.1%30.3%121.7%
Put IV 25d67.5%30.8%142.6%68.3%79.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %154.29139.77161.31139.77161.31
Gamma HHI0.430.390.470.450.45
Net GEX52.8K45.1K57.1K46.9K46.9K
Net DEX-1.2M-1.4M-920.4K-1.2M-941.5K
Net VEX-6.1K-6.5K-5.5K-6.0K-5.5K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.100.001.000.040.00
Total Volume48.14311251257
Total OI2,097.4291,7852,2781,7852,263

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2021-09-01$15.26$15.0059.2%17.0%16.3%0.0%43.7%38.0%37.1%46.9K-1.2M-6.0K0.04139.7712051,76025
2021-09-02$15.22$11.0079.3%12.2%16.3%0.0%33.8%-0.9%-21.5%49.3K-1.2M-6.0K0.00158.825501,82625
2021-09-03$15.35$11.0049.0%14.7%16.4%0.0%29.4%11.6%-37.6%50.6K-1.3M-6.3K0.26161.1450131,92329
2021-09-07$15.41$15.0031.3%15.4%16.1%0.0%42.9%38.9%-45.1%52.4K-1.4M-6.3K0.00161.069201,96129
2021-09-08$15.18$15.0055.2%15.8%16.7%0.0%30.2%0.2%-49.0%53.1K-1.3M-6.4K0.00158.997901,99639
2021-09-09$15.16$15.0027.9%8.0%16.7%0.0%34.0%43.4%7.6%56.3K-1.3M-6.5K0.00149.713702,08340
2021-09-10$15.11$15.0045.1%12.9%16.8%0.0%25.1%42.9%6.8%55.9K-1.3M-6.4K0.30153.2637112,06338
2021-09-13$15.01$15.0056.0%16.1%17.0%0.0%36.8%47.8%-5.0%53.3K-1.2M-6.3K0.12151.074352,06438
2021-09-14$14.95$15.0055.6%16.0%16.4%0.0%0.0%33.8%-12.5%55.8K-1.2M-6.0K0.00154.912602,08141
2021-09-15$15.01$15.0058.1%16.7%14.9%0.0%0.0%42.7%-15.5%57.1K-1.2M-6.1K1.00153.73442,10937
2021-09-16$15.03$15.0058.1%16.6%14.9%0.0%40.6%37.4%-17.9%57.0K-1.2M-6.1K0.00154.002502,12037
2021-09-17$14.93$15.0054.2%15.5%14.9%0.0%0.0%38.3%-8.9%56.5K-1.2M-6.2K0.00156.066802,12440
2021-09-20$14.36$15.0066.1%19.0%20.4%0.0%0.0%-9.8%2.7%45.1K-986.4K-5.8K0.17156.632342,03526
2021-09-21$14.59$15.0094.9%27.2%19.6%0.0%0.0%7.0%-1.0%50.3K-1.1M-5.8K0.00153.353602,08026
2021-09-22$14.73$15.0043.0%12.3%19.6%0.0%36.9%18.5%-9.2%54.8K-1.1M-5.9K0.00149.611402,09026
2021-09-23$14.91$15.0064.6%18.5%19.8%0.0%27.9%9.8%-10.0%56.2K-1.2M-6.1K0.00154.614102,09626
2021-09-24$14.90$15.0033.2%9.5%19.0%0.0%36.9%-5.1%-3.7%55.5K-1.2M-6.2K0.02146.2812132,10926
2021-09-27$14.81$15.0033.3%9.6%18.8%0.0%34.7%18.0%-4.6%55.7K-1.1M-5.9K0.17153.77612,14926
2021-09-28$14.31$15.00112.7%32.3%22.1%0.0%0.0%-198.5%-144.4%53.4K-1.1M-6.4K0.00154.17012,24929
2021-09-29$14.18$15.0076.8%22.0%22.1%0.0%35.4%6.6%-74.0%45.8K-920.4K-5.6K0.00157.838002,23230
2021-09-30$14.18$15.00118.4%33.9%21.5%0.0%195.7%-42.0%-157.4%46.9K-941.5K-5.5K0.00161.31702,23231