MSFT Options History — October 2024

In October 2024, MSFT traded between $409.47 and $434.70. ATM implied volatility averaged 28.7%, placing in the 69.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 8.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 12.7% (HV 20d: 16.0%). Max pain ranged from $405.00 to $420.00. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 3 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.51.

Notable Days

  • 2024-10-31: Highest Volume — 791,551 contracts
  • 2024-10-31: Largest IV drop — 15.9% change
  • 2024-10-07: Highest IV Rank — 77.1%
  • 2024-10-30: Largest Expected Move — 10.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$420.17$409.47$434.70$422.04$410.40
Max Pain$406.30$405.00$420.00$420.00$405.00
ATM IV28.7%25.2%30.1%27.1%25.2%
Expected Move8.3%6.2%10.1%6.2%7.8%
HV 20d16.0%12.6%26.4%17.0%26.4%
HV 60d18.6%15.8%19.8%19.8%19.8%
IV Rank69.3%50.2%77.1%60.4%50.2%
IV Percentile88.8%67.5%95.2%81.3%67.5%
Term Structure-1.0%-2.1%0.6%-0.2%-0.5%
VWIV29.2%21.8%35.5%22.0%27.3%
Skew 25d3.1%1.8%3.9%3.7%2.9%
Skew 10d6.5%4.7%7.9%7.9%6.6%
Call IV 25d27.3%24.1%29.0%25.6%24.1%
Put IV 25d30.4%27.0%32.3%29.2%27.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %3.831.5231.352.1431.35
Gamma HHI0.040.030.080.040.04
Net GEX312.5M-63.3M822.6M196.1M-63.3M
Net DEX-10.58B-18.32B-4.78B-9.36B-5.52B
Net VEX-131.7M-136.0M-129.1M-130.2M-129.5M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.510.300.720.650.62
Total Volume277,850.174141,767791,551275,322791,551
Total OI2,333,496.4782,185,7422,504,9642,185,7422,490,399

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2024-10-01$422.04$420.0027.1%6.2%17.0%60.4%22.0%3.7%-0.2%196.1M-9.36B-130.2M0.652.14N/AN/A166,566108,7561,153,8221,031,920
2024-10-02$418.59$420.0027.2%6.3%17.3%60.9%21.8%3.5%0.6%75.4M-7.96B-130.0M0.611.52N/AN/A109,73566,8291,189,5091,056,756
2024-10-03$415.56$405.0028.3%7.9%17.4%67.1%27.1%3.6%0.3%149.9K-6.70B-130.7M0.553.34N/AN/A139,12876,2051,206,4241,064,638
2024-10-04$416.84$405.0027.8%7.8%16.5%64.2%27.3%3.4%0.2%63.9M-7.55B-130.0M0.602.93N/AN/A185,477110,7181,223,8911,075,518
2024-10-07$409.47$405.0030.1%8.4%17.9%77.1%28.7%3.9%-1.0%-25.2M-4.78B-129.1M0.723.60N/AN/A145,831104,2851,190,3701,062,415
2024-10-08$414.73$405.0029.2%8.0%16.8%72.1%28.2%3.4%-1.1%151.2M-7.41B-130.2M0.482.77N/AN/A146,75969,9981,221,3661,085,653
2024-10-09$417.59$405.0029.0%8.0%15.2%71.2%27.9%3.1%-1.1%304.8M-9.28B-131.3M0.493.17N/AN/A143,36869,8531,249,8871,099,226
2024-10-10$415.63$405.0029.2%8.1%14.4%72.0%28.6%3.1%-1.2%201.5M-8.29B-130.7M0.512.93N/AN/A121,08761,3171,265,2961,109,320
2024-10-11$416.06$405.0028.9%8.1%13.7%70.3%28.1%2.8%-1.2%147.8M-8.60B-129.8M0.622.69N/AN/A168,821105,2021,279,3591,114,781
2024-10-14$420.32$405.0028.4%8.0%14.3%67.6%28.1%2.4%-0.6%347.3M-10.86B-129.4M0.302.81N/AN/A234,69169,4071,238,3581,086,399
2024-10-15$417.40$405.0029.1%8.3%14.1%71.4%28.9%2.8%-0.9%306.1M-9.84B-131.6M0.413.39N/AN/A147,54160,8041,309,3681,099,380
2024-10-16$415.51$405.0029.0%8.3%14.1%70.8%30.1%2.7%-0.7%204.1M-8.88B-132.1M0.682.28N/AN/A143,67797,9721,342,2651,114,846
2024-10-17$416.83$405.0028.7%8.3%12.8%69.1%28.6%2.7%-0.9%274.2M-9.73B-132.6M0.682.26N/AN/A121,41182,2411,361,7031,132,767
2024-10-18$417.61$405.0027.6%8.0%12.9%63.1%28.0%2.8%-0.9%350.6M-10.15B-131.3M0.552.90N/AN/A140,32376,8741,366,6741,138,290
2024-10-21$417.43$405.0028.6%8.5%12.6%68.8%29.9%3.3%-1.6%319.5M-9.72B-129.9M0.502.21N/AN/A107,08653,1341,158,2071,028,664
2024-10-22$429.58$405.0028.5%8.6%16.2%68.0%30.2%2.9%-1.8%671.6M-16.05B-131.3M0.422.50N/AN/A345,248144,5671,188,1851,047,443
2024-10-23$425.36$405.0029.8%9.1%16.4%75.1%31.4%3.2%-1.9%598.9M-13.75B-133.8M0.362.21N/AN/A248,95289,8421,227,6271,068,003
2024-10-24$424.60$405.0030.0%9.3%16.4%76.4%32.4%3.6%-2.0%601.1M-13.52B-135.9M0.432.05N/AN/A133,03756,5871,270,0661,079,636
2024-10-25$427.88$405.0029.5%9.2%16.5%73.7%32.2%3.4%-2.1%822.6M-15.72B-136.0M0.352.16N/AN/A232,69780,6371,286,1681,089,438
2024-10-28$426.88$405.0029.8%9.8%16.5%75.3%34.0%3.4%-1.1%453.5M-14.22B-134.5M0.402.08N/AN/A101,08940,6781,204,9161,038,451
2024-10-29$433.01$405.0029.4%9.9%16.4%72.9%34.5%2.9%-1.3%563.5M-17.09B-135.4M0.421.99N/AN/A112,61946,9921,239,5281,055,997
2024-10-30$434.70$405.0030.0%10.1%16.0%76.3%35.5%1.8%-1.3%621.5M-18.32B-134.7M0.482.86N/AN/A357,874173,0881,263,0341,064,456
2024-10-31$410.40$405.0025.2%7.8%26.4%50.2%27.3%2.9%-0.5%-63.3M-5.52B-129.5M0.6231.35N/AN/A488,641302,9101,371,4541,118,945