MSTR Options History — January 2026

In January 2026, MSTR traded between $141.80 and $179.42. ATM implied volatility averaged 67.1%, placing in the 30.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 19.2%. IV traded above realized volatility by 11.3% (HV 20d: 55.7%). Max pain ranged from $145.00 to $165.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 12 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.71.

Notable Days

  • 2026-01-09: Highest Volume — 1,101,492 contracts
  • 2026-01-29: Largest IV spike — 13.7% change
  • 2026-01-29: Highest IV Rank — 40.3%
  • 2026-01-29: Largest Expected Move — 21.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$162.41$141.80$179.42$157.26$148.70
Max Pain$164.00$145.00$165.00$145.00$165.00
ATM IV67.1%62.7%74.6%66.9%71.2%
Expected Move19.2%17.9%21.4%19.4%20.5%
HV 20d55.7%47.0%70.5%47.0%70.5%
HV 60d64.3%61.3%66.5%61.3%66.5%
IV Rank30.4%24.7%40.3%30.2%35.7%
IV Percentile48.9%37.7%73.0%46.0%67.1%
Term Structure0.3%-1.3%2.8%1.5%-0.7%
VWIV69.8%65.3%77.8%69.4%77.5%
Skew 25d1.0%-2.1%6.3%5.4%3.3%
Skew 10d3.3%-2.2%11.9%11.9%9.4%
Call IV 25d68.6%64.2%73.7%64.2%71.3%
Put IV 25d69.7%63.8%78.6%69.6%74.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %33.3821.2844.5321.2844.53
Gamma HHI0.090.040.370.090.06
Net GEX139.8M-48.8M314.4M57.4M50.3M
Net DEX-1.65B-6.30B2.24B-195.8M232.1M
Net VEX-39.2M-44.4M-33.3M-33.3M-37.8M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.710.371.400.620.62
Total Volume612,476.05233,9001,101,492770,290662,737
Total OI2,560,008.752,117,1633,051,8912,696,9672,491,388

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2026-01-02$157.26$145.0066.9%19.4%47.0%30.2%69.4%5.4%1.5%57.4M-195.8M-33.3M0.6221.28N/AN/A475,043295,2471,502,9911,193,976
2026-01-05$164.82$165.0067.5%19.4%51.0%31.0%70.2%2.0%0.9%145.3M-2.29B-36.0M0.7937.65N/AN/A292,681231,9661,368,6341,136,663
2026-01-06$159.30$165.0068.0%19.6%50.7%31.6%69.8%3.5%0.5%137.2M-1.37B-36.7M0.7134.74N/AN/A322,564227,5651,440,2661,186,454
2026-01-07$161.59$165.0067.7%19.5%50.0%31.2%71.3%2.1%-1.3%197.5M-2.18B-38.6M0.5335.20N/AN/A455,486242,0701,514,6241,219,110
2026-01-08$167.31$165.0066.1%19.0%50.4%29.2%68.8%0.8%0.5%293.5M-3.62B-40.4M0.9526.31N/AN/A439,461417,0191,556,1441,257,669
2026-01-09$157.14$165.0068.1%19.5%54.3%31.7%70.3%1.9%0.4%199.3M-653.0M-37.4M0.5631.72N/AN/A707,381394,1111,629,5951,304,802
2026-01-12$161.88$165.0067.1%19.1%55.5%30.5%68.9%1.2%-1.1%113.3M-1.78B-38.7M1.4025.28N/AN/A173,551242,3211,498,3561,229,668
2026-01-13$172.33$165.0066.8%19.0%59.8%30.1%68.9%-0.3%-0.5%200.6M-4.31B-42.2M0.9131.16N/AN/A231,209210,4501,530,8421,252,543
2026-01-14$179.42$165.0070.1%19.8%53.1%34.3%72.4%-2.1%-1.1%220.3M-6.30B-44.4M0.5533.46N/AN/A517,279286,5851,551,5221,283,644
2026-01-15$172.96$165.0067.6%19.2%54.3%31.1%69.6%-0.5%-0.6%256.6M-4.35B-42.7M1.0534.82N/AN/A383,655401,5141,627,2511,316,530
2026-01-16$172.87$165.0065.2%18.6%52.3%28.0%67.0%-1.1%-0.5%314.4M-4.12B-42.8M0.3733.99N/AN/A565,836210,0281,699,9511,351,940
2026-01-20$161.37$165.0069.7%19.9%58.0%33.8%72.0%-0.3%0.8%55.3M-349.9M-39.8M0.5929.72N/AN/A294,655175,0381,190,992926,171
2026-01-21$163.53$165.0066.6%19.1%57.2%29.8%69.0%-1.1%-0.7%64.0M-554.1M-40.4M0.4138.49N/AN/A364,569151,0401,215,792975,508
2026-01-22$162.06$165.0063.0%17.9%57.3%25.1%65.3%0.8%2.8%74.7M-530.5M-40.1M0.6635.86N/AN/A237,467157,1401,274,728999,578
2026-01-23$163.35$165.0062.7%17.9%56.1%24.7%66.2%-0.4%1.3%124.1M-1.04B-40.8M0.6137.57N/AN/A423,054258,4641,309,9881,044,279
2026-01-26$161.49$165.0064.0%18.1%56.3%26.4%65.8%0.2%0.7%122.5M-873.7M-39.8M0.8225.05N/AN/A152,522125,4581,223,918974,911
2026-01-27$160.78$165.0063.1%18.1%56.3%25.2%66.1%-0.4%1.7%121.4M-635.1M-39.5M0.6733.97N/AN/A140,34393,5571,259,7371,003,487
2026-01-28$158.33$165.0065.6%18.8%56.2%28.5%69.3%-0.4%0.6%97.0M-270.5M-39.1M0.7535.48N/AN/A151,949113,9331,288,1081,022,328
2026-01-29$141.80$165.0074.6%21.4%68.7%40.3%77.8%6.3%0.8%-48.8M2.24B-33.7M0.6241.33N/AN/A631,985392,5881,305,5211,040,566
2026-01-30$148.70$165.0071.2%20.5%70.5%35.7%77.5%3.3%-0.7%50.3M232.1M-37.8M0.6244.53N/AN/A409,189253,5481,420,4001,070,988