PFE Options History — September 2023

In September 2023, PFE traded between $32.05 and $35.78. ATM implied volatility averaged 21.8%, placing in the 22.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 6.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 3.9% (HV 20d: 17.9%). Max pain ranged from $30.00 to $37.50. Net GEX was positive for 1 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 15 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.65.

Notable Days

  • 2023-09-19: Highest Volume — 217,020 contracts
  • 2023-09-26: Largest IV spike — 11.0% change
  • 2023-09-26: Highest IV Rank — 41.0%
  • 2023-09-27: Largest Expected Move — 7.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$33.70$32.05$35.78$35.78$33.13
Max Pain$33.25$30.00$37.50$35.00$30.00
ATM IV21.8%19.0%25.1%19.0%25.1%
Expected Move6.3%5.1%7.2%5.1%6.9%
HV 20d17.9%14.2%21.5%19.7%21.4%
HV 60d18.6%17.4%20.3%19.4%18.7%
IV Rank22.3%7.1%41.0%7.1%40.9%
IV Percentile31.9%4.8%73.4%4.8%73.4%
Term Structure1.0%-0.7%5.0%0.3%4.5%
VWIV22.3%18.3%28.8%18.3%24.3%
Skew 25d1.8%0.9%2.7%0.9%2.1%
Skew 10d3.5%1.5%5.4%1.5%4.0%
Call IV 25d21.0%19.0%23.9%19.0%22.6%
Put IV 25d22.8%19.8%26.3%19.8%24.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %2.331.623.182.282.74
Gamma HHI0.150.100.240.200.10
Net GEX-13.3M-31.8M8.7M-15.4M8.7M
Net DEX646.6M276.0M806.1M276.0M403.8M
Net VEX-8.6M-9.2M-8.1M-8.8M-9.2M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.650.231.400.230.24
Total Volume115,188.955,370217,020166,230131,559
Total OI1,850,486.31,489,0802,044,4991,857,4421,933,336

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2023-09-01$35.78$35.0019.0%5.1%19.7%7.1%18.3%0.9%0.3%-15.4M276.0M-8.8M0.232.28135,09131,1391,013,953843,489
2023-09-05$35.53$37.5020.3%6.3%18.4%14.3%22.4%1.3%0.2%-16.1M292.2M-8.9M0.732.6171,45452,3951,022,564827,018
2023-09-06$34.44$37.5021.5%6.1%21.5%20.7%22.7%1.3%0.3%-31.8M640.8M-8.6M0.731.6391,64266,5531,056,087847,069
2023-09-07$34.33$35.0022.2%6.3%20.9%24.6%23.1%1.3%0.3%-27.0M639.5M-8.7M0.752.4560,58345,3681,084,808856,222
2023-09-08$34.19$35.0020.7%6.0%20.7%16.2%21.9%1.3%0.3%-24.8M682.9M-8.6M1.181.9343,45951,2971,116,596858,868
2023-09-11$33.97$35.0021.6%6.2%20.0%21.7%22.2%1.7%0.0%-24.0M703.3M-8.5M1.122.1670,01778,4481,086,893855,480
2023-09-12$34.16$35.0021.3%6.2%20.2%19.9%21.9%1.7%0.3%-19.2M625.1M-8.7M1.401.7536,38250,8561,110,119867,865
2023-09-13$34.05$35.0020.3%6.0%18.9%14.5%21.4%1.3%0.7%-17.5M666.3M-8.6M1.351.9164,48287,2011,115,819877,712
2023-09-14$34.20$35.0019.8%5.8%19.0%11.2%20.3%1.2%0.4%-8.7M657.5M-8.6M0.642.1851,84733,1471,128,753885,097
2023-09-15$33.94$35.0020.3%5.9%14.3%14.3%20.9%1.4%0.6%-3.3M733.6M-8.6M0.341.6245,28415,5431,155,080889,419
2023-09-18$33.56$35.0020.8%6.0%14.2%17.0%20.8%1.3%-0.4%-11.8M780.8M-8.1M0.622.1255,44334,613786,421702,659
2023-09-19$33.98$35.0020.1%5.8%15.0%13.0%22.9%2.5%-0.3%-7.4M702.2M-8.5M0.673.18130,33186,689808,893724,349
2023-09-20$33.66$30.0020.4%5.9%15.1%15.1%19.4%2.4%-0.7%-10.3M578.2M-8.4M0.522.7553,81328,213898,051803,072
2023-09-21$32.89$30.0022.1%6.3%16.4%24.2%21.4%2.6%-0.2%-16.4M762.2M-8.2M0.412.8270,60628,906915,565807,620
2023-09-22$32.72$30.0022.0%6.4%16.1%23.9%21.9%2.5%-0.7%-12.8M786.1M-8.2M0.402.50112,18644,648952,814815,996
2023-09-25$32.91$30.0022.6%6.6%16.2%27.2%23.0%2.7%3.5%-4.4M637.4M-8.8M0.532.5436,24919,121968,694819,872
2023-09-26$32.44$30.0025.1%7.1%16.6%41.0%28.8%2.2%2.5%-7.8M766.9M-8.6M0.522.7059,40431,020978,922829,302
2023-09-27$32.09$30.0024.6%7.2%16.5%38.3%24.9%2.6%4.2%-10.2M806.1M-8.6M0.362.2785,72530,8191,013,505851,856
2023-09-28$32.05$30.0025.1%7.1%16.6%41.0%24.2%2.4%5.0%-6.3M791.9M-8.5M0.332.5462,04620,1991,041,167858,721
2023-09-29$33.13$30.0025.1%6.9%21.4%40.9%24.3%2.1%4.5%8.7M403.8M-9.2M0.242.74105,94925,6101,069,247864,089