PLTR Options History — August 2021

In August 2021, PLTR traded between $21.88 and $26.15. ATM implied volatility averaged 49.9%, placing in the 4.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 14.2%. IV traded above realized volatility by 3.6% (HV 20d: 46.3%). Max pain ranged from $24.00 to $25.00. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 12 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.34.

Notable Days

  • 2021-08-12: Highest Volume — 1,362,942 contracts
  • 2021-08-12: Largest IV drop — 23.8% change
  • 2021-08-11: Highest IV Rank — 10.4%
  • 2021-08-04: Largest Expected Move — 17.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$24.00$21.88$26.15$22.09$26.15
Max Pain$24.43$24.00$25.00$24.50$25.00
ATM IV49.9%43.2%58.9%55.3%45.5%
Expected Move14.2%12.2%17.9%17.0%12.2%
HV 20d46.3%31.9%55.1%40.4%53.9%
HV 60d43.5%38.1%47.9%47.9%43.7%
IV Rank4.4%0.0%10.4%7.6%1.7%
IV Percentile11.1%0.0%31.5%20.4%2.8%
Term Structure-0.3%-2.8%2.1%-1.7%0.9%
VWIV51.8%44.3%65.5%61.7%45.4%
Skew 25d-0.9%-3.9%1.5%-0.5%-1.2%
Skew 10d-1.2%-7.3%5.6%-2.1%-2.0%
Call IV 25d52.1%44.9%62.7%56.6%47.8%
Put IV 25d51.2%44.4%59.0%56.0%46.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %2.351.942.972.972.19
Gamma HHI0.100.060.370.060.09
Net GEX27.5M8.2M69.9M9.2M41.0M
Net DEX-835.6M-1.39B-249.6M-301.5M-1.39B
Net VEX-11.4M-11.9M-10.8M-11.0M-11.9M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.340.180.610.240.33
Total Volume438,076.227142,4441,362,942169,316342,001
Total OI2,982,760.52,511,4823,303,8912,949,1072,724,300

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2021-08-02$22.09$24.5055.3%17.0%40.4%7.6%61.7%-0.5%-1.7%9.2M-301.5M-11.0M0.242.97N/AN/A136,29233,0241,887,9831,061,124
2021-08-03$22.18$24.0055.6%17.4%40.2%7.9%63.7%-1.3%-1.7%10.4M-336.6M-11.1M0.261.96N/AN/A112,90329,5411,913,5711,075,940
2021-08-04$22.20$24.0056.5%17.9%31.9%8.5%65.5%-1.4%-0.8%13.6M-353.2M-11.1M0.231.94N/AN/A129,50730,2051,961,5791,085,526
2021-08-05$22.46$24.0057.4%15.5%32.2%9.2%56.8%-0.5%-2.4%19.6M-453.0M-11.3M0.262.50N/AN/A144,89437,2481,988,8511,094,342
2021-08-06$21.88$24.0056.3%15.2%33.2%8.4%56.0%-3.9%-2.8%8.2M-249.6M-10.8M0.342.51N/AN/A162,70355,1302,010,9061,099,369
2021-08-09$22.89$24.0058.1%16.0%37.3%9.8%58.1%-2.3%-1.8%15.4M-595.7M-11.3M0.272.52N/AN/A330,73390,0561,936,3531,076,199
2021-08-10$22.90$24.0058.1%15.8%36.2%9.8%57.8%-3.1%-2.4%16.2M-623.4M-11.3M0.292.33N/AN/A181,71452,2721,959,8371,095,604
2021-08-11$22.44$24.0058.9%16.3%33.6%10.4%58.7%-3.7%-2.0%15.0M-479.1M-11.1M0.572.51N/AN/A235,013132,8722,035,4721,118,128
2021-08-12$24.81$24.0044.9%12.8%48.2%0.0%46.7%-0.7%-0.0%45.5M-1.26B-11.5M0.352.93N/AN/A1,007,005355,9372,065,7361,131,386
2021-08-13$24.88$24.0043.2%12.5%48.0%0.0%45.5%-0.5%0.3%69.9M-1.38B-11.6M0.412.43N/AN/A391,838159,1662,136,8121,162,789
2021-08-16$24.54$24.0044.5%12.8%48.6%0.9%46.2%0.7%1.0%27.2M-932.5M-11.3M0.412.12N/AN/A254,336103,3451,961,7301,107,614
2021-08-17$23.89$24.0046.0%13.2%48.5%2.1%46.8%1.5%-0.3%19.1M-644.2M-11.0M0.452.26N/AN/A226,324102,8332,002,0771,137,205
2021-08-18$25.39$24.0047.1%13.5%52.6%2.9%48.5%-0.9%0.4%40.8M-1.34B-11.7M0.282.64N/AN/A705,602198,6902,026,2031,144,008
2021-08-19$24.54$25.0049.8%14.3%53.8%4.9%51.5%1.5%0.8%32.6M-944.4M-11.4M0.402.34N/AN/A368,574145,8902,037,5901,147,955
2021-08-20$24.03$25.0046.0%13.1%54.4%2.0%49.1%-0.4%0.8%16.0M-681.7M-11.3M0.432.14N/AN/A288,616124,9232,111,5051,192,386
2021-08-23$24.77$25.0045.6%12.9%55.1%1.8%47.5%0.6%0.6%21.1M-895.3M-11.3M0.242.30N/AN/A343,24881,6711,615,369896,113
2021-08-24$25.16$25.0046.5%12.9%54.2%2.4%48.4%-0.2%0.4%27.8M-1.05B-11.7M0.182.38N/AN/A308,30455,6841,671,849927,842
2021-08-25$24.37$25.0045.9%13.1%54.4%2.0%48.0%0.1%0.8%27.4M-828.1M-11.5M0.612.21N/AN/A329,271201,0151,775,368948,799
2021-08-26$24.90$25.0046.3%13.2%54.4%2.3%48.0%-0.8%0.5%37.7M-1.01B-11.6M0.392.07N/AN/A368,688142,8411,825,266953,387
2021-08-27$25.62$25.0044.5%12.2%53.9%0.9%44.3%-1.8%2.1%57.6M-1.37B-11.9M0.392.35N/AN/A435,120168,7651,871,011990,804
2021-08-30$25.82$25.0045.7%12.6%53.9%1.9%45.9%-1.5%1.4%33.5M-1.27B-11.7M0.241.98N/AN/A429,103104,7801,720,055934,788
2021-08-31$26.15$25.0045.5%12.2%53.9%1.7%45.4%-1.2%0.9%41.0M-1.39B-11.9M0.332.19N/AN/A256,36785,6341,771,802952,498