QQQJ Options History — February 2026

In February 2026, QQQJ traded between $37.05 and $38.95. ATM implied volatility averaged 18.3%, placing in the 17.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 5.2%. IV traded below realized volatility by 2.4% (HV 20d: 20.7%). Max pain ranged from $35.00 to $37.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 9 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.39.

Notable Days

  • 2026-02-10: Highest Volume — 81 contracts
  • 2026-02-05: Largest IV spike — 26.6% change
  • 2026-02-05: Highest IV Rank — 27.7%
  • 2026-02-05: Largest Expected Move — 6.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$38.26$37.05$38.95$38.53$37.97
Max Pain$35.32$35.00$37.00$37.00$35.00
ATM IV18.3%14.4%23.8%14.4%16.8%
Expected Move5.2%4.1%6.0%4.1%4.8%
HV 20d20.7%14.5%22.8%16.1%22.2%
HV 60d17.9%17.1%19.2%17.6%17.4%
IV Rank17.6%10.5%27.7%10.5%15.0%
IV Percentile61.6%24.6%85.7%24.6%52.8%
Term Structure0.2%-2.6%4.0%-0.9%1.1%
VWIV17.9%9.8%26.5%16.3%21.2%
Skew 25d7.1%3.2%11.5%4.0%6.8%
Skew 10d12.7%3.7%17.6%8.7%10.2%
Call IV 25d13.2%11.0%17.3%14.2%11.0%
Put IV 25d20.3%17.3%26.1%18.1%17.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %45.2630.7959.7930.7941.02
Gamma HHI0.180.150.210.160.19
Net GEX103.0K69.0K122.9K99.1K92.7K
Net DEX-2.0M-2.3M-1.5M-2.0M-1.9M
Net VEX-5.7K-6.5K-5.1K-5.2K-5.1K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.390.002.830.440.11
Total Volume21.0531811341
Total OI1,4251,3031,4911,3031,420

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2026-02-02$38.53$37.0014.4%4.1%16.1%10.5%16.3%4.0%-0.9%99.1K-2.0M-5.2K0.4430.79N/AN/A94914389
2026-02-03$38.39$37.0018.0%5.1%15.8%17.0%10.3%4.1%-0.4%98.6K-2.0M-5.5K2.8332.37N/AN/A1234920393
2026-02-04$37.87$37.0018.8%5.4%14.5%18.6%19.8%4.6%0.3%79.5K-1.7M-6.0K0.1647.45N/AN/A498928422
2026-02-05$37.05$35.0023.8%6.0%16.3%27.7%19.2%8.8%-1.2%69.0K-1.5M-6.5K0.3259.79N/AN/A227971427
2026-02-06$38.48$35.0018.1%5.2%21.5%17.2%0.0%7.0%4.0%101.0K-2.0M-6.1K1.0056.20N/AN/A22983432
2026-02-09$38.95$35.0017.1%4.6%21.7%15.4%22.8%7.4%-0.1%117.7K-2.3M-5.6K0.5750.55N/AN/A74984434
2026-02-10$38.77$35.0016.1%5.0%21.7%13.7%17.1%5.8%1.9%112.3K-2.3M-5.6K0.1743.79N/AN/A6912984430
2026-02-11$38.47$35.0016.8%4.8%21.8%14.9%17.8%3.2%0.8%122.9K-2.2M-5.8K0.0847.12N/AN/A1311,029441
2026-02-12$37.72$35.0017.6%5.1%22.8%16.5%16.7%6.8%1.9%102.9K-1.9M-6.0K0.0054.49N/AN/A1401,041442
2026-02-13$37.94$35.0020.6%5.9%22.4%21.9%18.5%10.0%-2.1%101.4K-1.9M-6.2K0.1043.71N/AN/A2021,043441
2026-02-17$38.07$35.0019.7%5.7%22.5%20.2%0.0%8.3%-0.6%106.5K-1.9M-5.7K0.0044.05N/AN/A101,046441
2026-02-18$38.45$35.0020.1%5.8%22.4%21.0%23.0%11.5%-1.1%121.6K-2.1M-5.6K0.1445.61N/AN/A711,047441
2026-02-19$38.48$35.0018.4%5.3%21.8%17.8%26.5%8.1%-1.6%118.7K-2.1M-5.4K0.5048.97N/AN/A211,046442
2026-02-20$38.43$35.0017.6%5.1%21.6%16.4%18.8%9.2%2.8%97.5K-2.1M-5.5K0.0049.77N/AN/A1401,048443
2026-02-23$37.91$35.0020.3%5.8%21.8%21.4%20.6%4.0%-1.4%87.4K-1.9M-5.6K0.3041.98N/AN/A206987407
2026-02-24$38.41$35.0020.6%5.9%22.4%21.9%9.8%8.6%-2.6%102.6K-2.1M-5.5K0.5041.88N/AN/A211,006413
2026-02-25$38.44$35.0018.1%5.2%22.3%17.2%16.0%8.9%0.6%108.7K-2.2M-5.4K0.0037.24N/AN/A501,006413
2026-02-26$38.53$35.0014.6%4.2%22.3%11.0%10.4%7.7%2.2%117.0K-2.2M-5.2K0.1443.11N/AN/A711,008413
2026-02-27$37.97$35.0016.8%4.8%22.2%15.0%21.2%6.8%1.1%92.7K-1.9M-5.1K0.1141.02N/AN/A3741,007413