SQQQ Options History — April 2011

In April 2011, SQQQ traded between $3683200.00 and $4313600.00. ATM implied volatility averaged 45.8%, placing in the 10.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 13.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 7.1% (HV 20d: 38.7%). Max pain ranged from $3840000.00 to $4320000.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 20 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.38.

Notable Days

  • 2011-04-04: Largest IV spike — 13.5% change
  • 2011-04-04: Highest IV Rank — 19.8%
  • 2011-04-04: Largest Expected Move — 16.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$4039920.00$3683200.00$4313600.00$4059200.00$3702400.00
Max Pain$4104000.00$3840000.00$4320000.00$4320000.00$3840000.00
ATM IV45.8%40.0%51.5%45.4%40.8%
Expected Move13.8%11.5%16.3%13.0%11.7%
HV 20d38.7%29.2%50.9%50.9%32.8%
HV 60d46.7%44.2%48.2%47.1%44.2%
IV Rank10.9%2.3%19.8%12.3%3.5%
IV Percentile11.3%0.4%27.8%8.3%1.6%
Term Structure5.4%2.0%8.6%8.6%6.0%
VWIV51.5%45.0%57.5%51.7%45.0%
Skew 25d-13.5%-18.1%-10.6%-18.1%-11.4%
Skew 10d-27.7%-45.1%-21.2%-45.1%-22.7%
Call IV 25d57.0%48.8%65.4%58.7%50.6%
Put IV 25d43.4%34.9%50.8%40.6%39.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %33.8612.7960.2627.4847.80
Gamma HHI0.120.090.170.100.13
Net GEX211.5K69.4K365.6K210.3K119.7K
Net DEX-2.0M-7.5M1.6M-1.2M411.3K
Net VEX-42.6K-47.5K-37.5K-47.5K-40.3K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.380.091.010.090.26
Total Volume00000
Total OI00000

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-04-01$4059200.00$4320000.0045.4%13.0%50.9%12.3%51.7%-18.1%8.6%210.3K-1.2M-47.5K0.0927.48N/AN/A0000
2011-04-04$4096000.00$4160000.0051.5%16.3%48.9%19.8%56.4%-14.8%2.0%231.2K-1.7M-45.7K0.3326.09N/AN/A0000
2011-04-05$4126400.00$4160000.0050.0%15.9%48.8%17.9%54.0%-12.2%2.6%261.1K-2.3M-45.5K0.8750.19N/AN/A0000
2011-04-06$4105600.00$4160000.0046.7%15.5%48.2%13.9%52.9%-13.9%3.6%266.0K-1.6M-45.8K0.4421.88N/AN/A0000
2011-04-07$4105600.00$4160000.0047.1%15.6%45.1%14.4%57.5%-12.4%3.5%307.2K-2.1M-46.2K0.1926.90N/AN/A0000
2011-04-08$4168000.00$4160000.0047.9%15.5%45.2%15.4%55.9%-12.1%2.9%338.8K-3.3M-45.2K0.2731.47N/AN/A0000
2011-04-11$4204800.00$4160000.0051.1%15.2%45.2%19.3%56.0%-10.6%5.3%365.6K-4.3M-43.2K0.2830.68N/AN/A0000
2011-04-12$4286400.00$4160000.0049.4%16.1%43.2%17.3%56.0%-13.8%2.1%360.1K-5.8M-43.2K0.6025.88N/AN/A0000
2011-04-13$4184000.00$4160000.0045.7%14.9%34.3%9.6%53.5%-13.4%6.2%293.7K-1.6M-40.7K0.4526.59N/AN/A0000
2011-04-14$4204800.00$4160000.0049.2%14.1%33.9%14.1%54.6%-13.0%6.8%303.6K-1.5M-39.1K0.4429.80N/AN/A0000
2011-04-15$4232000.00$4160000.0046.6%13.4%33.9%10.7%49.3%-11.4%6.5%283.4K-2.4M-40.1K1.0135.35N/AN/A0000
2011-04-18$4313600.00$4000000.0049.5%14.2%29.2%14.4%50.0%-15.8%6.5%202.3K-7.5M-42.8K0.5528.86N/AN/A0000
2011-04-19$4235200.00$4160000.0044.3%12.7%29.6%7.9%53.0%-15.0%7.5%175.1K-6.1M-47.5K0.3357.91N/AN/A0000
2011-04-20$3947200.00$4160000.0044.8%12.8%37.8%8.5%48.7%-14.2%5.3%83.7K-1.5M-43.0K0.2612.79N/AN/A0000
2011-04-21$3854400.00$4000000.0040.0%11.5%33.8%2.3%45.0%-13.4%7.6%81.1K-542.4K-40.0K0.3225.64N/AN/A0000
2011-04-25$3824000.00$4000000.0042.6%12.2%33.8%5.7%46.9%-13.3%6.3%81.2K-166.2K-39.9K0.3541.60N/AN/A0000
2011-04-26$3760000.00$4000000.0040.9%11.7%33.3%3.6%49.3%-13.4%5.5%79.3K242.6K-39.3K0.0960.26N/AN/A0000
2011-04-27$3683200.00$4000000.0041.4%11.9%32.7%4.2%45.3%-14.5%6.1%69.4K1.6M-37.5K0.2224.84N/AN/A0000
2011-04-28$3705600.00$4000000.0040.4%11.6%32.7%3.0%49.2%-14.1%6.5%116.5K526.9K-40.4K0.2145.23N/AN/A0000
2011-04-29$3702400.00$3840000.0040.8%11.7%32.8%3.5%45.0%-11.4%6.0%119.7K411.3K-40.3K0.2647.80N/AN/A0000