SQQQ Options History — August 2018

In August 2018, SQQQ traded between $27725.00 and $32475.00. ATM implied volatility averaged 40.1%, placing in the 15.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 11.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 3.8% (HV 20d: 36.3%). Max pain ranged from $27500.00 to $32500.00. Net GEX was positive for 23 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 22 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.25.

Notable Days

  • 2018-08-15: Highest Volume — 9 contracts
  • 2018-08-15: Largest IV spike — 31.2% change
  • 2018-08-15: Highest IV Rank — 34.6%
  • 2018-08-15: Largest Expected Move — 14.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$30141.30$27725.00$32475.00$32475.00$27850.00
Max Pain$31521.74$27500.00$32500.00$30000.00$27500.00
ATM IV40.1%33.1%52.0%50.6%40.7%
Expected Move11.9%10.4%14.9%14.5%11.7%
HV 20d36.3%27.1%43.1%42.7%27.1%
HV 60d37.2%36.4%38.3%37.6%36.8%
IV Rank15.9%4.9%34.6%32.5%16.8%
IV Percentile32.3%5.2%71.8%68.7%35.7%
Term Structure3.9%-3.4%8.0%-3.4%3.8%
VWIV46.2%40.6%52.6%51.6%44.4%
Skew 25d-17.2%-24.4%-8.3%-18.3%-8.8%
Skew 10d-37.4%-50.5%-16.5%-38.0%-26.3%
Call IV 25d53.5%48.2%62.5%60.6%50.4%
Put IV 25d36.3%27.9%42.3%42.3%41.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %14.096.5873.7573.7511.98
Gamma HHI0.180.120.270.150.20
Net GEX1.0M694.0K1.5M970.5K1.3M
Net DEX-8.5M-19.1M-2.9M-15.4M-10.2M
Net VEX-307.5K-339.0K-288.5K-320.1K-295.7K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.250.140.490.200.24
Total Volume5.9134965
Total OI67.1360766076

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-08-01$32475.00$30000.0050.6%14.5%42.7%32.5%51.6%-18.3%-3.4%970.5K-15.4M-320.1K0.2073.75N/AN/A514515
2018-08-02$31200.00$30000.0037.7%10.8%43.1%12.0%46.4%-16.3%4.3%872.5K-7.9M-307.2K0.168.13N/AN/A614615
2018-08-03$30975.00$30000.0036.2%10.4%40.5%9.8%44.9%-10.7%8.0%952.9K-8.6M-312.3K0.186.69N/AN/A514715
2018-08-06$30375.00$32500.0035.1%12.3%40.1%8.0%52.6%-14.6%2.6%975.7K-5.9M-302.1K0.1412.65N/AN/A614915
2018-08-07$30025.00$32500.0036.2%12.0%40.2%9.7%49.1%-16.4%4.5%947.3K-3.3M-291.2K0.2211.99N/AN/A415015
2018-08-08$29825.00$32500.0033.1%11.9%39.8%4.9%49.6%-15.7%2.9%1.0M-2.9M-291.9K0.3018.83N/AN/A415215
2018-08-09$29900.00$32500.0035.2%11.8%36.8%8.1%43.9%-17.8%5.0%1.1M-3.3M-292.7K0.4912.41N/AN/A325316
2018-08-10$30700.00$32500.0039.4%12.5%38.1%14.7%47.2%-19.1%1.0%1.4M-13.9M-320.8K0.3216.47N/AN/A525415
2018-08-13$30650.00$32500.0044.9%12.8%38.0%23.4%45.0%-18.6%3.7%1.3M-11.2M-315.2K0.4412.90N/AN/A325416
2018-08-14$30175.00$32500.0039.6%12.5%37.4%15.1%44.4%-18.6%2.6%1.2M-6.8M-304.2K0.4212.73N/AN/A315416
2018-08-15$31325.00$32500.0052.0%14.9%39.6%34.6%50.3%-24.4%0.1%1.5M-19.1M-339.0K0.2318.47N/AN/A725416
2018-08-16$31025.00$32500.0042.1%12.1%39.5%19.1%48.3%-17.1%4.3%1.3M-13.9M-328.8K0.299.87N/AN/A415416
2018-08-17$30975.00$32500.0040.0%11.5%39.5%15.7%44.6%-21.6%5.9%694.0K-13.4M-326.3K0.3610.26N/AN/A425516
2018-08-20$31025.00$32500.0040.8%11.7%39.4%17.0%52.4%-19.2%4.3%705.7K-10.5M-326.2K0.198.77N/AN/A414615
2018-08-21$30700.00$32500.0041.8%12.0%39.4%18.5%49.8%-20.1%3.9%695.9K-5.3M-301.4K0.187.10N/AN/A514715
2018-08-22$30375.00$32500.0040.4%11.6%36.8%16.3%42.1%-22.1%4.9%762.0K-7.4M-311.6K0.2213.80N/AN/A414815
2018-08-23$30525.00$32500.0040.9%11.7%34.1%17.2%45.2%-18.5%3.9%795.3K-8.6M-317.1K0.267.88N/AN/A414915
2018-08-24$29750.00$32500.0039.6%11.4%31.8%15.2%40.6%-17.6%5.8%788.9K-5.5M-300.2K0.187.46N/AN/A515015
2018-08-27$28950.00$30000.0042.4%12.2%27.7%19.5%41.1%-15.0%3.9%871.5K-3.5M-288.5K0.146.58N/AN/A615215
2018-08-28$28725.00$30000.0036.2%10.4%27.4%9.7%42.0%-15.6%5.9%1.0M-6.5M-294.0K0.1811.89N/AN/A515515
2018-08-29$27725.00$30000.0038.1%10.9%29.1%12.7%42.8%-20.4%5.3%994.5K-3.3M-288.9K0.1811.27N/AN/A615716
2018-08-30$28000.00$30000.0039.7%11.4%27.1%15.2%44.7%-8.3%5.6%1.2M-7.9M-296.8K0.2012.27N/AN/A615916
2018-08-31$27850.00$27500.0040.7%11.7%27.1%16.8%44.4%-8.8%3.8%1.3M-10.2M-295.7K0.2411.98N/AN/A416115