SQQQ Options History — October 2020

In October 2020, SQQQ traded between $2425.00 and $3175.00. ATM implied volatility averaged 104.1%, placing in the 38.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 30.2%. IV traded above realized volatility by 22.7% (HV 20d: 81.4%). Max pain ranged from $2375.00 to $2750.00. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 9 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.26.

Notable Days

  • 2020-10-02: Highest Volume — 1,392 contracts
  • 2020-10-26: Largest IV spike — 11.6% change
  • 2020-10-30: Highest IV Rank — 44.3%
  • 2020-10-30: Largest Expected Move — 36.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$2770.00$2425.00$3175.00$2866.25$3175.00
Max Pain$2482.95$2375.00$2750.00$2750.00$2500.00
ATM IV104.1%94.3%119.6%99.8%119.6%
Expected Move30.2%25.2%36.7%25.2%36.7%
HV 20d81.4%68.5%108.2%108.2%86.3%
HV 60d81.0%78.4%85.9%78.4%85.9%
IV Rank38.0%34.1%44.3%36.3%44.3%
IV Percentile75.4%62.3%85.7%74.2%85.7%
Term Structure1.6%-16.7%48.5%8.5%0.0%
VWIV109.6%90.4%127.2%90.4%126.6%
Skew 25d-28.2%-67.7%-2.5%-30.9%-21.4%
Skew 10d-41.2%-63.8%44.3%-23.3%-41.6%
Call IV 25d123.1%111.4%152.7%116.7%137.9%
Put IV 25d94.9%84.6%134.1%85.8%116.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %3.372.754.403.964.40
Gamma HHI0.090.060.260.080.13
Net GEX3.2M640.5K4.5M2.9M3.6M
Net DEX-64.6M-196.5M17.4M-33.1M-196.5M
Net VEX-544.2K-582.4K-476.9K-516.1K-582.4K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.260.140.460.190.21
Total Volume748.4554141,3927021,294
Total OI2,021.8181,6552,4102,0302,123

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2020-10-01$2866.25$2750.0099.8%25.2%108.2%36.3%90.4%-30.9%8.5%2.9M-33.1M-516.1K0.193.96N/AN/A5881141,275755
2020-10-02$3046.25$2750.0097.6%25.7%96.0%35.4%91.1%-26.0%11.1%4.5M-110.0M-552.7K0.233.71N/AN/A1,1362561,407787
2020-10-05$2888.75$2500.00104.3%31.1%97.8%38.1%113.6%-29.1%0.9%2.6M-48.3M-545.9K0.222.99N/AN/A34474977741
2020-10-06$3037.50$2500.00110.5%32.2%85.6%40.6%114.7%-26.2%-0.4%4.1M-99.6M-572.8K0.333.11N/AN/A7152351,113761
2020-10-07$2867.50$2500.00107.7%31.0%82.2%39.5%110.3%-29.1%0.5%3.6M-53.6M-559.9K0.462.87N/AN/A4061881,203804
2020-10-08$2837.50$2500.00101.6%30.1%79.1%37.0%108.5%-28.4%1.4%4.4M-43.9M-544.7K0.193.07N/AN/A387721,280820
2020-10-09$2712.50$2500.0094.3%27.8%78.7%34.1%103.1%-26.8%3.1%3.5M-3.1M-515.5K0.293.67N/AN/A3781091,337835
2020-10-12$2445.00$2500.00101.6%29.2%83.3%37.0%109.4%-31.1%0.8%640.5K17.4M-476.9K0.232.95N/AN/A7971871,066766
2020-10-13$2425.00$2500.00102.9%28.5%83.1%37.6%114.3%-26.3%-3.1%2.5M-9.1M-522.9K0.143.34N/AN/A623891,431820
2020-10-14$2488.75$2375.00101.1%28.6%83.2%36.8%111.9%-27.3%-1.2%3.6M-28.6M-536.0K0.182.93N/AN/A8371511,539837
2020-10-15$2556.25$2375.00101.3%28.5%79.4%36.9%106.5%-26.3%-2.4%4.2M-42.8M-540.4K0.262.75N/AN/A6881801,557848
2020-10-16$2568.75$2500.00101.7%29.2%78.5%37.1%106.3%-27.3%-0.1%4.1M-35.7M-524.2K0.272.81N/AN/A4941331,538872
2020-10-19$2732.50$2375.00107.0%30.7%82.8%39.2%110.5%-27.5%-6.7%2.2M-68.6M-533.6K0.283.00N/AN/A553158944711
2020-10-20$2681.25$2375.00103.7%29.7%79.1%37.9%106.8%-26.8%-3.3%2.7M-69.3M-554.7K0.284.00N/AN/A5031411,107785
2020-10-21$2703.75$2375.00101.9%29.2%71.0%37.2%106.8%-29.2%-2.2%4.1M-80.8M-557.8K0.293.13N/AN/A4151201,199777
2020-10-22$2715.00$2437.5097.9%28.6%71.2%35.6%105.2%-26.7%-1.5%4.5M-83.5M-543.8K0.233.33N/AN/A6211431,216805
2020-10-23$2712.50$2375.0094.8%27.6%68.5%34.3%98.1%-25.5%-0.5%1.9M-68.8M-542.0K0.282.80N/AN/A4681291,226834
2020-10-26$2858.75$2437.50105.8%32.8%68.8%38.8%114.1%-67.7%48.5%2.0M-83.4M-554.3K0.263.61N/AN/A561148955733
2020-10-27$2743.75$2500.00105.5%30.9%70.0%38.6%110.9%-28.1%-1.4%2.0M-60.8M-540.6K0.223.67N/AN/A339751,038771
2020-10-28$3025.00$2500.00115.7%36.5%78.5%42.7%127.2%-2.5%-16.7%3.0M-136.1M-574.9K0.244.01N/AN/A7771871,082779
2020-10-29$2852.50$2500.00113.9%34.4%80.2%42.0%124.1%-30.6%-0.2%2.6M-81.9M-580.5K0.334.05N/AN/A4911621,168858
2020-10-30$3175.00$2500.00119.6%36.7%86.3%44.3%126.6%-21.4%0.0%3.6M-196.5M-582.4K0.214.40N/AN/A1,0732211,247876