SQQQ Options History — July 2024

In July 2024, SQQQ traded between $179.25 and $235.75. ATM implied volatility averaged 54.6%, placing in the 47.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 15.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 8.6% (HV 20d: 45.9%). Max pain ranged from $175.00 to $200.00. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 9 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.19.

Notable Days

  • 2024-07-18: Highest Volume — 24,142 contracts
  • 2024-07-24: Largest IV spike — 17.2% change
  • 2024-07-30: Highest IV Rank — 92.0%
  • 2024-07-30: Largest Expected Move — 21.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$202.93$179.25$235.75$204.00$213.50
Max Pain$186.93$175.00$200.00$200.00$200.00
ATM IV54.6%44.4%70.5%46.3%64.6%
Expected Move15.6%11.7%21.4%11.7%19.3%
HV 20d45.9%32.3%71.4%34.7%71.4%
HV 60d43.8%41.4%49.1%44.2%49.1%
IV Rank47.3%18.7%92.0%24.1%75.3%
IV Percentile55.6%5.6%98.4%15.1%92.1%
Term Structure-0.8%-11.8%2.8%-11.8%-2.2%
VWIV58.3%45.0%75.4%45.0%71.1%
Skew 25d-11.2%-15.9%-6.8%-7.8%-13.0%
Skew 10d-20.6%-28.3%-12.5%-14.6%-23.2%
Call IV 25d63.4%52.3%78.7%52.7%73.5%
Put IV 25d52.1%42.0%65.1%44.9%60.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %14.6610.2321.9515.7711.69
Gamma HHI0.230.120.550.220.13
Net GEX8.3M3.3M18.1M8.4M4.9M
Net DEX-151.8M-311.1M-28.0M-90.5M-156.4M
Net VEX-896.7K-1.1M-703.8K-823.2K-1.0M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.190.110.410.110.24
Total Volume10,637.54,90724,1424,90715,665
Total OI42,946.72737,13448,19437,13443,262

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2024-07-01$204.00$200.0046.3%11.7%34.7%24.1%45.0%-7.8%-11.8%8.4M-90.5M-823.2K0.1115.77N/AN/A4,43747030,9236,211
2024-07-02$198.00$200.0045.9%12.1%35.3%23.0%45.9%-10.3%-0.2%6.6M-62.8M-796.5K0.1415.60N/AN/A4,93069832,1356,359
2024-07-03$193.50$200.0044.4%11.7%35.5%18.7%45.4%-9.3%0.5%5.8M-49.2M-748.8K0.1421.19N/AN/A5,30575734,1746,426
2024-07-05$186.25$200.0046.9%13.0%32.5%25.6%53.4%-8.8%0.7%3.3M-28.0M-711.4K0.2918.45N/AN/A5,8111,67536,4116,619
2024-07-08$186.00$200.0047.9%13.2%32.6%28.6%51.3%-8.6%-1.8%5.9M-48.3M-712.0K0.1417.34N/AN/A4,41260633,1956,368
2024-07-09$185.25$200.0048.1%13.0%32.3%29.1%51.5%-8.3%-2.4%6.7M-51.8M-742.2K0.2116.00N/AN/A4,55495735,1846,550
2024-07-10$179.25$200.0047.0%13.6%33.2%26.0%53.1%-8.4%-0.4%5.3M-34.0M-703.8K0.1721.95N/AN/A6,0661,00237,5996,696
2024-07-11$190.25$175.0049.5%14.8%41.8%33.2%51.8%-7.1%2.8%13.5M-135.0M-846.4K0.1317.39N/AN/A14,3391,83240,8576,892
2024-07-12$186.75$175.0047.1%13.2%40.4%26.3%50.7%-6.8%-1.8%18.1M-87.0M-818.0K0.1515.51N/AN/A8,7781,32440,9787,216
2024-07-15$187.25$175.0049.0%13.9%40.1%31.7%52.3%-7.6%1.5%7.3M-88.3M-821.1K0.1516.71N/AN/A5,70185636,7056,733
2024-07-16$187.25$175.0048.8%13.9%40.2%31.2%53.6%-8.9%2.3%8.5M-97.7M-817.3K0.1413.96N/AN/A4,91369238,6796,874
2024-07-17$201.75$175.0055.6%15.9%46.2%50.2%58.9%-13.5%-0.4%12.5M-221.9M-951.2K0.1512.21N/AN/A15,8982,40239,2617,056
2024-07-18$205.25$175.0055.8%16.0%46.5%50.8%61.6%-14.7%-0.7%10.9M-214.5M-988.8K0.1216.85N/AN/A21,6212,52138,8168,347
2024-07-19$212.00$175.0058.7%16.7%47.5%58.7%62.8%-15.0%1.6%16.7M-248.7M-995.8K0.1611.16N/AN/A12,5462,01539,1219,041
2024-07-22$201.75$175.0055.8%16.2%50.6%50.8%58.1%-13.9%1.0%5.6M-130.8M-926.7K0.2013.70N/AN/A8,0621,63930,1967,672
2024-07-23$204.00$175.0055.7%16.2%49.5%50.3%58.9%-11.3%0.4%7.1M-151.6M-923.4K0.2013.82N/AN/A4,48689632,1827,891
2024-07-24$224.50$175.0065.2%19.2%59.9%77.1%68.7%-15.9%0.6%8.9M-303.9M-1.1M0.2110.23N/AN/A14,6983,06833,6988,239
2024-07-25$230.00$175.0066.5%19.5%59.4%80.5%72.1%-15.0%-0.1%7.5M-306.0M-1.0M0.2310.44N/AN/A16,2043,69032,6299,540
2024-07-26$227.75$187.5065.1%19.3%59.5%76.7%70.2%-14.4%-0.0%6.0M-311.1M-1.1M0.2610.33N/AN/A8,5492,25935,45510,694
2024-07-29$224.50$200.0066.6%20.0%59.9%80.9%70.3%-15.1%-4.4%6.0M-224.5M-1.1M0.4111.39N/AN/A4,5421,88131,3598,629
2024-07-30$235.75$200.0070.5%21.4%61.8%92.0%75.4%-13.7%-2.3%6.8M-297.1M-1.1M0.2910.83N/AN/A8,7332,53532,7309,226
2024-07-31$213.50$200.0064.6%19.3%71.4%75.3%71.1%-13.0%-2.2%4.9M-156.4M-1.0M0.2411.69N/AN/A12,6283,03733,20110,061