SQQQ Options History — October 2025

In October 2025, SQQQ traded between $64.20 and $78.95. ATM implied volatility averaged 59.5%, placing in the 18.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 17.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 19.9% (HV 20d: 39.6%). Max pain ranged from $65.00 to $75.00. Net GEX was positive for 23 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 15 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.17.

Notable Days

  • 2025-10-10: Highest Volume — 151,911 contracts
  • 2025-10-10: Largest IV spike — 32.5% change
  • 2025-10-16: Highest IV Rank — 30.6%
  • 2025-10-16: Largest Expected Move — 20.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$72.17$64.20$78.95$75.20$65.20
Max Pain$70.22$65.00$75.00$75.00$65.00
ATM IV59.5%53.1%74.2%53.3%58.4%
Expected Move17.0%13.1%20.9%13.7%17.0%
HV 20d39.6%19.8%53.7%21.2%53.5%
HV 60d37.3%31.9%41.4%32.1%39.3%
IV Rank18.4%13.1%30.6%13.2%17.4%
IV Percentile56.5%35.7%86.5%36.1%57.9%
Term Structure-1.7%-20.9%2.6%0.6%1.4%
VWIV64.2%51.7%81.2%56.0%63.5%
Skew 25d-21.1%-33.4%-15.3%-17.9%-17.2%
Skew 10d-40.7%-63.9%-28.9%-39.1%-34.2%
Call IV 25d73.7%65.5%98.2%65.9%70.0%
Put IV 25d52.6%47.4%64.8%47.9%52.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %16.092.0936.812.272.48
Gamma HHI0.180.120.420.180.21
Net GEX12.3M5.1M25.2M13.7M10.4M
Net DEX-126.2M-409.8M-14.5M-82.9M-84.6M
Net VEX-1.4M-1.6M-1.2M-1.3M-1.3M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.170.070.430.120.22
Total Volume52,405.8726,099151,91138,14949,098
Total OI187,151.739160,954213,659178,428210,843

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2025-10-01$75.20$75.0053.3%13.7%21.2%13.2%56.0%-17.9%0.6%13.7M-82.9M-1.3M0.122.27N/AN/A34,0354,114143,94734,481
2025-10-02$74.20$75.0054.4%13.8%19.8%14.1%53.0%-17.6%1.5%10.7M-65.2M-1.3M0.132.09N/AN/A30,1113,983151,02035,805
2025-10-03$75.10$75.0053.2%13.1%21.1%13.2%51.7%-18.6%0.8%25.2M-122.1M-1.4M0.142.17N/AN/A39,5815,567161,66736,101
2025-10-06$73.40$70.0053.1%16.6%21.4%13.1%61.8%-18.8%0.5%10.7M-85.5M-1.3M0.1627.58N/AN/A31,2694,907134,00131,559
2025-10-07$74.65$70.0056.2%16.5%23.1%15.6%62.2%-20.0%-0.1%16.3M-164.1M-1.4M0.1027.23N/AN/A41,7254,155147,03834,007
2025-10-08$72.50$70.0053.5%15.1%24.4%13.4%62.9%-18.4%0.2%11.8M-85.3M-1.4M0.1627.09N/AN/A30,0224,738149,45435,432
2025-10-09$72.70$70.0053.2%16.4%24.0%13.1%62.5%-18.1%0.5%15.9M-115.7M-1.4M0.0728.08N/AN/A32,2732,129162,62836,154
2025-10-10$78.95$70.0070.5%19.4%39.8%27.5%69.4%-28.1%2.6%12.0M-409.8M-1.6M0.1336.81N/AN/A134,90417,007163,64636,179
2025-10-13$75.10$75.0060.6%17.7%42.8%19.3%66.5%-24.6%1.8%12.9M-161.1M-1.5M0.1530.06N/AN/A54,7028,350143,02136,105
2025-10-14$77.05$70.0068.5%18.1%44.0%25.8%71.1%-22.7%-6.6%14.9M-227.9M-1.5M0.1335.77N/AN/A53,5057,176144,15938,697
2025-10-15$75.20$70.0065.9%18.9%44.5%23.7%71.7%-23.7%0.4%13.1M-177.3M-1.5M0.1630.38N/AN/A55,2638,671149,53440,243
2025-10-16$76.25$70.0074.2%20.9%43.9%30.6%81.2%-33.4%-2.4%17.1M-263.5M-1.6M0.1527.88N/AN/A67,02310,222159,84141,352
2025-10-17$74.40$70.0068.9%19.8%44.4%26.2%74.1%-30.6%0.1%15.2M-155.1M-1.5M0.2027.45N/AN/A69,68613,653162,82343,826
2025-10-20$71.50$70.0058.4%16.5%46.0%17.4%66.6%-22.3%-12.2%8.2M-82.7M-1.3M0.2210.39N/AN/A28,9546,293124,07836,876
2025-10-21$71.60$70.0058.6%16.8%45.2%17.6%64.2%-22.2%-4.4%11.0M-107.3M-1.4M0.098.62N/AN/A23,9572,142137,09139,162
2025-10-22$74.10$70.0062.2%17.8%47.2%20.6%63.8%-26.9%-20.9%15.8M-191.9M-1.5M0.2011.67N/AN/A46,5819,132141,57739,718
2025-10-23$71.95$70.0057.2%16.5%47.9%16.5%60.8%-20.6%-3.9%8.9M-73.1M-1.3M0.4310.91N/AN/A23,3829,962135,61940,688
2025-10-24$69.55$70.0054.5%15.7%48.9%14.2%57.1%-19.1%-1.1%5.5M-14.5M-1.2M0.259.91N/AN/A42,80310,690143,95641,988
2025-10-27$66.35$70.0056.0%16.5%51.0%15.4%61.8%-15.6%0.4%5.1M-15.1M-1.2M0.212.67N/AN/A34,7017,440126,12637,743
2025-10-28$64.30$70.0057.7%17.1%51.7%16.9%63.3%-15.3%0.9%6.7M-20.8M-1.2M0.172.54N/AN/A39,9566,978144,32338,534
2025-10-29$64.20$65.0059.8%18.0%51.6%18.6%67.4%-16.8%0.8%8.7M-57.8M-1.3M0.173.18N/AN/A38,3966,412159,70640,083
2025-10-30$66.45$65.0060.0%17.8%53.7%18.8%63.8%-16.8%0.3%13.6M-139.6M-1.4M0.202.82N/AN/A41,2798,408171,30542,354
2025-10-31$65.20$65.0058.4%17.0%53.5%17.4%63.5%-17.2%1.4%10.4M-84.6M-1.3M0.222.48N/AN/A40,3268,772169,75741,086