UNH Options History — May 2025

In May 2025, UNH traded between $274.26 and $405.16. ATM implied volatility averaged 45.5%, placing in the 63.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 13.0%. IV traded below realized volatility by 48.6% (HV 20d: 94.1%). Max pain ranged from $320.00 to $460.00. Net GEX was positive for 12 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 7 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.50.

Notable Days

  • 2025-05-15: Highest Volume — 1,421,937 contracts
  • 2025-05-13: Largest IV spike — 64.3% change
  • 2025-05-13: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2025-05-15: Largest Expected Move — 20.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$335.49$274.26$405.16$401.46$301.23
Max Pain$386.67$320.00$460.00$430.00$320.00
ATM IV45.5%33.1%73.9%33.1%40.2%
Expected Move13.0%9.5%20.8%9.8%11.4%
HV 20d94.1%81.2%111.0%99.4%90.7%
HV 60d71.1%61.8%78.3%61.8%78.2%
IV Rank63.2%39.5%100.0%54.1%39.5%
IV Percentile93.0%83.7%100.0%83.7%93.3%
Term Structure-0.3%-2.5%3.6%-0.3%-1.1%
VWIV47.5%34.4%74.0%34.8%41.2%
Skew 25d1.9%-1.7%7.9%3.1%0.8%
Skew 10d2.7%-2.3%14.7%3.8%3.7%
Call IV 25d45.8%31.8%72.9%31.8%41.3%
Put IV 25d47.7%34.8%79.6%34.8%42.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %31.9022.3443.6043.3136.87
Gamma HHI0.060.030.240.060.08
Net GEX32.6M-92.0M191.6M-35.4M191.6M
Net DEX556.5M-3.36B3.61B1.41B-1.40B
Net VEX-35.3M-52.8M-17.4M-20.8M-52.8M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.500.271.080.450.40
Total Volume368,029.33371,8511,421,93785,614310,246
Total OI916,527.571428,8221,494,290428,8221,482,615

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2025-05-01$401.46$430.0033.1%9.8%99.4%54.1%34.8%3.1%-0.3%-35.4M1.41B-20.8M0.4543.3159,19826,416275,885152,937
2025-05-02$398.81$430.0033.5%9.8%97.7%55.5%35.6%3.3%-0.2%-67.8M1.39B-21.0M0.4643.6074,28234,125291,682156,237
2025-05-05$405.16$460.0033.2%9.5%98.3%54.4%34.4%3.5%-1.6%5.3M737.5M-22.3M0.2739.0456,51515,336275,482154,337
2025-05-06$395.54$450.0034.1%9.9%98.3%57.5%36.0%1.4%1.0%-14.6M1.25B-21.8M0.3938.5855,12221,529290,929159,129
2025-05-07$390.72$450.0034.0%10.0%95.5%57.0%36.7%1.8%1.4%-27.6M1.40B-22.4M0.3839.0462,84423,957305,121163,529
2025-05-08$386.64$450.0033.9%9.7%93.0%56.8%35.4%1.8%0.0%-38.6M1.55B-22.8M0.6233.4547,10429,385321,345170,708
2025-05-09$380.24$450.0034.6%10.0%90.5%59.0%36.6%1.6%1.6%-92.0M1.79B-22.3M0.4230.1088,44636,905332,641170,943
2025-05-12$378.43$440.0033.6%9.8%90.0%55.7%36.1%1.4%0.9%-17.5M1.56B-22.7M0.3536.5571,24324,642319,972167,163
2025-05-13$313.01$420.0055.2%15.3%107.7%100.0%56.2%-1.7%-1.0%-8.7M3.11B-17.4M0.6531.57352,653227,818346,649174,202
2025-05-14$308.63$400.0050.0%14.8%107.5%86.5%54.7%3.1%-1.0%1.0M2.69B-26.1M0.6227.36209,770129,246483,071249,595
2025-05-15$274.26$390.0073.9%20.8%111.0%100.0%74.0%7.9%-1.4%-30.4M3.61B-26.7M1.0826.73683,979737,958556,273283,150
2025-05-16$290.37$350.0071.7%20.1%81.2%96.1%72.4%2.3%-2.5%76.8M43.5M-41.4M0.4527.34827,187370,951781,857412,273
2025-05-19$314.46$350.0059.4%17.0%87.6%74.7%62.0%-0.5%-1.9%131.1M-2.51B-48.4M0.4623.17475,863218,906730,282376,548
2025-05-20$321.79$350.0051.6%14.8%88.6%61.1%54.4%2.0%-1.6%177.0M-3.36B-50.4M0.4222.34346,527145,671809,985439,589
2025-05-21$303.33$340.0052.8%15.1%89.7%63.1%54.7%2.6%-2.0%89.6M-693.2M-49.1M0.4623.66325,597150,462864,009472,361
2025-05-22$296.76$340.0052.4%15.0%89.6%62.6%55.4%2.0%3.6%54.2M-109.6M-50.2M0.5726.10228,716130,942929,245504,014
2025-05-23$294.67$330.0048.4%13.9%89.7%55.5%51.2%1.1%-0.1%13.2M176.6M-50.4M0.5328.02216,296114,472970,838523,452
2025-05-27$293.72$330.0046.2%13.2%89.4%51.2%49.6%1.0%-0.4%56.2M169.5M-48.9M0.3931.69217,51285,891874,330431,558
2025-05-28$298.22$320.0043.0%12.4%90.2%45.3%45.2%0.7%-0.1%113.9M-562.9M-51.4M0.4031.15183,17573,093938,023463,409
2025-05-29$297.82$320.0040.7%11.5%90.2%41.2%41.8%0.5%0.5%107.0M-559.8M-51.6M0.6430.15145,49193,145971,593470,118
2025-05-30$301.23$320.0040.2%11.4%90.7%39.5%41.2%0.8%-1.1%191.6M-1.40B-52.8M0.4036.87221,83988,4071,009,617472,998