USMC Options History — October 2022

In October 2022, USMC traded between $33.44 and $36.43. ATM implied volatility averaged 34.5%, placing in the 41.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 9.2%. IV traded above realized volatility by 7.8% (HV 20d: 26.7%). Net GEX was positive for 16 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 2 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.01.

Notable Days

  • 2022-10-20: Highest Volume — 51 contracts
  • 2022-10-06: Largest IV spike — 37.0% change
  • 2022-10-11: Highest IV Rank — 64.9%
  • 2022-10-19: Largest Expected Move — 10.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$34.94$33.44$36.43$34.58$36.15
ATM IV34.5%24.8%45.7%36.0%30.8%
Expected Move9.2%7.1%10.3%10.3%8.8%
HV 20d26.7%23.3%28.7%27.2%25.9%
HV 60d23.6%22.4%24.5%22.4%24.5%
IV Rank41.8%21.8%64.9%45.0%34.3%
IV Percentile85.5%46.0%98.8%91.3%77.4%
Term Structure-4.7%-16.3%2.3%-11.0%-4.7%
Skew 25d11.5%4.2%19.6%8.3%6.1%
Skew 10d17.3%-8.2%29.6%25.9%23.4%
Call IV 25d29.4%20.4%37.4%33.3%37.4%
Put IV 25d40.8%32.0%48.9%41.6%43.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %122.7793.51147.0893.51129.30
Gamma HHI0.540.500.620.500.62
Net GEX501-2301.4K311.4K
Net DEX7.4K58815.2K11.5K588
Net VEX-152-187-122-150-163
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.010.000.020.000.02
Total Volume50.38150515051
Total OI60.66760616160

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2022-10-03$34.58$0.0036.0%10.3%27.2%45.0%0.0%8.3%-11.0%3111.5K-1500.0093.51N/AN/A5005011
2022-10-04$35.35$0.0035.2%10.1%28.6%43.3%0.0%19.6%-4.7%5265.5K-1840.00129.94N/AN/A5005011
2022-10-05$35.57$0.0030.7%8.8%28.2%34.1%0.0%18.7%-1.0%7206.0K-1700.00111.58N/AN/A5005011
2022-10-06$35.15$0.0042.1%8.6%28.3%57.4%0.0%14.4%-0.9%1.0K2.8K-1870.00121.78N/AN/A5005011
2022-10-07$33.94$0.0035.8%8.2%28.7%44.6%0.0%8.5%-1.0%5497.8K-1640.00113.21N/AN/A5005011
2022-10-10$33.83$0.0043.1%7.7%28.2%59.7%0.0%4.2%2.0%-19115.2K-1260.00106.34N/AN/A5005011
2022-10-11$33.44$0.0045.7%9.6%24.2%64.9%0.0%14.1%-2.2%-17613.6K-1300.00125.33N/AN/A5005011
2022-10-12$33.50$0.0035.4%10.1%23.3%43.7%0.0%12.2%-2.5%14111.0K-1490.00135.94N/AN/A5005011
2022-10-13$34.34$0.0030.2%8.6%25.4%33.0%0.0%11.6%-6.8%-23013.8K-1320.00126.52N/AN/A5005011
2022-10-14$33.83$0.0029.5%8.5%25.3%31.6%0.0%9.5%-2.0%21710.0K-1510.00120.98N/AN/A5005011
2022-10-17$34.72$0.0033.1%9.5%27.4%39.0%0.0%11.3%-5.4%5457.8K-1640.00130.51N/AN/A5005011
2022-10-18$34.91$0.0035.6%10.2%27.5%44.1%0.0%4.8%-8.3%7505.3K-1670.00126.23N/AN/A5005011
2022-10-19$34.64$0.0036.1%10.3%26.9%45.1%0.0%7.8%-16.3%3798.2K-1530.00131.36N/AN/A5005011
2022-10-20$34.46$0.0032.8%9.4%26.9%38.3%0.0%13.9%-1.6%-5612.2K-1280.02147.08N/AN/A5015011
2022-10-21$35.20$0.0033.5%9.6%26.8%39.8%0.0%12.7%-4.6%-1510.1K-1220.02119.14N/AN/A5015010
2022-10-24$35.80$0.0033.1%9.5%27.2%38.9%0.0%6.1%2.3%1.0K1.2K-1690.02127.41N/AN/A5015010
2022-10-25$36.21$0.0032.3%9.2%27.2%37.3%0.0%15.3%-3.1%6015.3K-1300.02127.51N/AN/A5015010
2022-10-26$35.96$0.0024.8%7.1%26.4%21.8%0.0%12.7%-6.1%1.2K2.8K-1450.02102.92N/AN/A5015010
2022-10-27$35.66$0.0032.4%9.3%25.2%37.5%0.0%10.1%-8.1%1.1K3.0K-1590.02128.39N/AN/A5015010
2022-10-28$36.43$0.0036.0%10.3%25.9%45.0%0.0%19.1%-12.1%9672.1K-1450.02123.20N/AN/A5015010
2022-10-31$36.15$0.0030.8%8.8%25.9%34.3%0.0%6.1%-4.7%1.4K588-1630.02129.30N/AN/A5015010