UYG Options History — March 2024

In March 2024, UYG traded between $62.36 and $68.42. ATM implied volatility averaged 23.5%, placing in the 8.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 7.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 3.1% (HV 20d: 20.4%). Max pain ranged from $46.00 to $60.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 16 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.11.

Notable Days

  • 2024-03-27: Highest Volume — 323 contracts
  • 2024-03-11: Largest IV spike — 52.7% change
  • 2024-03-22: Highest IV Rank — 13.7%
  • 2024-03-08: Largest Expected Move — 8.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$64.71$62.36$68.42$62.41$68.42
Max Pain$57.40$46.00$60.00$51.00$60.00
ATM IV23.5%19.0%29.6%25.6%23.2%
Expected Move7.0%6.3%8.5%7.3%6.6%
HV 20d20.4%15.1%25.2%25.2%19.1%
HV 60d21.5%20.0%22.4%22.4%21.7%
IV Rank8.5%0.0%13.7%8.1%12.7%
IV Percentile16.6%0.0%57.5%37.3%10.7%
Term Structure0.7%-6.1%5.3%5.3%1.9%
VWIV23.4%13.2%26.8%26.6%21.8%
Skew 25d3.7%1.5%6.8%2.0%3.3%
Skew 10d8.0%1.4%12.7%3.9%9.0%
Call IV 25d22.7%21.2%25.0%23.4%21.9%
Put IV 25d26.4%23.8%30.0%25.4%25.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %58.3547.6188.3688.3665.51
Gamma HHI0.340.210.460.210.40
Net GEX110.4K74.0K163.0K90.4K128.4K
Net DEX-4.0M-5.3M-2.4M-4.4M-3.2M
Net VEX-4.8K-6.2K-4.2K-4.4K-6.2K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.110.0013.680.000.00
Total Volume44.850323287
Total OI1,470.059401,9151,7191,334

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2024-03-01$62.41$51.0025.6%7.3%25.2%8.1%0.0%2.0%5.3%90.4K-4.4M-4.4K0.0088.36N/AN/A280964755
2024-03-04$62.66$46.0019.7%7.3%25.0%0.7%26.6%5.1%0.4%92.2K-4.7M-4.3K0.5748.66N/AN/A74986755
2024-03-05$62.36$55.0029.6%7.4%24.4%13.2%24.4%2.7%0.0%93.3K-4.6M-4.3K0.0050.69N/AN/A2000992759
2024-03-06$63.31$55.0020.4%7.3%24.8%1.7%26.8%4.5%1.0%115.4K-5.0M-4.8K0.2649.62N/AN/A2361,089759
2024-03-07$63.14$58.0020.5%7.0%24.5%1.8%0.0%6.8%-4.9%108.9K-4.8M-4.3K0.0053.12N/AN/A501,089765
2024-03-08$63.31$58.0019.0%8.5%24.2%0.0%0.0%5.3%-6.1%115.8K-4.9M-4.9K0.0057.27N/AN/A1001,089765
2024-03-11$63.56$58.0029.0%7.4%24.1%12.6%0.0%5.9%-3.8%112.6K-4.9M-4.4K0.2057.55N/AN/A511,095765
2024-03-12$64.07$58.0024.8%6.7%24.0%7.3%23.7%4.4%3.9%127.6K-5.1M-4.2K0.0060.35N/AN/A4801,096765
2024-03-13$64.63$58.0023.1%6.6%19.1%5.2%13.2%2.7%0.5%163.0K-5.3M-4.7K0.0065.94N/AN/A4801,123765
2024-03-14$63.50$58.0024.6%7.0%19.8%10.3%24.8%4.6%1.2%103.1K-4.9M-4.9K0.1160.77N/AN/A5361,136765
2024-03-15$63.74$59.0024.5%7.0%16.3%13.0%26.1%4.2%2.3%74.0K-5.0M-5.0K0.0956.24N/AN/A3231,144771
2024-03-18$64.47$58.0024.1%6.9%16.4%12.3%23.6%4.7%1.8%85.1K-2.4M-4.9K0.2753.28N/AN/A113656284
2024-03-19$64.92$59.0022.9%6.6%15.9%9.3%0.0%3.8%2.5%91.9K-2.5M-4.9K0.0061.03N/AN/A00667287
2024-03-20$66.57$59.0022.3%6.4%17.6%8.1%22.0%2.5%2.3%102.5K-2.9M-5.0K0.0063.75N/AN/A240667287
2024-03-21$67.81$59.0022.8%6.5%15.1%9.3%23.1%1.5%2.3%128.4K-3.2M-5.0K0.4566.03N/AN/A115690287
2024-03-22$66.39$59.0024.6%7.0%17.6%13.7%24.0%2.7%-1.9%116.8K-2.9M-5.3K2.7147.61N/AN/A719703292
2024-03-25$65.66$60.0023.1%6.6%17.8%10.1%0.0%2.9%1.9%108.9K-2.7M-4.9K0.0049.47N/AN/A00710308
2024-03-26$66.05$60.0023.3%6.7%17.8%11.7%22.1%2.4%1.6%115.2K-2.8M-5.0K1.6754.12N/AN/A35710308
2024-03-27$67.20$60.0022.1%6.3%18.4%9.3%25.9%2.7%1.8%133.8K-3.1M-4.6K13.6857.65N/AN/A22301711308
2024-03-28$68.42$60.0023.2%6.6%19.1%12.7%21.8%3.3%1.9%128.4K-3.2M-6.2K0.0065.51N/AN/A70725609