UYG Options History — August 2025

In August 2025, UYG traded between $91.12 and $99.80. ATM implied volatility averaged 31.0%, placing in the 13.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 8.7%. IV traded above realized volatility by 4.6% (HV 20d: 26.4%). Max pain ranged from $80.00 to $94.00. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 15 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.01.

Notable Days

  • 2025-08-12: Highest Volume — 176 contracts
  • 2025-08-26: Largest IV spike — 29.0% change
  • 2025-08-01: Highest IV Rank — 29.1%
  • 2025-08-01: Largest Expected Move — 12.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$95.37$91.12$99.80$91.16$99.80
Max Pain$80.67$80.00$94.00$94.00$80.00
ATM IV31.0%21.7%45.2%45.2%24.3%
Expected Move8.7%6.2%12.9%12.9%7.0%
HV 20d26.4%21.5%28.6%26.8%21.5%
HV 60d27.0%25.9%28.0%27.8%26.7%
IV Rank13.8%3.9%29.1%29.1%6.7%
IV Percentile36.8%0.8%85.3%85.3%3.2%
Term Structure2.2%-5.8%8.8%-5.8%5.3%
VWIV30.2%22.6%38.5%34.8%22.6%
Skew 25d6.8%2.2%15.4%8.7%3.3%
Skew 10d17.2%1.5%31.5%7.1%11.5%
Call IV 25d25.7%15.6%34.9%34.9%15.6%
Put IV 25d32.5%19.0%43.6%43.6%19.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %94.1966.15110.28102.77103.31
Gamma HHI0.180.090.260.090.26
Net GEX123.1K60.1K198.9K60.1K198.9K
Net DEX-1.4M-2.3M-580.1K-653.7K-2.3M
Net VEX-5.6K-6.8K-4.5K-5.5K-6.5K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.010.000.130.130.00
Total Volume23.81017695
Total OI682.095524791631735

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2025-08-01$91.16$94.0045.2%12.9%26.8%29.1%34.8%8.7%-5.8%60.1K-653.7K-5.5K0.13102.77N/AN/A81459172
2025-08-04$92.81$80.0038.0%10.9%26.7%21.3%28.9%5.4%-3.4%64.1K-658.4K-5.0K0.0086.56N/AN/A50455173
2025-08-05$92.34$80.0037.8%10.0%26.4%21.1%33.3%5.1%1.3%69.2K-710.7K-5.1K0.0091.14N/AN/A30460173
2025-08-06$93.10$80.0036.3%10.3%26.5%19.6%31.7%5.9%-2.2%72.3K-789.5K-5.1K0.0086.57N/AN/A80460173
2025-08-07$91.12$80.0034.3%10.0%26.9%17.5%0.0%10.3%-3.4%68.1K-580.1K-4.7K0.00100.38N/AN/A03468173
2025-08-08$92.35$80.0035.6%9.9%26.7%18.8%0.0%15.4%-2.0%74.0K-615.2K-4.8K0.0090.74N/AN/A60468176
2025-08-11$92.66$80.0039.1%9.1%26.4%22.6%0.0%9.0%0.4%79.4K-679.4K-4.8K0.0076.50N/AN/A50471176
2025-08-12$94.63$80.0032.1%9.0%25.5%15.0%29.6%10.0%4.0%74.2K-990.6K-4.5K0.0187.64N/AN/A1751475176
2025-08-13$95.70$80.0028.6%8.2%25.5%11.3%24.6%6.2%6.5%168.8K-1.6M-5.0K0.0090.43N/AN/A400608176
2025-08-14$96.61$80.0026.4%7.6%24.9%8.9%38.5%9.3%6.2%154.6K-2.1M-5.5K0.0981.07N/AN/A222615176
2025-08-15$94.81$80.0028.4%8.2%25.9%11.1%30.3%6.4%6.4%188.1K-1.2M-5.2K0.00103.75N/AN/A130588174
2025-08-18$94.99$80.0028.6%8.2%25.9%11.3%25.5%7.7%2.4%78.6K-1.1M-5.0K0.0166.15N/AN/A1001412112
2025-08-19$95.00$80.0031.0%8.9%25.5%13.9%0.0%5.7%0.1%106.7K-1.3M-5.8K0.0086.40N/AN/A20512113
2025-08-20$96.59$80.0031.6%9.1%25.9%14.6%33.0%2.6%-4.4%121.1K-1.5M-6.0K0.0084.24N/AN/A750525113
2025-08-21$95.29$80.0029.1%8.4%26.2%11.9%0.0%2.4%4.2%122.4K-1.4M-6.1K0.00110.28N/AN/A00599113
2025-08-22$98.43$80.0022.6%6.5%28.6%4.8%22.6%7.7%8.3%168.8K-2.0M-6.5K0.00106.25N/AN/A180599113
2025-08-25$97.66$80.0021.7%6.2%28.2%3.9%0.0%5.5%8.8%169.3K-1.9M-6.8K0.00102.83N/AN/A04617113
2025-08-26$98.44$80.0028.0%8.0%27.9%10.6%0.0%2.2%5.1%172.1K-2.0M-6.6K0.00107.83N/AN/A20617117
2025-08-27$99.70$80.0024.9%7.2%27.9%7.4%0.0%8.3%6.5%188.2K-2.2M-6.7K0.00103.72N/AN/A01617117
2025-08-28$99.57$80.0026.8%7.7%27.9%9.3%0.0%5.6%1.0%186.7K-2.2M-6.6K0.00109.49N/AN/A00617118
2025-08-29$99.80$80.0024.3%7.0%21.5%6.7%0.0%3.3%5.3%198.9K-2.3M-6.5K0.00103.31N/AN/A50617118