WMT Options History — October 2024

In October 2024, WMT traded between $79.30 and $83.25. ATM implied volatility averaged 23.2%, placing in the 54.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 6.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 6.5% (HV 20d: 16.7%). Max pain ranged from $75.00 to $80.00. Net GEX was positive for 23 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 9 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.93.

Notable Days

  • 2024-10-01: Highest Volume — 160,638 contracts
  • 2024-10-07: Largest IV spike — 14.6% change
  • 2024-10-31: Highest IV Rank — 86.9%
  • 2024-10-31: Largest Expected Move — 7.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$81.19$79.30$83.25$81.23$82.23
Max Pain$79.57$75.00$80.00$75.00$80.00
ATM IV23.2%19.0%29.9%19.1%29.9%
Expected Move6.0%5.5%7.1%5.5%7.1%
HV 20d16.7%14.3%19.8%17.6%14.7%
HV 60d20.6%19.6%21.0%20.1%19.6%
IV Rank54.0%33.5%86.9%34.2%86.9%
IV Percentile80.4%64.7%98.8%66.3%98.8%
Term Structure1.0%-1.7%5.7%2.0%-1.4%
VWIV22.1%19.7%24.9%21.0%24.9%
Skew 25d2.1%1.5%2.6%1.6%2.1%
Skew 10d4.6%3.5%5.9%5.3%4.5%
Call IV 25d22.5%18.0%29.5%19.1%29.5%
Put IV 25d24.6%19.5%31.6%20.6%31.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %12.153.0036.4110.9811.07
Gamma HHI0.130.080.620.110.10
Net GEX123.1M63.3M528.9M125.6M101.3M
Net DEX-2.96B-3.42B-2.43B-3.20B-3.01B
Net VEX-10.4M-11.5M-9.8M-11.5M-10.5M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.930.531.631.040.78
Total Volume74,056.08741,613160,638160,63869,641
Total OI1,483,860.871,401,7601,547,4891,443,4771,456,428

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2024-10-01$81.23$75.0019.1%5.5%17.6%34.2%21.0%1.6%2.0%125.6M-3.20B-11.5M1.0410.9878,66781,971841,208602,269
2024-10-02$80.30$75.0019.2%5.5%18.3%34.7%19.7%1.9%1.7%99.5M-2.78B-11.4M1.473.7836,30553,406871,983630,976
2024-10-03$80.28$80.0020.0%6.2%18.2%38.5%23.2%2.0%2.1%108.7M-2.80B-11.5M1.6336.4123,90938,890873,433635,662
2024-10-04$80.93$80.0019.0%6.0%18.1%33.5%23.1%1.5%2.2%528.9M-3.05B-10.7M0.6224.1093,94657,901877,467645,654
2024-10-07$79.30$80.0021.8%6.3%19.8%47.1%23.7%2.6%-0.4%63.3M-2.43B-10.9M1.468.9040,71159,585862,394618,381
2024-10-08$79.57$80.0020.6%6.0%18.4%41.6%22.9%2.3%-0.2%86.6M-2.58B-10.6M0.898.5337,40733,409882,246623,903
2024-10-09$80.35$80.0020.6%5.8%18.7%41.6%21.8%1.9%-0.3%119.5M-2.88B-10.9M1.113.3424,31126,987889,339632,768
2024-10-10$79.60$80.0020.4%5.8%18.4%40.6%21.2%2.1%-0.2%78.6M-2.58B-10.4M0.713.8030,17521,502890,012637,281
2024-10-11$80.05$80.0019.9%5.7%18.3%37.8%21.5%2.0%-0.2%125.8M-2.80B-10.1M1.038.9334,45935,510897,147638,705
2024-10-14$80.44$80.0020.3%5.8%18.4%39.8%21.7%2.3%5.2%112.0M-2.89B-9.9M0.683.0031,41121,308879,584624,731
2024-10-15$81.41$80.0019.8%5.7%16.7%37.4%21.5%1.9%5.5%148.1M-3.23B-10.6M0.713.4750,06735,769882,888625,883
2024-10-16$81.38$80.0020.2%5.8%16.6%39.2%21.6%2.1%5.7%147.0M-3.20B-10.3M0.908.6535,49131,815882,848635,099
2024-10-17$80.88$80.0021.6%5.9%16.2%46.5%20.4%2.2%5.2%121.7M-3.01B-10.1M0.789.1527,87721,647890,935646,706
2024-10-18$81.25$80.0022.4%5.9%15.6%50.0%20.1%2.3%5.1%74.5M-3.17B-9.9M0.569.1948,07626,985896,684650,805
2024-10-21$80.90$80.0025.0%5.8%15.1%63.0%20.9%2.4%-1.4%77.3M-2.67B-10.0M0.5319.4928,12814,860813,028588,732
2024-10-22$82.15$80.0026.5%6.1%15.9%70.4%22.6%2.1%-1.4%106.8M-3.12B-9.8M0.7716.1747,74636,695825,286594,016
2024-10-23$83.25$80.0028.1%6.3%16.2%78.1%22.9%2.2%-1.7%117.7M-3.42B-10.1M0.9119.9656,79951,966830,633607,810
2024-10-24$83.05$80.0027.9%6.2%14.6%77.1%23.0%2.0%-1.5%113.3M-3.34B-10.5M1.5116.0926,67740,209838,055625,887
2024-10-25$82.59$80.0027.3%6.1%14.8%74.3%22.0%1.8%-1.4%95.0M-3.12B-10.3M0.8817.4830,44326,664840,004635,673
2024-10-28$82.87$80.0027.5%6.2%14.3%75.2%22.4%1.8%-0.7%106.5M-3.21B-9.9M1.0519.0622,81323,921827,183593,590
2024-10-29$81.95$80.0027.6%6.3%14.9%75.7%22.4%1.9%-0.8%91.2M-2.91B-10.1M0.857.6524,66320,955834,397604,086
2024-10-30$81.45$80.0028.2%6.6%14.4%78.7%23.0%2.1%-1.0%81.9M-2.74B-10.2M0.5310.2427,12014,493838,352608,649
2024-10-31$82.23$80.0029.9%7.1%14.7%86.9%24.9%2.1%-1.4%101.3M-3.01B-10.5M0.7811.0739,12530,516845,389611,039