WMT Options History — January 2025

In January 2025, WMT traded between $90.03 and $98.35. ATM implied volatility averaged 23.1%, placing in the 52.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 7.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 6.4% (HV 20d: 16.7%). Max pain ranged from $70.00 to $92.50. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 11 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.60.

Notable Days

  • 2025-01-10: Highest Volume — 129,244 contracts
  • 2025-01-21: Largest IV spike — 24.9% change
  • 2025-01-31: Highest IV Rank — 81.4%
  • 2025-01-31: Largest Expected Move — 8.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$93.34$90.03$98.35$90.03$97.81
Max Pain$90.25$70.00$92.50$70.00$92.50
ATM IV23.1%18.2%28.8%19.1%28.8%
Expected Move7.6%5.0%8.9%5.5%8.9%
HV 20d16.7%14.1%18.0%18.0%14.1%
HV 60d17.3%16.9%17.8%17.0%17.5%
IV Rank52.9%28.8%81.4%33.3%81.4%
IV Percentile73.9%50.4%94.4%59.9%94.4%
Term Structure1.3%-1.7%7.9%0.3%-1.3%
VWIV26.7%17.9%31.3%19.2%31.3%
Skew 25d1.4%1.1%1.9%1.9%1.4%
Skew 10d4.1%2.5%12.6%4.7%2.8%
Call IV 25d22.4%17.3%28.8%18.6%28.8%
Put IV 25d23.9%18.4%30.3%20.6%30.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %5.482.3515.343.118.37
Gamma HHI0.100.070.300.080.10
Net GEX50.6M2.2M146.5M2.2M47.9M
Net DEX-2.57B-3.34B-1.56B-2.37B-2.67B
Net VEX-15.2M-16.6M-13.4M-15.9M-13.4M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.600.391.040.740.82
Total Volume86,937.9545,113129,24473,620110,999
Total OI1,681,283.951,379,4231,945,2131,869,4741,473,498

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2025-01-02$90.03$70.0019.1%5.5%18.0%33.3%19.2%1.9%0.3%2.2M-2.37B-15.9M0.743.1142,27031,350823,0971,046,377
2025-01-03$90.67$70.0018.2%5.0%17.8%28.8%17.9%1.5%0.4%13.8M-2.58B-16.1M0.394.0750,31319,698830,8481,056,678
2025-01-06$91.40$92.5018.9%7.2%17.6%32.2%25.5%1.2%0.2%33.7M-2.81B-16.1M0.629.2551,84532,078796,4981,048,907
2025-01-07$90.90$92.5019.4%7.4%17.5%35.0%25.8%1.3%0.3%16.3M-2.58B-16.6M0.853.1124,39520,718808,8901,062,200
2025-01-08$91.66$92.5019.1%7.4%16.4%33.2%26.0%1.3%0.3%48.1M-2.91B-16.1M0.475.3136,96517,533814,7171,069,690
2025-01-10$92.91$92.5020.2%7.8%16.7%38.9%28.1%1.3%0.1%118.6M-3.34B-15.8M0.488.0787,36641,878824,2991,070,158
2025-01-13$91.50$92.5020.2%7.8%17.3%38.6%27.8%1.2%7.2%45.1M-2.79B-16.3M0.663.9243,82028,844810,6931,057,633
2025-01-14$90.66$92.5020.2%7.8%17.3%38.6%27.1%1.5%7.1%24.4M-2.64B-15.4M0.522.3533,33117,258815,7801,071,923
2025-01-15$91.50$92.5018.7%7.3%17.8%31.4%25.4%1.4%6.9%47.6M-2.92B-14.8M0.463.2458,56926,740822,2131,074,142
2025-01-16$91.50$92.5019.9%7.4%17.6%37.1%26.6%1.5%7.3%51.6M-3.00B-14.9M1.043.4943,86745,524848,3851,078,398
2025-01-17$92.02$92.5020.6%7.3%17.7%40.8%26.2%1.1%7.9%146.5M-3.17B-14.9M0.713.3656,44140,138855,4191,089,794
2025-01-21$92.75$92.5025.8%7.6%17.6%66.2%26.6%1.6%-1.1%24.1M-1.56B-15.6M0.653.6660,62239,293562,202817,221
2025-01-22$93.19$92.5026.8%7.7%17.6%71.4%27.2%1.4%-1.2%30.0M-1.68B-15.0M0.793.5039,49931,372568,530832,569
2025-01-23$93.30$92.5027.1%7.9%17.1%73.0%27.4%1.6%-1.6%38.9M-1.79B-14.1M0.463.9338,33117,816580,103847,801
2025-01-24$94.68$92.5026.8%7.8%15.2%71.3%27.4%1.2%-1.4%49.6M-2.03B-15.5M0.483.9871,36033,971589,406853,184
2025-01-27$97.00$92.5026.9%8.1%15.7%71.7%28.6%1.4%-0.8%57.4M-2.58B-13.6M0.466.4485,21738,992568,287829,242
2025-01-28$97.35$92.5028.0%8.5%15.7%77.4%29.8%1.7%-1.7%58.2M-2.60B-14.4M0.517.4081,23841,168581,616845,362
2025-01-29$97.56$92.5028.3%8.7%14.9%78.8%30.1%1.7%-1.6%53.8M-2.52B-14.4M0.4415.3471,62231,848571,776860,990
2025-01-30$98.35$92.5028.3%8.9%14.2%79.1%30.8%1.7%-1.5%104.0M-2.78B-14.3M0.517.7462,73531,735594,612872,541
2025-01-31$97.81$92.5028.8%8.9%14.1%81.4%31.3%1.4%-1.3%47.9M-2.67B-13.4M0.828.3761,11049,889591,531881,967