XOM Options History — March 2026

In March 2026, XOM traded between $148.19 and $171.70. ATM implied volatility averaged 31.9%, placing in the 41.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.5%. IV traded above realized volatility by 7.4% (HV 20d: 24.6%). Max pain ranged from $135.00 to $145.00. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 8 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.51.

Notable Days

2026-03-02: Highest Volume — 273,680 contracts
2026-03-19: Largest IV spike — 7.6% change
2026-03-30: Highest IV Rank — 53.3%
2026-03-13: Largest Expected Move — 37.1%

Monthly Statistics

Metric	Avg	Min	Max	Open	Close
Price	$157.92	$148.19	$171.70	$154.48	$168.88
Max Pain	$136.41	$135.00	$145.00	$142.00	$140.00
ATM IV	31.9%	28.6%	36.2%	34.2%	34.4%
Expected Move	10.5%	8.3%	37.1%	10.4%	9.8%
HV 20d	24.6%	18.8%	32.4%	32.4%	19.6%
HV 60d	26.3%	25.7%	26.8%	26.3%	26.6%
IV Rank	41.2%	31.5%	53.3%	47.6%	48.1%
IV Percentile	92.0%	85.3%	97.2%	96.4%	96.0%
Term Structure	-0.3%	-1.4%	1.1%	-0.8%	-0.4%
VWIV	32.9%	29.7%	38.1%	38.1%	35.0%
Skew 25d	2.1%	0.1%	3.5%	1.4%	2.5%
Skew 10d	4.7%	-0.8%	8.4%	2.9%	5.0%
Call IV 25d	31.4%	28.1%	36.0%	33.7%	34.0%
Put IV 25d	33.6%	31.0%	37.6%	35.1%	36.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %	20.42	8.84	48.15	17.57	12.24
Gamma HHI	0.13	0.08	0.48	0.10	0.11
Net GEX	166.4M	85.8M	333.9M	137.3M	164.9M
Net DEX	-6.15B	-8.34B	-4.17B	-5.77B	-7.35B
Net VEX	-27.7M	-29.6M	-26.4M	-27.2M	-29.6M
Div Yield	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
P/C Ratio	0.51	0.23	1.08	0.56	0.73
Total Volume	116,912.545	53,594	273,680	273,680	155,853
Total OI	1,305,635.591	1,153,305	1,394,193	1,228,496	1,285,007

Daily Data (22 trading days)

Date	Price	Max Pain	ATM IV	Exp Move	HV 20d	IV Rank	VWIV	Skew 25d	Term Str	GEX	DEX	VEX	P/C	Spread %	Call Vol	Put Vol	Call OI	Put OI
2026-03-02	$154.48	$142.00	34.2%	10.4%	32.4%	47.6%	38.1%	1.4%	-0.8%	137.3M	-5.77B	-27.2M	0.56	17.57	175,787	97,893	703,893	524,603
2026-03-03	$151.44	$144.00	33.0%	9.8%	32.4%	44.2%	35.4%	2.5%	0.1%	122.6M	-4.95B	-28.7M	0.43	24.19	98,110	42,578	767,590	551,664
2026-03-04	$149.80	$145.00	31.2%	9.4%	30.0%	39.1%	33.4%	1.0%	-0.8%	101.4M	-4.58B	-27.9M	0.51	20.12	61,182	31,285	773,723	564,572
2026-03-05	$150.23	$135.00	31.7%	9.1%	29.1%	40.4%	31.4%	2.9%	0.1%	107.5M	-4.69B	-28.0M	0.23	40.21	73,116	17,132	787,468	578,104
2026-03-06	$150.71	$135.00	33.0%	9.3%	28.8%	44.3%	32.4%	1.2%	0.5%	91.8M	-4.89B	-28.2M	0.32	42.31	111,510	35,304	797,579	582,644
2026-03-09	$149.91	$135.00	32.2%	9.2%	27.9%	42.0%	32.3%	0.1%	1.1%	107.8M	-4.64B	-28.3M	0.34	48.15	92,945	31,662	758,545	553,169
2026-03-10	$148.19	$135.00	31.2%	8.7%	27.8%	39.2%	31.0%	1.8%	-1.4%	85.8M	-4.17B	-27.9M	0.57	41.26	38,310	21,826	772,495	563,143
2026-03-11	$151.44	$135.00	30.6%	8.8%	28.9%	37.3%	31.5%	0.8%	0.1%	132.0M	-5.00B	-27.6M	0.54	41.70	34,908	18,686	778,115	568,198
2026-03-12	$154.05	$135.00	31.8%	9.9%	27.6%	40.7%	33.0%	1.6%	-0.8%	183.2M	-5.80B	-27.4M	0.41	18.28	75,839	30,787	787,185	574,908
2026-03-13	$155.91	$135.00	31.9%	37.1%	25.2%	41.2%	32.3%	1.4%	-0.8%	193.4M	-6.39B	-27.0M	0.30	16.83	106,198	31,662	799,030	586,271
2026-03-16	$156.74	$135.00	30.3%	8.7%	24.4%	36.3%	30.3%	2.4%	-0.5%	184.3M	-6.39B	-26.7M	0.57	9.67	43,518	24,842	762,643	561,875
2026-03-17	$158.94	$135.00	28.6%	8.3%	23.8%	31.5%	29.7%	2.9%	-0.7%	212.9M	-6.88B	-26.4M	0.46	10.00	63,035	29,262	769,721	572,921
2026-03-18	$158.13	$135.00	29.3%	8.5%	22.2%	33.6%	30.7%	3.1%	0.8%	199.2M	-6.59B	-27.1M	0.83	18.73	34,811	28,982	778,244	583,516
2026-03-19	$158.28	$135.00	31.5%	9.1%	22.2%	40.0%	32.4%	3.5%	-0.2%	198.6M	-6.58B	-27.2M	0.44	16.54	51,153	22,664	784,306	597,397
2026-03-20	$160.27	$135.00	32.3%	9.3%	19.8%	42.1%	32.8%	2.8%	-0.7%	333.9M	-7.20B	-27.3M	0.28	13.15	143,034	39,665	790,925	603,268
2026-03-23	$161.04	$135.00	31.5%	9.2%	18.8%	40.0%	32.4%	3.4%	-0.6%	158.6M	-6.16B	-27.2M	0.52	10.33	51,859	26,966	720,215	433,090
2026-03-24	$164.83	$135.00	31.3%	8.9%	19.7%	39.3%	32.5%	2.7%	0.7%	184.4M	-7.07B	-27.3M	0.58	9.12	84,957	49,540	734,516	442,349
2026-03-25	$163.73	$135.00	30.5%	8.8%	19.9%	37.1%	32.1%	2.9%	0.1%	181.1M	-6.66B	-28.3M	1.08	9.49	27,869	30,122	748,740	462,860
2026-03-26	$165.32	$135.00	32.4%	9.3%	19.9%	42.4%	33.6%	2.4%	-0.1%	193.9M	-7.05B	-28.3M	0.58	9.90	43,713	25,190	756,463	473,308
2026-03-27	$170.14	$135.00	33.8%	9.6%	20.1%	46.5%	34.2%	2.5%	-0.4%	216.4M	-8.34B	-27.1M	0.37	8.84	159,409	59,751	766,902	481,839
2026-03-30	$171.70	$135.00	36.2%	10.4%	20.1%	53.3%	37.9%	1.6%	-1.0%	170.8M	-8.11B	-28.4M	0.54	10.65	96,554	52,607	768,731	472,248
2026-03-31	$168.88	$140.00	34.4%	9.8%	19.6%	48.1%	35.0%	2.5%	-0.4%	164.9M	-7.35B	-29.6M	0.73	12.24	90,247	65,606	792,712	492,295