DIA Options History — October 2008

In October 2008, DIA traded between $80.26 and $108.70. ATM implied volatility averaged 59.4%, placing in the 50.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 15.2%. IV traded below realized volatility by 10.5% (HV 20d: 69.8%). Max pain ranged from $90.00 to $112.00. Net GEX was positive for 3 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 0 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.11.

Notable Days

  • 2008-10-10: Highest Volume — 335,906 contracts
  • 2008-10-16: Largest IV drop — 32.4% change
  • 2008-10-10: Highest IV Rank — 72.7%
  • 2008-10-27: Largest Expected Move — 20.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$91.77$80.26$108.70$108.70$93.50
Max Pain$101.43$90.00$112.00$111.00$92.00
ATM IV59.4%39.5%80.4%39.5%52.1%
Expected Move15.2%11.3%20.3%11.3%14.9%
HV 20d69.8%42.3%96.9%42.3%96.9%
HV 60d46.2%30.0%61.4%30.0%61.4%
IV Rank50.4%29.6%72.7%29.6%42.5%
IV Percentile97.4%92.9%99.6%99.2%92.9%
Term Structure-6.2%-10.7%-2.1%-6.3%-3.3%
VWIV52.8%40.5%68.0%40.5%54.2%
Skew 25d15.8%7.9%23.2%7.9%17.2%
Skew 10d27.6%1.9%40.4%15.3%31.8%
Call IV 25d44.9%36.1%58.8%36.1%43.4%
Put IV 25d60.7%44.0%81.3%44.0%60.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %17.806.9165.8512.939.03
Gamma HHI0.030.030.050.050.03
Net GEX-12.6M-26.1M15.7M15.7M-1.9M
Net DEX4.09B1.72B5.81B1.72B2.64B
Net VEX-19.0M-29.4M-13.7M-29.4M-21.7M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.110.692.120.731.15
Total Volume186,625.30475,521335,90697,412112,260
Total OI2,086,494.4781,845,9092,427,5521,845,9092,179,327

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2008-10-01$108.70$111.0039.5%11.3%42.3%29.6%40.5%7.9%-6.3%15.7M1.72B-29.4M0.7312.9356,14641,2661,009,741836,168
2008-10-02$105.27$110.0047.3%13.6%42.5%37.9%48.4%9.5%-9.3%1.6M2.59B-27.8M2.1212.4343,15591,3591,034,491846,979
2008-10-03$103.20$110.0045.5%13.1%42.9%36.0%43.7%9.9%-7.0%-13.3M3.28B-25.8M1.079.3475,73081,2591,049,527862,990
2008-10-06$99.90$112.0058.0%12.0%42.6%49.2%42.2%11.8%-4.1%-26.1M4.29B-22.4M1.0516.91157,828165,3621,063,746876,154
2008-10-07$95.07$111.0059.9%13.1%44.9%51.2%44.2%11.7%-3.7%-22.9M4.92B-19.2M0.7613.16107,12481,9321,136,097892,608
2008-10-08$91.40$110.0066.6%14.5%45.9%58.3%48.3%13.5%-6.2%-24.4M5.17B-17.2M1.2011.12112,240134,8581,139,265892,562
2008-10-09$85.55$109.0075.3%16.4%48.7%67.3%53.4%13.2%-7.0%-21.6M5.60B-14.0M1.4129.4190,612127,5161,180,609907,450
2008-10-10$83.75$108.0080.4%18.4%48.5%72.7%61.6%16.4%-10.7%-17.5M5.32B-13.7M1.0527.45163,843172,0631,200,413910,892
2008-10-13$95.03$105.0069.9%13.4%68.8%61.5%49.2%13.5%-3.3%3.4M4.23B-19.0M0.8520.65107,35791,1261,289,034966,667
2008-10-14$93.67$105.0065.3%13.2%68.6%56.6%45.1%13.0%-4.1%-971.7K4.44B-18.7M1.3317.24108,152143,8141,303,926991,080
2008-10-15$84.87$105.0079.2%16.7%75.2%71.4%53.5%14.5%-9.1%-22.3M5.81B-15.0M1.1952.2281,63896,8421,303,3641,039,758
2008-10-16$89.87$104.0053.6%15.4%77.8%44.1%55.0%19.4%-6.7%-18.2M5.31B-16.8M1.0710.39140,687150,1001,316,1041,044,625
2008-10-17$87.54$101.0057.5%16.5%76.3%48.2%55.8%17.7%-7.4%-14.9M5.44B-16.5M1.1120.25111,808123,6431,353,2521,074,300
2008-10-20$93.28$98.0044.0%12.6%80.8%33.8%47.2%15.8%-2.1%-14.5M3.51B-18.6M0.727.4378,62456,8201,049,618845,039
2008-10-21$90.38$97.0047.0%13.5%81.1%37.0%45.7%14.4%-3.7%-20.3M3.80B-17.4M1.139.2735,44440,0771,081,794870,471
2008-10-22$85.50$96.0059.5%17.1%82.7%50.4%57.9%19.1%-7.8%-19.1M4.19B-16.0M1.098.9072,07778,2731,096,260876,713
2008-10-23$87.99$93.0055.8%16.0%83.3%46.4%59.5%19.4%-5.0%-14.6M3.85B-17.1M0.997.8798,46197,8761,116,329870,271
2008-10-24$83.09$92.0066.8%19.2%84.5%58.2%68.0%23.2%-9.5%-16.4M4.11B-16.2M1.9465.8557,098110,7611,141,254890,044
2008-10-27$80.26$92.0070.8%20.3%83.2%62.4%65.8%22.5%-9.6%-21.2M4.49B-14.0M0.816.9167,67354,7281,156,499920,305
2008-10-28$91.14$91.0055.6%15.9%95.9%46.2%61.0%20.3%-5.5%-7.8M3.14B-19.4M1.1012.3369,60176,8261,174,563927,018
2008-10-29$89.15$90.0060.8%17.4%95.9%51.8%59.0%19.8%-6.3%-9.7M3.36B-19.4M0.6917.83115,83780,4581,186,679943,142
2008-10-30$92.50$91.0055.1%15.8%96.9%45.7%56.3%19.4%-5.3%-2.8M2.79B-21.0M0.9110.5169,01263,0161,190,464951,781
2008-10-31$93.50$92.0052.1%14.9%96.9%42.5%54.2%17.2%-3.3%-1.9M2.64B-21.7M1.159.0352,33359,9271,204,774974,553