EWP Options History — September 2008

In September 2008, EWP traded between $44.43 and $50.34. ATM implied volatility averaged 40.7%, placing in the 38.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 11.7%. IV traded above realized volatility by 1.1% (HV 20d: 39.6%). Max pain ranged from $50.00 to $58.00. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 18 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 8 of 18 days. Put/call ratio averaged 3.32.

Notable Days

  • 2008-09-15: Highest Volume — 105 contracts
  • 2008-09-18: Largest IV spike — 355.2% change
  • 2008-09-18: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2008-09-18: Largest Expected Move — 27.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$47.29$44.43$50.34$50.34$46.47
Max Pain$56.44$50.00$58.00$52.00$58.00
ATM IV40.7%20.5%94.7%21.1%79.4%
Expected Move11.7%5.9%27.1%6.1%22.8%
HV 20d39.6%22.2%60.6%22.2%60.6%
HV 60d29.9%22.8%39.3%22.8%39.3%
IV Rank38.6%14.4%100.0%15.7%81.2%
IV Percentile68.4%9.1%100.0%10.3%99.6%
Term Structure-13.8%-125.3%4.7%3.7%-22.9%
VWIV38.5%16.7%79.3%16.7%79.3%
Skew 25d6.8%-15.1%31.1%1.9%31.1%
Skew 10d1.1%-30.2%10.2%7.3%10.2%
Call IV 25d41.6%19.3%80.4%19.3%50.8%
Put IV 25d48.4%20.3%82.0%21.2%82.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %121.8252.62200.0080.80109.56
Gamma HHI0.390.320.460.400.38
Net GEX-107.8K-234.7K-13.7K-234.7K-108.1K
Net DEX7.1M668.1K9.0M7.6M7.3M
Net VEX-7.5K-13.2K-1.2K-13.2K-7.5K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio3.320.006.001.600.00
Total Volume18.389010551
Total OI2,298.8894452,6712,6712,377

Daily Data (18 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2008-09-03$50.34$52.0021.1%6.1%22.2%15.7%0.0%1.9%3.7%-234.7K7.6M-13.2K0.0080.80N/AN/A055532,118
2008-09-04$47.69$52.0020.5%5.9%28.9%14.4%0.0%0.4%4.7%-117.0K8.7M-8.2K1.60101.86N/AN/A10165532,116
2008-09-09$46.35$58.0024.2%7.6%27.3%21.6%16.7%1.5%1.0%-67.3K9.0M-5.3K5.6790.05N/AN/A3175482,100
2008-09-10$46.29$58.0024.4%7.6%27.4%22.0%16.9%1.2%0.9%-52.6K8.7M-4.8K0.0089.18N/AN/A0675452,022
2008-09-11$46.33$58.0027.5%7.9%26.8%28.0%20.9%1.5%1.4%-52.2K8.8M-4.8K6.0087.13N/AN/A165452,037
2008-09-12$47.49$58.0026.8%7.7%28.9%26.7%24.3%3.2%1.4%-88.7K8.6M-6.5K0.0086.14N/AN/A0225462,030
2008-09-15$45.20$58.0037.5%10.7%32.4%47.6%33.3%1.8%-4.3%-51.0K8.4M-4.6K0.0093.63N/AN/A01055462,013
2008-09-16$46.01$58.0033.4%9.6%33.6%39.6%0.0%7.2%0.4%-69.4K8.5M-6.1K0.0052.62N/AN/A005462,060
2008-09-17$44.43$50.0020.8%6.0%35.0%15.0%0.0%0.0%-5.9%-13.7K2.3M-1.2K0.00200.00N/AN/A05387551
2008-09-18$46.45$50.0094.7%27.1%39.2%100.0%0.0%0.0%-125.3%-15.6K668.1K-2.7K0.00200.00N/AN/A00122323
2008-09-19$49.89$58.0030.3%8.7%47.5%21.0%37.4%24.6%4.6%-226.9K7.3M-11.4K0.00143.81N/AN/A0245462,061
2008-09-22$48.66$58.0046.2%13.3%48.2%40.6%0.0%8.4%-16.8%-153.3K6.9M-10.4K0.00145.57N/AN/A004331,905
2008-09-23$48.07$58.0048.5%13.9%48.1%43.3%49.4%15.3%-14.9%-137.7K7.0M-9.5K0.00145.49N/AN/A0104331,898
2008-09-24$47.80$58.0040.4%11.6%48.2%33.4%44.3%17.8%-18.2%-130.2K7.2M-8.9K0.00142.89N/AN/A0304331,908
2008-09-25$49.30$58.0048.8%14.0%49.5%43.7%0.0%2.3%-16.3%-159.8K6.1M-12.0K0.00140.93N/AN/A604331,938
2008-09-26$49.47$58.0049.8%14.3%49.3%44.9%62.6%5.0%-18.1%-180.3K6.8M-10.7K0.00144.14N/AN/A034391,938
2008-09-29$44.97$58.0058.8%16.9%59.3%56.0%0.0%-15.1%-24.2%-82.1K7.4M-6.4K0.00138.89N/AN/A004391,938
2008-09-30$46.47$58.0079.4%22.8%60.6%81.2%79.3%31.1%-22.9%-108.1K7.3M-7.5K0.00109.56N/AN/A014391,938