EWP Options History — August 2009

In August 2009, EWP traded between $43.80 and $48.10. ATM implied volatility averaged 35.4%, placing in the 16.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 9.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 12.9% (HV 20d: 22.5%). Max pain ranged from $38.00 to $46.00. Net GEX was positive for 14 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 18 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.50.

Notable Days

  • 2009-08-21: Highest Volume — 30 contracts
  • 2009-08-12: Largest IV spike — 158.2% change
  • 2009-08-12: Highest IV Rank — 45.3%
  • 2009-08-05: Largest Expected Move — 18.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$46.03$43.80$48.10$46.04$47.76
Max Pain$44.48$38.00$46.00$38.00$46.00
ATM IV35.4%28.2%75.3%28.5%30.5%
Expected Move9.8%8.2%18.4%8.2%8.7%
HV 20d22.5%17.0%25.8%22.9%24.1%
HV 60d25.7%23.8%29.4%29.4%24.3%
IV Rank16.2%11.0%45.3%11.2%12.6%
IV Percentile29.0%14.3%81.0%17.1%21.8%
Term Structure0.9%-23.5%6.8%4.0%3.2%
VWIV34.1%30.5%41.1%30.7%30.5%
Skew 25d1.3%-7.1%23.3%-3.5%-0.9%
Skew 10d0.7%-8.5%46.4%-1.5%-6.8%
Call IV 25d33.9%25.6%66.7%28.0%30.5%
Put IV 25d35.2%22.3%89.5%24.5%29.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %113.2886.18169.40120.09101.33
Gamma HHI0.270.160.450.230.26
Net GEX1.5K-8384.3K-75-483
Net DEX-206.4K-321.4K-10.4K-274.9K-10.4K
Net VEX-282-543-92-92-535
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.500.003.500.000.00
Total Volume5.524030130
Total OI91.667501169059

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2009-08-03$46.04$38.0028.5%8.2%22.9%11.2%0.0%-3.5%4.0%-75-274.9K-920.00120.09N/AN/A106228
2009-08-04$45.91$38.0029.4%8.4%21.0%11.8%0.0%-7.1%1.7%378-276.1K-1083.50114.32N/AN/A276328
2009-08-05$45.50$38.0064.2%18.4%20.6%37.2%0.0%22.8%-23.5%1.5K-234.0K-3150.00169.40N/AN/A006535
2009-08-06$45.14$38.0029.1%8.4%21.4%11.7%0.0%-3.1%2.1%475-266.5K-1880.00109.28N/AN/A006535
2009-08-07$45.22$46.0028.2%8.9%20.9%11.0%30.7%0.5%3.5%448-265.7K-1940.0088.44N/AN/A206535
2009-08-10$45.21$46.0028.9%9.0%20.0%11.5%0.0%-0.4%2.8%283-272.4K-1870.0090.99N/AN/A1106735
2009-08-11$45.01$46.0029.2%9.0%20.3%11.7%0.0%0.3%2.8%4.1K-293.4K-2300.0086.18N/AN/A007835
2009-08-12$45.55$46.0075.3%12.1%17.6%45.3%0.0%7.3%6.8%3.6K-269.6K-3390.00163.56N/AN/A007835
2009-08-13$46.40$46.0032.1%9.2%17.0%13.8%0.0%-1.2%2.1%4.1K-321.4K-2060.0092.97N/AN/A027835
2009-08-14$45.70$46.0040.0%11.5%18.2%19.5%41.1%-1.8%-2.7%3.4K-292.7K-2640.00158.88N/AN/A107837
2009-08-17$43.80$46.0031.4%9.0%24.1%13.3%0.0%0.7%4.1%4.3K-267.7K-2450.00131.05N/AN/A1007937
2009-08-18$44.30$46.0031.8%9.1%24.3%13.6%0.0%-2.0%3.0%2.9K-271.6K-2220.0098.48N/AN/A007437
2009-08-19$44.88$46.0031.5%9.0%24.6%13.4%0.0%-0.6%3.2%3.5K-282.2K-2180.0097.48N/AN/A007437
2009-08-20$45.52$46.0031.2%8.9%24.0%13.1%0.0%-0.7%2.6%3.6K-295.0K-2000.0098.39N/AN/A007437
2009-08-21$46.81$46.0030.9%8.8%25.5%12.9%0.0%-0.2%3.2%1.2K-316.9K-1780.5099.51N/AN/A20107437
2009-08-24$46.84$46.0030.8%8.8%25.4%12.9%0.0%-4.4%3.6%-553-38.0K-3260.00106.27N/AN/A001931
2009-08-25$47.63$46.0049.6%14.2%25.8%26.6%0.0%23.3%-12.4%-838-41.8K-3200.50155.82N/AN/A1051931
2009-08-26$47.53$46.0031.1%8.9%25.1%13.1%0.0%-1.1%2.8%-219-13.3K-5100.0099.47N/AN/A001936
2009-08-27$48.10$46.0030.5%8.7%25.2%12.6%0.0%0.0%3.5%-258-20.5K-4920.0096.66N/AN/A051936
2009-08-28$47.76$46.0030.0%8.6%24.7%12.3%0.0%-0.3%3.5%-514-11.5K-5430.00100.41N/AN/A001940
2009-08-31$47.76$46.0030.5%8.7%24.1%12.6%30.5%-0.9%3.2%-483-10.4K-5350.00101.33N/AN/A3001940