EWP Options History — February 2010

In February 2010, EWP traded between $39.42 and $44.75. ATM implied volatility averaged 37.9%, placing in the 19.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.7%. IV traded below realized volatility by 1.8% (HV 20d: 39.7%). Max pain ranged from $46.00 to $49.00. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 5 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 5.78.

Notable Days

  • 2010-02-25: Highest Volume — 624 contracts
  • 2010-02-05: Largest IV spike — 85.1% change
  • 2010-02-05: Highest IV Rank — 50.8%
  • 2010-02-05: Largest Expected Move — 13.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$41.16$39.42$44.75$43.97$40.50
Max Pain$46.63$46.00$49.00$49.00$46.00
ATM IV37.9%28.5%67.8%30.2%36.2%
Expected Move10.7%8.2%13.1%8.7%10.4%
HV 20d39.7%28.5%44.6%30.1%41.0%
HV 60d29.7%25.0%31.3%25.0%30.9%
IV Rank19.9%10.2%50.8%12.0%18.1%
IV Percentile58.4%24.2%79.4%41.3%61.5%
Term Structure-1.0%-10.9%1.8%1.0%-0.2%
VWIV36.5%29.4%49.1%32.0%31.7%
Skew 25d3.1%-21.0%7.2%5.1%4.4%
Skew 10d10.5%-32.5%21.5%10.6%15.8%
Call IV 25d35.0%26.8%62.9%26.8%33.1%
Put IV 25d38.1%31.6%41.9%32.0%37.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %60.5139.61135.5167.5639.61
Gamma HHI0.250.170.340.340.17
Net GEX-53.0K-81.9K-16.8K-16.8K-81.9K
Net DEX2.1M617.1K4.3M713.3K4.3M
Net VEX-4.2K-8.2K-3.1K-3.2K-8.2K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio5.780.1319.001.745.93
Total Volume150.8421362415520
Total OI1,118.9475842,0335842,033

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2010-02-01$43.97$49.0030.2%8.7%30.1%12.0%32.0%5.1%1.0%-16.8K713.3K-3.2K0.0067.56N/AN/A015260324
2010-02-02$44.75$49.0028.5%8.2%28.5%10.2%0.0%4.7%1.8%-17.1K617.1K-3.6K0.0063.87N/AN/A0155260339
2010-02-03$43.57$49.0029.9%8.6%29.2%11.7%0.0%4.3%1.7%-41.6K1.3M-4.0K1.7472.59N/AN/A5087260494
2010-02-04$40.24$49.0036.7%10.5%38.7%18.6%37.4%-2.7%-0.6%-28.4K1.8M-3.3K8.82100.49N/AN/A1197310581
2010-02-05$39.89$46.0067.8%13.1%38.7%50.8%49.1%-21.0%-10.9%-30.4K1.7M-4.4K3.30135.51N/AN/A3099321663
2010-02-08$39.42$46.0037.8%11.7%38.2%19.8%0.0%3.5%-1.0%-26.7K1.9M-3.1K12.0068.64N/AN/A112346623
2010-02-09$41.31$46.0036.6%11.1%43.3%18.5%39.6%6.8%-1.0%-35.4K1.7M-3.9K7.2957.09N/AN/A14102347621
2010-02-10$41.26$46.0035.7%11.2%43.4%17.6%36.5%5.9%-0.3%-45.4K1.9M-4.2K0.0056.37N/AN/A0200344701
2010-02-11$40.88$46.0041.0%11.7%42.8%23.1%37.5%5.7%-2.7%-55.1K2.2M-4.3K3.6862.27N/AN/A2281344780
2010-02-12$40.15$46.0040.8%11.7%42.7%22.9%38.9%5.1%-1.5%-61.9K2.4M-4.0K19.0064.26N/AN/A238364831
2010-02-16$41.31$46.0040.0%11.5%44.6%22.1%38.9%5.7%-1.7%-73.7K2.2M-4.4K5.0053.13N/AN/A420366844
2010-02-17$41.00$46.0039.0%11.2%43.8%21.0%37.8%4.7%-0.7%-76.5K2.3M-4.1K0.7346.24N/AN/A3324366854
2010-02-18$41.43$46.0038.1%10.9%43.0%20.1%38.7%7.2%-1.2%-76.5K2.2M-4.4K2.1343.39N/AN/A817399862
2010-02-19$41.50$46.0038.1%10.9%41.4%20.1%36.3%5.8%-1.5%-70.1K2.2M-4.4K2.1040.90N/AN/A4084405869
2010-02-22$41.21$46.0034.2%9.8%41.0%16.0%31.4%5.3%0.4%-79.4K2.2M-4.1K3.0039.89N/AN/A1030353838
2010-02-23$39.97$46.0036.7%10.5%41.4%18.6%29.4%3.9%-0.8%-64.0K2.6M-3.3K0.1342.00N/AN/A10013363868
2010-02-24$39.91$46.0035.9%10.3%41.4%17.9%33.8%2.3%-1.4%-57.1K2.6M-3.4K14.3843.06N/AN/A21302373857
2010-02-25$39.84$46.0036.8%10.5%41.3%18.8%35.5%1.9%0.9%-69.4K3.3M-4.6K3.3352.93N/AN/A1444803941,103
2010-02-26$40.50$46.0036.2%10.4%41.0%18.1%31.7%4.4%-0.2%-81.9K4.3M-8.2K5.9339.61N/AN/A754455381,495