FXI Options History — August 2015

In August 2015, FXI traded between $34.56 and $41.38. ATM implied volatility averaged 32.6%, placing in the 53.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 9.5%. IV traded above realized volatility by 3.9% (HV 20d: 28.7%). Max pain ranged from $40.50 to $47.00. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 3 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.15.

Notable Days

  • 2015-08-20: Highest Volume — 399,416 contracts
  • 2015-08-24: Largest IV spike — 39.4% change
  • 2015-08-24: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2015-08-24: Largest Expected Move — 15.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$38.63$34.56$41.38$39.89$35.95
Max Pain$42.29$40.50$47.00$47.00$40.50
ATM IV32.6%26.3%50.9%28.8%40.4%
Expected Move9.5%7.5%15.1%8.3%12.2%
HV 20d28.7%22.3%43.6%43.6%35.4%
HV 60d33.0%31.8%35.6%32.8%35.6%
IV Rank53.2%35.9%100.0%44.4%70.4%
IV Percentile84.4%67.1%100.0%81.0%98.4%
Term Structure-0.7%-2.3%0.1%-0.7%-1.1%
VWIV34.2%26.3%52.2%30.4%43.4%
Skew 25d4.5%1.1%11.0%2.6%8.8%
Skew 10d9.0%2.7%22.4%6.3%17.3%
Call IV 25d31.4%25.9%46.4%28.2%36.8%
Put IV 25d35.8%27.8%57.5%30.8%45.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %6.323.609.064.453.60
Gamma HHI0.100.070.150.110.08
Net GEX-100.2M-154.6M-68.7M-108.8M-90.0M
Net DEX3.69B2.54B5.57B3.57B3.92B
Net VEX-18.0M-19.9M-14.9M-19.3M-16.7M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.150.403.151.220.67
Total Volume275,149.238120,129399,416120,129226,664
Total OI4,231,188.9523,535,3534,852,0904,193,1053,784,408

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-08-03$39.89$47.0028.8%8.3%43.6%44.4%30.4%2.6%-0.7%-108.8M3.57B-19.3M1.224.4554,03166,0981,924,6402,268,465
2015-08-04$40.15$47.0027.0%7.9%41.2%38.2%27.5%2.5%-0.2%-109.2M3.41B-19.3M0.823.71139,632114,0691,942,2902,278,976
2015-08-05$40.41$47.0026.6%7.5%32.2%37.1%27.3%2.1%0.1%-106.5M3.24B-19.5M1.093.60112,140121,9431,940,1022,289,564
2015-08-06$40.19$42.5026.5%7.5%27.6%36.7%27.8%2.7%-0.3%-109.9M3.39B-19.2M1.167.69122,484142,2361,944,4552,301,092
2015-08-07$40.48$42.5026.6%7.5%22.3%37.0%26.3%1.7%-0.6%-114.2M3.21B-19.2M0.877.07139,276121,1951,940,2292,347,366
2015-08-10$41.38$42.0026.3%7.5%23.9%35.9%26.5%1.9%0.1%-69.2M2.54B-19.8M1.056.88102,607107,3501,930,4022,310,026
2015-08-11$40.89$42.0029.2%8.3%24.2%45.6%28.9%2.6%-0.0%-79.8M2.89B-19.9M1.998.8055,153109,8631,946,6772,317,484
2015-08-12$40.01$42.0030.6%8.7%23.9%50.4%30.5%2.9%-0.0%-116.2M3.51B-19.4M0.738.45184,798135,7411,970,5992,390,783
2015-08-13$40.32$42.0028.4%8.2%23.0%43.0%28.9%1.1%0.0%-92.3M3.21B-19.7M0.657.99172,366111,1942,061,5552,400,692
2015-08-14$40.39$42.0026.9%7.7%22.8%37.9%27.7%2.1%-0.3%-70.1M3.08B-19.5M1.077.23127,083136,0562,119,9722,412,696
2015-08-17$40.19$42.0027.3%7.9%22.8%39.5%27.4%1.9%-0.5%-74.0M3.33B-18.7M0.407.44195,52578,7332,107,4912,386,097
2015-08-18$39.33$42.0028.1%8.1%23.6%42.2%29.0%1.1%-0.1%-111.0M3.91B-17.9M1.106.13120,808132,6542,191,0002,378,314
2015-08-19$38.45$42.0029.6%8.5%24.4%47.2%29.9%2.2%-0.3%-152.1M4.50B-17.4M3.156.3567,936214,3262,244,4252,384,332
2015-08-20$37.51$41.5033.1%9.5%25.4%58.7%35.5%4.0%-0.6%-154.6M5.15B-16.4M2.076.24130,042269,3742,275,3092,452,524
2015-08-21$36.59$41.0036.5%10.6%26.1%70.2%39.5%5.9%-1.1%-137.5M5.57B-16.3M1.217.47132,544160,7532,300,9382,551,152
2015-08-24$34.56$41.0050.9%15.1%29.4%100.0%52.2%11.0%-2.3%-68.7M4.00B-14.9M1.199.06169,747201,5611,593,6911,941,662
2015-08-25$35.26$40.5044.3%13.2%29.9%81.4%49.6%10.0%-1.7%-78.1M3.91B-15.4M1.046.53178,884185,2231,642,5791,997,164
2015-08-26$35.74$40.5041.3%12.3%30.0%73.0%42.5%10.0%-1.4%-92.4M3.91B-16.0M0.765.07202,110152,9941,673,0322,087,336
2015-08-27$37.28$40.5036.4%10.7%34.6%59.1%40.4%7.9%-1.0%-85.6M3.39B-17.7M0.744.63154,546114,1121,748,5062,146,029
2015-08-28$36.32$40.5039.9%11.9%35.4%69.1%46.4%8.5%-2.0%-83.8M3.88B-16.6M1.184.32144,332169,9511,768,8552,162,059
2015-08-31$35.95$40.5040.4%12.2%35.4%70.4%43.4%8.8%-1.1%-90.0M3.92B-16.7M0.673.60135,44391,2211,620,6262,163,782