FXI Options History — October 2015

In October 2015, FXI traded between $35.53 and $40.42. ATM implied volatility averaged 29.0%, placing in the 33.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 8.3%. IV traded below realized volatility by 0.8% (HV 20d: 29.8%). Max pain ranged from $39.00 to $42.50. Net GEX was positive for 1 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 6 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.00.

Notable Days

  • 2015-10-23: Highest Volume — 317,419 contracts
  • 2015-10-30: Largest IV drop — 7.0% change
  • 2015-10-01: Highest IV Rank — 48.5%
  • 2015-10-01: Largest Expected Move — 9.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$38.62$35.53$40.42$35.53$38.30
Max Pain$41.59$39.00$42.50$39.50$41.50
ATM IV29.0%25.4%33.9%33.9%25.4%
Expected Move8.3%7.3%9.7%9.7%7.3%
HV 20d29.8%25.8%37.8%35.1%25.8%
HV 60d34.7%34.1%35.4%35.4%34.8%
IV Rank33.5%22.6%48.5%48.5%22.6%
IV Percentile65.4%38.5%88.1%88.1%38.5%
Term Structure-0.2%-0.9%0.3%-0.3%0.3%
VWIV29.2%26.3%36.2%36.2%26.3%
Skew 25d4.5%2.8%8.7%8.7%2.8%
Skew 10d9.4%5.7%17.0%17.0%5.7%
Call IV 25d27.5%25.0%30.7%30.7%25.0%
Put IV 25d32.0%27.9%39.5%39.5%27.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %5.853.577.643.574.85
Gamma HHI0.070.060.080.080.07
Net GEX-49.3M-85.0M3.6M-85.0M-81.0M
Net DEX2.13B792.5M3.96B3.96B2.66B
Net VEX-18.7M-19.7M-16.8M-16.8M-18.2M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.000.381.961.960.38
Total Volume189,964.40980,967317,419154,397171,484
Total OI4,285,595.1363,955,9644,595,8494,193,6364,334,167

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-10-01$35.53$39.5033.9%9.7%35.1%48.5%36.2%8.7%-0.3%-85.0M3.96B-16.8M1.963.5752,132102,2651,809,8632,383,773
2015-10-02$37.03$39.0031.8%9.2%37.8%42.2%33.3%7.0%-0.2%-72.8M3.11B-18.2M0.964.51149,961144,0611,820,4652,411,615
2015-10-05$37.67$42.5031.4%9.0%35.1%40.9%28.6%6.3%-0.2%-57.3M2.70B-18.5M0.586.5198,11756,9281,876,2302,417,510
2015-10-06$37.16$42.0030.9%8.8%27.4%39.3%30.3%6.5%-0.2%-74.4M3.02B-18.2M0.455.56154,47668,7861,912,5172,444,995
2015-10-07$38.57$42.0031.4%8.9%30.2%41.0%30.8%5.1%-0.2%-44.0M2.06B-19.7M1.047.64132,095137,0391,898,0572,469,019
2015-10-08$38.77$42.0030.0%8.5%30.2%36.7%30.0%4.4%-0.2%-42.4M1.94B-19.7M1.537.5782,293126,2811,928,0362,535,001
2015-10-09$38.56$42.0030.2%8.6%30.3%37.3%28.9%4.7%-0.2%-51.9M2.10B-19.7M1.496.5062,29693,0221,934,3482,559,962
2015-10-12$38.66$42.0029.5%8.4%30.0%35.3%29.2%4.1%0.1%-53.4M2.12B-19.3M1.094.4966,87973,1561,934,3592,527,779
2015-10-13$38.24$42.0029.8%8.4%30.2%36.1%28.8%4.1%-0.5%-69.2M2.43B-18.7M1.354.8580,904109,4591,946,5932,528,865
2015-10-14$38.31$42.0029.3%8.4%28.3%34.7%29.4%4.0%0.1%-70.2M2.38B-18.9M1.396.4589,344124,2581,954,2872,553,579
2015-10-15$39.60$42.0029.3%8.4%30.1%34.4%27.9%4.4%-0.1%-29.4M1.49B-19.1M0.957.62110,887105,6241,958,7852,590,620
2015-10-16$39.72$42.0029.3%8.4%28.6%34.5%28.9%4.2%-0.0%-29.4M1.30B-19.4M0.545.61150,87080,9101,995,7092,600,140
2015-10-19$39.37$42.0027.7%7.9%28.8%29.6%27.4%4.2%-0.7%-28.4M1.57B-18.6M1.085.7574,99080,6421,796,8012,159,163
2015-10-20$39.34$42.0027.8%7.9%27.5%29.9%27.0%3.4%-0.7%-26.5M1.57B-18.8M1.166.1461,46871,1561,802,5382,175,768
2015-10-21$38.79$41.5027.8%8.0%27.8%30.0%28.1%3.2%-0.5%-44.1M1.92B-18.4M0.464.8755,63525,3321,817,2442,206,551
2015-10-22$39.71$41.5026.9%7.8%28.2%27.4%29.0%4.0%-0.9%-16.7M1.33B-18.3M0.696.7871,77249,5801,826,4652,229,082
2015-10-23$40.42$41.5026.6%7.7%28.3%26.2%29.8%2.9%-0.8%3.6M792.5M-18.8M1.645.82120,018197,4011,835,5812,233,014
2015-10-26$39.58$41.5026.8%7.9%28.8%26.9%27.9%3.1%0.0%-39.6M1.61B-18.7M0.546.06118,82563,6891,844,7102,314,729
2015-10-27$39.22$41.5027.0%8.0%29.2%27.5%27.1%3.4%0.0%-45.7M1.86B-18.4M1.375.7786,012118,0751,867,8972,309,522
2015-10-28$38.81$41.5027.1%8.1%28.8%28.0%28.8%4.1%-0.1%-56.8M2.25B-18.7M0.477.20116,18255,1331,884,0592,364,444
2015-10-29$38.38$41.5027.3%8.0%29.3%28.4%28.6%3.5%0.2%-70.6M2.55B-18.5M0.864.58102,26787,5131,905,6182,383,633
2015-10-30$38.30$41.5025.4%7.3%25.8%22.6%26.3%2.8%0.3%-81.0M2.66B-18.2M0.384.85124,66446,8201,913,0172,421,150