GDX Options History — May 2012 In May 2012, GDX traded between $39.34 and $46.44. ATM implied volatility averaged 37.3%, placing in the 31.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.1%. IV traded above realized volatility by 4.4% (HV 20d: 32.9%). Max pain ranged from $46.00 to $50.00. Net GEX was positive for 10 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 16 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.68.
Notable Days 2012-05-17 : Highest Volume — 214,905 contracts2012-05-29 : Largest IV spike — 32.4% change2012-05-30 : Highest IV Rank — 54.9%2012-05-17 : Largest Expected Move — 12.2%Monthly Statistics Metric Avg Min Max Open Close Price $43.13 $39.34 $46.44 $46.44 $43.78 Max Pain $47.82 $46.00 $50.00 $46.00 $47.00 ATM IV 37.3% 31.5% 48.4% 31.5% 40.8% Expected Move 10.1% 7.7% 12.2% 8.2% 10.8% HV 20d 32.9% 26.4% 40.1% 29.5% 39.8% HV 60d 29.6% 26.5% 32.3% 26.5% 31.3% IV Rank 31.0% 18.6% 54.9% 18.6% 38.5% IV Percentile 65.2% 37.7% 94.8% 37.7% 81.7% Term Structure 0.2% -2.7% 2.3% 1.1% 0.4% VWIV 35.5% 27.5% 40.3% 29.0% 39.3% Skew 25d 3.8% 1.5% 6.5% 2.6% 6.5% Skew 10d 7.2% 3.0% 14.0% 4.5% 14.0% Call IV 25d 34.0% 27.3% 39.8% 27.6% 35.6% Put IV 25d 37.8% 29.1% 44.6% 30.2% 42.2% Bid-Ask Spread % 7.96 4.97 9.71 9.71 7.92 Gamma HHI 0.08 0.05 0.14 0.05 0.06 Net GEX 656.2K -13.5M 20.8M 7.6M 7.9M Net DEX 744.6M 248.1M 1.24B 441.4M 546.8M Net VEX -6.0M -7.7M -4.5M -6.1M -6.9M Div Yield 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% P/C Ratio 0.68 0.42 1.21 0.72 0.77 Total Volume 88,688.364 24,108 214,905 24,108 51,314 Total OI 1,225,850.636 1,067,387 1,424,137 1,067,387 1,279,387
Daily Data (22 trading days) Date Price Max Pain ATM IV Exp Move HV 20d IV Rank VWIV Skew 25d Term Str GEX DEX VEX P/C Spread % Call Vol Put Vol Call OI Put OI 2012-05-01 $46.44 $46.00 31.5% 8.2% 29.5% 18.6% 29.0% 2.6% 1.1% 7.6M 441.4M -6.1M 0.72 9.71 14,036 10,072 636,021 431,366 2012-05-02 $45.66 $46.00 32.3% 7.7% 27.9% 20.2% 27.5% 1.9% 1.9% -90.6K 604.4M -5.7M 0.66 9.59 22,175 14,562 635,309 434,851 2012-05-03 $43.88 $46.00 31.8% 8.6% 27.3% 19.1% 30.3% 3.8% 0.3% -10.6M 896.3M -4.9M 0.43 8.05 97,820 41,764 633,843 434,469 2012-05-04 $44.05 $50.00 32.2% 9.0% 27.3% 20.1% 31.4% 2.0% 1.0% -13.5M 803.8M -5.4M 0.79 7.16 46,369 36,841 665,767 453,778 2012-05-07 $43.67 $50.00 36.3% 8.9% 27.2% 28.9% 31.7% 2.5% 0.9% -6.2M 874.0M -5.2M 1.11 9.49 31,501 35,066 678,388 455,120 2012-05-08 $42.17 $50.00 41.2% 9.6% 28.8% 39.3% 33.9% 1.8% 0.3% -9.1M 1.02B -4.9M 0.70 8.21 63,244 44,134 697,839 466,535 2012-05-09 $43.02 $50.00 36.1% 10.0% 30.0% 28.5% 35.0% 1.5% -0.9% -5.1M 885.5M -5.6M 0.56 6.95 75,803 42,088 720,451 483,839 2012-05-10 $43.09 $49.00 32.6% 9.4% 26.4% 20.9% 33.0% 1.5% 0.9% 3.7K 824.1M -5.7M 0.56 5.69 53,898 30,102 753,406 493,937 2012-05-11 $42.42 $49.00 33.5% 9.6% 26.4% 22.7% 33.0% 2.2% 0.6% -3.9M 944.6M -5.6M 0.64 6.45 29,674 18,937 776,151 509,726 2012-05-14 $40.97 $49.00 37.3% 10.7% 28.1% 30.9% 37.2% 3.0% -1.0% -7.2M 1.11B -5.0M 0.58 4.97 40,757 23,586 772,087 505,727 2012-05-15 $39.34 $48.00 40.2% 11.5% 29.8% 37.3% 39.8% 3.5% -1.9% -8.6M 1.24B -4.5M 0.69 6.64 57,252 39,442 780,183 509,722 2012-05-16 $39.56 $48.00 40.3% 11.6% 30.2% 37.5% 40.3% 5.3% -1.3% -6.7M 1.19B -4.7M 0.60 8.47 88,855 53,615 796,625 510,287 2012-05-17 $41.34 $48.00 42.4% 12.2% 35.4% 42.1% 39.5% 4.9% -2.7% -853.6K 916.9M -5.8M 1.21 8.13 97,268 117,637 817,643 524,165 2012-05-18 $41.62 $47.00 40.1% 11.5% 35.7% 36.9% 39.7% 4.1% 0.4% -3.3M 936.3M -6.6M 0.58 7.20 66,966 39,099 849,438 574,699 2012-05-21 $43.01 $47.00 36.9% 10.6% 37.4% 30.0% 37.1% 5.0% 0.5% 5.2M 620.8M -6.7M 0.94 6.82 29,163 27,555 684,279 498,860 2012-05-22 $42.54 $47.00 36.6% 10.5% 37.4% 29.5% 36.6% 4.9% 0.3% 3.4M 691.7M -6.6M 0.74 9.01 46,373 34,266 691,803 513,654 2012-05-23 $44.44 $47.00 37.7% 10.8% 39.8% 31.8% 38.2% 5.8% 0.2% 9.9M 406.3M -7.4M 0.46 9.23 101,961 47,401 703,635 526,474 2012-05-24 $44.63 $47.00 36.1% 10.4% 39.9% 28.4% 36.6% 5.8% 1.3% 14.6M 280.8M -7.6M 0.47 8.86 68,407 31,928 732,209 541,871 2012-05-25 $44.91 $47.00 32.7% 9.9% 39.7% 21.1% 35.4% 4.9% 2.3% 20.8M 248.1M -7.7M 0.42 8.24 30,604 12,910 729,204 550,199 2012-05-29 $44.09 $47.00 43.4% 10.4% 40.0% 44.0% 36.2% 5.0% 0.5% 10.2M 468.8M -7.0M 0.69 9.52 36,548 25,343 722,064 530,532 2012-05-30 $44.24 $47.00 48.4% 11.2% 40.1% 54.9% 40.0% 5.8% -0.8% 10.0M 435.7M -7.1M 0.59 8.87 47,160 27,648 727,344 535,827 2012-05-31 $43.78 $47.00 40.8% 10.8% 39.8% 38.5% 39.3% 6.5% 0.4% 7.9M 546.8M -6.9M 0.77 7.92 28,943 22,371 732,988 546,399
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