GOVT Options History — March 2018

In March 2018, GOVT traded between $24.48 and $24.71. ATM implied volatility averaged 83.1%, placing in the 55.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 22.2%. IV traded above realized volatility by 80.1% (HV 20d: 2.9%). Max pain ranged from $25.00 to $25.00. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 1 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 7.00.

Notable Days

  • 2018-03-21: Highest Volume — 25 contracts
  • 2018-03-14: Largest IV spike — 383.2% change
  • 2018-03-08: Highest IV Rank — 75.7%
  • 2018-03-29: Largest Expected Move — 29.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$24.57$24.48$24.71$24.58$24.71
Max Pain$25.00$25.00$25.00$25.00$25.00
ATM IV83.1%16.6%111.8%74.0%103.7%
Expected Move22.2%2.1%29.7%21.2%29.7%
HV 20d2.9%2.5%4.1%4.1%2.8%
HV 60d3.1%3.0%3.2%3.1%3.2%
IV Rank55.6%9.3%75.7%49.3%70.1%
IV Percentile88.6%5.8%99.4%94.5%97.8%
Term Structure-27.8%-74.9%61.1%-59.6%-36.1%
VWIV62.5%55.0%70.1%55.0%70.1%
Skew 25d6.2%-142.3%25.3%-39.4%25.3%
Skew 10d14.5%-21.7%25.3%-21.7%25.3%
Call IV 25d84.7%4.0%174.5%56.2%114.5%
Put IV 25d90.9%7.6%139.8%16.8%139.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %177.8762.13195.34143.54186.21
Gamma HHI0.740.361.000.361.00
Net GEX-623-1.4K-177-252-984
Net DEX12.1K4.3K25.4K6.7K24.6K
Net VEX-56-109-32-41-103
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio7.007.007.007.007.00
Total Volume13.381525825
Total OI12.429525825

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-03-01$24.58$25.0074.0%21.2%4.1%49.3%55.0%-39.4%-59.6%-2526.7K-417.00143.541717
2018-03-02$24.51$25.0084.5%24.2%3.9%56.7%70.1%-142.3%-63.9%-2306.2K-417.00161.981717
2018-03-05$24.49$0.0095.4%21.1%3.8%64.2%0.0%14.9%-23.1%-2336.3K-407.00192.051717
2018-03-06$24.51$0.00100.0%20.9%3.1%67.5%0.0%15.3%-25.6%-2336.3K-407.00195.341717
2018-03-07$24.50$0.00105.4%21.6%2.9%71.2%0.0%15.3%-24.2%-2466.9K-397.00193.831717
2018-03-08$24.53$0.00111.8%21.3%2.8%75.7%0.0%15.9%-74.9%-6385.3K-377.00194.311717
2018-03-09$24.48$0.00110.2%22.1%2.8%74.6%0.0%15.4%-25.5%-2657.2K-387.00192.551717
2018-03-12$24.52$0.0035.5%22.4%2.9%22.5%0.0%16.5%-29.7%-7859.3K-367.00191.691717
2018-03-13$24.55$0.0016.6%2.1%2.9%9.3%0.0%3.6%-0.6%-1.1K8.6K-347.0062.131717
2018-03-14$24.61$0.0080.2%23.0%3.0%53.6%0.0%18.3%-31.0%-9369.0K-357.00194.951717
2018-03-15$24.60$0.0041.0%11.8%2.6%26.3%0.0%2.0%-0.6%-9579.1K-337.00108.721717
2018-03-16$24.58$0.0082.5%23.6%2.7%55.2%0.0%18.3%-32.8%-1779.8K-347.00194.201717
2018-03-19$24.56$0.0043.5%12.5%2.6%28.0%0.0%3.4%61.1%-4654.3K-320.00190.930505
2018-03-20$24.52$0.0087.7%25.1%2.6%58.9%0.0%18.4%-25.4%-1855.5K-330.00194.970505
2018-03-21$24.53$0.0089.1%25.6%2.5%59.9%0.0%18.9%-38.1%-2195.5K-330.00184.4302505
2018-03-22$24.61$0.0090.5%26.0%2.7%60.8%0.0%20.4%-27.1%-89824.9K-1090.00184.90025025
2018-03-23$24.63$0.0092.1%26.4%2.6%61.9%0.0%21.2%-28.1%-1.0K25.4K-1080.00192.05025025
2018-03-26$24.59$0.0099.5%28.5%2.6%67.1%0.0%21.6%-31.9%-97625.0K-1060.00186.07025025
2018-03-27$24.67$0.0099.4%28.5%2.8%67.0%0.0%23.6%-33.0%-1.4K24.5K-1040.00194.99025025
2018-03-28$24.65$0.00101.6%29.1%2.7%68.5%0.0%23.7%-34.7%-91424.8K-1040.00195.32025025
2018-03-29$24.71$0.00103.7%29.7%2.8%70.1%0.0%25.3%-36.1%-98424.6K-1030.00186.21025025