HYG Options History — September 2007

In September 2007, HYG traded between $100.57 and $106.09. ATM implied volatility averaged 16.8%. The 30-day expected move averaged 4.7%. IV traded above realized volatility by 5.6% (HV 20d: 11.2%). Max pain ranged from $98.00 to $102.00. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 10 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 14.83.

Notable Days

  • 2007-09-20: Highest Volume — 344 contracts
  • 2007-09-12: Largest IV spike — 209.8% change
  • 2007-09-04: Largest Expected Move — 7.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$103.05$100.57$106.09$101.75$104.00
Max Pain$99.79$98.00$102.00$101.00$102.00
ATM IV16.8%10.1%37.0%27.7%15.1%
Expected Move4.7%3.7%7.9%7.9%4.3%
HV 20d11.2%8.6%14.1%9.6%14.1%
HV 60d11.3%10.1%12.5%10.2%12.5%
Term Structure0.9%-9.9%11.7%-9.9%10.8%
VWIV19.1%11.2%41.2%11.2%41.2%
Skew 25d4.4%-12.1%23.6%1.2%8.3%
Skew 10d6.3%-20.0%31.0%-20.0%-0.6%
Call IV 25d16.6%4.7%35.8%35.8%5.6%
Put IV 25d20.9%11.8%37.1%37.1%13.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %109.8446.45173.21172.69169.34
Gamma HHI0.220.180.280.220.24
Net GEX-721.6K-850.6K-523.0K-523.0K-737.9K
Net DEX9.3M7.3M13.1M7.7M13.1M
Net VEX-37.6K-53.2K-25.5K-28.7K-46.4K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio14.830.0085.0034.330.90
Total Volume98.632034420
Total OI2,262.4211,8812,6531,8842,636

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2007-09-04$101.75$101.0027.7%7.9%9.6%0.0%0.0%1.2%-9.9%-523.0K7.7M-28.7K0.00172.69023691,515
2007-09-05$101.79$101.0013.2%3.8%9.5%0.0%11.2%-0.1%0.9%-676.5K8.1M-25.6K0.0091.060203691,515
2007-09-06$101.73$101.0013.7%3.9%8.8%0.0%0.0%3.7%0.9%-662.5K7.7M-25.6K0.0094.310323691,512
2007-09-07$100.57$98.0010.1%4.3%9.9%0.0%0.0%3.7%-0.8%-684.3K9.1M-25.5K0.0046.5401183691,544
2007-09-10$101.00$98.0010.2%4.2%9.9%0.0%0.0%3.8%0.5%-850.6K9.4M-26.8K34.3346.5131033691,651
2007-09-11$101.83$98.0011.9%4.3%10.0%0.0%0.0%3.4%-0.7%-777.8K9.3M-30.8K1.0048.78223721,752
2007-09-12$102.29$98.0037.0%5.5%9.4%0.0%0.0%8.0%-5.0%-644.7K9.1M-32.3K0.00173.213003721,752
2007-09-13$101.93$98.0013.6%3.9%9.5%0.0%0.0%2.7%2.4%-811.0K8.9M-30.9K0.0049.89003681,752
2007-09-14$102.89$98.0013.5%3.9%9.8%0.0%15.1%5.8%4.8%-679.7K7.7M-32.0K10.0046.45313103681,750
2007-09-17$103.36$99.0015.6%4.5%9.4%0.0%0.0%2.7%-0.3%-717.1K8.6M-38.3K28.3354.103853742,060
2007-09-18$104.10$99.0022.0%6.3%8.6%0.0%18.8%9.2%-8.1%-738.2K8.3M-43.2K1.12161.2943483742,100
2007-09-19$106.09$99.0013.3%3.8%9.8%0.0%0.0%23.6%10.6%-778.2K7.3M-43.2K1.06154.4963673772,095
2007-09-20$103.49$99.0021.2%6.1%14.0%0.0%0.0%-12.1%-3.2%-773.2K8.9M-44.1K85.00164.6443403972,152
2007-09-21$103.75$99.0016.9%4.8%14.0%0.0%16.6%4.6%0.3%-774.2K10.0M-43.1K1.3554.50801084012,252
2007-09-24$104.45$102.0022.6%6.5%14.1%0.0%0.0%4.9%-6.4%-770.2K10.1M-48.0K0.00168.191003051,943
2007-09-25$104.70$102.0012.8%3.7%14.0%0.0%11.9%1.9%-0.7%-803.5K11.3M-45.8K0.9059.14100903751,943
2007-09-26$104.32$102.0014.1%4.0%14.0%0.0%0.0%3.9%11.7%-621.5K10.6M-51.0K0.00165.1701524752,033
2007-09-27$104.00$102.0015.1%4.3%14.1%0.0%41.2%3.7%10.1%-686.7K11.6M-53.2K0.00166.620284752,151
2007-09-28$104.00$102.0015.1%4.3%14.1%0.0%0.0%8.3%10.8%-737.9K13.1M-46.4K0.00169.34004752,161