IEF Options History — July 2010

In July 2010, IEF traded between $94.35 and $96.32. ATM implied volatility averaged 6.6%, placing in the 15.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 1.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 0.5% (HV 20d: 6.1%). Max pain ranged from $94.00 to $98.00. Net GEX was positive for 16 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 21 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 5.98.

Notable Days

  • 2010-07-01: Highest Volume — 5,608 contracts
  • 2010-07-14: Largest IV drop — 19.7% change
  • 2010-07-01: Highest IV Rank — 36.6%
  • 2010-07-01: Largest Expected Move — 2.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$95.38$94.35$96.32$95.38$96.29
Max Pain$95.52$94.00$98.00$94.00$95.00
ATM IV6.6%5.9%8.0%8.0%5.9%
Expected Move1.9%1.7%2.3%2.3%1.7%
HV 20d6.1%5.2%7.9%7.9%6.3%
HV 60d7.7%7.5%7.8%7.6%7.5%
IV Rank15.1%3.4%36.6%36.6%3.4%
IV Percentile20.9%2.8%54.8%54.8%2.8%
Term Structure0.5%0.2%0.8%0.2%0.8%
VWIV6.7%5.6%8.0%8.0%5.6%
Skew 25d0.2%-0.3%0.6%-0.3%-0.1%
Skew 10d1.8%-2.8%9.7%-0.2%-2.8%
Call IV 25d6.8%5.9%8.3%8.3%5.9%
Put IV 25d6.9%5.9%8.0%8.0%5.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %16.0011.0360.2311.9713.30
Gamma HHI0.260.170.460.170.21
Net GEX1.4M-4.9M5.0M3.8M4.6M
Net DEX-10.4M-24.3M5.6M-17.9M-22.2M
Net VEX-227.3K-261.0K-190.6K-237.9K-212.6K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio5.980.0465.3123.490.84
Total Volume863.0481435,6085,608333
Total OI25,942.57122,23627,10922,23627,109

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2010-07-01$95.38$94.008.0%2.3%7.9%36.6%8.0%-0.3%0.2%3.8M-17.9M-237.9K23.4911.972295,3798,27613,960
2010-07-02$95.21$95.007.1%2.0%6.5%22.4%6.9%0.4%0.7%-3.3M-3.3M-261.0K1.1660.231251458,29816,775
2010-07-06$95.44$98.007.3%2.3%6.4%26.2%7.9%-0.1%0.4%-3.5M-7.7M-252.1K0.9216.871311208,38316,876
2010-07-07$95.14$98.007.5%2.2%6.4%29.2%7.3%0.3%0.5%-3.8M-3.3M-244.8K4.2015.38702948,48216,863
2010-07-08$94.91$98.006.9%2.2%6.5%19.2%7.5%0.3%0.4%-4.7M2.0M-247.3K0.4416.135332368,55817,106
2010-07-09$94.66$96.006.2%2.1%5.5%8.5%7.4%0.2%0.4%-4.9M5.6M-230.0K65.3115.07775,0298,78117,333
2010-07-12$94.82$96.006.7%2.1%5.2%16.5%7.3%0.1%0.3%1.2M-2.9M-246.9K0.0913.74131128,85317,339
2010-07-13$94.35$96.007.8%2.2%5.5%33.5%7.3%0.5%0.4%303.3K4.8M-251.1K21.7614.21337188,94817,335
2010-07-14$94.82$95.006.2%2.0%5.6%9.2%6.8%0.6%0.6%2.0M-3.3M-249.4K1.0611.031711828,98017,270
2010-07-15$95.31$95.006.6%1.9%5.7%15.0%6.9%0.1%0.5%3.1M-11.3M-237.1K0.7115.182551819,09417,393
2010-07-16$95.86$95.006.4%1.8%5.8%11.6%6.4%0.1%0.8%4.8M-19.8M-222.3K0.3114.63121389,25617,568
2010-07-19$95.61$95.006.4%1.8%5.9%12.7%6.5%0.2%0.4%1.5M-12.8M-213.3K0.0412.25495218,39417,041
2010-07-20$95.71$95.006.4%1.8%5.8%12.5%6.3%0.2%0.7%2.9M-15.5M-219.6K2.2115.851012238,83617,060
2010-07-21$96.32$95.006.4%1.8%5.9%12.4%6.4%-0.2%0.4%4.3M-24.3M-212.7K0.1112.20303328,85217,216
2010-07-22$95.79$95.006.4%1.8%6.2%12.5%6.3%0.5%0.4%3.1M-18.0M-220.7K0.4013.59133538,96117,248
2010-07-23$95.48$95.006.3%1.8%6.4%10.4%6.2%0.3%0.6%2.8M-13.3M-213.6K0.0814.38209178,93417,259
2010-07-26$95.45$95.006.0%1.7%6.4%6.1%6.1%0.0%0.8%2.9M-13.2M-212.4K0.7214.68126918,99517,254
2010-07-27$95.12$95.006.2%1.8%6.0%9.1%6.1%0.2%0.5%2.6M-9.8M-198.5K0.2812.12348969,02317,308
2010-07-28$95.53$95.005.9%1.7%6.0%4.4%6.0%0.1%0.4%3.9M-16.4M-190.6K0.3912.003791499,25917,389
2010-07-29$95.73$95.006.0%1.7%6.1%5.7%6.2%-0.0%0.4%5.0M-16.7M-200.0K1.0211.303984079,42217,507
2010-07-30$96.29$95.005.9%1.7%6.3%3.4%5.6%-0.1%0.8%4.6M-22.2M-212.6K0.8413.301811529,21217,897