IEF Options History — November 2014

In November 2014, IEF traded between $104.49 and $106.19. ATM implied volatility averaged 5.5%, placing in the 38.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 1.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 1.2% (HV 20d: 4.3%). Max pain ranged from $104.00 to $105.00. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 14 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 3.48.

Notable Days

  • 2014-11-07: Highest Volume — 6,196 contracts
  • 2014-11-13: Largest IV spike — 15.8% change
  • 2014-11-13: Highest IV Rank — 43.5%
  • 2014-11-06: Largest Expected Move — 1.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$105.06$104.49$106.19$104.79$106.19
Max Pain$104.11$104.00$105.00$104.00$105.00
ATM IV5.5%4.9%5.9%5.6%5.5%
Expected Move1.8%1.7%1.8%1.8%1.7%
HV 20d4.3%3.7%5.5%5.5%3.9%
HV 60d4.8%4.6%5.0%4.8%4.6%
IV Rank38.3%30.9%43.5%39.0%37.6%
IV Percentile61.1%18.3%83.3%66.7%56.3%
Term Structure0.1%-0.4%0.5%0.5%0.1%
VWIV6.2%4.7%6.5%6.4%4.7%
Skew 25d-0.1%-0.8%0.2%-0.3%-0.8%
Skew 10d0.1%-2.1%3.0%-0.5%3.0%
Call IV 25d5.9%5.4%6.2%5.9%6.2%
Put IV 25d5.7%5.4%6.0%5.6%5.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %66.5062.0371.1563.1868.65
Gamma HHI0.290.200.600.240.60
Net GEX-15.7M-22.6M-11.8M-22.6M-12.5M
Net DEX42.1M-4.7M64.8M62.5M-4.7M
Net VEX-325.6K-381.7K-240.9K-358.2K-240.9K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio3.480.086.842.130.28
Total Volume3,859.895646,1965,96164
Total OI40,566.78939,32942,07039,45139,433

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2014-11-03$104.79$104.005.6%1.8%5.5%39.0%6.4%-0.3%0.5%-22.6M62.5M-358.2K2.1363.181,9034,0585,42134,030
2014-11-04$104.79$104.005.7%1.8%5.1%40.7%6.5%0.0%0.3%-19.0M55.3M-374.5K4.3963.608613,7796,57933,904
2014-11-05$104.81$104.005.8%1.8%4.9%42.0%6.5%-0.4%0.2%-18.7M55.8M-370.6K5.1462.037293,7466,54933,870
2014-11-06$104.49$104.005.6%1.8%5.0%39.0%6.4%0.1%0.5%-19.9M64.8M-381.7K4.0464.529873,9886,60433,844
2014-11-07$105.14$104.005.0%1.7%5.5%31.2%6.2%-0.2%0.2%-16.2M41.0M-344.4K6.0264.838835,3136,82534,059
2014-11-10$104.77$104.004.9%1.7%4.9%30.9%6.3%-0.1%0.1%-17.8M52.4M-333.5K4.3267.559634,1566,76434,031
2014-11-11$104.71$104.005.2%1.8%4.9%34.3%6.2%-0.1%-0.2%-18.2M56.3M-327.2K6.7668.716134,1436,60633,049
2014-11-12$104.71$104.005.1%1.7%3.7%33.2%6.3%0.2%0.1%-18.2M55.7M-342.8K6.8467.426104,1746,92234,110
2014-11-13$104.86$104.005.9%1.8%3.8%43.5%6.4%-0.0%-0.0%-16.3M49.4M-325.1K6.3771.156584,1906,93034,104
2014-11-14$105.10$104.005.7%1.8%3.8%40.6%6.2%-0.4%0.2%-15.2M42.4M-325.1K0.4265.27140596,91334,122
2014-11-17$104.97$104.005.7%1.8%3.8%40.4%6.4%-0.3%0.2%-13.5M42.2M-305.1K4.4363.819974,4127,00734,165
2014-11-18$105.10$104.005.7%1.8%3.8%40.2%6.3%-0.3%0.2%-13.0M38.8M-308.0K3.9165.091,1354,4357,14834,350
2014-11-19$104.82$104.005.7%1.8%3.9%40.7%0.0%0.1%0.1%-15.2M50.7M-346.3K0.5868.022311347,38134,689
2014-11-20$104.98$104.005.5%1.8%3.7%38.6%6.2%0.0%0.1%-12.3M42.5M-314.9K3.6468.941,1704,2597,06634,200
2014-11-21$105.19$104.005.6%1.7%3.8%38.8%6.1%0.0%0.0%-11.8M35.6M-302.1K4.3565.619013,9157,08134,284
2014-11-24$105.34$104.005.5%1.7%3.8%38.6%6.0%0.1%-0.4%-12.8M27.4M-292.4K0.9670.012922796,73432,595
2014-11-25$105.60$104.005.6%1.7%3.8%39.2%6.0%-0.1%-0.2%-12.5M18.2M-299.6K1.4668.271,8422,6816,95132,824
2014-11-26$105.78$105.005.6%1.7%3.7%38.9%6.1%-0.1%-0.3%-12.8M14.4M-294.4K0.0866.75592466,59833,027
2014-11-28$106.19$105.005.5%1.7%3.9%37.6%4.7%-0.8%0.1%-12.5M-4.7M-240.9K0.2868.6550146,40833,025