IEF Options History — July 2015

In July 2015, IEF traded between $104.32 and $106.48. ATM implied volatility averaged 7.1%, placing in the 48.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 1.9%. IV traded below realized volatility by 0.7% (HV 20d: 7.8%). Max pain ranged from $105.00 to $108.00. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 20 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.37.

Notable Days

  • 2015-07-14: Highest Volume — 87,705 contracts
  • 2015-07-15: Largest IV drop — 11.6% change
  • 2015-07-08: Highest IV Rank — 78.2%
  • 2015-07-01: Largest Expected Move — 2.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$105.33$104.32$106.48$104.32$106.48
Max Pain$106.82$105.00$108.00$105.00$106.00
ATM IV7.1%5.9%9.0%8.2%6.1%
Expected Move1.9%1.7%2.4%2.4%1.8%
HV 20d7.8%5.9%8.5%8.1%6.2%
HV 60d7.4%7.1%7.6%7.1%7.4%
IV Rank48.4%30.6%78.2%66.2%34.3%
IV Percentile65.7%32.9%99.2%97.2%43.7%
Term Structure0.2%-0.9%0.7%-0.9%0.5%
VWIV7.1%4.2%9.4%8.5%6.8%
Skew 25d-0.1%-0.6%0.3%-0.1%-0.0%
Skew 10d0.5%-1.1%7.3%-1.1%7.3%
Call IV 25d6.9%5.9%8.6%8.3%6.2%
Put IV 25d6.9%5.9%8.2%8.2%6.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %69.0213.9091.3381.9287.30
Gamma HHI0.190.160.230.200.20
Net GEX82.4M29.1M146.4M29.1M146.4M
Net DEX-218.8M-442.4M-25.8M-25.8M-442.4M
Net VEX-2.4M-3.0M-1.6M-1.6M-3.0M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.370.101.901.900.18
Total Volume46,061.95511,03687,70513,85947,423
Total OI212,208155,487243,198155,487238,741

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-07-01$104.32$105.008.2%2.4%8.1%66.2%8.5%-0.1%-0.9%29.1M-25.8M-1.6M1.9081.924,7749,085123,37332,114
2015-07-02$104.67$105.008.1%2.3%8.0%63.8%9.4%-0.6%-0.8%36.8M-54.1M-1.7M0.7382.9111,5188,387123,46132,396
2015-07-06$105.40$105.008.1%2.2%8.0%64.5%7.6%-0.1%0.1%63.5M-118.6M-1.8M0.9670.225,6795,465130,13233,432
2015-07-07$105.69$105.008.2%2.2%8.0%66.5%7.4%-0.3%0.2%75.1M-149.8M-1.9M0.7664.356,2594,777130,53133,476
2015-07-08$106.14$106.009.0%2.2%8.0%78.2%7.7%-0.4%0.4%91.9M-210.2M-2.0M0.3783.7914,7445,522133,83633,600
2015-07-09$105.38$106.008.9%2.2%8.3%77.4%8.2%-0.2%0.2%63.8M-116.0M-1.8M0.5073.0614,7777,416133,98734,483
2015-07-10$104.59$106.008.6%2.2%8.5%72.0%8.1%-0.3%0.4%36.8M-47.0M-1.6M0.1236.6069,3388,234134,09736,386
2015-07-13$104.37$106.008.1%2.0%8.5%64.5%7.6%-0.0%0.5%47.7M-121.2M-2.4M0.1269.2169,5948,250194,88236,932
2015-07-14$104.70$106.007.6%2.0%8.5%56.8%7.3%-0.1%0.2%52.3M-154.2M-2.5M0.1086.4579,7207,985194,63437,046
2015-07-15$105.07$108.006.7%1.9%8.5%43.2%7.1%-0.2%0.2%74.6M-244.9M-2.8M0.1189.1769,6067,918205,19537,767
2015-07-16$105.10$108.006.4%1.8%8.5%38.6%6.8%0.2%0.3%63.4M-240.5M-2.8M0.1889.7439,2647,171205,22537,973
2015-07-17$105.07$108.006.3%1.8%8.5%37.3%7.0%0.1%0.3%37.6M-213.3M-2.5M0.1891.3339,2787,219205,18037,961
2015-07-20$104.83$108.006.1%1.8%8.2%34.1%7.2%0.3%0.3%81.7M-193.7M-2.5M0.1688.1244,4797,253192,49431,647
2015-07-21$105.11$108.006.2%1.8%7.9%35.5%4.2%-0.0%0.3%92.5M-232.4M-2.6M0.1747.6241,5607,018198,60731,788
2015-07-22$105.26$108.006.0%1.7%7.7%32.3%7.1%0.2%0.3%97.8M-252.3M-2.6M0.1738.8441,5597,030198,86031,849
2015-07-23$105.67$108.006.2%1.8%7.8%35.7%6.5%0.1%0.2%112.0M-305.2M-2.8M0.1741.4541,6417,029198,87531,902
2015-07-24$105.78$108.006.2%1.8%7.7%35.1%6.4%0.0%0.3%116.3M-321.1M-2.8M0.2465.5741,4689,951198,78632,000
2015-07-27$106.17$108.005.9%1.7%7.5%31.1%6.5%-0.1%0.7%134.4M-386.7M-2.9M0.3046.4641,40712,518198,69934,921
2015-07-28$105.89$108.006.3%1.8%6.5%36.1%6.6%-0.2%0.2%118.0M-337.2M-2.8M0.2480.0041,4889,880198,73037,560
2015-07-29$105.71$108.006.0%1.7%6.5%31.7%6.2%0.2%0.5%114.5M-315.3M-2.7M0.1790.5342,4917,355198,72737,562
2015-07-30$105.80$106.005.9%1.7%5.9%30.6%5.3%0.0%0.5%126.9M-331.3M-2.8M0.1713.9042,4787,355201,12937,600
2015-07-31$106.48$106.006.1%1.8%6.2%34.3%6.8%-0.0%0.5%146.4M-442.4M-3.0M0.1887.3040,0907,333201,14137,600