IEF Options History — November 2015

In November 2015, IEF traded between $105.19 and $106.53. ATM implied volatility averaged 6.0%, placing in the 18.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 1.7%. IV traded above realized volatility by 1.2% (HV 20d: 4.8%). Max pain ranged from $106.00 to $120.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 18 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.06.

Notable Days

  • 2015-11-20: Highest Volume — 58,898 contracts
  • 2015-11-06: Largest IV drop — 8.9% change
  • 2015-11-04: Highest IV Rank — 35.8%
  • 2015-11-05: Largest Expected Move — 1.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$105.94$105.19$106.53$106.53$106.40
Max Pain$108.10$106.00$120.00$120.00$106.00
ATM IV6.0%5.5%6.5%6.3%5.8%
Expected Move1.7%1.6%1.9%1.8%1.7%
HV 20d4.8%3.7%5.4%5.1%3.7%
HV 60d5.5%5.3%5.8%5.8%5.3%
IV Rank18.9%2.0%35.8%32.9%9.1%
IV Percentile19.8%1.2%42.1%36.5%6.7%
Term Structure0.2%-0.1%0.4%0.3%0.1%
VWIV6.2%5.0%8.8%5.0%6.4%
Skew 25d0.2%-0.3%0.7%0.5%0.0%
Skew 10d-0.0%-2.3%3.1%0.6%-2.3%
Call IV 25d6.0%5.7%6.5%6.0%6.4%
Put IV 25d6.3%5.5%7.1%6.6%6.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %97.7194.05112.5096.31101.18
Gamma HHI0.260.180.380.210.38
Net GEX39.2M6.8M94.5M6.8M94.5M
Net DEX9.3M-208.1M210.0M-31.1M-208.1M
Net VEX-2.1M-2.4M-1.8M-2.0M-2.1M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.060.385.550.700.64
Total Volume32,128.0511058,89841,20212,862
Total OI189,394.3169,537204,137169,537184,863

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-11-02$106.53$120.006.3%1.8%5.1%32.9%5.0%0.5%0.3%6.8M-31.1M-2.0M0.7096.3124,29916,90393,81375,724
2015-11-03$106.27$120.006.3%1.8%5.1%32.7%5.3%0.4%0.1%11.2M-2.4M-2.3M0.7096.6724,30116,897105,79777,758
2015-11-04$106.16$120.006.5%1.8%5.0%35.8%6.4%0.3%0.2%10.7M31.6M-2.2M0.85100.1220,06017,034105,79577,759
2015-11-05$106.11$106.006.4%1.9%5.0%33.9%6.8%0.7%-0.1%8.9M48.9M-2.2M0.8594.0520,04316,971105,74177,760
2015-11-06$105.37$106.005.8%1.8%5.4%20.4%6.4%0.7%0.2%10.8M171.3M-2.0M4.2794.31171731105,58877,779
2015-11-09$105.19$106.006.0%1.7%5.3%25.1%6.1%0.6%0.1%10.9M210.0M-1.9M0.5594.157139105,63778,194
2015-11-10$105.41$106.005.9%1.8%5.3%22.5%6.2%0.3%0.4%13.6M170.0M-1.9M0.80112.5020,05015,966105,80878,203
2015-11-11$105.35$106.006.1%1.8%4.8%24.8%6.3%0.1%0.0%19.3M180.3M-1.8M0.8094.7820,05015,966105,84478,204
2015-11-12$105.43$106.006.2%1.8%4.8%26.8%6.2%0.6%0.2%15.3M179.2M-1.9M0.3995.5740,06215,675105,84478,209
2015-11-13$105.78$106.006.1%1.7%5.0%17.8%6.0%0.4%0.1%35.3M49.6M-2.4M0.5395.8929,80015,673125,82478,197
2015-11-16$105.94$106.005.9%1.7%5.1%13.6%5.6%0.0%0.3%34.8M12.6M-2.3M5.5594.4949272125,67278,196
2015-11-17$105.94$106.006.1%1.8%5.0%19.1%6.2%0.7%-0.0%35.2M22.3M-2.3M0.5397.7329,71915,822125,82078,283
2015-11-18$105.87$106.006.2%1.8%4.9%20.5%6.2%0.1%0.1%46.2M37.4M-2.3M0.5397.3329,70515,728125,83378,276
2015-11-19$106.11$106.005.6%1.6%5.0%5.9%5.9%-0.1%0.3%55.5M-7.6M-2.3M0.61100.8935,67921,814125,85878,279
2015-11-20$105.98$106.005.5%1.6%4.7%2.0%6.0%0.1%0.4%43.6M-8.9M-2.3M0.6096.9536,88622,012125,83578,204
2015-11-23$106.09$106.005.8%1.7%4.6%10.4%5.8%0.0%0.3%80.9M-137.0M-2.2M0.6298.2614288123,15561,450
2015-11-24$106.19$106.005.9%1.7%4.5%11.8%5.7%-0.3%0.0%82.3M-166.6M-2.2M0.3895.8114153123,21861,497
2015-11-25$106.24$106.005.6%1.6%4.2%5.4%8.8%-0.1%0.3%86.0M-174.1M-2.2M0.82100.9826,65421,757123,49361,483
2015-11-27$106.36$106.005.7%1.6%3.8%8.0%6.2%-0.2%0.0%83.1M-190.7M-2.1M0.5996.1926,65515,761123,48861,505
2015-11-30$106.40$106.005.8%1.7%3.7%9.1%6.4%0.0%0.1%94.5M-208.1M-2.1M0.64101.187,8265,036123,35461,509