IGV Options History — October 2012

In October 2012, IGV traded between $12.06 and $12.74. ATM implied volatility averaged 23.4%, placing in the 10.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 6.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 8.7% (HV 20d: 14.7%). Max pain ranged from $12.20 to $12.60. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 17 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.16.

Notable Days

  • 2012-10-03: Highest Volume — 350 contracts
  • 2012-10-09: Largest IV spike — 15.6% change
  • 2012-10-31: Highest IV Rank — 16.0%
  • 2012-10-31: Largest Expected Move — 7.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$12.36$12.06$12.74$12.62$12.09
Max Pain$12.26$12.20$12.60$12.60$12.20
ATM IV23.4%19.7%27.3%22.6%27.3%
Expected Move6.8%5.6%7.8%6.5%7.8%
HV 20d14.7%13.0%16.6%16.6%13.5%
HV 60d17.4%14.5%19.2%19.2%14.5%
IV Rank10.5%5.1%16.0%9.6%16.0%
IV Percentile54.4%19.4%82.5%48.8%82.5%
Term Structure0.6%-1.9%2.9%0.9%-1.9%
VWIV24.3%19.5%31.8%23.6%31.8%
Skew 25d4.1%-1.4%6.6%2.9%4.8%
Skew 10d10.3%2.0%19.2%3.5%2.0%
Call IV 25d22.4%19.5%28.5%20.9%24.6%
Put IV 25d26.5%21.0%29.8%23.8%29.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %47.5028.9491.3054.4691.30
Gamma HHI0.120.100.150.150.12
Net GEX9.5K-2.8K21.9K12.5K4.7K
Net DEX-192.2K-309.3K-96.1K-270.0K-153.6K
Net VEX-1.9K-2.1K-1.6K-1.6K-1.8K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.160.000.420.080.36
Total Volume36.429035000
Total OI1,097.6198951,2058951,205

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-10-01$12.62$12.6022.6%6.5%16.6%9.6%0.0%2.9%0.9%12.5K-270.0K-1.6K0.0054.4600565330
2012-10-02$12.67$12.6022.2%6.4%16.6%8.7%0.0%2.7%2.0%13.0K-286.1K-1.6K0.0048.0600565330
2012-10-03$12.74$12.6022.3%6.4%16.6%8.8%23.6%1.8%1.4%14.1K-309.3K-1.6K0.0854.8232525565330
2012-10-04$12.73$12.2019.7%5.6%13.0%5.1%19.5%1.5%2.9%11.7K-269.7K-1.8K0.4259.7012050590355
2012-10-05$12.62$12.2021.3%6.5%13.3%7.3%22.2%6.6%2.2%16.6K-258.0K-2.1K0.0047.1550700405
2012-10-08$12.52$12.2020.8%6.8%13.4%6.7%0.0%4.6%0.5%14.2K-228.7K-2.0K0.0028.9400705405
2012-10-09$12.31$12.2024.1%7.3%14.4%11.4%0.0%6.2%0.7%9.3K-150.4K-2.0K0.0046.5900705405
2012-10-10$12.26$12.2021.2%7.0%14.2%7.2%0.0%3.8%0.1%6.7K-131.7K-1.9K0.0035.9300705405
2012-10-11$12.32$12.2023.3%6.7%13.8%10.3%0.0%3.7%0.9%8.2K-151.5K-1.9K0.0035.5500705405
2012-10-12$12.38$12.2023.4%6.7%13.3%10.4%0.0%4.7%1.1%8.8K-167.6K-1.9K0.0033.5100705405
2012-10-15$12.45$12.2022.9%6.6%13.7%9.7%0.0%5.5%1.3%10.6K-192.1K-1.8K0.0838.21605705405
2012-10-16$12.62$12.2021.9%6.3%14.8%8.3%0.0%3.8%0.9%21.9K-296.6K-2.0K0.0044.4000765410
2012-10-17$12.42$12.2023.0%6.6%15.6%9.8%0.0%4.3%0.5%11.6K-215.6K-2.0K0.0038.90100765410
2012-10-18$12.34$12.2023.0%6.6%15.7%9.8%0.0%-1.4%1.5%5.9K-188.5K-2.0K0.0058.6400775410
2012-10-19$12.12$12.2023.5%6.7%16.6%10.6%0.0%6.1%0.9%-2.8K-96.1K-1.9K0.0050.73025775410
2012-10-22$12.09$12.2024.2%6.9%16.4%11.6%0.0%5.6%0.2%6.5K-109.2K-1.8K0.0058.9400700385
2012-10-23$12.13$12.2025.4%7.3%15.5%13.3%0.0%5.3%0.1%7.3K-129.0K-1.9K0.3645.955520700385
2012-10-24$12.09$12.2026.9%7.7%15.2%15.4%31.8%4.8%-0.9%7.6K-154.8K-2.0K0.0043.14065755395
2012-10-25$12.06$12.2026.9%7.7%13.6%15.4%0.0%4.7%-1.1%5.5K-141.9K-2.0K0.0044.4500755450
2012-10-26$12.06$12.2026.2%7.5%13.6%14.5%0.0%4.4%-0.4%5.0K-135.6K-2.0K0.0038.1600755450
2012-10-31$12.09$12.2027.3%7.8%13.5%16.0%0.0%4.8%-1.9%4.7K-153.6K-1.8K0.0091.3000755450