IGV Options History — March 2014

In March 2014, IGV traded between $16.38 and $17.56. ATM implied volatility averaged 26.0%, placing in the 36.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 7.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 9.3% (HV 20d: 16.7%). Max pain ranged from $17.00 to $17.00. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 6 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 2.00.

Notable Days

  • 2014-03-04: Highest Volume — 35 contracts
  • 2014-03-12: Largest IV spike — 149.8% change
  • 2014-03-12: Highest IV Rank — 76.7%
  • 2014-03-06: Largest Expected Move — 9.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$17.02$16.38$17.56$17.14$16.65
Max Pain$17.00$17.00$17.00$17.00$17.00
ATM IV26.0%13.4%44.0%18.4%33.0%
Expected Move7.0%4.4%9.8%5.3%9.5%
HV 20d16.7%14.2%19.5%17.1%19.1%
HV 60d16.8%16.0%17.9%16.0%17.9%
IV Rank36.6%9.1%76.7%20.3%52.2%
IV Percentile88.4%16.3%99.2%87.7%97.6%
Term Structure-5.7%-18.3%1.9%-1.0%-11.6%
VWIV17.9%17.9%17.9%17.9%17.9%
Skew 25d-1.7%-21.3%7.0%2.5%-5.1%
Skew 10d-3.7%-29.0%20.5%12.0%-13.8%
Call IV 25d29.8%14.0%45.7%17.2%45.7%
Put IV 25d28.1%13.0%48.4%19.6%40.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %131.1345.48171.3645.94161.19
Gamma HHI0.280.220.420.390.28
Net GEX7.6K2.6K11.0K8.4K10.4K
Net DEX-133.9K-167.6K-109.3K-137.4K-128.7K
Net VEX-469-503-406-482-459
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio2.000.006.006.000.00
Total Volume5.714035030
Total OI178.571155195155180

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2014-03-03$17.14$0.0018.4%5.3%17.1%20.3%0.0%2.5%-1.0%8.4K-137.4K-4820.0045.940014015
2014-03-04$17.55$0.0015.3%4.4%14.2%13.3%17.9%3.5%0.7%8.3K-164.0K-4566.0045.4853014015
2014-03-05$17.56$17.0033.0%9.5%14.2%52.7%0.0%-21.3%-18.3%5.3K-158.6K-4560.00105.070014045
2014-03-06$17.52$17.0034.1%9.8%14.4%55.0%0.0%7.0%-14.0%5.3K-147.2K-4760.00140.120014045
2014-03-07$17.31$0.0013.4%4.6%15.5%9.1%0.0%4.4%1.1%3.6K-136.8K-4870.0049.430014045
2014-03-10$17.21$0.0028.1%4.4%14.8%41.7%0.0%4.9%1.3%5.2K-121.5K-4900.0072.2303014045
2014-03-11$17.17$0.0017.6%4.7%14.9%17.6%0.0%4.2%1.9%2.6K-121.1K-4830.0067.830014045
2014-03-12$17.24$0.0044.0%6.5%14.7%76.7%0.0%1.8%-5.4%7.2K-138.4K-4550.00169.260014030
2014-03-13$16.91$0.0017.8%5.1%16.5%18.0%0.0%2.7%1.5%5.2K-114.6K-4570.00131.950014030
2014-03-14$16.87$0.0019.2%5.5%15.5%21.1%0.0%1.8%-2.2%5.3K-110.3K-4580.00126.810014030
2014-03-17$17.06$0.0024.5%7.0%16.0%33.0%0.0%0.9%-7.1%7.1K-125.3K-4390.00167.950014030
2014-03-18$17.33$0.0024.4%7.0%16.8%32.7%0.0%2.0%-6.7%8.2K-143.5K-4060.00171.3625014030
2014-03-19$17.15$0.0025.0%7.2%17.1%34.2%0.0%2.1%-7.8%9.2K-158.6K-4980.00168.250016530
2014-03-20$17.25$0.0025.4%7.3%16.9%35.0%0.0%2.1%-7.0%9.3K-167.6K-4850.00171.250016530
2014-03-21$16.85$0.0026.4%7.6%18.8%37.4%0.0%-15.7%1.9%8.0K-130.6K-5030.00162.470016530
2014-03-24$16.71$0.0028.1%8.0%18.9%41.0%0.0%-3.7%-10.2%11.0K-135.8K-4780.00161.420016515
2014-03-25$16.67$0.0027.0%7.8%18.9%38.7%0.0%-3.7%-7.0%10.7K-132.2K-4840.00160.100016515
2014-03-26$16.38$0.0030.1%8.6%19.5%45.6%0.0%-8.7%-8.2%8.8K-113.5K-4710.00160.720016515
2014-03-27$16.39$0.0030.5%8.7%18.6%46.4%0.0%-7.3%-10.1%10.8K-109.3K-4580.00156.770016515
2014-03-28$16.40$0.0030.7%8.8%18.4%46.9%0.0%-9.7%-12.2%10.2K-116.2K-4600.00158.130016515
2014-03-31$16.65$0.0033.0%9.5%19.1%52.2%0.0%-5.1%-11.6%10.4K-128.7K-4590.00161.1930016515