IGV Options History — March 2015

In March 2015, IGV traded between $18.77 and $19.74. ATM implied volatility averaged 18.4%, placing in the 11.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 5.2%. IV traded above realized volatility by 2.9% (HV 20d: 15.5%). Max pain ranged from $18.80 to $19.60. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 14 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.23.

Notable Days

  • 2015-03-30: Highest Volume — 645 contracts
  • 2015-03-04: Largest IV spike — 47.7% change
  • 2015-03-04: Highest IV Rank — 24.9%
  • 2015-03-04: Largest Expected Move — 7.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$19.26$18.77$19.74$19.74$19.23
Max Pain$19.12$18.80$19.60$19.60$18.80
ATM IV18.4%13.9%27.3%19.4%17.4%
Expected Move5.2%4.0%7.8%5.6%5.0%
HV 20d15.5%12.3%18.0%12.3%17.6%
HV 60d18.2%17.2%18.9%18.3%18.0%
IV Rank11.3%4.4%24.9%12.8%9.8%
IV Percentile39.4%13.1%74.6%46.0%40.1%
Term Structure-0.1%-12.5%5.9%-2.7%0.8%
VWIV17.0%13.4%21.4%21.4%15.3%
Skew 25d5.6%-8.7%13.6%8.4%5.6%
Skew 10d5.9%-13.3%19.1%6.9%7.6%
Call IV 25d15.5%8.9%26.2%22.5%14.8%
Put IV 25d21.1%15.4%30.8%30.8%20.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %107.6182.95138.19138.1998.78
Gamma HHI0.240.160.390.290.37
Net GEX32.6K15.7K67.6K27.1K67.6K
Net DEX-555.1K-703.1K-410.9K-554.6K-677.4K
Net VEX-1.1K-1.5K-544-885-1.3K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.230.000.400.400.26
Total Volume188.1820645385645
Total OI517.955420755465755

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-03-02$19.74$0.0019.4%5.6%12.3%12.8%0.0%8.4%-2.7%27.1K-554.6K-8850.40138.19275110355110
2015-03-03$19.50$0.0018.5%5.3%13.6%11.4%0.0%-8.7%-1.2%16.9K-492.6K-1.2K0.40122.71275110355115
2015-03-04$19.27$0.0027.3%7.8%13.6%24.9%0.0%4.9%-12.5%15.7K-451.1K-1.3K0.40135.66275110355115
2015-03-05$19.42$19.6020.5%6.7%13.7%14.5%21.4%8.0%-3.6%17.0K-502.0K-9770.40119.96275110355115
2015-03-06$19.11$19.6024.1%6.1%14.4%20.0%20.9%6.9%-1.9%16.6K-435.8K-1.3K0.40135.19275110355115
2015-03-09$19.21$19.6021.9%5.0%14.1%16.6%0.0%9.8%2.7%22.1K-485.0K-9910.00128.230035565
2015-03-10$18.81$19.6019.1%4.4%16.2%12.4%0.0%10.8%2.0%23.4K-435.6K-1.1K0.00133.650035565
2015-03-11$18.77$19.6023.7%6.8%15.8%19.5%17.6%13.6%-8.0%20.0K-410.9K-1.1K0.00105.1630035565
2015-03-12$18.98$19.0017.6%5.1%16.3%10.1%0.0%4.7%1.5%27.5K-456.3K-1.1K0.0088.170038565
2015-03-13$19.01$19.0017.4%5.0%15.2%9.8%0.0%3.2%-0.5%24.7K-459.0K-1.2K0.0082.950038565
2015-03-16$19.28$19.0017.5%5.0%15.3%9.9%0.0%5.0%3.6%27.3K-531.4K-9500.0095.760038565
2015-03-17$19.30$19.0017.7%5.1%15.3%10.2%0.0%5.0%0.3%25.9K-535.9K-9830.0093.340038565
2015-03-18$19.51$19.0015.8%4.5%15.7%7.3%0.0%6.2%5.9%37.1K-619.7K-5440.0098.580038565
2015-03-19$19.54$19.0015.2%4.4%15.7%6.4%0.0%7.1%2.8%25.6K-592.8K-8310.0093.8150038565
2015-03-20$19.63$19.0014.1%4.0%15.3%4.6%14.1%6.5%2.5%28.9K-687.9K-9080.00105.8625043565
2015-03-23$19.56$19.0013.9%4.0%15.1%4.4%0.0%6.3%1.9%30.1K-676.2K-8860.00107.200043565
2015-03-24$19.46$19.0014.4%4.1%15.2%5.2%13.4%4.8%1.7%31.2K-661.0K-9250.00100.17165043565
2015-03-25$18.94$19.0017.9%5.1%17.7%10.6%18.8%1.8%-0.2%55.6K-619.3K-1.4K0.0095.8002560065
2015-03-26$19.05$18.8018.6%5.3%17.5%11.6%16.1%5.0%0.3%53.8K-588.5K-1.5K0.2792.32495135600140
2015-03-27$19.16$18.8016.2%4.6%17.7%7.9%0.0%5.0%1.8%58.8K-636.7K-1.3K0.0097.250060090
2015-03-30$19.34$18.8016.1%4.6%18.0%7.8%15.9%3.0%0.8%65.4K-703.1K-1.3K0.2698.58510135600140
2015-03-31$19.23$18.8017.4%5.0%17.6%9.8%15.3%5.6%0.8%67.6K-677.4K-1.3K0.2698.78510135615140