IGV Options History — September 2015

In September 2015, IGV traded between $18.46 and $19.58. ATM implied volatility averaged 27.1%, placing in the 56.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 7.7%. IV traded below realized volatility by 1.1% (HV 20d: 28.2%). Max pain ranged from $17.60 to $20.40. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 8 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.71.

Notable Days

  • 2015-09-24: Highest Volume — 860 contracts
  • 2015-09-28: Largest IV spike — 25.0% change
  • 2015-09-01: Highest IV Rank — 93.7%
  • 2015-09-01: Largest Expected Move — 10.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$19.14$18.46$19.58$18.46$18.95
Max Pain$19.71$17.60$20.40$17.60$19.60
ATM IV27.1%22.2%37.6%37.6%28.2%
Expected Move7.7%6.4%10.8%10.8%8.1%
HV 20d28.2%22.0%32.0%29.0%22.0%
HV 60d21.1%19.7%22.2%19.7%22.2%
IV Rank56.7%39.4%93.7%93.7%60.8%
IV Percentile89.4%77.0%99.6%99.6%93.7%
Term Structure-1.3%-7.4%2.7%-7.4%-0.8%
VWIV21.7%17.2%38.9%38.9%20.7%
Skew 25d8.9%5.2%13.7%10.2%11.1%
Skew 10d15.8%0.5%24.5%2.4%13.7%
Call IV 25d22.5%18.3%28.2%28.1%22.8%
Put IV 25d31.4%24.2%38.3%38.3%33.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %78.9260.2294.4594.4584.27
Gamma HHI0.130.110.150.120.11
Net GEX15.6K3.4K22.9K3.4K16.5K
Net DEX-13.8K-142.9K147.7K85.0K103.7K
Net VEX-3.1K-3.2K-2.7K-3.0K-2.7K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.710.001.061.060.73
Total Volume750.71435860700850
Total OI9508101,0258101,025

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-09-01$18.46$17.6037.6%10.8%29.0%93.7%38.9%10.2%-7.4%3.4K85.0K-3.0K1.0694.45340360445365
2015-09-02$18.76$17.6029.5%8.5%29.3%65.3%22.5%13.7%-1.1%4.5K91.1K-2.9K1.0682.50340360445365
2015-09-03$18.94$20.4028.0%7.7%29.2%59.8%21.7%9.7%-4.5%3.8K54.8K-3.0K0.7867.59460360445365
2015-09-04$18.74$20.4028.2%8.2%29.2%60.6%22.3%9.3%1.3%11.5K89.0K-3.0K0.7760.22465360565365
2015-09-08$19.31$20.4028.7%7.8%31.2%62.4%0.0%9.9%-3.9%12.9K-18.6K-3.2K0.0072.00500560365
2015-09-09$18.96$20.4027.6%7.9%31.5%58.6%23.2%7.2%-6.8%13.0K-64.6K-3.2K0.7770.28465360570365
2015-09-10$19.14$20.4026.6%7.6%31.8%55.0%22.3%10.6%-1.5%14.8K157-3.1K0.7767.22465360570365
2015-09-11$19.27$20.4026.1%7.5%32.0%53.3%19.7%10.7%0.7%15.7K-42.9K-3.1K0.7572.95480360570365
2015-09-14$19.20$20.4027.1%7.8%31.6%56.8%21.5%8.6%-0.6%15.5K-50.6K-3.1K0.7473.26485360585365
2015-09-15$19.47$20.4025.1%7.2%31.9%49.6%20.4%11.2%-1.5%16.8K-52.9K-3.0K0.0081.04350580365
2015-09-16$19.58$19.6024.2%6.9%32.0%46.7%19.7%9.3%-1.4%22.9K-136.1K-3.2K0.7775.15470360615365
2015-09-17$19.49$19.6022.7%6.5%32.0%41.2%17.9%5.2%1.9%22.4K-142.9K-3.2K0.7590.14480360615365
2015-09-18$19.37$19.6023.5%6.7%29.8%44.1%19.3%5.7%0.5%18.7K-112.6K-3.2K0.7580.33480360625365
2015-09-21$19.55$19.6022.2%6.4%27.4%39.4%18.7%8.7%2.7%21.7K-98.7K-3.2K0.7783.55465360605365
2015-09-22$19.24$19.6025.7%7.4%24.3%51.7%20.8%9.7%0.9%18.3K3.1K-3.0K0.7681.57475360610365
2015-09-23$19.47$19.6024.0%6.9%24.3%45.8%20.1%8.3%0.6%21.3K-48.4K-3.1K0.7383.60490360620365
2015-09-24$19.35$19.6024.8%7.1%23.2%48.7%17.2%10.5%-0.6%20.6K-31.7K-3.1K0.7286.32500360640365
2015-09-25$19.31$19.6025.7%7.4%22.5%51.6%22.9%6.2%0.5%21.3K-83.1K-3.2K0.7284.58500360650365
2015-09-28$18.81$19.6032.1%9.2%24.4%74.3%23.0%6.9%-3.1%16.9K19.2K-2.9K0.7383.36495360650365
2015-09-29$18.65$19.6031.2%9.0%24.4%71.3%21.8%5.2%-2.0%14.5K147.7K-2.7K0.7383.03495360655370
2015-09-30$18.95$19.6028.2%8.1%22.0%60.8%20.7%11.1%-0.8%16.5K103.7K-2.7K0.7384.27490360655370