IWM Options History — January 2009

In January 2009, IWM traded between $43.33 and $51.25. ATM implied volatility averaged 47.7%, placing in the 35.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 13.7%. IV traded above realized volatility by 3.4% (HV 20d: 44.3%). Max pain ranged from $48.00 to $55.00. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 16 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.59.

Notable Days

  • 2009-01-15: Highest Volume — 605,539 contracts
  • 2009-01-20: Largest IV spike — 20.4% change
  • 2009-01-20: Highest IV Rank — 48.2%
  • 2009-01-20: Largest Expected Move — 16.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$46.81$43.33$51.25$50.22$44.48
Max Pain$49.95$48.00$55.00$55.00$48.00
ATM IV47.7%42.1%57.3%43.6%48.1%
Expected Move13.7%12.1%16.4%12.5%13.8%
HV 20d44.3%34.6%49.6%49.1%48.9%
HV 60d68.9%65.1%75.6%75.6%65.2%
IV Rank35.9%28.9%48.2%30.8%36.4%
IV Percentile74.4%67.1%82.5%73.8%72.6%
Term Structure0.9%-0.3%2.2%1.3%0.7%
VWIV48.0%43.9%55.7%44.7%46.3%
Skew 25d11.3%6.3%13.8%6.3%10.8%
Skew 10d22.0%11.8%28.2%11.8%20.9%
Call IV 25d42.0%36.9%49.9%40.9%41.9%
Put IV 25d53.3%46.8%63.8%47.2%52.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %5.133.966.233.964.52
Gamma HHI0.070.050.090.060.06
Net GEX-53.5M-83.1M-37.6M-37.6M-54.8M
Net DEX3.87B2.84B5.31B3.19B3.87B
Net VEX-20.9M-22.7M-18.2M-22.7M-21.8M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.590.772.651.951.19
Total Volume290,335.5159,495605,539198,042161,049
Total OI4,007,266.33,139,3644,777,3654,056,9583,901,142

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2009-01-02$50.22$55.0043.6%12.5%49.1%30.8%44.7%6.3%1.3%-37.6M3.19B-22.7M1.953.9667,206130,8361,811,8632,245,095
2009-01-05$50.40$52.0046.4%13.0%46.9%34.3%45.3%10.4%-0.1%-39.8M3.23B-21.5M1.385.8568,86195,2051,786,8892,273,724
2009-01-06$51.25$52.0044.2%12.6%44.9%31.5%45.9%10.8%0.1%-40.5M2.91B-22.7M1.366.04123,499168,2671,838,3722,315,611
2009-01-07$49.74$51.0047.0%13.5%44.1%35.1%47.4%11.8%-0.1%-45.3M3.45B-22.5M1.145.95126,112144,3141,884,1312,358,289
2009-01-08$49.98$51.0044.8%13.4%42.4%32.3%48.9%11.8%1.1%-42.4M3.35B-22.6M1.586.03103,489163,0051,907,8432,384,054
2009-01-09$48.13$51.0043.9%13.6%44.1%31.2%48.4%10.7%1.0%-62.2M4.26B-20.3M2.345.04142,665333,2831,930,3932,424,117
2009-01-12$46.70$51.0050.4%14.4%41.2%39.4%49.7%12.6%-0.0%-73.3M4.96B-19.9M1.534.68114,392175,3901,958,3472,543,640
2009-01-13$47.32$51.0047.4%13.7%39.7%35.6%47.0%11.8%1.0%-69.8M4.60B-20.0M1.364.81140,102191,1641,988,2782,542,257
2009-01-14$45.24$50.0053.6%14.6%41.3%43.4%51.1%12.4%0.6%-83.1M5.31B-19.2M2.035.62106,908217,3042,056,5932,587,525
2009-01-15$45.97$50.0049.1%14.1%34.6%37.8%50.3%12.8%0.9%-82.6M4.93B-20.2M2.215.03188,382417,1572,087,9272,643,049
2009-01-16$46.48$50.0047.6%13.7%34.7%35.9%48.3%12.4%1.7%-52.9M4.55B-20.3M1.914.68186,033355,1862,121,0852,656,280
2009-01-20$43.33$49.0057.3%16.4%42.2%48.2%55.7%13.8%-0.3%-42.8M3.80B-18.2M1.576.22115,939182,1591,334,4361,804,928
2009-01-21$45.49$49.0050.1%14.4%46.3%39.0%50.8%12.2%1.5%-45.0M3.47B-20.2M1.164.83113,790132,0081,382,0781,891,059
2009-01-22$44.17$49.0050.4%14.5%46.9%39.4%48.7%12.1%2.2%-47.9M3.70B-19.5M1.584.8594,331149,0641,424,7471,940,889
2009-01-23$44.39$48.0048.7%14.0%46.5%37.2%49.6%11.2%2.2%-50.1M3.88B-19.1M1.624.9570,529113,9781,457,3241,954,428
2009-01-26$44.89$48.0047.1%13.5%46.7%35.2%47.6%11.1%1.2%-53.4M3.81B-20.4M1.044.57101,576105,5851,480,3402,074,633
2009-01-27$45.38$48.0045.7%13.1%46.6%33.4%45.5%10.2%1.1%-53.2M3.66B-21.0M0.774.5689,97769,5181,521,0252,094,917
2009-01-28$47.25$48.0042.1%12.1%48.6%28.9%43.9%9.9%1.3%-40.7M2.84B-22.6M2.656.23106,595282,2081,557,8272,110,974
2009-01-29$45.40$48.0046.1%13.2%49.6%33.9%45.4%10.3%1.1%-52.8M3.56B-22.4M1.434.1665,80393,8411,590,4922,278,725
2009-01-30$44.48$48.0048.1%13.8%48.9%36.4%46.3%10.8%0.7%-54.8M3.87B-21.8M1.194.5273,45687,5931,611,0972,290,045