IXN Options History — October 2008

In October 2008, IXN traded between $5.90 and $8.08. ATM implied volatility averaged 52.5%, placing in the 38.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 11.6%. IV traded below realized volatility by 12.3% (HV 20d: 64.8%). Net GEX was positive for 23 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 5 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.00.

Notable Days

  • 2008-10-14: Highest Volume — 12 contracts
  • 2008-10-15: Largest IV spike — 173.7% change
  • 2008-10-15: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2008-10-01: Largest Expected Move — 17.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$6.75$5.90$8.08$8.08$6.68
ATM IV52.5%32.6%120.8%60.2%45.3%
Expected Move11.6%9.3%17.3%17.3%13.0%
HV 20d64.8%49.0%75.6%49.0%75.6%
HV 60d43.4%32.5%52.8%32.5%52.8%
IV Rank38.3%12.0%100.0%54.8%24.7%
IV Percentile87.2%58.3%100.0%97.6%87.7%
Term Structure-6.5%-21.9%1.6%-21.9%-10.3%
Skew 25d-1.5%-18.6%10.5%-18.6%-3.5%
Skew 10d-8.6%-33.9%6.0%-33.9%-12.9%
Call IV 25d42.0%25.8%81.8%81.8%50.2%
Put IV 25d40.6%28.9%63.2%63.2%46.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %139.10116.48166.92166.92154.92
Gamma HHI0.530.420.750.510.45
Net GEX20428413357379
Net DEX-1.2K-6.0K3.7K-3.8K-4.4K
Net VEX-14-35-3-35-20
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.000.000.000.000.00
Total Volume1.04301200
Total OI46.69636543654

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2008-10-01$8.08$0.0060.2%17.3%49.0%54.8%0.0%-18.6%-21.9%357-3.8K-350.00166.92N/AN/A00360
2008-10-02$7.68$0.0043.8%12.6%50.3%32.1%0.0%-4.5%-15.2%151-929-120.00140.16N/AN/A00360
2008-10-03$7.64$0.0044.2%12.7%50.3%32.6%0.0%-3.0%-14.5%159-1.2K-150.00141.06N/AN/A00360
2008-10-06$7.30$0.0059.4%10.1%51.8%53.6%0.0%0.1%-4.1%116-852-110.00140.72N/AN/A00360
2008-10-07$6.90$0.0062.8%10.4%54.4%58.3%0.0%-1.2%-5.0%60-420-60.00139.84N/AN/A00360
2008-10-08$6.80$0.0066.0%10.6%54.1%62.6%0.0%-0.1%-5.0%50-342-50.00139.00N/AN/A00360
2008-10-09$6.60$0.0072.5%10.9%53.8%71.7%0.0%-0.2%-5.3%39-278-40.00136.07N/AN/A00360
2008-10-10$6.48$0.0072.0%10.8%53.5%71.1%0.0%-3.3%-4.8%28-191-30.00138.87N/AN/A06360
2008-10-13$7.21$0.0072.5%10.3%68.2%71.7%0.0%1.6%-4.9%983.4K-120.00162.98N/AN/A00366
2008-10-14$6.98$0.0044.2%9.7%68.5%32.5%0.0%3.1%1.6%633.7K-70.00121.73N/AN/A120366
2008-10-15$6.46$0.00120.8%11.2%71.0%100.0%0.0%-1.8%-5.4%2141.6K-150.00146.17N/AN/A00486
2008-10-16$6.69$0.0038.4%11.0%70.7%17.7%0.0%-1.9%-5.8%267945-180.00153.27N/AN/A00486
2008-10-17$6.67$0.0035.4%10.2%68.4%14.8%0.0%8.4%0.8%2421.1K-160.00121.05N/AN/A60486
2008-10-20$6.90$0.0034.4%9.9%70.1%13.8%0.0%1.9%0.7%413-6.0K-250.00124.47N/AN/A00540
2008-10-21$6.54$0.0036.6%10.5%71.8%15.9%0.0%7.2%1.4%325-3.8K-200.00122.04N/AN/A00540
2008-10-22$6.22$0.0032.6%9.3%72.7%12.0%0.0%-0.0%1.6%268-2.9K-190.00120.83N/AN/A00540
2008-10-23$6.21$0.0043.5%12.5%71.8%22.9%0.0%-3.9%-8.1%245-2.3K-160.00137.94N/AN/A00540
2008-10-24$5.94$0.0047.8%13.7%72.3%27.2%0.0%-4.0%-11.0%154-1.3K-90.00131.05N/AN/A00540
2008-10-27$5.90$0.0038.1%10.9%67.5%17.5%0.0%10.5%-3.3%127-805-70.00116.48N/AN/A00540
2008-10-28$6.41$0.0044.5%12.8%74.2%23.8%0.0%-7.2%-9.5%301-3.0K-170.00147.63N/AN/A00540
2008-10-29$6.31$0.0046.1%13.2%74.2%25.5%0.0%-6.5%-10.9%273-2.6K-160.00143.10N/AN/A00540
2008-10-30$6.59$0.0045.2%13.0%75.2%24.5%0.0%-6.4%-10.4%362-4.0K-210.00153.01N/AN/A00540
2008-10-31$6.68$0.0045.3%13.0%75.6%24.7%0.0%-3.5%-10.3%379-4.4K-200.00154.92N/AN/A00540