KWEB Options History — September 2015

In September 2015, KWEB traded between $28.82 and $31.12. ATM implied volatility averaged 47.2%, placing in the 44.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 13.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 2.0% (HV 20d: 45.2%). Max pain ranged from $29.00 to $32.00. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 1 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.54.

Notable Days

  • 2015-09-16: Highest Volume — 374 contracts
  • 2015-09-09: Largest IV drop — 19.2% change
  • 2015-09-01: Highest IV Rank — 62.6%
  • 2015-09-01: Largest Expected Move — 17.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$29.65$28.82$31.12$29.19$30.03
Max Pain$29.90$29.00$32.00$32.00$30.00
ATM IV47.2%40.6%60.7%60.7%43.8%
Expected Move13.3%11.6%17.4%17.4%12.6%
HV 20d45.2%32.8%52.2%50.0%32.8%
HV 60d45.3%43.1%46.6%45.1%43.1%
IV Rank44.0%34.8%62.6%62.6%39.3%
IV Percentile90.4%84.3%98.5%98.5%86.6%
Term Structure-2.6%-9.6%2.8%-9.6%-0.5%
VWIV45.1%28.4%56.1%55.3%42.2%
Skew 25d10.1%3.1%15.8%15.0%13.1%
Skew 10d23.4%-2.4%39.9%17.8%39.9%
Call IV 25d42.7%37.8%52.0%52.0%41.8%
Put IV 25d52.8%42.1%67.1%67.1%54.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %69.0749.3484.9776.8280.38
Gamma HHI0.130.090.170.140.10
Net GEX9.4K2.8K16.3K8.1K4.9K
Net DEX-123.3K-346.7K14.3K14.3K-226.8K
Net VEX-2.4K-2.6K-2.1K-2.3K-2.4K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.540.000.850.600.85
Total Volume295.9054374356244
Total OI964.3338941,054908965

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-09-01$29.19$32.0060.7%17.4%50.0%62.6%55.3%15.0%-9.6%8.1K14.3K-2.3K0.6076.82223133705203
2015-09-02$29.64$32.0050.5%14.5%50.5%48.6%52.8%15.8%-2.3%8.7K-17.8K-2.3K0.6080.79223133735203
2015-09-03$29.82$29.0050.0%13.2%50.7%47.9%49.0%10.4%-3.0%11.4K-91.1K-2.6K0.6051.50223133735203
2015-09-04$28.90$29.0059.0%15.1%51.3%60.3%56.1%14.3%-5.2%9.3K5.9K-2.4K0.5549.34225124735203
2015-09-08$29.56$29.0056.6%13.9%51.1%56.9%46.0%12.2%-5.3%9.8K-31.9K-2.2K0.0051.23260737207
2015-09-09$29.68$29.0045.7%13.1%48.1%41.9%48.8%8.7%-1.8%12.3K-68.1K-2.3K0.5556.37234128763209
2015-09-10$29.50$29.0049.9%14.3%47.6%47.7%49.6%8.6%-4.4%12.4K-51.3K-2.3K0.5557.04234128763213
2015-09-11$29.60$29.0045.8%13.1%47.3%42.1%48.0%13.1%-1.1%12.5K-25.7K-2.2K0.6161.19211128763213
2015-09-14$28.97$29.0047.9%13.7%47.4%44.9%49.7%6.6%-2.8%14.7K10.4K-2.2K0.6156.66211128765213
2015-09-15$29.57$29.0044.9%12.9%48.5%40.8%28.4%12.6%-3.0%16.3K-25.7K-2.1K0.0062.3204764212
2015-09-16$31.12$31.0041.4%11.9%52.2%36.0%42.0%9.3%2.8%14.5K-207.4K-2.3K0.3560.5127896765212
2015-09-17$30.76$31.0040.6%11.6%52.0%34.8%40.4%3.1%-1.0%15.4K-346.7K-2.5K0.3671.2826996841212
2015-09-18$30.50$30.0043.4%12.4%48.3%38.7%42.5%6.5%-1.2%12.4K-324.2K-2.5K0.3173.6127886842212
2015-09-21$30.44$30.0040.8%11.7%48.0%35.1%39.8%5.7%-1.0%12.4K-338.4K-2.5K0.6375.94169107740154
2015-09-22$29.55$30.0043.0%12.3%42.9%38.2%42.5%5.4%-1.5%5.0K-189.7K-2.5K0.6178.90180110747204
2015-09-23$29.18$30.0044.0%12.6%39.6%39.6%42.7%7.5%-3.6%3.6K-153.6K-2.5K0.6179.25180110758204
2015-09-24$29.37$30.0045.7%13.1%39.6%41.9%41.1%15.2%-2.1%4.2K-147.0K-2.5K0.6179.75180110758204
2015-09-25$29.42$30.0043.5%12.5%33.8%38.8%40.3%8.0%-2.0%3.3K-156.6K-2.5K0.6184.97180110758205
2015-09-28$28.82$30.0047.1%13.5%34.3%43.8%44.9%8.0%-2.1%2.8K-101.8K-2.4K0.6181.21180110758205
2015-09-29$29.08$30.0047.4%13.6%33.4%44.2%45.1%11.9%-4.8%2.8K-115.0K-2.4K0.6281.44180112758205
2015-09-30$30.03$30.0043.8%12.6%32.8%39.3%42.2%13.1%-0.5%4.9K-226.8K-2.4K0.8580.38132112758207