KWEB Options History — January 2016

In January 2016, KWEB traded between $32.72 and $37.12. ATM implied volatility averaged 44.4%, placing in the 51.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 11.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 13.8% (HV 20d: 30.6%). Max pain ranged from $33.00 to $34.00. Net GEX was positive for 8 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 1 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.80.

Notable Days

  • 2016-01-14: Highest Volume — 405 contracts
  • 2016-01-07: Largest IV spike — 55.0% change
  • 2016-01-20: Highest IV Rank — 64.6%
  • 2016-01-20: Largest Expected Move — 13.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$34.38$32.72$37.12$36.90$33.46
Max Pain$33.79$33.00$34.00$33.00$34.00
ATM IV44.4%36.8%60.1%36.8%37.4%
Expected Move11.6%9.1%13.2%9.1%10.7%
HV 20d30.6%22.6%35.3%23.3%35.3%
HV 60d27.1%24.9%28.5%24.9%27.5%
IV Rank51.2%29.6%64.6%29.6%46.4%
IV Percentile84.1%69.4%98.4%75.0%69.4%
Term Structure-2.5%-7.2%1.0%-1.5%1.0%
VWIV42.4%34.0%47.6%34.0%39.8%
Skew 25d10.3%5.8%13.2%5.8%8.4%
Skew 10d23.4%13.5%31.5%13.5%17.0%
Call IV 25d36.8%29.4%41.1%29.5%34.2%
Put IV 25d47.1%35.3%53.4%35.3%42.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %46.7231.0761.3939.2058.89
Gamma HHI0.140.110.230.140.12
Net GEX-1.3K-6.8K1.4K1.1K-462
Net DEX-31.7K-378.4K272.0K-354.2K-12.1K
Net VEX-2.1K-2.5K-1.8K-2.2K-1.9K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.800.640.890.760.86
Total Volume317.421242405316274
Total OI610.632547692569622

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2016-01-04$36.90$33.0036.8%9.1%23.3%29.6%34.0%5.8%-1.5%1.1K-354.2K-2.2K0.7639.20180136334235
2016-01-05$37.12$33.0037.7%9.1%22.7%30.8%35.4%6.9%-0.9%77-378.4K-2.3K0.7536.07181136335240
2016-01-06$36.98$33.0038.8%9.5%22.6%32.3%35.9%6.9%-1.5%161-367.7K-2.2K0.7034.12181127336240
2016-01-07$35.16$33.0060.1%12.5%28.3%61.8%47.6%11.8%-7.2%1.4K-131.5K-2.3K0.8931.07207184336241
2016-01-08$35.03$34.0058.1%12.4%28.1%59.1%44.4%12.5%-7.1%-1.5K-40.6K-2.5K0.8637.21201172366298
2016-01-11$34.18$34.0059.5%12.2%29.0%60.9%44.5%12.1%-5.6%-5.9K140.9K-2.2K0.8639.33200172356308
2016-01-12$34.70$34.0050.1%11.5%28.8%47.9%41.6%10.5%-3.5%-6.8K82.0K-2.2K0.7548.99211159364308
2016-01-13$33.66$34.0041.2%11.8%29.8%35.6%43.6%10.5%-4.5%-4.9K200.2K-2.1K0.8642.21210180367308
2016-01-14$34.62$34.0038.5%11.0%30.7%48.8%40.4%10.0%-2.8%-6.0K83.3K-2.1K0.8145.79224181369299
2016-01-15$33.24$34.0044.9%12.9%31.8%62.1%47.0%13.2%-6.3%629272.0K-2.0K0.6450.17222143383309
2016-01-19$33.88$34.0040.5%11.6%33.3%52.9%42.0%11.1%-0.9%1.0K-69.5K-2.0K0.6545.0514795322225
2016-01-20$33.30$34.0046.0%13.2%33.3%64.6%44.9%12.6%-1.7%686-11.8K-2.0K0.7948.35146115325238
2016-01-21$33.77$34.0045.5%13.0%34.1%63.4%44.8%12.3%-2.2%437-39.4K-2.1K0.8051.75146117325255
2016-01-22$33.97$34.0040.9%11.7%34.1%53.9%43.0%11.2%-0.8%-482-56.8K-2.1K0.8651.62146126329261
2016-01-25$33.91$34.0041.9%12.0%33.9%55.8%44.1%9.8%-0.8%-678-46.0K-2.0K0.8652.86146126327256
2016-01-26$33.62$34.0042.4%12.2%33.8%57.0%45.1%10.8%-0.7%-1.2K-14.1K-2.0K0.8852.84144126327258
2016-01-27$32.94$34.0042.4%12.2%34.0%56.9%45.8%11.4%-1.0%-1.8K65.1K-1.8K0.8461.39160135327258
2016-01-28$32.72$34.0040.6%11.6%33.7%53.1%42.1%7.7%-0.3%-59375.3K-1.8K0.8760.70147128347268
2016-01-29$33.46$34.0037.4%10.7%35.3%46.4%39.8%8.4%1.0%-462-12.1K-1.9K0.8658.89147127354268