LTPZ Options History — March 2018

In March 2018, LTPZ traded between $65.09 and $67.15. ATM implied volatility averaged 9.1%, placing in the 2.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 2.6%. IV traded below realized volatility by 0.1% (HV 20d: 9.3%). Max pain ranged from $66.00 to $66.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 20 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.14.

Notable Days

  • 2018-03-01: Highest Volume — 219 contracts
  • 2018-03-08: Largest IV drop — 19.5% change
  • 2018-03-05: Highest IV Rank — 3.9%
  • 2018-03-01: Largest Expected Move — 3.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$65.84$65.09$67.15$66.22$67.15
Max Pain$66.00$66.00$66.00$66.00$66.00
ATM IV9.1%7.7%11.3%11.1%8.8%
Expected Move2.6%2.2%3.2%3.2%2.5%
HV 20d9.3%8.2%10.9%10.9%8.7%
HV 60d10.1%9.3%10.5%10.3%9.4%
IV Rank2.6%1.8%3.9%3.7%2.4%
IV Percentile19.7%0.4%76.6%70.6%7.5%
Term Structure0.5%-0.9%1.9%-0.9%0.5%
VWIV16.3%9.9%22.7%22.7%9.9%
Skew 25d0.5%-0.3%1.2%1.2%0.4%
Skew 10d1.0%-2.4%15.4%5.5%0.6%
Call IV 25d9.1%8.2%10.5%9.5%9.2%
Put IV 25d9.6%8.7%11.1%10.7%9.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %80.2639.79152.75152.75104.91
Gamma HHI0.410.320.500.370.47
Net GEX7.3K-1.6K18.5K9.2K8.9K
Net DEX79.4K29.0K111.5K41.8K29.0K
Net VEX-677-866-459-866-856
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.140.140.150.150.14
Total Volume216.524213219219214
Total OI83.47680868681

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-03-01$66.22$66.0011.1%3.2%10.9%3.7%22.7%1.2%-0.9%9.2K41.8K-8660.15152.75191285828
2018-03-02$65.84$66.009.9%2.8%9.9%3.0%9.9%0.6%0.3%8.7K63.4K-8320.15113.77191285828
2018-03-05$65.48$0.0011.3%3.0%9.8%3.9%0.0%0.4%0.0%7.8K80.0K-7200.1541.23191285828
2018-03-06$65.45$0.0010.9%3.0%9.7%3.6%0.0%0.5%0.2%7.8K85.2K-6990.1539.79191285828
2018-03-07$65.16$0.0011.2%3.0%9.5%3.8%0.0%0.4%0.3%6.8K93.8K-6510.1546.26191285828
2018-03-08$65.58$0.009.0%2.8%9.3%2.6%0.0%0.6%0.4%9.3K80.4K-7290.1545.98191285828
2018-03-09$65.09$0.007.7%2.6%9.6%1.8%0.0%1.1%0.6%7.0K104.3K-5960.1551.39191285828
2018-03-12$65.52$0.007.8%2.6%9.2%1.8%0.0%0.7%0.7%8.2K104.3K-5750.1568.98191285828
2018-03-13$65.78$0.008.7%2.5%9.1%2.4%0.0%-0.3%0.7%9.7K90.3K-6350.1565.81191285828
2018-03-14$65.95$0.008.8%2.5%9.1%2.4%0.0%-0.2%0.4%16.1K74.9K-7000.1573.20191285828
2018-03-15$66.06$0.008.9%2.6%8.9%2.5%0.0%-0.3%0.0%18.5K62.0K-7370.1571.03191285828
2018-03-16$65.70$0.008.6%2.5%9.2%2.3%0.0%0.8%1.0%1.6K109.5K-5720.1569.82191285828
2018-03-19$65.51$0.009.0%2.6%9.2%2.6%0.0%1.2%0.3%1.9K106.3K-5410.1470.08187265426
2018-03-20$65.40$0.009.2%2.6%9.2%2.7%0.0%0.5%0.7%3.4K94.3K-5840.1470.73187265426
2018-03-21$65.41$0.007.7%2.2%8.2%1.8%0.0%0.8%1.9%-1.6K111.5K-4590.14124.20187265426
2018-03-22$66.20$0.008.6%2.5%9.1%2.3%0.0%0.7%0.7%6.2K65.8K-7090.14101.14187265426
2018-03-23$66.13$0.009.0%2.6%8.7%2.5%0.0%-0.3%0.3%5.5K71.3K-6790.1476.25187265426
2018-03-26$65.88$0.008.4%2.4%8.9%2.2%0.0%0.5%0.7%3.5K91.6K-5920.1491.52187265426
2018-03-27$66.38$0.008.7%2.5%9.2%2.3%0.0%0.4%0.9%7.1K52.6K-7620.1496.24187265426
2018-03-28$66.72$0.008.7%2.5%8.9%2.4%0.0%0.2%0.5%7.0K56.2K-7290.14110.43187275426
2018-03-29$67.15$0.008.8%2.5%8.7%2.4%0.0%0.4%0.5%8.9K29.0K-8560.14104.91187275427