QLD Options History — October 2007

In October 2007, QLD traded between $1.86 and $1.91. ATM implied volatility averaged 36.3%. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.4%. Max pain ranged from $1.83 to $1.83. Net GEX was positive for 1 of 2 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 1 of 2 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.25.

Notable Days

  • 2007-10-30: Highest Volume — 576 contracts
  • 2007-10-31: Largest IV drop — 10.9% change
  • 2007-10-30: Largest Expected Move — 11.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$1.88$1.86$1.91$1.86$1.91
Max Pain$1.83$1.83$1.83$1.83$1.83
ATM IV36.3%34.2%38.4%38.4%34.2%
Expected Move10.4%9.8%11.0%11.0%9.8%
Term Structure0.7%-0.8%2.1%2.1%-0.8%
VWIV35.4%35.4%35.4%35.4%35.4%
Skew 25d3.5%3.2%3.9%3.2%3.9%
Skew 10d9.1%8.7%9.6%8.7%9.6%
Call IV 25d34.2%34.1%34.2%34.1%34.2%
Put IV 25d37.7%37.3%38.1%37.3%38.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %80.9530.93130.98130.9830.93
Gamma HHI0.600.600.600.600.60
Net GEX1.2K02.4K02.4K
Net DEX-17.8K-35.7K00-35.7K
Net VEX-44-8700-87
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.250.000.500.500.00
Total Volume3206457657664
Total OI28805760576

Daily Data (2 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2007-10-30$1.86$0.0038.4%11.0%0.0%0.0%35.4%3.2%2.1%0000.50130.98N/AN/A38419200
2007-10-31$1.91$1.8334.2%9.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.9%-0.8%2.4K-35.7K-870.0030.93N/AN/A640384192