USMV Options History — March 2013

In March 2013, USMV traded between $32.14 and $32.76. ATM implied volatility averaged 8.2%. The 30-day expected move averaged 2.3%. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 4 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 3 of 4 days.

Notable Days

  • 2013-03-27: Largest IV drop — 31.5% change
  • 2013-03-25: Largest Expected Move — 2.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$32.48$32.14$32.76$32.14$32.76
ATM IV8.2%6.5%9.8%9.8%6.9%
Expected Move2.3%1.9%2.8%2.8%2.0%
Term Structure2.1%-0.1%3.8%-0.1%2.5%
Skew 25d2.0%0.9%3.9%1.3%0.9%
Skew 10d1.2%1.0%1.5%1.5%1.3%
Call IV 25d7.6%6.5%8.8%8.8%7.5%
Put IV 25d9.6%8.4%10.4%10.1%8.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %62.0646.9582.7582.7550.58
Net GEX00000
Net DEX00000
Net VEX00000
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Total Volume00000
Total OI00000

Daily Data (4 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-03-25$32.14$0.009.8%2.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.3%-0.1%0000.0082.75N/AN/A0000
2013-03-26$32.48$0.009.5%2.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.9%2.1%0000.0046.95N/AN/A0000
2013-03-27$32.54$0.006.5%1.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.8%0000.0067.95N/AN/A0000
2013-03-28$32.76$0.006.9%2.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.9%2.5%0000.0050.58N/AN/A0000