VAW Options History — December 2023

In December 2023, VAW traded between $178.53 and $191.76. ATM implied volatility averaged 14.1%, placing in the 16.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 3.9%. IV traded below realized volatility by 0.3% (HV 20d: 14.4%). Max pain ranged from $163.00 to $181.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 18 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.21.

Notable Days

  • 2023-12-19: Highest Volume — 19 contracts
  • 2023-12-12: Largest IV drop — 18.8% change
  • 2023-12-11: Highest IV Rank — 21.6%
  • 2023-12-07: Largest Expected Move — 4.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$185.75$178.53$191.76$183.12$190.26
Max Pain$177.50$163.00$181.00$163.00$181.00
ATM IV14.1%11.9%17.1%14.3%13.6%
Expected Move3.9%3.4%4.3%4.1%3.9%
HV 20d14.4%11.1%16.9%16.9%14.4%
HV 60d17.1%16.7%17.5%17.0%16.7%
IV Rank16.4%8.4%21.6%14.5%17.6%
IV Percentile12.9%1.6%39.7%11.9%10.3%
Term Structure1.0%-0.6%2.0%-0.6%1.1%
VWIV13.9%9.8%18.8%9.8%18.8%
Skew 25d1.1%-5.3%2.9%0.4%1.5%
Skew 10d2.4%-1.8%5.6%4.6%-0.6%
Call IV 25d12.9%11.4%17.9%13.7%12.0%
Put IV 25d14.0%12.2%16.4%14.1%13.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %77.8348.54101.68101.6897.36
Gamma HHI0.120.090.140.100.13
Net GEX113.6K92.5K124.5K92.5K121.2K
Net DEX-1.4M-1.8M-906.0K-1.1M-1.6M
Net VEX-3.9K-4.2K-3.4K-3.9K-3.5K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.210.001.380.430.00
Total Volume3.9019100
Total OI152.45139158139146

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2023-12-01$183.12$163.0014.3%4.1%16.9%14.5%9.8%0.4%-0.6%92.5K-1.1M-3.9K0.43101.68N/AN/A7312019
2023-12-04$181.36$177.0014.4%4.3%16.3%14.9%15.9%1.8%0.3%101.2K-1.1M-4.0K0.3648.54N/AN/A11412720
2023-12-05$178.75$177.0016.4%4.3%16.8%20.0%0.0%2.4%0.2%108.0K-906.0K-4.0K0.0050.51N/AN/A0113620
2023-12-06$178.53$177.0015.4%4.2%15.7%17.3%0.0%2.9%1.1%111.4K-906.3K-4.0K0.0050.76N/AN/A0113619
2023-12-07$179.48$177.0016.7%4.3%15.7%20.7%15.1%2.8%-0.6%110.3K-964.2K-4.1K0.0051.25N/AN/A0113620
2023-12-08$180.35$178.0015.3%3.9%15.0%17.2%0.0%1.7%1.1%116.2K-1.0M-4.1K0.0059.45N/AN/A1013621
2023-12-11$181.13$178.0017.1%3.8%14.8%21.6%0.0%2.5%1.4%117.6K-1.1M-4.0K0.0063.62N/AN/A0013721
2023-12-12$181.76$178.0013.8%3.6%14.7%13.3%0.0%1.1%1.4%118.5K-1.1M-3.9K0.0066.64N/AN/A0013721
2023-12-13$184.77$178.0011.9%3.4%11.1%8.4%0.0%1.8%1.6%109.3K-1.4M-4.0K0.0085.38N/AN/A2013721
2023-12-14$188.34$178.0013.0%3.7%12.5%13.3%12.5%0.5%0.9%106.2K-1.6M-3.9K0.0092.63N/AN/A1013521
2023-12-15$187.43$178.0013.0%3.7%12.8%15.7%13.2%-5.3%1.4%110.2K-1.6M-4.0K0.0096.61N/AN/A4013621
2023-12-18$188.66$178.0013.4%3.8%12.9%17.1%13.1%1.0%1.3%107.2K-1.5M-3.9K0.0085.28N/AN/A6012617
2023-12-19$189.86$178.0013.1%3.8%12.9%16.1%13.2%1.8%1.5%111.2K-1.7M-3.8K1.3885.59N/AN/A81112917
2023-12-20$187.58$178.0013.9%4.0%14.0%18.7%0.0%0.6%0.6%124.5K-1.5M-4.2K0.0080.12N/AN/A0013520
2023-12-21$188.87$178.0013.9%4.0%14.1%18.7%14.7%0.6%0.8%123.7K-1.6M-4.2K0.3380.41N/AN/A3113520
2023-12-22$190.26$178.0013.0%3.7%14.2%15.6%12.9%-0.6%1.4%121.5K-1.7M-3.9K0.0088.82N/AN/A1013221
2023-12-26$191.76$178.0013.3%3.8%14.1%16.5%18.8%2.9%1.1%118.8K-1.8M-3.7K0.0089.15N/AN/A2013321
2023-12-27$191.49$181.0012.8%3.7%14.2%14.8%0.0%-0.2%2.0%123.4K-1.8M-3.6K0.0090.66N/AN/A10013321
2023-12-28$191.29$181.0012.9%3.7%14.3%15.3%0.0%1.4%1.6%118.9K-1.7M-3.4K0.0092.12N/AN/A0012521
2023-12-29$190.26$181.0013.6%3.9%14.4%17.6%0.0%1.5%1.1%121.2K-1.6M-3.5K0.0097.36N/AN/A0012521