VNQ Options History — July 2018

In July 2018, VNQ traded between $80.52 and $82.86. ATM implied volatility averaged 11.5%, placing in the 30.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 3.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 0.1% (HV 20d: 11.4%). Max pain ranged from $80.00 to $82.00. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 21 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 3.03.

Notable Days

  • 2018-07-05: Highest Volume — 16,738 contracts
  • 2018-07-20: Largest IV spike — 6.6% change
  • 2018-07-02: Highest IV Rank — 39.2%
  • 2018-07-05: Largest Expected Move — 3.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$81.59$80.52$82.86$80.74$81.99
Max Pain$81.24$80.00$82.00$81.00$81.00
ATM IV11.5%10.5%13.0%13.0%10.5%
Expected Move3.3%3.0%3.9%3.7%3.0%
HV 20d11.4%9.9%13.2%12.0%12.1%
HV 60d12.0%11.4%12.6%12.3%11.9%
IV Rank30.5%25.1%39.2%39.2%25.2%
IV Percentile42.6%21.0%72.6%72.6%21.4%
Term Structure0.9%0.1%1.3%0.9%0.8%
VWIV12.1%9.5%15.6%10.8%10.3%
Skew 25d3.2%2.6%4.0%4.0%2.7%
Skew 10d7.4%6.0%9.1%8.1%8.8%
Call IV 25d10.4%9.3%11.8%11.7%9.9%
Put IV 25d13.7%12.3%15.7%15.7%12.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %14.3610.1619.9714.7111.03
Gamma HHI0.160.150.180.150.16
Net GEX-14.8M-20.6M-11.5M-18.2M-11.5M
Net DEX89.0M40.7M136.0M136.0M75.5M
Net VEX-1.7M-2.1M-1.6M-2.1M-1.6M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio3.030.8113.0113.010.94
Total Volume6,373.1433,39416,73815,2625,700
Total OI154,443.952149,343158,857152,433152,083

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-07-02$80.74$81.0013.0%3.7%12.0%39.2%10.8%4.0%0.9%-18.2M136.0M-2.1M13.0114.71N/AN/A1,08914,17319,449132,984
2018-07-03$81.61$81.0012.4%3.6%12.4%35.7%12.9%3.6%0.8%-15.7M103.1M-1.9M11.1718.94N/AN/A1,37515,35619,489133,857
2018-07-05$82.22$80.0012.5%3.9%12.6%36.2%15.6%3.8%0.2%-15.0M76.7M-1.8M6.4218.93N/AN/A2,25714,48119,835135,897
2018-07-06$82.86$81.0011.7%3.6%12.8%31.8%13.3%3.5%0.7%-12.2M40.7M-1.7M2.6419.97N/AN/A1,4193,74120,082135,959
2018-07-09$82.23$81.0012.2%3.7%13.2%34.7%12.9%3.7%0.6%-14.2M72.3M-1.8M2.0514.68N/AN/A1,5043,08920,210136,384
2018-07-10$82.39$81.0011.9%3.6%13.2%33.1%12.9%3.0%0.1%-12.9M62.5M-1.8M2.3015.81N/AN/A1,4343,30420,282136,399
2018-07-11$82.32$81.0012.3%3.5%13.0%35.0%12.5%3.4%0.7%-13.2M56.4M-1.7M1.7114.70N/AN/A1,9253,30020,359136,528
2018-07-12$82.47$81.0012.0%3.4%10.4%33.5%12.3%3.6%0.8%-12.8M57.0M-1.7M1.8014.18N/AN/A1,2142,18020,368136,598
2018-07-13$82.33$82.0011.6%3.3%10.2%31.4%11.7%3.1%0.7%-11.9M59.2M-1.7M1.6114.36N/AN/A1,3172,11420,405136,725
2018-07-16$81.79$82.0011.6%3.3%10.5%31.0%11.5%3.5%0.8%-14.8M84.2M-1.7M1.3013.03N/AN/A1,7342,24920,453136,768
2018-07-17$81.36$82.0011.8%3.4%9.9%32.6%11.6%2.7%0.9%-17.4M98.2M-1.8M1.4514.50N/AN/A1,5492,24720,771136,862
2018-07-18$80.83$82.0011.1%3.2%10.3%28.5%11.5%2.7%1.2%-20.6M111.3M-1.8M1.4213.38N/AN/A1,6852,38820,848136,915
2018-07-19$81.85$82.0010.5%3.0%10.5%25.1%9.5%3.0%1.3%-11.7M59.5M-1.6M0.8115.53N/AN/A2,6192,11920,830137,258
2018-07-20$81.17$82.0011.2%3.2%11.0%29.1%11.7%2.8%1.1%-14.6M97.2M-1.7M1.2114.23N/AN/A2,6753,23621,543137,314
2018-07-23$80.93$81.0011.1%3.2%10.6%28.0%12.0%3.2%0.9%-15.2M109.8M-1.7M1.2910.16N/AN/A1,6662,15519,741129,602
2018-07-24$80.57$81.0010.9%3.1%10.7%27.0%11.9%3.4%0.8%-16.5M123.7M-1.8M1.8111.10N/AN/A1,5972,89319,897129,587
2018-07-25$81.08$81.0010.6%3.0%10.9%25.4%13.4%2.6%1.3%-14.4M105.4M-1.7M2.8413.80N/AN/A1,3303,77220,109130,172
2018-07-26$81.36$81.0010.7%3.1%10.9%25.9%13.0%3.0%1.3%-13.2M90.3M-1.7M2.0511.53N/AN/A1,8123,71820,314129,106
2018-07-27$80.67$81.0010.5%3.0%11.1%25.1%11.0%3.1%1.2%-16.5M115.1M-1.7M3.9114.85N/AN/A1,4675,73120,273129,305
2018-07-30$80.52$81.0010.9%3.1%10.9%27.2%11.7%3.5%1.1%-17.9M134.7M-1.8M1.8012.22N/AN/A1,5082,71420,230131,532
2018-07-31$81.99$81.0010.5%3.0%12.1%25.2%10.3%2.7%0.8%-11.5M75.5M-1.6M0.9411.03N/AN/A2,9312,76920,387131,696