VOO Options History — May 2012

In May 2012, VOO traded between $118.72 and $128.76. ATM implied volatility averaged 18.2%, placing in the 15.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 5.2%. IV traded above realized volatility by 5.2% (HV 20d: 13.0%). Max pain ranged from $120.00 to $134.00. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 19 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.90.

Notable Days

  • 2012-05-31: Highest Volume — 12 contracts
  • 2012-05-15: Largest IV spike — 36.0% change
  • 2012-05-15: Highest IV Rank — 25.5%
  • 2012-05-15: Largest Expected Move — 7.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$122.97$118.72$128.76$128.76$120.24
Max Pain$125.45$120.00$134.00$122.00$120.00
ATM IV18.2%14.2%26.9%14.2%18.6%
Expected Move5.2%4.1%7.7%4.1%5.3%
HV 20d13.0%11.0%15.6%14.7%13.0%
HV 60d12.3%11.5%13.3%11.5%13.0%
IV Rank15.7%11.3%25.5%11.3%16.2%
IV Percentile46.1%24.6%67.5%25.0%49.6%
Term Structure0.0%-14.7%2.2%0.8%1.2%
VWIV18.6%17.9%19.1%19.1%18.9%
Skew 25d7.8%3.1%13.3%3.1%5.9%
Skew 10d12.8%6.9%21.5%11.2%8.1%
Call IV 25d13.4%9.5%18.1%12.5%15.2%
Put IV 25d21.2%15.6%25.1%15.6%21.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %42.0018.4590.0231.0748.64
Gamma HHI0.150.120.190.150.14
Net GEX21.2K13.0K34.6K13.0K27.5K
Net DEX-115.8K-228.8K-36.3K-228.8K-201.8K
Net VEX-1.2K-1.4K-1.0K-1.2K-1.0K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.900.0010.000.000.47
Total Volume3.636012012
Total OI78.36466996684

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-05-01$128.76$122.0014.2%4.1%14.7%11.3%0.0%3.1%0.8%13.0K-228.8K-1.2K0.0031.07004620
2012-05-02$128.36$122.0014.6%4.2%14.7%11.7%0.0%3.7%0.5%13.6K-216.3K-1.2K0.0029.44104620
2012-05-03$127.42$122.0014.3%4.1%14.5%11.4%0.0%4.3%0.5%16.5K-185.8K-1.2K0.0040.81004720
2012-05-04$125.34$134.0015.5%4.6%15.6%12.7%0.0%6.2%0.8%19.0K-111.6K-1.1K0.0035.40804720
2012-05-07$125.44$134.0016.3%4.7%15.1%13.6%0.0%5.8%0.6%22.7K-187.8K-1.2K0.0035.89705420
2012-05-08$124.90$134.0018.1%5.1%13.8%15.6%0.0%5.4%0.5%28.4K-184.4K-1.2K0.0037.42035920
2012-05-09$124.20$134.0018.9%5.1%13.6%16.5%19.1%5.9%0.8%26.7K-134.0K-1.3K0.0033.15065923
2012-05-10$124.42$134.0017.5%5.0%12.6%15.0%0.0%6.0%1.2%17.3K-52.2K-1.2K0.0034.47004729
2012-05-11$124.02$134.0017.7%5.1%11.9%15.2%17.9%6.4%0.5%18.2K-51.9K-1.1K0.0033.36904627
2012-05-14$122.70$130.0019.8%5.7%12.5%17.5%0.0%6.9%0.0%24.6K-99.8K-1.1K0.0032.91005524
2012-05-15$122.02$130.0026.9%7.7%11.0%25.5%0.0%7.2%-14.7%24.8K-76.0K-1.1K0.0090.02305524
2012-05-16$121.50$130.0018.7%5.4%11.0%16.3%0.0%7.5%-0.7%34.6K-105.8K-1.3K0.3159.80837024
2012-05-17$119.66$120.0020.1%5.8%11.9%17.9%0.0%7.1%0.3%28.8K-143.7K-1.4K0.0019.43007821
2012-05-18$118.72$120.0020.4%5.8%11.9%18.2%0.0%6.6%1.9%16.5K-36.3K-1.1K0.0018.45006621
2012-05-21$120.72$120.0019.0%5.4%13.6%16.6%18.9%12.0%0.3%19.2K-85.3K-1.1K0.0035.39405420
2012-05-22$120.98$120.0019.5%5.6%13.5%17.2%0.0%13.3%0.4%20.5K-107.1K-1.1K10.0038.26155620
2012-05-23$120.98$120.0018.3%5.2%12.2%15.8%0.0%11.8%1.8%18.4K-62.8K-1.2K0.0052.97105525
2012-05-24$121.20$120.0017.5%5.0%11.8%14.9%0.0%11.7%1.4%18.6K-71.6K-1.2K0.0054.77005625
2012-05-25$120.92$120.0018.1%5.2%11.7%15.6%0.0%11.1%2.2%18.8K-60.6K-1.2K0.0059.92005625
2012-05-29$122.30$120.0016.6%4.8%12.7%13.9%0.0%11.6%-1.2%19.4K-100.9K-1.1K0.0047.33105625
2012-05-30$120.54$120.0019.6%5.6%13.0%17.3%0.0%11.3%0.8%18.7K-43.7K-1.0K0.0055.21805425
2012-05-31$120.24$120.0018.6%5.3%13.0%16.2%0.0%5.9%1.2%27.5K-201.8K-1.0K0.4748.64846717