VOX Options History — May 2008

In May 2008, VOX traded between $66.71 and $69.17. ATM implied volatility averaged 47.5%, placing in the 41.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 9.1%. IV traded above realized volatility by 29.6% (HV 20d: 17.9%). Max pain ranged from $65.00 to $65.00. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 0 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.00.

Notable Days

  • 2008-05-16: Highest Volume — 5 contracts
  • 2008-05-15: Largest IV drop — 71.9% change
  • 2008-05-14: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2008-05-01: Largest Expected Move — 12.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$67.79$66.71$69.17$67.74$69.17
Max Pain$65.00$65.00$65.00$65.00$65.00
ATM IV47.5%28.6%101.8%44.4%37.0%
Expected Move9.1%7.5%12.7%12.7%10.6%
HV 20d17.9%14.8%21.7%21.7%14.8%
HV 60d24.2%23.0%25.5%25.4%23.0%
IV Rank41.3%16.6%100.0%39.4%26.1%
IV Percentile66.7%30.2%100.0%79.0%58.7%
Term Structure-5.8%-14.8%-0.9%-14.8%-10.9%
VWIV27.8%27.8%27.8%27.8%27.8%
Skew 25d2.8%0.3%29.4%21.3%0.5%
Skew 10d5.2%2.5%46.5%3.9%3.3%
Call IV 25d42.9%35.8%53.0%40.9%51.7%
Put IV 25d45.7%37.6%65.1%62.2%52.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %142.19136.61158.69158.69144.00
Gamma HHI0.530.500.590.510.59
Net GEX2.2K1.6K3.1K1.7K3.1K
Net DEX-40.9K-58.2K-30.1K-34.0K-58.2K
Net VEX-109-130-91-102-113
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.000.000.000.000.00
Total Volume0.2380500
Total OI10.143813813

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2008-05-01$67.74$0.0044.4%12.7%21.7%39.4%0.0%21.3%-14.8%1.7K-34.0K-1020.00158.69N/AN/A0080
2008-05-02$68.04$0.0035.8%10.3%20.9%28.2%0.0%29.4%-10.3%1.6K-34.0K-1020.00149.08N/AN/A0080
2008-05-05$67.30$65.0051.5%7.7%21.4%48.7%0.0%0.3%-0.9%1.6K-31.8K-1010.00138.87N/AN/A0080
2008-05-06$67.61$65.0053.6%7.5%21.4%51.4%0.0%0.3%-1.8%1.6K-32.9K-1010.00139.35N/AN/A0080
2008-05-07$67.03$65.0056.5%7.8%19.7%55.3%0.0%0.4%-2.0%1.6K-31.3K-1010.00139.31N/AN/A0080
2008-05-08$67.08$65.0059.6%7.7%19.6%59.2%0.0%0.4%-1.0%1.7K-30.7K-1010.00139.36N/AN/A0080
2008-05-09$66.73$65.0063.3%7.8%18.0%64.1%0.0%0.4%-2.2%1.7K-30.1K-990.00139.49N/AN/A0080
2008-05-12$67.24$65.0079.8%8.2%17.8%85.5%0.0%0.4%-2.5%1.7K-31.7K-970.00140.27N/AN/A0080
2008-05-13$67.40$65.0089.0%8.3%17.8%97.5%0.0%0.4%-2.2%1.7K-32.1K-960.00140.50N/AN/A0080
2008-05-14$68.19$65.00101.8%8.2%16.7%100.0%0.0%0.4%-2.6%1.6K-34.3K-950.00140.72N/AN/A0080
2008-05-15$68.90$65.0028.6%8.2%16.2%16.6%0.0%0.4%-3.9%1.6K-36.6K-930.00141.27N/AN/A0080
2008-05-16$69.08$65.0028.9%8.3%15.7%17.0%27.8%0.4%-3.8%1.6K-37.0K-910.00141.35N/AN/A5080
2008-05-19$69.07$65.0030.2%8.7%15.8%18.4%0.0%0.4%-5.4%2.9K-57.5K-1300.00141.83N/AN/A00130
2008-05-20$67.90$65.0031.2%8.9%16.9%19.5%0.0%0.5%-6.1%3.0K-51.6K-1300.00141.82N/AN/A00130
2008-05-21$66.86$65.0032.2%9.2%16.6%20.6%0.0%0.5%-6.3%3.0K-45.9K-1300.00141.80N/AN/A00130
2008-05-22$67.32$65.0032.6%9.3%16.5%21.1%0.0%0.5%-6.6%3.1K-48.2K-1290.00136.61N/AN/A00130
2008-05-23$66.71$65.0033.3%9.5%16.7%21.9%0.0%0.5%-8.4%3.0K-44.9K-1270.00141.87N/AN/A00130
2008-05-27$67.23$65.0035.7%10.2%16.9%24.7%0.0%0.5%-9.1%3.1K-47.7K-1210.00142.87N/AN/A00130
2008-05-28$67.94$65.0036.0%10.3%17.0%25.0%0.0%0.5%-10.1%3.1K-51.6K-1190.00143.26N/AN/A00130
2008-05-29$69.06$65.0037.2%10.7%17.6%26.4%0.0%0.4%-11.6%3.0K-57.0K-1150.00143.60N/AN/A00130
2008-05-30$69.17$65.0037.0%10.6%14.8%26.1%0.0%0.5%-10.9%3.1K-58.2K-1130.00144.00N/AN/A00130