VOX Options History — August 2008

In August 2008, VOX traded between $59.38 and $62.68. ATM implied volatility averaged 37.1%, placing in the 13.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 13.6% (HV 20d: 23.6%). Max pain ranged from $65.00 to $65.00. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days.

Notable Days

  • 2008-08-18: Largest IV spike — 112.8% change
  • 2008-08-22: Highest IV Rank — 40.0%
  • 2008-08-22: Largest Expected Move — 20.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$61.25$59.38$62.68$60.21$61.98
Max Pain$65.00$65.00$65.00$65.00$65.00
ATM IV37.1%28.2%72.3%28.2%41.2%
Expected Move10.6%8.1%20.7%8.1%11.8%
HV 20d23.6%20.2%25.9%22.2%25.6%
HV 60d22.9%21.2%24.3%21.2%23.6%
IV Rank13.2%6.4%40.0%6.4%16.3%
IV Percentile45.6%18.3%93.7%18.3%65.5%
Skew 25d-0.9%-5.7%0.5%-1.8%0.5%
Skew 10d-8.0%-12.7%-3.4%-10.0%-6.4%
Call IV 25d51.7%39.7%98.7%39.7%57.3%
Put IV 25d50.7%37.1%93.0%37.9%57.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %158.35150.13186.14151.10160.08
Gamma HHI0.500.500.510.500.50
Net GEX1.2K8191.4K1.0K1.3K
Net DEX-11.2K-17.6K-7.5K-9.0K-11.7K
Net VEX-41-50-30-45-35
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Total Volume00000
Total OI77777

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2008-08-01$60.21$65.0028.2%8.1%22.2%6.4%0.0%-1.8%0.0%1.0K-9.0K-450.00151.10N/AN/A0070
2008-08-04$59.38$65.0029.5%8.5%22.7%7.4%0.0%-4.3%0.0%931-7.5K-400.00150.13N/AN/A0070
2008-08-05$60.91$65.0029.0%8.3%22.3%7.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%1.1K-10.2K-470.00152.74N/AN/A0070
2008-08-06$60.61$65.0029.4%8.4%20.2%7.3%0.0%-0.7%0.0%1.1K-9.6K-430.00152.85N/AN/A0070
2008-08-07$59.57$65.0030.2%8.7%21.0%7.9%0.0%-3.8%0.0%956-7.7K-380.00151.12N/AN/A0070
2008-08-08$61.25$65.0030.9%8.9%23.3%8.5%0.0%0.3%0.0%1.2K-10.9K-450.00152.42N/AN/A0070
2008-08-11$62.50$65.0030.4%8.7%23.9%8.1%0.0%0.3%0.0%1.4K-13.5K-500.00156.05N/AN/A0070
2008-08-12$62.34$65.0030.8%8.8%23.9%8.4%0.0%0.3%0.0%1.3K-13.1K-500.00156.20N/AN/A0070
2008-08-13$61.77$65.0031.4%9.0%24.0%8.8%0.0%0.3%0.0%1.3K-11.7K-460.00156.00N/AN/A0070
2008-08-14$62.17$65.0031.7%9.1%24.0%9.1%0.0%0.3%0.0%1.3K-12.6K-450.00156.51N/AN/A0070
2008-08-15$62.68$65.0031.8%9.1%24.1%9.1%0.0%0.3%0.0%1.4K-13.7K-480.00157.56N/AN/A0070
2008-08-18$62.13$65.0067.6%19.4%24.4%36.4%0.0%-4.0%0.0%832-17.6K-500.00186.14N/AN/A0070
2008-08-19$60.71$65.0034.8%10.0%25.9%11.4%0.0%-0.2%0.0%1.1K-9.4K-360.00155.95N/AN/A0070
2008-08-20$60.81$65.0035.4%10.1%23.6%11.8%0.0%0.2%0.0%1.1K-9.5K-350.00156.24N/AN/A0070
2008-08-21$60.71$65.0035.9%10.3%22.3%12.3%0.0%-0.1%0.0%1.1K-9.3K-350.00156.38N/AN/A0070
2008-08-22$61.82$65.0072.3%20.7%23.2%40.0%0.0%-5.7%0.0%819-17.1K-470.00185.06N/AN/A0070
2008-08-25$60.32$65.0039.1%11.2%24.1%14.7%0.0%-1.5%0.0%1.1K-8.4K-310.00156.38N/AN/A0070
2008-08-26$60.31$65.0039.8%11.4%24.0%15.3%0.0%-1.5%0.0%1.1K-8.4K-300.00157.01N/AN/A0070
2008-08-27$61.32$65.0040.0%11.5%24.5%15.4%0.0%0.5%0.0%1.2K-10.3K-340.00158.95N/AN/A0070
2008-08-28$62.68$65.0039.8%11.4%25.4%15.2%0.0%0.5%0.0%1.4K-13.3K-380.00160.53N/AN/A0070
2008-08-29$61.98$65.0041.2%11.8%25.6%16.3%0.0%0.5%0.0%1.3K-11.7K-350.00160.08N/AN/A0070