VOX Options History — August 2012

In August 2012, VOX traded between $70.31 and $72.26. ATM implied volatility averaged 13.2%, placing in the 0.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 3.8%. IV traded below realized volatility by 71.9% (HV 20d: 85.0%). Max pain ranged from $72.00 to $72.00. Net GEX was positive for 7 of 11 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 11 of 11 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.00.

Notable Days

  • 2012-08-22: Highest Volume — 4 contracts
  • 2012-08-23: Largest IV spike — 11.7% change
  • 2012-08-29: Highest IV Rank — 1.5%
  • 2012-08-29: Largest Expected Move — 4.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$70.98$70.31$72.26$72.26$70.83
Max Pain$72.00$72.00$72.00$72.00$72.00
ATM IV13.2%11.6%14.4%12.6%13.4%
Expected Move3.8%3.3%4.1%3.6%3.9%
HV 20d85.0%83.8%85.9%85.9%83.8%
HV 60d52.2%51.7%52.5%52.5%51.7%
IV Rank0.8%0.0%1.5%0.0%1.0%
IV Percentile1.6%0.0%3.2%0.0%2.4%
Term Structure2.0%1.7%2.2%2.2%2.0%
VWIV13.4%11.9%14.9%11.9%14.9%
Skew 25d4.4%2.9%6.8%3.8%5.7%
Skew 10d9.1%3.8%12.3%4.0%9.8%
Call IV 25d11.2%9.0%12.6%10.4%10.9%
Put IV 25d15.6%13.5%17.7%14.2%16.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %64.5551.8088.6274.0156.61
Gamma HHI0.650.581.001.000.58
Net GEX1.6K02.8K02.8K
Net DEX-6.1K-11.5K00-9.8K
Net VEX-26-4700-40
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.000.000.000.000.00
Total Volume0.6360402
Total OI3.0910505

Daily Data (11 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-08-17$72.26$0.0012.6%3.6%85.9%0.0%0.0%3.8%2.2%0000.0074.01N/AN/A0000
2012-08-20$71.65$0.0011.6%3.3%85.3%0.0%0.0%3.7%1.9%0000.0088.62N/AN/A0000
2012-08-21$71.20$0.0012.9%3.7%85.4%0.7%0.0%3.2%2.1%0000.0055.45N/AN/A0000
2012-08-22$70.51$0.0012.2%3.5%85.6%0.3%0.0%2.9%2.2%0000.0071.61N/AN/A4000
2012-08-23$70.31$0.0013.6%3.9%85.5%1.1%11.9%4.1%2.2%1.7K-6.4K-340.0067.25N/AN/A1040
2012-08-24$71.06$72.0013.1%3.8%85.2%0.8%0.0%4.3%2.0%2.7K-11.3K-470.0055.26N/AN/A0050
2012-08-27$70.64$72.0013.1%3.8%85.3%0.8%0.0%6.8%1.9%2.7K-9.8K-410.0070.46N/AN/A0050
2012-08-28$70.57$72.0013.5%3.9%85.3%1.0%0.0%4.5%1.9%2.6K-8.8K-390.0067.05N/AN/A0050
2012-08-29$71.10$72.0014.4%4.1%84.0%1.5%0.0%4.7%1.7%2.7K-11.5K-440.0051.80N/AN/A0050
2012-08-30$70.63$72.0014.3%4.1%84.0%1.4%0.0%5.1%1.7%2.5K-9.8K-410.0051.95N/AN/A0050
2012-08-31$70.83$72.0013.4%3.9%83.8%1.0%14.9%5.7%2.0%2.8K-9.8K-400.0056.61N/AN/A2050