VOX Options History — March 2014

In March 2014, VOX traded between $80.82 and $85.11. ATM implied volatility averaged 13.5%, placing in the 12.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 3.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 0.2% (HV 20d: 13.3%). Max pain ranged from $78.00 to $81.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 19 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.00.

Notable Days

  • 2014-03-24: Highest Volume — 47 contracts
  • 2014-03-26: Largest IV spike — 31.7% change
  • 2014-03-12: Highest IV Rank — 18.1%
  • 2014-03-10: Largest Expected Move — 5.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$82.72$80.82$85.11$80.82$85.11
Max Pain$79.33$78.00$81.00$81.00$79.00
ATM IV13.5%10.1%15.7%15.0%11.9%
Expected Move3.9%2.9%5.2%4.3%3.4%
HV 20d13.3%11.2%17.4%17.4%11.3%
HV 60d14.4%13.6%15.1%14.6%13.6%
IV Rank12.9%4.7%18.1%16.6%9.0%
IV Percentile62.1%13.5%86.1%82.9%36.9%
Term Structure0.8%-0.3%1.6%-0.2%1.3%
VWIV14.2%11.6%17.9%15.0%12.4%
Skew 25d3.4%2.9%4.9%4.9%3.0%
Skew 10d7.6%4.6%11.9%11.9%9.1%
Call IV 25d12.3%11.0%13.8%13.8%11.2%
Put IV 25d15.7%14.0%18.7%18.7%14.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %72.9836.5099.2459.7399.24
Gamma HHI0.250.150.440.180.35
Net GEX26.4K-6.1K62.3K-6.1K50.3K
Net DEX-159.2K-373.1K29.1K29.1K-242.8K
Net VEX-770-1.3K-369-846-1.1K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.000.000.040.000.00
Total Volume9.571047410
Total OI138.714126160128156

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2014-03-03$80.82$81.0015.0%4.3%17.4%16.6%15.0%4.9%-0.2%-6.1K29.1K-8460.0059.73N/AN/A403989
2014-03-04$82.28$81.0013.8%3.9%13.9%13.5%0.0%3.2%0.5%7.2K-79.6K-7750.0085.18N/AN/A004189
2014-03-05$82.04$81.0013.8%4.0%13.9%13.6%13.7%3.1%-0.3%7.4K-71.4K-7400.0063.86N/AN/A304189
2014-03-06$82.10$81.0013.5%3.9%13.9%12.8%0.0%3.1%0.8%12.2K-93.2K-7500.0090.67N/AN/A004489
2014-03-07$81.83$78.0013.9%4.0%14.0%13.8%16.2%3.4%1.0%10.2K-72.0K-7070.0060.99N/AN/A014489
2014-03-10$81.63$79.0014.2%5.2%13.7%14.7%0.0%3.9%0.6%8.3K-48.9K-7200.0053.65N/AN/A004490
2014-03-11$81.30$79.0015.0%4.2%13.8%16.4%0.0%3.4%0.3%6.9K-31.8K-7040.0036.81N/AN/A004490
2014-03-12$81.33$79.0015.7%4.2%13.1%18.1%0.0%3.7%0.3%7.1K-32.5K-6860.0042.73N/AN/A404490
2014-03-13$80.93$79.0014.8%4.2%13.2%16.0%17.9%3.5%0.5%5.8K-12.0K-6700.0036.50N/AN/A014490
2014-03-14$81.18$79.0014.6%4.2%12.3%15.5%0.0%3.8%0.3%9.8K-29.3K-6220.0054.11N/AN/A004491
2014-03-17$82.19$79.0014.1%4.0%13.0%14.2%0.0%3.2%0.8%28.5K-130.2K-4610.0069.94N/AN/A004491
2014-03-18$82.92$79.0013.1%3.8%13.2%11.9%0.0%3.6%1.3%24.4K-199.9K-3690.0078.75N/AN/A004491
2014-03-19$82.57$79.0013.1%3.8%13.3%11.9%12.4%3.2%1.2%26.4K-170.6K-3820.0087.74N/AN/A1304491
2014-03-20$84.07$79.0012.3%3.5%13.9%10.1%11.6%2.9%1.6%39.5K-277.4K-4260.0082.85N/AN/A405291
2014-03-21$83.94$79.0012.4%3.6%13.4%10.3%0.0%3.4%1.6%38.8K-276.2K-4220.0090.86N/AN/A3905391
2014-03-24$84.08$79.0013.0%3.7%13.1%11.5%12.4%3.3%1.1%43.6K-290.2K-1.1K0.0492.81N/AN/A4527363
2014-03-25$84.28$79.0010.1%2.9%12.7%4.7%0.0%3.6%0.1%58.4K-371.2K-1.3K0.0090.63N/AN/A009465
2014-03-26$83.82$79.0013.3%3.8%12.6%12.4%0.0%3.6%0.8%59.0K-322.9K-1.3K0.0084.99N/AN/A4009465
2014-03-27$84.27$79.0013.4%3.9%11.8%12.7%0.0%3.3%0.8%62.3K-373.1K-1.3K0.0084.09N/AN/A509565
2014-03-28$84.46$79.0012.7%3.6%11.2%10.9%0.0%2.9%1.3%53.6K-247.1K-6540.0086.52N/AN/A0306165
2014-03-31$85.11$79.0011.9%3.4%11.3%9.0%0.0%3.0%1.3%50.3K-242.8K-1.1K0.0099.24N/AN/A0106195