VOX Options History — February 2018

In February 2018, VOX traded between $85.42 and $92.89. ATM implied volatility averaged 30.4%, placing in the 47.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 7.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 9.2% (HV 20d: 21.3%). Max pain ranged from $87.00 to $87.00. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 1 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 2.47.

Notable Days

  • 2018-02-15: Highest Volume — 225 contracts
  • 2018-02-07: Largest IV drop — 49.6% change
  • 2018-02-06: Highest IV Rank — 78.5%
  • 2018-02-26: Largest Expected Move — 11.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$87.87$85.42$92.89$92.89$86.94
Max Pain$87.00$87.00$87.00$87.00$87.00
ATM IV30.4%22.8%45.8%32.9%33.5%
Expected Move7.8%5.6%11.0%5.8%9.6%
HV 20d21.3%12.6%24.6%12.6%24.6%
HV 60d18.2%15.2%19.5%15.2%19.4%
IV Rank47.2%31.7%78.5%52.2%53.5%
IV Percentile75.2%47.2%97.6%85.7%87.7%
Term Structure-9.1%-17.4%0.2%-8.8%-16.1%
VWIV30.4%22.0%42.6%26.1%37.6%
Skew 25d3.0%-18.7%24.2%24.2%-18.5%
Skew 10d3.9%-28.1%37.0%20.0%2.0%
Call IV 25d34.0%11.7%47.1%11.7%47.1%
Put IV 25d37.0%21.0%53.9%35.9%28.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %145.30129.27161.31160.09159.41
Gamma HHI0.150.110.310.280.12
Net GEX-27.1K-50.7K-17.3K-45.2K-25.0K
Net DEX459.0K340.2K634.4K437.5K340.2K
Net VEX-4.2K-5.9K-3.7K-5.9K-3.7K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio2.471.942.692.572.61
Total Volume212.316189225193220
Total OI248.211216285284250

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-02-01$92.89$0.0032.9%5.8%12.6%52.2%0.0%24.2%-8.8%-45.2K437.5K-5.9K2.57160.09N/AN/A5413967217
2018-02-02$90.96$0.0035.6%5.6%14.8%57.7%0.0%3.8%-4.5%-50.7K488.0K-5.8K2.57161.31N/AN/A5413968217
2018-02-05$88.02$0.0035.2%5.7%18.9%56.9%0.0%1.9%-3.0%-47.0K547.9K-5.7K2.44152.02N/AN/A5513468217
2018-02-06$87.76$0.0045.8%8.7%18.5%78.5%0.0%2.7%0.2%-17.3K487.6K-4.0K2.00129.27N/AN/A6412869147
2018-02-07$88.47$0.0023.1%6.6%18.6%32.3%0.0%2.8%-4.4%-19.4K367.2K-4.2K1.94152.69N/AN/A6612879151
2018-02-08$85.48$0.0026.8%7.7%21.9%39.8%26.1%5.6%-1.4%-18.1K379.1K-4.2K2.24138.02N/AN/A6614881151
2018-02-09$85.42$87.0027.6%7.9%21.6%41.4%26.4%-0.9%-4.4%-26.2K634.4K-4.1K2.66132.31N/AN/A5915776171
2018-02-12$86.20$87.0030.4%8.7%21.7%47.2%25.0%23.9%-12.2%-24.8K549.9K-3.9K2.45130.26N/AN/A6415777161
2018-02-13$86.63$87.0026.0%7.5%21.8%38.3%26.7%7.1%-11.1%-22.9K545.9K-3.9K2.45143.51N/AN/A6415782161
2018-02-14$86.92$87.0025.8%7.4%21.9%37.8%25.8%16.6%-12.7%-24.4K567.1K-3.8K2.45144.23N/AN/A6415782161
2018-02-15$88.67$87.0027.1%7.8%23.2%40.4%22.0%-0.3%-17.4%-25.1K478.3K-3.9K2.31134.71N/AN/A6815782161
2018-02-16$89.40$87.0031.7%9.1%23.3%49.7%35.3%10.8%-11.7%-24.7K350.8K-4.2K2.31142.18N/AN/A6815786161
2018-02-20$88.10$87.0026.2%7.5%22.5%38.7%34.4%8.2%-4.4%-25.0K481.0K-3.7K2.66143.62N/AN/A5915780161
2018-02-21$86.70$87.0028.1%8.1%22.8%42.5%31.6%12.2%-10.5%-23.4K357.8K-3.7K2.69151.73N/AN/A5915982161
2018-02-22$86.08$87.0028.8%8.2%22.7%43.8%32.4%-10.9%-8.1%-23.5K382.8K-3.7K2.69148.59N/AN/A5915982163
2018-02-23$87.90$87.0032.9%9.4%24.2%52.2%35.7%-18.7%-14.8%-25.2K524.3K-3.8K2.69144.09N/AN/A5915982165
2018-02-26$88.91$87.0038.2%11.0%24.3%63.1%42.6%3.0%-15.3%-24.7K431.9K-3.8K2.61144.38N/AN/A6115982165
2018-02-27$88.00$87.0022.8%6.5%24.4%31.7%24.4%-16.3%-12.8%-23.1K369.2K-3.7K2.61148.34N/AN/A6115985165
2018-02-28$86.94$87.0033.5%9.6%24.6%53.5%37.6%-18.5%-16.1%-25.0K340.2K-3.7K2.61159.41N/AN/A6115985165