AA Options History — March 2011

In March 2011, AA traded between $37.61 and $42.44. ATM implied volatility averaged 33.6%, placing in the 22.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 9.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 4.6% (HV 20d: 29.0%). Max pain ranged from $38.45 to $43.25. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 4 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.86.

Notable Days

  • 2011-03-15: Highest Volume — 36,791 contracts
  • 2011-03-10: Largest IV spike — 18.6% change
  • 2011-03-16: Highest IV Rank — 41.6%
  • 2011-03-16: Largest Expected Move — 12.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$39.76$37.61$42.44$39.00$42.44
Max Pain$39.70$38.45$43.25$43.25$40.85
ATM IV33.6%27.8%41.7%31.5%35.9%
Expected Move9.9%8.0%12.0%9.0%10.3%
HV 20d29.0%24.5%32.8%29.8%25.9%
HV 60d28.7%27.4%29.7%27.4%27.9%
IV Rank22.5%8.9%41.6%17.6%28.0%
IV Percentile42.9%5.2%75.4%33.3%59.9%
Term Structure-0.6%-4.1%5.3%3.8%-4.1%
VWIV34.7%28.6%41.9%31.5%36.4%
Skew 25d2.5%0.5%4.1%1.9%0.5%
Skew 10d5.4%1.9%8.1%4.7%2.0%
Call IV 25d33.9%27.6%41.1%31.2%36.6%
Put IV 25d36.5%29.8%45.2%33.0%37.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %3.782.705.933.853.72
Gamma HHI0.160.120.260.140.19
Net GEX3.4M-1.8M5.1M2.8M4.7M
Net DEX-165.1M-363.5M-19.7M-71.1M-356.0M
Net VEX-2.7M-2.9M-2.5M-2.5M-2.9M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.860.232.890.300.81
Total Volume21,171.3485,99136,79136,75222,336
Total OI447,698.174404,635479,283404,635479,283

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-03-01$39.00$43.2531.5%9.0%29.8%17.6%31.5%1.9%3.8%2.8M-71.1M-2.5M0.303.85N/AN/A28,3258,427204,600200,035
2011-03-02$38.88$43.2530.7%8.8%24.5%15.8%30.7%2.2%5.2%3.0M-75.9M-2.7M0.423.89N/AN/A17,0757,181215,777203,537
2011-03-03$39.96$40.8527.9%8.0%26.8%9.1%28.6%2.2%5.3%4.4M-176.3M-2.8M0.424.14N/AN/A10,8054,572228,459205,859
2011-03-04$39.82$38.4527.8%9.7%26.8%8.9%35.2%3.2%0.5%4.6M-179.1M-2.8M0.434.67N/AN/A8,3983,581233,572203,800
2011-03-07$39.05$38.4532.5%10.5%27.5%20.0%38.1%2.9%-1.1%4.4M-123.6M-2.8M1.023.00N/AN/A11,75711,946236,524204,373
2011-03-08$39.63$38.4530.6%10.3%27.8%15.4%36.0%3.6%-0.8%5.1M-164.0M-2.8M0.364.49N/AN/A4,3951,596240,797206,643
2011-03-09$39.17$38.4531.5%10.4%27.9%17.6%36.4%1.1%-1.3%4.8M-142.8M-2.7M0.235.04N/AN/A23,3905,300240,940201,124
2011-03-10$37.97$38.4537.4%10.7%29.4%31.3%37.7%1.4%-0.9%3.9M-70.8M-2.7M0.753.36N/AN/A12,6729,558244,313202,936
2011-03-11$38.52$38.4536.4%10.4%30.1%29.0%36.8%1.7%-1.1%3.5M-89.0M-2.7M0.973.75N/AN/A6,9566,762246,315208,217
2011-03-14$38.74$38.4538.3%11.0%29.6%33.6%39.6%2.6%-2.0%2.9M-97.8M-2.7M0.563.84N/AN/A10,0725,669247,422211,774
2011-03-15$38.54$38.4538.7%11.1%29.0%34.4%38.1%3.1%-2.1%3.2M-93.4M-2.8M2.223.53N/AN/A11,43625,355248,943210,871
2011-03-16$37.61$38.4541.7%12.0%29.8%41.6%41.9%4.1%-3.2%1.6M-19.7M-2.7M2.895.93N/AN/A6,82419,718250,499216,534
2011-03-17$38.47$38.4538.8%11.1%30.9%34.7%36.8%3.7%-1.8%303.8K-65.1M-2.8M2.013.47N/AN/A6,81813,730249,879221,819
2011-03-18$38.71$38.4536.2%10.4%31.1%28.5%35.0%2.9%-0.6%-1.8M-81.1M-2.7M1.783.76N/AN/A9,05516,089249,499225,762
2011-03-21$39.77$38.4530.3%8.7%32.8%14.6%31.3%3.7%-0.0%3.8M-158.8M-2.7M0.633.47N/AN/A12,5297,845218,618201,603
2011-03-22$39.53$38.4532.4%9.3%28.9%19.7%31.4%2.8%-1.0%4.0M-148.0M-2.7M1.163.24N/AN/A4,3134,989223,089205,896
2011-03-23$40.73$40.8530.6%8.8%30.7%15.5%31.6%3.3%-0.3%3.6M-218.1M-2.8M0.913.62N/AN/A12,64511,558224,390208,958
2011-03-24$41.12$40.8532.5%9.3%30.8%19.9%33.2%2.1%-1.9%3.0M-254.9M-2.8M0.492.77N/AN/A12,5336,094228,407215,186
2011-03-25$41.07$40.8531.0%8.9%30.8%16.5%31.8%3.1%-0.3%3.3M-246.1M-2.8M0.362.70N/AN/A7,7942,789232,009216,660
2011-03-28$41.43$40.8531.9%9.1%30.7%18.5%32.7%1.8%-1.0%3.6M-277.2M-2.8M0.403.74N/AN/A12,4764,978235,527217,358
2011-03-29$42.03$40.8534.2%9.8%27.4%23.8%33.7%2.6%-1.8%3.7M-324.0M-2.8M0.273.44N/AN/A16,5394,411239,732219,290
2011-03-30$42.39$40.8534.3%9.8%27.3%24.2%33.8%1.4%-2.6%4.6M-363.5M-2.8M0.513.49N/AN/A23,63912,011248,780221,449
2011-03-31$42.44$40.8535.9%10.3%25.9%28.0%36.4%0.5%-4.1%4.7M-356.0M-2.9M0.813.72N/AN/A12,3589,978251,362227,921