AAXJ Options History — May 2011

In May 2011, AAXJ traded between $62.57 and $63.94. ATM implied volatility averaged 17.5%. The 30-day expected move averaged 5.0%. IV traded below realized volatility by 9.7% (HV 20d: 27.2%). Max pain ranged from $50.00 to $60.00. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 3 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 3 of 3 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.00.

Notable Days

  • 2011-05-04: Highest Volume — 2 contracts
  • 2011-05-04: Largest IV drop — 7.9% change
  • 2011-05-03: Largest Expected Move — 5.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$63.28$62.57$63.94$63.94$62.57
Max Pain$53.33$50.00$60.00$50.00$60.00
ATM IV17.5%16.8%18.2%18.2%17.6%
Expected Move5.0%4.8%5.2%5.2%5.1%
HV 20d27.2%27.1%27.4%27.1%27.3%
HV 60d20.9%20.9%21.1%20.9%21.1%
Term Structure1.6%1.0%1.9%1.0%1.7%
Skew 25d0.9%-1.8%3.0%-1.8%1.4%
Skew 10d1.6%-1.2%4.1%-1.2%1.9%
Call IV 25d15.4%12.3%17.0%17.0%12.3%
Put IV 25d16.2%13.7%19.7%15.3%13.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %44.5541.3650.5941.3650.59
Gamma HHI0.600.570.640.570.64
Net GEX-35.4K-39.3K-31.3K-31.3K-39.3K
Net DEX333.3K282.2K379.4K282.2K379.4K
Net VEX-3.8K-3.9K-3.7K-3.7K-3.8K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.000.000.000.000.00
Total Volume0.6670200
Total OI469467473467473

Daily Data (3 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-05-03$63.94$50.0018.2%5.2%27.1%0.0%0.0%-1.8%1.0%-31.3K282.2K-3.7K0.0041.36N/AN/A0032435
2011-05-04$63.33$50.0016.8%4.8%27.4%0.0%0.0%3.0%1.9%-35.7K338.4K-3.9K0.0041.72N/AN/A2032435
2011-05-13$62.57$60.0017.6%5.1%27.3%0.0%0.0%1.4%1.7%-39.3K379.4K-3.8K0.0050.59N/AN/A0038435