AAXJ Options History — August 2011

In August 2011, AAXJ traded between $52.60 and $61.22. ATM implied volatility averaged 36.5%. The 30-day expected move averaged 8.1%. IV traded above realized volatility by 3.3% (HV 20d: 33.1%). Max pain ranged from $55.00 to $70.00. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 7 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 1 of 7 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.00.

Notable Days

  • 2011-08-04: Highest Volume — 3 contracts
  • 2011-08-04: Largest IV spike — 127.0% change
  • 2011-08-04: Largest Expected Move — 12.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$56.55$52.60$61.22$61.22$56.16
Max Pain$63.33$55.00$70.00$60.00$55.00
ATM IV36.5%11.9%65.2%19.1%11.9%
Expected Move8.1%3.4%12.5%5.5%3.4%
HV 20d33.1%30.7%43.0%30.9%43.0%
HV 60d27.0%24.1%31.1%24.1%31.1%
Term Structure-4.2%-14.3%11.6%-0.1%-14.3%
VWIV11.9%11.9%11.9%11.9%11.9%
Skew 25d0.7%-4.3%5.7%5.7%-4.3%
Skew 10d-15.2%-37.1%6.7%6.7%-37.1%
Call IV 25d21.5%13.3%29.7%13.3%29.7%
Put IV 25d22.2%19.0%25.5%19.0%25.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %114.0050.54200.0050.54200.00
Gamma HHI0.950.871.000.871.00
Net GEX-57.7K-95.6K0-33.4K0
Net DEX719.7K01.4M155.3K0
Net VEX-2.1K-3.1K0-1.5K0
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.000.000.000.000.00
Total Volume1.1430301
Total OI346.42904254150

Daily Data (7 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-08-02$61.22$60.0019.1%5.5%30.9%0.0%0.0%5.7%-0.1%-33.4K155.3K-1.5K0.0050.54N/AN/A0024391
2011-08-04$58.05$65.0043.4%12.5%30.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%-13.3%-74.2K661.4K-2.8K0.0081.09N/AN/A0314388
2011-08-05$57.19$60.0042.6%8.8%30.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%-5.1%-79.6K764.9K-2.9K0.0091.54N/AN/A0021390
2011-08-09$55.65$70.0065.2%10.6%31.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%-66.0K998.4K-3.1K0.0063.78N/AN/A2022401
2011-08-10$55.00$70.0054.8%7.8%31.1%0.0%0.0%-4.3%11.6%-55.0K1.1M-3.0K0.00111.09N/AN/A0024401
2011-08-22$52.60$55.0018.2%0.0%33.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%-14.3%-95.6K1.4M-1.5K0.00200.00N/AN/A200349
2011-08-31$56.16$0.0011.9%3.4%43.0%0.0%11.9%0.0%0.0%0000.00200.00N/AN/A1000