AAXJ Options History — February 2013

In February 2013, AAXJ traded between $59.16 and $60.80. ATM implied volatility averaged 14.1%, placing in the 8.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 4.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 3.6% (HV 20d: 10.5%). Max pain ranged from $57.00 to $59.00. Net GEX was positive for 18 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 12 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.00.

Notable Days

  • 2013-02-20: Highest Volume — 1,200 contracts
  • 2013-02-20: Largest IV spike — 76.0% change
  • 2013-02-25: Highest IV Rank — 27.0%
  • 2013-02-11: Largest Expected Move — 6.6%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$60.14$59.16$60.80$60.80$60.12
Max Pain$57.53$57.00$59.00$57.00$59.00
ATM IV14.1%6.9%23.1%12.0%14.7%
Expected Move4.0%2.0%6.6%3.9%4.2%
HV 20d10.5%9.0%11.8%9.0%11.8%
HV 60d11.2%10.5%12.2%11.8%11.0%
IV Rank8.6%0.0%27.0%0.0%15.1%
IV Percentile14.2%0.0%75.8%0.0%15.1%
Term Structure-0.4%-17.6%3.0%2.0%-1.3%
VWIV15.1%13.1%17.1%17.1%15.3%
Skew 25d3.4%1.6%5.1%3.6%2.9%
Skew 10d9.3%-0.1%14.5%13.9%2.5%
Call IV 25d12.0%9.6%14.7%12.7%11.2%
Put IV 25d15.4%11.2%19.8%16.3%14.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %55.7435.97122.5953.71122.59
Gamma HHI0.610.280.790.710.28
Net GEX76.9K-9.3K129.6K77.0K82.2K
Net DEX-432.6K-699.0K241.6K-658.5K-448.5K
Net VEX-2.8K-5.6K-1.5K-1.9K-3.9K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.000.003.000.000.00
Total Volume68.26301,20000
Total OI616.8952171,4992171,499

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-02-01$60.80$57.0012.0%3.9%9.0%0.0%0.0%3.6%2.0%77.0K-658.5K-1.9K0.0053.71N/AN/A0019720
2013-02-04$59.95$57.0014.0%4.2%10.2%4.2%0.0%4.2%1.7%80.8K-525.2K-1.9K0.0054.63N/AN/A0019720
2013-02-05$60.05$57.0012.6%4.0%10.0%1.2%0.0%4.2%1.8%89.7K-544.6K-1.9K0.0049.76N/AN/A0019720
2013-02-06$60.10$57.0016.6%3.9%9.5%9.6%0.0%3.7%2.6%87.7K-547.7K-1.8K0.0099.78N/AN/A2019720
2013-02-07$59.43$57.0015.1%4.3%9.8%6.5%0.0%4.2%1.2%87.6K-447.3K-1.8K0.0047.42N/AN/A0019820
2013-02-08$60.13$57.0013.3%3.8%10.4%2.6%17.1%4.1%1.9%92.0K-565.0K-1.8K0.0048.35N/AN/A0719820
2013-02-11$60.14$57.0023.1%6.6%10.2%23.6%0.0%3.6%-17.6%91.0K-556.4K-1.8K0.0054.40N/AN/A0019827
2013-02-12$60.30$57.0012.7%3.6%10.2%1.5%0.0%3.0%2.1%95.0K-591.5K-1.7K0.0042.39N/AN/A0019827
2013-02-13$60.67$57.0011.6%3.3%10.4%0.0%0.0%2.9%2.9%99.3K-662.2K-1.7K0.0043.44N/AN/A0019827
2013-02-14$60.74$57.0011.5%3.3%10.4%0.0%0.0%2.7%2.9%96.7K-675.6K-1.6K0.0041.13N/AN/A0019827
2013-02-15$60.63$57.0010.8%3.1%10.2%0.0%0.0%2.6%3.0%107.5K-670.2K-1.6K0.0040.17N/AN/A0019827
2013-02-19$60.69$57.006.9%2.0%10.2%0.0%0.0%1.6%-0.1%129.6K-699.0K-1.5K0.0068.97N/AN/A0019727
2013-02-20$60.41$57.0012.1%3.5%10.3%10.1%0.0%1.9%1.1%117.2K-631.7K-1.5K1.0038.87N/AN/A60060019727
2013-02-21$59.79$57.0015.3%4.4%10.8%16.2%15.1%2.2%-1.2%35.6K-86.5K-4.9K3.0073.44N/AN/A1030797627
2013-02-22$59.95$59.0013.6%3.9%10.8%12.9%13.1%3.7%0.0%37.7K-115.0K-5.1K0.0042.25N/AN/A50807657
2013-02-25$59.16$59.0020.8%6.0%11.5%27.0%15.2%5.1%-9.4%-9.3K241.6K-5.4K2.0055.73N/AN/A1020812657
2013-02-26$59.37$59.0016.0%4.6%11.5%17.5%15.3%3.9%-0.9%4.5K198.6K-5.6K0.0046.07N/AN/A130812677
2013-02-27$60.18$59.0014.7%4.2%11.8%15.0%0.0%4.7%-0.5%59.6K-235.4K-5.3K0.0035.97N/AN/A00822677
2013-02-28$60.12$59.0014.7%4.2%11.8%15.1%0.0%2.9%-1.3%82.2K-448.5K-3.9K0.00122.59N/AN/A00822677