AEO Options History — October 2024

In October 2024, AEO traded between $19.52 and $21.98. ATM implied volatility averaged 45.3%, placing in the 40.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 12.4%. IV traded above realized volatility by 9.4% (HV 20d: 35.9%). Max pain ranged from $19.00 to $22.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 12 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.91.

Notable Days

  • 2024-10-24: Highest Volume — 6,571 contracts
  • 2024-10-31: Largest IV spike — 34.4% change
  • 2024-10-31: Highest IV Rank — 98.1%
  • 2024-10-31: Largest Expected Move — 15.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$20.70$19.52$21.98$21.73$19.77
Max Pain$21.11$19.00$22.00$19.00$20.50
ATM IV45.3%36.1%68.0%37.0%68.0%
Expected Move12.4%10.6%15.0%11.0%15.0%
HV 20d35.9%29.6%41.3%35.1%33.4%
HV 60d41.3%37.4%44.4%44.2%37.4%
IV Rank40.9%17.6%98.1%20.1%98.1%
IV Percentile56.3%17.1%99.6%23.0%99.6%
Term Structure0.6%-22.0%30.7%3.5%-17.3%
VWIV43.4%36.3%52.6%40.0%52.2%
Skew 25d6.5%-1.7%15.8%5.9%8.2%
Skew 10d10.4%-6.6%41.1%9.7%7.2%
Call IV 25d41.8%31.6%63.6%37.3%57.4%
Put IV 25d48.4%39.5%65.6%43.3%65.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %18.204.4555.8453.3929.83
Gamma HHI0.130.100.160.110.15
Net GEX121.8K-49.7K263.2K58.2K227.4K
Net DEX-1.5M-10.3M6.6M-8.4M4.0M
Net VEX-118.2K-130.4K-106.9K-130.4K-114.7K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.910.142.391.771.45
Total Volume1,655.5224296,5711,3172,021
Total OI53,856.30449,63658,90753,47250,836

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2024-10-01$21.73$19.0037.0%11.0%35.1%20.1%40.0%5.9%3.5%58.2K-8.4M-130.4K1.7753.3947684122,52030,952
2024-10-02$21.94$19.0036.1%10.6%33.8%17.6%36.3%3.9%3.1%210.4K-10.3M-128.9K0.5915.1363537322,61031,138
2024-10-03$21.51$22.0038.8%11.8%30.4%24.6%41.8%3.9%1.6%144.8K-7.1M-127.5K0.8946.0360954022,77931,379
2024-10-04$21.98$22.0038.0%11.3%29.6%22.4%39.2%4.5%1.6%199.6K-10.2M-127.5K0.505.9691045723,22631,815
2024-10-07$20.99$22.0041.3%12.0%35.0%30.8%42.2%5.1%0.1%73.1K-2.3M-121.1K1.1513.161,0741,23222,20630,373
2024-10-08$21.13$22.0041.2%11.8%35.0%30.5%40.5%4.9%-0.5%99.8K-3.9M-120.6K2.398.9037790122,73031,215
2024-10-09$20.55$22.0042.0%11.5%36.9%32.5%41.1%12.1%-12.2%2.8K1.3M-118.5K0.6715.1846131022,86031,814
2024-10-10$20.21$22.0041.8%11.7%37.4%32.0%40.9%4.9%-1.2%-28.0K3.6M-114.1K0.6718.2540827323,02531,861
2024-10-11$20.62$22.0039.8%11.5%37.0%26.9%41.6%4.7%1.3%-26.2K792.0K-117.0K0.7155.8469949422,70231,960
2024-10-14$20.63$22.0040.6%11.7%36.0%29.1%41.3%4.3%20.9%-5.1K-323.8K-114.3K1.1511.389321,07522,54131,491
2024-10-15$21.13$22.0041.9%12.0%36.8%32.4%42.1%3.6%2.8%139.5K-4.6M-120.5K0.4311.931,30056323,16832,269
2024-10-16$21.49$21.0042.1%12.1%36.7%32.7%41.0%4.3%-8.2%248.1K-7.6M-121.1K0.944.4559355923,60832,385
2024-10-17$21.44$21.0046.1%12.1%36.7%42.9%41.1%4.6%16.1%263.2K-7.0M-119.4K0.3111.4654816823,80132,539
2024-10-18$21.27$21.0051.1%12.0%36.7%55.5%40.2%5.0%30.7%208.1K-5.3M-117.5K0.1410.921,82325124,07032,640
2024-10-21$20.69$21.0058.7%12.3%38.2%74.6%42.4%9.8%-22.0%54.6K630.1K-115.2K0.7515.001,4361,07421,07930,101
2024-10-22$19.81$21.0047.3%12.7%41.3%45.8%43.7%14.1%-1.5%-49.7K6.1M-108.2K0.425.781,80475821,95130,487
2024-10-23$19.52$21.0047.6%13.1%40.6%46.6%44.9%3.1%-1.3%75.1K6.6M-106.9K0.415.0384935023,62130,647
2024-10-24$19.57$21.0048.0%13.5%40.5%47.6%46.5%6.3%-2.8%133.3K5.4M-107.2K0.7014.273,8542,71723,96230,486
2024-10-25$19.76$20.5047.6%13.1%35.4%46.8%46.2%7.5%-2.0%180.1K3.9M-117.1K1.2932.3367287025,98432,923
2024-10-28$20.23$20.5050.7%13.8%35.8%54.4%52.6%-1.7%-8.9%221.4K-729.3K-118.6K1.0711.2685791625,46324,173
2024-10-29$20.16$20.5046.4%14.2%34.1%43.5%48.9%15.8%7.9%178.0K244.1K-116.8K0.678.6335323525,55324,962
2024-10-30$20.02$20.5050.6%14.5%33.7%54.3%51.7%15.8%2.6%193.1K1.6M-116.5K1.9214.5814728225,71725,073
2024-10-31$19.77$20.5068.0%15.0%33.4%98.1%52.2%8.2%-17.3%227.4K4.0M-114.7K1.4529.838251,19625,75525,081