AG Options History — September 2007

In September 2007, AG traded between $43.23 and $50.77. ATM implied volatility averaged 38.1%, placing in the 40.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 11.1%. IV traded above realized volatility by 1.1% (HV 20d: 37.0%). Max pain ranged from $40.00 to $45.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 19 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.11.

Notable Days

  • 2007-09-27: Highest Volume — 1,109 contracts
  • 2007-09-18: Largest IV drop — 10.5% change
  • 2007-09-20: Highest IV Rank — 48.7%
  • 2007-09-11: Largest Expected Move — 12.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$46.26$43.23$50.77$43.96$50.77
Max Pain$44.21$40.00$45.00$40.00$45.00
ATM IV38.1%34.2%40.9%35.4%35.6%
Expected Move11.1%9.8%12.0%10.2%10.2%
HV 20d37.0%28.2%51.7%51.7%28.3%
HV 60d41.8%40.9%42.6%41.0%42.5%
IV Rank40.1%28.3%48.7%31.9%32.4%
IV Percentile71.5%49.4%85.6%57.7%53.8%
Term Structure3.0%0.5%4.6%2.4%4.3%
VWIV39.0%32.3%42.2%37.8%35.5%
Skew 25d3.6%1.5%5.4%2.5%1.5%
Skew 10d5.8%-3.5%9.9%0.2%2.6%
Call IV 25d37.9%33.2%40.8%35.8%35.2%
Put IV 25d41.5%36.8%45.0%38.3%36.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %15.0210.2925.3922.6911.88
Gamma HHI0.290.230.370.230.37
Net GEX383.9K327.3K457.7K399.2K408.3K
Net DEX-30.6M-40.8M-22.9M-25.7M-40.8M
Net VEX-100.4K-115.7K-81.0K-113.1K-81.0K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.110.062.921.710.29
Total Volume458.421351,109676337
Total OI19,546.57918,63920,57019,28319,466

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2007-09-04$43.96$40.0035.4%10.2%51.7%31.9%37.8%2.5%2.4%399.2K-25.7M-113.1K1.7122.6924942712,0097,274
2007-09-05$44.09$40.0035.7%10.2%50.3%32.7%35.7%3.3%2.7%377.3K-25.5M-115.7K0.5823.29865012,0267,550
2007-09-06$45.12$40.0034.2%9.8%47.4%28.3%32.3%5.3%3.5%429.0K-29.0M-113.5K0.4425.391657212,0487,540
2007-09-07$43.93$45.0036.3%11.4%42.1%34.6%41.8%5.1%0.5%388.3K-25.2M-114.6K2.2011.6112427312,0547,589
2007-09-10$43.23$45.0040.1%11.7%40.3%46.1%41.2%3.9%2.5%344.8K-22.9M-112.8K0.1111.1397611012,1667,579
2007-09-11$44.27$45.0038.1%12.0%40.9%40.3%0.0%4.6%2.3%415.4K-26.7M-114.9K0.8912.8216714812,3757,593
2007-09-12$43.96$45.0038.2%11.8%41.0%40.5%42.2%3.6%2.0%327.3K-24.1M-107.3K2.9211.9916147011,5867,661
2007-09-13$44.39$45.0040.8%11.7%38.3%48.4%40.8%4.5%3.1%334.8K-25.1M-106.3K0.0012.4503511,6027,977
2007-09-14$45.19$45.0040.6%11.7%31.5%47.9%40.5%3.7%3.3%376.6K-27.4M-105.8K0.0616.00117711,6027,997
2007-09-17$45.39$45.0040.5%11.6%30.9%47.5%40.9%3.9%3.0%415.8K-28.5M-100.1K1.0716.28768111,6298,004
2007-09-18$47.71$45.0036.3%10.4%34.0%34.5%40.4%5.4%4.1%457.7K-35.7M-92.9K1.0610.9652755811,6548,062
2007-09-19$47.69$45.0038.5%11.0%33.8%41.3%38.9%3.9%3.5%409.9K-35.7M-92.7K1.0610.2926227711,7118,459
2007-09-20$46.91$45.0040.9%11.7%34.6%48.7%40.6%1.9%3.0%336.2K-33.3M-95.7K1.3814.9118125011,8158,515
2007-09-21$47.40$45.0040.9%11.7%34.6%48.6%39.5%3.4%3.1%328.7K-34.2M-94.9K0.1114.694304611,8778,693
2007-09-24$47.96$45.0039.1%11.2%33.4%43.0%40.6%3.3%2.7%344.9K-32.7M-90.2K0.3517.282498810,8647,775
2007-09-25$48.19$45.0039.4%11.3%32.9%43.9%40.0%3.5%2.5%368.9K-33.9M-88.9K1.4120.037610710,9687,848
2007-09-26$49.11$45.0037.2%10.7%28.4%37.4%37.4%3.2%4.3%406.3K-36.7M-84.4K1.5111.4116725210,9967,805
2007-09-27$49.67$45.0036.0%10.3%28.2%33.7%36.3%2.1%4.6%425.5K-38.1M-82.5K2.9210.3128382611,0827,934
2007-09-28$50.77$45.0035.6%10.2%28.3%32.4%35.5%1.5%4.3%408.3K-40.8M-81.0K0.2911.882627511,1648,302