AG Options History — February 2009

In February 2009, AG traded between $16.17 and $25.04. ATM implied volatility averaged 81.1%, placing in the 35.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 23.4%. IV traded below realized volatility by 2.6% (HV 20d: 83.7%). Max pain ranged from $20.00 to $25.00. Net GEX was positive for 8 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 6 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.32.

Notable Days

  • 2009-02-06: Highest Volume — 4,727 contracts
  • 2009-02-17: Largest IV spike — 13.6% change
  • 2009-02-02: Highest IV Rank — 46.2%
  • 2009-02-02: Largest Expected Move — 27.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$20.12$16.17$25.04$21.41$17.14
Max Pain$21.97$20.00$25.00$25.00$20.00
ATM IV81.1%70.3%94.7%94.7%80.1%
Expected Move23.4%21.1%27.2%27.2%23.0%
HV 20d83.7%76.9%92.1%92.1%76.9%
HV 60d99.6%85.0%106.8%106.8%85.0%
IV Rank35.0%26.2%46.2%46.2%34.2%
IV Percentile69.7%63.5%82.9%82.9%66.3%
Term Structure-1.3%-11.2%4.0%-11.2%0.5%
VWIV82.3%72.2%95.2%95.2%81.1%
Skew 25d12.5%8.8%19.2%19.2%9.3%
Skew 10d22.9%15.6%37.1%37.1%15.6%
Call IV 25d76.0%68.0%88.3%88.3%77.6%
Put IV 25d88.5%78.5%107.6%107.6%86.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %14.777.8821.829.8518.40
Gamma HHI0.230.150.380.210.15
Net GEX-27.3K-142.0K42.6K-106.9K42.6K
Net DEX3.9M-5.1M12.4M5.6M1.7M
Net VEX-59.1K-81.2K-38.9K-66.9K-53.8K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.320.0410.200.040.42
Total Volume1,824.4213754,7272,925798
Total OI29,192.57921,39335,38327,92924,506

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2009-02-02$21.41$25.0094.7%27.2%92.1%46.2%95.2%19.2%-11.2%-106.9K5.6M-66.9K0.049.852,80512015,81112,118
2009-02-03$21.69$22.5091.5%26.2%91.7%43.5%93.4%18.5%-8.2%-16.6K2.6M-72.7K0.607.8849029218,03712,080
2009-02-04$22.94$22.5086.5%24.8%91.7%39.4%86.8%13.8%-4.4%9.2K-498.2K-76.5K0.0812.842,46820918,17012,142
2009-02-05$24.10$22.5082.9%23.8%89.4%36.5%94.0%8.8%-5.6%-1.4K-2.4M-77.7K10.209.736970417,37812,221
2009-02-06$25.04$22.5081.0%22.1%90.1%34.9%81.0%16.3%-1.7%21.6K-5.1M-81.2K4.4212.578723,85517,43112,449
2009-02-09$23.89$22.5073.3%21.2%90.5%28.6%78.2%14.7%-0.8%33.8K-2.8M-73.1K1.8213.565631,02218,08612,066
2009-02-10$22.08$22.5072.1%22.1%83.5%27.6%81.3%13.7%-0.3%-50.8K3.1M-67.6K0.9814.4571770418,12812,458
2009-02-11$21.92$22.5070.3%22.0%83.0%26.2%73.6%13.4%-0.9%-61.0K3.8M-65.1K0.2015.192,52250718,08312,486
2009-02-12$21.37$22.5073.5%21.1%77.2%28.7%77.8%12.2%2.8%-45.7K4.6M-63.1K1.1521.8276087719,52412,181
2009-02-13$20.47$22.5074.2%21.3%78.6%29.4%72.2%10.0%4.0%-128.6K7.6M-58.9K1.0116.4242543019,25112,596
2009-02-17$18.52$22.5084.4%24.2%86.0%37.7%79.2%10.5%-0.1%-142.0K11.9M-45.7K0.1315.912,10228019,38012,594
2009-02-18$18.94$22.5077.4%22.2%83.5%32.0%77.1%11.5%2.8%-50.2K10.0M-49.1K0.7215.542,0391,47821,25212,490
2009-02-19$18.23$22.5083.3%23.9%77.0%36.8%81.1%8.8%1.1%-49.4K11.4M-46.7K0.3419.162799622,04413,124
2009-02-20$16.95$22.5081.9%23.5%77.1%35.7%79.6%13.4%2.5%-84.2K12.4M-40.6K0.3215.311,59650322,27513,108
2009-02-23$16.17$20.0091.4%26.2%78.3%43.4%85.6%12.5%-3.4%11.6K3.5M-38.9K0.5615.351,52184915,2096,184
2009-02-24$17.43$20.0081.7%23.4%83.2%35.5%82.4%10.3%-0.8%33.4K2.0M-47.1K0.4512.3464528916,1806,467
2009-02-25$16.70$20.0080.3%23.0%82.0%34.4%85.4%10.6%-1.0%29.3K2.7M-45.9K1.3518.3531242216,6796,623
2009-02-26$17.36$20.0080.2%23.0%77.7%34.3%78.5%9.0%-0.5%36.3K1.9M-52.2K0.3416.0378226216,8846,964
2009-02-27$17.14$20.0080.1%23.0%76.9%34.2%81.1%9.3%0.5%42.6K1.7M-53.8K0.4218.4056123717,4457,061