AG Options History — February 2013

In February 2013, AG traded between $16.14 and $18.75. ATM implied volatility averaged 43.7%, placing in the 50.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 12.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 9.0% (HV 20d: 34.6%). Max pain ranged from $17.50 to $20.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 5 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.54.

Notable Days

  • 2013-02-13: Highest Volume — 2,289 contracts
  • 2013-02-28: Largest IV spike — 8.6% change
  • 2013-02-26: Highest IV Rank — 58.5%
  • 2013-02-26: Largest Expected Move — 13.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$17.68$16.14$18.75$18.39$16.14
Max Pain$18.29$17.50$20.00$17.50$17.50
ATM IV43.7%38.2%47.3%38.2%47.1%
Expected Move12.8%12.1%13.5%12.4%13.5%
HV 20d34.6%24.6%37.9%35.6%25.0%
HV 60d41.7%39.2%45.1%45.1%39.7%
IV Rank50.1%37.4%58.5%37.4%58.2%
IV Percentile42.7%4.8%69.8%4.8%69.4%
Term Structure-1.0%-4.1%2.0%0.4%-3.2%
VWIV44.8%41.7%47.1%42.5%47.0%
Skew 25d2.4%-0.3%9.0%2.3%0.9%
Skew 10d5.5%-4.0%16.4%2.8%4.2%
Call IV 25d44.2%38.1%48.2%42.1%45.5%
Put IV 25d46.6%43.9%49.4%44.4%46.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %11.247.2718.659.998.81
Gamma HHI0.360.280.390.280.36
Net GEX239.6K141.3K347.7K216.4K141.3K
Net DEX-3.7M-10.6M4.5M-6.3M4.5M
Net VEX-132.9K-150.7K-108.3K-136.2K-108.3K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.540.081.340.080.30
Total Volume1,299.6323562,2892,233447
Total OI40,88236,35443,26536,35443,265

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-02-01$18.39$17.5038.2%12.4%35.6%37.4%42.5%2.3%0.4%216.4K-6.3M-136.2K0.089.992,06716624,99711,357
2013-02-04$18.37$17.5040.3%13.1%34.9%42.2%45.4%1.0%-0.9%247.3K-7.0M-138.4K0.1313.391,95924726,08011,492
2013-02-05$18.47$17.5039.0%13.1%35.0%39.1%44.3%2.3%0.6%297.6K-8.7M-146.1K0.3711.4041615227,68311,680
2013-02-06$18.63$17.5041.5%12.8%35.2%45.0%44.5%2.5%2.0%315.4K-9.6M-146.7K0.1810.931,11719927,94011,800
2013-02-07$18.58$17.5043.9%12.6%35.1%50.7%43.9%2.1%0.7%334.6K-9.5M-148.4K0.8812.2864256328,64411,925
2013-02-08$18.75$17.5043.4%12.4%35.0%49.4%41.7%1.9%0.9%347.7K-10.6M-150.7K0.798.3355643728,79912,147
2013-02-11$18.24$17.5043.3%12.4%35.8%49.2%42.7%3.1%-0.3%295.8K-7.0M-143.9K0.8113.4227422228,80512,398
2013-02-12$17.91$17.5042.3%12.1%35.8%47.0%42.4%3.0%-0.4%253.3K-5.0M-138.4K1.3410.7915220428,87312,457
2013-02-13$18.12$17.5043.6%12.5%36.3%50.0%45.1%0.6%-1.1%270.1K-6.6M-140.2K0.5214.531,50678328,83412,320
2013-02-14$17.77$20.0043.6%12.5%36.4%50.1%43.9%2.3%-1.7%207.0K-3.5M-133.0K0.358.921,28144328,68912,610
2013-02-15$17.21$20.0045.8%13.1%37.5%55.1%46.3%0.2%-2.5%185.4K-797.4K-128.2K1.127.7476585929,51212,677
2013-02-19$17.00$20.0045.8%13.1%37.5%55.2%46.7%-0.3%-2.9%203.4K-19.3K-121.4K0.539.861,02054227,76812,289
2013-02-20$17.08$17.5043.5%12.5%37.5%49.6%46.7%1.5%-0.4%199.0K273.6K-121.1K0.9615.8483579827,98412,724
2013-02-21$17.37$20.0045.7%13.1%37.9%54.8%45.8%1.8%-1.4%226.4K-1.1M-128.4K0.219.3087618028,33213,080
2013-02-22$17.14$20.0045.8%13.1%36.0%55.0%45.9%3.0%-2.6%215.4K-574.1K-127.3K1.087.2747551128,67813,117
2013-02-25$17.35$20.0046.4%13.3%33.2%56.4%46.5%2.2%-1.9%231.8K-1.6M-130.0K0.3418.6594332128,93913,345
2013-02-26$17.01$17.5047.3%13.5%33.5%58.5%47.1%9.0%-4.1%196.4K366.0K-124.3K0.1313.631,77623229,02813,599
2013-02-27$16.48$17.5043.4%12.4%24.6%49.4%43.5%6.8%-0.0%167.6K2.9M-114.6K0.258.4158314429,36513,526
2013-02-28$16.14$17.5047.1%13.5%25.0%58.2%47.0%0.9%-3.2%141.3K4.5M-108.3K0.308.8134410329,66313,602