AG Options History — February 2016

In February 2016, AG traded between $3.01 and $4.66. ATM implied volatility averaged 74.4%, placing in the 49.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 21.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 5.8% (HV 20d: 68.6%). Max pain ranged from $3.00 to $4.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 12 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.37.

Notable Days

  • 2016-02-10: Highest Volume — 3,163 contracts
  • 2016-02-08: Largest IV spike — 24.1% change
  • 2016-02-17: Highest IV Rank — 60.8%
  • 2016-02-17: Largest Expected Move — 23.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$4.01$3.01$4.66$3.11$4.66
Max Pain$3.05$3.00$4.00$3.00$4.00
ATM IV74.4%52.7%82.9%72.4%72.3%
Expected Move21.8%18.9%23.8%20.8%20.7%
HV 20d68.6%61.6%74.4%65.1%68.5%
HV 60d70.1%67.3%72.7%68.2%69.4%
IV Rank49.7%21.0%60.8%47.0%46.9%
IV Percentile64.7%15.5%84.9%61.9%56.7%
Term Structure0.5%-5.5%9.1%-3.5%-0.8%
VWIV76.1%62.5%86.6%72.4%74.7%
Skew 25d15.0%-10.4%66.6%53.8%14.5%
Skew 10d42.2%-6.0%104.5%102.6%35.1%
Call IV 25d71.7%54.7%86.9%57.9%61.7%
Put IV 25d86.7%69.2%126.7%111.7%76.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %20.1410.7232.0918.7110.72
Gamma HHI0.240.170.320.180.32
Net GEX45.9K25.1K66.1K25.8K65.6K
Net DEX-5.4M-7.6M-2.2M-2.4M-7.6M
Net VEX-33.1K-39.7K-22.8K-24.3K-39.7K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.370.170.740.170.73
Total Volume2,008.18463,1631,7681,698
Total OI32,825.628,99336,20328,99336,203

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2016-02-01$3.11$3.0072.4%20.8%65.1%47.0%72.4%53.8%-3.5%25.8K-2.4M-24.3K0.1718.711,51225623,5085,485
2016-02-02$3.01$3.0067.3%19.3%61.6%40.2%62.5%66.6%9.1%25.1K-2.2M-22.8K0.2320.161,73739423,8225,485
2016-02-03$3.22$3.0069.6%20.0%66.5%43.4%69.5%35.1%1.6%28.6K-2.7M-25.3K0.7421.6472053124,1215,711
2016-02-04$3.38$3.0067.3%19.8%68.9%40.2%70.1%3.0%0.2%31.8K-3.2M-26.8K0.2321.031,32230424,2055,652
2016-02-05$3.57$3.0052.7%18.9%70.7%21.0%70.3%0.9%6.8%34.3K-3.6M-28.1K0.6021.1752831824,3405,683
2016-02-08$3.83$3.0065.4%21.6%72.7%37.8%73.3%5.8%1.7%38.9K-4.5M-29.7K0.3119.561,72152724,4915,694
2016-02-09$3.64$3.0074.9%22.8%69.4%50.4%78.5%-8.8%-5.5%37.5K-4.1M-29.4K0.5532.0985746824,9305,863
2016-02-10$3.67$3.0075.2%21.5%65.4%50.7%80.1%-10.4%0.9%38.8K-4.0M-29.4K0.1819.862,68647725,2775,886
2016-02-11$4.02$3.0082.3%23.6%70.8%60.0%82.9%7.8%1.3%47.3K-5.3M-32.1K0.2826.551,80550226,4755,916
2016-02-12$4.31$3.0082.2%23.6%71.4%59.9%81.6%21.7%0.9%39.7K-6.5M-35.9K0.1824.641,88233726,8666,085
2016-02-16$4.13$3.0081.3%23.3%74.4%58.8%86.6%8.7%0.5%42.9K-6.2M-35.4K0.3525.141,46050927,7036,121
2016-02-17$4.26$3.0082.9%23.8%64.2%60.8%79.6%20.2%-3.2%57.7K-6.4M-35.7K0.3522.021,56254928,2316,164
2016-02-18$4.55$3.0080.0%22.9%65.6%57.0%83.8%24.6%-3.9%51.7K-7.4M-37.5K0.2816.871,96355128,3896,159
2016-02-19$4.40$3.0081.3%23.3%68.5%58.7%79.9%16.8%2.4%51.7K-7.2M-38.0K0.3414.981,23541529,1046,215
2016-02-22$4.34$3.0081.5%23.4%69.9%59.0%80.3%3.1%0.4%54.5K-6.6M-37.2K0.5515.6598854028,6475,911
2016-02-23$4.35$3.0081.9%23.5%70.1%59.6%76.8%3.1%-4.7%54.2K-6.5M-37.6K0.3314.311,50850328,6956,204
2016-02-24$4.41$3.0076.3%21.9%69.3%52.2%76.0%19.5%-0.7%58.8K-6.7M-38.1K0.3717.371,46554729,2766,229
2016-02-25$4.63$3.0067.5%19.4%69.9%40.6%68.8%9.3%8.0%66.1K-7.3M-38.9K0.2322.652,33652829,5856,270
2016-02-26$4.62$3.0073.8%21.1%68.3%48.8%73.8%4.7%-1.0%66.1K-7.5M-39.3K0.5117.741,93698529,6286,283
2016-02-29$4.66$4.0072.3%20.7%68.5%46.9%74.7%14.5%-0.8%65.6K-7.6M-39.7K0.7310.7298471429,5296,674