AGQ Options History — July 2011

In July 2011, AGQ traded between $156.60 and $224.35. ATM implied volatility averaged 72.4%, placing in the 24.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 21.2%. IV traded below realized volatility by 4.3% (HV 20d: 76.6%). Max pain ranged from $160.00 to $190.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 13 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.57.

Notable Days

  • 2011-07-13: Highest Volume — 7,388 contracts
  • 2011-07-11: Largest IV spike — 24.0% change
  • 2011-07-18: Highest IV Rank — 35.8%
  • 2011-07-18: Largest Expected Move — 24.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$198.74$156.60$224.35$156.60$212.80
Max Pain$178.75$160.00$190.00$170.00$190.00
ATM IV72.4%56.4%85.6%60.7%77.2%
Expected Move21.2%17.4%24.5%17.4%22.1%
HV 20d76.6%65.8%86.3%67.7%76.4%
HV 60d116.7%105.3%120.1%116.6%105.3%
IV Rank24.2%10.3%35.8%14.1%28.5%
IV Percentile58.3%21.4%85.7%29.4%68.7%
Term Structure1.3%-4.3%6.3%6.3%1.0%
VWIV74.6%60.3%86.4%60.3%77.2%
Skew 25d3.4%-2.7%10.2%1.5%3.4%
Skew 10d5.5%-0.0%17.5%4.4%7.5%
Call IV 25d72.9%59.6%86.1%59.6%76.4%
Put IV 25d76.3%61.1%86.6%61.1%79.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %28.5115.5657.8257.8228.05
Gamma HHI0.040.030.120.040.03
Net GEX2.9M1.2M4.6M1.2M2.5M
Net DEX-157.8M-272.1M7.3M7.3M-181.8M
Net VEX-1.4M-1.6M-1.0M-1.0M-1.6M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.570.291.070.360.29
Total Volume3,259.551,6517,3882,5052,421
Total OI49,389.3542,91956,71847,08751,266

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-07-01$156.60$170.0060.7%17.4%67.7%14.1%60.3%1.5%6.3%1.2M7.3M-1.0M0.3657.82N/AN/A1,84765829,84617,241
2011-07-05$172.23$160.0061.2%19.1%76.3%14.5%66.1%10.2%2.2%2.2M-51.8M-1.1M0.4633.31N/AN/A2,6461,20429,85717,499
2011-07-06$176.96$160.0063.3%19.3%76.6%16.4%67.6%5.6%2.2%2.8M-86.4M-1.2M0.6028.52N/AN/A1,45687731,00618,018
2011-07-07$180.91$160.0064.6%18.9%77.1%17.4%66.6%6.7%2.5%3.1M-109.7M-1.2M0.6128.98N/AN/A1,02862331,40918,376
2011-07-08$183.50$160.0056.4%18.7%76.1%10.3%64.8%2.9%1.0%3.5M-126.0M-1.2M0.5530.96N/AN/A1,60288131,66618,494
2011-07-11$175.20$165.0069.9%19.6%72.3%22.1%68.9%2.9%2.8%3.0M-79.0M-1.1M1.0732.78N/AN/A1,0881,16531,91118,681
2011-07-12$177.68$180.0064.6%19.8%65.8%17.5%68.9%1.9%-0.0%3.1M-87.1M-1.1M0.6628.73N/AN/A1,41893332,06219,315
2011-07-13$197.78$179.0070.3%22.4%74.1%22.4%77.7%1.8%-4.3%3.8M-212.0M-1.3M0.5125.36N/AN/A4,8862,50232,58519,543
2011-07-14$199.10$184.0078.7%22.6%74.1%29.7%79.5%-2.7%-1.2%4.1M-230.1M-1.4M0.5026.07N/AN/A4,2692,15033,88620,951
2011-07-15$207.78$185.0077.6%22.2%74.8%28.8%78.2%5.6%0.3%4.6M-272.1M-1.4M0.4025.33N/AN/A2,7901,10834,80021,918
2011-07-18$220.81$185.0085.6%24.5%77.0%35.8%86.4%0.5%-0.9%2.3M-203.6M-1.5M0.3615.56N/AN/A3,4051,21827,31415,605
2011-07-19$204.33$186.0079.9%22.9%83.2%30.8%80.9%3.4%-1.3%2.2M-153.1M-1.4M0.5224.46N/AN/A2,8691,50228,80216,229
2011-07-20$215.75$186.0079.9%22.9%84.7%30.8%81.2%6.9%-1.5%2.5M-190.6M-1.5M0.5730.73N/AN/A2,3751,35229,46416,842
2011-07-21$207.38$186.0078.0%22.4%86.3%29.1%78.6%1.8%-0.3%2.4M-162.7M-1.5M0.4526.04N/AN/A1,58071430,03817,227
2011-07-22$215.37$187.0073.8%21.1%82.8%25.5%75.5%1.3%4.1%2.7M-199.8M-1.5M0.8025.76N/AN/A1,04883730,41917,511
2011-07-25$217.92$187.0078.0%22.4%78.1%29.1%80.3%3.3%4.4%2.8M-210.5M-1.6M0.8620.88N/AN/A1,5501,33530,71517,794
2011-07-26$224.35$188.0075.2%21.6%74.9%26.7%77.2%8.2%2.9%2.9M-227.8M-1.6M0.6523.54N/AN/A1,34887030,87418,444
2011-07-27$216.34$188.0075.5%21.6%77.4%26.9%78.2%-1.4%3.9%2.7M-202.8M-1.6M0.4631.66N/AN/A1,99491431,03318,782
2011-07-28$211.97$189.0076.9%22.0%76.7%28.2%77.1%4.8%2.1%2.6M-176.1M-1.5M0.7125.60N/AN/A1,5931,13531,35419,010
2011-07-29$212.80$190.0077.2%22.1%76.4%28.5%77.2%3.4%1.0%2.5M-181.8M-1.6M0.2928.05N/AN/A1,88353831,63019,636