AGQ Options History — February 2012

In February 2012, AGQ traded between $58.77 and $72.33. ATM implied volatility averaged 67.4%, placing in the 13.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 19.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 13.6% (HV 20d: 53.8%). Max pain ranged from $48.00 to $59.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 19 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.48.

Notable Days

  • 2012-02-29: Highest Volume — 28,434 contracts
  • 2012-02-29: Largest IV spike — 46.0% change
  • 2012-02-29: Highest IV Rank — 50.9%
  • 2012-02-29: Largest Expected Move — 22.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$62.48$58.77$72.33$60.88$62.88
Max Pain$55.42$48.00$59.00$48.00$59.00
ATM IV67.4%56.7%107.2%76.5%107.2%
Expected Move19.0%16.5%22.4%19.8%22.4%
HV 20d53.8%44.1%73.2%58.1%73.2%
HV 60d78.2%72.1%82.7%82.6%78.8%
IV Rank13.5%3.5%50.9%22.1%50.9%
IV Percentile16.2%1.6%89.3%38.9%89.3%
Term Structure5.4%-5.0%11.0%4.8%-5.0%
VWIV67.3%58.9%80.7%69.6%80.7%
Skew 25d1.4%-1.7%3.7%3.7%2.4%
Skew 10d2.5%-4.7%6.1%4.9%6.1%
Call IV 25d67.1%58.4%79.8%68.7%79.8%
Put IV 25d68.5%60.0%82.2%72.4%82.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %50.9137.3064.4539.8562.62
Gamma HHI0.090.070.160.070.09
Net GEX3.5M1.8M4.9M2.4M2.4M
Net DEX-124.4M-169.0M-71.1M-119.1M-71.1M
Net VEX-496.7K-595.5K-409.9K-495.6K-595.5K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.480.160.880.410.60
Total Volume10,329.92,87628,4347,29528,434
Total OI81,224.960,15692,73377,55583,251

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-02-01$60.88$48.0076.5%19.8%58.1%22.1%69.6%3.7%4.8%2.4M-119.1M-495.6K0.4139.85N/AN/A5,1692,12652,34425,211
2012-02-02$63.04$48.0072.8%21.0%56.3%18.7%74.2%2.7%3.3%3.0M-151.1M-529.0K0.7439.26N/AN/A5,2163,85655,09126,166
2012-02-03$60.45$56.0062.8%20.5%59.9%9.2%72.7%-0.5%5.8%3.1M-123.0M-518.1K0.6337.59N/AN/A4,6162,90357,22027,447
2012-02-06$60.58$57.5067.4%20.7%56.4%13.6%73.6%1.1%5.3%3.3M-128.9M-510.0K0.5037.83N/AN/A2,9201,45657,05424,784
2012-02-07$62.60$57.5068.6%20.6%56.7%14.7%72.9%1.4%5.4%3.7M-157.9M-513.6K0.4237.30N/AN/A5,9972,49158,79425,707
2012-02-08$61.71$57.5065.6%19.8%54.9%11.9%70.4%0.6%7.7%4.3M-152.5M-513.0K0.7937.98N/AN/A3,0232,38161,43626,375
2012-02-09$61.16$57.5067.1%19.2%55.4%13.3%67.8%0.7%6.5%4.4M-144.9M-503.7K0.8844.34N/AN/A2,7702,43861,97927,011
2012-02-10$59.73$57.5066.4%19.0%56.7%12.6%67.2%1.4%8.2%4.2M-119.5M-480.1K0.5154.28N/AN/A3,0911,56861,93527,356
2012-02-13$60.61$57.5063.7%18.3%54.3%10.1%64.6%1.1%8.8%4.5M-133.5M-456.7K0.3939.20N/AN/A2,9371,14360,24426,282
2012-02-14$59.86$57.5064.3%18.4%54.8%10.7%64.9%0.9%8.7%4.8M-125.4M-447.7K0.6352.40N/AN/A1,7631,11361,44526,562
2012-02-15$59.50$57.5064.2%18.4%54.5%10.6%64.7%1.8%7.9%4.6M-115.1M-431.8K0.6356.14N/AN/A2,3951,51060,87426,851
2012-02-16$59.83$57.5062.8%18.0%54.5%9.2%63.9%1.5%9.0%4.9M-119.7M-425.9K0.3757.99N/AN/A5,5802,07661,34427,128
2012-02-17$58.77$55.0059.6%17.1%45.1%6.2%60.8%2.0%11.0%1.8M-109.5M-409.9K0.1661.42N/AN/A14,7292,40165,11027,623
2012-02-21$62.81$52.5060.7%17.4%50.4%7.3%62.5%2.9%3.8%2.3M-75.1M-446.0K0.2459.89N/AN/A11,3372,67642,55317,603
2012-02-22$63.10$51.0061.4%17.6%49.3%7.9%62.0%1.5%4.3%3.3M-101.0M-503.9K0.3461.04N/AN/A5,5201,87550,09718,676
2012-02-23$66.67$54.0062.4%17.9%45.2%8.8%63.4%0.3%4.6%3.8M-139.1M-531.4K0.2560.58N/AN/A19,8594,92851,87419,868
2012-02-24$66.51$55.0056.7%16.5%45.3%3.5%58.9%1.7%4.8%3.1M-123.1M-525.0K0.6263.01N/AN/A5,3883,31651,96522,276
2012-02-27$66.54$55.0064.0%17.9%44.1%10.4%63.1%2.6%2.6%3.2M-110.3M-531.4K0.2364.45N/AN/A10,2352,35350,59621,508
2012-02-28$72.33$57.5073.4%18.9%50.9%19.2%67.0%-1.7%0.4%3.6M-169.0M-565.9K0.2750.92N/AN/A18,0964,91351,85123,007
2012-02-29$62.88$59.00107.2%22.4%73.2%50.9%80.7%2.4%-5.0%2.4M-71.1M-595.5K0.6062.62N/AN/A17,74710,68758,16725,084