AGQ Options History — August 2013

In August 2013, AGQ traded between $16.68 and $25.98. ATM implied volatility averaged 65.4%, placing in the 50.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 18.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 5.3% (HV 20d: 60.1%). Max pain ranged from $15.00 to $25.00. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 5 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.33.

Notable Days

  • 2013-08-15: Highest Volume — 43,027 contracts
  • 2013-08-15: Largest IV spike — 20.1% change
  • 2013-08-28: Highest IV Rank — 64.7%
  • 2013-08-30: Largest Expected Move — 21.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$21.46$16.68$25.98$16.97$23.85
Max Pain$21.18$15.00$25.00$15.00$22.00
ATM IV65.4%52.8%74.5%63.5%72.5%
Expected Move18.6%16.0%21.4%17.4%21.4%
HV 20d60.1%55.8%70.0%70.0%62.8%
HV 60d77.7%75.6%79.6%75.6%79.2%
IV Rank50.3%30.4%64.7%47.2%61.5%
IV Percentile76.0%50.4%91.3%75.4%87.3%
Term Structure-1.5%-6.4%2.6%1.8%-1.9%
VWIV66.2%56.5%76.7%61.3%76.7%
Skew 25d2.2%-3.5%7.6%7.6%1.6%
Skew 10d3.1%-6.0%12.4%11.1%-4.9%
Call IV 25d65.8%55.6%79.0%59.7%75.7%
Put IV 25d67.9%59.8%77.8%67.3%77.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %10.846.5517.8217.359.51
Gamma HHI0.100.060.360.100.07
Net GEX1.0M324.4K2.0M563.0K1.1M
Net DEX-33.5M-77.6M16.4M12.8M-43.0M
Net VEX-343.2K-488.8K-196.1K-206.5K-463.1K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.330.120.990.950.46
Total Volume13,650.4093,25643,0273,4728,015
Total OI117,505.27397,839138,90199,774138,901

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-08-01$16.97$15.0063.5%17.4%70.0%47.2%61.3%7.6%1.8%563.0K12.8M-206.5K0.9517.35N/AN/A1,7801,69265,48434,290
2013-08-02$17.23$15.0059.8%16.2%62.5%41.3%56.9%4.1%2.6%324.4K11.8M-207.6K0.2717.82N/AN/A6,8641,87666,07135,317
2013-08-05$17.02$25.0063.1%16.4%62.5%46.7%57.5%6.1%1.4%448.6K13.7M-204.7K0.2410.59N/AN/A4,9821,20464,22233,617
2013-08-06$16.68$24.0065.5%16.3%62.8%50.5%58.8%4.9%1.7%540.0K15.6M-199.8K0.996.55N/AN/A1,6401,61667,72834,450
2013-08-07$16.72$24.0052.8%16.0%62.6%30.4%56.5%5.9%1.1%559.0K16.4M-196.1K0.417.23N/AN/A3,4351,41968,29834,858
2013-08-08$18.07$24.0054.1%16.2%56.6%32.3%58.5%5.6%-0.1%974.6K2.0M-228.0K0.128.48N/AN/A16,9422,01769,99835,280
2013-08-09$18.36$21.0054.8%16.5%55.8%33.5%57.1%4.5%-1.2%848.2K-11.3M-245.0K0.138.44N/AN/A11,6611,49578,05236,009
2013-08-12$19.96$21.0061.5%16.7%62.8%44.0%59.8%2.2%-1.8%946.2K-23.5M-276.3K0.259.86N/AN/A10,6542,67976,34235,077
2013-08-13$20.15$21.0057.7%17.0%62.8%38.0%59.8%2.8%-2.2%899.4K-26.7M-281.3K0.387.59N/AN/A8,4913,19877,79035,959
2013-08-14$20.89$21.0058.9%17.0%56.2%40.0%60.4%4.2%-0.6%907.4K-35.2M-303.1K0.158.66N/AN/A14,2942,10679,25637,658
2013-08-15$23.03$20.0070.7%20.3%63.8%58.7%71.5%1.5%-5.9%767.4K-62.0M-362.3K0.1710.14N/AN/A36,8636,16481,03537,388
2013-08-16$23.44$20.0070.9%20.3%63.8%59.0%70.1%-0.5%-6.4%1.1M-72.6M-400.5K0.1810.98N/AN/A22,8594,01492,05041,054
2013-08-19$23.38$21.0068.2%19.6%57.2%54.7%70.8%-2.0%-2.2%1.1M-48.9M-397.6K0.3811.21N/AN/A5,8552,19880,34835,514
2013-08-20$23.08$21.0067.6%19.4%57.7%53.7%70.9%0.5%-1.8%1.1M-48.0M-401.3K0.2412.13N/AN/A8,6422,08082,98236,890
2013-08-21$22.96$21.0067.9%19.5%56.0%54.3%70.1%-0.5%-2.6%1.1M-45.2M-406.7K0.3113.00N/AN/A6,5912,05484,73338,250
2013-08-22$23.18$21.0065.8%18.9%55.9%50.9%67.5%-0.5%-1.4%1.2M-48.8M-412.0K0.3813.81N/AN/A5,9782,24686,63238,959
2013-08-23$25.05$21.0068.9%19.8%59.2%55.9%70.3%-0.9%-2.8%2.0M-71.4M-443.1K0.1310.82N/AN/A20,7732,69385,29140,434
2013-08-26$25.72$22.0073.4%21.0%57.6%63.0%74.5%0.8%-2.7%1.2M-70.8M-462.1K0.5012.14N/AN/A12,8856,44583,49138,074
2013-08-27$25.98$22.0074.3%21.3%56.5%64.3%75.8%-3.5%-2.1%1.4M-77.6M-488.8K0.199.92N/AN/A16,3283,07788,61241,830
2013-08-28$25.66$22.0074.5%21.4%57.6%64.7%76.7%0.7%-2.2%1.4M-67.8M-488.7K0.2511.27N/AN/A10,2882,59688,58042,711
2013-08-29$24.69$22.0073.1%21.0%59.8%62.5%74.7%2.5%-3.0%1.4M-56.6M-474.9K0.2811.00N/AN/A9,1072,51392,74442,857
2013-08-30$23.85$22.0072.5%21.4%62.8%61.5%76.7%1.6%-1.9%1.1M-43.0M-463.1K0.469.51N/AN/A5,4772,53894,77444,127