C Options History — September 2020

In September 2020, C traded between $41.89 and $52.65. ATM implied volatility averaged 42.8%, placing in the 20.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 12.5%. IV traded above realized volatility by 9.9% (HV 20d: 32.9%). Max pain ranged from $47.50 to $52.50. Net GEX was positive for 3 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 14 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.81.

Notable Days

  • 2020-09-15: Highest Volume — 374,280 contracts
  • 2020-09-03: Largest IV spike — 7.5% change
  • 2020-09-23: Highest IV Rank — 22.9%
  • 2020-09-03: Largest Expected Move — 13.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$46.86$41.89$52.65$51.08$42.98
Max Pain$49.52$47.50$52.50$52.50$47.50
ATM IV42.8%39.7%45.9%39.8%45.1%
Expected Move12.5%11.1%13.7%11.1%12.7%
HV 20d32.9%24.6%39.7%25.0%39.7%
HV 60d37.7%34.2%46.6%46.6%35.5%
IV Rank20.4%17.9%22.9%18.1%22.3%
IV Percentile60.0%56.0%63.1%58.7%61.9%
Term Structure0.9%-1.3%3.9%0.5%1.2%
VWIV44.2%39.2%51.3%39.2%43.9%
Skew 25d4.1%1.9%6.0%3.8%4.8%
Skew 10d8.1%-11.4%14.4%9.8%10.3%
Call IV 25d41.6%37.4%44.7%39.3%42.1%
Put IV 25d45.8%41.2%49.9%43.1%46.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %4.962.1322.522.133.18
Gamma HHI0.120.070.450.070.12
Net GEX-22.3M-91.9M42.4M-2.0M-30.5M
Net DEX1.43B49.3M2.33B622.8M1.92B
Net VEX-14.6M-16.4M-12.5M-15.6M-14.7M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.810.412.130.800.45
Total Volume135,648.04857,072374,28068,11478,914
Total OI2,067,766.4761,844,2562,379,4701,956,0222,096,164

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2020-09-01$51.08$52.5039.8%11.1%25.0%18.1%39.2%3.8%0.5%-2.0M622.8M-15.6M0.802.1337,83230,282957,812998,210
2020-09-02$51.98$52.5042.5%11.6%24.6%20.2%42.6%1.9%0.4%11.0M300.9M-16.1M0.842.8360,21750,826974,0181,010,280
2020-09-03$51.50$50.0045.7%13.7%24.8%22.8%51.3%6.0%0.2%7.1M414.5M-16.2M0.596.3694,23256,041994,5031,022,117
2020-09-04$52.65$50.0044.0%13.4%25.0%21.4%47.6%4.8%-0.1%42.4M49.3M-16.4M0.7822.5275,81859,2311,007,4891,050,846
2020-09-08$51.28$50.0044.7%13.5%26.0%22.0%48.6%5.8%2.9%-1.1M589.9M-15.7M0.714.9338,67627,560974,3451,037,718
2020-09-09$51.52$50.0041.4%12.6%25.3%19.4%46.4%4.0%2.7%-1.4M535.7M-15.5M0.594.9835,92121,151986,0601,050,372
2020-09-10$50.98$50.0041.9%13.0%25.5%19.8%44.0%3.4%3.9%-10.6M662.7M-15.2M0.516.3674,40837,658996,8011,047,654
2020-09-11$51.15$50.0039.7%12.1%25.4%17.9%42.2%3.8%3.9%-35.1M604.5M-15.3M1.296.4758,11674,9851,021,3461,060,650
2020-09-14$48.32$50.0041.4%12.1%32.0%19.4%41.5%3.9%-0.6%-27.8M1.49B-13.7M0.685.16139,55195,0891,009,2771,055,032
2020-09-15$45.30$50.0041.4%12.0%37.9%19.3%41.7%5.1%-0.7%-36.8M2.21B-12.5M1.373.81158,250216,0301,032,3191,094,079
2020-09-16$46.15$50.0040.8%11.7%38.3%18.9%41.4%3.8%-0.8%-34.2M2.00B-13.7M0.713.27134,79295,3001,105,8051,156,813
2020-09-17$45.44$50.0040.9%11.7%38.5%18.9%40.9%3.8%-0.3%-41.1M2.22B-14.0M0.872.6458,71650,9321,148,4871,196,400
2020-09-18$44.95$50.0042.1%12.2%38.5%19.9%42.0%3.4%-1.3%-91.9M2.33B-13.9M0.973.0680,29878,2081,167,3391,212,131
2020-09-21$43.72$50.0043.7%12.7%39.3%21.2%44.3%3.9%0.8%-28.5M1.83B-13.5M0.573.0287,05349,655840,6621,003,594
2020-09-22$43.22$50.0044.0%12.6%36.9%21.4%44.6%2.1%0.2%-28.7M1.90B-13.7M0.815.7265,82053,399871,7941,034,252
2020-09-23$41.99$47.5045.9%13.5%36.6%22.9%46.6%5.2%0.1%-27.5M2.08B-13.5M0.762.9665,60149,878905,4731,064,280
2020-09-24$42.11$47.5045.3%13.2%36.9%22.5%46.4%4.6%0.7%-28.8M2.07B-14.0M2.133.2859,255126,398929,4101,082,482
2020-09-25$41.89$47.5042.4%12.3%35.7%20.2%44.1%3.9%-0.0%-39.3M2.25B-14.3M0.705.5566,92047,056946,1841,154,880
2020-09-28$43.39$47.5042.4%12.7%38.9%20.2%45.0%4.1%1.8%-30.0M1.85B-15.0M0.453.2960,31027,074912,7341,139,862
2020-09-29$42.50$47.5043.1%12.7%39.1%20.7%44.5%5.0%2.9%-32.3M2.02B-14.6M0.412.6750,44920,707925,3391,148,083
2020-09-30$42.98$47.5045.1%12.7%39.7%22.3%43.9%4.8%1.2%-30.5M1.92B-14.7M0.453.1854,40724,507945,2841,150,880