C Options History — December 2022

In December 2022, C traded between $43.83 and $47.75. ATM implied volatility averaged 32.1%, placing in the 27.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 9.5%. IV traded above realized volatility by 3.3% (HV 20d: 28.8%). Max pain ranged from $47.50 to $50.00. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 13 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 2.41.

Notable Days

  • 2022-12-07: Highest Volume — 277,693 contracts
  • 2022-12-05: Largest IV spike — 11.8% change
  • 2022-12-30: Highest IV Rank — 38.1%
  • 2022-12-30: Largest Expected Move — 10.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$45.07$43.83$47.75$47.75$45.09
Max Pain$49.05$47.50$50.00$47.50$47.50
ATM IV32.1%26.9%34.8%28.1%34.8%
Expected Move9.5%8.4%10.3%9.2%10.3%
HV 20d28.8%23.4%38.2%36.6%24.4%
HV 60d32.4%30.3%33.7%33.4%30.3%
IV Rank27.5%7.7%38.1%12.1%38.1%
IV Percentile48.6%10.3%62.7%17.9%62.7%
Term Structure1.0%-1.4%3.7%0.1%1.4%
VWIV33.1%29.8%36.2%31.5%36.1%
Skew 25d5.1%4.0%5.9%4.8%5.0%
Skew 10d9.9%8.5%11.1%10.0%10.2%
Call IV 25d29.8%24.9%32.7%26.3%32.0%
Put IV 25d34.9%28.9%38.1%31.1%37.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %1.761.242.292.031.93
Gamma HHI0.100.070.330.080.09
Net GEX-31.4M-83.8M-11.4M-13.5M-15.2M
Net DEX1.88B1.13B2.33B1.13B1.53B
Net VEX-22.3M-24.8M-21.0M-24.8M-21.8M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio2.410.428.622.900.67
Total Volume139,551.23846,370277,693192,34158,899
Total OI3,009,033.7142,880,1183,165,5062,966,9552,939,371

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2022-12-01$47.75$47.5028.1%9.2%36.6%12.1%31.5%4.8%0.1%-13.5M1.13B-24.8M2.902.0349,315143,0261,449,6801,517,275
2022-12-02$47.06$47.5026.9%8.4%35.9%7.7%29.8%4.0%0.4%-83.8M1.53B-23.9M1.581.9735,55056,1961,473,9461,567,213
2022-12-05$45.45$50.0030.1%9.5%38.2%19.9%33.1%5.0%3.3%-30.5M2.05B-22.6M0.641.49120,09477,1651,456,5411,515,216
2022-12-06$44.92$50.0031.2%9.8%38.0%24.2%35.9%5.1%3.3%-27.9M2.12B-22.6M1.652.0450,94284,2921,504,3001,525,724
2022-12-07$44.64$50.0031.9%10.0%37.9%26.9%31.9%5.3%3.3%-36.0M2.25B-22.7M8.621.6528,871248,8221,517,4051,565,287
2022-12-08$44.58$50.0030.6%9.6%37.3%21.7%33.1%4.4%3.7%-37.5M2.22B-22.8M1.931.5352,675101,4391,525,1661,565,079
2022-12-09$44.92$50.0031.4%9.7%26.8%24.9%33.5%5.0%3.7%-38.1M2.08B-22.9M2.171.3145,53198,9251,542,8501,581,903
2022-12-12$45.61$50.0033.6%10.1%23.4%33.1%36.2%5.4%0.8%-21.8M1.74B-23.3M1.111.2472,47780,1271,528,0411,560,825
2022-12-13$46.75$50.0031.6%9.0%24.7%25.7%31.8%4.9%-0.7%-11.4M1.27B-24.0M0.611.6148,85029,8161,543,4311,587,583
2022-12-14$45.89$50.0031.9%9.3%25.3%26.6%30.2%5.1%0.8%-19.4M1.69B-23.1M6.701.4534,182228,9961,555,0081,598,719
2022-12-15$44.75$50.0032.7%9.2%26.3%29.8%32.8%4.9%-0.6%-32.0M2.13B-22.3M0.851.5252,20944,5911,564,3081,592,044
2022-12-16$44.34$50.0033.1%9.2%26.4%31.4%32.4%5.2%-1.4%-50.5M2.33B-21.7M2.201.3350,540111,3431,559,5901,605,916
2022-12-19$43.86$50.0033.4%9.5%25.6%32.5%33.0%5.8%-0.2%-40.4M2.24B-21.1M0.422.0648,22820,2591,415,7001,464,418
2022-12-20$43.95$50.0032.7%9.3%25.7%29.7%32.7%5.2%-0.4%-38.3M2.17B-21.0M0.791.8941,28832,7381,441,5591,462,233
2022-12-21$44.69$50.0031.9%9.2%26.2%26.9%31.3%5.1%-0.9%-29.5M1.88B-21.8M5.012.0030,872154,7261,449,6521,453,895
2022-12-22$43.83$47.5034.1%9.8%26.1%35.2%34.6%5.9%-0.6%-39.2M2.13B-21.0M2.662.2946,234122,9161,461,9111,449,692
2022-12-23$44.20$47.5033.0%9.5%26.4%30.9%32.0%5.4%-0.4%-29.5M1.94B-21.2M1.201.8939,11646,9951,481,8731,448,003
2022-12-27$44.45$47.5033.5%9.6%25.1%33.0%34.0%5.5%1.4%-26.5M1.83B-21.4M0.601.7935,10121,0941,458,8801,431,970
2022-12-28$44.58$47.5033.7%10.1%24.7%33.8%33.8%5.1%1.4%-22.4M1.72B-21.6M7.682.0827,626212,1401,473,7681,434,076
2022-12-29$45.19$47.5033.6%9.9%24.6%33.1%35.3%5.1%1.6%-15.3M1.50B-21.7M0.601.8229,05417,3161,482,6301,437,027
2022-12-30$45.09$47.5034.8%10.3%24.4%38.1%36.1%5.0%1.4%-15.2M1.53B-21.8M0.671.9335,21423,6851,493,8291,445,542