CAR Options History — April 2007

In April 2007, CAR traded between $28.02 and $29.31. ATM implied volatility averaged 25.3%. The 30-day expected move averaged 7.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 1.2% (HV 20d: 24.1%). Max pain ranged from $22.50 to $25.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 3 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.80.

Notable Days

  • 2007-04-02: Highest Volume — 682 contracts
  • 2007-04-09: Largest IV spike — 23.5% change
  • 2007-04-23: Largest Expected Move — 8.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$28.49$28.02$29.31$28.40$28.13
Max Pain$23.00$22.50$25.00$25.00$22.50
ATM IV25.3%20.1%28.0%25.4%24.0%
Expected Move7.3%5.8%8.0%7.3%6.9%
HV 20d24.1%21.3%27.3%27.3%21.9%
HV 60d22.5%22.1%23.0%22.7%22.5%
Term Structure-2.7%-5.2%1.7%0.2%-5.2%
VWIV26.3%21.4%35.5%26.3%24.7%
Skew 25d-0.6%-9.0%8.5%-6.0%2.7%
Skew 10d2.1%-9.3%13.7%-6.9%7.9%
Call IV 25d25.4%23.5%27.8%25.9%23.5%
Put IV 25d24.8%16.9%33.1%20.0%26.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %11.044.8121.5813.687.78
Gamma HHI0.390.340.470.390.36
Net GEX267.3K227.9K338.0K263.1K240.5K
Net DEX-17.4M-18.8M-15.5M-17.5M-15.5M
Net VEX-110.3K-116.8K-101.9K-112.6K-106.2K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.800.009.200.211.06
Total Volume186.316682682261
Total OI18,817.117,62919,69818,54117,758

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2007-04-02$28.40$25.0025.4%7.3%27.3%0.0%26.3%-6.0%0.2%263.1K-17.5M-112.6K0.2113.6856212010,0878,454
2007-04-03$28.37$25.0020.1%5.8%27.1%0.0%22.1%-7.1%1.7%277.2K-17.7M-112.3K0.0219.16141310,2818,540
2007-04-04$28.02$25.0020.8%6.0%26.9%0.0%35.5%-8.3%0.5%245.2K-16.7M-114.5K0.0021.58171010,3238,543
2007-04-05$28.24$25.0022.7%6.5%27.0%0.0%0.0%-9.0%-2.1%264.9K-17.1M-116.8K0.9515.5913212510,4428,543
2007-04-09$28.31$22.5028.0%7.7%26.9%0.0%26.8%1.6%-4.0%273.9K-17.4M-114.9K0.0015.55125010,5568,663
2007-04-10$28.70$22.5024.4%7.4%26.6%0.0%25.7%3.8%-2.8%309.6K-18.0M-115.7K0.186.182454510,6158,663
2007-04-11$28.44$22.5023.1%7.6%25.8%0.0%21.4%3.5%-3.4%309.1K-17.9M-112.1K0.0017.23145010,7628,658
2007-04-12$28.64$22.5025.7%7.4%25.8%0.0%0.0%4.6%-2.8%338.0K-18.3M-112.3K0.594.81764510,8008,658
2007-04-13$28.43$22.5026.2%7.5%23.8%0.0%25.2%3.9%-3.1%261.4K-17.9M-110.7K1.6717.5661010,8358,691
2007-04-16$28.52$22.5026.3%7.5%23.6%0.0%27.4%4.0%-3.4%255.0K-18.2M-108.3K0.386.842098010,8328,700
2007-04-17$28.75$22.5025.8%7.4%21.3%0.0%25.8%-3.8%-3.1%287.4K-18.8M-109.8K0.006.6278010,9278,734
2007-04-18$28.55$22.5027.2%7.8%21.3%0.0%0.0%-6.1%-4.3%263.0K-18.1M-110.1K0.006.7530010,9468,734
2007-04-19$28.27$22.5026.2%7.5%21.6%0.0%0.0%-5.8%-3.5%247.3K-17.5M-111.4K9.208.594036810,9648,734
2007-04-20$28.10$22.5026.6%7.6%21.7%0.0%26.6%3.3%-3.9%227.9K-17.0M-111.6K0.3818.75522010,9898,554
2007-04-23$28.34$22.5027.7%8.0%21.9%0.0%28.0%3.6%-3.9%227.9K-15.7M-107.6K0.067.797149,4408,189
2007-04-24$28.90$22.5025.7%7.4%22.7%0.0%25.7%8.5%-2.1%256.1K-16.9M-108.0K0.115.51106129,4528,191
2007-04-25$29.31$22.5026.1%7.5%22.9%0.0%26.1%-0.5%-2.4%274.1K-17.8M-102.3K0.137.12173239,4588,195
2007-04-26$28.81$22.5025.9%7.4%23.6%0.0%25.6%-2.6%-2.2%268.0K-17.2M-101.9K1.077.6774799,5078,197
2007-04-27$28.64$22.5027.5%7.9%22.0%0.0%27.5%-2.7%-3.7%255.9K-16.5M-107.1K0.066.079059,5128,215
2007-04-30$28.13$22.5024.0%6.9%21.9%0.0%24.7%2.7%-5.2%240.5K-15.5M-106.2K1.067.781271349,5448,214