CAR Options History — April 2008

In April 2008, CAR traded between $11.27 and $13.47. ATM implied volatility averaged 66.5%, placing in the 45.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 19.5%. IV traded above realized volatility by 1.5% (HV 20d: 65.0%). Max pain ranged from $10.00 to $12.50. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 3 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.89.

Notable Days

  • 2008-04-08: Highest Volume — 860 contracts
  • 2008-04-08: Largest IV drop — 12.2% change
  • 2008-04-24: Highest IV Rank — 53.1%
  • 2008-04-24: Largest Expected Move — 21.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$12.41$11.27$13.47$11.27$13.28
Max Pain$12.16$10.00$12.50$10.00$12.50
ATM IV66.5%56.0%75.1%57.4%72.9%
Expected Move19.5%16.4%21.5%16.4%20.9%
HV 20d65.0%57.3%70.0%66.2%57.3%
HV 60d70.5%60.9%76.8%76.8%60.9%
IV Rank45.1%35.1%53.1%39.2%51.1%
IV Percentile87.2%71.4%97.2%74.6%94.4%
Term Structure-4.4%-11.8%11.4%11.4%-11.8%
VWIV68.9%54.5%76.6%54.5%73.1%
Skew 25d9.3%0.4%17.3%10.9%4.4%
Skew 10d20.4%-4.6%46.3%16.2%7.3%
Call IV 25d63.7%50.1%70.1%55.5%63.5%
Put IV 25d73.0%65.9%80.4%66.4%68.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %17.0111.9526.2024.4812.35
Gamma HHI0.210.180.250.240.23
Net GEX20.1K6.2K64.1K6.2K15.8K
Net DEX2.0M-403.6K4.0M4.0M352.3K
Net VEX-65.8K-74.7K-53.6K-53.6K-72.2K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.890.024.150.264.15
Total Volume279.0912686048469
Total OI27,870.13626,85828,54926,85828,549

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2008-04-01$11.27$10.0057.4%16.4%66.2%39.2%54.5%10.9%11.4%6.2K4.0M-53.6K0.2624.48381016,27410,584
2008-04-02$11.97$10.0057.1%16.4%69.4%36.0%60.3%16.0%11.3%12.1K2.8M-60.5K0.4726.2022310516,29910,594
2008-04-03$12.01$10.0060.4%17.3%69.3%39.2%60.4%17.0%8.4%18.2K2.5M-63.6K0.0524.318114116,45610,621
2008-04-04$11.94$12.5057.7%19.2%67.0%36.7%66.8%6.1%-5.5%15.9K2.8M-63.2K0.4916.17824016,49610,662
2008-04-07$12.72$12.5063.8%19.8%70.0%42.4%71.1%9.1%-6.0%22.6K1.6M-68.4K0.1713.563676316,55610,668
2008-04-08$12.21$12.5056.0%18.8%68.7%35.1%66.0%3.4%-3.8%24.3K2.2M-64.3K1.3614.9836449616,82110,667
2008-04-09$12.05$12.5058.5%19.5%68.8%37.4%69.5%3.7%-4.3%22.5K2.2M-65.5K0.3214.782808916,90310,992
2008-04-10$12.21$12.5065.2%18.7%68.6%43.7%0.0%5.9%-5.5%24.2K2.3M-64.7K0.0215.0485217,08711,055
2008-04-11$11.83$12.5068.0%19.5%70.0%46.4%75.9%6.6%-6.8%24.4K2.5M-65.0K1.8713.24234317,12311,056
2008-04-14$11.66$12.5068.6%19.7%66.3%47.0%0.0%4.2%-5.8%20.1K3.2M-60.1K0.4116.59512117,11311,092
2008-04-15$11.57$12.5067.3%19.3%62.5%45.7%67.9%13.5%-4.8%20.6K3.3M-60.2K1.5218.62467017,13411,092
2008-04-16$12.26$12.5072.6%20.8%59.8%50.8%76.6%8.3%-8.2%35.2K2.6M-63.4K0.4812.681899117,15011,077
2008-04-17$12.57$12.5068.1%19.5%60.0%46.5%68.1%12.6%-2.1%64.1K1.7M-68.1K0.6311.95161017,29511,067
2008-04-18$13.47$12.5070.0%20.1%59.7%48.3%68.6%17.3%-7.4%20.4K-403.6K-74.7K0.3515.0134111917,30911,077
2008-04-21$12.78$12.5071.0%20.3%62.6%49.2%71.0%9.1%-9.7%17.2K1.2M-70.2K0.7413.85654816,81410,797
2008-04-22$12.33$12.5071.0%20.4%64.0%49.3%71.0%5.8%-9.8%14.0K2.2M-65.4K1.1322.2814116016,81410,797
2008-04-23$12.13$12.5072.9%20.9%63.9%51.1%75.0%12.4%-9.5%7.4K2.8M-63.1K0.2817.601414016,87210,963
2008-04-24$12.95$12.5075.1%21.5%66.4%53.1%74.0%9.1%-8.4%13.9K1.3M-69.2K2.4819.7213934516,99310,997
2008-04-25$13.06$12.5069.8%20.0%66.2%48.1%69.6%16.3%-6.7%14.1K1.1M-70.3K0.4418.68883917,08011,289
2008-04-28$13.36$12.5070.9%20.3%62.9%49.1%69.0%12.4%-5.0%14.7K439.2K-71.3K1.6117.39569017,08911,308
2008-04-29$13.29$12.5069.3%19.9%60.5%47.6%69.5%0.4%-6.9%14.3K517.4K-71.5K0.3414.661515217,10311,358
2008-04-30$13.28$12.5072.9%20.9%57.3%51.1%73.1%4.4%-11.8%15.8K352.3K-72.2K4.1512.359137817,14711,402