CAR Options History — November 2008

In November 2008, CAR traded between $0.38 and $2.19. ATM implied volatility averaged 176.2%, placing in the 63.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 50.0%. IV traded below realized volatility by 93.3% (HV 20d: 269.5%). Max pain ranged from $2.50 to $5.00. Net GEX was positive for 15 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 2 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 13.22.

Notable Days

  • 2008-11-05: Highest Volume — 662 contracts
  • 2008-11-25: Largest IV spike — 113.3% change
  • 2008-11-28: Highest IV Rank — 88.8%
  • 2008-11-28: Largest Expected Move — 66.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$1.12$0.38$2.19$2.19$0.76
Max Pain$3.68$2.50$5.00$2.50$5.00
ATM IV176.2%87.3%230.8%169.4%230.8%
Expected Move50.0%25.0%66.2%48.6%66.2%
HV 20d269.5%225.4%315.1%310.4%302.8%
HV 60d204.7%190.6%241.8%191.3%241.8%
IV Rank63.8%23.2%88.8%60.7%88.8%
IV Percentile92.4%72.2%98.8%94.0%98.8%
Term Structure-33.1%-132.0%79.8%-21.1%-132.0%
VWIV179.3%167.2%201.7%168.9%201.7%
Skew 25d-10.3%-75.4%55.1%47.0%-32.1%
Skew 10d-4.9%-75.4%67.9%64.2%-32.1%
Call IV 25d156.6%100.4%260.3%100.4%150.9%
Put IV 25d146.3%97.2%237.3%147.4%118.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %6.942.3217.4612.489.58
Gamma HHI0.340.151.000.170.17
Net GEX1.0K03.4K3.2K472
Net DEX573.7K158.8K957.6K845.4K202.1K
Net VEX-3.7K-9.5K0-9.5K-2.2K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio13.220.00190.000.1111.20
Total Volume177.57906625970
Total OI34,041.57929,04236,40035,32629,112

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2008-11-03$2.19$2.50169.4%48.6%310.4%60.7%168.9%47.0%-21.1%3.2K845.4K-9.5K0.1112.485366126,2169,110
2008-11-04$2.09$2.50167.0%47.9%309.3%59.6%167.2%1.1%-16.0%3.4K789.1K-9.4K0.7113.6225117926,4629,120
2008-11-05$1.95$2.50201.7%57.8%308.1%75.5%201.7%31.3%-60.4%2.8K927.7K-7.9K1.908.2822843426,5969,095
2008-11-06$1.94$2.50228.8%65.6%289.2%87.9%0.0%55.1%-61.8%2.9K903.0K-8.5K0.0810.122542026,7769,453
2008-11-07$1.69$2.50178.3%51.1%287.4%64.8%0.0%24.4%-69.3%2.0K957.6K-6.5K0.8814.98332926,9259,471
2008-11-10$1.51$2.50223.7%64.1%284.7%85.5%0.0%-7.0%-88.7%1.2K849.0K-5.9K3.005.77103026,9309,470
2008-11-11$1.25$2.50161.3%46.2%268.2%57.0%0.0%-53.6%10.9%422918.8K-3.4K0.144.061782526,9209,470
2008-11-12$1.12$2.50164.4%0.0%238.9%58.4%0.0%-11.3%0.0%582773.7K-3.2K0.003.074026,8309,357
2008-11-13$1.07$2.50215.0%0.0%238.7%81.5%0.0%-17.3%0.0%579721.4K-3.2K0.3917.46311226,8309,281
2008-11-14$1.03$2.50181.1%0.0%238.2%66.1%0.0%-43.2%0.0%557691.3K-3.1K0.008.785026,8619,277
2008-11-17$0.85$5.00134.0%38.4%243.2%44.5%0.0%-19.7%-14.4%382454.4K-2.3K0.613.72332026,8617,520
2008-11-18$0.62$5.00149.5%42.9%225.4%51.6%0.0%30.2%-2.4%345289.9K-1.9K2.093.3211323626,8687,451
2008-11-19$0.49$5.00185.0%53.0%234.9%67.8%0.0%-1.7%-68.1%0347.0K0190.002.75119026,8587,082
2008-11-20$0.41$5.00171.8%0.0%236.9%61.8%0.0%-59.4%0.0%0280.1K00.322.811555026,8586,831
2008-11-21$0.38$5.00170.9%0.0%237.0%61.4%0.0%-75.4%0.0%0258.4K00.043.0180326,8946,801
2008-11-24$0.55$5.0087.3%25.0%277.3%23.2%0.0%-55.7%-5.3%298158.8K-1.5K0.002.610223,8385,221
2008-11-25$0.54$5.00186.3%53.4%274.9%68.4%0.0%-23.1%79.8%0281.0K011.202.321011223,8385,204
2008-11-26$0.80$5.00141.1%40.4%315.1%47.8%0.0%15.1%-14.5%427251.6K-2.1K0.003.1704923,8485,255
2008-11-28$0.76$5.00230.8%66.2%302.8%88.8%0.0%-32.1%-132.0%472202.1K-2.2K0.009.580023,8485,264