CAR Options History — July 2014

In July 2014, CAR traded between $56.19 and $61.73. ATM implied volatility averaged 33.4%, placing in the 27.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 9.7%. IV traded above realized volatility by 11.2% (HV 20d: 22.2%). Max pain ranged from $52.50 to $57.50. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 5 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.52.

Notable Days

  • 2014-07-31: Highest Volume — 7,543 contracts
  • 2014-07-10: Largest IV spike — 21.7% change
  • 2014-07-31: Highest IV Rank — 64.9%
  • 2014-07-31: Largest Expected Move — 10.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$59.50$56.19$61.73$60.51$56.19
Max Pain$56.82$52.50$57.50$52.50$57.50
ATM IV33.4%24.3%45.4%26.6%45.4%
Expected Move9.7%9.4%10.1%9.7%10.1%
HV 20d22.2%20.1%24.7%23.7%23.0%
HV 60d24.2%22.4%30.6%30.6%24.2%
IV Rank27.3%0.0%64.9%0.0%64.9%
IV Percentile46.9%0.0%94.0%0.0%94.0%
Term Structure-1.4%-10.1%7.8%6.4%-10.1%
VWIV34.1%31.5%38.4%33.1%35.2%
Skew 25d3.3%1.7%5.1%2.0%3.5%
Skew 10d7.7%4.5%11.0%10.3%8.1%
Call IV 25d33.3%24.3%44.6%26.4%44.6%
Put IV 25d36.6%27.8%48.1%28.4%48.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %14.2510.6719.2810.6713.38
Gamma HHI0.180.150.250.150.18
Net GEX3.6M2.9M5.0M3.4M3.6M
Net DEX-219.4M-246.8M-177.1M-231.2M-177.1M
Net VEX-456.9K-528.2K-409.8K-457.8K-528.2K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.520.101.910.260.18
Total Volume1,688.4553097,5432,0977,543
Total OI87,051.86478,36190,37087,05889,485

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2014-07-01$60.51$52.5026.6%9.7%23.7%0.0%33.1%2.0%6.4%3.4M-231.2M-457.8K0.2610.671,66143650,15336,905
2014-07-02$60.95$52.5026.4%9.7%23.7%0.0%0.0%3.3%6.0%3.4M-235.8M-455.6K0.2010.921,19924150,57637,043
2014-07-03$61.73$52.5024.3%9.5%23.5%0.0%32.7%3.5%7.8%3.4M-246.8M-435.5K0.1211.762,31527750,94937,117
2014-07-07$60.50$57.5028.2%9.7%23.5%11.9%35.2%3.3%-1.1%3.7M-233.9M-461.4K0.1612.871,78428051,63137,191
2014-07-08$59.10$57.5028.2%9.7%24.7%11.9%35.1%1.7%-0.2%3.8M-218.2M-468.2K1.0912.2929131852,04237,324
2014-07-09$59.74$57.5027.6%9.7%24.7%10.2%33.2%3.6%-0.5%3.8M-223.4M-475.6K0.4614.912129752,16837,549
2014-07-10$59.83$57.5033.6%9.7%22.7%28.7%32.6%3.8%0.5%3.9M-226.1M-472.1K0.2412.7452912952,24737,564
2014-07-11$60.26$57.5033.6%9.7%20.1%28.6%33.9%5.1%-0.1%3.9M-232.7M-465.2K0.6712.1630220252,51137,601
2014-07-14$60.19$57.5033.9%9.7%20.1%29.5%34.4%2.2%0.1%4.0M-237.0M-437.7K0.9411.5929327452,63037,691
2014-07-15$59.95$57.5033.9%9.7%20.2%29.4%38.4%2.7%-0.4%4.1M-233.9M-434.8K0.2312.7944510452,68337,687
2014-07-16$60.12$57.5033.8%9.7%20.2%29.2%0.0%3.2%-0.6%4.0M-236.1M-435.6K0.4213.3627511652,67337,693
2014-07-17$58.34$57.5035.1%9.8%22.1%33.1%34.4%1.8%-1.2%5.0M-209.7M-435.2K0.2415.9566216052,34037,597
2014-07-18$59.49$57.5033.4%9.5%23.2%27.8%31.5%4.4%-0.6%3.5M-226.9M-429.6K0.6515.6281452952,74237,622
2014-07-21$59.43$57.5034.4%9.5%23.0%31.1%34.7%4.3%-3.1%2.9M-204.7M-424.6K0.3119.281,00231346,98731,374
2014-07-22$59.99$57.5033.9%9.5%22.7%29.6%33.7%2.7%-2.1%2.9M-216.5M-409.8K1.9115.575561,06047,77131,602
2014-07-23$60.19$57.5034.3%9.5%21.6%30.8%32.3%3.7%-3.4%2.9M-217.0M-422.1K0.7514.5948736448,08932,503
2014-07-24$60.00$57.5034.3%9.5%20.6%30.8%34.5%3.4%-3.2%2.9M-216.1M-428.8K0.1015.722,65127848,49232,758
2014-07-25$59.14$57.5035.5%9.4%20.9%34.4%0.0%3.0%-4.4%3.1M-211.9M-474.7K0.1714.722,22037350,64032,804
2014-07-28$57.97$57.5038.3%9.7%22.0%43.1%32.5%3.5%-6.0%3.5M-198.9M-488.7K1.2118.361,3501,63051,90333,105
2014-07-29$57.47$57.5038.8%9.7%21.7%44.4%35.0%3.3%-6.1%3.5M-195.4M-499.1K0.8817.051,11898252,72034,388
2014-07-30$57.88$57.5041.1%9.7%21.2%51.8%35.2%4.3%-7.6%3.5M-197.8M-511.1K0.1517.181,11016453,32335,268
2014-07-31$56.19$57.5045.4%10.1%23.0%64.9%35.2%3.5%-10.1%3.6M-177.1M-528.2K0.1813.386,3771,16654,14135,344