CAR Options History — February 2015

In February 2015, CAR traded between $58.37 and $64.83. ATM implied volatility averaged 37.4%, placing in the 38.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.1%. IV traded above realized volatility by 9.0% (HV 20d: 28.4%). Max pain ranged from $60.00 to $62.50. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 8 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.06.

Notable Days

  • 2015-02-19: Highest Volume — 25,915 contracts
  • 2015-02-11: Largest IV drop — 23.6% change
  • 2015-02-10: Highest IV Rank — 73.6%
  • 2015-02-02: Largest Expected Move — 12.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$61.50$58.37$64.83$58.37$60.65
Max Pain$62.11$60.00$62.50$60.00$62.50
ATM IV37.4%28.9%49.0%44.3%28.9%
Expected Move10.1%8.3%12.7%12.7%8.3%
HV 20d28.4%26.3%30.4%30.1%26.6%
HV 60d37.0%36.5%38.1%36.5%36.8%
IV Rank38.9%13.6%73.6%59.5%13.6%
IV Percentile59.8%17.9%93.7%85.7%17.9%
Term Structure-0.8%-5.8%3.4%-5.2%1.0%
VWIV35.3%28.6%44.8%44.8%28.6%
Skew 25d3.7%2.0%6.1%5.4%2.0%
Skew 10d7.3%3.3%12.3%10.8%3.3%
Call IV 25d34.0%27.9%42.6%41.6%27.9%
Put IV 25d37.7%29.9%47.0%47.0%29.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %21.6216.3327.6720.2823.32
Gamma HHI0.310.230.830.230.33
Net GEX14.4M7.7M76.4M7.7M11.6M
Net DEX-197.6M-379.9M-107.9M-107.9M-139.2M
Net VEX-1.6M-1.7M-1.6M-1.6M-1.7M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.060.232.530.400.66
Total Volume10,583.0531,10025,9151,10011,019
Total OI156,859.368146,235185,538152,687164,463

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-02-02$58.37$60.0044.3%12.7%30.1%59.5%44.8%5.4%-5.2%7.7M-107.9M-1.6M0.4020.28788312101,12951,558
2015-02-03$59.95$60.0042.6%12.2%30.1%54.3%42.3%4.3%-4.8%9.2M-157.2M-1.7M2.5319.121,9895,033101,17851,471
2015-02-04$60.51$60.0043.8%12.5%30.4%57.8%43.7%3.3%-5.8%9.7M-175.8M-1.7M1.5217.262,0083,051101,27951,517
2015-02-05$61.01$62.5043.5%10.6%27.9%57.2%37.1%4.0%0.3%10.2M-196.5M-1.7M0.8322.853,6673,048101,50651,618
2015-02-06$61.77$62.5043.8%10.4%28.1%57.9%37.1%3.4%-1.1%10.7M-216.6M-1.7M1.8623.001,6463,067101,14451,718
2015-02-09$62.58$62.5048.7%10.6%28.4%72.7%36.4%4.0%-1.0%11.2M-241.6M-1.6M2.1019.321,4593,059101,17951,811
2015-02-10$62.38$62.5049.0%10.5%28.0%73.6%35.7%5.5%-0.9%11.2M-234.9M-1.6M2.3023.631,2802,939101,22051,855
2015-02-11$61.24$62.5037.5%10.7%28.4%39.2%41.1%3.1%-1.1%10.7M-200.5M-1.6M2.5327.671,2303,114101,24152,002
2015-02-12$61.24$62.5037.3%10.7%27.8%38.5%34.7%5.4%-1.5%11.1M-196.1M-1.6M0.4923.666,4483,149101,19751,837
2015-02-13$62.33$62.5035.0%10.0%26.3%31.7%33.0%6.1%-0.2%12.2M-237.8M-1.6M1.0125.212,8952,925102,63151,872
2015-02-17$62.98$62.5037.4%10.7%26.4%38.9%35.9%6.0%-1.9%12.8M-257.9M-1.6M0.8924.873,9043,464102,91051,914
2015-02-18$62.72$62.5036.8%10.5%26.5%37.0%37.7%2.5%-0.8%13.3M-258.7M-1.6M0.5421.2715,6638,380105,01452,432
2015-02-19$64.83$62.5029.4%8.4%28.7%15.1%30.2%3.0%3.2%18.1M-379.9M-1.6M0.7525.9014,83811,077113,87456,421
2015-02-20$62.45$62.5030.4%8.7%30.3%18.1%30.6%2.5%3.4%76.4M-220.8M-1.7M0.2317.4410,5512,421119,83065,708
2015-02-23$61.55$62.5030.5%8.7%28.7%18.3%30.5%3.1%0.5%8.4M-146.4M-1.6M0.2316.3316,4013,78292,99353,242
2015-02-24$60.47$62.5031.1%8.9%29.4%20.2%30.8%2.3%0.3%8.7M-121.5M-1.6M0.4321.2510,5694,56598,26653,488
2015-02-25$60.57$62.5030.4%8.7%29.4%18.0%29.8%2.1%0.8%9.2M-125.2M-1.7M0.2420.3416,6233,970100,12055,049
2015-02-26$60.82$62.5029.9%8.6%27.9%16.7%30.1%2.3%0.2%11.3M-139.6M-1.7M0.6218.166,6234,121107,97355,668
2015-02-27$60.65$62.5028.9%8.3%26.6%13.6%28.6%2.0%1.0%11.6M-139.2M-1.7M0.6623.326,6414,378108,30156,162