CME Options History — May 2008

In May 2008, CME traded between $86.06 and $97.87. ATM implied volatility averaged 35.8%, placing in the 29.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.3%. IV traded below realized volatility by 4.8% (HV 20d: 40.6%). Max pain ranged from $96.00 to $104.00. Net GEX was positive for 16 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 15 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.57.

Notable Days

  • 2008-05-28: Highest Volume — 53,980 contracts
  • 2008-05-15: Largest IV drop — 11.1% change
  • 2008-05-28: Highest IV Rank — 36.5%
  • 2008-05-28: Largest Expected Move — 11.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$93.33$86.06$97.87$95.96$86.06
Max Pain$100.86$96.00$104.00$96.00$98.00
ATM IV35.8%31.1%40.1%34.0%38.8%
Expected Move10.3%8.9%11.5%9.7%11.1%
HV 20d40.6%30.1%45.1%43.6%30.1%
HV 60d50.6%48.8%65.3%65.3%50.2%
IV Rank29.4%21.7%36.5%26.4%34.3%
IV Percentile69.7%44.4%82.9%64.7%80.6%
Term Structure0.9%-0.9%3.6%1.6%-0.9%
VWIV36.1%31.3%40.3%34.9%39.2%
Skew 25d2.0%0.7%3.4%1.4%0.7%
Skew 10d3.6%0.8%5.4%2.3%2.6%
Call IV 25d35.2%30.4%39.7%34.4%38.7%
Put IV 25d37.2%32.7%41.4%35.7%39.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %39.779.0853.5630.539.08
Gamma HHI0.080.050.470.050.05
Net GEX5.5M-4.3M29.1M8.5M-1.9M
Net DEX174.5M-60.2M443.0M76.6M443.0M
Net VEX-5.3M-5.9M-4.7M-5.7M-4.7M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.570.341.200.420.41
Total Volume27,680.47612,74053,98042,11527,090
Total OI421,111.429362,550460,805418,165427,845

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2008-05-01$95.96$96.0034.0%9.7%43.6%26.4%34.9%1.4%1.6%8.5M76.6M-5.7M0.4230.53N/AN/A29,57012,545254,820163,345
2008-05-02$97.48$96.0031.9%9.1%44.1%22.9%32.8%1.5%3.3%13.1M-22.9M-5.9M0.3431.08N/AN/A17,3805,870258,965164,635
2008-05-05$97.87$104.0034.1%10.0%44.2%26.6%35.4%2.8%0.3%14.5M-60.2M-5.8M0.4040.61N/AN/A16,0106,435260,895165,680
2008-05-06$97.00$104.0034.6%10.3%44.2%27.5%36.0%2.0%0.4%12.3M-5.7M-5.8M0.4842.42N/AN/A14,6557,040262,600166,660
2008-05-07$93.74$104.0038.0%10.9%45.1%33.1%38.3%1.1%-0.1%5.0M152.4M-5.5M0.5742.44N/AN/A14,8408,425265,400168,035
2008-05-08$93.06$104.0037.3%11.0%45.1%31.9%38.6%1.7%-0.2%3.7M189.6M-5.4M0.5541.18N/AN/A14,8208,140269,525169,145
2008-05-09$92.33$102.0036.5%11.1%44.6%30.6%38.7%1.7%-0.4%1.6M231.6M-5.3M0.8841.92N/AN/A11,85510,485273,620171,245
2008-05-12$93.02$102.0037.9%10.7%44.0%32.9%37.4%2.5%0.0%751.7K234.7M-5.2M0.4043.74N/AN/A9,0753,665274,620172,325
2008-05-13$91.53$102.0037.4%10.6%43.8%32.1%37.0%2.3%0.8%-4.3M316.5M-5.0M0.5945.40N/AN/A12,9957,640276,785172,405
2008-05-14$95.00$102.0038.6%10.2%45.0%34.2%35.5%2.1%1.4%10.1M101.3M-5.3M0.4741.91N/AN/A28,98013,545278,590173,615
2008-05-15$94.85$102.0034.4%9.9%45.0%27.1%34.5%2.2%1.9%10.4M111.7M-5.2M0.5753.56N/AN/A24,48513,880282,730175,640
2008-05-16$95.60$102.0032.0%9.2%44.9%23.2%32.4%3.4%3.6%29.1M76.6M-5.3M0.3944.49N/AN/A25,7209,965282,630178,175
2008-05-19$96.81$100.0031.1%8.9%42.6%21.7%31.3%2.3%2.1%5.4M36.1M-5.4M0.4845.97N/AN/A23,31011,170218,250144,300
2008-05-20$96.90$100.0032.4%9.3%31.9%23.9%32.5%2.5%1.8%6.3M22.6M-5.5M0.5448.04N/AN/A11,9306,390225,585148,040
2008-05-21$92.80$100.0035.1%10.1%35.2%28.3%35.1%1.8%1.4%2.1M180.2M-5.3M1.0349.05N/AN/A14,02014,440230,275150,125
2008-05-22$92.84$100.0036.2%10.4%35.2%30.1%36.4%2.6%1.5%2.2M219.0M-5.4M1.2046.03N/AN/A7,7459,270234,240157,475
2008-05-23$91.34$100.0035.9%10.3%35.5%29.6%36.2%2.4%1.4%475.7K265.0M-5.2M0.7446.39N/AN/A13,0309,610235,780159,440
2008-05-27$90.83$100.0037.1%10.6%35.2%31.6%36.6%2.8%0.5%-624.7K297.8M-5.1M0.5951.56N/AN/A14,3858,540237,420163,055
2008-05-28$87.44$100.0040.1%11.5%37.3%36.5%40.3%1.7%-0.7%-2.8M408.6M-4.8M0.5519.11N/AN/A34,86019,120242,085165,005
2008-05-29$87.46$100.0038.3%11.0%35.2%33.5%38.8%1.1%-0.5%-990.3K389.5M-4.9M0.3720.67N/AN/A20,6807,680252,890169,445
2008-05-30$86.06$98.0038.8%11.1%30.1%34.3%39.2%0.7%-0.9%-1.9M443.0M-4.7M0.419.08N/AN/A19,1507,940257,775170,070