CME Options History — July 2008

In July 2008, CME traded between $59.17 and $78.12. ATM implied volatility averaged 57.1%, placing in the 61.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 16.3%. IV traded below realized volatility by 3.7% (HV 20d: 60.8%). Max pain ranged from $66.00 to $82.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 5 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.62.

Notable Days

  • 2008-07-01: Highest Volume — 106,130 contracts
  • 2008-07-22: Largest IV drop — 33.2% change
  • 2008-07-14: Highest IV Rank — 86.6%
  • 2008-07-14: Largest Expected Move — 20.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$68.64$59.17$78.12$71.88$72.03
Max Pain$71.64$66.00$82.00$82.00$70.00
ATM IV57.1%45.9%71.1%51.2%53.2%
Expected Move16.3%13.2%20.4%14.7%15.3%
HV 20d60.8%46.9%80.7%56.3%77.8%
HV 60d50.2%44.9%58.1%44.9%58.1%
IV Rank61.1%40.8%86.6%50.3%54.1%
IV Percentile96.2%84.5%99.6%98.4%94.8%
Term Structure-3.4%-12.6%2.5%1.2%-0.4%
VWIV56.9%48.5%69.7%51.0%54.1%
Skew 25d5.6%1.6%13.3%3.9%3.7%
Skew 10d9.8%0.8%23.1%4.5%7.1%
Call IV 25d54.5%43.9%68.9%49.8%52.2%
Put IV 25d60.1%50.7%76.8%53.7%55.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %39.9629.1251.1436.9551.14
Gamma HHI0.060.040.090.060.07
Net GEX5.6M-1.1M15.3M-1.1M9.9M
Net DEX248.3M-282.5M573.6M418.0M36.3M
Net VEX-4.3M-5.4M-2.2M-4.1M-4.9M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.620.391.330.541.33
Total Volume58,575.22723,750106,130106,13023,750
Total OI493,413.864403,445562,140412,540523,345

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2008-07-01$71.88$82.0051.2%14.7%56.3%50.3%51.0%3.9%1.2%-1.1M418.0M-4.1M0.5436.95N/AN/A68,82037,310253,705158,835
2008-07-02$70.22$80.0049.7%14.2%53.3%47.6%49.9%2.2%2.2%232.5K411.4M-4.3M0.4539.08N/AN/A34,88015,780279,495164,435
2008-07-03$69.17$80.0050.1%14.4%47.3%48.5%50.0%1.7%2.5%-92.9K440.3M-4.4M0.4732.35N/AN/A28,97013,640292,265171,055
2008-07-07$66.86$76.0059.5%16.0%47.0%65.5%55.8%2.6%-3.5%22.4K502.3M-4.0M0.6541.12N/AN/A34,80522,590302,350171,545
2008-07-08$68.50$76.0052.9%15.1%48.1%53.6%52.5%7.4%-3.7%1.8M475.6M-4.1M0.6532.06N/AN/A40,56026,395315,435173,105
2008-07-09$64.15$74.0062.0%16.8%52.3%70.1%58.0%4.5%-5.0%1.4M519.2M-3.7M0.6838.36N/AN/A35,61524,205325,395173,675
2008-07-10$61.94$72.0062.7%18.0%53.1%71.4%62.2%6.6%-5.8%466.1K573.6M-3.5M0.5437.73N/AN/A52,29028,195334,755179,355
2008-07-11$61.30$70.0067.5%19.4%51.2%80.2%66.5%8.0%-9.3%1.6M537.8M-3.5M0.6037.54N/AN/A48,54529,295349,380180,905
2008-07-14$59.17$70.0071.1%20.4%46.9%86.6%69.7%5.1%-10.6%1.9M381.5M-2.2M0.5830.38N/AN/A33,29019,270281,765121,680
2008-07-15$61.71$70.0068.9%19.8%50.5%82.7%69.4%10.8%-8.9%2.7M499.1M-3.6M0.6229.12N/AN/A53,23533,115359,685182,875
2008-07-16$66.20$70.0063.1%18.1%54.0%72.1%64.1%12.0%-4.7%5.8M318.3M-4.1M0.5631.99N/AN/A37,39521,115368,315186,255
2008-07-17$66.96$68.0062.0%17.8%54.6%70.1%61.3%8.9%-6.1%7.9M280.3M-4.2M0.4435.63N/AN/A39,20017,380374,370187,065
2008-07-18$66.53$68.0058.5%16.8%54.5%63.8%58.3%9.4%-5.1%5.7M301.0M-4.0M0.7540.44N/AN/A29,02021,680375,380186,760
2008-07-21$65.11$68.0068.8%19.7%54.3%82.4%68.2%13.3%-12.6%3.4M274.9M-3.8M0.6642.60N/AN/A44,05029,185268,575151,840
2008-07-22$73.25$66.0045.9%13.2%71.1%40.8%48.5%6.8%0.1%10.1M4.7M-4.7M0.4547.93N/AN/A50,47022,515292,965169,135
2008-07-23$78.12$68.0048.9%14.0%75.7%46.2%49.6%4.5%-1.0%15.3M-282.5M-5.4M0.3943.37N/AN/A60,91523,610303,950173,230
2008-07-24$73.54$68.0052.2%15.0%78.2%52.2%52.6%2.5%-2.3%11.1M-68.5M-5.2M0.6646.55N/AN/A30,81520,325307,530181,490
2008-07-25$73.77$70.0051.8%14.8%76.6%51.5%52.5%2.2%-1.1%11.3M-75.9M-5.2M0.5838.60N/AN/A20,10011,725312,810186,480
2008-07-28$70.21$70.0052.6%15.1%77.0%52.9%53.6%2.8%0.2%7.6M104.9M-4.8M0.9448.78N/AN/A15,15014,170315,730189,040
2008-07-29$74.84$70.0051.0%14.6%80.7%50.1%51.7%2.4%-0.5%12.7M-92.4M-5.1M0.4646.74N/AN/A25,01011,495319,170192,270
2008-07-30$74.66$70.0052.0%14.9%77.2%51.9%52.6%1.6%-0.3%12.9M-97.5M-5.1M0.5450.67N/AN/A25,11013,665324,465193,240
2008-07-31$72.03$70.0053.2%15.3%77.8%54.1%54.1%3.7%-0.4%9.9M36.3M-4.9M1.3351.14N/AN/A10,19013,560327,885195,460