COST Options History — March 2012 In March 2012, COST traded between $86.16 and $91.52. ATM implied volatility averaged 13.5%, placing in the 2.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 4.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 3.4% (HV 20d: 10.1%). Max pain ranged from $82.50 to $85.00. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 22 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.61.
Notable Days 2012-03-05 : Highest Volume — 7,997 contracts2012-03-09 : Largest IV drop — 13.3% change2012-03-22 : Highest IV Rank — 5.5%2012-03-06 : Largest Expected Move — 4.5%Monthly Statistics Metric Avg Min Max Open Close Price $89.59 $86.16 $91.52 $86.16 $90.80 Max Pain $84.43 $82.50 $85.00 $82.50 $85.00 ATM IV 13.5% 12.2% 15.1% 14.1% 13.4% Expected Move 4.0% 3.7% 4.5% 4.0% 3.8% HV 20d 10.1% 8.1% 12.7% 12.7% 12.1% HV 60d 14.6% 14.1% 15.6% 15.4% 14.2% IV Rank 2.8% 0.0% 5.5% 0.0% 3.6% IV Percentile 1.9% 0.0% 4.4% 0.0% 2.8% Term Structure 2.0% 1.0% 3.1% 1.2% 1.6% VWIV 14.2% 13.2% 15.8% 13.6% 13.5% Skew 25d 1.8% 1.1% 2.5% 1.4% 1.6% Skew 10d 4.6% 1.9% 7.5% 3.3% 4.0% Call IV 25d 13.4% 12.8% 15.0% 13.3% 12.8% Put IV 25d 15.2% 14.0% 17.4% 14.7% 14.3% Bid-Ask Spread % 7.04 5.39 8.74 8.74 7.98 Gamma HHI 0.20 0.17 0.24 0.23 0.20 Net GEX 12.0M 10.3M 15.7M 11.1M 11.8M Net DEX -254.6M -346.3M -163.9M -164.8M -248.4M Net VEX -1.2M -1.4M -1.2M -1.3M -1.2M Div Yield 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% P/C Ratio 0.61 0.24 1.62 0.73 0.28 Total Volume 4,301.364 1,180 7,997 7,671 2,029 Total OI 114,587.727 104,397 125,639 109,380 110,005
Daily Data (22 trading days) Date Price Max Pain ATM IV Exp Move HV 20d IV Rank VWIV Skew 25d Term Str GEX DEX VEX P/C Spread % Call Vol Put Vol Call OI Put OI 2012-03-01 $86.16 $82.50 14.1% 4.0% 12.7% 0.0% 13.6% 1.4% 1.2% 11.1M -164.8M -1.3M 0.73 8.74 4,427 3,244 54,629 54,751 2012-03-02 $86.23 $82.50 13.5% 3.9% 8.5% 0.0% 13.2% 1.1% 1.5% 11.9M -163.9M -1.3M 0.97 5.39 3,158 3,057 57,081 57,204 2012-03-05 $87.63 $82.50 14.3% 4.3% 10.1% 2.5% 15.3% 2.5% 2.9% 13.1M -219.8M -1.3M 0.24 6.72 6,467 1,530 58,169 58,229 2012-03-06 $87.58 $82.50 15.1% 4.5% 9.9% 5.0% 15.8% 2.4% 2.6% 13.6M -229.6M -1.3M 0.30 6.93 3,599 1,067 60,709 58,822 2012-03-07 $87.89 $82.50 14.2% 4.5% 9.6% 2.1% 15.7% 2.3% 2.6% 13.7M -230.9M -1.4M 0.64 6.54 1,920 1,236 61,167 58,902 2012-03-08 $88.30 $85.00 14.2% 4.3% 9.4% 2.2% 14.7% 2.4% 2.8% 13.9M -250.0M -1.3M 0.40 6.63 4,687 1,862 61,053 59,394 2012-03-09 $89.34 $85.00 12.3% 4.0% 10.0% 0.0% 14.4% 2.1% 2.7% 15.7M -300.7M -1.2M 0.41 7.10 4,517 1,846 61,977 60,348 2012-03-12 $89.43 $85.00 12.8% 4.0% 9.7% 1.5% 14.9% 2.3% 2.7% 14.6M -293.2M -1.3M 0.40 6.23 3,908 1,544 62,348 60,956 2012-03-13 $89.98 $85.00 12.2% 4.0% 9.4% 0.0% 14.3% 2.1% 2.6% 12.4M -311.1M -1.2M 0.54 7.37 2,746 1,480 61,861 61,888 2012-03-14 $90.90 $85.00 12.3% 4.0% 9.7% 0.3% 14.4% 1.7% 2.7% 11.2M -334.5M -1.2M 0.38 6.59 4,324 1,646 61,848 62,080 2012-03-15 $91.46 $85.00 13.4% 3.8% 8.1% 3.5% 14.9% 1.8% 2.5% 11.5M -346.3M -1.2M 0.78 7.20 2,894 2,247 61,794 62,656 2012-03-16 $90.44 $85.00 13.4% 3.8% 9.7% 3.6% 13.5% 1.5% 3.1% 11.7M -334.1M -1.2M 0.48 6.85 4,370 2,117 62,694 62,945 2012-03-19 $90.02 $85.00 13.5% 3.9% 10.1% 4.0% 13.7% 1.4% 1.6% 10.3M -232.4M -1.2M 0.72 7.96 1,809 1,307 53,027 51,370 2012-03-20 $90.26 $85.00 13.6% 3.9% 9.9% 4.2% 13.3% 1.7% 1.4% 10.6M -225.3M -1.2M 0.36 6.95 3,132 1,128 53,799 51,892 2012-03-21 $90.64 $85.00 14.0% 4.0% 9.8% 5.4% 13.9% 1.4% 1.1% 11.0M -251.2M -1.2M 0.36 7.86 1,671 604 54,669 52,396 2012-03-22 $90.50 $85.00 14.0% 4.0% 10.0% 5.5% 13.9% 1.7% 1.3% 11.0M -229.8M -1.3M 0.56 6.13 1,351 751 55,160 52,592 2012-03-23 $90.27 $85.00 13.7% 3.9% 9.8% 4.5% 14.3% 1.6% 1.3% 10.7M -228.6M -1.3M 0.97 6.93 600 580 54,723 53,005 2012-03-26 $91.52 $85.00 13.2% 3.8% 10.3% 3.1% 13.9% 1.5% 1.0% 11.9M -267.7M -1.2M 0.48 6.14 1,330 638 54,925 53,225 2012-03-27 $91.28 $85.00 12.9% 3.7% 10.6% 2.1% 13.7% 1.4% 1.2% 11.6M -272.8M -1.2M 0.89 7.02 1,390 1,239 55,009 53,349 2012-03-28 $90.62 $85.00 13.7% 3.9% 11.0% 4.3% 13.7% 1.5% 1.3% 11.3M -249.4M -1.2M 0.90 6.94 1,236 1,116 55,180 53,657 2012-03-29 $89.84 $85.00 13.5% 3.9% 11.7% 3.9% 14.3% 1.2% 1.5% 10.6M -215.7M -1.2M 1.62 8.60 1,080 1,746 55,507 53,935 2012-03-30 $90.80 $85.00 13.4% 3.8% 12.1% 3.6% 13.5% 1.6% 1.6% 11.8M -248.4M -1.2M 0.28 7.98 1,589 440 55,722 54,283
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