ETQ Options History — January 2010

In January 2010, ETQ traded between $7.97 and $8.28. ATM implied volatility averaged 37.6%. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.4%. IV traded below realized volatility by 8.2% (HV 20d: 45.8%). Max pain ranged from $7.50 to $7.50. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 7 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.91.

Notable Days

  • 2010-01-19: Highest Volume — 178 contracts
  • 2010-01-07: Largest IV spike — 69.3% change
  • 2010-01-11: Largest Expected Move — 12.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$8.12$7.97$8.28$8.13$8.02
Max Pain$7.50$7.50$7.50$7.50$7.50
ATM IV37.6%24.2%64.0%29.6%29.8%
Expected Move10.4%8.1%12.5%11.0%8.5%
HV 20d45.8%10.0%55.6%55.6%10.0%
HV 60d48.1%41.6%52.7%52.7%41.6%
Term Structure-0.6%-8.8%9.3%-8.8%-4.8%
VWIV40.6%37.0%42.9%42.9%37.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %81.6673.9597.4178.2997.41
Gamma HHI0.830.770.870.810.86
Net GEX26.7K24.9K29.2K27.8K26.3K
Net DEX-1.3M-1.6M-1.0M-1.5M-1.1M
Net VEX-4.7K-5.1K-4.3K-4.7K-4.3K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.910.0012.500.470.00
Total Volume43.316017817268
Total OI4,052.3163,6754,3264,1723,854

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2010-01-04$8.13$7.5029.6%11.0%55.6%0.0%42.9%0.0%-8.8%27.8K-1.5M-4.7K0.4778.29117553,1111,061
2010-01-05$8.16$7.5038.4%11.3%54.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%-4.5%29.2K-1.5M-4.8K0.1378.673143,1411,116
2010-01-06$8.22$7.5024.2%10.3%54.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%-0.1%25.0K-1.5M-5.0K0.0073.952003,1721,120
2010-01-07$8.21$7.5040.9%11.9%53.6%0.0%42.0%0.0%-5.3%26.7K-1.5M-5.1K0.3879.041353,1921,120
2010-01-08$8.23$7.5039.2%12.0%52.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%-2.9%25.7K-1.5M-5.1K0.0079.692203,1961,125
2010-01-11$8.21$7.5054.9%12.5%52.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%-4.8%27.5K-1.5M-5.0K0.0078.541503,2051,121
2010-01-12$8.14$7.5050.7%12.3%51.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%-4.7%27.7K-1.5M-4.9K0.0079.253003,2011,121
2010-01-13$8.23$7.5064.0%9.8%51.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%9.3%28.5K-1.5M-4.8K0.0080.97003,2011,121
2010-01-14$8.28$7.5034.8%10.0%51.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%-3.6%28.7K-1.6M-4.7K0.0089.001003,2011,121
2010-01-15$8.23$7.5034.7%9.9%49.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%-4.4%26.0K-1.5M-4.8K0.0092.42203,1911,121
2010-01-19$8.22$7.5028.2%8.1%49.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.9%26.2K-1.4M-4.6K0.0095.2017802,7911,071
2010-01-20$8.09$7.5032.3%9.2%48.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%7.9%28.2K-1.2M-4.6K0.0076.55002,7911,071
2010-01-21$8.04$7.5038.6%11.1%45.9%0.0%37.0%0.0%-4.5%24.9K-1.1M-4.4K0.1376.553952,6131,071
2010-01-22$7.98$7.5035.4%10.1%45.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.4%25.4K-1.1M-4.4K12.5076.724502,6041,071
2010-01-25$8.00$7.5035.6%10.2%45.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%-3.1%25.9K-1.0M-4.4K0.0081.467402,6041,121
2010-01-26$7.97$7.5033.3%9.5%45.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%6.6%26.1K-1.0M-4.4K0.0078.80002,6521,121
2010-01-27$7.97$7.5034.0%9.7%45.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%6.3%26.3K-1.0M-4.4K0.0080.480552,6521,121
2010-01-28$8.00$7.5036.2%10.4%10.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%6.1%25.1K-1.0M-4.4K0.0078.542602,6521,176
2010-01-29$8.02$7.5029.8%8.5%10.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%-4.8%26.3K-1.1M-4.3K0.0097.416802,6781,176