ETQ Options History — April 2010

In April 2010, ETQ traded between $8.16 and $8.41. ATM implied volatility averaged 37.5%, placing in the 16.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 8.4%. IV traded above realized volatility by 0.6% (HV 20d: 36.9%). Max pain ranged from $5.00 to $7.50. Net GEX was positive for 9 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 3 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.70.

Notable Days

  • 2010-04-16: Highest Volume — 156 contracts
  • 2010-04-15: Largest IV drop — 51.4% change
  • 2010-04-30: Highest IV Rank — 20.2%
  • 2010-04-01: Largest Expected Move — 13.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$8.27$8.16$8.41$8.21$8.23
Max Pain$5.12$5.00$7.50$7.50$5.00
ATM IV37.5%22.8%60.7%45.6%33.6%
Expected Move8.4%6.5%13.1%13.1%9.6%
HV 20d36.9%13.4%53.9%53.2%13.4%
HV 60d31.4%31.2%31.7%31.3%31.7%
IV Rank16.9%14.8%20.2%14.8%20.2%
IV Percentile23.9%19.0%31.3%19.0%31.3%
Term Structure-6.2%-17.1%5.5%5.5%-11.1%
VWIV25.4%25.4%25.4%25.4%25.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %90.4864.89119.7189.1382.41
Gamma HHI0.620.490.790.730.66
Net GEX1.8K-2.7K13.1K13.1K-2.5K
Net DEX-602.5K-1.1M-108.5K-822.4K-131.6K
Net VEX-1.2K-2.0K-788-2.0K-987
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.700.004.000.000.00
Total Volume13.905015600
Total OI2,178.5711,0603,1903,1901,075

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2010-04-01$8.21$7.5045.6%13.1%53.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%5.5%13.1K-822.4K-2.0K0.0089.13002,0281,162
2010-04-05$8.20$5.0048.6%10.6%53.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%-9.7%11.6K-951.6K-1.6K0.00119.71002,0281,162
2010-04-06$8.16$5.0044.2%8.0%53.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.6%11.5K-954.2K-1.5K0.00113.881002,0281,162
2010-04-07$8.20$5.0052.2%7.2%53.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.1%13.0K-862.8K-1.7K0.0093.74062,0281,162
2010-04-08$8.26$5.0042.3%8.3%53.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%-6.0%5.8K-1.1M-1.3K0.00113.25002,0281,162
2010-04-09$8.36$5.0048.8%7.6%53.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%-2.8%2.3K-1.1M-1.2K0.00112.28002,0281,162
2010-04-12$8.37$5.0057.5%9.0%53.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%-7.9%2.1K-1.1M-1.2K0.00101.75002,0281,162
2010-04-13$8.35$5.0051.9%8.4%53.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%-10.2%691-1.1M-1.1K4.00114.125202,0281,162
2010-04-14$8.41$5.0060.7%7.4%53.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%-3.8%55-1.1M-9950.1792.704072,0231,167
2010-04-15$8.40$5.0029.5%8.5%53.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%-7.9%-220-1.1M-1.1K0.00109.010151,9831,167
2010-04-16$8.29$5.0034.3%9.8%53.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%-17.1%-1.0K-1.1M-1.1K0.00115.9515601,9831,182
2010-04-19$8.16$5.0025.2%7.2%53.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%-13.1%-1.7K-113.0K-1.1K0.0072.60010478582
2010-04-20$8.27$5.0023.9%6.9%21.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%-3.1%-1.5K-153.3K-1.1K0.0066.9700478592
2010-04-21$8.26$5.0024.4%7.0%14.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%-3.5%-1.8K-139.0K-1.1K0.0069.3805478592
2010-04-22$8.28$5.0022.8%6.5%13.9%0.0%25.4%0.0%-4.7%-1.7K-151.6K-1.1K0.0064.8980478597
2010-04-23$8.31$5.0027.7%7.9%13.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%-7.6%-2.0K-176.4K-8540.0081.5600478597
2010-04-26$8.33$5.0027.4%7.8%13.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%-6.1%-2.4K-165.0K-9130.0075.4600478597
2010-04-27$8.19$5.0028.7%8.2%14.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%-5.6%-1.7K-108.5K-1.1K0.0068.6100478597
2010-04-28$8.22$5.0028.8%8.3%14.6%14.8%0.0%0.0%-7.8%-2.7K-146.3K-9340.0071.3900478597
2010-04-29$8.29$5.0029.7%8.5%14.8%15.8%0.0%0.0%-11.9%-2.6K-169.4K-7880.0071.33100478597
2010-04-30$8.23$5.0033.6%9.6%13.4%20.2%0.0%0.0%-11.1%-2.5K-131.6K-9870.0082.4100478597