EWC Options History — January 2009

In January 2009, EWC traded between $15.75 and $18.88. ATM implied volatility averaged 44.9%, placing in the 37.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 12.9%. IV traded below realized volatility by 0.5% (HV 20d: 45.4%). Max pain ranged from $15.00 to $18.00. Net GEX was positive for 14 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 16 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 3.99.

Notable Days

  • 2009-01-06: Highest Volume — 30,216 contracts
  • 2009-01-09: Largest IV spike — 25.1% change
  • 2009-01-20: Highest IV Rank — 47.0%
  • 2009-01-20: Largest Expected Move — 15.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$17.18$15.75$18.88$17.88$16.70
Max Pain$16.10$15.00$18.00$18.00$17.00
ATM IV44.9%34.5%53.2%38.6%44.1%
Expected Move12.9%11.0%15.3%11.1%12.6%
HV 20d45.4%35.7%53.7%39.9%53.3%
HV 60d67.3%60.3%75.6%75.5%60.4%
IV Rank37.1%24.7%47.0%29.6%36.1%
IV Percentile74.0%68.7%78.6%73.4%70.2%
Term Structure1.1%-2.2%4.0%0.4%2.0%
VWIV46.7%39.6%58.2%39.6%44.3%
Skew 25d11.5%4.3%23.8%13.1%10.3%
Skew 10d16.5%11.7%35.7%20.2%14.4%
Call IV 25d40.6%35.8%47.8%35.8%41.9%
Put IV 25d52.0%44.3%61.6%48.9%52.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %30.4022.4343.4529.9543.45
Gamma HHI0.280.120.420.160.24
Net GEX69.8K-294.7K324.2K14.6K225.4K
Net DEX7.0M2.0M11.2M7.8M4.5M
Net VEX-73.0K-110.1K-12.5K-12.5K-99.4K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio3.990.0050.000.133.50
Total Volume2,422.61930,21617445
Total OI51,844.1521,09166,15122,98966,151

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2009-01-02$17.88$18.0038.6%11.1%39.9%29.6%39.6%13.1%0.4%14.6K7.8M-12.5K0.1329.95N/AN/A1542016,3266,663
2009-01-05$18.42$15.0044.8%12.1%35.7%37.0%43.6%7.0%1.4%29.3K3.9M-13.2K0.1622.43N/AN/A62610216,4284,663
2009-01-06$18.88$15.0037.9%11.3%36.1%28.8%0.0%4.3%0.4%33.9K3.7M-13.7K0.5027.90N/AN/A20,18910,02716,3654,761
2009-01-07$18.12$15.0044.9%11.9%36.3%37.1%0.0%6.1%0.6%234.4K2.9M-97.1K0.0023.68N/AN/A45036,34914,786
2009-01-08$18.51$15.0034.5%11.0%35.8%24.7%47.1%7.0%2.4%294.3K2.0M-95.9K0.0027.66N/AN/A5,0261336,33914,786
2009-01-09$18.04$16.0043.1%12.6%37.4%35.0%45.6%7.5%-0.4%324.2K2.1M-107.3K0.8828.46N/AN/A161441,33814,789
2009-01-12$17.15$16.0048.0%14.1%42.3%40.8%52.5%11.6%-1.5%171.6K6.0M-93.0K16.8425.08N/AN/A831,39841,35014,800
2009-01-13$17.31$16.0050.6%13.4%42.4%43.9%46.4%14.7%1.5%41.4K6.6M-96.1K0.0025.97N/AN/A28041,40816,188
2009-01-14$16.52$16.0043.2%14.0%45.8%35.1%49.0%13.0%1.3%-62.2K11.2M-74.0K2.0327.28N/AN/A6312841,43616,188
2009-01-15$16.72$16.0048.0%13.8%42.0%40.8%43.3%14.6%2.2%-80.5K9.9M-82.7K0.4928.56N/AN/A1236041,44816,309
2009-01-16$16.94$16.0046.4%13.3%42.4%38.9%44.3%11.7%1.0%-294.7K9.0M-83.8K0.3329.59N/AN/A391341,52416,359
2009-01-20$15.75$16.0053.2%15.3%48.7%47.0%58.2%10.9%0.6%34.8K10.1M-70.0K0.1332.82N/AN/A751041,31214,906
2009-01-21$16.47$16.0048.2%13.8%51.6%41.1%46.1%18.3%-0.6%26.3K9.9M-72.7K0.0540.01N/AN/A124641,28214,916
2009-01-22$15.95$16.0049.3%14.1%51.9%42.3%48.1%10.8%2.5%-2.3K10.9M-64.9K1.7126.47N/AN/A71241,35414,922
2009-01-23$16.49$16.0048.3%13.8%53.3%41.2%41.2%23.8%2.2%-14.4K11.0M-61.9K0.6936.35N/AN/A13941,34014,934
2009-01-26$16.65$16.0042.5%12.2%53.4%34.3%42.9%12.8%4.0%-33410.0M-68.9K0.5331.66N/AN/A1055641,34614,934
2009-01-27$16.87$17.0041.5%11.9%53.5%33.0%52.6%12.3%2.8%9.3K9.5M-68.6K1.8630.41N/AN/A356541,42614,977
2009-01-28$17.37$17.0044.2%12.7%53.4%36.2%48.8%10.9%1.0%111.8K7.2M-75.1K0.0029.43N/AN/A9,5502041,44115,019
2009-01-29$16.92$17.0047.0%13.5%53.7%39.7%46.3%8.4%-2.2%299.0K2.6M-110.1K50.0040.78N/AN/A315050,98115,039
2009-01-30$16.70$17.0044.1%12.6%53.3%36.1%44.3%10.3%2.0%225.4K4.5M-99.4K3.5043.45N/AN/A103550,98415,167