EWC Options History — February 2014

In February 2014, EWC traded between $27.57 and $29.18. ATM implied volatility averaged 11.9%, placing in the 40.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 3.5%. IV traded above realized volatility by 0.1% (HV 20d: 11.9%). Max pain ranged from $28.00 to $29.00. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 18 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 17.93.

Notable Days

  • 2014-02-27: Highest Volume — 4,132 contracts
  • 2014-02-11: Largest IV drop — 40.7% change
  • 2014-02-03: Highest IV Rank — 59.5%
  • 2014-02-03: Largest Expected Move — 4.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$28.67$27.57$29.18$27.57$29.18
Max Pain$28.53$28.00$29.00$29.00$29.00
ATM IV11.9%7.8%14.8%14.8%11.6%
Expected Move3.5%2.9%4.3%4.3%3.3%
HV 20d11.9%9.5%13.2%11.0%9.5%
HV 60d10.2%9.7%10.5%9.9%10.4%
IV Rank40.7%13.8%59.5%59.5%38.2%
IV Percentile32.4%0.8%76.6%76.6%22.6%
Term Structure0.8%-0.6%2.1%1.0%0.8%
VWIV11.9%8.7%14.5%14.5%11.6%
Skew 25d4.3%1.3%6.4%5.2%6.4%
Skew 10d6.5%0.6%17.3%10.2%8.9%
Call IV 25d10.0%7.1%13.8%13.8%7.9%
Put IV 25d14.3%9.7%19.0%19.0%14.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %24.8312.6739.6516.6323.20
Gamma HHI0.400.330.510.510.38
Net GEX-1.0M-1.5M-755.9K-1.2M-1.3M
Net DEX7.3M3.4M13.4M13.4M7.0M
Net VEX-80.6K-92.7K-70.4K-79.5K-85.8K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio17.930.00107.100.010.24
Total Volume657.84204,1321,460562
Total OI18,466.78914,75223,04414,75221,476

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2014-02-03$27.57$29.0014.8%4.3%11.0%59.5%14.5%5.2%1.0%-1.2M13.4M-79.5K0.0116.63N/AN/A1,45281,37213,380
2014-02-04$27.65$28.0013.6%3.9%11.0%51.7%0.0%3.8%1.3%-933.2K11.7M-83.7K0.0019.11N/AN/A002,74013,380
2014-02-05$27.76$28.0013.5%3.9%11.2%50.5%0.0%4.9%1.2%-920.1K11.2M-81.8K0.0023.07N/AN/A002,54013,380
2014-02-06$28.14$28.0014.0%4.0%12.4%54.2%14.0%1.3%-0.6%-816.4K9.5M-80.9K0.0012.67N/AN/A11602,54013,380
2014-02-07$28.35$28.0013.9%4.0%12.7%53.7%13.9%4.1%0.3%-855.3K7.5M-74.6K0.3139.65N/AN/A52162,61913,380
2014-02-10$28.35$28.0013.2%3.9%12.6%48.8%13.6%4.1%0.6%-835.6K7.2M-72.5K0.0628.54N/AN/A3122,60713,365
2014-02-11$28.61$28.007.8%3.1%13.1%13.8%11.2%4.3%2.1%-810.7K6.1M-74.0K2.4032.15N/AN/A431032,60313,367
2014-02-12$28.73$28.0010.3%3.2%12.9%30.1%12.1%4.3%1.4%-755.9K5.6M-70.4K81.5623.65N/AN/A252,0392,62913,428
2014-02-13$28.94$28.0012.2%3.5%13.1%42.4%11.6%5.3%0.6%-913.7K5.5M-81.0K0.0823.59N/AN/A1212,63615,456
2014-02-14$29.06$28.0012.0%3.4%13.0%41.0%12.0%2.5%1.3%-887.8K4.9M-76.6K5.0816.95N/AN/A241222,64415,457
2014-02-18$29.16$29.0012.6%3.6%13.0%44.9%12.8%3.6%0.2%-886.9K3.4M-71.1K0.0130.96N/AN/A22832,66415,579
2014-02-19$28.94$29.0012.2%3.5%13.2%42.4%12.2%4.1%0.7%-847.6K5.1M-78.0K107.1032.98N/AN/A303,2132,88215,582
2014-02-20$29.06$29.0011.6%3.3%13.1%38.6%0.0%3.6%1.0%-1.3M6.3M-88.4K0.0028.19N/AN/A002,82420,220
2014-02-21$28.99$29.0010.7%3.1%13.0%32.7%10.7%5.5%1.7%-894.4K7.2M-92.7K0.4127.16N/AN/A37152,82418,720
2014-02-24$29.14$29.0011.3%3.2%11.5%36.4%10.1%6.4%0.3%-1.4M4.9M-77.8K27.0023.48N/AN/A41082,51518,675
2014-02-25$29.11$29.0010.5%3.0%9.8%31.1%10.5%2.3%1.1%-1.5M5.8M-82.9K0.4922.59N/AN/A69342,51918,776
2014-02-26$28.98$29.0010.9%3.1%10.1%33.7%8.7%5.0%0.3%-1.4M7.7M-90.6K5.0023.78N/AN/A3152,56118,790
2014-02-27$29.02$29.0010.3%2.9%9.6%29.9%10.4%4.6%0.7%-1.5M7.9M-89.6K57.2023.45N/AN/A714,0612,56418,795
2014-02-28$29.18$29.0011.6%3.3%9.5%38.2%11.6%6.4%0.8%-1.3M7.0M-85.8K0.2423.20N/AN/A4531092,62118,855