EWI Options History — August 2012

In August 2012, EWI traded between $20.16 and $23.62. ATM implied volatility averaged 33.0%, placing in the 21.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 9.9%. IV traded below realized volatility by 12.3% (HV 20d: 45.3%). Max pain ranged from $20.00 to $22.00. Net GEX was positive for 23 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 22 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 55.92.

Notable Days

  • 2012-08-29: Highest Volume — 1,002 contracts
  • 2012-08-02: Largest IV spike — 88.0% change
  • 2012-08-02: Highest IV Rank — 38.8%
  • 2012-08-02: Largest Expected Move — 12.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$22.67$20.16$23.62$21.08$23.46
Max Pain$21.74$20.00$22.00$20.00$22.00
ATM IV33.0%23.6%44.4%23.6%31.0%
Expected Move9.9%6.8%12.7%6.8%8.9%
HV 20d45.3%21.3%53.5%46.3%21.3%
HV 60d45.2%43.2%46.7%43.2%44.3%
IV Rank21.2%5.3%38.8%5.3%18.0%
IV Percentile20.2%2.0%57.5%2.0%11.9%
Term Structure3.8%-1.8%16.2%16.2%6.1%
VWIV37.8%30.9%50.1%50.1%34.4%
Skew 25d12.8%3.1%23.8%23.8%11.8%
Skew 10d22.1%-0.7%39.7%25.3%10.6%
Call IV 25d28.7%24.5%33.4%25.3%25.7%
Put IV 25d41.5%36.3%49.1%49.1%37.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %34.6214.0783.8334.1381.88
Gamma HHI0.480.390.530.440.46
Net GEX109.0K35.8K148.4K73.1K89.8K
Net DEX-3.8M-6.3M2.3M284.0K-5.7M
Net VEX-28.0K-31.6K-23.5K-31.5K-28.7K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio55.920.29869.001.0597.92
Total Volume223.174101,00265594
Total OI11,817.95711,15513,44011,24713,440

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-08-01$21.08$20.0023.6%6.8%46.3%5.3%50.1%23.8%16.2%73.1K284.0K-31.5K1.0534.13N/AN/A32335,5285,719
2012-08-02$20.16$20.0044.4%12.7%45.8%38.8%35.8%3.1%-1.8%35.8K2.3M-29.2K25.6214.07N/AN/A112695,5145,724
2012-08-03$21.76$20.0035.2%10.1%52.8%23.9%35.5%5.4%4.5%89.5K-1.5M-29.4K3.4317.54N/AN/A612085,5095,646
2012-08-06$22.20$22.0035.6%10.9%53.2%24.7%38.8%12.9%1.6%97.6K-2.7M-30.6K1.7334.81N/AN/A1081865,5415,728
2012-08-07$22.68$22.0035.0%11.1%53.4%23.6%43.0%16.1%1.7%101.4K-3.8M-30.6K26.9439.55N/AN/A82165,5975,855
2012-08-08$22.62$22.0033.9%10.4%53.5%22.9%34.9%11.1%3.2%111.1K-3.6M-29.8K0.0042.25N/AN/A0525,6026,004
2012-08-09$22.38$22.0032.7%10.4%53.0%20.8%39.2%14.0%2.0%99.5K-3.1M-30.7K2.7441.62N/AN/A27735,6026,038
2012-08-10$22.46$22.0031.0%9.8%52.8%18.0%37.8%8.9%6.6%121.9K-3.2M-29.3K2.7238.26N/AN/A23635,6076,051
2012-08-13$22.38$22.0036.4%10.2%52.8%27.0%36.9%14.5%4.5%124.2K-3.0M-29.9K2.1583.83N/AN/A40865,6076,084
2012-08-14$22.44$22.0028.0%11.0%52.8%12.9%41.0%12.7%1.4%112.7K-3.3M-29.2K2.3035.48N/AN/A14315,6086,091
2012-08-15$22.48$22.0028.5%10.9%52.8%13.8%36.7%10.6%1.9%120.0K-3.4M-28.4K0.2936.43N/AN/A43135,6116,098
2012-08-16$23.00$22.0033.4%9.6%53.2%22.0%35.3%8.9%10.4%148.4K-5.2M-25.3K0.4939.43N/AN/A42215,6266,026
2012-08-17$23.22$22.0029.4%8.4%48.4%15.3%34.9%15.7%6.5%134.1K-5.8M-25.3K9.7640.05N/AN/A252445,6286,028
2012-08-20$23.04$22.0031.3%9.0%46.8%18.4%30.9%13.0%3.6%142.9K-4.9M-25.5K2.1835.28N/AN/A33715,5165,828
2012-08-21$23.54$22.0032.3%9.2%43.2%20.1%37.7%14.3%3.8%134.8K-6.2M-24.3K3.8323.11N/AN/A682595,5345,897
2012-08-22$23.62$22.0032.5%9.3%43.1%20.6%33.1%12.3%2.6%132.6K-6.3M-23.5K19.1520.46N/AN/A101925,5436,069
2012-08-23$23.22$22.0031.7%9.1%39.4%19.2%39.6%16.7%3.9%123.7K-5.5M-25.4K53.5029.02N/AN/A1545,5516,098
2012-08-24$23.06$22.0033.7%9.7%36.7%22.5%38.0%13.7%0.1%120.9K-5.0M-25.5K869.0029.65N/AN/A18695,5516,129
2012-08-27$23.18$22.0032.7%9.4%36.7%20.9%0.0%12.0%3.6%111.2K-4.8M-27.4K10.5016.52N/AN/A1115,5516,966
2012-08-28$23.34$22.0033.1%9.5%36.2%21.6%35.1%13.4%1.4%104.6K-5.2M-27.1K2.1721.88N/AN/A375,5526,974
2012-08-29$23.26$22.0034.0%9.7%36.3%23.0%42.9%16.5%2.3%93.5K-5.0M-26.8K36.7920.34N/AN/A279755,5536,977
2012-08-30$22.82$22.0040.4%11.6%32.6%33.8%40.7%12.9%1.4%84.3K-3.7M-31.6K0.0020.59N/AN/A0285,5797,833
2012-08-31$23.46$22.0031.0%8.9%21.3%18.0%34.4%11.8%6.1%89.8K-5.7M-28.7K97.9281.88N/AN/A65885,5797,861