FDS Options History — May 2010

In May 2010, FDS traded between $66.80 and $76.70. ATM implied volatility averaged 33.2%, placing in the 38.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 9.7%. IV traded above realized volatility by 6.9% (HV 20d: 26.3%). Max pain ranged from $70.00 to $75.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 3 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.52.

Notable Days

  • 2010-05-27: Highest Volume — 437 contracts
  • 2010-05-06: Largest IV spike — 35.0% change
  • 2010-05-20: Highest IV Rank — 60.5%
  • 2010-05-20: Largest Expected Move — 12.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$71.59$66.80$76.70$76.70$68.05
Max Pain$70.75$70.00$75.00$70.00$70.00
ATM IV33.2%22.7%42.3%22.7%34.6%
Expected Move9.7%6.5%12.1%6.5%9.9%
HV 20d26.3%13.4%35.4%13.4%35.4%
HV 60d21.9%17.4%25.4%17.4%25.4%
IV Rank38.4%12.9%60.5%12.9%41.8%
IV Percentile67.5%9.1%95.6%9.1%86.5%
Term Structure-1.7%-6.5%7.0%7.0%-3.1%
VWIV34.7%23.3%44.5%23.3%33.2%
Skew 25d6.9%2.7%12.7%2.7%7.1%
Skew 10d15.7%3.2%25.2%9.5%11.9%
Call IV 25d31.4%21.9%38.5%21.9%33.1%
Put IV 25d38.3%24.5%50.4%24.5%40.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %42.0127.6478.0127.6431.15
Gamma HHI0.270.200.380.210.30
Net GEX246.6K137.4K310.0K298.5K195.6K
Net DEX-3.1M-7.3M196.2K-7.3M-1.3M
Net VEX-30.8K-33.7K-27.2K-30.6K-29.2K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.520.066.901.790.32
Total Volume113.8304376741
Total OI3,993.453,7474,2993,7474,193

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2010-05-03$76.70$70.0022.7%6.5%13.4%12.9%23.3%2.7%7.0%298.5K-7.3M-30.6K1.7927.6424432,4141,333
2010-05-04$74.77$75.0025.7%7.4%16.5%20.4%25.7%4.0%5.1%255.1K-5.6M-31.6K0.5145.7451262,4091,376
2010-05-05$73.99$75.0024.7%7.1%16.7%17.8%24.5%4.8%6.8%253.3K-5.1M-32.6K1.8253.6722402,4311,392
2010-05-06$72.16$75.0033.3%9.6%18.8%38.8%31.9%4.8%-2.1%235.9K-3.3M-32.6K0.7078.0194662,4281,425
2010-05-07$70.56$70.0034.6%10.5%20.0%42.0%37.4%7.4%-3.5%206.4K-2.5M-33.7K0.8757.24100872,4831,445
2010-05-10$73.46$70.0032.8%9.3%25.1%37.6%32.3%5.9%-3.1%262.9K-4.3M-31.8K2.6340.2416422,4661,434
2010-05-11$72.78$70.0027.8%8.8%25.2%25.3%35.3%7.2%-1.7%268.2K-3.9M-32.0K0.9831.9454532,4811,437
2010-05-12$74.31$70.0023.4%8.8%26.3%14.8%0.0%5.8%-1.6%308.3K-5.3M-31.6K2.5031.7412302,5291,462
2010-05-13$74.73$70.0030.6%8.8%26.4%32.1%28.6%5.9%-1.7%310.0K-5.6M-32.1K1.0530.0858612,5201,459
2010-05-14$73.44$70.0030.7%8.8%26.7%32.5%29.8%6.1%-0.8%303.5K-4.5M-31.5K1.4031.8250702,5381,499
2010-05-17$73.72$70.0034.0%9.7%26.7%40.4%33.8%6.6%-3.9%299.9K-4.5M-31.3K1.0039.5121212,5681,569
2010-05-18$72.17$70.0037.9%10.9%27.0%49.9%38.3%8.4%-4.5%265.9K-3.4M-31.3K6.9037.7610692,5851,580
2010-05-19$71.51$70.0037.8%10.8%27.1%49.6%36.5%8.9%-4.4%192.5K-2.6M-31.4K0.0635.478352,5851,645
2010-05-20$68.09$70.0042.3%12.1%31.5%60.5%37.4%12.7%-6.5%151.9K-368.1K-30.8K0.5949.4388522,6581,641
2010-05-21$69.08$70.0038.7%11.1%32.0%51.9%44.5%9.5%-3.5%137.4K-4.1K-30.3K1.0443.2868712,6551,642
2010-05-24$68.58$70.0038.5%11.0%31.9%51.4%41.2%9.0%-3.6%246.8K-928.9K-28.2K1.8044.95591062,3341,486
2010-05-25$67.59$70.0039.1%11.2%32.0%52.9%43.4%8.5%-2.1%221.8K-135.6K-28.8K0.6750.8618122,3801,568
2010-05-26$66.80$70.0041.1%11.8%31.9%57.8%43.9%6.8%-4.7%222.7K196.2K-27.2K1.0744.8956602,3811,578
2010-05-27$69.26$70.0033.1%9.5%35.2%38.4%37.6%6.5%-1.8%295.7K-2.5M-28.0K2.7334.851173202,4221,438
2010-05-28$68.05$70.0034.6%9.9%35.4%41.8%33.2%7.1%-3.1%195.6K-1.3M-29.2K0.3231.1531102,4711,722