FDS Options History — November 2015

In November 2015, FDS traded between $166.92 and $175.19. ATM implied volatility averaged 24.6%, placing in the 39.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 7.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 6.3% (HV 20d: 18.3%). Max pain ranged from $165.00 to $170.00. Net GEX was positive for 18 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 3 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.94.

Notable Days

  • 2015-11-02: Highest Volume — 685 contracts
  • 2015-11-11: Largest IV spike — 25.2% change
  • 2015-11-30: Highest IV Rank — 65.1%
  • 2015-11-30: Largest Expected Move — 9.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$171.77$166.92$175.19$175.19$169.53
Max Pain$165.75$165.00$170.00$170.00$165.00
ATM IV24.6%18.1%31.9%18.5%31.9%
Expected Move7.3%5.3%9.1%5.3%9.1%
HV 20d18.3%15.0%22.0%15.5%18.9%
HV 60d22.6%19.6%24.6%24.2%19.6%
IV Rank39.0%15.4%65.1%17.1%65.1%
IV Percentile69.3%36.5%94.8%42.1%94.8%
Term Structure-2.2%-7.5%4.7%4.7%-7.5%
VWIV26.8%17.8%32.7%18.7%32.7%
Skew 25d4.3%1.8%5.7%1.8%5.6%
Skew 10d10.6%5.2%14.7%6.7%14.7%
Call IV 25d24.1%17.7%30.2%18.4%30.2%
Put IV 25d28.4%20.2%35.8%20.2%35.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %67.1760.0386.6586.0668.63
Gamma HHI0.230.120.390.140.16
Net GEX394.6K-421.6K1.1M346.6K159.8K
Net DEX-3.5M-7.1M114.7K-5.6M-1.5M
Net VEX-34.4K-42.0K-28.2K-39.4K-28.3K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.940.131.670.560.24
Total Volume382.41068568567
Total OI2,291.251,6032,5992,0591,742

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-11-02$175.19$170.0018.5%5.3%15.5%17.1%18.7%1.8%4.7%346.6K-5.6M-39.4K0.5686.064392461,157902
2015-11-03$172.91$170.0018.9%5.4%16.5%18.6%18.3%3.1%4.2%502.9K-4.8M-40.4K0.5984.834062401,360915
2015-11-04$173.86$170.0018.6%5.3%16.5%17.4%17.8%2.7%4.7%828.7K-6.0M-42.0K0.6086.654052421,560914
2015-11-05$174.45$165.0018.5%6.7%16.5%17.0%24.9%3.7%-0.7%906.7K-6.6M-41.7K0.6063.424152501,562918
2015-11-06$173.40$165.0018.1%6.7%16.8%15.4%27.2%4.7%-0.8%738.9K-5.2M-39.8K1.6162.4518291,571926
2015-11-09$174.00$165.0019.5%6.9%16.7%20.7%22.3%4.4%-1.3%826.3K-5.7M-39.7K0.1762.961221,571939
2015-11-10$175.08$165.0019.1%6.9%16.6%19.2%26.0%4.3%-1.0%1.0M-6.7M-39.0K1.1563.122242581,584941
2015-11-11$174.74$165.0023.9%6.9%15.7%36.6%25.5%4.8%-2.1%1.1M-7.1M-37.3K1.1577.182242581,580941
2015-11-12$174.11$165.0024.9%7.2%15.0%40.2%27.1%3.7%-1.8%868.7K-6.0M-37.7K1.2961.412072681,579941
2015-11-13$166.92$165.0027.2%7.8%21.9%48.3%28.6%4.4%-3.0%114.4K114.7K-32.2K1.6760.032213691,586961
2015-11-16$169.10$165.0027.0%7.7%21.9%47.5%26.0%5.0%-3.2%129.0K-785.2K-31.9K0.2560.85821,601998
2015-11-17$169.87$165.0027.8%8.0%21.8%50.6%30.3%4.6%-3.8%121.8K-1.4M-32.5K1.4161.342183081,602995
2015-11-18$171.47$165.0028.0%8.0%22.0%51.2%30.9%5.1%-4.4%139.1K-2.4M-30.7K1.4560.402022921,602994
2015-11-19$169.22$165.0027.7%7.9%19.8%50.2%30.7%4.8%-4.0%-23.9K-855.3K-30.5K1.2960.961952521,603992
2015-11-20$170.41$165.0027.7%7.9%19.0%50.1%30.8%4.8%-3.6%-421.6K-2.0M-29.9K1.4063.691942721,600992
2015-11-23$170.13$165.0027.9%8.0%19.0%50.8%28.0%4.2%-4.6%102.1K-1.5M-28.2K0.1364.01395888715
2015-11-24$170.62$165.0028.4%8.1%18.7%52.8%28.0%5.3%-5.1%133.0K-1.7M-28.4K0.5664.766134923716
2015-11-25$169.58$165.0028.8%8.2%18.5%54.0%30.9%4.5%-5.4%149.4K-1.7M-29.1K1.3165.43166217971740
2015-11-27$170.86$165.0029.6%8.5%18.8%57.1%32.3%5.7%-5.8%186.7K-2.2M-28.9K1.3165.19166217986757
2015-11-30$169.53$165.0031.9%9.1%18.9%65.1%32.7%5.6%-7.5%159.8K-1.5M-28.3K0.2468.635413985757