FEX Options History — May 2015

In May 2015, FEX traded between $46.47 and $47.59. ATM implied volatility averaged 58.6%, placing in the 17.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 13.2%. IV traded above realized volatility by 47.8% (HV 20d: 10.8%). Max pain ranged from $38.00 to $47.00. Net GEX was positive for 2 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 0 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.20.

Notable Days

  • 2015-05-01: Highest Volume — 60 contracts
  • 2015-05-12: Largest IV drop — 57.0% change
  • 2015-05-08: Highest IV Rank — 45.4%
  • 2015-05-01: Largest Expected Move — 19.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$47.15$46.47$47.59$47.17$46.98
Max Pain$46.40$38.00$47.00$38.00$47.00
ATM IV58.6%41.3%96.1%68.1%55.8%
Expected Move13.2%10.7%19.5%19.5%16.0%
HV 20d10.8%9.4%11.5%9.8%11.5%
HV 60d11.6%11.1%11.9%11.4%11.9%
IV Rank17.4%4.5%45.4%24.5%15.3%
IV Percentile42.4%0.5%94.7%78.0%55.0%
Term Structure-16.8%-31.2%-11.7%-31.2%-19.0%
VWIV49.1%36.6%87.8%87.8%55.7%
Skew 25d4.2%3.4%6.0%6.0%5.0%
Skew 10d21.6%17.8%26.1%21.4%26.1%
Call IV 25d62.9%50.8%92.0%92.0%75.5%
Put IV 25d67.1%54.2%98.0%98.0%80.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %154.87148.65200.00152.06149.45
Gamma HHI0.870.541.000.561.00
Net GEX-846-2.2K636-667-1.3K
Net DEX-17.2K-65.5K22.4K-43.2K22.2K
Net VEX-51-890-89-45
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.200.200.200.200.20
Total Volume28.9470606010
Total OI15.7890252510

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-05-01$47.17$38.0068.1%19.5%9.8%24.5%87.8%6.0%-31.2%-667-43.2K-890.20152.06N/AN/A50101510
2015-05-04$47.34$0.0076.6%10.7%9.4%30.9%0.0%3.4%-15.0%628-65.5K-180.00148.65N/AN/A00150
2015-05-05$46.76$47.0080.9%10.9%10.3%34.1%37.2%3.5%-16.4%-619-41.1K-850.20149.45N/AN/A50101510
2015-05-06$46.47$47.0086.4%11.2%10.5%38.2%36.6%3.6%-15.8%-577-39.6K-830.20149.60N/AN/A50101510
2015-05-07$46.69$47.0090.5%11.2%10.6%41.2%37.8%3.6%-17.3%-613-40.7K-810.20149.84N/AN/A50101510
2015-05-08$47.27$0.0096.1%11.3%11.4%45.4%0.0%4.0%-16.5%636-65.3K-140.00193.75N/AN/A00150
2015-05-12$46.96$47.0041.3%11.8%11.5%4.5%41.3%0.0%0.0%-2.2K-47.6K-600.20200.00N/AN/A50101510
2015-05-13$46.85$47.0042.0%12.1%11.5%5.1%41.4%3.9%-19.5%-606-36.4K-720.20149.45N/AN/A50101510
2015-05-14$47.20$47.0042.5%12.2%11.5%5.4%43.3%3.8%-19.2%-1.3K-49.1K-590.20149.74N/AN/A50101510
2015-05-15$47.32$47.0043.0%12.3%11.5%5.8%44.4%3.9%-19.5%-1.3K-49.6K-580.20149.45N/AN/A50101510
2015-05-18$47.56$0.0044.3%12.7%10.8%6.8%0.0%4.1%-12.2%0000.00150.37N/AN/A0000
2015-05-19$47.42$0.0045.6%13.1%10.5%7.7%0.0%3.6%-11.7%0000.00154.47N/AN/A0000
2015-05-20$47.43$47.0046.4%13.3%10.5%8.3%48.3%4.2%-12.1%-1.3K21.2K-540.00149.00N/AN/A010010
2015-05-21$47.59$47.0046.6%13.4%10.5%8.4%49.8%4.3%-13.6%-1.3K20.8K-530.00149.16N/AN/A010010
2015-05-22$47.49$47.0047.9%13.7%10.4%9.5%50.3%4.3%-13.0%-1.3K21.0K-520.00149.16N/AN/A010010
2015-05-26$46.92$47.0052.2%15.0%11.2%12.6%51.8%4.8%-16.6%-1.3K22.4K-480.00149.80N/AN/A010010
2015-05-27$47.31$47.0053.0%15.2%11.4%13.3%54.7%4.7%-16.5%-1.3K21.4K-470.00149.66N/AN/A010010
2015-05-28$47.20$47.0054.3%15.6%11.4%14.2%55.4%4.8%-17.6%-1.3K21.7K-460.00149.45N/AN/A010010
2015-05-29$46.98$47.0055.8%16.0%11.5%15.3%55.7%5.0%-19.0%-1.3K22.2K-450.00149.45N/AN/A010010