FEX Options History — May 2016

In May 2016, FEX traded between $43.73 and $45.18. ATM implied volatility averaged 13.6%, placing in the 2.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 3.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 2.0% (HV 20d: 11.6%). Max pain ranged from $46.00 to $46.00. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 18 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.59.

Notable Days

  • 2016-05-02: Highest Volume — 44 contracts
  • 2016-05-24: Largest IV drop — 32.4% change
  • 2016-05-05: Highest IV Rank — 4.0%
  • 2016-05-05: Largest Expected Move — 4.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$44.32$43.73$45.18$44.77$45.18
Max Pain$46.00$46.00$46.00$46.00$46.00
ATM IV13.6%10.0%15.3%14.6%11.9%
Expected Move3.9%2.9%4.3%4.2%3.4%
HV 20d11.6%10.9%12.4%12.3%11.0%
HV 60d12.6%11.5%14.6%14.6%11.5%
IV Rank2.8%0.2%4.0%3.6%1.6%
IV Percentile16.5%1.2%27.0%19.8%7.1%
Term Structure0.8%-3.6%2.4%-3.6%0.3%
VWIV11.6%10.6%12.7%11.8%10.8%
Skew 25d4.0%-2.5%7.6%3.8%1.0%
Skew 10d5.4%0.8%17.1%0.8%1.2%
Call IV 25d12.2%9.6%18.1%14.1%12.1%
Put IV 25d16.2%12.6%19.8%18.0%13.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %108.3499.07114.07108.64113.50
Gamma HHI0.630.530.850.610.85
Net GEX5.6K4.3K8.5K5.7K8.5K
Net DEX28.7K8.3K56.1K11.9K12.7K
Net VEX-201-281-119-281-159
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.591.591.591.591.59
Total Volume4444444444
Total OI6363636363

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2016-05-02$44.77$0.0014.6%4.2%12.3%3.6%0.0%3.8%-3.6%5.7K11.9K-2811.59108.64N/AN/A17273627
2016-05-03$44.32$0.0013.4%3.9%12.1%2.7%0.0%-2.5%2.4%4.8K19.6K-2771.59110.41N/AN/A17273627
2016-05-04$44.03$0.0014.9%4.3%12.0%3.8%0.0%1.8%0.4%4.4K29.6K-2621.59110.55N/AN/A17273627
2016-05-05$43.91$46.0015.3%4.3%10.9%4.0%11.8%3.6%0.9%4.3K30.7K-2401.59108.83N/AN/A17273627
2016-05-06$44.11$46.0014.3%4.3%11.0%3.3%11.5%3.9%1.5%4.8K31.3K-2301.5999.75N/AN/A17273627
2016-05-09$44.16$46.0014.9%4.2%11.0%3.8%12.1%4.1%1.1%4.8K27.3K-2421.5999.07N/AN/A17273627
2016-05-10$44.69$46.0014.2%3.7%11.5%3.2%11.2%6.8%0.9%6.1K23.7K-2341.59105.70N/AN/A17273627
2016-05-11$44.28$46.0014.4%4.1%11.2%3.4%11.4%4.3%2.0%5.2K16.1K-2501.59102.46N/AN/A17273627
2016-05-12$44.22$46.0013.9%4.0%11.1%3.0%11.3%4.4%2.2%5.3K29.7K-2151.59105.67N/AN/A17273627
2016-05-13$43.85$46.0013.3%3.8%11.5%2.6%12.6%7.6%1.3%4.9K52.3K-1501.59108.55N/AN/A17273627
2016-05-16$44.22$46.0013.6%3.9%11.7%2.8%10.6%4.0%1.9%5.6K33.1K-1841.59109.58N/AN/A17273627
2016-05-17$44.10$46.0013.5%3.9%11.5%2.7%12.2%6.6%1.2%5.3K35.4K-1821.59110.20N/AN/A17273627
2016-05-18$43.79$46.0014.0%4.0%11.7%3.1%12.6%5.8%1.4%4.9K56.1K-1191.59109.94N/AN/A17273627
2016-05-19$43.73$46.0014.0%4.0%11.4%3.1%11.8%5.9%1.1%4.8K52.7K-1311.59105.74N/AN/A17273627
2016-05-20$44.03$46.0013.7%3.9%11.6%2.9%12.0%5.6%1.2%5.4K40.0K-1581.59110.73N/AN/A17273627
2016-05-23$43.97$46.0014.8%4.3%11.6%3.7%12.7%4.5%0.0%5.4K37.1K-1581.59108.66N/AN/A17273627
2016-05-24$44.58$46.0010.0%2.9%12.4%0.2%10.6%6.5%1.8%6.6K30.4K-1671.59112.01N/AN/A17273627
2016-05-25$44.84$46.0013.2%3.8%12.4%2.5%10.6%4.5%-0.6%6.3K14.8K-1891.59109.58N/AN/A17273627
2016-05-26$44.81$46.0012.0%3.4%11.4%1.6%12.4%0.0%-1.0%7.0K8.3K-2061.59111.58N/AN/A17273627
2016-05-27$45.10$46.0010.7%3.1%11.3%0.7%10.8%1.6%0.7%8.3K10.2K-1821.59114.07N/AN/A17273627
2016-05-31$45.18$46.0011.9%3.4%11.0%1.6%10.8%1.0%0.3%8.5K12.7K-1591.59113.50N/AN/A17273627