FEX Options History — December 2016

In December 2016, FEX traded between $48.13 and $49.90. ATM implied volatility averaged 13.7%, placing in the 23.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 3.4%. IV traded above realized volatility by 4.0% (HV 20d: 9.7%). Max pain ranged from $45.00 to $45.00. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 18 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 8.93.

Notable Days

  • 2016-12-01: Highest Volume — 38 contracts
  • 2016-12-14: Largest IV drop — 56.9% change
  • 2016-12-13: Highest IV Rank — 71.2%
  • 2016-12-01: Largest Expected Move — 4.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$49.24$48.13$49.90$48.13$48.64
Max Pain$45.00$45.00$45.00$45.00$45.00
ATM IV13.7%10.1%23.4%15.1%13.4%
Expected Move3.4%2.8%4.3%4.3%3.8%
HV 20d9.7%7.8%10.7%10.3%10.6%
HV 60d10.4%10.0%12.1%12.1%10.2%
IV Rank23.7%5.0%71.2%5.2%25.0%
IV Percentile45.0%7.9%98.0%68.3%47.2%
Term Structure7.7%-6.0%22.7%-6.0%19.7%
VWIV22.7%21.8%23.6%21.8%23.6%
Skew 25d2.1%-0.3%5.0%0.0%3.0%
Skew 10d3.4%0.6%10.7%1.2%3.9%
Call IV 25d12.5%9.4%16.5%16.5%13.8%
Put IV 25d14.6%10.7%18.4%16.5%16.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %133.71111.51166.74117.56115.30
Gamma HHI0.280.250.450.250.28
Net GEX-2.0K-3.7K-376-3.7K-2.7K
Net DEX-709-15.1K16.4K16.4K10.5K
Net VEX-124-266-30-266-156
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio8.938.509.508.509.50
Total Volume30.71421383821
Total OI49.71440575740

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2016-12-01$48.13$45.0015.1%4.3%10.3%5.2%21.8%0.0%-6.0%-3.7K16.4K-2668.50117.56N/AN/A434453
2016-12-02$48.19$45.0014.9%4.3%9.7%5.0%23.6%2.4%0.3%-3.6K7.3K-2158.50118.28N/AN/A434453
2016-12-05$48.54$0.0014.5%3.2%9.7%30.2%0.0%4.2%0.3%-3.6K11.7K-2428.50111.51N/AN/A434453
2016-12-06$48.75$0.0016.0%3.2%7.8%36.9%0.0%5.0%0.8%-3.1K7.9K-2238.50133.34N/AN/A434453
2016-12-07$49.61$0.0012.2%2.8%9.2%19.3%0.0%3.7%0.7%-2.1K-3.7K-1458.50135.51N/AN/A434453
2016-12-08$49.88$0.0014.2%3.3%8.9%28.9%0.0%1.6%1.2%-2.1K-2.3K-1598.50135.58N/AN/A434453
2016-12-09$49.88$0.0018.1%3.1%8.9%46.5%0.0%2.2%1.7%-510-15.1K-418.50136.38N/AN/A434453
2016-12-12$49.60$0.0016.8%3.3%9.4%40.8%0.0%1.5%0.5%-1.9K-8.6K-1088.50130.71N/AN/A434453
2016-12-13$49.90$0.0023.4%3.7%9.4%71.2%0.0%4.5%-0.0%-498-14.4K-448.50155.66N/AN/A434453
2016-12-14$49.51$0.0010.1%2.9%9.7%9.8%0.0%1.1%1.8%-1.8K-10.0K-898.50163.32N/AN/A434453
2016-12-15$49.68$0.0010.7%3.1%9.5%12.6%0.0%2.5%1.6%-2.2K-8.7K-1008.50165.84N/AN/A434453
2016-12-16$49.39$0.0011.4%3.3%9.7%15.7%0.0%0.9%1.2%-1.8K-8.2K-1118.50165.58N/AN/A434453
2016-12-19$49.45$0.0011.1%3.2%9.6%14.6%0.0%1.9%19.4%-2.3K8.1K-1569.50166.74N/AN/A219238
2016-12-20$49.69$0.0011.7%3.4%9.6%17.2%0.0%1.7%-1.2%-376-6.2K-309.50160.67N/AN/A219238
2016-12-21$49.47$0.0013.1%3.7%9.8%23.5%0.0%1.0%19.4%-1.0K-2.6K-719.50115.60N/AN/A219238
2016-12-22$49.16$0.0011.1%3.2%10.1%14.2%0.0%1.7%20.1%-1.1K-2.1K-719.50117.19N/AN/A219238
2016-12-23$49.28$0.0011.5%3.3%10.1%16.0%0.0%2.0%19.6%-1.2K-977-839.50118.07N/AN/A219238
2016-12-27$49.50$0.0012.2%3.5%9.7%19.6%0.0%1.8%19.5%-1.4K-2.9K-649.50117.41N/AN/A219238
2016-12-28$48.94$0.0012.6%3.6%10.7%21.2%0.0%-0.3%19.2%-1.9K2.0K-1029.50116.14N/AN/A219238
2016-12-29$48.92$0.0013.0%3.7%10.7%23.1%0.0%1.0%22.7%-2.3K6.8K-1339.50111.56N/AN/A219238
2016-12-30$48.64$0.0013.4%3.8%10.6%25.0%0.0%3.0%19.7%-2.7K10.5K-1569.50115.30N/AN/A219238