FN Options History — August 2012

In August 2012, FN traded between $11.46 and $13.37. ATM implied volatility averaged 53.1%, placing in the 11.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 16.1%. IV traded above realized volatility by 2.8% (HV 20d: 50.3%). Max pain ranged from $10.00 to $12.50. Net GEX was positive for 8 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 18 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.55.

Notable Days

  • 2012-08-21: Highest Volume — 288 contracts
  • 2012-08-14: Largest IV spike — 44.4% change
  • 2012-08-20: Highest IV Rank — 19.7%
  • 2012-08-20: Largest Expected Move — 18.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$12.28$11.46$13.37$12.56$11.98
Max Pain$11.74$10.00$12.50$10.00$12.50
ATM IV53.1%37.0%65.1%59.0%51.4%
Expected Move16.1%14.1%18.7%16.9%14.7%
HV 20d50.3%43.3%56.0%52.6%43.8%
HV 60d55.9%49.2%65.9%65.9%49.2%
IV Rank11.9%1.5%19.7%15.8%10.8%
IV Percentile29.3%0.8%65.3%52.4%19.5%
Term Structure1.5%-3.8%6.5%-2.8%2.7%
VWIV57.1%49.0%64.8%60.5%51.6%
Skew 25d7.3%-5.4%20.1%3.0%-3.0%
Skew 10d10.0%-2.1%22.7%6.8%-2.1%
Call IV 25d46.4%36.0%55.9%48.6%48.2%
Put IV 25d53.8%43.2%65.5%51.6%45.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %87.2056.3799.4356.3799.27
Gamma HHI0.350.240.530.250.49
Net GEX-1.7K-4.3K2.0K-4.2K1.6K
Net DEX251.5K149.1K313.6K284.0K222.3K
Net VEX-766-986-561-859-728
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.550.002.501.000.00
Total Volume26.609028800
Total OI686.696597805627783

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-08-01$12.56$10.0059.0%16.9%52.6%15.8%0.0%3.0%-2.8%-4.2K284.0K-8590.0056.3700193434
2012-08-02$12.50$10.0055.0%15.8%51.0%13.2%0.0%4.9%2.5%-4.2K292.0K-8140.0073.7100193434
2012-08-03$12.60$10.0051.3%14.7%50.4%10.7%0.0%7.6%6.4%-4.0K282.6K-8390.0075.0100193434
2012-08-06$12.63$10.0056.6%17.5%49.5%14.2%0.0%6.5%1.3%-3.9K276.0K-8600.0079.30035193434
2012-08-07$12.26$10.0054.4%17.3%50.6%12.8%60.5%8.5%0.8%-3.4K272.3K-7041.0084.4455193404
2012-08-08$11.82$12.5059.5%17.1%52.3%16.1%0.0%18.9%0.4%-3.3K283.7K-6510.0084.8300198409
2012-08-09$11.96$12.5044.6%16.9%49.7%6.4%58.9%19.6%1.5%-3.1K289.8K-6311.0083.8255198409
2012-08-10$11.98$10.0037.0%16.9%49.1%1.5%0.0%20.1%1.6%-2.9K290.8K-5840.0084.2700193404
2012-08-13$11.86$10.0042.5%16.9%48.7%5.0%59.4%17.2%1.8%-2.9K291.6K-5620.0087.49030193404
2012-08-14$11.46$12.5061.4%16.9%50.4%17.3%0.0%14.8%1.5%-3.7K313.6K-5610.0085.3700193434
2012-08-15$11.95$12.5050.5%17.0%51.1%10.2%0.0%18.1%-1.2%-3.6K311.2K-6090.0087.89100193434
2012-08-16$12.70$12.5059.1%16.9%55.1%15.8%59.1%12.9%1.5%-4.2K284.8K-7242.5093.671025199434
2012-08-17$13.12$12.5061.5%17.6%54.7%17.4%53.8%1.9%-3.1%-4.3K266.6K-8080.0083.09440209435
2012-08-20$13.37$12.5065.1%18.7%52.6%19.7%64.8%5.6%-3.8%-3.2K239.4K-8890.1582.146510253385
2012-08-21$12.79$12.5052.7%15.1%56.0%11.7%49.0%11.1%2.4%-1.7K235.1K-8110.2695.9122860314395
2012-08-22$12.67$12.5049.0%14.1%55.4%9.3%0.0%10.4%6.5%1.5K149.1K-9860.0095.0700428377
2012-08-23$12.22$12.5051.6%14.8%55.6%10.9%51.6%0.6%2.1%1.6K188.4K-9050.0095.29040428377
2012-08-24$12.10$12.5054.0%15.5%48.2%12.5%0.0%-0.1%-0.7%1.9K197.1K-8580.0092.1900428371
2012-08-27$12.04$12.5052.5%15.0%47.2%11.5%0.0%-2.1%1.5%1.9K201.9K-8330.0095.3650428371
2012-08-28$12.09$12.5050.6%14.5%47.2%10.3%0.0%-1.1%4.7%1.9K196.7K-8320.0096.8700433371
2012-08-29$11.94$12.5051.3%14.7%43.3%10.8%0.0%-2.1%3.2%2.0K200.5K-7970.0094.8100433371
2012-08-30$11.79$12.5051.3%14.7%43.4%10.8%0.0%-5.4%3.2%1.9K215.7K-7710.0099.43300433371
2012-08-31$11.98$12.5051.4%14.7%43.8%10.8%0.0%-3.0%2.7%1.6K222.3K-7280.0099.2700412371