GLD Options History — November 2018

In November 2018, GLD traded between $113.62 and $116.70. ATM implied volatility averaged 10.3%, placing in the 41.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 3.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 0.4% (HV 20d: 9.9%). Max pain ranged from $115.00 to $116.00. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 10 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.90.

Notable Days

  • 2018-11-14: Highest Volume — 206,704 contracts
  • 2018-11-07: Largest IV drop — 10.0% change
  • 2018-11-01: Highest IV Rank — 55.4%
  • 2018-11-01: Largest Expected Move — 3.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$115.44$113.62$116.70$116.70$115.57
Max Pain$115.76$115.00$116.00$115.00$116.00
ATM IV10.3%9.2%11.0%11.0%9.2%
Expected Move3.0%2.8%3.4%3.4%2.8%
HV 20d9.9%7.7%12.8%12.8%7.7%
HV 60d10.3%9.7%11.2%11.1%9.8%
IV Rank41.3%16.0%55.4%55.4%16.0%
IV Percentile60.2%7.1%84.5%84.5%7.1%
Term Structure-0.1%-0.4%0.2%0.0%0.2%
VWIV11.2%10.2%12.9%12.7%10.2%
Skew 25d-0.8%-1.8%0.2%-1.8%-0.2%
Skew 10d-1.2%-3.2%0.3%-3.2%0.2%
Call IV 25d11.2%9.6%12.5%12.5%9.6%
Put IV 25d10.4%9.4%11.3%10.7%9.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %3.031.653.943.463.57
Gamma HHI0.080.060.150.080.07
Net GEX324.5M760.5K650.9M487.8M306.1M
Net DEX-2.02B-3.53B-174.5M-3.53B-1.81B
Net VEX-27.7M-30.1M-26.0M-30.0M-26.2M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.900.421.580.571.18
Total Volume140,132.429101,863206,704183,028150,740
Total OI2,538,382.7142,358,8552,683,6662,569,1702,568,736

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-11-01$116.70$115.0011.0%3.4%12.8%55.4%12.7%-1.8%0.0%487.8M-3.53B-30.0M0.573.46116,43566,5931,822,925746,245
2018-11-02$116.68$115.0011.0%3.3%12.8%54.6%12.9%-1.6%-0.0%469.4M-3.50B-30.1M0.703.9194,97766,0641,848,009761,819
2018-11-05$116.42$116.0010.9%3.1%11.8%53.5%12.0%-1.5%-0.0%431.3M-3.09B-29.4M0.712.6962,65944,3421,813,578726,937
2018-11-06$115.98$116.0010.9%3.1%11.9%54.4%11.5%-1.5%-0.0%392.8M-2.68B-29.0M0.562.6275,94942,8331,841,786728,766
2018-11-07$115.93$116.009.9%2.9%11.9%31.2%10.6%-1.1%0.0%395.0M-2.53B-27.9M0.582.6381,61247,0621,862,585735,123
2018-11-08$115.74$116.0010.0%2.9%7.9%33.1%10.5%-0.7%0.1%347.8M-2.33B-27.9M0.903.4063,13356,8591,866,058738,086
2018-11-09$114.37$116.0010.0%2.9%8.8%34.0%10.7%-0.3%0.1%760.5K-708.4M-26.8M1.363.3372,20798,4841,871,191747,519
2018-11-12$113.66$116.0010.6%3.1%8.8%47.0%10.9%-0.1%0.1%87.6M-174.5M-26.2M1.252.5251,37163,9551,820,669748,749
2018-11-13$113.62$116.0010.6%3.1%8.7%47.2%11.1%0.2%0.0%95.1M-202.2M-26.3M1.142.6151,09758,1681,827,898755,578
2018-11-14$114.62$116.0011.0%3.2%9.4%55.4%11.6%-0.4%0.1%227.8M-1.28B-28.0M0.443.75143,69263,0121,841,872766,843
2018-11-15$114.81$115.0010.6%3.1%9.4%47.8%11.6%-0.5%0.1%327.1M-1.58B-27.7M0.423.94120,90650,2971,886,404767,284
2018-11-16$115.52$115.0010.3%3.0%9.7%40.7%10.9%-0.7%0.2%650.9M-2.50B-28.0M0.612.2588,78553,7701,908,814774,852
2018-11-19$115.78$115.0010.9%3.1%9.6%52.5%11.6%-1.2%-0.3%368.0M-2.38B-28.1M0.803.0173,52058,7411,713,944644,911
2018-11-20$115.49$116.0010.8%3.1%9.4%51.8%11.8%-1.2%-0.4%347.6M-2.12B-28.1M1.063.1856,37059,9651,737,303658,097
2018-11-21$115.96$116.0010.5%3.0%9.5%44.2%11.2%-1.0%-0.3%389.4M-2.49B-27.8M0.702.9688,06561,8261,748,992678,267
2018-11-23$115.77$116.0010.3%3.0%9.5%40.9%10.9%-1.1%-0.3%343.7M-2.35B-27.9M0.933.3954,00350,3821,774,464689,880
2018-11-26$115.64$116.009.9%2.9%9.4%32.7%10.8%-0.5%-0.2%327.0M-2.05B-26.8M0.972.6151,63250,2311,748,582672,986
2018-11-27$114.81$116.009.9%2.9%9.6%32.6%10.8%0.2%-0.2%218.5M-1.21B-26.1M1.582.8756,71589,4691,751,085680,548
2018-11-28$115.47$116.009.5%2.8%9.7%22.7%10.3%-0.4%-0.2%272.1M-1.83B-26.0M1.221.6577,24093,9921,762,383720,153
2018-11-29$115.79$116.009.4%2.8%9.4%20.6%10.7%-0.6%-0.2%327.9M-2.14B-26.5M1.163.1962,86772,7611,792,203753,913
2018-11-30$115.57$116.009.2%2.8%7.7%16.0%10.2%-0.2%0.2%306.1M-1.81B-26.2M1.183.5769,07681,6641,806,039762,697