GOLD Options History — April 2011 In April 2011, GOLD traded between $40.78 and $43.92. ATM implied volatility averaged 33.0%, placing in the 26.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 9.5%. IV traded below realized volatility by 15.4% (HV 20d: 48.4%). Max pain ranged from $37.50 to $40.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 5 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.51.
Notable Days 2011-04-05 : Highest Volume — 24,256 contracts2011-04-05 : Largest IV spike — 14.9% change2011-04-11 : Highest IV Rank — 45.0%2011-04-11 : Largest Expected Move — 10.2%Monthly Statistics Metric Avg Min Max Open Close Price $42.84 $40.78 $43.92 $41.80 $43.28 Max Pain $39.50 $37.50 $40.00 $37.50 $40.00 ATM IV 33.0% 29.6% 37.5% 29.6% 31.5% Expected Move 9.5% 8.5% 10.2% 8.5% 9.0% HV 20d 48.4% 36.8% 50.5% 47.9% 36.8% HV 60d 37.4% 34.3% 38.4% 34.3% 37.1% IV Rank 26.6% 12.8% 45.0% 12.8% 20.7% IV Percentile 47.1% 15.5% 82.1% 15.5% 33.7% Term Structure -0.4% -1.2% 2.3% 2.3% -1.0% VWIV 33.4% 29.6% 35.9% 29.6% 31.9% Skew 25d 0.5% -0.4% 1.6% 0.0% 1.4% Skew 10d 1.2% -0.7% 4.0% 2.0% 1.7% Call IV 25d 33.4% 30.0% 35.9% 30.0% 31.8% Put IV 25d 33.9% 30.1% 36.2% 30.1% 33.2% Bid-Ask Spread % 14.83 8.57 20.80 20.80 17.13 Gamma HHI 0.17 0.14 0.22 0.19 0.15 Net GEX 2.2M 947.9K 3.4M 2.1M 3.4M Net DEX -58.6M -85.8M -30.1M -55.0M -62.9M Net VEX -665.4K -778.0K -552.8K -558.3K -778.0K Div Yield 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% P/C Ratio 0.51 0.05 2.12 0.14 0.36 Total Volume 7,262.1 988 24,256 15,328 4,688 Total OI 96,731.7 84,538 108,892 86,116 108,892
Daily Data (20 trading days) Date Price Max Pain ATM IV Exp Move HV 20d IV Rank VWIV Skew 25d Term Str GEX DEX VEX P/C Spread % Call Wall Put Wall Call Vol Put Vol Call OI Put OI 2011-04-01 $41.80 $37.50 29.6% 8.5% 47.9% 12.8% 29.6% 0.0% 2.3% 2.1M -55.0M -558.3K 0.14 20.80 N/A N/A 13,482 1,846 43,726 42,390 2011-04-04 $40.78 $37.50 31.1% 9.3% 45.9% 19.1% 33.1% 1.0% -0.1% 1.8M -36.5M -554.3K 0.91 13.75 N/A N/A 2,942 2,666 43,858 43,048 2011-04-05 $43.92 $37.50 35.8% 9.9% 49.0% 37.8% 33.7% 1.1% -1.2% 1.7M -81.3M -552.8K 0.33 13.18 N/A N/A 18,264 5,992 42,954 44,364 2011-04-06 $42.83 $37.50 34.9% 10.0% 50.4% 34.5% 35.2% 0.3% -0.8% 2.0M -69.8M -609.4K 0.28 14.23 N/A N/A 5,676 1,566 48,228 46,348 2011-04-07 $42.68 $40.00 34.8% 10.1% 48.4% 33.7% 35.3% 0.7% -1.0% 2.2M -67.8M -618.4K 0.45 15.45 N/A N/A 3,602 1,618 49,746 46,676 2011-04-08 $43.60 $40.00 32.8% 10.1% 48.6% 25.8% 35.1% 0.2% -0.9% 2.5M -85.8M -639.6K 0.46 13.10 N/A N/A 4,892 2,236 52,006 47,856 2011-04-11 $42.92 $40.00 37.5% 10.2% 49.2% 45.0% 35.9% 0.3% -1.2% 2.4M -73.4M -659.7K 0.74 8.57 N/A N/A 2,184 1,610 53,040 49,574 2011-04-12 $42.53 $40.00 35.5% 10.1% 49.0% 36.6% 35.4% -0.0% -1.1% 2.5M -66.2M -655.1K 0.33 9.29 N/A N/A 2,224 730 53,520 50,246 2011-04-13 $42.15 $40.00 32.7% 10.0% 48.7% 25.4% 35.0% -0.2% -1.0% 2.6M -56.4M -648.5K 1.44 10.76 N/A N/A 1,872 2,698 53,202 50,178 2011-04-14 $43.10 $40.00 34.7% 10.0% 49.0% 33.6% 34.9% -0.3% -0.3% 3.0M -75.7M -661.1K 0.54 12.26 N/A N/A 1,244 676 53,606 52,036 2011-04-15 $43.08 $40.00 33.4% 9.6% 49.1% 28.3% 33.5% -0.4% 0.1% 2.3M -73.8M -658.4K 0.26 12.73 N/A N/A 2,908 744 52,862 52,230 2011-04-18 $42.70 $40.00 33.0% 9.4% 49.4% 26.5% 33.1% 0.1% -0.0% 947.9K -30.1M -641.5K 0.11 16.00 N/A N/A 12,514 1,358 42,260 42,278 2011-04-19 $42.66 $40.00 31.4% 9.0% 49.5% 20.1% 31.6% 0.2% 0.3% 1.6M -38.5M -729.0K 0.50 19.93 N/A N/A 658 330 52,358 43,086 2011-04-20 $43.45 $40.00 31.6% 9.1% 49.4% 21.1% 32.1% 1.2% 0.3% 1.9M -51.2M -733.4K 2.12 19.28 N/A N/A 4,340 9,194 52,410 43,336 2011-04-21 $43.60 $40.00 31.4% 9.0% 49.4% 20.2% 31.9% 1.1% 0.3% 2.4M -57.2M -727.9K 0.61 17.76 N/A N/A 1,434 880 53,948 39,570 2011-04-25 $42.66 $40.00 33.2% 9.5% 50.5% 27.3% 33.4% 0.6% -0.2% 2.0M -40.6M -695.0K 0.12 14.89 N/A N/A 5,082 628 52,698 39,004 2011-04-26 $42.82 $40.00 32.2% 9.2% 48.7% 23.2% 32.4% 0.1% -0.3% 2.1M -44.7M -719.6K 0.11 15.13 N/A N/A 1,482 160 54,022 39,408 2011-04-27 $43.52 $40.00 31.2% 8.9% 48.7% 19.3% 33.0% 1.6% -1.1% 2.4M -54.1M -713.0K 0.05 13.55 N/A N/A 14,308 668 54,470 39,440 2011-04-28 $42.73 $40.00 31.8% 9.1% 49.6% 21.9% 31.8% 0.7% -1.1% 3.0M -51.5M -754.3K 0.45 18.77 N/A N/A 4,042 1,804 65,944 39,816 2011-04-29 $43.28 $40.00 31.5% 9.0% 36.8% 20.7% 31.9% 1.4% -1.0% 3.4M -62.9M -778.0K 0.36 17.13 N/A N/A 3,442 1,246 67,982 40,910
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