GOLD Options History — December 2011 In December 2011, GOLD traded between $49.10 and $54.40. ATM implied volatility averaged 38.0%, placing in the 44.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.7%. IV traded below realized volatility by 8.4% (HV 20d: 46.4%). Max pain ranged from $45.00 to $52.50. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 19 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.34.
Notable Days 2011-12-16 : Highest Volume — 9,530 contracts2011-12-12 : Largest IV spike — 16.9% change2011-12-14 : Highest IV Rank — 61.3%2011-12-01 : Largest Expected Move — 11.9%Monthly Statistics Metric Avg Min Max Open Close Price $51.86 $49.10 $54.40 $53.41 $51.05 Max Pain $47.32 $45.00 $52.50 $52.50 $47.50 ATM IV 38.0% 32.6% 43.3% 41.5% 35.9% Expected Move 10.7% 9.3% 11.9% 11.9% 10.3% HV 20d 46.4% 34.4% 50.4% 49.7% 34.6% HV 60d 45.7% 40.7% 47.7% 47.7% 40.7% IV Rank 44.3% 26.7% 61.3% 55.6% 37.5% IV Percentile 68.8% 39.3% 90.1% 83.3% 61.5% Term Structure 2.8% -0.9% 5.0% -0.9% 4.0% VWIV 37.4% 31.7% 43.4% 41.3% 34.0% Skew 25d 3.5% 1.9% 4.3% 1.9% 2.6% Skew 10d 6.9% 4.1% 9.1% 4.1% 5.8% Call IV 25d 35.8% 31.3% 40.8% 40.8% 34.6% Put IV 25d 39.2% 34.5% 42.7% 42.7% 37.2% Bid-Ask Spread % 23.26 11.60 31.24 13.32 11.62 Gamma HHI 0.15 0.09 0.28 0.17 0.12 Net GEX 1.4M -1.1M 4.1M 2.2M 310.2K Net DEX -54.9M -120.7M 13.2M -85.7M -36.8M Net VEX -511.4K -638.2K -456.2K -638.2K -461.3K Div Yield 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% P/C Ratio 1.34 0.14 7.02 0.80 0.26 Total Volume 2,878.952 294 9,530 3,100 1,996 Total OI 119,232.19 88,186 147,140 139,050 91,276
Daily Data (21 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 2011-12-01 $53.41 $52.50 41.5% 11.9% 49.7% 55.6% 41.3% 1.9% -0.9% 2.2M -85.7M -638.2K 0.80 13.32 N/A N/A 1,726 1,374 71,336 67,714 2011-12-02 $52.13 $50.00 40.3% 11.5% 47.1% 51.6% 40.4% 2.1% -0.4% 1.8M -64.0M -606.2K 0.69 11.60 N/A N/A 836 576 71,996 65,500 2011-12-05 $52.19 $45.00 41.4% 11.3% 47.1% 55.3% 40.9% 4.1% 1.7% 2.0M -65.3M -574.8K 0.75 22.06 N/A N/A 1,236 928 72,478 65,656 2011-12-06 $53.19 $46.25 40.2% 11.1% 47.8% 51.2% 40.0% 3.9% 2.0% 2.9M -91.6M -574.2K 1.06 25.86 N/A N/A 1,248 1,326 72,074 66,062 2011-12-07 $54.40 $46.25 39.6% 10.9% 48.8% 49.4% 37.9% 4.3% 2.1% 3.8M -120.7M -569.8K 1.21 27.07 N/A N/A 1,662 2,006 71,980 66,054 2011-12-08 $53.33 $46.25 41.4% 11.5% 48.9% 55.5% 43.4% 4.1% 2.0% 3.1M -94.0M -557.4K 7.02 27.79 N/A N/A 486 3,410 72,386 66,986 2011-12-09 $54.26 $46.25 35.9% 10.6% 49.4% 37.6% 37.2% 3.8% 2.6% 4.1M -114.2M -534.1K 0.35 31.24 N/A N/A 450 158 72,570 68,740 2011-12-12 $52.73 $46.25 42.0% 11.1% 47.9% 57.2% 37.6% 3.8% 2.3% 3.0M -76.4M -499.7K 0.30 27.26 N/A N/A 2,158 644 72,752 68,736 2011-12-13 $51.27 $46.25 40.5% 10.8% 48.4% 52.4% 38.1% 3.6% 2.8% 1.6M -41.6M -477.2K 0.51 25.14 N/A N/A 2,874 1,476 73,782 68,686 2011-12-14 $49.78 $46.25 43.3% 11.5% 47.9% 61.3% 40.7% 4.0% 1.8% -543.2K -4.0M -470.0K 1.85 23.91 N/A N/A 3,214 5,958 73,756 69,422 2011-12-15 $49.10 $47.50 39.1% 11.2% 48.0% 47.9% 38.9% 3.7% 2.4% -1.1M 13.2M -463.3K 2.47 23.50 N/A N/A 880 2,172 74,374 72,766 2011-12-16 $50.90 $47.50 37.5% 10.7% 49.7% 42.5% 36.7% 3.5% 3.8% 714.1K -39.7M -456.2K 0.36 21.18 N/A N/A 7,026 2,504 74,510 72,200 2011-12-19 $50.31 $47.50 36.7% 10.5% 49.0% 40.0% 36.5% 3.8% 3.7% 230.3K -28.4M -490.3K 0.75 22.01 N/A N/A 536 400 46,860 41,326 2011-12-20 $52.56 $47.50 34.6% 9.9% 50.4% 33.3% 34.7% 3.4% 4.2% 991.3K -54.2M -502.6K 0.86 26.90 N/A N/A 1,122 964 47,120 41,524 2011-12-21 $52.32 $47.50 33.6% 9.6% 49.9% 29.9% 35.3% 3.7% 5.0% 922.2K -52.8M -496.5K 3.54 30.90 N/A N/A 152 538 47,690 41,942 2011-12-22 $51.87 $47.50 33.0% 9.5% 49.0% 28.1% 33.8% 3.6% 5.0% 712.6K -46.9M -492.5K 1.16 30.09 N/A N/A 136 158 47,704 42,172 2011-12-23 $52.20 $47.50 32.6% 9.3% 48.5% 26.7% 31.7% 3.2% 4.8% 843.4K -50.8M -482.0K 0.20 24.28 N/A N/A 640 126 47,756 42,204 2011-12-27 $51.19 $47.50 35.6% 10.2% 43.0% 36.5% 33.9% 3.1% 3.5% 403.7K -37.8M -460.5K 0.14 28.18 N/A N/A 4,624 638 47,686 42,278 2011-12-28 $50.26 $47.50 36.7% 10.5% 35.4% 40.0% 36.4% 3.4% 3.6% 345.0K -30.1M -469.4K 1.84 20.35 N/A N/A 468 860 50,314 42,412 2011-12-29 $50.61 $47.50 36.6% 10.5% 34.4% 39.7% 37.0% 3.2% 3.6% 172.4K -31.0M -464.4K 2.04 14.18 N/A N/A 254 518 48,306 42,790 2011-12-30 $51.05 $47.50 35.9% 10.3% 34.6% 37.5% 34.0% 2.6% 4.0% 310.2K -36.8M -461.3K 0.26 11.62 N/A N/A 1,588 408 48,384 42,892
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