GOLD Options History — April 2012 In April 2012, GOLD traded between $40.66 and $45.70. ATM implied volatility averaged 42.4%, placing in the 58.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 12.1%. IV traded below realized volatility by 13.7% (HV 20d: 56.1%). Max pain ranged from $43.75 to $46.25. Net GEX was positive for 17 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 1 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.70.
Notable Days 2012-04-09 : Highest Volume — 13,368 contracts2012-04-30 : Largest IV spike — 8.6% change2012-04-10 : Highest IV Rank — 71.8%2012-04-16 : Largest Expected Move — 13.0%Monthly Statistics Metric Avg Min Max Open Close Price $43.46 $40.66 $45.70 $43.16 $44.58 Max Pain $44.44 $43.75 $46.25 $46.25 $43.75 ATM IV 42.4% 37.8% 46.5% 39.8% 41.1% Expected Move 12.1% 10.8% 13.0% 11.4% 11.8% HV 20d 56.1% 46.2% 66.0% 51.7% 49.8% HV 60d 41.9% 37.3% 43.9% 37.3% 43.9% IV Rank 58.5% 43.7% 71.8% 50.1% 54.3% IV Percentile 82.6% 57.9% 94.4% 73.8% 74.2% Term Structure -2.0% -3.4% 0.1% -0.4% -3.0% VWIV 42.5% 39.1% 45.2% 40.4% 41.0% Skew 25d 4.7% 3.0% 5.7% 4.3% 4.1% Skew 10d 9.2% 5.0% 11.7% 8.8% 8.6% Call IV 25d 40.6% 37.2% 43.2% 38.8% 39.6% Put IV 25d 45.4% 41.2% 48.9% 43.1% 43.7% Bid-Ask Spread % 13.71 10.14 19.75 19.14 11.73 Gamma HHI 0.10 0.09 0.13 0.11 0.10 Net GEX 516.0K -387.3K 1.6M 43.9K 882.6K Net DEX 7.9M -31.2M 45.5M 36.9M -15.6M Net VEX -541.6K -601.7K -439.2K -439.2K -539.8K Div Yield 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% P/C Ratio 0.70 0.16 1.53 0.24 0.53 Total Volume 4,329.4 1,462 13,368 9,002 1,532 Total OI 96,331.3 80,466 110,726 86,086 84,062
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 2012-04-02 $43.16 $46.25 39.8% 11.4% 51.7% 50.1% 40.4% 4.3% -0.4% 43.9K 36.9M -439.2K 0.24 19.14 N/A N/A 7,252 1,750 51,732 34,354 2012-04-03 $41.80 $46.25 41.8% 12.0% 52.0% 56.6% 42.0% 3.6% -0.8% -220.7K 41.4M -462.6K 0.62 10.14 N/A N/A 4,844 3,022 57,028 35,246 2012-04-04 $40.66 $46.25 42.2% 12.1% 51.7% 57.8% 44.5% 3.4% 0.1% -348.4K 45.5M -467.9K 0.78 13.11 N/A N/A 3,504 2,750 59,714 35,964 2012-04-05 $40.72 $46.25 41.7% 12.0% 50.3% 56.2% 42.0% 3.0% -0.2% -387.3K 44.9M -475.8K 0.40 16.62 N/A N/A 2,384 960 60,472 37,474 2012-04-09 $44.45 $45.00 43.7% 12.2% 61.9% 62.8% 42.7% 4.9% -3.3% 1.3M -9.5M -574.7K 0.82 19.75 N/A N/A 7,352 6,016 61,802 37,716 2012-04-10 $43.87 $45.00 46.5% 12.8% 61.9% 71.8% 44.5% 5.3% -3.1% 571.8K 6.2M -583.7K 0.55 11.02 N/A N/A 3,694 2,040 61,846 41,168 2012-04-11 $42.65 $45.00 45.0% 12.8% 62.2% 67.1% 43.7% 5.2% -3.0% 191.7K 21.9M -555.0K 0.71 12.80 N/A N/A 2,044 1,456 63,456 40,650 2012-04-12 $45.05 $43.75 43.1% 12.3% 66.0% 60.7% 43.2% 4.9% -2.5% 1.6M -19.2M -601.7K 0.42 15.61 N/A N/A 2,406 1,010 63,990 40,648 2012-04-13 $44.52 $43.75 43.9% 12.6% 65.7% 63.4% 43.7% 5.3% -2.7% 1.1M -7.0M -589.8K 1.53 16.30 N/A N/A 1,586 2,422 63,820 40,456 2012-04-16 $43.40 $43.75 45.3% 13.0% 65.7% 67.9% 45.2% 5.7% -3.4% 317.0K 10.6M -557.4K 0.72 11.69 N/A N/A 3,664 2,648 64,390 41,370 2012-04-17 $43.55 $43.75 43.8% 12.5% 65.7% 63.0% 43.3% 5.4% -2.6% 222.2K 8.6M -597.6K 1.45 10.91 N/A N/A 876 1,270 66,738 43,988 2012-04-18 $43.60 $43.75 43.2% 12.4% 65.6% 61.2% 44.6% 5.4% -2.5% 63.3K 12.9M -565.3K 0.16 12.50 N/A N/A 2,598 416 64,978 43,576 2012-04-19 $43.63 $43.75 42.4% 12.2% 65.4% 58.6% 43.4% 5.3% -2.4% 4.3K 12.9M -552.0K 1.33 16.34 N/A N/A 628 834 64,446 43,278 2012-04-20 $43.56 $43.75 40.6% 11.6% 46.2% 52.8% 39.5% 4.9% -1.6% 1.4M 14.3M -539.8K 0.24 12.31 N/A N/A 2,318 562 64,532 43,604 2012-04-23 $42.27 $43.75 43.3% 12.4% 47.1% 61.5% 44.0% 5.6% -2.6% 208.4K 10.7M -513.0K 1.20 12.25 N/A N/A 2,136 2,558 49,112 31,354 2012-04-24 $42.43 $43.75 42.2% 12.1% 47.2% 57.8% 41.9% 5.3% -2.2% 152.0K 10.8M -522.1K 0.98 13.68 N/A N/A 1,016 1,000 49,572 32,708 2012-04-25 $44.10 $43.75 40.2% 11.5% 48.7% 51.5% 40.7% 4.6% -1.5% 653.0K -8.4M -552.6K 0.35 13.14 N/A N/A 1,586 562 50,154 33,502 2012-04-26 $45.51 $43.75 40.1% 11.5% 48.9% 51.1% 41.1% 4.3% -1.9% 1.3M -28.7M -577.6K 0.53 12.82 N/A N/A 1,484 790 50,858 33,084 2012-04-27 $45.70 $43.75 37.8% 10.8% 48.9% 43.7% 39.1% 4.1% -1.3% 1.3M -31.2M -564.9K 0.48 12.22 N/A N/A 1,090 528 50,492 33,292 2012-04-30 $44.58 $43.75 41.1% 11.8% 49.8% 54.3% 41.0% 4.1% -3.0% 882.6K -15.6M -539.8K 0.53 11.73 N/A N/A 1,000 532 50,612 33,450
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