IBKR Options History — October 2020

In October 2020, IBKR traded between $11.82 and $12.89. ATM implied volatility averaged 33.3%, placing in the 10.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 9.1% (HV 20d: 24.2%). Max pain ranged from $11.25 to $12.50. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 3 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.23.

Notable Days

  • 2020-10-20: Highest Volume — 10,556 contracts
  • 2020-10-30: Largest IV spike — 16.9% change
  • 2020-10-30: Highest IV Rank — 21.8%
  • 2020-10-30: Largest Expected Move — 12.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$12.40$11.82$12.89$12.11$11.82
Max Pain$12.39$11.25$12.50$12.50$12.50
ATM IV33.3%28.4%41.8%31.4%41.8%
Expected Move10.0%9.0%12.0%9.0%12.0%
HV 20d24.2%21.1%34.1%33.3%21.7%
HV 60d26.6%25.7%27.9%27.8%25.7%
IV Rank10.9%4.6%21.8%8.4%21.8%
IV Percentile36.4%11.1%70.2%25.0%70.2%
Term Structure-0.8%-3.8%2.6%2.6%-3.8%
VWIV34.9%31.1%41.1%33.7%41.1%
Skew 25d3.1%1.1%5.6%3.0%2.7%
Skew 10d5.2%-5.7%11.2%1.8%5.2%
Call IV 25d34.5%32.1%40.2%34.7%40.2%
Put IV 25d37.6%33.8%42.9%37.7%42.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %39.1422.7575.4531.1536.96
Gamma HHI0.240.200.280.200.23
Net GEX466.0K135.4K782.0K224.0K135.4K
Net DEX-9.1M-17.2M-293.1K-4.3M-293.1K
Net VEX-112.2K-121.6K-102.9K-121.6K-102.9K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.230.020.880.100.14
Total Volume2,790.54598410,5561,6003,192
Total OI90,654.90983,82895,57285,56493,608

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2020-10-01$12.11$12.5031.4%9.0%33.3%8.4%33.7%3.0%2.6%224.0K-4.3M-121.6K0.1031.15N/AN/A1,45214844,13641,428
2020-10-02$12.26$12.5035.2%10.1%33.8%13.4%35.1%1.1%1.1%289.5K-6.3M-120.7K0.0228.70N/AN/A4,5009244,74441,328
2020-10-05$12.40$11.2531.5%10.4%34.1%8.6%35.3%4.0%-0.7%364.7K-8.2M-117.9K0.1253.51N/AN/A2,80033646,23641,392
2020-10-06$12.54$11.2530.5%10.3%22.4%7.3%35.1%4.2%-0.2%489.3K-10.2M-117.5K0.1336.77N/AN/A5,92877647,22441,408
2020-10-07$12.67$12.5029.3%10.1%21.8%5.8%34.0%4.9%-0.1%616.4K-13.3M-118.8K0.0835.14N/AN/A2,50020448,24841,436
2020-10-08$12.85$12.5028.4%10.3%21.1%4.6%35.3%5.6%-1.2%723.8K-16.0M-115.9K0.1039.55N/AN/A1,09210449,12841,580
2020-10-09$12.68$12.5028.4%10.0%22.0%4.6%34.9%3.1%-0.7%649.0K-13.8M-113.1K0.5943.76N/AN/A65238449,70441,540
2020-10-12$12.89$12.5030.8%9.9%22.5%7.7%33.4%3.6%-0.5%698.7K-17.2M-109.5K0.1640.86N/AN/A2,92048049,86441,868
2020-10-13$12.76$12.5029.9%9.9%22.1%6.5%33.9%3.2%-0.8%675.4K-15.8M-114.5K0.2444.63N/AN/A1,02824451,18442,104
2020-10-14$12.41$12.5034.3%9.8%24.6%12.2%33.9%3.6%-0.8%647.7K-9.3M-109.6K0.8839.66N/AN/A2,0481,80051,39242,164
2020-10-15$12.54$12.5035.4%10.1%24.8%13.6%35.4%3.2%-1.3%782.0K-11.4M-113.4K0.1037.30N/AN/A1,79618851,71242,864
2020-10-16$12.63$12.5034.6%9.9%24.8%12.6%34.1%3.1%-1.2%674.6K-15.0M-112.3K0.1629.75N/AN/A1,10018052,75242,820
2020-10-19$12.37$12.5036.0%10.3%26.0%14.4%37.1%3.4%-2.0%365.2K-8.3M-108.4K0.7540.15N/AN/A1,22891643,72840,100
2020-10-20$12.54$12.5037.2%10.7%25.3%16.0%37.5%1.7%-2.2%438.8K-10.5M-110.9K0.1636.45N/AN/A9,1321,42444,00440,872
2020-10-21$12.44$12.5032.1%9.2%21.5%9.4%32.5%1.5%-0.0%556.0K-10.1M-116.0K0.1428.64N/AN/A5,10471650,43642,064
2020-10-22$12.45$12.5033.3%9.6%21.3%10.9%33.4%1.7%-0.5%492.0K-9.7M-113.9K0.2629.23N/AN/A83221648,82442,408
2020-10-23$12.37$12.5032.0%9.2%21.3%9.3%31.1%1.6%0.4%455.7K-8.1M-111.0K0.0736.67N/AN/A1,1087649,02042,528
2020-10-26$12.06$12.5035.0%10.0%22.1%13.1%35.2%2.0%-1.6%242.6K-3.5M-105.3K0.3233.00N/AN/A81626448,55242,652
2020-10-27$12.05$12.5033.3%9.6%21.9%11.0%33.5%1.8%-0.0%236.6K-3.2M-104.2K0.2522.75N/AN/A88021648,98842,820
2020-10-28$12.02$12.5036.3%10.4%21.9%14.7%36.8%4.6%-2.1%245.5K-3.1M-105.6K0.2375.45N/AN/A1,25228449,46842,844
2020-10-29$11.99$12.5035.7%10.2%21.8%14.0%35.8%4.3%-0.9%249.2K-2.9M-105.0K0.1561.06N/AN/A85612850,29242,944
2020-10-30$11.82$12.5041.8%12.0%21.7%21.8%41.1%2.7%-3.8%135.4K-293.1K-102.9K0.1436.96N/AN/A2,80838450,59643,012