IBKR Options History — January 2021

In January 2021, IBKR traded between $15.37 and $17.47. ATM implied volatility averaged 38.2%, placing in the 16.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.7%. IV traded above realized volatility by 3.4% (HV 20d: 34.7%). Max pain ranged from $15.00 to $17.50. Net GEX was positive for 18 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 3 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 2.53.

Notable Days

  • 2021-01-29: Highest Volume — 81,368 contracts
  • 2021-01-11: Largest IV spike — 25.7% change
  • 2021-01-29: Highest IV Rank — 43.2%
  • 2021-01-29: Largest Expected Move — 16.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$16.77$15.37$17.47$15.37$15.37
Max Pain$16.45$15.00$17.50$15.00$17.50
ATM IV38.2%32.7%59.1%35.0%59.1%
Expected Move10.7%9.2%16.9%9.5%16.9%
HV 20d34.7%30.9%39.5%30.9%39.5%
HV 60d31.0%28.4%33.7%28.4%33.7%
IV Rank16.7%8.5%43.2%13.1%43.2%
IV Percentile51.8%29.4%90.1%43.7%90.1%
Term Structure-1.5%-8.1%0.9%-0.7%-7.8%
VWIV39.5%32.7%72.0%33.8%72.0%
Skew 25d1.8%-1.4%16.5%2.1%16.5%
Skew 10d4.6%-2.4%38.0%4.9%36.6%
Call IV 25d37.4%32.5%52.9%32.5%52.9%
Put IV 25d39.2%33.1%69.4%34.6%69.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %31.809.2747.5742.4219.12
Gamma HHI0.320.170.420.410.17
Net GEX1.2M-157.5K1.9M1.3M-157.5K
Net DEX-42.1M-66.1M1.4M-34.1M1.4M
Net VEX-138.7K-201.0K-121.4K-124.8K-201.0K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio2.530.0320.170.6612.17
Total Volume11,256.4211,32481,3682,53281,368
Total OI85,229.26361,520125,38486,368125,384

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2021-01-04$15.37$15.0035.0%9.5%30.9%13.1%33.8%2.1%-0.7%1.3M-34.1M-124.8K0.6642.42N/AN/A1,5281,00450,90035,468
2021-01-05$15.77$15.0033.5%9.2%31.7%11.2%32.7%1.5%-0.5%1.3M-39.5M-124.5K0.1144.22N/AN/A2,83230850,22436,092
2021-01-06$16.73$15.0035.8%9.9%34.6%14.2%35.0%-0.6%-0.8%1.4M-53.7M-121.4K0.2038.27N/AN/A7,5241,48051,18436,256
2021-01-07$17.42$15.0038.0%10.2%36.0%17.0%36.4%-0.7%-1.0%1.5M-64.8M-125.6K0.3136.45N/AN/A5,1121,56854,53636,072
2021-01-08$17.47$15.0034.5%10.2%35.4%12.5%36.0%-0.6%-1.2%1.6M-65.9M-135.1K0.2238.47N/AN/A2,00443256,61637,096
2021-01-11$17.20$16.2543.4%10.5%36.5%23.9%36.9%-0.4%-1.5%1.6M-61.9M-135.5K0.6236.07N/AN/A1,55696857,10037,280
2021-01-12$17.34$16.2541.9%10.4%35.6%22.0%36.8%-1.1%-1.7%1.7M-64.3M-133.7K0.3836.34N/AN/A96036457,66837,732
2021-01-13$17.43$16.2535.4%10.2%34.5%13.7%36.3%-0.7%-1.7%1.9M-66.1M-132.6K0.1939.28N/AN/A1,42426858,28837,996
2021-01-14$17.23$16.2535.9%10.3%34.2%14.2%37.4%-1.4%-0.8%1.9M-62.1M-132.2K0.4529.55N/AN/A2,2641,02457,99637,976
2021-01-15$17.27$16.2535.4%10.1%33.6%13.6%36.0%-0.2%-0.5%1.3M-60.9M-133.2K0.5640.70N/AN/A2,2961,28458,20838,240
2021-01-19$17.42$16.2537.3%10.7%32.5%16.1%37.6%-1.0%-1.6%1.3M-41.8M-132.2K1.0916.89N/AN/A6,3006,87240,78020,740
2021-01-20$16.96$17.5033.7%9.7%34.3%11.4%34.1%0.5%0.2%1.2M-32.8M-145.7K1.0215.41N/AN/A3,4883,56845,31626,576
2021-01-21$17.25$17.5033.0%9.5%33.5%10.5%33.6%1.3%0.7%1.3M-37.3M-142.0K0.419.27N/AN/A2,14087244,80425,676
2021-01-22$17.23$17.5032.7%9.4%32.5%8.5%32.8%0.3%0.9%1.3M-38.1M-144.7K0.0330.88N/AN/A5,09617245,96425,904
2021-01-25$16.87$17.5034.7%10.0%33.9%11.1%34.0%1.1%-0.1%1.1M-28.5M-134.9K0.4327.21N/AN/A2,4961,08442,58026,040
2021-01-26$16.55$17.5035.5%10.2%34.9%12.2%35.0%2.3%-0.8%935.8K-23.4M-131.2K0.3528.11N/AN/A1,47652441,40826,452
2021-01-27$15.84$17.5042.2%12.1%38.1%20.9%44.1%3.0%-1.7%669.1K-14.8M-132.1K8.6847.57N/AN/A2,04417,75241,26826,568
2021-01-28$15.95$17.5048.2%13.8%37.8%28.8%70.7%12.9%-8.1%424.3K-10.8M-173.0K20.1727.98N/AN/A2,00440,41641,75249,216
2021-01-29$15.37$17.5059.1%16.9%39.5%43.2%72.0%16.5%-7.8%-157.5K1.4M-201.0K12.1719.12N/AN/A6,17675,19242,42082,964