IBKR Options History — December 2021

In December 2021, IBKR traded between $18.65 and $20.45. ATM implied volatility averaged 33.1%, placing in the 26.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 9.4%. IV traded above realized volatility by 7.4% (HV 20d: 25.7%). Max pain ranged from $17.50 to $18.75. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 12 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.74.

Notable Days

  • 2021-12-01: Highest Volume — 11,424 contracts
  • 2021-12-13: Largest IV spike — 20.9% change
  • 2021-12-03: Highest IV Rank — 47.8%
  • 2021-12-03: Largest Expected Move — 11.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$19.41$18.65$20.45$19.02$19.90
Max Pain$18.07$17.50$18.75$17.50$18.75
ATM IV33.1%28.2%40.7%35.9%28.2%
Expected Move9.4%8.1%11.7%10.3%8.1%
HV 20d25.7%22.6%30.2%23.6%26.1%
HV 60d28.5%25.1%29.8%29.6%25.1%
IV Rank26.2%12.3%47.8%34.2%12.3%
IV Percentile67.8%34.5%92.9%83.7%34.5%
Term Structure-0.1%-2.5%1.0%-0.7%0.6%
VWIV33.6%28.8%41.8%35.3%28.8%
Skew 25d4.8%2.7%7.9%5.8%2.7%
Skew 10d11.4%6.4%16.5%16.3%6.4%
Call IV 25d31.2%28.5%38.8%33.6%28.6%
Put IV 25d36.1%31.3%46.8%39.4%31.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %60.2743.3171.2365.8447.25
Gamma HHI0.260.220.350.280.26
Net GEX744.0K301.2K1.8M1.4M645.4K
Net DEX-53.2M-66.4M-31.2M-56.5M-58.3M
Net VEX-252.1K-298.9K-218.1K-268.8K-218.1K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.740.241.901.600.47
Total Volume5,0702,92011,42411,4243,184
Total OI113,843.273100,476128,204110,700103,780

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2021-12-01$19.02$17.5035.9%10.3%23.6%34.2%35.3%5.8%-0.7%1.4M-56.5M-268.8K1.6065.84N/AN/A4,4007,02465,64845,052
2021-12-02$19.13$17.5036.8%10.5%22.6%36.6%36.1%7.6%1.0%1.2M-56.8M-271.9K1.9062.21N/AN/A3,6887,02065,36050,640
2021-12-03$18.65$17.5040.7%11.7%23.9%47.8%41.8%7.9%-2.5%542.6K-38.8M-298.9K0.4360.36N/AN/A4,3721,88465,06856,448
2021-12-06$18.91$17.5037.5%10.7%23.9%38.7%39.0%6.1%-1.1%621.8K-46.2M-290.1K0.3163.06N/AN/A3,9801,22465,36057,260
2021-12-07$19.11$17.5033.2%9.8%24.1%26.5%35.8%5.5%-0.5%722.6K-50.5M-277.7K0.4857.82N/AN/A2,3481,11664,58057,408
2021-12-08$19.29$17.5032.9%9.7%24.1%25.5%33.0%5.3%-0.8%849.7K-56.3M-268.1K0.6366.65N/AN/A2,4281,54064,33257,764
2021-12-09$19.11$17.5034.0%9.6%24.4%28.8%32.4%5.5%-0.4%635.1K-51.3M-262.2K0.6754.73N/AN/A2,1121,41264,78857,580
2021-12-10$19.05$17.5029.3%9.1%24.4%15.4%31.9%5.1%-0.0%665.4K-51.8M-258.2K0.6467.68N/AN/A2,1601,38465,09657,948
2021-12-13$18.89$17.5035.4%9.2%24.5%32.8%33.0%5.1%0.1%491.1K-47.5M-252.7K0.5471.23N/AN/A2,2841,23265,04858,068
2021-12-14$19.00$17.5037.3%9.4%23.9%38.2%30.9%5.3%0.1%649.0K-50.9M-250.3K0.2469.91N/AN/A4,7561,14865,00458,224
2021-12-15$19.10$17.5032.7%9.4%23.9%25.0%32.3%4.9%-0.7%841.6K-53.6M-250.7K0.5270.09N/AN/A2,2441,16867,25258,212
2021-12-16$19.64$17.5031.6%9.1%25.6%22.0%33.1%4.8%0.6%1.8M-66.3M-248.2K0.3166.89N/AN/A7,3122,26867,37658,252
2021-12-17$19.34$18.7533.7%9.7%26.3%27.9%33.9%4.7%0.4%338.6K-55.9M-262.9K0.4162.23N/AN/A5,0002,03266,54061,664
2021-12-20$18.76$18.7535.6%10.2%28.7%33.2%37.2%3.4%-0.2%301.2K-31.2M-254.1K0.8656.44N/AN/A2,9282,51654,06046,964
2021-12-21$19.31$18.7533.8%9.7%29.0%28.0%36.1%4.1%-0.8%388.1K-40.4M-248.3K0.8368.93N/AN/A2,2961,90053,66446,812
2021-12-22$19.66$18.7530.0%8.6%29.7%17.4%34.4%4.8%0.6%535.2K-46.5M-245.5K1.6050.32N/AN/A1,3282,12053,67247,088
2021-12-23$20.07$18.7529.5%8.5%30.2%15.9%30.5%3.5%0.7%639.9K-57.7M-232.2K1.0055.07N/AN/A1,8841,89253,94047,524
2021-12-27$20.26$18.7530.6%8.8%27.4%19.1%30.6%3.7%0.1%759.0K-62.9M-221.7K0.9959.59N/AN/A1,4681,46054,48847,260
2021-12-28$20.45$18.7530.4%8.7%27.4%18.5%31.5%3.8%0.1%819.3K-66.4M-218.4K0.4946.46N/AN/A3,1281,52854,74447,492
2021-12-29$20.25$18.7529.9%8.6%26.7%17.1%31.8%3.5%0.2%840.9K-62.1M-224.7K0.7343.31N/AN/A1,9961,45655,46847,868
2021-12-30$20.12$18.7529.3%8.4%25.7%15.4%29.1%3.3%0.4%750.1K-62.0M-222.4K0.6059.96N/AN/A1,8241,09655,90047,856
2021-12-31$19.90$18.7528.2%8.1%26.1%12.3%28.8%2.7%0.6%645.4K-58.3M-218.1K0.4747.25N/AN/A2,1721,01255,83647,944