IT Options History — December 2007

In December 2007, IT traded between $16.38 and $18.85. ATM implied volatility averaged 39.6%, placing in the 56.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 11.3%. IV traded below realized volatility by 4.1% (HV 20d: 43.8%). Max pain ranged from $20.00 to $22.50. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 11 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 2.64.

Notable Days

  • 2007-12-31: Highest Volume — 60 contracts
  • 2007-12-07: Largest IV drop — 10.8% change
  • 2007-12-05: Highest IV Rank — 64.8%
  • 2007-12-05: Largest Expected Move — 12.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$17.89$16.38$18.85$18.29$17.56
Max Pain$21.25$20.00$22.50$22.50$20.00
ATM IV39.6%35.9%43.2%42.0%39.8%
Expected Move11.3%10.6%12.4%12.0%11.4%
HV 20d43.8%35.6%47.0%44.2%44.6%
HV 60d47.7%46.3%49.1%46.5%48.7%
IV Rank56.0%46.9%64.8%61.8%56.3%
IV Percentile87.9%81.7%97.9%95.2%87.2%
Term Structure-0.2%-4.6%2.2%-1.4%1.3%
VWIV37.1%32.5%40.3%38.7%40.3%
Skew 25d3.8%1.0%11.3%2.1%5.6%
Skew 10d9.1%1.3%18.1%1.3%18.1%
Call IV 25d37.8%28.6%44.5%39.6%35.9%
Put IV 25d41.7%32.7%45.5%41.7%41.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %47.8524.0571.0538.3124.05
Gamma HHI0.520.280.710.650.28
Net GEX-1.9K-3.4K-17-2.1K-3.4K
Net DEX305.9K199.3K384.6K378.2K273.9K
Net VEX-644-806-343-744-685
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio2.640.005.004.205.00
Total Volume10.3060060
Total OI520.8273620620324

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2007-12-03$18.29$22.5042.0%12.0%44.2%61.8%0.0%2.1%-1.4%-2.1K378.2K-7440.0038.3100351269
2007-12-04$18.00$22.5042.1%12.1%44.3%62.0%0.0%11.3%-2.4%-2.0K384.6K-7180.0041.0300351269
2007-12-05$18.58$22.5043.2%12.4%45.4%64.8%0.0%1.0%-1.3%-1.9K300.6K-7830.0031.8100351228
2007-12-06$18.77$22.5040.3%11.5%45.8%57.6%0.0%2.3%-4.6%-2.0K297.0K-7900.0038.4200351228
2007-12-07$18.73$0.0035.9%11.3%45.2%46.9%0.0%2.3%0.2%-2.0K300.4K-7730.0052.1900351228
2007-12-10$18.85$0.0039.8%11.1%35.6%56.4%0.0%3.4%-0.5%-2.2K300.3K-8060.0051.0600351228
2007-12-11$17.87$0.0040.4%10.6%40.0%57.9%0.0%7.8%2.2%-1.8K330.0K-5910.0071.0500351228
2007-12-12$17.75$0.0041.0%11.2%39.6%59.3%0.0%5.7%1.0%-1.6K333.2K-5350.0061.2700351228
2007-12-13$17.50$0.0039.4%11.3%39.7%55.3%0.0%3.0%0.1%-1.5K333.5K-5110.0056.0100351228
2007-12-14$16.38$0.0039.1%11.2%45.2%54.7%0.0%1.4%0.0%-893337.0K-3470.0046.8700351228
2007-12-17$16.42$0.0038.8%11.1%44.7%54.0%0.0%2.9%-0.0%-919327.4K-3430.0038.22018351222
2007-12-18$17.13$0.0039.0%11.2%46.2%54.4%0.0%3.4%0.0%-1.0K324.5K-4144.2061.441042351217
2007-12-19$17.33$0.0039.4%11.3%45.2%55.4%0.0%5.1%0.8%-17334.9K-5890.0063.8750361259
2007-12-20$17.95$0.0039.0%11.2%47.0%54.3%0.0%4.9%0.6%-519324.3K-6350.0040.8300356259
2007-12-21$18.34$0.0039.3%11.3%47.0%55.0%0.0%3.6%0.9%-1.9K313.9K-7210.0041.4000361259
2007-12-24$18.42$0.0039.1%11.2%44.3%54.6%38.7%3.4%-1.4%-2.4K199.3K-6663.0042.51103088185
2007-12-26$18.35$20.0039.5%11.3%43.0%55.6%32.5%3.7%-0.6%-2.8K220.0K-7990.0046.050698215
2007-12-27$17.71$20.0038.1%10.9%44.3%52.3%0.0%1.4%-0.8%-2.7K245.2K-6971.0056.29101098221
2007-12-28$17.89$20.0038.0%10.9%44.4%51.9%0.0%2.5%1.1%-3.4K259.6K-7410.0054.420588231
2007-12-31$17.56$20.0039.8%11.4%44.6%56.3%40.3%5.6%1.3%-3.4K273.9K-6855.0024.05105088236