IT Options History — July 2008

In July 2008, IT traded between $19.57 and $25.06. ATM implied volatility averaged 43.8%, placing in the 61.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 12.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 7.7% (HV 20d: 36.1%). Max pain ranged from $20.00 to $22.50. Net GEX was positive for 13 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 10 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.15.

Notable Days

  • 2008-07-30: Highest Volume — 206 contracts
  • 2008-07-02: Largest IV spike — 19.7% change
  • 2008-07-02: Highest IV Rank — 80.4%
  • 2008-07-02: Largest Expected Move — 14.6%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$21.40$19.57$25.06$20.05$24.36
Max Pain$20.63$20.00$22.50$22.50$22.50
ATM IV43.8%34.5%50.8%42.4%34.5%
Expected Move12.6%9.9%14.6%12.2%9.9%
HV 20d36.1%29.7%42.2%42.2%39.5%
HV 60d35.4%32.6%40.1%39.9%37.8%
IV Rank61.2%35.3%80.4%57.3%35.3%
IV Percentile73.2%8.3%98.0%72.2%8.3%
Term Structure0.3%-2.7%7.0%4.0%1.5%
VWIV44.7%40.0%50.7%45.2%40.0%
Skew 25d4.7%2.3%8.2%3.7%3.5%
Skew 10d5.9%-6.0%12.7%4.2%4.5%
Call IV 25d42.5%41.0%46.1%44.1%41.3%
Put IV 25d47.2%43.7%54.4%47.8%44.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %81.4665.29105.5493.13100.00
Gamma HHI0.340.240.800.250.80
Net GEX3.0K-1.9K21.4K2.2K21.4K
Net DEX-190.4K-799.5K27.3K-54.2K-799.5K
Net VEX-2.2K-2.5K-2.1K-2.3K-2.5K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.150.001.500.000.25
Total Volume21.6820206055
Total OI777.636699926780926

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2008-07-01$20.05$22.5042.4%12.2%42.2%57.3%0.0%3.7%4.0%2.2K-54.2K-2.3K0.0093.1300445335
2008-07-02$19.57$22.5050.8%14.6%40.5%80.4%0.0%8.2%-2.7%2.6K-39.2K-2.4K0.00105.5400445335
2008-07-03$19.74$22.5042.6%12.2%37.1%57.9%0.0%4.3%3.1%-47425.4K-2.2K0.0092.6510445335
2008-07-07$19.64$0.0045.8%13.5%34.3%66.6%0.0%5.7%-0.8%-87327.3K-2.2K0.0072.3402444335
2008-07-08$19.98$0.0045.8%13.5%35.1%66.8%0.0%4.0%-1.6%-1.1K22.4K-2.1K0.0071.6000444337
2008-07-09$19.75$0.0043.1%13.1%35.2%59.2%0.0%5.5%-0.0%-6908.1K-2.1K0.0065.2900444337
2008-07-10$20.33$0.0045.8%13.1%34.8%66.8%0.0%3.3%-0.2%-5611.7K-2.1K0.0082.7600444337
2008-07-11$20.71$0.0045.8%13.1%35.4%66.8%0.0%6.2%0.2%1.7K-64.0K-2.2K0.0073.9130444337
2008-07-14$20.31$0.0045.1%12.9%35.5%64.7%45.2%3.6%0.5%-1.9K-40.5K-2.1K1.5074.6623447337
2008-07-15$20.43$20.0046.3%13.3%35.6%68.1%0.0%6.8%-0.9%-1.5K-39.7K-2.1K0.0068.10130449335
2008-07-16$21.30$20.0042.7%12.2%38.9%58.1%0.0%7.4%1.8%5.6K-143.2K-2.2K0.0066.18110459335
2008-07-17$21.42$20.0043.5%12.5%38.6%60.2%0.0%6.1%0.2%7.5K-162.4K-2.3K0.0070.7602470335
2008-07-18$21.58$20.0045.0%12.9%37.5%64.6%46.4%5.9%-1.7%11.6K-192.2K-2.3K0.0078.1810470334
2008-07-21$21.59$20.0044.6%12.8%34.7%63.4%44.4%3.8%-2.0%-1.4K-175.9K-2.2K0.1777.22234365334
2008-07-22$22.28$20.0043.2%12.4%35.8%59.4%43.1%4.2%0.5%-961-247.3K-2.2K0.0088.1420388338
2008-07-23$22.13$20.0043.3%12.4%35.4%59.8%0.0%4.4%0.9%769-259.8K-2.3K0.0079.2000390338
2008-07-24$22.37$20.0043.1%12.4%33.2%59.1%0.0%3.5%-0.0%723-271.2K-2.2K0.0069.5480390338
2008-07-25$22.69$20.0043.6%12.5%29.7%60.6%44.8%4.1%-0.8%2.3K-347.7K-2.3K0.0092.1510398338
2008-07-28$22.20$20.0044.5%12.8%31.1%63.2%0.0%2.9%-1.5%1.5K-293.6K-2.2K0.0089.74011399338
2008-07-29$23.34$20.0040.0%11.5%35.0%50.7%50.7%0.0%7.0%2.5K-380.2K-2.1K0.00100.151290399349
2008-07-30$25.06$20.0042.7%12.2%39.0%58.2%42.7%2.3%-1.4%15.8K-763.8K-2.2K0.0680.8219511517349
2008-07-31$24.36$22.5034.5%9.9%39.5%35.3%40.0%3.5%1.5%21.4K-799.5K-2.5K0.25100.004411566360