IT Options History — January 2009

In January 2009, IT traded between $14.16 and $18.47. ATM implied volatility averaged 98.8%, placing in the 53.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 25.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 45.6% (HV 20d: 53.1%). Max pain ranged from $15.00 to $17.50. Net GEX was positive for 17 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 3 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.05.

Notable Days

  • 2009-01-16: Highest Volume — 300 contracts
  • 2009-01-20: Largest IV spike — 88.3% change
  • 2009-01-09: Highest IV Rank — 99.3%
  • 2009-01-02: Largest Expected Move — 38.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$15.77$14.16$18.47$18.47$14.16
Max Pain$15.25$15.00$17.50$17.50$15.00
ATM IV98.8%66.0%157.8%134.9%75.4%
Expected Move25.8%19.4%38.7%38.7%21.6%
HV 20d53.1%48.9%59.5%53.5%49.2%
HV 60d77.1%72.3%84.2%83.5%72.3%
IV Rank53.1%27.5%99.3%81.4%34.9%
IV Percentile84.1%70.2%99.6%98.8%71.0%
Term Structure-8.7%-48.1%10.1%-6.2%-6.3%
VWIV64.4%64.4%64.4%64.4%64.4%
Skew 25d10.7%-18.7%39.2%39.2%6.5%
Skew 10d26.8%-21.1%84.0%41.5%13.6%
Call IV 25d71.7%64.8%92.4%70.3%65.9%
Put IV 25d82.5%72.4%109.4%109.4%72.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %91.5639.73146.89139.0183.00
Gamma HHI0.460.220.740.270.74
Net GEX4.6K-3.2K10.9K36910.8K
Net DEX16.1K-192.2K240.3K28.6K-77.2K
Net VEX-943-1.4K-478-1.3K-748
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.050.000.200.070.00
Total Volume26.70300049
Total OI760.05587887587887

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2009-01-02$18.47$17.50134.9%38.7%53.5%81.4%0.0%39.2%-6.2%36928.6K-1.3K0.00139.0100361226
2009-01-05$17.80$0.00152.7%36.7%54.5%95.3%0.0%23.8%-26.6%25158.0K-1.2K0.07122.39554361226
2009-01-06$18.19$0.00152.4%38.0%54.7%95.1%0.0%16.6%-48.1%1.2K2.3K-1.4K0.00110.1401416230
2009-01-07$17.28$0.0082.3%22.1%55.7%40.3%0.0%7.4%-4.3%-1.3K105.1K-9080.2065.215010416230
2009-01-08$17.24$0.00141.7%23.5%52.7%86.7%0.0%11.3%-4.1%98473.2K-1.1K0.00146.8900449240
2009-01-09$16.29$0.00157.8%32.0%55.8%99.3%0.0%17.9%-12.9%1.1K215-1.4K0.00121.4506449240
2009-01-12$16.43$0.0079.8%21.6%54.0%38.3%0.0%9.1%-2.7%-1.3K171.8K-7660.0039.7300449241
2009-01-13$16.52$0.0066.0%21.5%53.9%27.5%0.0%7.0%-7.4%-3.2K176.4K-7170.0045.19014449241
2009-01-14$15.39$0.00105.4%23.3%59.5%58.3%0.0%13.4%-10.4%571199.9K-7380.0065.0200449255
2009-01-15$15.32$0.0080.2%23.0%49.8%38.6%0.0%13.1%-5.4%2.5K240.3K-5890.0092.5200449255
2009-01-16$14.88$0.0067.8%19.4%48.9%28.9%64.4%11.8%10.1%3.6K235.7K-4780.0084.333000449235
2009-01-20$14.33$15.00127.7%36.6%49.8%75.8%0.0%-0.6%-20.7%6.4K-192.2K-1.3K0.00139.9600704150
2009-01-21$14.95$15.0074.0%21.2%53.3%33.7%0.0%9.5%1.5%9.5K-71.5K-8670.0084.73300704150
2009-01-22$14.73$15.0078.5%22.5%53.2%37.3%0.0%7.8%-3.9%9.5K-93.7K-9320.0075.9900734150
2009-01-23$14.51$15.0076.5%21.9%53.2%35.7%0.0%8.8%-2.4%9.6K-65.8K-8720.0076.4500734150
2009-01-26$14.73$15.0078.8%22.6%53.9%37.5%0.0%8.2%-3.1%10.1K-104.7K-8800.0079.7700734140
2009-01-27$14.72$15.0076.3%21.9%53.0%35.6%0.0%11.0%-0.2%10.4K-102.5K-8530.0064.58150734140
2009-01-28$15.00$15.0089.8%25.7%52.3%46.1%0.0%-18.7%-21.0%9.8K-147.7K-9280.00123.8400747140
2009-01-29$14.49$15.0077.2%22.1%51.7%36.3%0.0%11.2%0.3%10.9K-114.3K-8840.0071.0500747140
2009-01-30$14.16$15.0075.4%21.6%49.2%34.9%0.0%6.5%-6.3%10.8K-77.2K-7480.0083.00490747140