IT Options History — March 2009

In March 2009, IT traded between $8.38 and $11.54. ATM implied volatility averaged 65.6%, placing in the 27.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 18.9%. IV traded below realized volatility by 3.7% (HV 20d: 69.3%). Max pain ranged from $10.00 to $12.50. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 15 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.19.

Notable Days

  • 2009-03-25: Highest Volume — 30 contracts
  • 2009-03-26: Largest IV drop — 32.0% change
  • 2009-03-02: Highest IV Rank — 36.2%
  • 2009-03-02: Largest Expected Move — 22.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$9.83$8.38$11.54$9.59$11.01
Max Pain$10.45$10.00$12.50$12.50$10.00
ATM IV65.6%46.7%77.2%77.2%62.7%
Expected Move18.9%13.4%22.1%22.1%18.0%
HV 20d69.3%44.7%114.2%114.2%67.6%
HV 60d79.6%77.2%82.5%78.9%81.8%
IV Rank27.2%12.4%36.2%36.2%24.9%
IV Percentile57.0%40.1%75.0%75.0%51.2%
Term Structure2.9%-14.3%25.6%-6.0%10.7%
Skew 25d8.0%-18.8%39.1%4.2%10.7%
Skew 10d17.4%-17.6%35.2%7.9%24.3%
Call IV 25d63.4%57.5%79.8%62.4%61.3%
Put IV 25d71.5%58.4%102.6%66.6%72.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %87.4560.13135.6681.47123.43
Gamma HHI0.470.350.660.600.39
Net GEX8713251.6K8701.5K
Net DEX23.7K-74.5K74.5K71.7K-68.1K
Net VEX-113-271-36-85-271
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.190.001.000.000.50
Total Volume6.90903000
Total OI527.591721702167

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2009-03-02$9.59$12.5077.2%22.1%114.2%36.2%0.0%4.2%-6.0%87071.7K-850.0081.470061191
2009-03-03$9.48$12.5073.6%21.1%112.7%33.4%0.0%0.9%-3.1%68574.1K-690.0075.220261190
2009-03-04$9.39$12.5075.7%21.7%112.2%35.1%0.0%-3.1%-5.4%60774.5K-610.0075.420061190
2009-03-05$9.01$12.5069.5%19.9%111.5%30.3%0.0%-17.0%-14.3%41674.1K-450.0077.9420061190
2009-03-06$8.94$10.0069.8%18.0%47.1%30.5%0.0%-18.8%8.1%62469.2K-610.0065.570063190
2009-03-09$8.38$10.0075.3%21.0%44.7%34.8%0.0%22.5%0.4%32569.1K-360.0076.410063190
2009-03-10$9.14$10.0056.4%19.0%57.8%20.0%0.0%39.1%1.9%69264.9K-610.0075.650063185
2009-03-11$9.06$10.0062.6%19.7%54.9%24.8%0.0%7.9%-1.1%42767.5K-480.0079.540063185
2009-03-12$9.53$10.0058.1%16.7%58.6%21.3%0.0%35.7%4.3%85958.4K-550.00124.1110063175
2009-03-13$9.59$10.0065.6%18.8%56.6%27.2%0.0%-8.8%1.8%70553.4K-900.0082.380064175
2009-03-16$9.40$10.0067.3%19.3%56.7%28.5%0.0%9.0%-0.3%65853.6K-770.0080.0001064175
2009-03-17$9.72$10.0065.6%18.8%58.0%27.2%0.0%8.4%1.7%95642.9K-850.0076.530064165
2009-03-18$9.92$10.0066.6%19.1%58.7%28.0%0.0%12.7%1.4%1.0K42.1K-900.0088.430064165
2009-03-19$9.62$10.0067.6%19.4%58.7%28.7%0.0%7.3%-1.8%62834.6K-790.0089.300064154
2009-03-20$9.60$10.0066.4%19.0%58.3%27.8%0.0%8.7%0.0%59635.1K-730.0092.397064154
2009-03-23$10.38$10.0065.9%18.9%63.9%27.4%0.0%11.0%1.0%838-25.3K-960.00115.58200892
2009-03-24$10.37$10.0068.4%19.6%62.9%29.4%0.0%10.9%0.4%1.0K-32.9K-1291.0095.8910101092
2009-03-25$10.98$10.0068.6%19.7%64.3%29.5%0.0%7.0%4.3%1.2K-40.3K-1790.0079.7130011612
2009-03-26$11.54$10.0046.7%13.4%66.2%12.4%0.0%7.6%8.3%1.5K-74.5K-2660.0073.2515014612
2009-03-27$10.84$10.0053.2%15.3%70.6%17.5%0.0%9.9%25.6%1.5K-62.9K-2640.2060.1310215112
2009-03-30$10.75$10.0059.7%17.1%67.6%22.6%0.0%11.2%25.2%1.6K-60.4K-2710.50135.664215414
2009-03-31$11.01$10.0062.7%18.0%67.6%24.9%0.0%10.7%10.7%1.5K-68.1K-2710.00123.430015413