IT Options History — April 2009

In April 2009, IT traded between $10.98 and $13.51. ATM implied volatility averaged 59.2%, placing in the 22.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 17.5%. IV traded below realized volatility by 3.7% (HV 20d: 62.9%). Max pain ranged from $10.00 to $12.50. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 4 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.05.

Notable Days

  • 2009-04-30: Highest Volume — 35 contracts
  • 2009-04-03: Largest IV drop — 35.0% change
  • 2009-04-02: Highest IV Rank — 29.8%
  • 2009-04-07: Largest Expected Move — 20.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$12.18$10.98$13.51$10.98$13.51
Max Pain$11.55$10.00$12.50$10.00$12.50
ATM IV59.2%44.8%69.0%60.8%53.0%
Expected Move17.5%15.2%20.1%17.4%15.2%
HV 20d62.9%55.6%69.2%67.4%55.6%
HV 60d83.5%81.6%84.4%81.6%84.2%
IV Rank22.2%10.9%29.8%23.5%17.3%
IV Percentile46.4%32.1%57.9%50.4%39.7%
Term Structure-0.9%-5.0%12.0%12.0%9.9%
VWIV57.5%47.1%60.7%60.7%47.1%
Skew 25d8.6%2.6%14.7%9.3%14.7%
Skew 10d20.3%7.9%38.1%25.8%31.5%
Call IV 25d54.7%42.5%60.7%60.7%42.5%
Put IV 25d63.3%49.7%70.0%70.0%57.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %82.0645.29130.72130.72106.30
Gamma HHI0.330.270.430.430.28
Net GEX1.1K6731.6K1.6K1.6K
Net DEX-71.6K-95.9K-38.6K-63.5K-95.6K
Net VEX-255-315-223-262-310
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.050.008.000.000.40
Total Volume6.857035435
Total OI172.286157202167202

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2009-04-01$10.98$10.0060.8%17.4%67.4%23.5%0.0%9.3%12.0%1.6K-63.5K-2620.00130.724015413
2009-04-02$11.75$10.0069.0%19.8%68.0%29.8%0.0%9.6%-4.8%1.5K-79.4K-2700.00118.330015213
2009-04-03$11.80$10.0044.8%17.3%67.6%10.9%60.7%8.1%1.7%1.4K-84.9K-2720.0085.841015213
2009-04-06$11.48$10.0057.3%17.4%63.0%20.7%59.9%10.4%2.4%1.5K-81.1K-2658.0073.381815313
2009-04-07$11.12$10.0064.2%20.1%59.2%26.1%0.0%8.8%-0.6%1.5K-70.8K-2580.0074.460015217
2009-04-08$11.65$10.0045.3%17.8%60.2%11.3%0.0%8.0%-3.3%1.3K-78.2K-2530.0058.230015217
2009-04-09$12.51$10.0060.7%17.4%62.3%23.3%0.0%8.8%-2.8%1.3K-95.9K-2590.0052.310015217
2009-04-13$12.41$10.0060.2%17.2%62.7%22.9%60.4%7.5%-0.9%1.3K-94.4K-2520.0051.8202015217
2009-04-14$11.70$12.5062.4%17.9%66.8%24.7%0.0%7.6%-1.9%932-71.8K-2730.0045.290015237
2009-04-15$11.90$12.5060.9%17.4%66.3%23.5%0.0%10.3%-0.9%893-74.3K-2660.0051.070015237
2009-04-16$12.22$12.5061.4%17.6%66.5%23.9%0.0%10.4%-2.6%778-71.4K-2440.0052.720014037
2009-04-17$12.46$12.5059.7%17.1%64.7%22.6%0.0%7.5%-2.2%851-77.5K-2370.0086.980014037
2009-04-20$11.77$12.5061.2%17.5%69.2%23.7%0.0%6.5%-5.0%673-38.6K-2230.0052.1131012037
2009-04-21$12.19$12.5061.1%17.5%65.2%23.7%0.0%9.2%-2.1%769-46.3K-2260.0088.254012137
2009-04-22$12.49$12.5060.5%17.3%65.3%23.2%0.0%8.2%-2.2%943-57.4K-2390.0090.730012537
2009-04-23$12.37$12.5060.1%17.2%63.1%22.9%0.0%7.5%-2.0%880-53.6K-2310.0095.640012537
2009-04-24$12.48$12.5060.3%17.3%61.0%23.0%0.0%9.0%-2.9%923-55.5K-2280.00103.223012537
2009-04-27$12.75$12.5059.4%17.0%55.9%22.3%59.6%7.0%-2.4%983-61.5K-2320.0098.6201212837
2009-04-28$12.89$12.5061.4%17.6%55.6%23.9%0.0%9.4%-4.3%929-64.4K-2420.0098.6525012849
2009-04-29$13.25$12.5059.2%17.0%55.7%22.2%0.0%2.6%-3.4%1.4K-87.3K-3150.00108.560015349
2009-04-30$13.51$12.5053.0%15.2%55.6%17.3%47.1%14.7%9.9%1.6K-95.6K-3100.40106.30251015349