IT Options History — August 2010

In August 2010, IT traded between $25.23 and $28.97. ATM implied volatility averaged 27.3%, placing in the 34.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 7.7%. IV traded below realized volatility by 8.7% (HV 20d: 36.0%). Max pain ranged from $22.50 to $25.00. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 18 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.89.

Notable Days

  • 2010-08-09: Highest Volume — 767 contracts
  • 2010-08-10: Largest IV drop — 36.6% change
  • 2010-08-09: Highest IV Rank — 73.8%
  • 2010-08-05: Largest Expected Move — 9.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$27.44$25.23$28.97$25.37$28.68
Max Pain$22.95$22.50$25.00$25.00$22.50
ATM IV27.3%20.4%38.5%33.7%23.5%
Expected Move7.7%5.8%9.7%9.7%6.7%
HV 20d36.0%24.3%42.9%26.9%38.2%
HV 60d33.8%30.0%36.4%32.3%31.9%
IV Rank34.0%11.2%73.8%47.9%22.1%
IV Percentile35.9%6.3%91.3%71.8%15.1%
Term Structure2.4%-3.4%6.0%-3.4%5.1%
VWIV26.5%21.8%33.7%33.7%23.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %32.849.3159.5441.9323.55
Gamma HHI0.590.420.930.420.88
Net GEX55.7K24.7K73.8K47.9K63.5K
Net DEX-3.7M-5.0M-1.8M-1.8M-4.7M
Net VEX-13.7K-14.6K-10.5K-14.5K-14.2K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.890.009.650.280.00
Total Volume115.4090767690
Total OI3,943.5913,1974,5943,1974,256

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2010-08-02$25.37$25.0033.7%9.7%26.9%47.9%33.7%0.0%-3.4%47.9K-1.8M-14.5K0.2841.9354151,9591,238
2010-08-03$25.23$25.0032.9%9.4%27.1%45.6%32.9%0.0%-3.0%50.1K-1.8M-14.6K0.0037.50602,0021,252
2010-08-04$25.55$25.0033.6%9.6%27.0%47.6%0.0%0.0%-3.4%50.0K-2.0M-14.3K0.0030.591202,0081,252
2010-08-05$25.49$25.0033.7%9.7%26.9%57.2%0.0%0.0%-3.4%50.6K-2.0M-14.3K0.0043.75002,0081,252
2010-08-06$25.27$22.5033.3%8.6%25.1%55.9%30.0%0.0%1.1%50.9K-1.8M-14.3K0.8451.8397812,0081,252
2010-08-09$25.56$22.5038.5%8.5%24.3%73.8%32.1%0.0%0.9%52.6K-2.1M-13.6K9.6559.54726952,0031,247
2010-08-10$28.23$22.5024.4%6.2%42.0%25.2%21.8%0.0%5.2%24.7K-3.9M-10.5K0.7052.931871301,9861,738
2010-08-11$27.82$22.5021.6%6.9%42.7%15.7%24.7%0.0%3.7%39.2K-3.8M-12.4K0.2041.35512,1441,847
2010-08-12$27.56$22.5023.5%6.7%42.9%22.1%0.0%0.0%4.6%40.1K-3.7M-12.4K0.0028.12002,1491,847
2010-08-13$27.50$22.5030.3%8.7%40.9%45.5%23.0%0.0%2.1%42.0K-3.6M-12.8K0.0137.3523632,1491,847
2010-08-16$27.92$22.5024.7%7.1%40.9%26.1%26.6%0.0%6.0%56.8K-4.2M-13.1K0.3134.43122382,3721,850
2010-08-17$28.33$22.5025.5%7.3%41.0%28.8%25.6%0.0%4.5%63.6K-4.6M-13.1K0.0444.234722,4941,879
2010-08-18$28.24$22.5029.2%8.4%40.1%41.8%28.8%0.0%1.4%63.5K-4.6M-13.7K1.439.3144632,5151,881
2010-08-19$28.06$22.5026.1%7.5%39.1%30.8%26.6%0.0%4.3%64.2K-4.4M-13.6K0.0037.0516202,5351,921
2010-08-20$28.12$22.5026.3%7.5%38.4%31.8%0.0%0.0%3.9%70.7K-4.6M-14.0K1.2019.4615182,6731,921
2010-08-23$28.00$22.5025.5%7.3%38.3%28.8%0.0%0.0%1.3%68.7K-4.3M-14.1K0.0024.9101602,5631,485
2010-08-24$27.91$22.5020.4%5.8%38.1%11.2%24.2%0.0%3.1%59.2K-4.2M-14.6K0.2015.1564132,5631,635
2010-08-25$28.48$22.5023.6%6.8%38.0%22.2%23.4%0.0%4.5%67.1K-4.6M-14.4K0.0027.46022,6161,638
2010-08-26$28.76$22.5024.0%6.9%37.8%23.7%23.5%0.0%4.3%68.0K-4.7M-14.5K0.0817.955342,6161,638
2010-08-27$28.97$22.5023.6%6.8%37.7%22.5%23.6%0.0%4.7%73.8K-5.0M-14.0K0.1920.53103202,6411,638
2010-08-30$28.59$22.5023.5%6.7%38.4%22.0%23.7%0.0%5.3%58.8K-4.7M-13.4K0.0023.611502,5831,658
2010-08-31$28.68$22.5023.5%6.7%38.2%22.1%0.0%0.0%5.1%63.5K-4.7M-14.2K0.0023.55002,5981,658