IT Options History — April 2011

In April 2011, IT traded between $40.52 and $43.01. ATM implied volatility averaged 24.4%, placing in the 14.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 7.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 8.2% (HV 20d: 16.2%). Max pain ranged from $35.00 to $40.00. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 1 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 3.32.

Notable Days

  • 2011-04-07: Highest Volume — 235 contracts
  • 2011-04-14: Largest IV spike — 47.2% change
  • 2011-04-26: Highest IV Rank — 22.9%
  • 2011-04-26: Largest Expected Move — 8.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$41.71$40.52$43.01$42.10$42.91
Max Pain$37.75$35.00$40.00$40.00$35.00
ATM IV24.4%18.8%29.6%20.7%26.2%
Expected Move7.6%5.9%8.5%5.9%7.5%
HV 20d16.2%13.5%18.4%18.4%17.5%
HV 60d27.4%26.8%28.1%27.2%26.9%
IV Rank14.3%5.2%22.9%8.3%17.4%
IV Percentile29.4%6.3%64.7%11.5%39.3%
Term Structure-1.0%-3.1%11.3%11.3%-3.1%
VWIV26.2%16.5%29.7%16.5%29.7%
Skew 25d4.2%-1.1%14.8%14.8%3.8%
Skew 10d9.9%-3.3%27.0%13.5%6.7%
Call IV 25d24.6%13.4%27.0%13.4%27.0%
Put IV 25d28.8%23.8%30.8%28.2%30.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %35.6722.8050.0850.0830.38
Gamma HHI0.450.400.530.410.40
Net GEX-133.2K-209.7K-84.8K-103.8K-84.8K
Net DEX-5.3K-654.6K865.4K-584.3K-398.5K
Net VEX-16.5K-18.1K-15.2K-16.6K-17.1K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio3.320.0020.000.002.22
Total Volume61.302352529
Total OI3,302.052,9883,5903,2273,590

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-04-01$42.10$40.0020.7%5.9%18.4%8.3%16.5%14.8%11.3%-103.8K-584.3K-16.6K0.0050.082507852,442
2011-04-04$41.75$40.0021.6%8.1%17.8%9.8%0.0%4.3%-2.1%-110.7K-460.9K-16.3K0.0038.28007842,442
2011-04-05$42.02$40.0022.9%8.0%17.8%11.9%0.0%3.8%-1.5%-102.7K-654.6K-16.0K0.0038.70607842,442
2011-04-06$41.75$40.0022.7%7.9%17.8%11.6%0.0%3.5%-1.4%-111.4K-461.7K-16.2K0.5025.0620107902,442
2011-04-07$41.51$40.0021.5%8.0%15.6%9.6%0.0%4.7%-2.5%-122.4K-346.2K-15.8K4.0039.23471887702,447
2011-04-08$40.67$40.0023.1%7.9%15.3%12.2%27.6%3.9%-1.9%-196.7K791.6K-18.1K10.0033.464407432,620
2011-04-11$40.60$40.0024.3%8.0%14.8%14.3%0.0%4.7%-1.8%-205.1K796.6K-17.6K0.0039.85407432,620
2011-04-12$40.82$40.0023.4%8.0%14.6%12.7%27.9%4.1%-1.7%-196.6K490.8K-17.0K0.0033.72207392,620
2011-04-13$40.72$40.0018.8%7.8%14.4%5.2%0.0%5.1%-1.1%-209.7K379.9K-16.7K20.0040.812407412,620
2011-04-14$41.10$40.0027.7%7.9%14.4%19.8%27.7%4.5%-1.7%-164.4K4.1K-16.1K0.3842.161667432,660
2011-04-15$41.05$40.0026.8%7.7%14.1%18.3%28.9%4.7%-0.4%-155.6K89.0K-16.3K0.0043.613907272,666
2011-04-18$40.52$35.0027.4%7.8%13.5%19.2%28.3%4.2%-1.4%-131.6K865.4K-16.2K1.4649.3841606132,375
2011-04-19$40.99$35.0026.6%7.6%14.0%17.9%0.0%-1.1%-1.0%-123.8K555.5K-16.3K12.3136.27131606412,435
2011-04-20$42.07$35.0027.1%7.8%16.4%18.8%27.1%2.9%-1.1%-111.9K53.9K-16.4K0.0028.68706542,585
2011-04-21$42.80$35.0023.4%6.7%17.2%12.7%26.4%3.0%-0.9%-99.5K-322.9K-15.6K0.0029.343006562,585
2011-04-25$42.62$35.0024.1%6.9%17.3%13.9%28.6%3.1%-1.6%-108.1K-236.7K-15.2K4.8530.5313636542,585
2011-04-26$42.44$35.0029.6%8.5%17.4%22.9%27.5%3.7%-3.0%-109.6K-61.0K-16.4K7.4122.80272006652,648
2011-04-27$43.01$35.0024.1%6.9%17.8%13.9%18.2%3.8%-1.1%-114.3K-286.5K-16.2K0.0031.903606892,787
2011-04-28$42.80$35.0025.3%7.2%18.0%15.8%25.9%2.7%-2.6%-100.9K-320.5K-17.2K0.0129.149717222,787
2011-04-29$42.91$35.0026.2%7.5%17.5%17.4%29.7%3.8%-3.1%-84.8K-398.5K-17.1K2.2230.389208022,788