IT Options History — July 2011

In July 2011, IT traded between $36.48 and $41.40. ATM implied volatility averaged 25.5%, placing in the 18.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 8.1%. IV traded above realized volatility by 4.1% (HV 20d: 21.5%). 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 2 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.41.

Notable Days

  • 2011-07-19: Highest Volume — 78 contracts
  • 2011-07-11: Largest IV spike — 59.1% change
  • 2011-07-29: Highest IV Rank — 35.3%
  • 2011-07-29: Largest Expected Move — 10.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$39.23$36.48$41.40$40.54$36.91
Max Pain$39.50$35.00$40.00$40.00$35.00
ATM IV25.5%14.6%36.4%19.6%36.4%
Expected Move8.1%5.6%10.4%5.6%10.4%
HV 20d21.5%19.3%23.8%23.8%21.1%
HV 60d28.2%27.8%28.9%28.1%28.9%
IV Rank18.0%0.4%35.3%8.5%35.3%
IV Percentile50.6%0.4%96.8%13.1%96.8%
Term Structure-1.1%-4.3%5.4%5.4%-4.3%
VWIV27.3%19.5%33.7%19.5%33.7%
Skew 25d6.1%2.1%12.1%2.7%5.4%
Skew 10d10.3%0.9%19.1%5.1%4.1%
Call IV 25d24.6%18.2%30.8%18.2%30.8%
Put IV 25d30.7%20.9%36.2%20.9%36.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %42.7034.3052.3550.3940.76
Gamma HHI0.470.420.530.530.43
Net GEX-96.0K-102.4K-86.1K-101.7K-99.5K
Net DEX2.0M459.0K3.8M1.3M3.5M
Net VEX-19.3K-22.5K-16.6K-22.5K-17.6K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.410.003.330.030.00
Total Volume19.3078381
Total OI2,929.12,8523,0673,0123,067

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-07-01$40.54$40.0019.6%5.6%23.8%8.5%19.5%2.7%5.4%-101.7K1.3M-22.5K0.0350.393717932,219
2011-07-05$41.22$40.0020.2%7.2%21.0%9.4%0.0%3.9%0.6%-86.7K644.0K-19.9K0.0049.88007872,078
2011-07-06$41.29$40.0019.8%7.7%21.0%8.8%0.0%4.9%-0.1%-86.2K597.0K-19.9K0.0048.20007872,078
2011-07-07$41.40$40.0016.5%7.8%20.2%3.4%27.6%5.5%-1.0%-86.1K459.0K-19.7K0.0047.51207872,078
2011-07-08$41.16$40.0014.6%7.9%20.6%0.4%0.0%6.3%-1.7%-87.5K677.7K-19.7K0.0047.033007872,078
2011-07-11$40.25$40.0023.2%7.9%21.8%14.3%0.0%5.2%-0.9%-94.3K1.3M-19.8K0.0049.035007872,078
2011-07-12$40.12$40.0021.9%7.9%21.9%12.2%0.0%5.1%-1.0%-94.1K1.3M-20.0K0.0047.03008032,078
2011-07-13$39.96$40.0022.1%8.0%21.4%12.5%0.0%12.1%-1.4%-96.3K1.4M-19.7K0.0052.35008032,078
2011-07-14$39.20$40.0028.2%8.1%22.8%22.2%28.2%9.5%-1.5%-97.9K2.0M-19.5K0.0036.91108032,078
2011-07-15$39.23$40.0027.4%7.9%22.3%21.0%0.0%8.7%-0.9%-98.6K2.0M-19.4K0.0037.070108032,078
2011-07-18$38.54$40.0027.5%7.9%23.5%21.1%27.5%7.6%-1.3%-98.7K2.4M-18.7K0.7740.3213108002,052
2011-07-19$39.13$40.0027.0%7.7%23.0%20.3%0.0%8.8%-0.9%-96.8K2.1M-19.1K0.1537.1668108112,062
2011-07-20$38.76$40.0026.6%7.6%21.4%19.7%0.0%7.8%-1.2%-96.2K2.2M-19.6K0.6739.5330208692,072
2011-07-21$38.74$40.0026.9%7.7%20.4%20.2%0.0%4.2%-0.8%-95.5K2.3M-19.9K0.0034.300108892,092
2011-07-22$38.46$40.0027.1%7.8%20.3%20.5%0.0%6.8%-0.9%-98.3K2.5M-19.7K0.0035.80008892,102
2011-07-25$38.39$40.0028.1%8.1%19.3%22.1%0.0%6.6%-1.8%-100.0K2.6M-19.2K3.3338.883108892,102
2011-07-26$37.54$40.0028.3%8.1%20.2%22.4%0.0%4.3%-1.6%-101.9K3.2M-18.5K0.0040.281008892,112
2011-07-27$36.48$40.0033.8%9.7%21.2%31.2%33.7%2.1%-2.9%-102.4K3.8M-16.6K0.0040.363008852,112
2011-07-28$37.22$35.0035.4%10.1%21.8%33.8%0.0%4.7%-4.0%-100.8K3.3M-17.7K0.3341.2130109152,112
2011-07-29$36.91$35.0036.4%10.4%21.1%35.3%0.0%5.4%-4.3%-99.5K3.5M-17.6K0.0040.76109452,122