IT Options History — September 2011

In September 2011, IT traded between $33.69 and $37.60. ATM implied volatility averaged 35.8%, placing in the 34.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.2%. IV traded below realized volatility by 10.1% (HV 20d: 45.9%). Max pain ranged from $35.00 to $40.00. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 14 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 6.48.

Notable Days

  • 2011-09-16: Highest Volume — 297 contracts
  • 2011-09-14: Largest IV drop — 16.9% change
  • 2011-09-13: Highest IV Rank — 39.5%
  • 2011-09-30: Largest Expected Move — 11.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$35.35$33.69$37.60$34.90$34.87
Max Pain$35.48$35.00$40.00$40.00$35.00
ATM IV35.8%31.4%39.0%33.8%38.7%
Expected Move10.2%9.0%11.1%9.7%11.1%
HV 20d45.9%40.0%57.2%56.5%41.2%
HV 60d41.3%38.7%43.1%38.7%43.1%
IV Rank34.5%27.3%39.5%31.2%39.0%
IV Percentile87.7%75.8%94.8%83.7%94.0%
Term Structure0.3%-2.1%2.7%-1.2%2.7%
VWIV35.0%32.0%38.7%35.1%38.7%
Skew 25d7.8%4.4%16.5%15.0%16.5%
Skew 10d15.8%5.3%26.3%24.0%26.3%
Call IV 25d32.7%27.3%36.4%27.3%28.0%
Put IV 25d40.5%35.1%44.9%42.3%44.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %33.0524.9448.6835.4224.94
Gamma HHI0.430.280.640.430.40
Net GEX-71.6K-171.3K-21.6K-103.9K-36.0K
Net DEX3.1M693.3K5.2M4.6M1.7M
Net VEX-12.8K-15.0K-10.4K-12.7K-13.8K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio6.480.0031.0031.0024.00
Total Volume48.90502973225
Total OI2,893.3812,0343,4883,4522,433

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-09-01$34.90$40.0033.8%9.7%56.5%31.2%0.0%15.0%-1.2%-103.9K4.6M-12.7K31.0035.421311,1352,317
2011-09-02$33.93$40.0035.1%10.1%57.2%33.3%35.1%12.8%-2.1%-92.6K5.0M-12.0K0.0033.42051,1362,348
2011-09-06$34.06$35.0038.0%10.0%53.1%38.1%0.0%7.8%-0.1%-96.0K5.1M-11.5K0.0039.86001,1362,351
2011-09-07$35.56$35.0034.8%9.7%48.9%32.8%0.0%6.1%-1.0%-116.4K4.5M-12.3K0.0025.851001,1362,351
2011-09-08$35.16$35.0036.1%9.6%47.5%35.0%0.0%6.1%0.1%-113.7K4.7M-12.3K0.0026.45101,1362,351
2011-09-09$34.43$35.0034.8%10.2%47.4%32.8%0.0%7.3%-0.3%-109.6K5.0M-11.6K0.7335.6130221,1372,351
2011-09-12$33.69$35.0036.0%10.8%47.6%34.8%0.0%6.5%-1.0%-96.4K5.2M-10.4K0.0040.610201,1372,332
2011-09-13$34.81$35.0039.0%10.2%49.1%39.5%0.0%6.5%0.1%-131.1K4.8M-11.4K0.0029.381001,1372,315
2011-09-14$34.12$35.0032.4%10.1%49.3%29.0%0.0%6.5%0.7%-120.4K5.1M-10.8K0.0031.480101,1472,315
2011-09-15$34.55$35.0034.8%10.0%49.6%32.9%0.0%7.0%0.3%-171.3K5.0M-11.1K0.0030.702101,1472,325
2011-09-16$36.68$35.0034.6%9.9%42.7%32.6%34.4%5.3%0.5%-65.2K3.7M-12.0K0.1425.89260371,1582,325
2011-09-19$37.60$35.0031.4%9.0%41.8%27.3%0.0%4.7%1.2%-32.1K693.3K-14.1K0.0030.80007561,278
2011-09-20$36.89$35.0034.2%9.8%42.8%31.9%32.0%4.4%1.9%-32.8K935.9K-13.4K0.0131.4325327561,278
2011-09-21$36.00$35.0035.0%10.0%41.9%33.1%0.0%7.6%0.8%-22.9K1.1M-13.8K0.0030.51008951,280
2011-09-22$35.25$35.0036.3%10.4%42.6%35.3%0.0%8.3%0.3%-22.4K1.3M-13.2K0.0033.47008951,280
2011-09-23$35.57$35.0037.4%10.7%41.8%37.0%0.0%7.2%0.5%-21.6K1.2M-13.8K10.4532.87202098951,280
2011-09-26$36.42$35.0037.7%10.8%41.9%37.6%0.0%6.6%-0.8%-29.0K1.0M-15.0K0.0032.33009051,468
2011-09-27$36.45$35.0036.7%10.5%40.0%35.9%0.0%7.1%0.2%-29.3K991.7K-14.8K0.0035.31009051,468
2011-09-28$35.66$35.0037.9%10.9%40.7%37.8%0.0%8.6%0.5%-31.5K1.3M-14.0K0.0048.68009051,468
2011-09-29$35.81$35.0037.1%10.6%40.7%36.6%0.0%6.7%2.0%-29.6K1.3M-14.4K5.0038.9510509151,478
2011-09-30$34.87$35.0038.7%11.1%41.2%39.0%38.7%16.5%2.7%-36.0K1.7M-13.8K24.0024.941249051,528