IT Options History — February 2012

In February 2012, IT traded between $37.57 and $40.35. ATM implied volatility averaged 22.1%, placing in the 19.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 6.2%. IV traded below realized volatility by 1.2% (HV 20d: 23.3%). 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 19 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.29.

Notable Days

  • 2012-02-21: Highest Volume — 100 contracts
  • 2012-02-15: Largest IV spike — 19.5% change
  • 2012-02-06: Highest IV Rank — 32.6%
  • 2012-02-02: Largest Expected Move — 7.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$38.76$37.57$40.35$38.88$40.26
Max Pain$39.50$35.00$40.00$35.00$40.00
ATM IV22.1%18.8%27.5%23.9%20.6%
Expected Move6.2%5.4%7.3%6.8%5.9%
HV 20d23.3%20.7%26.4%20.7%22.3%
HV 60d22.8%21.7%23.6%23.0%21.7%
IV Rank19.3%11.1%32.6%23.6%15.6%
IV Percentile20.5%5.6%53.2%30.2%12.3%
Term Structure1.8%-1.1%4.0%1.1%1.2%
VWIV21.3%20.4%22.8%22.8%20.4%
Skew 25d6.5%-3.8%45.8%45.8%1.2%
Skew 10d11.1%-5.6%58.7%58.7%2.8%
Call IV 25d22.4%20.5%26.1%24.3%22.2%
Put IV 25d28.9%19.7%70.1%70.1%23.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %92.7333.25103.2499.6999.67
Gamma HHI0.770.720.840.740.81
Net GEX-69.5K-131.1K-41.7K-45.1K-131.1K
Net DEX85.2K-717.0K604.3K-71.2K-563.1K
Net VEX-6.0K-7.5K-4.6K-7.5K-5.0K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.290.002.000.000.00
Total Volume11.15010000
Total OI1,936.351,8791,9891,9361,931

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-02-01$38.88$35.0023.9%6.8%20.7%23.6%0.0%45.8%1.1%-45.1K-71.2K-7.5K0.0099.69007361,200
2012-02-02$38.31$35.0025.6%7.3%21.9%28.0%0.0%-2.9%-1.1%-43.1K159.7K-7.3K0.00103.24007361,200
2012-02-03$38.83$40.0026.7%7.1%22.1%30.7%0.0%-2.6%1.4%-46.6K-95.5K-7.4K0.0099.041007361,200
2012-02-06$39.15$40.0027.5%7.0%21.3%32.6%0.0%6.9%1.6%-50.3K-201.5K-7.1K0.0092.040107361,200
2012-02-07$37.71$40.0022.6%6.4%26.3%20.3%22.8%5.0%1.9%-41.7K522.7K-6.6K0.0096.581007361,210
2012-02-08$37.70$40.0023.6%5.7%26.1%22.9%0.0%4.3%2.6%-42.2K518.4K-6.5K0.0097.17007261,210
2012-02-09$37.81$40.0019.6%5.6%26.0%13.0%0.0%5.0%2.8%-44.6K497.9K-6.3K0.0097.28007261,210
2012-02-10$37.57$40.0020.3%5.8%26.2%14.8%0.0%4.6%2.2%-42.7K604.3K-6.3K0.0099.04007261,210
2012-02-13$37.92$40.0018.8%5.4%26.2%11.1%21.3%4.8%4.0%-48.5K517.9K-5.9K2.0033.255107261,210
2012-02-14$37.75$40.0019.7%5.7%26.4%13.3%0.0%2.7%3.9%-49.8K589.7K-5.6K0.0045.64007211,200
2012-02-15$38.03$40.0023.6%6.8%23.8%22.9%0.0%2.5%1.1%-50.9K460.0K-5.7K0.0099.51207211,200
2012-02-16$38.23$40.0023.4%6.7%23.2%22.4%0.0%-3.8%1.9%-56.1K334.5K-5.7K0.0099.74027191,200
2012-02-17$38.82$40.0022.0%6.3%22.3%18.9%0.0%-1.8%2.9%-66.4K53.8K-5.5K0.0098.91007191,198
2012-02-21$38.70$40.0020.3%5.8%21.2%14.8%0.0%-0.4%2.3%-75.3K253.5K-4.6K0.0098.5401006811,198
2012-02-22$39.16$40.0022.2%6.4%21.5%19.5%0.0%-1.4%2.3%-88.6K48.8K-5.7K0.0099.70006811,298
2012-02-23$40.11$40.0020.8%6.0%22.3%16.0%20.8%30.5%1.0%-104.7K-525.0K-5.7K0.0098.511206811,298
2012-02-24$40.35$40.0020.4%5.8%22.3%14.9%20.4%27.9%0.9%-106.3K-717.0K-5.7K0.0099.586006911,298
2012-02-27$40.10$40.0020.2%5.8%22.2%14.4%0.0%0.9%1.6%-128.9K-434.2K-5.2K0.0098.40006311,298
2012-02-28$39.84$40.0021.1%6.1%22.2%16.8%0.0%0.5%1.1%-126.5K-249.9K-5.2K0.0099.16206311,298
2012-02-29$40.26$40.0020.6%5.9%22.3%15.6%0.0%1.2%1.2%-131.1K-563.1K-5.0K0.0099.67006331,298