IT Options History — September 2012

In September 2012, IT traded between $46.09 and $51.01. ATM implied volatility averaged 22.0%, placing in the 32.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 6.4%. IV traded above realized volatility by 1.1% (HV 20d: 20.9%). Max pain ranged from $45.00 to $50.00. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 19 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.75.

Notable Days

  • 2012-09-10: Highest Volume — 276 contracts
  • 2012-09-24: Largest IV spike — 28.8% change
  • 2012-09-24: Highest IV Rank — 44.7%
  • 2012-09-24: Largest Expected Move — 7.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$48.72$46.09$51.01$50.67$46.09
Max Pain$49.17$45.00$50.00$45.00$50.00
ATM IV22.0%19.8%25.4%20.8%23.9%
Expected Move6.4%5.7%7.3%6.0%6.9%
HV 20d20.9%17.2%23.4%17.3%22.0%
HV 60d24.1%22.0%25.4%23.9%22.0%
IV Rank32.8%24.7%44.7%28.4%39.3%
IV Percentile37.7%19.0%60.7%28.2%52.8%
Term Structure1.9%0.2%4.3%1.0%2.4%
VWIV22.9%18.9%30.3%20.8%24.4%
Skew 25d5.9%-3.9%36.7%36.7%5.8%
Skew 10d11.6%-6.5%76.4%75.1%8.1%
Call IV 25d19.9%12.8%27.1%18.8%18.2%
Put IV 25d25.9%17.8%55.5%55.5%24.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %96.8389.21101.67100.96100.00
Gamma HHI0.740.560.900.880.83
Net GEX-114.6K-132.9K-82.8K-126.7K-124.0K
Net DEX1.9M770.7K3.4M1.0M3.4M
Net VEX-15.1K-16.8K-12.0K-15.7K-12.0K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.750.0011.000.008.50
Total Volume37.5791276419
Total OI2,214.3161,9262,4721,9262,130

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-09-04$50.67$45.0020.8%6.0%17.3%28.4%20.8%36.7%1.0%-126.7K1.0M-15.7K0.00100.96404051,521
2012-09-05$51.01$45.0021.7%6.2%17.3%31.5%21.7%29.3%1.0%-126.3K844.7K-15.6K0.05101.592014051,521
2012-09-06$50.99$45.0021.1%6.0%17.2%29.4%21.1%3.5%1.4%-126.7K770.7K-15.7K0.00101.67304151,522
2012-09-07$48.92$0.0020.4%6.3%23.4%27.1%22.1%4.3%1.5%-130.4K1.7M-15.8K0.4398.61734161,522
2012-09-10$49.35$50.0020.1%6.4%23.3%25.8%30.3%-3.3%2.1%-129.0K1.5M-15.8K0.0289.2127154211,525
2012-09-11$49.18$50.0021.3%6.6%22.2%30.3%18.9%-1.6%1.0%-101.1K1.4M-16.2K0.54100.7946256921,527
2012-09-12$49.67$50.0020.9%6.7%20.3%28.9%25.7%-0.3%0.9%-93.8K1.3M-16.6K0.0189.3417127341,542
2012-09-13$49.71$50.0021.8%6.2%20.3%31.7%21.7%6.1%2.1%-82.8K1.2M-16.8K2.1794.506139051,544
2012-09-14$49.92$50.0021.7%6.2%20.3%31.7%21.7%-3.9%1.3%-82.8K1.1M-16.8K5.0093.65159081,557
2012-09-17$49.37$50.0022.7%6.5%20.6%35.1%0.0%-0.4%1.6%-91.3K1.4M-16.3K0.0098.75109091,562
2012-09-18$49.18$50.0021.5%6.2%20.6%31.0%0.0%-0.3%2.5%-97.9K1.5M-16.0K0.0099.81059101,562
2012-09-19$48.99$50.0021.0%6.0%20.5%29.2%0.0%5.0%3.3%-108.0K1.7M-15.5K0.0096.52209101,560
2012-09-20$48.72$50.0021.0%6.0%20.6%29.1%21.4%5.2%3.3%-120.1K1.9M-15.2K0.0494.784829081,560
2012-09-21$47.62$50.0019.8%5.7%22.0%24.7%0.0%3.9%4.3%-132.9K2.4M-14.3K0.6794.74329071,560
2012-09-24$47.35$50.0025.4%7.3%22.0%44.7%0.0%4.1%0.2%-127.6K2.8M-14.0K0.1696.472547971,325
2012-09-25$46.32$50.0024.9%7.2%22.9%43.0%25.0%0.4%2.2%-121.2K3.2M-12.9K3.0096.01138021,327
2012-09-26$46.30$50.0024.4%7.0%22.3%41.0%24.4%11.3%1.9%-126.9K3.3M-12.8K11.0092.661118031,330
2012-09-27$46.31$50.0024.3%7.0%22.2%40.7%0.0%7.0%2.0%-127.1K3.2M-12.7K0.0099.65408031,325
2012-09-28$46.09$50.0023.9%6.9%22.0%39.3%0.0%5.8%2.4%-124.0K3.4M-12.0K8.50100.002178051,325