IT Options History — November 2012

In November 2012, IT traded between $43.75 and $47.88. ATM implied volatility averaged 23.3%, placing in the 46.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 6.8%. IV traded below realized volatility by 16.5% (HV 20d: 39.8%). Max pain ranged from $45.00 to $50.00. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 16 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.11.

Notable Days

  • 2012-11-02: Highest Volume — 91 contracts
  • 2012-11-15: Largest IV spike — 34.4% change
  • 2012-11-06: Highest IV Rank — 72.2%
  • 2012-11-07: Largest Expected Move — 7.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$46.39$43.75$47.88$47.65$47.88
Max Pain$49.52$45.00$50.00$45.00$50.00
ATM IV23.3%17.4%29.3%22.9%22.0%
Expected Move6.8%5.0%7.3%6.6%6.3%
HV 20d39.8%19.3%42.2%19.3%39.7%
HV 60d27.3%19.1%28.3%19.1%27.7%
IV Rank46.1%20.6%72.2%44.5%40.6%
IV Percentile51.7%9.5%86.5%48.8%44.4%
Term Structure0.9%-3.1%7.9%-3.1%-0.2%
VWIV23.6%17.1%29.8%29.8%24.0%
Skew 25d2.6%-5.5%10.6%1.7%-5.5%
Skew 10d10.9%-3.6%33.5%26.8%8.2%
Call IV 25d21.7%16.6%26.6%26.6%22.4%
Put IV 25d24.4%16.9%28.3%28.3%16.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %76.0035.86102.7299.28102.72
Gamma HHI0.730.450.950.540.95
Net GEX-139.2K-225.7K-33.4K-33.4K-225.7K
Net DEX3.4M2.2M4.3M2.2M3.0M
Net VEX-8.0K-11.9K-6.8K-11.9K-7.2K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.110.0010.001.820.00
Total Volume15.143091310
Total OI2,118.3331,7422,4192,3111,787

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-11-01$47.65$45.0022.9%6.6%19.3%44.5%29.8%1.7%-3.1%-33.4K2.2M-11.9K1.8299.2811209751,336
2012-11-02$43.75$45.0025.4%7.3%36.3%55.2%25.3%-2.9%-0.9%-77.5K4.3M-6.9K0.4945.3461309851,356
2012-11-05$45.33$50.0026.9%7.1%38.7%61.7%24.9%4.2%0.9%-87.2K3.8M-8.1K0.0574.542211,0071,366
2012-11-06$46.78$50.0029.3%7.0%40.4%72.2%0.0%3.7%1.5%-74.1K3.0M-10.0K0.0069.25029981,367
2012-11-07$46.52$50.0022.3%7.3%40.3%41.9%22.1%0.7%0.5%-95.7K3.2M-9.6K10.0058.922209981,369
2012-11-08$45.62$50.0024.6%7.0%40.9%51.9%17.1%2.1%1.3%-118.6K3.7M-8.1K0.0056.07201,0001,389
2012-11-09$45.29$50.0024.3%7.2%40.9%50.3%25.0%10.6%0.6%-122.3K3.9M-7.9K0.5059.6920101,0001,389
2012-11-12$46.19$50.0025.5%7.2%41.6%55.6%0.0%4.6%0.5%-133.7K3.5M-8.8K0.0084.831001,0101,399
2012-11-13$46.56$50.0020.6%7.0%41.7%34.6%0.0%3.4%2.3%-151.8K3.4M-8.5K0.0054.27001,0201,399
2012-11-14$45.74$50.0018.4%7.2%42.2%24.7%23.3%5.7%1.5%-149.9K3.7M-7.7K0.0096.88301,0201,399
2012-11-15$44.94$50.0024.7%7.1%41.8%52.3%25.5%2.4%0.9%-143.9K4.2M-6.8K0.0065.23501,0191,399
2012-11-16$45.52$50.0024.2%6.9%41.5%50.1%0.0%5.1%1.5%-153.9K3.9M-7.0K1.3367.259121,0191,399
2012-11-19$46.03$50.0023.2%6.6%41.5%45.6%0.0%4.9%0.9%-111.5K3.8M-6.9K0.0096.75004091,333
2012-11-20$46.23$50.0022.9%6.5%41.4%44.2%22.8%0.4%1.1%-125.8K3.6M-7.1K2.0094.455104091,333
2012-11-21$46.87$50.0023.9%6.8%41.3%48.7%0.0%1.6%-0.3%-152.7K3.4M-7.8K0.0094.11004141,343
2012-11-23$47.34$50.0024.4%7.0%41.2%50.8%21.7%2.8%-0.5%-179.1K3.2M-7.9K0.5035.861054141,343
2012-11-26$47.66$50.0021.2%6.1%41.1%36.8%21.3%3.1%0.8%-202.5K3.0M-7.8K0.0075.781104141,348
2012-11-27$47.23$50.0023.7%6.8%41.3%47.8%24.0%0.7%0.4%-180.7K3.2M-7.3K0.0095.801004241,348
2012-11-28$47.43$50.0021.4%6.1%41.2%38.0%0.0%4.1%7.9%-186.6K3.2M-7.4K0.0072.971504241,348
2012-11-29$47.72$50.0017.4%5.0%40.7%20.6%0.0%2.0%0.5%-216.3K3.1M-7.3K0.0095.990124281,348
2012-11-30$47.88$50.0022.0%6.3%39.7%40.6%0.0%-5.5%-0.2%-225.7K3.0M-7.2K0.00102.72004281,359