IT Options History — December 2012

In December 2012, IT traded between $45.06 and $47.63. ATM implied volatility averaged 22.6%, placing in the 43.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 6.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 6.1% (HV 20d: 16.5%). Max pain ranged from $45.00 to $50.00. Net GEX was positive for 7 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 20 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 4.27.

Notable Days

  • 2012-12-17: Highest Volume — 90 contracts
  • 2012-12-11: Largest IV drop — 18.0% change
  • 2012-12-03: Highest IV Rank — 55.8%
  • 2012-12-03: Largest Expected Move — 7.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$46.35$45.06$47.63$47.23$46.02
Max Pain$46.00$45.00$50.00$50.00$45.00
ATM IV22.6%17.6%25.5%25.5%23.1%
Expected Move6.6%6.3%7.3%7.3%6.6%
HV 20d16.5%13.7%24.4%24.4%15.5%
HV 60d26.7%26.2%27.9%27.8%26.6%
IV Rank43.0%21.1%55.8%55.8%45.2%
IV Percentile49.9%9.9%73.8%73.8%56.3%
Term Structure2.2%0.2%4.6%0.2%3.5%
VWIV23.3%23.1%23.9%23.1%23.1%
Skew 25d4.3%0.6%9.9%9.9%5.4%
Skew 10d7.8%0.1%42.2%42.2%7.4%
Call IV 25d18.6%13.7%22.3%15.5%17.8%
Put IV 25d23.0%20.9%25.5%25.5%23.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %87.8843.58100.1298.8944.24
Gamma HHI0.610.340.930.930.57
Net GEX-46.9K-172.6K19.0K-172.6K-21.6K
Net DEX3.1M174.6K4.4M3.4M246.6K
Net VEX-3.6K-6.3K-2.7K-6.3K-2.8K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio4.270.0035.000.000.00
Total Volume1509002
Total OI1,456.23671,8661,787424

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-12-03$47.23$50.0025.5%7.3%24.4%55.8%0.0%9.9%0.2%-172.6K3.4M-6.3K0.0098.89004281,359
2012-12-04$46.48$50.0023.2%6.6%22.3%45.5%0.0%6.6%1.5%-102.9K3.9M-5.0K0.0093.14004281,359
2012-12-05$46.67$50.0023.4%6.7%19.2%46.6%0.0%6.3%0.7%-121.2K3.8M-5.2K0.0098.34014281,359
2012-12-06$46.63$50.0023.7%6.8%19.1%47.8%0.0%6.0%0.9%-114.3K3.9M-5.1K0.0094.80004281,359
2012-12-07$46.69$45.0022.6%6.9%17.7%43.0%0.0%0.6%1.1%-95.8K4.0M-4.5K0.0059.12004281,359
2012-12-10$46.94$45.0021.4%6.8%17.4%37.9%0.0%4.4%1.7%-117.5K3.9M-4.5K0.0043.58104281,359
2012-12-11$47.63$45.0017.6%6.3%16.8%21.1%0.0%1.6%0.6%-146.0K3.8M-3.9K0.0093.91004281,359
2012-12-12$47.17$45.0020.5%6.8%17.1%34.0%0.0%1.7%1.0%-86.6K4.0M-3.7K0.0094.76004281,359
2012-12-13$46.51$45.0023.2%6.6%16.6%45.6%23.1%0.8%2.1%7.8K4.1M-3.0K0.5093.98214281,359
2012-12-14$46.38$45.0023.3%6.7%15.2%46.1%0.0%0.7%2.3%14.1K4.1M-2.9K0.0096.781004281,360
2012-12-17$46.01$45.0023.1%6.6%15.0%45.2%23.1%6.3%1.8%19.0K4.2M-2.8K2.0098.0230604251,360
2012-12-18$46.40$45.0022.6%6.5%14.7%43.3%0.0%8.8%3.0%12.3K4.3M-2.9K0.0098.79004461,420
2012-12-19$46.50$45.0022.2%6.4%14.7%41.2%0.0%5.4%3.6%10.6K4.2M-2.9K0.0099.04204461,420
2012-12-20$46.16$45.0022.4%6.4%14.0%42.2%0.0%5.3%2.2%16.4K4.3M-2.9K0.9198.6022204461,420
2012-12-21$45.73$45.0022.1%6.3%13.7%40.9%0.0%3.7%3.3%17.8K4.4M-2.8K0.0099.907704241,440
2012-12-24$46.05$45.0022.7%6.5%13.7%43.5%0.0%6.4%2.8%-5.0K174.6K-2.7K0.0098.8700162205
2012-12-26$45.30$45.0023.9%6.8%14.5%48.7%23.9%2.7%3.1%-5.4K227.9K-2.7K35.00100.12270162205
2012-12-27$45.06$45.0021.8%6.3%14.3%39.7%0.0%1.7%4.6%-24.0K374.2K-2.8K0.0052.8600164260
2012-12-28$45.35$45.0023.2%6.7%14.4%45.8%0.0%2.6%2.8%-22.6K336.9K-2.9K0.0099.8000164260
2012-12-31$46.02$45.0023.1%6.6%15.5%45.2%23.1%5.4%3.5%-21.6K246.6K-2.8K0.0044.2420164260