IT Options History — March 2013

In March 2013, IT traded between $49.83 and $54.41. ATM implied volatility averaged 17.1%, placing in the 19.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 5.0%. IV traded below realized volatility by 0.1% (HV 20d: 17.2%). Max pain ranged from $50.00 to $55.00. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 20 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.67.

Notable Days

  • 2013-03-11: Highest Volume — 250 contracts
  • 2013-03-11: Largest IV spike — 62.3% change
  • 2013-03-13: Highest IV Rank — 51.4%
  • 2013-03-05: Largest Expected Move — 6.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$52.38$49.83$54.41$49.83$54.41
Max Pain$51.75$50.00$55.00$50.00$55.00
ATM IV17.1%12.1%24.5%20.5%14.7%
Expected Move5.0%3.5%6.0%5.9%4.2%
HV 20d17.2%13.9%24.1%23.0%15.8%
HV 60d20.4%20.1%20.8%20.2%20.3%
IV Rank19.6%0.0%51.4%33.8%10.9%
IV Percentile16.2%0.0%74.2%29.0%4.8%
Term Structure4.1%0.4%9.5%1.5%6.2%
VWIV16.9%14.5%20.1%20.1%14.7%
Skew 25d2.8%-3.0%41.7%41.7%-0.5%
Skew 10d4.9%-3.7%63.1%63.1%-1.1%
Call IV 25d16.9%14.2%21.2%21.2%15.2%
Put IV 25d19.7%12.0%62.9%62.9%14.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %82.2140.87102.2498.8399.59
Gamma HHI0.880.700.960.860.70
Net GEX-119.8K-159.1K-44.9K-113.0K-44.9K
Net DEX2.6M1.4M3.7M3.7M1.4M
Net VEX-13.8K-16.3K-10.1K-10.1K-16.3K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.670.004.000.000.35
Total Volume360250046
Total OI1,602.551,4631,7461,4661,746

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-03-01$49.83$50.0020.5%5.9%23.0%33.8%0.0%41.7%1.5%-113.0K3.7M-10.1K0.0098.83002171,249
2013-03-04$50.96$50.0018.5%5.9%23.6%25.3%0.0%5.1%1.6%-135.3K3.3M-11.5K0.0089.87302171,249
2013-03-05$51.81$50.0017.5%6.0%24.1%20.9%0.0%1.1%0.4%-150.6K3.1M-11.8K0.5694.42952141,249
2013-03-06$51.73$50.0020.1%5.9%23.1%32.1%20.1%1.6%1.7%-151.9K3.1M-12.0K0.0092.45022121,254
2013-03-07$51.12$50.0015.4%5.8%23.4%11.9%20.1%0.9%2.5%-144.8K3.3M-11.3K4.0058.135202121,256
2013-03-08$51.53$50.0015.0%5.6%16.2%9.9%0.0%1.1%3.0%-152.2K3.2M-11.7K0.0068.82002141,276
2013-03-11$51.74$50.0024.3%5.8%15.6%50.7%0.0%1.8%1.9%-159.1K3.2M-11.7K0.0046.9425002141,276
2013-03-12$51.73$50.0019.4%5.6%15.4%29.4%0.0%2.9%2.7%-122.7K2.7M-13.8K0.0050.68004511,276
2013-03-13$52.12$50.0024.5%5.8%15.4%51.4%0.0%0.9%2.2%-125.6K2.5M-14.3K0.0096.85004511,276
2013-03-14$52.10$50.0019.4%5.6%14.8%29.1%0.0%2.0%1.8%-130.2K2.6M-13.7K0.0040.87604511,276
2013-03-15$52.09$50.0016.6%4.8%14.3%16.9%18.8%1.3%9.5%-129.8K2.5M-13.8K0.4396.1535154561,276
2013-03-18$53.21$50.0016.5%4.7%15.6%16.4%16.5%2.5%4.4%-133.5K2.4M-14.8K1.0394.8733343861,103
2013-03-19$52.96$50.0013.6%3.9%15.8%3.6%14.5%3.5%6.5%-125.8K2.5M-15.1K0.3661.1056204171,131
2013-03-20$53.68$55.0015.5%4.5%15.6%12.3%15.6%-2.0%5.3%-123.3K2.1M-15.8K0.0597.832114431,151
2013-03-21$53.50$55.0016.0%4.6%14.0%14.3%16.1%-2.5%5.9%-124.2K2.2M-15.8K0.0097.743604431,152
2013-03-22$53.56$55.0015.2%4.4%13.9%10.8%15.3%-1.8%5.3%-109.8K2.2M-15.8K0.0599.8110954791,152
2013-03-25$53.10$55.0015.0%4.3%14.6%10.1%0.0%-3.0%5.8%-73.3K2.4M-15.5K0.5058.58425831,154
2013-03-26$53.24$55.0012.1%3.5%14.6%0.0%0.0%2.4%6.7%-71.8K2.3M-15.4K2.0098.51125871,156
2013-03-27$53.25$55.0012.5%3.6%14.6%1.5%0.0%-2.8%6.6%-74.9K2.3M-15.4K0.00102.24005881,158
2013-03-28$54.41$55.0014.7%4.2%15.8%10.9%14.7%-0.5%6.2%-44.9K1.4M-16.3K0.3599.5934125881,158