IT Options History — December 2018

In December 2018, IT traded between $123.84 and $153.31. ATM implied volatility averaged 30.9%, placing in the 52.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 8.7%. IV traded above realized volatility by 6.0% (HV 20d: 24.9%). Max pain ranged from $130.00 to $155.00. Net GEX was positive for 11 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 15 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 2.99.

Notable Days

  • 2018-12-28: Highest Volume — 2,105 contracts
  • 2018-12-12: Largest IV drop — 15.0% change
  • 2018-12-24: Highest IV Rank — 76.0%
  • 2018-12-24: Largest Expected Move — 11.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$137.23$123.84$153.31$153.31$127.52
Max Pain$146.25$130.00$155.00$145.00$130.00
ATM IV30.9%24.5%38.6%24.5%32.0%
Expected Move8.7%7.0%11.1%7.0%9.2%
HV 20d24.9%21.1%30.6%21.1%27.3%
HV 60d26.5%25.0%28.6%25.0%28.6%
IV Rank52.8%33.5%76.0%33.5%56.0%
IV Percentile84.3%61.5%96.0%61.5%86.5%
Term Structure1.0%-3.3%4.3%-2.5%4.3%
VWIV30.5%23.9%43.6%24.6%32.3%
Skew 25d5.8%3.4%10.4%5.1%6.2%
Skew 10d11.7%0.4%29.3%9.4%29.3%
Call IV 25d28.6%21.2%38.5%22.7%32.0%
Put IV 25d34.4%27.7%44.3%27.7%38.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %73.1055.8889.4980.6276.01
Gamma HHI0.220.160.320.210.32
Net GEX307-728.0K685.5K624.4K685.5K
Net DEX3.3M-10.6M13.9M-10.6M236.1K
Net VEX-42.8K-56.0K-28.7K-45.0K-40.9K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio2.990.0031.6031.602.00
Total Volume51632,1054893
Total OI4,030.751,5964,5724,0303,623

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-12-03$153.31$145.0024.5%7.0%21.1%33.5%24.6%5.1%-2.5%624.4K-10.6M-45.0K31.6080.62154741,7922,238
2018-12-04$150.15$145.0027.8%8.0%22.5%43.2%23.9%10.4%-3.3%390.6K-5.9M-55.8K5.1289.49954861,8002,647
2018-12-05$150.01$145.0028.1%8.1%22.5%44.3%28.1%4.3%-3.1%421.3K-5.8M-54.4K5.1287.89954861,8002,647
2018-12-06$147.80$155.0029.4%7.4%21.3%48.1%24.3%4.9%2.4%251.9K-2.6M-56.0K0.0255.884811,8232,657
2018-12-07$145.43$155.0030.0%7.7%22.0%50.2%27.3%6.0%3.5%77.4K1.1M-52.7K3.2274.891514861,8702,658
2018-12-10$143.56$155.0031.0%8.1%22.2%53.1%0.0%3.4%1.1%14.2K1.7M-51.9K2.0065.275101,9142,658
2018-12-11$144.19$155.0031.1%7.9%22.0%53.3%30.8%4.1%2.2%50.7K1.4M-50.2K0.1158.16100111,9152,648
2018-12-12$145.40$155.0026.5%7.6%22.0%39.3%30.5%4.5%2.6%134.9K274.6K-48.1K0.1765.2677131,8602,648
2018-12-13$144.06$155.0026.4%7.6%21.8%39.1%25.9%4.0%2.9%-3.0K1.9M-45.1K0.1360.99132171,8502,645
2018-12-14$138.86$155.0027.9%8.0%24.6%43.7%25.1%4.6%2.1%-560.6K8.2M-44.0K1.0469.531591661,8962,649
2018-12-17$132.99$145.0030.5%8.7%27.9%51.4%29.7%6.0%1.6%-719.8K12.8M-37.9K0.3870.3245171,9272,586
2018-12-18$132.99$145.0030.3%8.7%27.7%50.8%30.9%5.6%1.4%-728.0K12.3M-36.1K0.8867.7150441,9672,497
2018-12-19$130.49$145.0032.0%9.2%28.1%56.2%36.3%5.6%0.7%-690.9K13.2M-33.4K2.0577.45551131,9712,414
2018-12-20$128.65$145.0031.3%9.0%27.5%53.8%34.9%5.7%1.5%-671.7K13.9M-33.0K2.0575.58611251,9822,433
2018-12-21$127.22$145.0034.6%9.9%27.5%63.8%35.0%6.7%-1.8%-146.2K12.1M-31.1K2.9871.84631881,9872,183
2018-12-24$123.84$145.0038.6%11.1%27.8%76.0%43.6%5.7%-1.5%-141.3K5.2M-28.7K1.0283.01112114645951
2018-12-26$127.47$145.0035.9%10.3%30.6%67.7%35.2%8.9%1.3%-154.7K5.0M-29.1K0.0077.802,0971646951
2018-12-27$124.99$130.0035.9%10.3%25.8%67.7%30.9%7.7%1.3%561.2K1.4M-40.9K0.0076.622,09822,667951
2018-12-28$125.60$130.0034.7%9.9%25.9%64.1%30.9%6.0%2.6%610.2K409.2K-42.5K0.0077.762,09872,667952
2018-12-31$127.52$130.0032.0%9.2%27.3%56.0%32.3%6.2%4.3%685.5K236.1K-40.9K2.0076.01122,672951