IT Options History — February 2020

In February 2020, IT traded between $127.58 and $164.12. ATM implied volatility averaged 24.9%, placing in the 32.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 7.1%. IV traded below realized volatility by 3.9% (HV 20d: 28.7%). Max pain ranged from $150.00 to $160.00. Net GEX was positive for 14 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 12 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 2.16.

Notable Days

  • 2020-02-11: Highest Volume — 5,462 contracts
  • 2020-02-28: Largest IV spike — 45.6% change
  • 2020-02-28: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2020-02-28: Largest Expected Move — 15.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$149.61$127.58$164.12$164.12$127.58
Max Pain$151.58$150.00$160.00$160.00$150.00
ATM IV24.9%19.2%53.2%38.1%53.2%
Expected Move7.1%5.5%15.3%10.9%15.3%
HV 20d28.7%15.8%38.7%15.8%38.7%
HV 60d20.9%14.8%26.6%14.8%26.6%
IV Rank32.5%15.0%100.0%76.9%100.0%
IV Percentile56.0%34.1%100.0%97.6%100.0%
Term Structure0.2%-13.1%4.5%-10.1%-13.1%
VWIV23.8%19.1%38.5%38.5%37.3%
Skew 25d4.8%2.6%13.4%6.2%13.4%
Skew 10d11.4%5.9%30.0%15.1%30.0%
Call IV 25d23.0%17.2%47.0%35.7%47.0%
Put IV 25d27.8%20.4%60.4%41.9%60.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %74.6527.1194.8927.1174.86
Gamma HHI0.420.170.650.240.54
Net GEX1.2M-280.6K2.8M159.7K700.5K
Net DEX-16.6M-49.7M6.7M-5.1M6.7M
Net VEX-146.5K-253.9K-28.0K-33.1K-125.2K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio2.160.0319.080.570.73
Total Volume667.421735,462640303
Total OI7,031.1582,10010,5832,1009,432

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2020-02-03$164.12$160.0038.1%10.9%15.8%76.9%38.5%6.2%-10.1%159.7K-5.1M-33.1K0.5727.114082321,0481,052
2020-02-04$154.40$160.0022.3%6.4%26.9%24.5%22.5%3.8%-1.8%-60.2K547.9K-28.0K0.9258.292262081,3421,075
2020-02-05$154.38$160.0021.1%6.0%26.6%21.5%22.3%3.4%-1.0%13.7K50.1K-32.2K5.3268.49341811,4741,147
2020-02-06$154.04$150.0019.3%5.6%26.0%15.2%20.5%3.4%2.7%-58.4K942.9K-33.6K3.8171.83632401,4791,218
2020-02-07$152.56$150.0019.6%5.6%25.6%16.4%20.4%3.2%2.6%-185.6K2.5M-35.6K0.9878.3749481,5121,381
2020-02-10$149.12$150.0020.8%5.6%26.5%20.6%19.7%3.6%2.7%-280.6K4.8M-30.8K0.9579.564404201,5031,356
2020-02-11$152.49$150.0019.8%5.9%27.6%17.0%20.8%4.7%1.7%-169.4K470.6K-44.2K0.0394.895,3001621,7761,620
2020-02-12$151.88$150.0019.4%5.6%27.5%15.8%19.4%2.9%3.8%2.2M-37.3M-231.6K1.7981.04851527,0191,651
2020-02-13$151.25$150.0019.5%5.6%27.5%16.0%19.2%2.6%4.2%2.1M-35.1M-232.5K0.9280.1938357,0531,761
2020-02-14$152.22$150.0019.2%5.5%27.4%15.0%19.3%2.9%4.5%2.2M-37.1M-231.1K19.0883.58132487,0821,781
2020-02-18$152.57$150.0019.6%5.6%27.4%16.5%19.9%3.7%3.9%2.1M-38.3M-228.8K0.6682.871,1707727,0851,855
2020-02-19$153.47$150.0019.4%5.6%27.5%15.6%19.1%3.9%3.8%2.6M-43.5M-253.9K0.3581.26125448,0212,528
2020-02-20$154.93$150.0019.5%5.6%27.8%16.0%19.6%3.2%4.3%2.8M-49.4M-251.5K0.4282.08113488,0512,532
2020-02-21$155.12$150.0022.0%6.3%27.8%24.6%21.3%4.2%2.7%2.3M-49.7M-249.7K0.2478.59102247,9842,493
2020-02-24$149.80$150.0023.8%6.8%30.1%30.7%23.4%6.7%-1.2%2.2M-30.5M-236.6K1.0076.263403417,3712,153
2020-02-25$141.28$150.0029.8%8.5%35.9%51.4%27.5%5.8%1.2%1.5M-7.8M-195.9K0.5776.822381357,6292,131
2020-02-26$138.93$150.0029.4%8.4%35.5%50.1%28.7%6.2%-2.3%1.2M-2.3M-174.4K2.0772.35551147,4452,078
2020-02-27$132.54$150.0036.6%10.5%37.9%74.6%33.5%7.5%-4.2%902.4K5.4M-134.5K0.7069.94103727,4152,059
2020-02-28$127.58$150.0053.2%15.3%38.7%100.0%37.3%13.4%-13.1%700.5K6.7M-125.2K0.7374.861751287,4341,998