IWC Options History — January 2011

In January 2011, IWC traded between $49.07 and $51.86. ATM implied volatility averaged 22.0%, placing in the 13.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 6.5%. IV traded above realized volatility by 6.5% (HV 20d: 15.5%). Max pain ranged from $43.00 to $51.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 20 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.96.

Notable Days

  • 2011-01-03: Highest Volume — 274 contracts
  • 2011-01-13: Largest IV spike — 26.6% change
  • 2011-01-28: Highest IV Rank — 18.5%
  • 2011-01-28: Largest Expected Move — 7.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$50.43$49.07$51.86$51.00$49.22
Max Pain$49.40$43.00$51.00$43.00$51.00
ATM IV22.0%18.2%24.9%20.4%24.5%
Expected Move6.5%5.9%7.1%5.9%7.0%
HV 20d15.5%10.1%21.8%10.1%21.8%
HV 60d16.1%14.7%17.6%15.4%17.6%
IV Rank13.1%6.1%18.5%10.2%17.8%
IV Percentile27.6%4.4%44.0%17.9%41.7%
Term Structure1.4%0.5%3.2%3.2%0.5%
VWIV21.8%17.3%26.1%19.7%26.1%
Skew 25d5.3%3.8%6.8%4.6%6.7%
Skew 10d8.7%5.8%14.8%7.6%11.3%
Call IV 25d20.5%17.3%22.7%18.8%21.4%
Put IV 25d25.9%23.0%29.5%23.4%28.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %29.6311.5185.5236.2227.63
Gamma HHI0.220.190.250.230.21
Net GEX171.5K141.9K219.2K157.8K218.1K
Net DEX-4.3M-5.5M-3.3M-4.6M-3.5M
Net VEX-9.5K-10.7K-8.5K-9.0K-9.8K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.960.0030.002.110.16
Total Volume41.9027427436
Total OI1,576.91,2951,6921,2951,627

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-01-03$51.00$43.0020.4%5.9%10.1%10.2%19.7%4.6%3.2%157.8K-4.6M-9.0K2.1136.22N/AN/A881861,25342
2011-01-04$50.20$43.0022.1%6.4%12.1%13.4%20.6%4.7%2.6%141.9K-4.0M-10.7K0.0029.77N/AN/A5101,334228
2011-01-05$50.95$43.0020.6%5.9%12.7%10.6%0.0%3.8%3.0%143.6K-4.5M-10.4K0.0027.88N/AN/A1701,359228
2011-01-06$50.73$43.0020.9%6.0%13.0%11.1%22.5%4.4%2.9%145.1K-4.4M-10.5K2.0085.52N/AN/A241,359228
2011-01-07$50.52$51.0019.8%6.6%13.2%9.0%21.8%5.5%1.2%154.7K-4.3M-10.2K0.0011.51N/AN/A301,361229
2011-01-10$50.81$51.0021.5%6.8%12.8%12.2%0.0%5.1%0.9%153.8K-4.5M-10.0K0.0013.13N/AN/A501,363229
2011-01-11$51.12$51.0021.1%6.8%12.7%11.5%0.0%4.6%0.7%152.4K-4.7M-9.6K0.0014.53N/AN/A001,368229
2011-01-12$51.61$51.0018.2%6.3%12.8%6.1%21.8%3.8%1.2%146.0K-5.1M-9.1K0.0033.71N/AN/A6201,368229
2011-01-13$51.48$51.0023.1%6.6%12.8%15.1%23.4%4.9%0.9%165.9K-5.1M-9.5K0.1116.97N/AN/A1921,430229
2011-01-14$51.86$51.0021.3%6.1%12.4%11.9%0.0%4.3%0.8%171.8K-5.5M-9.1K0.0018.45N/AN/A201,446231
2011-01-18$51.77$51.0021.2%6.1%12.5%11.7%0.0%4.6%0.8%176.1K-5.5M-8.5K0.0021.29N/AN/A1801,445231
2011-01-19$50.06$51.0023.8%6.8%17.8%16.4%24.3%5.7%0.9%203.1K-4.2M-9.5K0.7822.02N/AN/A971,456231
2011-01-20$49.31$51.0024.3%7.0%18.0%17.4%20.8%6.0%1.5%168.7K-3.7M-9.4K0.0044.00N/AN/A2001,461227
2011-01-21$49.10$51.0023.5%6.7%18.0%15.8%22.5%5.7%1.4%171.5K-3.6M-9.3K0.0040.90N/AN/A501,465227
2011-01-24$49.47$51.0023.6%6.8%18.3%16.1%22.4%6.4%0.8%172.0K-3.3M-9.0K0.9118.70N/AN/A11101,245160
2011-01-25$49.52$51.0021.7%6.2%18.1%12.5%0.0%6.2%1.3%180.8K-3.4M-8.7K1.1124.44N/AN/A9101,249150
2011-01-26$50.41$51.0021.4%6.1%19.3%12.1%17.3%6.8%1.4%168.0K-3.9M-8.5K0.0028.49N/AN/A21101,246160
2011-01-27$50.48$51.0021.6%6.2%19.3%12.3%17.8%6.5%1.0%219.2K-4.5M-9.7K0.0033.40N/AN/A2001,447160
2011-01-28$49.07$51.0024.9%7.1%21.8%18.5%24.6%6.8%0.5%218.9K-3.5M-10.0K30.0044.10N/AN/A1301,448160
2011-01-31$49.22$51.0024.5%7.0%21.8%17.8%26.1%6.7%0.5%218.1K-3.5M-9.8K0.1627.63N/AN/A3151,449178