IWC Options History — April 2011

In April 2011, IWC traded between $51.55 and $54.01. ATM implied volatility averaged 18.4%, placing in the 4.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 5.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 3.2% (HV 20d: 15.2%). Max pain ranged from $50.00 to $54.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 20 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 3.47.

Notable Days

  • 2011-04-25: Highest Volume — 296 contracts
  • 2011-04-13: Largest IV drop — 15.5% change
  • 2011-04-11: Highest IV Rank — 11.3%
  • 2011-04-11: Largest Expected Move — 6.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$52.89$51.55$54.01$53.39$54.01
Max Pain$53.00$50.00$54.00$50.00$53.00
ATM IV18.4%16.1%22.6%19.4%17.1%
Expected Move5.6%4.6%6.7%5.6%4.9%
HV 20d15.2%13.3%19.7%19.7%14.0%
HV 60d19.2%17.5%20.3%19.8%17.5%
IV Rank4.1%0.0%11.3%8.4%1.9%
IV Percentile5.1%0.0%28.2%6.7%2.0%
Term Structure2.0%1.0%3.4%2.1%2.5%
VWIV20.4%15.9%28.0%17.4%20.2%
Skew 25d5.2%3.5%6.9%3.8%4.2%
Skew 10d9.7%6.6%16.4%7.0%7.0%
Call IV 25d17.6%14.5%20.7%17.4%15.7%
Put IV 25d22.8%18.5%26.7%21.2%19.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %30.2317.0861.6729.2161.67
Gamma HHI0.290.180.410.320.30
Net GEX157.9K26.2K335.1K221.4K165.8K
Net DEX-1.9M-3.0M-894.3K-2.4M-2.5M
Net VEX-7.2K-9.2K-6.0K-7.5K-9.2K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio3.470.0040.000.500.00
Total Volume42.550296310
Total OI1,035.156281,1981,0351,198

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-04-01$53.39$50.0019.4%5.6%19.7%8.4%17.4%3.8%2.1%221.4K-2.4M-7.5K0.5029.21N/AN/A21828207
2011-04-04$53.49$0.0019.9%6.3%18.3%9.2%0.0%5.1%1.0%239.0K-2.5M-7.2K0.0037.63N/AN/A830830208
2011-04-05$53.82$0.0018.2%5.9%17.6%6.1%0.0%5.4%1.3%293.1K-2.9M-7.3K0.0017.89N/AN/A00901208
2011-04-06$53.95$0.0017.8%6.1%17.5%5.4%0.0%4.9%1.2%304.7K-3.0M-7.1K0.0037.65N/AN/A220901208
2011-04-07$53.70$0.0017.7%6.1%13.6%5.2%0.0%5.3%1.2%335.1K-2.8M-7.2K0.0017.08N/AN/A00923208
2011-04-08$53.13$0.0019.9%6.3%14.4%6.1%22.8%5.9%1.3%319.2K-2.4M-7.0K0.0017.72N/AN/A057923208
2011-04-11$52.41$52.0022.6%6.7%15.2%11.3%22.5%6.9%1.1%240.9K-1.7M-6.8K0.5017.57N/AN/A2010901255
2011-04-12$51.55$54.0021.5%6.4%16.0%9.2%0.0%6.2%1.5%87.5K-1.1M-6.4K2.0019.27N/AN/A12881265
2011-04-13$51.63$54.0018.1%6.1%15.1%0.9%28.0%5.9%1.7%71.1K-1.1M-6.1K0.9224.98N/AN/A2422881265
2011-04-14$51.92$54.0019.8%5.7%15.1%4.0%21.4%5.8%2.4%90.2K-1.2M-6.1K0.0025.19N/AN/A020870287
2011-04-15$52.38$54.0020.0%5.7%14.3%4.4%19.5%6.3%1.2%103.6K-1.3M-6.2K0.0022.45N/AN/A30870307
2011-04-18$51.63$53.0018.7%5.4%13.3%2.0%21.5%5.7%2.2%30.5K-910.7K-6.0K0.0033.87N/AN/A07467161
2011-04-19$51.59$53.0017.1%4.9%13.3%0.0%0.0%5.3%2.6%26.2K-894.3K-6.0K0.0460.18N/AN/A1004467168
2011-04-20$52.52$53.0016.4%4.7%14.6%0.0%16.2%5.0%3.1%54.4K-1.2M-6.6K1.0333.56N/AN/A3435567172
2011-04-21$52.89$53.0016.2%4.6%14.7%0.0%0.0%4.9%2.9%66.0K-1.4M-7.0K40.0031.67N/AN/A140601207
2011-04-25$52.93$53.0017.2%4.9%14.6%1.8%21.3%4.3%2.4%56.9K-1.3M-7.2K0.1431.96N/AN/A26036602247
2011-04-26$53.49$53.0018.1%5.2%14.9%3.7%15.9%4.7%2.4%136.7K-2.1M-9.2K0.0028.49N/AN/A250861283
2011-04-27$53.61$53.0017.0%4.9%14.7%1.6%18.0%4.4%2.3%143.0K-2.2M-9.2K0.0028.75N/AN/A320886283
2011-04-28$53.85$53.0016.1%4.6%14.1%0.0%0.0%3.5%3.4%173.3K-2.4M-9.2K0.0027.77N/AN/A00915283
2011-04-29$54.01$53.0017.1%4.9%14.0%1.9%20.2%4.2%2.5%165.8K-2.5M-9.2K0.0061.67N/AN/A010915283