IWC Options History — February 2012

In February 2012, IWC traded between $49.51 and $51.03. ATM implied volatility averaged 21.1%, placing in the 6.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 6.2%. IV traded above realized volatility by 6.0% (HV 20d: 15.1%). Max pain ranged from $45.00 to $47.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 20 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 4.55.

Notable Days

  • 2012-02-03: Highest Volume — 105 contracts
  • 2012-02-09: Largest IV spike — 12.1% change
  • 2012-02-15: Highest IV Rank — 10.7%
  • 2012-02-15: Largest Expected Move — 6.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$50.48$49.51$51.03$49.53$49.51
Max Pain$46.60$45.00$47.00$46.00$47.00
ATM IV21.1%19.2%24.2%19.8%21.3%
Expected Move6.2%5.6%6.9%5.7%6.1%
HV 20d15.1%11.4%19.2%11.9%19.2%
HV 60d24.6%19.1%27.7%27.6%19.5%
IV Rank6.6%4.0%10.7%4.8%6.8%
IV Percentile24.6%9.5%45.2%13.9%27.8%
Term Structure2.1%0.6%2.9%0.6%1.5%
VWIV22.2%18.7%30.2%21.3%21.8%
Skew 25d5.9%2.3%8.0%2.3%6.3%
Skew 10d12.8%2.9%21.3%5.3%9.5%
Call IV 25d19.3%17.5%21.2%19.8%19.0%
Put IV 25d25.2%22.1%29.0%22.1%25.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %27.0921.4033.1729.3922.26
Gamma HHI0.220.170.300.300.17
Net GEX27.9K5.8K46.9K46.9K24.0K
Net DEX-662.8K-1.1M-297.9K-846.3K-297.9K
Net VEX-3.9K-4.4K-2.4K-2.7K-4.2K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio4.550.0051.500.000.71
Total Volume22.9501056100
Total OI623.35493679493679

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-02-01$49.53$46.0019.8%5.7%11.9%4.8%0.0%2.3%0.6%46.9K-846.3K-2.7K0.0029.39N/AN/A60295198
2012-02-02$49.98$46.0019.7%5.6%11.4%4.7%0.0%2.5%1.9%45.3K-924.7K-2.7K0.0022.54N/AN/A30296198
2012-02-03$51.03$45.0019.3%6.1%12.6%4.2%21.3%5.7%2.0%39.8K-1.1M-2.4K51.5029.57N/AN/A2103297198
2012-02-06$50.83$45.0020.2%6.0%12.8%5.4%0.0%5.9%2.3%25.9K-835.5K-3.6K0.0030.98N/AN/A20297301
2012-02-07$50.77$45.0019.2%6.1%13.0%4.0%20.6%6.0%2.3%28.7K-830.8K-3.5K0.8629.83N/AN/A76297301
2012-02-08$50.98$47.0019.3%6.2%12.7%4.1%30.2%5.9%2.3%24.3K-837.2K-3.5K0.0024.77N/AN/A055294307
2012-02-09$50.65$47.0021.6%6.2%13.3%7.2%0.0%6.2%2.8%25.4K-678.8K-4.3K0.0026.55N/AN/A00294357
2012-02-10$49.98$47.0023.3%6.7%14.7%9.4%0.0%6.0%2.2%32.0K-533.6K-4.4K0.0032.45N/AN/A05294357
2012-02-13$50.65$47.0021.9%6.3%14.5%7.5%18.8%8.0%2.1%22.1K-683.9K-4.2K0.0025.14N/AN/A100294362
2012-02-14$50.41$47.0023.2%6.7%14.7%9.3%27.8%7.1%2.9%29.8K-596.2K-4.3K0.0029.70N/AN/A01290362
2012-02-15$49.79$47.0024.2%6.9%14.9%10.7%21.1%7.8%2.3%36.2K-471.0K-4.4K0.0033.17N/AN/A200290363
2012-02-16$50.86$47.0022.2%6.4%16.3%8.0%22.8%7.4%2.9%10.4K-729.8K-4.3K0.0028.79N/AN/A240310363
2012-02-17$50.99$47.0022.2%6.4%16.3%8.0%22.2%7.2%2.5%5.8K-753.6K-4.2K0.0827.21N/AN/A504309363
2012-02-21$50.64$47.0021.6%6.2%16.6%7.1%18.7%6.4%1.5%24.1K-516.2K-4.3K0.0021.40N/AN/A10299339
2012-02-22$50.15$47.0021.9%6.3%17.1%7.6%21.8%5.6%1.8%24.3K-425.0K-4.2K8.5024.69N/AN/A217299339
2012-02-23$50.91$47.0019.7%5.7%17.5%4.7%21.5%5.8%1.9%29.0K-587.8K-4.1K2.0025.97N/AN/A510300338
2012-02-24$50.85$47.0020.1%5.8%17.5%5.2%19.9%5.2%2.2%26.3K-564.8K-4.2K0.0027.07N/AN/A20305348
2012-02-27$50.60$47.0021.2%6.1%17.6%6.7%21.8%5.7%1.3%26.3K-519.6K-4.1K0.7125.45N/AN/A1410307348
2012-02-28$50.51$47.0020.5%5.9%17.5%5.8%0.0%4.5%2.0%31.3K-531.8K-4.2K0.0024.89N/AN/A00321358
2012-02-29$49.51$47.0021.3%6.1%19.2%6.8%0.0%6.3%1.5%24.0K-297.9K-4.2K0.0022.26N/AN/A0100321358