IWC Options History — April 2012

In April 2012, IWC traded between $48.51 and $52.07. ATM implied volatility averaged 21.4%, placing in the 6.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 6.2%. IV traded above realized volatility by 2.1% (HV 20d: 19.2%). Max pain ranged from $49.00 to $50.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 20 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 37.14.

Notable Days

  • 2012-04-04: Highest Volume — 251 contracts
  • 2012-04-09: Largest IV spike — 15.5% change
  • 2012-04-16: Highest IV Rank — 11.4%
  • 2012-04-16: Largest Expected Move — 7.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$50.05$48.51$52.07$52.07$50.52
Max Pain$49.40$49.00$50.00$49.00$49.00
ATM IV21.4%17.3%24.8%18.4%20.2%
Expected Move6.2%4.9%7.1%5.3%5.8%
HV 20d19.2%15.6%21.3%16.8%21.3%
HV 60d18.0%16.2%19.0%16.2%18.8%
IV Rank6.9%1.5%11.4%3.0%4.9%
IV Percentile30.3%3.6%53.2%7.1%21.0%
Term Structure1.1%0.2%3.1%1.8%0.7%
VWIV22.3%19.5%28.0%22.1%19.5%
Skew 25d6.0%3.7%7.7%5.3%5.1%
Skew 10d14.1%9.3%19.0%11.3%14.5%
Call IV 25d18.9%16.0%21.6%16.0%18.2%
Put IV 25d24.8%20.6%28.5%21.3%23.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %27.1919.9943.7326.4043.73
Gamma HHI0.270.210.330.320.26
Net GEX191.0K103.2K272.3K205.1K258.9K
Net DEX-1.9M-3.8M-560.1K-3.8M-2.2M
Net VEX-9.0K-11.1K-7.1K-10.7K-7.1K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio37.140.00250.00250.000.00
Total Volume25.25025140
Total OI1,663.11,3121,8731,6711,341

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-04-02$52.07$49.0018.4%5.3%16.8%3.0%22.1%5.3%1.8%205.1K-3.8M-10.7K0.0026.40N/AN/A041,259412
2012-04-03$51.52$49.0017.3%4.9%15.6%1.5%0.0%4.1%3.1%210.4K-3.4M-10.8K0.0022.67N/AN/A031,259410
2012-04-04$50.64$49.0019.0%5.4%16.8%3.8%20.2%3.7%2.2%215.3K-2.7M-10.8K250.0031.00N/AN/A12501,259413
2012-04-05$50.60$49.0018.6%5.3%16.4%3.2%0.0%3.9%2.3%174.5K-2.5M-11.1K0.0027.80N/AN/A001,260541
2012-04-09$49.72$50.0021.5%6.4%17.2%7.0%0.0%6.0%0.4%171.2K-1.6M-10.3K0.0028.15N/AN/A0401,260541
2012-04-10$48.51$50.0023.5%6.9%19.2%9.7%28.0%6.9%0.5%155.1K-560.1K-9.3K0.0020.95N/AN/A041,260541
2012-04-11$49.41$50.0023.4%7.0%19.1%9.5%21.3%7.0%0.4%150.7K-1.2M-10.0K10.0019.99N/AN/A3301,260582
2012-04-12$49.95$50.0022.4%6.4%19.5%8.2%0.0%7.1%0.7%139.8K-1.7M-10.0K0.0024.20N/AN/A001,261612
2012-04-13$49.20$50.0023.9%6.9%20.0%10.2%0.0%7.4%0.5%150.1K-894.2K-9.5K0.0022.61N/AN/A001,261612
2012-04-16$49.43$50.0024.8%7.1%20.1%11.4%0.0%7.6%0.2%150.3K-1.1M-9.1K0.0022.36N/AN/A4701,261612
2012-04-17$50.17$50.0023.2%6.6%20.2%9.2%0.0%7.7%0.5%103.2K-1.9M-9.0K0.0027.51N/AN/A041,214612
2012-04-18$49.64$50.0022.6%6.5%20.2%8.5%22.0%6.4%0.4%161.1K-1.4M-8.5K0.0026.64N/AN/A5001,214608
2012-04-19$49.31$49.0023.5%6.7%20.3%9.7%0.0%6.9%0.6%259.3K-1.1M-8.3K0.0024.60N/AN/A001,264608
2012-04-20$49.69$49.0021.0%6.0%20.4%6.3%0.0%6.5%1.8%169.0K-1.7M-8.0K0.0023.97N/AN/A0401,264608
2012-04-23$49.04$49.0022.9%6.6%20.4%8.9%22.6%6.3%1.0%177.4K-1.2M-7.2K0.0029.43N/AN/A1001,008304
2012-04-24$49.60$49.0021.5%6.2%19.5%7.1%22.9%6.2%1.0%203.1K-1.6M-7.5K0.0025.66N/AN/A1501,018304
2012-04-25$50.30$49.0021.1%6.0%20.4%6.5%19.5%6.0%0.8%238.8K-2.1M-7.7K0.0031.83N/AN/A401,033304
2012-04-26$50.50$49.0020.3%5.8%20.4%5.4%0.0%5.1%1.4%254.9K-2.2M-7.6K0.0027.54N/AN/A001,037304
2012-04-27$51.12$49.0018.9%5.4%21.0%3.7%0.0%4.2%2.0%272.3K-2.7M-7.3K0.0036.69N/AN/A001,037304
2012-04-30$50.52$49.0020.2%5.8%21.3%4.9%0.0%5.1%0.7%258.9K-2.2M-7.1K0.0043.73N/AN/A001,037304