L Options History — March 2013

In March 2013, L traded between $42.85 and $44.64. ATM implied volatility averaged 13.1%, placing in the 23.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 2.9%. IV traded below realized volatility by 1.4% (HV 20d: 14.5%). Max pain ranged from $40.00 to $45.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 19 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.92.

Notable Days

  • 2013-03-05: Highest Volume — 600 contracts
  • 2013-03-05: Largest IV spike — 84.0% change
  • 2013-03-08: Highest IV Rank — 83.3%
  • 2013-03-01: Largest Expected Move — 5.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$43.79$42.85$44.64$43.18$44.07
Max Pain$44.75$40.00$45.00$40.00$45.00
ATM IV13.1%6.6%27.3%19.4%6.6%
Expected Move2.9%1.9%5.5%5.5%1.9%
HV 20d14.5%11.1%16.5%15.4%11.4%
HV 60d13.1%12.7%13.4%13.1%12.7%
IV Rank23.7%0.0%83.3%49.7%0.0%
IV Percentile27.1%0.0%96.8%81.3%0.0%
Term Structure3.5%-4.1%6.9%-4.1%6.5%
VWIV10.6%9.8%12.2%12.2%10.7%
Skew 25d10.0%-3.1%34.0%15.7%3.4%
Skew 10d9.4%-10.2%41.5%9.0%-10.2%
Call IV 25d10.3%6.2%16.7%11.9%8.2%
Put IV 25d20.3%9.5%43.9%27.6%11.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %34.1212.2258.7558.7546.71
Gamma HHI0.820.620.950.660.88
Net GEX270.2K136.8K610.4K158.4K273.1K
Net DEX-2.7M-3.5M-1.6M-2.0M-3.1M
Net VEX-17.6K-18.5K-15.3K-16.0K-17.5K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.920.0010.002.330.00
Total Volume83.226004020
Total OI2,802.12,3743,3262,9022,453

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-03-01$43.18$40.0019.4%5.5%15.4%49.7%0.0%15.7%-4.1%158.4K-2.0M-16.0K2.3358.7512281,6861,216
2013-03-04$42.85$45.0013.5%2.4%14.3%25.1%0.0%9.8%6.9%136.8K-1.6M-15.3K0.0031.28501,6881,244
2013-03-05$43.08$45.0024.9%3.8%14.2%73.2%0.0%11.4%6.5%157.2K-1.9M-15.8K0.0147.5359731,6881,244
2013-03-06$43.12$45.0016.8%3.8%14.2%38.9%12.2%5.5%2.6%168.4K-2.1M-17.7K0.4743.09139661,7801,245
2013-03-07$43.22$45.0017.9%2.7%14.2%43.6%0.0%-1.4%2.1%171.8K-2.0M-17.5K10.0032.091101,7531,311
2013-03-08$43.58$45.0027.3%3.2%14.5%83.3%0.0%23.3%0.9%205.3K-2.4M-17.7K0.0536.93205101,7541,320
2013-03-11$44.24$45.0015.9%3.0%15.4%35.2%10.5%28.5%2.1%373.4K-3.1M-18.4K0.2013.6650101,9191,323
2013-03-12$43.96$45.0012.9%3.1%15.3%22.6%10.8%0.9%1.8%290.3K-2.7M-18.5K0.2742.3655151,9291,322
2013-03-13$43.97$45.0015.0%2.9%15.3%31.4%0.0%28.9%2.8%305.0K-2.8M-18.5K0.0031.44201,9701,332
2013-03-14$44.64$45.009.8%2.8%15.8%9.1%9.8%1.1%3.0%610.4K-3.5M-18.0K0.4719.3962291,9521,332
2013-03-15$44.60$45.0010.0%2.9%15.9%10.0%10.0%28.0%2.5%600.1K-3.5M-18.1K2.4129.0832771,9831,343
2013-03-18$44.16$45.009.7%2.8%16.2%8.8%9.8%34.0%2.8%251.2K-3.1M-17.9K0.4312.2253231,609765
2013-03-19$43.80$45.0010.3%3.0%16.5%11.6%10.8%-0.1%2.0%223.9K-2.7M-18.2K0.0016.501901,607773
2013-03-20$44.01$45.008.7%2.5%15.8%4.5%0.0%5.3%6.0%244.8K-2.9M-18.1K0.0042.761801,621773
2013-03-21$43.85$45.007.5%2.1%15.9%0.0%0.0%1.4%6.8%240.7K-2.8M-17.7K0.0042.70901,634773
2013-03-22$43.98$45.0010.4%3.0%15.8%12.2%10.7%0.4%2.2%248.2K-2.9M-18.0K1.6418.0222361,643773
2013-03-25$43.80$45.009.4%2.7%11.3%8.0%10.7%-3.1%2.6%245.3K-2.8M-17.6K0.0036.871501,656773
2013-03-26$43.99$45.009.1%2.6%11.2%6.8%0.0%5.9%6.6%256.9K-3.0M-17.6K0.0050.38401,654773
2013-03-27$43.72$45.006.9%2.0%11.1%0.0%0.0%1.1%6.4%243.3K-2.8M-17.4K0.1630.593251,655773
2013-03-28$44.07$45.006.6%1.9%11.4%0.0%0.0%3.4%6.5%273.1K-3.1M-17.5K0.0046.712001,675778