L Options History — September 2013

In September 2013, L traded between $44.53 and $47.60. ATM implied volatility averaged 12.5%, placing in the 18.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 3.7%. IV traded below realized volatility by 0.9% (HV 20d: 13.4%). Max pain ranged from $45.00 to $45.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 17 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.39.

Notable Days

  • 2013-09-16: Highest Volume — 301 contracts
  • 2013-09-24: Largest IV spike — 31.8% change
  • 2013-09-04: Highest IV Rank — 25.0%
  • 2013-09-06: Largest Expected Move — 4.6%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$46.39$44.53$47.60$44.53$46.74
Max Pain$45.00$45.00$45.00$45.00$45.00
ATM IV12.5%9.3%14.5%11.5%12.8%
Expected Move3.7%2.7%4.6%3.3%3.7%
HV 20d13.4%11.0%15.5%14.0%11.1%
HV 60d13.3%12.4%14.1%14.1%12.4%
IV Rank18.6%8.7%25.0%15.6%19.6%
IV Percentile26.0%7.1%41.3%15.9%27.4%
Term Structure1.6%-4.1%6.4%6.4%-3.0%
VWIV13.3%10.3%14.9%14.7%10.3%
Skew 25d5.4%-2.6%40.0%3.9%-2.6%
Skew 10d10.0%-2.5%59.2%0.2%-2.5%
Call IV 25d11.6%9.4%15.5%11.9%13.3%
Put IV 25d17.0%8.8%55.4%15.8%10.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %48.7112.43102.2433.7728.58
Gamma HHI0.610.480.850.800.48
Net GEX257.6K141.8K503.9K336.5K145.5K
Net DEX-3.7M-6.2M-1.2M-1.2M-2.3M
Net VEX-13.9K-16.3K-12.3K-15.8K-12.4K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.390.002.670.001.50
Total Volume63.552301505
Total OI2,7341,4923,3453,1771,513

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-09-03$44.53$45.0011.5%3.3%14.0%15.6%14.7%3.9%6.4%336.5K-1.2M-15.8K0.0033.770502,0131,164
2013-09-04$44.97$45.0014.5%4.2%14.5%25.0%0.0%0.9%0.7%378.6K-2.1M-16.2K0.0043.90302,0131,174
2013-09-05$44.81$45.0013.8%4.0%14.4%22.8%13.8%40.0%1.6%399.6K-1.8M-16.0K0.0413.5015862,0161,174
2013-09-06$44.69$45.0014.1%4.6%14.0%23.8%0.0%0.3%0.6%393.5K-1.7M-16.3K0.0043.40042,0481,176
2013-09-09$45.48$45.0012.9%4.2%15.5%19.9%14.5%15.4%1.4%503.9K-3.3M-15.2K0.0346.7423082,0481,176
2013-09-10$45.73$45.0011.5%4.1%15.5%15.6%14.2%17.1%2.2%451.8K-4.1M-16.0K0.1398.3475102,1621,179
2013-09-11$46.11$45.0012.9%4.0%14.5%19.8%0.0%8.9%1.9%340.7K-4.7M-15.3K0.0092.29202,1491,189
2013-09-12$46.02$45.0014.0%4.0%14.2%23.4%0.0%2.8%2.0%342.1K-5.1M-14.5K0.0012.438102,1481,189
2013-09-13$46.23$45.0013.9%4.0%13.8%23.1%13.9%2.9%2.1%275.1K-5.4M-14.0K0.0012.502402,1441,189
2013-09-16$47.00$45.0014.2%4.1%14.4%24.2%14.9%3.8%2.9%160.7K-6.2M-12.7K0.0631.81285162,1561,189
2013-09-17$47.30$45.0014.3%4.1%13.1%24.2%0.0%6.5%2.6%161.8K-5.9M-12.8K0.43102.241462,0591,199
2013-09-18$47.42$45.0014.1%4.1%13.1%23.8%13.1%6.7%3.7%155.9K-5.9M-12.8K0.0932.853432,0661,197
2013-09-19$47.60$45.009.9%2.8%12.9%10.5%10.3%0.9%4.7%159.0K-6.2M-12.8K0.6389.1552332,0661,146
2013-09-20$47.44$45.0011.0%3.2%12.9%14.0%13.5%-1.4%3.0%203.7K-6.0M-13.1K0.0628.999662,0701,146
2013-09-23$47.10$45.009.3%2.7%13.3%8.7%0.0%0.3%3.6%141.8K-2.5M-13.1K0.0595.192111,136356
2013-09-24$47.16$45.0012.3%3.5%13.2%18.1%0.0%-0.5%-4.1%152.5K-2.6M-12.3K0.0084.362501,142357
2013-09-25$47.16$45.0010.2%2.9%11.2%11.5%10.3%1.3%0.6%149.0K-2.5M-12.6K0.0026.680101,147357
2013-09-26$47.34$45.0012.3%3.5%11.1%17.9%0.0%1.5%-2.1%150.7K-2.6M-12.7K2.6729.35381,147367
2013-09-27$46.95$45.009.7%2.8%11.0%9.9%0.0%-0.3%1.7%149.7K-2.5M-12.4K1.0028.09111,148365
2013-09-30$46.74$45.0012.8%3.7%11.1%19.6%0.0%-2.6%-3.0%145.5K-2.3M-12.4K1.5028.58231,148365