L Options History — December 2013

In December 2013, L traded between $46.44 and $48.24. ATM implied volatility averaged 15.6%, placing in the 28.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 4.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 3.2% (HV 20d: 12.4%). Max pain ranged from $45.00 to $45.00. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 18 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.65.

Notable Days

  • 2013-12-20: Highest Volume — 172 contracts
  • 2013-12-19: Largest IV drop — 33.6% change
  • 2013-12-18: Highest IV Rank — 42.4%
  • 2013-12-18: Largest Expected Move — 5.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$47.28$46.44$48.24$47.35$48.24
Max Pain$45.00$45.00$45.00$45.00$45.00
ATM IV15.6%10.3%20.0%16.2%11.2%
Expected Move4.3%3.0%5.7%4.7%3.2%
HV 20d12.4%10.4%14.1%11.0%13.9%
HV 60d14.7%14.1%15.3%14.5%14.3%
IV Rank28.3%11.9%42.4%30.4%14.6%
IV Percentile63.8%14.3%96.0%80.6%18.7%
Term Structure2.9%-5.2%6.5%5.9%5.7%
VWIV14.5%10.5%19.3%10.5%14.2%
Skew 25d5.3%0.9%8.5%8.3%3.4%
Skew 10d12.1%-0.4%39.8%10.6%3.5%
Call IV 25d11.4%8.4%14.3%10.9%10.6%
Put IV 25d16.7%12.3%20.7%19.1%14.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %95.6826.47111.6326.4750.56
Gamma HHI0.760.680.830.800.83
Net GEX177.5K128.0K237.3K203.7K222.7K
Net DEX-2.2M-2.7M-1.7M-2.2M-2.5M
Net VEX-12.2K-13.3K-11.2K-12.7K-12.1K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.650.005.800.200.31
Total Volume48.524017211442
Total OI2,205.4761,5972,4852,2881,700

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-12-02$47.35$45.0016.2%4.7%11.0%30.4%10.5%8.3%5.9%203.7K-2.2M-12.7K0.2026.4795191,644644
2013-12-03$47.03$45.0018.2%5.2%11.2%36.5%0.0%7.3%2.0%190.6K-2.2M-13.3K0.75100.70431,723654
2013-12-04$46.76$45.0018.4%5.3%11.3%37.2%19.3%5.2%-0.0%151.9K-1.9M-12.7K5.8098.735291,727654
2013-12-05$46.51$45.0018.7%5.4%11.1%38.2%12.3%5.3%-1.5%143.2K-1.7M-12.2K0.1592.201321,727652
2013-12-06$47.29$45.0018.3%5.2%12.1%36.8%0.0%7.3%0.4%207.5K-2.3M-13.1K0.0095.03701,737654
2013-12-09$47.57$45.0015.0%3.3%10.4%26.5%0.0%4.4%2.6%215.1K-2.6M-12.2K0.0094.468201,744654
2013-12-10$47.41$45.0019.2%4.3%10.4%39.8%12.6%8.3%6.2%205.1K-2.7M-13.0K0.00100.2511501,824654
2013-12-11$46.56$45.0018.9%4.6%11.6%39.0%0.0%7.4%1.0%148.7K-1.9M-12.4K2.00102.50121,788654
2013-12-12$46.61$45.0014.4%4.1%11.4%24.6%12.3%5.0%6.1%134.7K-1.8M-12.4K0.0098.242501,788653
2013-12-13$46.56$45.0017.0%4.9%11.4%32.7%17.7%5.7%2.1%139.5K-1.8M-12.5K0.30102.1771211,793653
2013-12-16$46.78$45.0016.8%4.8%11.6%32.2%0.0%5.4%2.6%132.9K-2.0M-12.0K0.00103.632201,802663
2013-12-17$46.44$45.0017.3%4.9%11.8%33.7%17.2%4.3%0.7%128.0K-2.0M-11.8K0.0099.25701,821663
2013-12-18$47.40$45.0020.0%5.7%14.1%42.4%0.0%8.5%-5.2%154.9K-2.5M-11.8K1.21102.6638461,822663
2013-12-19$47.27$45.0013.3%3.8%14.1%21.2%0.0%5.2%6.3%141.0K-2.3M-11.3K0.00103.41001,720694
2013-12-20$47.62$45.0010.3%3.0%13.7%11.9%0.0%7.7%6.5%159.5K-2.5M-11.2K0.0297.7116931,720694
2013-12-23$47.77$45.0012.1%3.5%13.7%17.5%14.2%1.9%5.5%185.2K-2.1M-11.6K0.05107.559751,251346
2013-12-24$48.00$45.0014.0%4.0%13.8%23.4%0.0%3.6%4.3%223.4K-2.4M-11.9K0.05108.811911,327345
2013-12-26$48.03$45.0012.4%3.6%13.7%18.3%0.0%3.4%4.4%237.3K-2.4M-11.3K0.78106.63971,327351
2013-12-27$47.67$45.0012.9%3.7%13.7%19.9%0.0%0.9%1.7%195.0K-2.3M-12.2K0.00111.630601,329356
2013-12-30$47.96$45.0012.3%3.5%13.8%18.2%0.0%2.8%4.1%208.2K-2.3M-11.9K0.00106.69001,329371
2013-12-31$48.24$45.0011.2%3.2%13.9%14.6%0.0%3.4%5.7%222.7K-2.5M-12.1K0.3150.5632101,329371