L Options History — April 2014

In April 2014, L traded between $43.44 and $44.88. ATM implied volatility averaged 16.7%, placing in the 26.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 4.7%. IV traded above realized volatility by 3.6% (HV 20d: 13.1%). 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 11 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.69.

Notable Days

  • 2014-04-28: Highest Volume — 1,178 contracts
  • 2014-04-16: Largest IV spike — 80.4% change
  • 2014-04-09: Highest IV Rank — 63.8%
  • 2014-04-16: Largest Expected Move — 7.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$44.12$43.44$44.88$44.35$43.97
Max Pain$45.00$45.00$45.00$45.00$45.00
ATM IV16.7%11.0%27.3%14.4%12.6%
Expected Move4.7%3.2%7.5%4.1%3.6%
HV 20d13.1%12.1%13.8%13.4%12.1%
HV 60d18.2%15.9%19.0%18.7%15.9%
IV Rank26.9%5.7%63.8%23.7%11.1%
IV Percentile61.3%5.6%99.6%50.8%19.0%
Term Structure0.4%-5.3%6.5%1.2%3.5%
VWIV15.6%8.9%20.8%14.9%12.3%
Skew 25d20.7%0.4%54.0%49.4%5.9%
Skew 10d25.2%-14.6%75.5%60.3%-14.6%
Call IV 25d15.9%10.4%22.6%15.3%12.2%
Put IV 25d36.6%15.8%70.4%64.7%18.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %105.1193.35121.23104.56107.01
Gamma HHI0.610.530.690.580.55
Net GEX191.4K129.0K251.6K173.6K204.9K
Net DEX-1.5M-2.3M-965.7K-1.6M-1.6M
Net VEX-15.0K-16.8K-12.4K-15.8K-16.8K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.690.005.000.455.00
Total Volume8211,1785524
Total OI2,469.5712,2533,1242,3153,124

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2014-04-01$44.35$45.0014.4%4.1%13.4%23.7%14.9%49.4%1.2%173.6K-1.6M-15.8K0.45104.5638171,575740
2014-04-02$44.65$45.0014.0%4.0%13.5%21.8%14.0%54.0%2.5%204.9K-1.9M-16.1K0.15101.135381,607744
2014-04-03$44.88$45.0013.1%3.7%13.4%18.8%0.0%43.5%3.4%251.6K-2.3M-16.6K0.50102.891261,660752
2014-04-04$44.70$45.0014.1%4.9%12.4%20.6%0.0%10.6%-1.2%246.5K-2.2M-16.5K0.00102.192201,672758
2014-04-07$44.15$45.0017.4%4.7%12.7%31.4%0.0%10.8%-0.5%211.1K-1.8M-16.2K0.0098.285201,676758
2014-04-08$44.52$45.0015.2%4.9%12.9%24.3%17.0%7.8%-1.1%241.8K-2.0M-16.4K0.4294.971981,713758
2014-04-09$44.54$45.0027.3%4.8%12.7%63.8%0.0%7.2%-1.6%239.9K-1.9M-16.1K0.6793.35321,723766
2014-04-10$43.92$45.0016.2%4.6%13.4%23.7%0.0%5.6%-0.6%208.7K-1.5M-15.5K0.0099.051001,721764
2014-04-11$43.44$45.0015.8%4.5%13.6%22.4%0.0%8.3%1.2%155.2K-1.1M-15.3K2.00102.32361,716764
2014-04-14$43.72$45.0021.7%6.2%13.8%42.5%0.0%37.9%-4.6%159.2K-988.2K-14.1K0.00100.954101,719767
2014-04-15$43.78$45.0014.6%4.2%13.8%18.1%0.0%40.3%0.4%165.3K-1.1M-14.5K0.00106.61101,729767
2014-04-16$44.07$45.0026.3%7.5%13.8%58.6%20.8%40.1%-5.3%158.9K-1.6M-15.5K0.59113.9917101,705767
2014-04-17$43.95$45.0013.7%3.9%13.8%14.9%0.0%36.3%1.8%202.1K-1.2M-14.5K0.00105.824301,717767
2014-04-21$43.84$45.0015.5%4.5%13.5%21.4%0.0%1.1%-0.0%164.6K-1.4M-13.2K0.00107.381201,539718
2014-04-22$43.79$45.0020.8%6.0%12.4%39.5%0.0%4.6%0.0%129.0K-1.2M-13.4K0.30114.902061,535718
2014-04-23$43.83$45.0020.2%5.8%12.5%37.5%18.8%39.9%-1.1%157.5K-1.2M-12.4K0.00109.515101,548724
2014-04-24$44.44$45.0013.1%3.8%12.7%13.1%8.9%18.2%6.5%185.0K-1.8M-14.1K2.50121.234101,598724
2014-04-25$44.14$45.0018.4%5.3%13.0%31.4%18.4%0.4%-2.9%170.3K-1.5M-14.1K0.33100.5030101,602734
2014-04-28$43.76$45.0011.0%3.2%13.1%5.7%12.3%3.9%4.8%166.2K-965.7K-12.6K1.36107.984996791,630744
2014-04-29$44.10$45.0015.1%4.3%12.3%19.8%0.0%8.8%2.9%223.8K-1.6M-15.8K0.20112.72512,0531,065
2014-04-30$43.97$45.0012.6%3.6%12.1%11.1%0.0%5.9%3.5%204.9K-1.6M-16.8K5.00107.014202,0581,066