L Options History — November 2014

In November 2014, L traded between $41.64 and $43.76. ATM implied volatility averaged 17.8%, placing in the 21.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 4.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 4.2% (HV 20d: 13.6%). Max pain ranged from $45.00 to $45.00. Net GEX was positive for 18 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 9 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.51.

Notable Days

  • 2014-11-04: Highest Volume — 296 contracts
  • 2014-11-19: Largest IV spike — 98.3% change
  • 2014-11-12: Highest IV Rank — 48.2%
  • 2014-11-26: Largest Expected Move — 5.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$42.95$41.64$43.76$43.05$41.64
Max Pain$45.00$45.00$45.00$45.00$45.00
ATM IV17.8%8.7%30.3%21.2%30.2%
Expected Move4.0%3.1%5.5%3.3%5.3%
HV 20d13.6%10.1%20.0%20.0%12.0%
HV 60d14.3%14.1%14.7%14.2%14.7%
IV Rank21.1%1.3%48.2%28.5%48.1%
IV Percentile51.7%0.8%96.0%82.5%95.6%
Term Structure0.3%-10.6%6.2%-4.0%-10.6%
VWIV14.5%11.9%21.2%12.3%14.9%
Skew 25d3.8%-4.4%33.6%9.5%-3.2%
Skew 10d10.7%-6.0%44.5%11.0%5.1%
Call IV 25d14.5%9.3%21.4%19.4%21.4%
Put IV 25d18.3%10.9%54.0%28.9%18.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %103.1990.10113.92104.52112.22
Gamma HHI0.590.500.990.560.50
Net GEX78.4K-7.3K173.9K73.5K-7.3K
Net DEX89.9K-698.7K962.9K26.7K962.9K
Net VEX-11.4K-13.6K-9.0K-11.2K-9.5K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.510.004.000.270.03
Total Volume158.3161029627941
Total OI2,302.9472,1762,3932,1852,177

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2014-11-03$43.05$45.0021.2%3.3%20.0%28.5%12.3%9.5%-4.0%73.5K26.7K-11.2K0.27104.52219601,266919
2014-11-04$43.13$45.0013.8%4.2%18.9%12.4%14.4%4.0%6.2%76.3K143.9K-10.5K0.25106.62236601,265927
2014-11-05$43.76$45.0012.0%3.6%19.1%8.5%12.7%8.9%5.5%160.1K-698.7K-12.4K0.4397.47138601,386927
2014-11-06$43.43$45.0010.2%3.9%17.5%4.5%13.4%3.0%4.8%128.2K-566.4K-13.6K0.5290.10115601,444927
2014-11-07$43.48$45.008.7%3.6%16.9%1.3%12.5%-3.1%-0.9%124.8K-619.4K-13.0K0.4598.57131591,444927
2014-11-10$43.41$45.0015.5%3.8%16.8%16.1%13.6%-2.3%-0.2%127.3K-367.5K-13.0K0.4499.86131581,431925
2014-11-11$43.45$45.0026.1%3.4%15.6%39.2%11.9%33.6%-1.7%173.9K-686.0K-9.0K0.38113.06140531,382899
2014-11-12$43.28$45.0030.3%3.7%12.3%48.2%13.5%-1.3%1.6%111.8K137.2K-12.2K0.38110.28140531,421929
2014-11-13$42.97$45.0014.5%4.2%12.7%13.8%15.7%-4.4%-2.0%78.6K-24.9K-12.4K0.3898.48139531,431929
2014-11-14$42.78$45.0010.2%3.1%12.3%4.5%16.4%-1.1%2.7%57.2K589.2K-10.6K0.00113.922001,431929
2014-11-17$42.59$45.0019.0%4.2%12.3%23.7%15.2%2.7%-2.6%49.9K311.9K-12.4K0.3799.95138511,432929
2014-11-18$42.64$45.0010.9%4.0%10.8%6.1%14.3%5.8%4.4%36.6K545.9K-10.8K0.4293.46141591,432929
2014-11-19$42.64$45.0021.7%4.1%10.5%29.6%17.2%0.2%3.1%69.8K188.6K-12.2K0.30107.202061,442938
2014-11-20$42.73$45.0015.4%3.7%10.3%15.7%13.0%5.8%-0.8%43.8K515.4K-10.8K0.42102.27142601,457936
2014-11-21$42.89$45.0019.0%3.6%10.1%23.7%12.6%1.1%4.1%71.8K4.2K-12.2K0.42100.88155651,441936
2014-11-24$43.06$45.0012.6%3.5%10.2%9.7%14.5%1.9%-0.6%57.5K259.9K-10.4K0.0098.612001,310895
2014-11-25$42.65$45.0018.4%4.7%10.1%22.3%15.5%9.3%4.9%14.5K302.9K-9.8K0.22107.00143321,292895
2014-11-26$42.42$45.0028.5%5.5%10.2%44.4%21.2%2.6%-8.2%41.2K683.1K-10.7K4.00106.10281,282894
2014-11-28$41.64$45.0030.2%5.3%12.0%48.1%14.9%-3.2%-10.6%-7.3K962.9K-9.5K0.03112.224011,283894