L Options History — December 2018

In December 2018, L traded between $42.76 and $48.39. ATM implied volatility averaged 26.7%, placing in the 59.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 7.4%. IV traded above realized volatility by 4.7% (HV 20d: 22.1%). Max pain ranged from $45.00 to $45.00. Net GEX was positive for 1 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 4 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 4.47.

Notable Days

  • 2018-12-07: Highest Volume — 408 contracts
  • 2018-12-04: Largest IV spike — 69.1% change
  • 2018-12-10: Highest IV Rank — 76.1%
  • 2018-12-27: Largest Expected Move — 8.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$45.35$42.76$48.39$48.39$45.41
Max Pain$45.00$45.00$45.00$45.00$45.00
ATM IV26.7%15.1%31.1%15.1%27.1%
Expected Move7.4%4.3%8.9%4.3%7.8%
HV 20d22.1%20.3%27.0%27.0%23.9%
HV 60d23.7%22.6%25.2%22.6%25.2%
IV Rank59.9%17.0%76.1%17.0%61.4%
IV Percentile90.3%36.9%98.4%36.9%91.3%
Term Structure-0.2%-2.0%9.1%-0.6%2.0%
VWIV28.8%22.4%42.5%33.2%27.3%
Skew 25d6.6%2.2%12.5%2.7%6.4%
Skew 10d10.9%3.2%20.7%5.7%8.6%
Call IV 25d22.5%18.4%31.4%18.4%19.4%
Put IV 25d29.1%21.1%36.2%21.1%25.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %86.2365.09104.1565.0991.37
Gamma HHI0.530.360.690.440.69
Net GEX-154.1K-255.8K69.6K69.6K-160.2K
Net DEX5.6M2.1M6.9M2.1M5.7M
Net VEX-17.9K-26.0K-11.0K-26.0K-15.9K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio4.470.0050.000.000.72
Total Volume145.904082090
Total OI3,911.22,5564,4524,4522,727

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-12-03$48.39$45.0015.1%4.3%27.0%17.0%33.2%2.7%-0.6%69.6K2.1M-26.0K0.0065.0920811,7972,655
2018-12-04$47.01$45.0025.5%7.3%22.1%55.5%38.9%2.9%-1.4%-86.9K4.5M-23.2K0.0178.0221231,6402,656
2018-12-05$46.98$45.0025.5%7.3%21.6%55.3%42.5%2.2%0.4%-160.6K5.0M-22.1K0.0180.1122031,6402,656
2018-12-06$46.87$45.0027.4%7.0%21.2%62.3%22.7%5.0%-1.1%-109.7K4.9M-22.5K0.1083.04179181,6492,655
2018-12-07$46.54$45.0029.5%7.1%21.1%70.2%22.9%5.8%-1.6%-81.8K4.4M-23.3K0.0484.06391171,6772,652
2018-12-10$45.27$45.0031.1%7.2%22.4%76.1%24.4%5.8%-0.6%-160.2K5.8M-18.8K0.0582.809851,6772,646
2018-12-11$44.95$45.0030.1%7.2%21.9%72.2%24.2%6.3%-0.6%-175.8K6.0M-17.5K0.1483.2398141,6782,648
2018-12-12$45.30$45.0024.5%7.0%22.3%51.7%22.4%6.3%-0.6%-189.4K5.8M-18.4K0.1477.87102141,6782,642
2018-12-13$45.47$45.0024.5%7.0%21.5%51.8%22.9%6.5%-0.7%-218.4K5.8M-17.8K0.3678.37101361,6842,640
2018-12-14$45.02$45.0024.7%7.1%21.4%52.6%25.9%5.5%-0.6%-196.7K5.9M-17.1K0.2578.72118301,6892,640
2018-12-17$44.84$45.0026.0%7.4%20.7%57.2%29.6%6.4%-1.8%-205.0K6.0M-16.8K0.0078.040211,6962,632
2018-12-18$45.09$45.0026.2%7.5%20.9%58.0%26.5%11.7%-1.2%-211.0K6.1M-16.1K18.5091.082371,6962,630
2018-12-19$44.89$45.0027.1%7.8%20.7%61.2%26.6%11.3%-0.6%-198.0K6.0M-16.3K50.0096.6421001,6962,651
2018-12-20$44.58$45.0026.4%7.6%20.7%58.5%32.9%8.9%-1.1%-255.8K6.4M-16.0K4.0095.0613521,6962,676
2018-12-21$43.99$45.0026.3%7.6%20.9%58.5%28.8%5.3%-1.3%-158.6K6.9M-13.9K3.0993.5522681,7062,691
2018-12-24$42.76$45.0028.7%8.2%20.3%67.2%31.2%3.1%9.1%-124.1K6.8M-11.0K0.1996.06140264942,064
2018-12-26$44.20$45.0030.8%8.8%24.4%75.0%34.1%12.5%-0.8%-153.1K6.2M-14.3K2.4192.5729705262,065
2018-12-27$44.69$45.0030.9%8.9%23.1%75.2%31.0%12.2%-2.0%-148.3K6.1M-13.9K0.4294.69189795322,024
2018-12-28$44.76$45.0027.0%7.8%23.0%61.0%27.3%5.5%0.1%-158.0K5.4M-17.6K0.72104.15116847002,023
2018-12-31$45.41$45.0027.1%7.8%23.9%61.4%0.0%6.4%2.0%-160.2K5.7M-15.9K0.0091.37007062,021