L Options History — February 2021

In February 2021, L traded between $46.00 and $50.49. ATM implied volatility averaged 30.5%, placing in the 15.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 8.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 11.8% (HV 20d: 18.7%). Max pain ranged from $40.00 to $45.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 11 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.13.

Notable Days

  • 2021-02-08: Highest Volume — 1,069 contracts
  • 2021-02-08: Largest IV drop — 25.6% change
  • 2021-02-01: Highest IV Rank — 28.2%
  • 2021-02-01: Largest Expected Move — 11.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$48.21$46.00$50.49$46.00$48.35
Max Pain$40.79$40.00$45.00$45.00$40.00
ATM IV30.5%25.4%39.7%39.7%28.9%
Expected Move8.8%7.7%11.4%11.4%8.3%
HV 20d18.7%15.9%22.7%21.3%22.7%
HV 60d24.7%21.1%35.6%35.6%21.4%
IV Rank15.8%3.9%28.2%28.2%6.7%
IV Percentile18.1%1.6%55.6%55.6%10.7%
Term Structure0.1%-3.1%2.1%-3.1%-0.4%
VWIV30.6%27.6%39.6%39.6%27.6%
Skew 25d5.3%-0.7%10.2%10.2%6.4%
Skew 10d17.2%-2.6%52.2%8.2%52.2%
Call IV 25d28.8%23.9%36.4%35.2%28.8%
Put IV 25d34.1%25.4%45.4%45.4%35.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %78.2762.8994.4483.8994.44
Gamma HHI0.630.390.910.480.40
Net GEX597.0K208.7K1.7M237.1K242.5K
Net DEX-6.1M-9.1M-3.4M-3.4M-4.0M
Net VEX-16.9K-21.8K-12.4K-16.5K-15.9K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.130.000.370.030.25
Total Volume342.895151,06916415
Total OI5,274.6843,0016,9864,5953,558

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2021-02-01$46.00$45.0039.7%11.4%21.3%28.2%39.6%10.2%-3.1%237.1K-3.4M-16.5K0.0383.8915953,0621,533
2021-02-02$46.16$45.0037.0%10.6%20.8%25.1%36.6%5.0%-1.5%277.2K-3.7M-16.8K0.3786.8927103,1851,538
2021-02-03$46.94$45.0037.2%10.7%21.3%25.5%0.0%2.8%-2.6%364.1K-4.8M-17.4K0.0094.003703,2091,548
2021-02-04$47.56$40.0031.1%8.8%15.9%18.6%32.0%6.6%-0.2%443.8K-5.5M-17.4K0.0271.40988153,2261,548
2021-02-05$47.89$40.0034.2%8.8%16.0%22.0%31.7%5.0%-0.3%685.6K-7.3M-19.7K0.1068.72628604,1131,553
2021-02-08$48.44$40.0025.4%8.5%16.3%12.2%30.0%5.2%0.7%974.7K-8.4M-20.1K0.0762.89995744,7951,596
2021-02-09$48.24$40.0027.5%8.1%16.4%14.5%30.0%4.5%1.5%1.2M-8.5M-21.8K0.1071.25701695,3641,622
2021-02-10$48.01$40.0029.1%8.3%16.2%16.3%31.4%5.1%1.2%967.4K-7.2M-19.2K0.0066.676004,8901,661
2021-02-11$48.06$40.0029.8%8.6%16.2%16.8%27.8%3.7%0.2%969.3K-6.8M-17.9K0.2273.5646104,8961,662
2021-02-12$48.31$40.0028.1%8.1%16.2%14.9%28.2%4.9%2.0%1.1M-7.3M-18.2K0.0066.499404,9001,662
2021-02-16$48.98$40.0028.5%8.2%16.7%15.3%30.2%4.8%1.8%1.7M-9.1M-17.3K0.1978.32108214,9421,662
2021-02-17$48.41$40.0029.9%8.6%17.2%17.0%30.1%3.3%0.6%577.4K-5.8M-13.6K0.2266.4660134,8981,662
2021-02-18$47.48$40.0032.5%9.3%18.5%19.8%31.7%7.6%-0.1%248.1K-4.9M-12.4K0.2073.5766134,9311,675
2021-02-19$48.11$40.0027.8%8.0%18.6%13.7%28.1%6.0%0.4%208.7K-5.3M-12.8K0.0684.14309194,9871,684
2021-02-22$49.31$40.0028.2%8.1%20.0%12.8%28.6%7.9%0.2%308.3K-5.6M-14.7K0.0690.11371232,336697
2021-02-23$50.49$40.0029.1%8.3%21.3%9.0%29.1%-0.7%0.5%331.1K-6.9M-17.3K0.1583.13423632,501707
2021-02-24$50.38$40.0026.7%7.7%21.1%3.9%27.9%4.9%2.1%270.0K-6.1M-16.0K0.1379.84701892,260741
2021-02-25$48.89$40.0029.3%8.4%22.6%7.1%27.6%7.6%-0.7%243.9K-4.5M-16.2K0.2391.33197462,613802
2021-02-26$48.35$40.0028.9%8.3%22.7%6.7%0.0%6.4%-0.4%242.5K-4.0M-15.9K0.2594.441232,728830