L Options History — April 2022

In April 2022, L traded between $63.11 and $67.35. ATM implied volatility averaged 26.8%, placing in the 17.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 6.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 11.3% (HV 20d: 15.6%). Max pain ranged from $60.00 to $60.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 12 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.47.

Notable Days

  • 2022-04-26: Highest Volume — 544 contracts
  • 2022-04-05: Largest IV spike — 94.2% change
  • 2022-04-12: Highest IV Rank — 54.9%
  • 2022-04-25: Largest Expected Move — 8.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$64.68$63.11$67.35$65.00$63.11
Max Pain$60.00$60.00$60.00$60.00$60.00
ATM IV26.8%19.1%52.6%21.8%27.9%
Expected Move6.3%5.1%8.1%5.4%8.0%
HV 20d15.6%12.9%19.6%14.3%19.6%
HV 60d20.9%19.9%21.5%21.0%21.4%
IV Rank17.4%6.1%54.9%10.1%18.9%
IV Percentile43.9%3.6%96.8%24.2%64.7%
Term Structure2.3%-12.7%12.0%-12.7%-2.1%
VWIV28.2%19.6%41.0%37.6%29.8%
Skew 25d4.0%-8.7%21.4%21.4%3.1%
Skew 10d11.2%-11.7%55.8%37.3%7.0%
Call IV 25d27.6%20.7%40.3%36.5%30.2%
Put IV 25d31.6%24.5%57.9%57.9%33.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %105.0595.67114.05106.1795.67
Gamma HHI0.430.290.810.430.29
Net GEX224.0K126.2K855.6K171.9K136.0K
Net DEX-3.2M-4.3M-2.2M-3.0M-3.1M
Net VEX-14.1K-16.3K-12.2K-13.6K-16.3K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.470.171.070.610.39
Total Volume379.829544287373
Total OI1,846.851,7002,0291,7041,940

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2022-04-01$65.00$60.0021.8%5.4%14.3%10.1%37.6%21.4%-12.7%171.9K-3.0M-13.6K0.61106.171781091,054650
2022-04-04$63.88$60.0019.6%5.1%15.2%6.8%30.7%-8.7%7.6%190.6K-2.6M-13.4K0.57108.211781021,053650
2022-04-05$63.22$60.0038.1%5.2%15.9%33.8%35.7%-5.0%8.9%126.2K-2.2M-13.7K0.57109.82171981,054647
2022-04-06$63.24$60.0039.1%5.2%14.8%35.3%41.0%-6.3%5.7%150.1K-2.3M-12.4K0.57107.75170971,053647
2022-04-07$63.82$60.0022.7%5.5%14.7%11.3%34.1%-7.3%4.1%210.7K-2.6M-13.3K0.75101.222441841,053648
2022-04-08$64.61$60.0022.7%6.3%15.1%11.4%24.1%0.7%-1.6%234.4K-3.2M-13.2K0.54111.983441871,138744
2022-04-11$64.69$60.0041.8%6.2%14.9%39.2%26.5%10.6%3.2%242.1K-3.2M-14.8K0.61106.263071871,248745
2022-04-12$64.34$60.0052.6%6.4%14.2%54.9%26.9%4.5%0.5%283.4K-3.1M-14.1K0.71105.832641871,282747
2022-04-13$64.87$60.0020.9%6.0%14.3%8.7%21.5%4.6%7.6%407.4K-3.4M-14.5K0.37102.202731011,278748
2022-04-14$65.22$60.0020.3%5.8%13.7%7.9%21.5%5.0%3.6%855.6K-4.0M-12.3K0.23101.48426971,276749
2022-04-18$65.31$60.0019.1%5.5%13.3%6.1%20.3%3.8%6.2%151.0K-3.4M-14.1K0.2998.54247711,077661
2022-04-19$65.69$60.0020.1%5.8%12.9%7.5%21.6%4.0%6.4%164.9K-3.6M-13.3K0.2498.83241591,090660
2022-04-20$67.35$60.0020.9%6.0%15.0%8.7%19.6%7.0%12.0%166.8K-4.1M-13.3K0.24107.67245591,090661
2022-04-21$66.72$60.0025.0%7.2%15.1%14.7%28.1%2.7%-5.8%189.1K-4.3M-12.2K0.17100.25380651,101661
2022-04-22$65.18$60.0026.5%7.6%17.6%16.9%26.7%4.4%-1.4%165.2K-3.7M-16.1K0.31114.053681151,222671
2022-04-25$64.73$60.0028.1%8.1%17.1%19.2%33.3%12.8%-1.5%178.0K-3.6M-15.0K0.38102.843791431,224671
2022-04-26$63.75$60.0024.1%6.9%17.9%13.5%28.7%13.1%-1.8%149.8K-3.3M-15.7K0.36105.134011431,229682
2022-04-27$64.28$60.0024.1%6.9%18.0%13.3%0.0%5.6%-0.9%151.5K-3.2M-15.0K1.07108.8314151,228682
2022-04-28$64.56$60.0021.4%6.2%18.0%9.5%27.3%3.1%8.8%155.9K-3.2M-15.5K0.41108.312661081,241682
2022-04-29$63.11$60.0027.9%8.0%19.6%18.9%29.8%3.1%-2.1%136.0K-3.1M-16.3K0.3995.672681051,258682