L Options History — February 2024

In February 2024, L traded between $72.09 and $75.15. ATM implied volatility averaged 16.3%, placing in the 9.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 4.4%. IV traded above realized volatility by 4.5% (HV 20d: 11.8%). Max pain ranged from $65.00 to $65.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 12 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.29.

Notable Days

  • 2024-02-05: Highest Volume — 1,532 contracts
  • 2024-02-12: Largest IV spike — 37.7% change
  • 2024-02-01: Highest IV Rank — 26.8%
  • 2024-02-01: Largest Expected Move — 5.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$73.77$72.09$75.15$72.22$75.13
Max Pain$65.00$65.00$65.00$65.00$65.00
ATM IV16.3%11.2%25.9%25.9%15.3%
Expected Move4.4%3.2%5.7%5.7%4.4%
HV 20d11.8%9.4%13.6%9.4%13.2%
HV 60d12.9%12.4%13.4%12.4%12.5%
IV Rank9.3%0.0%26.8%26.8%7.5%
IV Percentile24.9%0.0%85.7%85.7%17.9%
Term Structure0.2%-2.2%1.8%-2.2%-0.2%
VWIV17.3%14.5%22.4%20.5%15.1%
Skew 25d1.2%-1.7%3.4%2.1%1.7%
Skew 10d3.2%-3.6%11.3%3.2%3.5%
Call IV 25d17.0%13.5%18.9%18.4%17.4%
Put IV 25d18.2%16.7%20.5%20.5%19.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %69.2950.8290.8789.3058.66
Gamma HHI0.710.480.970.640.51
Net GEX1.6M465.2K7.3M745.9K589.5K
Net DEX-7.8M-17.7M-4.7M-5.9M-9.7M
Net VEX-13.7K-19.0K-11.6K-15.6K-11.8K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.290.001.441.220.03
Total Volume241.15201,5322032
Total OI3,342.51,7654,7282,5782,432

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2024-02-01$72.22$65.0025.9%5.7%9.4%26.8%20.5%2.1%-2.2%745.9K-5.9M-15.6K1.2289.309112,121457
2024-02-02$72.97$65.0024.0%5.0%9.7%23.3%18.4%0.9%-0.5%836.9K-6.9M-15.6K0.4190.873031242,122460
2024-02-05$73.19$65.0018.9%4.3%9.7%13.8%16.1%-0.9%1.3%1.2M-7.4M-16.1K0.0590.271,463692,608579
2024-02-06$72.80$65.0014.9%4.2%10.0%6.3%20.0%0.6%1.4%2.4M-8.9M-19.0K1.0088.4224243,926557
2024-02-07$72.66$65.0014.2%4.1%9.9%5.0%14.5%1.6%1.4%2.0M-8.0M-17.7K0.0473.1912753,937572
2024-02-08$72.09$65.0017.0%4.9%10.4%10.1%15.9%2.1%0.3%1.2M-5.5M-13.3K0.4066.4025103,990577
2024-02-09$72.60$65.0011.2%3.2%10.6%0.0%15.9%3.4%1.8%1.7M-6.4M-14.4K0.0051.213003,970581
2024-02-12$73.13$65.0015.4%4.4%10.9%7.8%15.7%-1.7%1.0%2.3M-8.0M-14.1K0.0350.8219963,970581
2024-02-13$72.88$65.0015.6%4.5%11.0%8.0%17.7%1.7%0.9%1.1M-5.9M-12.0K0.1064.88129134,143585
2024-02-14$73.40$65.0015.1%4.3%11.1%7.3%18.7%1.6%1.0%2.0M-6.8M-13.0K0.0060.355004,137583
2024-02-15$75.06$65.0015.4%4.4%13.2%7.7%14.9%2.3%-2.0%7.3M-17.7M-15.1K0.0372.56461144,128572
2024-02-16$74.32$65.0015.2%4.4%13.5%7.4%16.0%2.5%0.1%4.6M-8.0M-12.6K0.0166.3457674,001586
2024-02-20$74.03$65.0015.4%4.4%13.2%7.8%15.4%1.5%-0.5%465.2K-4.7M-11.8K0.1488.2370101,300465
2024-02-21$74.13$65.0015.0%4.3%13.1%7.1%18.3%0.9%0.1%466.9K-4.7M-11.8K1.4476.859131,299475
2024-02-22$74.95$65.0015.8%4.5%13.6%8.6%20.5%1.2%-0.7%465.5K-5.3M-11.6K0.0164.1653741,289484
2024-02-23$75.15$65.0014.9%4.3%13.4%6.8%18.3%0.6%0.0%570.8K-8.7M-12.2K0.2457.42147351,745490
2024-02-26$74.70$65.0015.5%4.4%13.6%7.9%22.4%1.0%1.0%601.8K-9.0M-12.0K0.0257.566511,842493
2024-02-27$74.91$65.0015.4%4.4%13.6%7.7%15.3%0.5%-0.5%609.9K-9.3M-11.8K0.5359.4781431,876494
2024-02-28$75.10$65.0015.7%4.5%13.4%8.4%15.7%0.7%-0.5%604.2K-9.7M-11.6K0.0258.939521,910513
2024-02-29$75.13$65.0015.3%4.4%13.2%7.5%15.1%1.7%-0.2%589.5K-9.7M-11.8K0.0358.663111,917515