LBRDA Options History — February 2016

In February 2016, LBRDA traded between $41.18 and $47.32. ATM implied volatility averaged 44.8%, placing in the 27.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 12.1%. IV traded above realized volatility by 13.6% (HV 20d: 31.2%). Max pain ranged from $42.17 to $46.86. Net GEX was positive for 1 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 5 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.81.

Notable Days

  • 2016-02-19: Highest Volume — 301 contracts
  • 2016-02-22: Largest IV spike — 96.9% change
  • 2016-02-01: Highest IV Rank — 51.5%
  • 2016-02-01: Largest Expected Move — 20.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$44.40$41.18$47.32$45.46$47.26
Max Pain$42.88$42.17$46.86$46.86$42.17
ATM IV44.8%29.5%70.9%70.9%32.4%
Expected Move12.1%8.5%20.3%20.3%9.3%
HV 20d31.2%29.8%32.1%29.8%31.0%
HV 60d26.6%24.4%28.3%24.4%28.2%
IV Rank27.0%12.6%51.5%51.5%15.3%
IV Percentile73.7%40.9%96.8%96.8%54.0%
Term Structure-8.1%-26.8%20.5%-24.5%11.1%
VWIV41.3%24.2%72.8%72.8%41.0%
Skew 25d7.8%-11.6%24.2%16.5%8.8%
Skew 10d15.1%-7.4%50.3%9.0%9.5%
Call IV 25d41.1%29.5%87.0%87.0%35.1%
Put IV 25d48.9%24.0%103.5%103.5%44.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %135.31103.78146.91142.25139.06
Gamma HHI0.570.460.820.480.48
Net GEX-18.5K-39.6K31-11.3K31
Net DEX238.9K-218.8K666.5K249.6K-218.8K
Net VEX-2.6K-3.6K-1.9K-2.6K-2.4K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.810.453.873.270.45
Total Volume216.95146301205187
Total OI497.15454635454517

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2016-02-01$45.46$46.8670.9%20.3%29.8%51.5%72.8%16.5%-24.5%-11.3K249.6K-2.6K3.27142.2548157156298
2016-02-02$44.00$46.8652.3%15.0%30.7%34.1%43.7%15.7%-16.3%-18.7K194.2K-2.7K3.27139.1648157172298
2016-02-03$44.76$46.8646.7%13.4%31.4%28.8%49.1%0.5%6.1%-24.7K257.1K-2.5K3.87145.9641157172298
2016-02-04$44.12$42.1753.5%13.6%31.3%35.1%50.9%15.9%-16.2%-13.0K241.8K-2.7K2.01138.0578157179298
2016-02-05$43.36$42.1749.8%10.6%31.8%31.7%38.9%9.2%-5.9%-28.7K383.7K-2.3K2.04133.0978159169298
2016-02-08$42.63$42.1763.8%12.6%32.0%44.8%42.5%15.6%-7.0%-31.2K435.0K-2.1K2.05133.5578160169298
2016-02-09$42.83$42.1756.6%12.4%32.1%38.1%44.2%1.8%-18.0%-36.8K470.8K-2.2K2.05141.9078160169299
2016-02-10$41.93$42.1741.4%11.9%32.1%23.8%41.7%1.8%-18.3%-24.1K471.8K-2.3K2.05124.4978160185299
2016-02-11$41.18$42.1735.6%10.2%30.5%18.3%35.3%4.7%-2.9%-39.6K666.5K-1.9K2.05103.7878160185299
2016-02-12$42.66$42.1745.3%13.0%31.8%27.4%46.2%24.2%-12.0%-23.1K470.5K-2.0K1.74137.4792160185299
2016-02-16$42.95$42.1739.1%11.2%30.2%21.6%32.8%7.3%-14.8%-27.5K352.3K-2.1K1.74114.0592160195299
2016-02-17$44.14$42.1737.6%10.8%31.9%20.2%36.3%5.5%-19.7%-1.9K32.3K-2.0K0.59138.829254195299
2016-02-18$44.72$42.1736.5%10.5%32.1%19.2%32.7%5.4%1.2%-16.1K192.0K-2.1K2.06146.9192189195300
2016-02-19$44.94$42.1730.3%8.7%32.0%13.4%32.0%0.6%-12.0%-14.8K227.8K-3.4K2.28127.8392209195440
2016-02-22$45.44$42.1759.6%17.1%31.1%40.9%42.7%-11.6%-26.8%-9.4K139.0K-3.6K2.14132.5592196195321
2016-02-23$45.34$42.1731.9%9.2%30.4%14.9%38.3%8.6%20.5%-14.7K100.5K-3.5K0.63141.789258195321
2016-02-24$45.78$42.1739.9%11.4%30.5%22.4%38.6%22.0%-2.8%-16.6K138.5K-3.3K0.63142.549258195322
2016-02-25$47.32$42.1743.8%12.5%31.0%26.0%41.3%11.8%-12.7%-10.4K-95.1K-2.7K0.63139.739258195322
2016-02-26$47.09$42.1729.5%8.5%31.2%12.6%24.2%-8.9%8.5%-6.8K69.5K-3.4K0.63143.169258195322
2016-02-29$47.26$42.1732.4%9.3%31.0%15.3%41.0%8.8%11.1%31-218.8K-2.4K0.45139.0612958195322