LBRDA Options History — March 2018

In March 2018, LBRDA traded between $77.83 and $85.87. ATM implied volatility averaged 34.4%, placing in the 27.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 8.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 6.9% (HV 20d: 27.5%). Max pain ranged from $89.03 to $93.72. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 17 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 7.41.

Notable Days

  • 2018-03-12: Highest Volume — 131 contracts
  • 2018-03-14: Largest IV drop — 52.2% change
  • 2018-03-13: Highest IV Rank — 65.9%
  • 2018-03-02: Largest Expected Move — 11.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$81.18$77.83$85.87$81.59$79.48
Max Pain$93.27$89.03$93.72$89.03$93.72
ATM IV34.4%25.6%59.2%31.6%29.3%
Expected Move8.8%7.3%11.0%9.1%8.4%
HV 20d27.5%24.6%31.1%29.9%25.9%
HV 60d25.7%24.3%26.7%25.2%24.3%
IV Rank27.2%14.2%65.9%23.4%18.7%
IV Percentile60.9%25.0%99.2%58.3%41.7%
Term Structure1.1%-6.0%7.6%1.3%-3.9%
VWIV34.6%26.4%48.2%48.2%31.9%
Skew 25d3.9%-3.1%19.1%10.9%9.9%
Skew 10d5.5%-5.3%28.3%28.3%5.2%
Call IV 25d34.5%23.5%47.5%41.1%25.1%
Put IV 25d38.5%29.0%52.0%52.0%35.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %115.2485.36134.78134.78129.47
Gamma HHI0.280.220.330.280.25
Net GEX-39.8K-52.9K-28.8K-43.2K-34.7K
Net DEX516.3K358.0K628.8K578.4K539.6K
Net VEX-2.0K-2.3K-1.6K-2.3K-2.1K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio7.412.0910.0910.092.09
Total Volume118.04891131130115
Total OI195.571163219201192

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-03-01$81.59$89.0331.6%9.1%29.9%23.4%48.2%10.9%1.3%-43.2K578.4K-2.3K10.09134.78121187194
2018-03-02$80.39$89.0338.3%11.0%30.1%33.7%37.2%0.4%-4.4%-45.5K628.8K-2.3K10.09133.43121187194
2018-03-05$82.85$93.7236.7%8.4%31.1%31.3%29.5%-0.7%4.3%-43.5K498.4K-2.1K10.0994.30121187194
2018-03-06$81.99$93.7241.0%8.9%29.6%37.9%29.8%-3.1%0.5%-42.5K531.9K-2.2K10.0985.36121187194
2018-03-07$81.72$93.7234.6%10.2%28.9%28.1%34.8%1.8%-6.0%-52.9K577.8K-2.2K10.0992.81121187210
2018-03-08$82.15$93.7228.3%7.7%28.9%18.4%30.6%-2.1%7.5%-50.2K520.2K-2.1K10.09107.91121187210
2018-03-09$83.04$93.7237.7%8.9%25.3%32.8%30.7%0.9%0.4%-46.6K474.6K-2.0K10.09113.47121187210
2018-03-12$85.87$93.7255.3%9.6%27.5%59.8%32.7%1.4%0.2%-38.3K358.0K-1.9K9.25106.43131187210
2018-03-13$83.69$93.7259.2%7.3%27.1%65.9%26.4%3.5%7.0%-44.4K431.1K-1.9K9.25119.51131189210
2018-03-14$82.39$93.7228.3%8.1%27.6%18.4%29.7%3.8%0.8%-48.8K484.0K-1.9K9.25116.75131189210
2018-03-15$81.76$93.7229.3%8.4%27.3%19.9%36.8%3.8%7.6%-48.9K580.6K-1.9K9.25124.60131189210
2018-03-16$82.80$93.7225.6%7.3%27.0%14.2%30.3%4.1%0.4%-33.8K445.5K-1.8K9.17123.14131179210
2018-03-19$81.36$93.7232.4%9.3%27.4%24.7%37.2%15.0%0.2%-33.1K481.5K-1.8K6.08107.1113789154
2018-03-20$80.87$93.7232.0%9.2%27.2%22.9%31.5%3.7%0.7%-34.4K498.0K-1.8K6.08102.8013789154
2018-03-21$80.88$93.7234.9%10.0%27.1%27.3%39.5%2.2%0.3%-31.3K486.3K-1.8K6.08115.2613789154
2018-03-22$80.02$93.7229.3%8.4%26.6%18.6%35.9%3.6%1.3%-35.3K523.0K-1.8K6.08107.2413789154
2018-03-23$78.15$93.7226.8%7.7%25.9%14.7%42.2%4.1%2.1%-28.8K523.3K-1.8K6.08126.7413789154
2018-03-26$78.13$93.7227.3%7.8%26.0%15.5%29.5%-1.2%5.2%-37.0K619.5K-1.6K2.09120.3037789159
2018-03-27$77.88$93.7233.4%9.6%25.6%24.9%44.2%1.9%-5.8%-29.0K538.4K-2.2K2.09128.89377833159
2018-03-28$77.83$93.7230.9%8.9%24.6%21.2%37.6%19.1%3.5%-33.5K523.8K-2.1K2.09129.78377833159
2018-03-29$79.48$93.7229.3%8.4%25.9%18.7%31.9%9.9%-3.9%-34.7K539.6K-2.1K2.09129.47377833159