LII Options History — September 2012

In September 2012, LII traded between $45.61 and $50.71. ATM implied volatility averaged 29.7%, placing in the 10.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 8.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 9.5% (HV 20d: 20.2%). Max pain ranged from $40.00 to $50.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 19 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.48.

Notable Days

  • 2012-09-19: Highest Volume — 103 contracts
  • 2012-09-19: Largest IV drop — 11.3% change
  • 2012-09-10: Highest IV Rank — 12.9%
  • 2012-09-07: Largest Expected Move — 9.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$47.75$45.61$50.71$47.99$48.36
Max Pain$41.84$40.00$50.00$45.00$40.00
ATM IV29.7%27.4%31.9%28.7%28.7%
Expected Move8.6%7.9%9.5%8.2%8.2%
HV 20d20.2%15.7%25.5%15.9%25.4%
HV 60d31.6%29.0%33.7%33.4%29.0%
IV Rank10.7%8.5%12.9%9.8%9.7%
IV Percentile21.4%6.7%39.7%12.3%14.7%
Term Structure2.2%1.1%3.3%2.0%2.5%
VWIV29.8%28.0%34.0%34.0%29.2%
Skew 25d3.4%-4.3%7.9%2.1%3.8%
Skew 10d7.2%-6.9%13.4%5.5%6.9%
Call IV 25d27.5%21.2%31.0%28.2%26.5%
Put IV 25d30.9%23.6%34.7%30.3%30.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %28.8315.2943.9818.6215.29
Gamma HHI0.620.530.810.610.60
Net GEX56.2K28.9K169.2K56.6K53.5K
Net DEX-964.4K-2.6M-210.2K-997.0K-1.0M
Net VEX-10.4K-11.2K-9.8K-10.9K-11.1K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.480.002.630.001.00
Total Volume26.4210103042
Total OI1,546.4211,3251,7091,5471,464

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-09-04$47.99$45.0028.7%8.2%15.9%9.8%0.0%2.1%2.0%56.6K-997.0K-10.9K0.0018.6200826721
2012-09-05$47.07$45.0030.9%8.9%15.7%11.9%0.0%1.6%2.3%46.6K-682.3K-10.8K0.0017.02010826721
2012-09-06$47.09$45.0030.6%8.8%15.8%11.6%0.0%0.8%2.6%47.1K-696.3K-10.7K0.0017.7700826725
2012-09-07$45.73$50.0030.6%9.5%19.3%11.7%0.0%3.7%1.2%30.6K-264.9K-10.1K0.0041.8700826725
2012-09-10$45.61$50.0031.9%9.4%19.3%12.9%34.0%3.2%1.5%28.9K-210.2K-9.9K0.0043.98190826725
2012-09-11$46.04$40.0031.5%9.4%19.2%12.5%0.0%3.5%1.1%34.0K-355.6K-9.8K0.0032.87280833725
2012-09-12$46.34$40.0031.4%9.4%18.4%12.4%0.0%4.4%1.3%40.4K-487.4K-10.1K0.0031.0300856725
2012-09-13$45.96$40.0030.9%8.9%18.5%11.9%30.9%2.8%2.7%35.0K-356.0K-9.8K0.0021.01320856725
2012-09-14$46.48$40.0030.8%8.8%17.7%11.8%0.0%3.3%2.3%41.4K-537.1K-10.0K0.0032.4660870725
2012-09-17$46.65$40.0030.9%8.9%17.3%11.9%0.0%3.2%2.5%37.6K-615.1K-9.8K0.0022.6800868725
2012-09-18$47.44$40.0030.9%8.9%18.3%11.9%30.6%2.7%2.5%35.6K-853.0K-9.8K0.0040.07190868725
2012-09-19$48.75$40.0027.4%7.9%20.6%8.5%0.0%6.9%2.7%81.9K-1.3M-9.9K0.0039.991030881725
2012-09-20$48.97$40.0027.7%7.9%20.6%8.8%0.0%6.8%1.9%97.8K-1.6M-10.8K0.0027.5900984725
2012-09-21$50.58$40.0028.6%8.2%23.3%9.7%29.0%2.4%1.4%169.2K-2.6M-10.5K0.3822.755220984725
2012-09-24$50.71$40.0028.4%8.1%23.1%9.5%28.4%-4.3%2.2%59.0K-1.8M-10.4K2.6329.041950770555
2012-09-25$49.87$40.0028.2%8.1%24.2%9.3%0.0%7.9%2.5%58.1K-1.6M-10.7K0.6033.974024787605
2012-09-26$48.84$40.0028.0%8.0%25.5%9.0%28.0%5.1%2.8%57.8K-1.3M-11.2K1.2030.861012827629
2012-09-27$48.71$40.0028.0%8.0%25.2%9.1%28.4%5.1%3.3%56.5K-1.2M-11.1K0.0028.94160832641
2012-09-28$48.36$40.0028.7%8.2%25.4%9.7%29.2%3.8%2.5%53.5K-1.0M-11.1K1.0015.292121823641