LII Options History — December 2018

In December 2018, LII traded between $206.51 and $225.97. ATM implied volatility averaged 28.1%, placing in the 41.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 7.8%. IV traded below realized volatility by 1.7% (HV 20d: 29.8%). Max pain ranged from $190.00 to $210.00. Net GEX was positive for 11 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 16 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 2.40.

Notable Days

  • 2018-12-13: Highest Volume — 959 contracts
  • 2018-12-10: Largest IV spike — 22.8% change
  • 2018-12-10: Highest IV Rank — 64.1%
  • 2018-12-24: Largest Expected Move — 8.6%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$213.85$206.51$225.97$225.97$218.67
Max Pain$209.00$190.00$210.00$210.00$210.00
ATM IV28.1%24.6%34.2%24.6%27.0%
Expected Move7.8%7.0%8.6%7.0%7.7%
HV 20d29.8%21.1%33.6%21.1%32.2%
HV 60d28.2%24.8%30.1%24.8%29.8%
IV Rank41.3%27.8%64.1%27.8%36.9%
IV Percentile83.7%65.1%98.4%65.1%77.4%
Term Structure0.8%-3.0%5.1%-1.7%3.3%
VWIV26.3%21.1%32.1%25.6%26.0%
Skew 25d5.2%4.6%6.3%4.6%5.4%
Skew 10d11.9%9.1%13.6%9.1%12.8%
Call IV 25d25.7%23.7%28.6%23.7%25.5%
Put IV 25d30.9%28.3%34.9%28.3%30.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %58.2446.8772.2872.2870.52
Gamma HHI0.300.140.550.380.28
Net GEX199.3K-874.2K1.2M1.2M52.5K
Net DEX-901.6K-14.7M5.5M-14.7M-19.8K
Net VEX-36.1K-45.7K-26.5K-44.4K-36.5K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio2.400.007.560.780.17
Total Volume2134959327
Total OI2,228.41,2222,7502,6471,563

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-12-03$225.97$210.0024.6%7.0%21.1%27.8%25.6%4.6%-1.7%1.2M-14.7M-44.4K0.7872.2818141,3881,259
2018-12-04$215.35$210.0027.1%7.8%27.8%37.5%21.1%5.2%-2.4%782.7K-4.6M-45.7K3.1869.8917541,3941,268
2018-12-05$215.33$210.0028.0%8.0%27.6%40.8%21.7%5.9%-3.0%753.6K-4.0M-43.9K3.1871.4217541,3941,268
2018-12-06$216.25$210.0028.1%7.3%26.7%41.3%23.9%5.1%0.9%832.3K-5.0M-44.5K0.0047.68701,3941,292
2018-12-07$215.16$210.0027.9%7.2%26.6%40.2%23.8%5.1%1.1%758.4K-3.6M-42.2K2.8450.4019541,3951,292
2018-12-10$208.36$210.0034.2%8.1%28.6%64.1%25.9%5.0%-0.2%196.2K1.8M-38.1K7.5646.979681,3951,302
2018-12-11$208.17$210.0033.6%8.0%28.5%61.8%26.3%4.7%0.1%115.3K2.0M-33.5K4.0046.8722881,3901,289
2018-12-12$214.89$210.0027.6%7.9%29.4%39.4%25.4%5.1%0.5%782.3K-3.3M-37.1K4.7050.20301411,3931,323
2018-12-13$217.65$210.0024.9%7.1%29.2%29.0%23.6%5.0%1.6%1.1M-5.0M-34.9K0.1455.498431161,3971,353
2018-12-14$212.99$210.0027.0%7.7%30.2%36.9%25.9%5.0%0.7%-103.4K886.2K-30.2K0.1055.25857878361,364
2018-12-17$209.58$210.0027.8%8.0%30.7%39.9%26.1%4.8%0.5%-326.1K2.5M-29.3K0.3353.12318591,369
2018-12-18$214.71$210.0027.7%7.9%32.0%39.8%26.4%4.9%0.4%64.8K-1.6M-26.5K2.8554.3920578591,339
2018-12-19$211.62$190.0027.5%7.9%32.0%39.0%26.6%5.0%0.4%-420.8K864.9K-29.9K2.6558.7531828691,395
2018-12-20$209.64$210.0027.5%7.9%32.1%38.9%27.8%5.4%0.6%-874.2K2.6M-29.9K1.6156.8154878811,420
2018-12-21$207.38$210.0028.5%8.2%32.2%42.7%30.3%5.4%0.5%-167.1K5.5M-30.1K4.1957.34632649041,438
2018-12-24$206.51$210.0029.9%8.6%31.1%47.6%32.1%6.3%3.0%-266.0K3.6M-36.1K4.4355.1474328281941
2018-12-26$213.82$210.0029.8%8.5%33.6%47.3%30.9%5.4%2.9%-231.6K2.1M-35.3K2.6159.0841107289992
2018-12-27$217.51$210.0027.0%7.7%32.8%36.9%27.9%5.9%5.1%-191.0K1.3M-35.8K1.2665.021141443061,000
2018-12-28$217.36$210.0027.2%7.8%32.4%37.5%28.0%5.2%2.4%-76.8K796.9K-37.8K1.3368.221151534451,032
2018-12-31$218.67$210.0027.0%7.7%32.2%36.9%26.0%5.4%3.3%52.5K-19.8K-36.5K0.1770.52615281,035