LOW Options History — September 2011 In September 2011, LOW traded between $18.90 and $20.38. ATM implied volatility averaged 36.5%, placing in the 41.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 0.9% (HV 20d: 35.6%). Max pain ranged from $21.00 to $24.00. Net GEX was positive for 9 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 16 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.02.
Notable Days 2011-09-09 : Highest Volume — 41,644 contracts2011-09-09 : Largest IV spike — 25.1% change2011-09-30 : Highest IV Rank — 61.3%2011-09-30 : Largest Expected Move — 12.8%Monthly Statistics Metric Avg Min Max Open Close Price $19.59 $18.90 $20.38 $19.81 $19.34 Max Pain $23.48 $21.00 $24.00 $21.00 $23.00 ATM IV 36.5% 30.2% 44.5% 30.6% 44.5% Expected Move 10.6% 8.8% 12.8% 8.8% 12.8% HV 20d 35.6% 30.9% 49.2% 46.6% 38.3% HV 60d 35.6% 34.4% 36.8% 34.4% 36.7% IV Rank 41.9% 26.5% 61.3% 27.4% 61.3% IV Percentile 92.0% 78.6% 98.4% 84.5% 98.4% Term Structure 0.7% -1.8% 2.2% 2.0% -0.2% VWIV 36.4% 29.5% 42.1% 29.5% 40.8% Skew 25d 8.3% 6.2% 10.0% 7.2% 10.0% Skew 10d 17.4% 13.9% 21.3% 13.9% 18.6% Call IV 25d 33.8% 28.5% 39.7% 28.8% 39.7% Put IV 25d 42.1% 35.9% 49.7% 35.9% 49.7% Bid-Ask Spread % 8.07 5.43 11.46 8.52 7.88 Gamma HHI 0.12 0.11 0.14 0.12 0.11 Net GEX -60.0K -836.5K 1.3M -536.7K 329.4K Net DEX 177.5M 121.1M 222.5M 186.0M 171.7M Net VEX -1.4M -1.6M -1.2M -1.4M -1.4M Div Yield 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% P/C Ratio 1.02 0.02 7.76 0.29 0.76 Total Volume 9,659.333 1,527 41,644 3,707 2,348 Total OI 555,884.857 533,628 575,500 533,628 575,500
Daily Data (21 trading days) Date Price Max Pain ATM IV Exp Move HV 20d IV Rank VWIV Skew 25d Term Str GEX DEX VEX P/C Spread % Call Wall Put Wall Call Vol Put Vol Call OI Put OI 2011-09-01 $19.81 $21.00 30.6% 8.8% 46.6% 27.4% 29.5% 7.2% 2.0% -536.7K 186.0M -1.4M 0.29 8.52 N/A N/A 2,881 826 302,200 231,428 2011-09-02 $18.94 $21.00 33.8% 9.7% 49.2% 35.3% 34.1% 7.4% 1.8% -836.5K 222.5M -1.2M 1.02 8.88 N/A N/A 3,557 3,626 303,615 231,431 2011-09-06 $19.21 $24.00 38.5% 10.8% 41.2% 46.7% 37.1% 8.8% -1.2% -772.0K 210.5M -1.3M 0.93 11.46 N/A N/A 1,903 1,762 304,275 233,707 2011-09-07 $19.66 $24.00 31.2% 9.6% 40.9% 29.0% 33.8% 8.0% 0.2% -645.6K 193.2M -1.4M 0.36 6.00 N/A N/A 1,122 405 305,001 234,138 2011-09-08 $19.58 $24.00 31.7% 9.6% 34.8% 30.1% 30.0% 8.5% 0.9% -699.6K 197.3M -1.3M 0.02 6.08 N/A N/A 38,449 698 305,174 234,342 2011-09-09 $18.96 $24.00 39.6% 11.4% 31.9% 49.4% 36.5% 10.0% -1.8% -375.1K 211.2M -1.3M 7.76 5.93 N/A N/A 4,756 36,888 321,448 234,263 2011-09-12 $19.13 $24.00 40.8% 11.6% 31.1% 52.3% 41.7% 9.8% -1.6% -666.7K 206.0M -1.4M 0.37 6.28 N/A N/A 4,012 1,475 321,198 247,729 2011-09-13 $19.15 $24.00 36.2% 10.9% 30.9% 41.2% 37.1% 8.6% -0.3% -639.4K 206.1M -1.4M 0.92 5.43 N/A N/A 2,400 2,212 321,219 246,419 2011-09-14 $19.58 $24.00 30.2% 9.9% 31.0% 26.5% 34.3% 8.3% 1.4% -230.7K 188.5M -1.4M 0.55 8.49 N/A N/A 1,066 587 322,506 247,611 2011-09-15 $19.99 $24.00 33.7% 9.7% 32.0% 35.0% 32.9% 8.0% 1.6% 188.0K 168.1M -1.5M 0.35 8.87 N/A N/A 1,660 587 322,479 247,588 2011-09-16 $20.38 $24.00 32.9% 9.4% 31.2% 33.1% 31.9% 7.9% 1.4% 309.0K 146.0M -1.5M 0.35 7.32 N/A N/A 2,142 747 322,606 247,788 2011-09-19 $20.01 $24.00 33.8% 9.7% 31.5% 35.3% 34.4% 8.7% 1.6% -72.6K 157.9M -1.4M 0.11 7.82 N/A N/A 11,709 1,266 304,491 232,653 2011-09-20 $19.92 $24.00 31.9% 9.1% 31.4% 30.6% 31.8% 8.2% 2.2% 13.4K 163.1M -1.4M 0.72 6.59 N/A N/A 3,497 2,519 310,938 233,158 2011-09-21 $19.18 $24.00 35.9% 10.3% 32.3% 40.4% 34.6% 8.8% 1.2% -317.1K 196.5M -1.3M 0.87 11.19 N/A N/A 1,890 1,636 312,890 234,576 2011-09-22 $18.90 $24.00 40.0% 11.5% 32.2% 50.3% 42.1% 9.1% 0.2% -325.9K 197.1M -1.3M 1.19 9.47 N/A N/A 4,343 5,164 312,913 235,554 2011-09-23 $19.74 $24.00 41.0% 11.7% 36.1% 52.7% 40.3% 6.2% 0.3% 78.5K 156.1M -1.5M 0.07 10.72 N/A N/A 27,464 1,827 313,630 236,658 2011-09-26 $19.82 $23.00 40.4% 11.6% 36.1% 51.4% 41.8% 7.1% 1.1% 926.2K 141.9M -1.5M 2.09 8.48 N/A N/A 2,566 5,352 331,055 236,426 2011-09-27 $20.24 $23.00 39.6% 11.4% 36.6% 49.4% 38.8% 7.2% 1.0% 1.3M 121.1M -1.6M 0.60 9.35 N/A N/A 4,651 2,805 331,643 238,218 2011-09-28 $19.88 $23.00 40.7% 11.7% 36.3% 52.0% 40.8% 8.6% 0.9% 811.0K 148.8M -1.5M 0.77 6.12 N/A N/A 2,939 2,260 331,871 240,043 2011-09-29 $20.02 $23.00 39.8% 11.4% 36.3% 49.7% 40.3% 8.0% 1.4% 941.9K 138.3M -1.6M 1.34 8.71 N/A N/A 2,068 2,781 332,252 240,948 2011-09-30 $19.34 $23.00 44.5% 12.8% 38.3% 61.3% 40.8% 10.0% -0.2% 329.4K 171.7M -1.4M 0.76 7.88 N/A N/A 1,332 1,016 333,609 241,891
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