LUV Options History — May 2008

In May 2008, LUV traded between $12.26 and $13.52. ATM implied volatility averaged 38.8%, placing in the 56.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 4.0% (HV 20d: 34.8%). Max pain ranged from $12.50 to $12.50. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 20 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 2.14.

Notable Days

  • 2008-05-23: Highest Volume — 14,944 contracts
  • 2008-05-13: Largest IV drop — 44.2% change
  • 2008-05-12: Highest IV Rank — 86.4%
  • 2008-05-29: Largest Expected Move — 11.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$13.08$12.26$13.52$13.52$13.06
Max Pain$12.50$12.50$12.50$12.50$12.50
ATM IV38.8%28.3%50.8%41.3%39.4%
Expected Move10.9%10.1%11.9%11.8%11.3%
HV 20d34.8%31.3%37.5%36.1%32.8%
HV 60d40.6%39.8%42.8%42.8%40.9%
IV Rank56.8%30.7%86.4%62.9%58.1%
IV Percentile70.0%43.3%96.8%80.6%72.6%
Term Structure2.2%-0.7%5.8%-0.7%1.5%
VWIV36.6%28.2%42.0%40.4%39.4%
Skew 25d7.0%1.2%15.0%15.0%1.2%
Skew 10d20.9%7.5%36.2%36.2%11.6%
Call IV 25d35.9%24.0%45.9%24.0%43.4%
Put IV 25d42.8%35.1%52.7%39.0%44.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %14.797.4129.2013.908.37
Gamma HHI0.270.260.290.270.26
Net GEX358.3K221.8K488.8K300.2K473.2K
Net DEX-10.8M-19.8M2.7M-15.2M-11.8M
Net VEX-369.8K-390.0K-359.1K-370.1K-387.6K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio2.140.0615.430.417.01
Total Volume3,289.38134214,9442,1563,453
Total OI161,083.095151,490181,401151,490181,401

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2008-05-01$13.52$12.5041.3%11.8%36.1%62.9%40.4%15.0%-0.7%300.2K-15.2M-370.1K0.4113.901,52563160,88790,603
2008-05-02$13.45$12.5036.3%10.4%36.1%50.4%34.5%12.4%3.0%311.7K-14.5M-368.0K0.5524.5885546761,56890,755
2008-05-05$13.40$12.5042.0%11.1%36.2%64.6%32.9%8.2%2.5%320.5K-14.2M-365.0K0.5426.1143923961,99290,823
2008-05-06$13.37$12.5038.6%11.1%36.2%56.2%36.0%11.0%0.8%222.2K-12.8M-364.8K1.0018.441,4701,46662,06590,891
2008-05-07$12.99$12.5039.6%10.7%37.5%58.8%37.1%6.9%2.8%232.4K-7.4M-369.9K0.1822.482,58145862,57691,246
2008-05-08$13.23$12.5042.9%10.9%36.0%66.8%36.5%9.8%2.5%330.1K-12.3M-364.9K0.0629.202,11613763,59191,127
2008-05-09$12.99$12.5040.2%10.7%35.6%60.2%35.3%9.3%2.3%332.0K-9.3M-367.2K15.437.455381864,93691,131
2008-05-12$13.30$12.5050.8%11.0%36.5%86.4%36.0%8.9%1.4%397.0K-14.8M-360.9K0.9918.701,3651,34864,96291,395
2008-05-13$13.12$12.5028.3%11.0%35.2%30.7%39.5%9.5%1.8%368.6K-12.3M-361.1K2.268.3810523765,87891,049
2008-05-14$13.50$12.5040.5%10.1%36.2%60.9%32.3%3.8%5.8%463.9K-19.8M-361.9K0.5013.122,2591,12665,89691,010
2008-05-15$13.45$12.5036.9%10.6%36.2%52.0%28.2%5.1%2.6%448.8K-18.6M-361.7K0.3021.313,06792866,35791,461
2008-05-16$13.39$12.5035.3%10.1%36.3%47.9%32.9%2.8%3.5%488.8K-18.4M-367.6K0.5121.6993947668,04791,989
2008-05-19$13.22$12.5035.3%10.1%35.6%47.9%35.1%4.0%1.3%467.9K-13.0M-363.9K0.6710.371,05170966,12990,103
2008-05-20$13.00$12.5035.1%10.1%32.1%47.6%35.1%5.0%0.8%450.4K-10.1M-359.1K0.3010.143,4211,01166,69790,323
2008-05-21$12.43$12.5035.3%10.1%34.9%47.9%35.2%4.4%4.1%340.2K-1.4M-364.4K0.989.013,6333,57768,29291,056
2008-05-22$12.51$12.5037.6%10.8%31.3%53.6%37.7%4.8%2.1%373.6K-2.9M-377.0K2.307.411,5153,48570,74092,372
2008-05-23$12.26$12.5038.0%10.9%32.0%54.8%42.0%8.3%2.7%248.7K2.7M-371.6K9.0411.811,48813,45671,36794,418
2008-05-27$12.62$12.5040.8%11.7%33.4%61.7%41.0%5.8%2.3%221.8K-2.3M-390.0K0.627.671,12369571,466107,147
2008-05-28$12.75$12.5039.9%11.4%31.3%59.4%40.7%5.9%3.3%304.2K-5.0M-384.1K0.459.251,03746472,109107,076
2008-05-29$13.18$12.5041.5%11.9%33.6%63.3%41.6%4.0%0.9%427.1K-14.2M-385.0K0.8611.292,0671,78772,535107,279
2008-05-30$13.06$12.5039.4%11.3%32.8%58.1%39.4%1.2%1.5%473.2K-11.8M-387.6K7.018.374313,02273,218108,183