M Options History — December 2008

In December 2008, M traded between $6.41 and $10.62. ATM implied volatility averaged 120.4%, placing in the 47.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 34.6%. IV traded below realized volatility by 5.7% (HV 20d: 126.1%). Max pain ranged from $7.50 to $10.00. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 12 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.24.

Notable Days

  • 2008-12-02: Highest Volume — 21,152 contracts
  • 2008-12-11: Largest IV spike — 25.5% change
  • 2008-12-01: Highest IV Rank — 65.7%
  • 2008-12-01: Largest Expected Move — 43.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$8.72$6.41$10.62$6.41$10.35
Max Pain$9.55$7.50$10.00$7.50$10.00
ATM IV120.4%97.1%152.8%152.8%97.1%
Expected Move34.6%27.8%43.8%43.8%27.8%
HV 20d126.1%106.5%139.8%123.7%107.1%
HV 60d130.2%124.5%134.6%124.5%134.6%
IV Rank47.1%33.7%65.7%65.7%33.7%
IV Percentile85.0%75.8%98.0%98.0%75.8%
Term Structure0.0%-10.5%18.4%-8.2%2.2%
VWIV124.8%99.6%178.1%178.1%99.6%
Skew 25d29.9%18.8%45.1%39.6%23.1%
Skew 10d69.5%41.1%115.5%106.2%64.5%
Call IV 25d108.7%91.3%146.7%146.7%91.3%
Put IV 25d138.7%114.5%186.3%186.3%114.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %9.875.5416.2116.136.58
Gamma HHI0.270.220.430.230.25
Net GEX214.7K33.0K404.5K49.2K278.0K
Net DEX-2.0M-33.2M18.7M17.8M-16.0M
Net VEX-226.0K-289.2K-150.1K-150.1K-257.9K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.240.213.973.070.70
Total Volume7,688.2271,39121,15215,8296,363
Total OI227,280.682204,397246,798204,397222,667

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2008-12-01$6.41$7.50152.8%43.8%123.7%65.7%178.1%39.6%-8.2%49.2K17.8M-150.1K3.0716.13N/AN/A3,88811,941111,88692,511
2008-12-02$7.00$7.50142.3%40.8%130.6%59.7%145.0%45.1%-6.8%33.0K18.7M-163.2K0.2116.21N/AN/A17,5343,618112,816100,948
2008-12-03$7.39$7.50138.0%39.6%133.2%57.3%135.4%44.9%-2.6%158.0K11.3M-193.7K0.5711.63N/AN/A4,9922,847127,13995,855
2008-12-04$7.83$7.50142.6%40.9%134.5%59.9%142.3%42.8%-5.6%191.5K4.7M-214.6K0.5114.67N/AN/A10,0655,174130,21397,160
2008-12-05$8.61$10.00138.0%38.2%139.8%57.2%119.8%38.6%0.2%240.6K-1.5M-234.8K1.049.71N/AN/A2,8642,975132,79599,441
2008-12-08$8.82$10.00114.5%32.6%138.8%43.7%125.5%32.4%18.4%268.1K-4.2M-234.0K1.317.13N/AN/A3,5254,608133,34599,823
2008-12-09$8.56$10.00132.1%37.9%135.2%53.8%121.4%30.9%1.8%256.9K-2.0M-226.4K0.3411.77N/AN/A6,9112,378133,457100,761
2008-12-10$8.84$10.00105.7%33.0%134.7%38.7%138.6%29.3%15.9%277.0K-3.8M-233.4K0.689.95N/AN/A3,8732,644134,796100,785
2008-12-11$8.17$10.00132.7%38.0%131.0%54.2%124.7%34.9%-2.0%233.0K3.7M-218.2K3.978.66N/AN/A6422,550132,624102,118
2008-12-12$8.50$10.00131.3%37.6%131.8%53.4%138.4%37.5%-1.4%262.9K912.5K-218.7K1.868.18N/AN/A498925132,927100,693
2008-12-15$8.15$10.00129.6%37.2%126.5%52.4%124.2%30.6%0.3%246.4K2.2M-206.3K1.618.22N/AN/A1,6672,683133,04599,537
2008-12-16$8.47$10.00126.5%36.3%123.9%50.6%130.5%33.8%0.9%249.3K-116.4K-213.2K2.598.98N/AN/A3871,004133,868100,232
2008-12-17$10.01$10.00110.1%31.6%122.6%41.2%117.3%31.1%-10.5%354.3K-21.4M-252.9K0.6211.11N/AN/A11,1546,886133,92499,464
2008-12-18$10.42$10.00108.5%31.1%117.5%40.3%108.6%20.0%-7.2%404.5K-29.8M-274.7K1.067.88N/AN/A8,3688,886139,381102,672
2008-12-19$10.62$10.00104.9%30.1%117.5%38.2%105.3%18.9%2.6%258.4K-33.2M-289.2K0.647.62N/AN/A1,7561,130140,433106,365
2008-12-22$9.35$10.00104.8%30.0%129.1%38.2%112.2%21.0%1.4%182.3K-2.0M-246.7K1.908.18N/AN/A2,0523,892121,26593,399
2008-12-23$8.71$10.00120.4%34.5%124.3%47.1%124.1%18.8%-5.2%129.9K4.0M-228.9K0.697.63N/AN/A4,4503,078121,27595,354
2008-12-24$8.82$10.0099.5%28.5%123.2%35.1%117.7%19.8%0.5%153.3K2.9M-232.3K0.4613.15N/AN/A1,305599124,00796,666
2008-12-26$8.60$10.00117.4%33.7%121.2%45.4%121.1%20.3%-1.8%138.6K4.6M-223.3K1.828.90N/AN/A7981,451124,03396,911
2008-12-29$8.89$10.00101.0%28.9%120.5%36.0%108.5%22.0%2.4%155.6K3.1M-224.8K1.205.54N/AN/A1,4351,715124,22097,724
2008-12-30$9.41$10.0098.0%28.1%106.5%34.2%107.8%23.1%5.5%202.6K-3.7M-234.4K0.439.20N/AN/A2,5421,088124,82996,811
2008-12-31$10.35$10.0097.1%27.8%107.1%33.7%99.6%23.1%2.2%278.0K-16.0M-257.9K0.706.58N/AN/A3,7502,613125,79696,871