M Options History — July 2009

In July 2009, M traded between $10.61 and $13.91. ATM implied volatility averaged 58.0%, placing in the 4.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 17.4%. IV traded above realized volatility by 2.1% (HV 20d: 55.9%). Max pain ranged from $11.00 to $12.50. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 18 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.84.

Notable Days

  • 2009-07-15: Highest Volume — 16,923 contracts
  • 2009-07-09: Largest IV drop — 11.4% change
  • 2009-07-08: Highest IV Rank — 7.8%
  • 2009-07-08: Largest Expected Move — 19.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$12.09$10.61$13.91$11.74$13.91
Max Pain$11.95$11.00$12.50$11.00$12.50
ATM IV58.0%52.9%64.1%54.0%59.4%
Expected Move17.4%15.5%19.7%15.5%17.0%
HV 20d55.9%45.1%61.0%57.6%45.1%
HV 60d70.6%64.4%81.9%80.9%64.4%
IV Rank4.0%0.8%7.8%1.5%4.9%
IV Percentile10.8%3.2%15.5%5.6%14.7%
Term Structure2.4%-2.2%11.1%11.1%-1.1%
VWIV62.4%53.9%69.5%53.9%60.5%
Skew 25d6.9%4.3%10.3%4.5%5.4%
Skew 10d18.7%7.4%29.3%21.2%24.7%
Call IV 25d58.4%53.8%65.2%53.8%57.7%
Put IV 25d65.3%58.2%72.9%58.2%63.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %11.667.0518.0411.618.27
Gamma HHI0.170.150.210.160.19
Net GEX596.5K91.9K1.1M399.6K1.1M
Net DEX-24.0M-66.2M10.8M-15.2M-66.2M
Net VEX-404.1K-449.8K-348.1K-427.0K-427.3K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.840.345.451.241.13
Total Volume5,436.81880616,9232,1953,702
Total OI254,932.227235,068265,787245,272264,473

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2009-07-01$11.74$11.0054.0%15.5%57.6%1.5%53.9%4.5%11.1%399.6K-15.2M-427.0K1.2411.61N/AN/A9821,213125,772119,500
2009-07-02$11.00$11.0055.7%16.0%60.5%2.6%57.0%4.5%7.5%213.3K-530.7K-399.0K0.7611.37N/AN/A1,5331,158126,176120,062
2009-07-06$11.06$12.5059.4%19.3%60.7%4.9%67.0%8.7%2.4%221.1K-316.1K-392.2K1.0510.52N/AN/A2,4172,545126,638120,004
2009-07-07$10.79$12.5062.0%19.5%61.0%6.5%68.9%8.5%2.8%155.1K4.5M-381.2K1.1812.31N/AN/A3,1233,699128,157121,133
2009-07-08$10.69$12.5064.1%19.7%60.8%7.8%69.5%5.4%0.6%167.3K6.3M-375.5K3.8411.90N/AN/A6452,477130,742122,318
2009-07-09$10.63$12.5056.8%18.8%60.8%3.3%67.7%7.2%2.9%141.1K8.4M-368.3K1.569.93N/AN/A1,1401,779130,855123,369
2009-07-10$10.61$12.5052.9%18.2%58.7%0.8%62.6%6.5%4.7%91.9K10.8M-365.0K0.8616.24N/AN/A434372130,898124,219
2009-07-13$10.65$12.5057.6%18.6%55.9%3.7%67.6%7.0%1.9%114.5K10.7M-348.1K1.4316.37N/AN/A2,5953,711130,713123,996
2009-07-14$11.02$11.0054.0%18.0%55.5%1.6%62.3%8.7%4.3%262.1K278.0K-369.0K0.348.45N/AN/A2,039702132,068125,142
2009-07-15$11.93$11.0054.3%17.3%59.1%1.7%60.5%5.9%3.0%602.9K-24.8M-400.8K0.4012.35N/AN/A12,0864,837133,444125,161
2009-07-16$11.79$11.0058.0%16.6%59.3%4.0%61.2%4.3%5.7%819.8K-23.8M-398.7K0.8016.73N/AN/A1,4771,182140,221125,566
2009-07-17$11.91$11.0056.8%16.3%55.4%3.3%62.2%7.5%6.1%992.0K-24.1M-392.2K2.4918.04N/AN/A1,5303,810136,009123,390
2009-07-20$12.72$11.0057.7%16.5%54.9%3.8%56.6%6.4%0.0%799.2K-36.3M-399.2K0.508.17N/AN/A10,4285,243124,240110,828
2009-07-21$12.41$11.0057.7%16.5%55.9%3.8%60.2%5.2%0.6%809.9K-30.7M-410.4K4.8411.44N/AN/A1,1525,574130,683114,016
2009-07-22$12.67$12.5059.7%17.1%53.2%5.1%60.3%5.4%-2.2%837.3K-36.8M-413.9K5.0112.14N/AN/A2,05210,275131,038117,743
2009-07-23$13.28$12.5058.9%16.9%53.4%4.5%59.1%8.6%0.0%877.1K-49.8M-434.5K0.5010.21N/AN/A7,0203,491131,090123,880
2009-07-24$13.57$12.5058.7%16.8%52.5%4.4%61.3%7.2%-0.2%971.1K-57.1M-449.8K3.607.83N/AN/A1,6605,979133,993125,729
2009-07-27$13.28$12.5059.6%17.1%53.0%5.0%63.5%7.8%2.1%872.4K-49.0M-440.1K1.929.36N/AN/A7071,355134,485129,244
2009-07-28$13.33$12.5059.9%17.2%52.6%5.2%63.6%9.5%0.4%848.9K-48.3M-434.4K1.1012.85N/AN/A517567133,635129,712
2009-07-29$13.28$12.5059.3%17.0%52.2%4.8%64.1%10.3%1.0%856.1K-47.6M-432.5K5.457.05N/AN/A176960133,977129,856
2009-07-30$13.61$12.5059.4%17.0%52.5%4.9%62.8%6.9%-0.1%998.6K-57.7M-431.6K0.5313.48N/AN/A827439134,077130,257
2009-07-31$13.91$12.5059.4%17.0%45.1%4.9%60.5%5.4%-1.1%1.1M-66.2M-427.3K1.138.27N/AN/A1,7341,968133,959130,514