MAPP Options History — January 2012

In January 2012, MAPP traded between $13.45 and $14.83. ATM implied volatility averaged 41.7%, placing in the 19.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 12.6%. IV traded below realized volatility by 3.0% (HV 20d: 44.7%). Max pain ranged from $15.00 to $15.00. Net GEX was positive for 7 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 20 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.58.

Notable Days

  • 2012-01-05: Highest Volume — 345 contracts
  • 2012-01-12: Largest IV spike — 37.1% change
  • 2012-01-19: Highest IV Rank — 38.1%
  • 2012-01-19: Largest Expected Move — 15.6%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$14.16$13.45$14.83$13.45$14.15
Max Pain$15.00$15.00$15.00$15.00$15.00
ATM IV41.7%31.3%54.5%37.7%49.2%
Expected Move12.6%9.0%15.6%10.8%14.1%
HV 20d44.7%38.7%48.4%38.7%46.4%
HV 60d49.3%46.4%51.4%49.2%46.5%
IV Rank19.8%6.6%38.1%15.9%30.3%
IV Percentile28.0%2.4%77.4%8.3%58.7%
Term Structure39.3%7.9%60.0%8.6%36.6%
VWIV51.6%47.3%56.0%47.3%56.0%
Skew 25d3.5%-8.3%13.6%-4.9%-4.4%
Skew 10d13.0%-0.5%21.0%8.6%14.1%
Call IV 25d42.6%28.6%52.0%36.9%48.4%
Put IV 25d46.1%32.0%53.9%32.0%44.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %103.72100.78108.56108.56105.71
Gamma HHI0.320.230.560.560.24
Net GEX-18.3K-63.3K9.6K-63.3K9.6K
Net DEX-178.8K-524.9K396.7K396.7K-524.9K
Net VEX-11.7K-12.6K-10.9K-11.4K-12.0K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.580.002.860.000.55
Total Volume84.523457885
Total OI5,641.14,7606,1375,5585,230

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-01-03$13.45$15.0037.7%10.8%38.7%15.9%0.0%-4.9%8.6%-63.3K396.7K-11.4K0.00108.56N/AN/A7801,6203,938
2012-01-04$14.04$15.0031.3%9.0%41.7%6.6%0.0%8.7%22.7%-47.7K225.3K-11.7K0.00107.76N/AN/A4101,6983,938
2012-01-05$14.36$15.0034.8%10.0%42.3%11.8%0.0%-1.4%7.9%-39.8K-36.4K-12.0K0.21105.33N/AN/A285601,7393,938
2012-01-06$14.53$15.0033.4%12.7%42.4%9.7%0.0%13.6%47.3%-30.8K-212.0K-12.6K0.00101.47N/AN/A2902,0103,998
2012-01-09$14.15$15.0031.6%13.3%42.2%7.1%0.0%8.2%48.4%-36.4K-77.0K-12.2K2.20101.30N/AN/A10222,0243,998
2012-01-10$14.72$15.0036.8%13.1%43.3%11.8%0.0%12.1%46.0%-30.0K-152.1K-12.3K0.07101.67N/AN/A7052,0244,019
2012-01-11$14.83$15.0033.5%13.1%40.3%6.9%0.0%13.3%46.7%-9.1K-421.9K-11.9K0.00100.82N/AN/A602,0644,019
2012-01-12$14.64$15.0045.9%13.2%39.5%25.4%0.0%13.5%46.6%-20.5K-385.8K-12.1K0.00100.87N/AN/A1002,0704,019
2012-01-13$13.79$15.0041.3%11.9%44.9%18.6%0.0%-2.3%42.0%-34.5K64.6K-11.5K2.00102.69N/AN/A10202,0734,019
2012-01-17$13.62$15.0044.5%12.8%45.2%23.3%0.0%-0.8%60.0%-25.6K62.2K-10.9K0.00103.34N/AN/A022,0764,039
2012-01-18$14.05$15.0043.8%12.6%46.3%22.3%0.0%9.8%48.0%-39.3K159.9K-11.4K0.12103.41N/AN/A86102,0764,039
2012-01-19$13.61$15.0054.5%15.6%46.5%38.1%0.0%4.3%42.3%-23.6K85.4K-10.9K0.00105.52N/AN/A8202,1044,029
2012-01-20$14.39$15.0046.1%13.2%48.2%25.7%0.0%11.3%45.5%-29.0K-101.9K-11.3K0.06103.82N/AN/A181102,1084,029
2012-01-23$14.27$15.0046.9%13.4%48.2%26.8%47.3%9.3%38.4%8.1K-421.9K-11.2K0.45100.78N/AN/A83372,2442,516
2012-01-24$14.45$15.0046.9%13.5%48.0%26.9%0.0%-3.0%40.0%9.3K-494.4K-11.6K2.86104.74N/AN/A7202,3262,551
2012-01-25$14.09$15.0040.9%11.7%48.0%18.0%0.0%-8.3%40.5%9.0K-473.7K-11.5K0.06103.06N/AN/A163102,3332,571
2012-01-26$13.84$15.0043.9%12.6%48.4%22.4%56.0%1.8%36.5%9.0K-341.2K-11.5K1.59101.47N/AN/A39622,4762,571
2012-01-27$14.19$15.0047.5%13.6%46.4%27.8%0.0%-3.9%41.2%8.7K-463.2K-11.9K0.00104.49N/AN/A5002,4922,631
2012-01-30$13.96$15.0043.2%12.4%46.9%21.4%0.0%-6.5%40.2%9.3K-463.9K-11.7K0.77107.55N/AN/A66512,5422,631
2012-01-31$14.15$15.0049.2%14.1%46.4%30.3%0.0%-4.4%36.6%9.6K-524.9K-12.0K0.55105.71N/AN/A55302,5692,661