MAPP Options History — December 2012

In December 2012, MAPP traded between $15.04 and $15.80. ATM implied volatility averaged 42.6%, placing in the 8.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 12.5%. IV traded below realized volatility by 15.4% (HV 20d: 58.1%). Max pain ranged from $15.00 to $15.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 18 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 2.43.

Notable Days

  • 2012-12-20: Highest Volume — 1,526 contracts
  • 2012-12-06: Largest IV drop — 11.4% change
  • 2012-12-04: Highest IV Rank — 11.4%
  • 2012-12-07: Largest Expected Move — 13.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$15.38$15.04$15.80$15.80$15.65
Max Pain$15.00$15.00$15.00$15.00$15.00
ATM IV42.6%38.9%47.6%46.7%44.5%
Expected Move12.5%11.4%13.8%13.4%12.8%
HV 20d58.1%19.8%80.1%80.1%25.0%
HV 60d49.1%48.7%50.5%50.5%49.3%
IV Rank8.3%6.0%11.4%10.9%9.5%
IV Percentile9.5%5.2%17.1%14.7%14.3%
Term Structure6.0%-0.7%10.6%0.5%-0.7%
VWIV45.1%40.1%65.1%46.7%51.2%
Skew 25d10.2%0.5%22.1%20.4%21.1%
Skew 10d18.6%-0.8%40.8%40.8%39.4%
Call IV 25d33.9%28.7%41.0%30.2%28.7%
Put IV 25d44.2%35.7%55.6%50.6%49.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %28.7810.3749.0719.2510.37
Gamma HHI0.470.310.720.310.37
Net GEX63.7K18.0K153.0K23.4K33.6K
Net DEX-2.4M-4.6M-700.5K-3.1M-1.4M
Net VEX-14.9K-18.0K-11.1K-17.2K-14.2K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio2.430.0015.200.001.83
Total Volume211.131,52662294
Total OI19,119.97,10424,35722,9067,459

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-12-03$15.80$15.0046.7%13.4%80.1%10.9%46.7%20.4%0.5%23.4K-3.1M-17.2K0.0019.25N/AN/A6205,15017,756
2012-12-04$15.53$15.0047.6%13.6%80.0%11.4%47.6%22.1%-0.5%18.0K-2.4M-18.0K2.4018.45N/AN/A25605,16217,756
2012-12-05$15.36$15.0044.9%12.9%78.9%9.7%65.1%21.3%4.4%19.3K-2.2M-17.9K15.2012.78N/AN/A5765,18717,748
2012-12-06$15.47$15.0039.8%11.4%75.6%6.6%40.1%15.7%6.2%30.3K-2.5M-16.8K2.0316.26N/AN/A1252545,18817,756
2012-12-07$15.67$15.0040.8%13.8%74.6%7.2%48.5%11.2%7.8%52.1K-3.5M-16.0K0.0026.74N/AN/A0225,30217,716
2012-12-10$15.60$15.0042.6%13.1%73.7%8.3%0.0%10.8%9.6%69.5K-3.2M-15.1K6.6724.79N/AN/A3205,30217,706
2012-12-11$15.80$15.0043.2%13.2%73.7%8.7%0.0%11.9%10.6%61.2K-3.8M-14.5K0.0032.47N/AN/A705,30417,686
2012-12-12$15.34$15.0038.9%12.7%74.8%6.0%44.4%8.1%9.6%76.4K-2.6M-15.0K0.1232.18N/AN/A172205,30417,686
2012-12-13$15.16$15.0042.3%12.1%73.2%8.1%42.2%3.7%9.6%65.9K-2.0M-15.5K3.7546.53N/AN/A20755,41217,691
2012-12-14$15.20$15.0042.1%12.1%69.7%8.0%46.3%6.7%9.6%81.6K-2.2M-14.9K0.4837.50N/AN/A21105,41817,686
2012-12-17$15.20$15.0043.3%12.4%69.3%8.7%44.9%4.2%9.7%97.2K-2.4M-14.0K0.0041.44N/AN/A1305,42217,676
2012-12-18$15.20$15.0043.2%12.4%69.3%8.7%43.2%4.7%9.9%113.8K-2.5M-13.5K0.0048.23N/AN/A035,42717,676
2012-12-19$15.16$15.0041.9%12.0%69.4%7.9%41.9%3.4%8.8%138.3K-2.4M-12.8K0.3149.07N/AN/A4341355,42717,676
2012-12-20$15.44$15.0041.8%12.0%68.9%7.8%41.8%7.4%9.7%95.8K-4.6M-11.1K0.9832.67N/AN/A7717555,30717,551
2012-12-21$15.27$15.0041.3%11.8%21.7%7.5%41.6%18.1%9.0%153.0K-4.4M-15.3K0.2240.15N/AN/A296646,05318,304
2012-12-24$15.43$15.0041.3%11.8%21.9%7.5%41.3%7.1%2.1%37.0K-1.0M-14.3K0.0013.85N/AN/A3003,0164,088
2012-12-26$15.04$15.0042.3%12.1%19.8%8.1%41.7%1.8%1.0%34.1K-700.5K-14.1K6.0031.52N/AN/A3183,0374,088
2012-12-27$15.22$15.0041.7%11.9%20.5%7.7%41.5%4.3%3.0%37.1K-848.6K-14.1K2.5812.00N/AN/A12313,0404,098
2012-12-28$15.08$15.0042.3%12.1%20.6%8.1%42.3%0.5%0.8%36.0K-731.7K-13.9K1.1329.41N/AN/A1812053,0394,098
2012-12-31$15.65$15.0044.5%12.8%25.0%9.5%51.2%21.1%-0.7%33.6K-1.4M-14.2K1.8310.37N/AN/A1041903,1844,275