MFC Options History — August 2011

In August 2011, MFC traded between $12.49 and $15.88. ATM implied volatility averaged 56.1%, placing in the 59.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 15.1%. IV traded below realized volatility by 3.2% (HV 20d: 59.3%). Max pain ranged from $13.00 to $17.00. Net GEX was positive for 10 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 3 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.98.

Notable Days

  • 2011-08-12: Highest Volume — 4,134 contracts
  • 2011-08-08: Largest IV spike — 65.1% change
  • 2011-08-04: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2011-08-10: Largest Expected Move — 19.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$13.62$12.49$15.88$15.88$13.71
Max Pain$15.78$13.00$17.00$17.00$15.00
ATM IV56.1%37.9%92.9%37.9%43.1%
Expected Move15.1%10.9%19.1%10.9%12.4%
HV 20d59.3%27.4%75.5%27.4%74.4%
HV 60d43.0%30.3%49.5%31.0%49.5%
IV Rank59.1%31.0%100.0%58.6%31.0%
IV Percentile95.3%65.5%100.0%65.5%88.9%
Term Structure-4.6%-13.0%2.4%-3.3%1.0%
VWIV50.8%34.9%62.4%34.9%40.7%
Skew 25d10.8%2.1%20.4%2.5%14.2%
Skew 10d18.6%-14.9%36.6%-0.4%29.1%
Call IV 25d47.6%33.7%59.2%34.2%40.1%
Put IV 25d58.4%36.7%76.5%36.7%54.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %41.6226.0571.5845.3733.38
Gamma HHI0.310.150.690.150.47
Net GEX25.9K-56.4K240.9K-38.5K133.7K
Net DEX7.7M2.8M11.3M5.1M4.3M
Net VEX-28.7K-40.6K-20.9K-40.6K-28.3K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.980.074.640.150.15
Total Volume1,006.6091014,134112430
Total OI27,144.91323,28531,80523,28528,924

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-08-01$15.88$17.0037.9%10.9%27.4%58.6%34.9%2.5%-3.3%-38.5K5.1M-40.6K0.1545.37N/AN/A971512,49610,789
2011-08-02$15.16$17.0045.4%13.0%31.0%84.0%44.8%2.4%-3.5%-56.4K7.4M-34.4K0.4838.52N/AN/A86941512,51310,774
2011-08-03$14.99$17.0043.1%12.4%31.0%76.1%43.0%4.8%-4.6%-31.9K8.1M-34.0K2.6339.64N/AN/A26068313,29310,834
2011-08-04$14.19$17.0056.1%16.1%34.3%100.0%49.7%2.4%-11.6%-34.6K8.9M-29.8K0.5352.42N/AN/A60131613,39010,823
2011-08-05$13.98$16.0056.0%14.0%34.3%99.9%48.0%4.0%-3.9%-31.2K9.3M-29.1K0.1039.26N/AN/A1,01810413,49510,956
2011-08-08$12.61$16.0092.5%18.3%46.4%100.0%45.9%2.1%-8.0%-26.0K9.9M-22.7K1.6047.40N/AN/A8921,42513,56311,004
2011-08-09$13.47$16.0070.8%15.7%54.5%69.8%52.7%19.5%-8.4%-47.1K10.2M-24.1K0.7841.57N/AN/A78961613,75911,212
2011-08-10$12.49$16.0092.9%19.1%58.4%100.0%60.8%19.8%-13.0%-34.6K10.1M-21.5K0.3331.49N/AN/A95331014,32611,426
2011-08-11$13.18$16.0064.9%18.6%63.3%61.2%60.5%9.3%-9.5%-19.9K9.2M-26.6K0.3671.58N/AN/A1,02336814,71711,490
2011-08-12$13.30$16.0056.9%16.3%63.5%50.1%52.3%10.5%-4.8%-15.2K9.3M-26.5K1.5142.21N/AN/A1,6502,48415,17611,694
2011-08-15$14.00$16.0050.0%14.3%66.7%40.5%46.7%10.7%-3.7%17.8K8.9M-32.2K0.1426.05N/AN/A2032916,57012,825
2011-08-16$13.90$16.0050.0%14.3%65.3%40.6%60.8%9.9%-5.3%13.9K8.9M-31.8K4.6433.89N/AN/A3918116,65312,854
2011-08-17$14.18$16.0047.5%13.6%66.0%37.0%47.3%8.9%-2.7%34.5K8.5M-32.3K0.9830.89N/AN/A515016,64612,997
2011-08-18$13.25$16.0057.3%16.4%68.6%50.6%49.7%13.1%-8.0%-45.9K10.7M-25.9K0.0964.42N/AN/A1881616,62912,991
2011-08-19$12.63$16.0058.4%16.8%69.7%52.2%62.4%15.2%-6.1%-56.3K11.3M-23.0K2.5049.99N/AN/A11127716,61713,007
2011-08-22$12.69$16.0057.8%16.6%70.0%51.3%58.1%12.8%-4.5%-21.9K8.7M-20.9K0.0729.70N/AN/A2,84318813,73310,301
2011-08-23$13.24$13.0054.4%15.6%72.8%46.7%51.7%15.6%-2.5%240.9K2.8M-33.5K0.0827.58N/AN/A1,1989521,39810,407
2011-08-24$13.36$15.0052.8%15.1%72.6%44.5%52.2%8.3%-3.0%185.9K3.7M-32.3K3.9735.67N/AN/A10039719,96410,470
2011-08-25$12.98$15.0057.7%16.5%72.6%51.2%57.9%12.2%0.6%88.8K6.2M-27.9K0.1431.85N/AN/A3905417,48410,535
2011-08-26$12.97$15.0054.0%15.5%72.7%46.0%50.2%18.7%-2.1%90.0K6.7M-26.1K0.3138.91N/AN/A79524517,52810,454
2011-08-29$13.60$15.0045.9%13.2%75.5%34.9%49.0%11.6%-0.3%119.8K4.9M-29.1K0.8445.51N/AN/A13611418,14910,570
2011-08-30$13.51$15.0045.6%13.1%74.1%34.4%48.6%20.4%2.4%129.0K5.1M-28.2K0.1759.93N/AN/A1151918,25910,638
2011-08-31$13.71$15.0043.1%12.4%74.4%31.0%40.7%14.2%1.0%133.7K4.3M-28.3K0.1533.38N/AN/A3735718,27310,651