OPEN Options History — September 2012

In September 2012, OPEN traded between $40.92 and $49.20. ATM implied volatility averaged 47.3%, placing in the 15.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 13.5%. IV traded above realized volatility by 9.6% (HV 20d: 37.7%). Max pain ranged from $42.50 to $42.50. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 18 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.31.

Notable Days

  • 2012-09-05: Highest Volume — 16,244 contracts
  • 2012-09-05: Largest IV spike — 19.1% change
  • 2012-09-11: Highest IV Rank — 23.8%
  • 2012-09-05: Largest Expected Move — 15.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$45.06$40.92$49.20$42.95$41.60
Max Pain$42.50$42.50$42.50$42.50$42.50
ATM IV47.3%44.4%53.7%44.4%46.6%
Expected Move13.5%12.7%15.2%12.7%13.4%
HV 20d37.7%25.2%47.6%26.4%46.8%
HV 60d49.8%47.9%51.8%48.0%48.0%
IV Rank15.0%10.8%23.8%10.8%14.0%
IV Percentile18.7%9.9%42.1%9.9%17.1%
Term Structure6.4%-2.2%14.2%0.5%12.9%
VWIV47.5%44.9%50.2%44.9%47.1%
Skew 25d3.2%1.2%7.9%7.9%1.8%
Skew 10d7.8%2.5%16.3%16.3%5.4%
Call IV 25d46.4%41.1%51.0%41.1%46.6%
Put IV 25d49.7%46.6%55.7%49.0%48.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %18.4614.3722.7917.5114.67
Gamma HHI0.290.160.870.180.18
Net GEX3.9M229.5K24.6M229.5K391.1K
Net DEX-35.2M-107.3M18.5M9.1M17.0M
Net VEX-306.5K-365.5K-213.9K-275.1K-223.2K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.310.069.540.570.93
Total Volume3,141.10528116,2449741,065
Total OI68,987.94753,93880,24956,68155,971

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-09-04$42.95$42.5044.4%12.7%26.4%10.8%44.9%7.9%0.5%229.5K9.1M-275.1K0.5717.5161935533,53923,142
2012-09-05$43.72$42.5052.8%15.2%25.2%22.6%50.2%4.7%-2.2%378.0K1.1M-293.4K0.0614.3715,34789733,42823,156
2012-09-06$46.46$42.5046.5%13.3%32.1%13.8%45.4%1.9%0.1%2.9M-52.8M-361.9K0.5621.182,0371,14746,09523,623
2012-09-07$46.22$42.5046.5%13.7%29.5%13.8%48.3%3.6%4.5%3.0M-51.4M-362.8K0.2620.572,89475546,69624,297
2012-09-10$45.50$42.5052.0%14.0%29.9%21.4%48.9%3.0%4.3%3.1M-44.4M-357.2K0.1916.603,35265148,30524,648
2012-09-11$47.03$42.5053.7%14.3%31.8%23.8%50.1%1.2%2.4%3.6M-67.4M-365.5K0.6720.001,9611,30750,41425,054
2012-09-12$46.04$42.5047.4%14.1%32.7%15.0%49.8%2.7%3.2%4.1M-52.2M-362.0K0.4320.724,9172,12151,24525,973
2012-09-13$47.84$42.5045.1%12.9%34.9%11.9%45.2%3.3%6.7%4.4M-84.3M-360.2K0.4120.451,09044452,00426,728
2012-09-14$49.20$42.5044.8%12.8%35.8%11.4%48.6%3.1%5.6%3.8M-107.3M-349.6K2.2014.757151,57351,63726,873
2012-09-17$46.50$42.5047.9%13.7%41.3%15.8%49.2%3.6%4.9%4.4M-60.4M-338.6K2.0315.598031,63351,99527,542
2012-09-18$46.99$42.5047.3%13.6%41.2%15.0%47.8%3.3%5.0%4.8M-71.0M-335.6K0.9218.5214613551,93828,147
2012-09-19$46.87$42.5046.7%13.4%40.9%14.1%47.7%4.1%5.4%4.9M-65.6M-329.0K2.9122.7914441951,98428,265
2012-09-20$45.53$42.5045.8%13.1%42.1%12.8%45.6%2.3%6.7%7.9M-43.1M-301.3K0.0816.994,65835251,99228,230
2012-09-21$45.15$42.5045.1%12.9%42.0%11.8%45.4%4.2%6.6%24.6M-43.5M-288.1K0.1221.433,28938251,68727,632
2012-09-24$44.06$42.5044.9%12.9%42.9%11.6%45.9%2.6%14.1%942.3K-547.7K-258.3K1.2818.4055270734,70519,233
2012-09-25$41.84$42.5047.1%13.5%46.6%14.7%47.5%2.2%13.3%503.4K12.6M-230.6K0.4519.2488540234,90219,640
2012-09-26$40.92$42.5048.6%13.9%47.1%16.7%48.5%2.8%14.2%326.3K18.5M-213.9K1.2019.0434040735,28319,734
2012-09-27$41.66$42.5046.2%13.2%47.6%13.3%46.5%3.2%13.4%411.9K16.6M-217.5K9.5417.951121,06835,22819,806
2012-09-28$41.60$42.5046.6%13.4%46.8%14.0%47.1%1.8%12.9%391.1K17.0M-223.2K0.9314.6755251335,26520,706