PFE Options History — July 2011

In July 2011, PFE traded between $18.26 and $19.72. ATM implied volatility averaged 21.1%, placing in the 26.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 6.2%. IV traded above realized volatility by 2.4% (HV 20d: 18.8%). Max pain ranged from $18.98 to $18.98. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 7 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.19.

Notable Days

  • 2011-07-07: Highest Volume — 144,341 contracts
  • 2011-07-29: Largest IV spike — 39.4% change
  • 2011-07-29: Highest IV Rank — 74.4%
  • 2011-07-29: Largest Expected Move — 7.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$18.95$18.26$19.72$19.69$18.26
Max Pain$18.98$18.98$18.98$18.98$18.98
ATM IV21.1%14.1%35.9%14.1%35.9%
Expected Move6.2%4.1%7.9%4.1%7.9%
HV 20d18.8%14.7%23.3%21.3%14.7%
HV 60d19.3%17.9%20.0%19.4%17.9%
IV Rank26.5%3.8%74.4%3.8%74.4%
IV Percentile49.6%0.4%99.2%0.4%99.2%
Term Structure-0.0%-1.6%4.6%4.6%-1.6%
VWIV22.3%15.2%29.0%15.2%29.0%
Skew 25d4.6%3.1%5.5%3.1%5.1%
Skew 10d9.9%7.5%11.9%7.5%10.2%
Call IV 25d20.3%15.2%25.9%15.2%25.9%
Put IV 25d24.9%18.4%31.1%18.4%31.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %4.523.285.954.655.53
Gamma HHI0.160.150.180.170.16
Net GEX21.1M11.9M35.4M33.1M11.9M
Net DEX-431.0M-818.5M-127.9M-782.2M-132.3M
Net VEX-9.0M-9.5M-8.5M-9.5M-8.9M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.190.392.272.270.68
Total Volume50,146.8520,476144,34127,29947,505
Total OI2,394,723.352,322,6022,458,2032,343,2792,458,203

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-07-01$19.69$18.9814.1%4.1%21.3%3.8%15.2%3.1%4.6%33.1M-782.2M-9.5M2.274.658,34518,9541,337,1911,006,088
2011-07-05$19.72$18.9816.5%5.6%21.2%11.6%21.4%5.1%0.2%34.0M-800.5M-9.4M1.174.9810,52612,3471,336,4201,011,631
2011-07-06$19.72$18.9815.8%5.6%21.2%9.4%21.7%5.1%0.6%35.4M-818.5M-9.4M1.205.0314,69017,6181,339,3251,016,702
2011-07-07$19.19$18.9819.7%6.1%23.3%21.8%21.2%4.3%-0.4%24.0M-542.3M-9.1M0.664.7286,81957,5221,345,2081,018,579
2011-07-08$19.13$18.9817.6%6.0%23.2%15.1%21.8%3.8%-0.3%22.6M-521.0M-9.2M1.974.2715,15929,7921,373,1001,042,753
2011-07-11$19.01$18.9820.8%6.5%20.5%25.3%22.5%4.3%-0.9%19.8M-452.4M-9.1M0.833.7746,13338,4231,366,7891,037,356
2011-07-12$18.98$18.9820.3%6.2%19.4%24.0%21.7%4.1%-0.2%20.5M-440.1M-9.1M1.584.6513,64221,5591,373,3921,043,274
2011-07-13$18.97$18.9818.9%6.1%19.3%19.5%21.8%4.1%-0.2%19.6M-435.2M-9.1M2.175.4711,53325,0411,373,8721,050,567
2011-07-14$18.89$18.9821.6%6.2%18.1%27.9%22.3%4.7%0.4%18.4M-366.1M-9.1M1.855.1221,07139,0201,374,3961,055,252
2011-07-15$18.74$18.9822.0%6.3%18.3%29.2%23.3%4.7%-0.2%17.6M-283.2M-9.0M1.253.3932,90141,1231,380,9271,073,542
2011-07-18$18.63$18.9822.4%6.4%18.3%30.6%23.1%5.5%0.1%15.0M-282.0M-9.1M1.014.2921,89422,0591,303,0051,019,597
2011-07-19$18.92$18.9819.9%5.7%19.3%22.4%20.6%5.2%1.0%19.0M-406.8M-9.1M0.394.6335,44313,6841,313,4601,029,518
2011-07-20$18.88$18.9820.5%5.9%19.0%24.4%21.8%5.0%0.5%21.0M-407.3M-9.1M1.453.8114,39020,8821,327,2461,034,149
2011-07-21$19.07$18.9821.2%6.1%19.2%26.7%20.9%3.8%-0.2%22.3M-483.8M-9.1M0.453.7239,35717,5741,325,5731,044,174
2011-07-22$19.04$18.9821.0%6.0%18.0%26.0%21.2%4.3%-0.3%23.6M-497.1M-9.0M0.833.5934,66828,7701,346,7271,047,127
2011-07-25$18.80$18.9822.0%6.3%15.7%29.3%22.7%4.7%-0.7%20.7M-383.6M-8.6M1.123.289,66210,8141,350,9751,056,492
2011-07-26$18.62$18.9821.8%6.2%15.8%28.6%23.4%4.8%-0.4%18.4M-291.2M-8.5M1.674.6213,81823,0881,353,1341,062,550
2011-07-27$18.31$18.9825.1%7.2%14.9%39.3%25.6%4.8%-1.4%12.0M-127.9M-8.7M0.724.9626,68619,2401,357,0611,067,826
2011-07-28$18.37$18.9825.8%7.4%14.7%41.5%24.6%4.9%-1.2%12.5M-166.5M-8.8M0.475.9528,00713,1781,366,9171,074,369
2011-07-29$18.26$18.9835.9%7.9%14.7%74.4%29.0%5.1%-1.6%11.9M-132.3M-8.9M0.685.5328,22519,2801,381,5161,076,687