REI Options History — January 2016

In January 2016, REI traded between $4.53 and $6.85. ATM implied volatility averaged 82.3%, placing in the 39.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 20.8%. IV traded below realized volatility by 10.7% (HV 20d: 93.0%). Max pain ranged from $5.00 to $7.50. Net GEX was positive for 16 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 11 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.06.

Notable Days

  • 2016-01-14: Highest Volume — 494 contracts
  • 2016-01-12: Largest IV spike — 51.6% change
  • 2016-01-12: Highest IV Rank — 85.5%
  • 2016-01-28: Largest Expected Move — 26.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$5.24$4.53$6.85$6.85$5.53
Max Pain$6.18$5.00$7.50$7.50$5.00
ATM IV82.3%62.7%135.6%62.7%63.3%
Expected Move20.8%15.7%26.8%17.9%18.1%
HV 20d93.0%66.9%102.8%68.3%102.3%
HV 60d73.6%60.8%77.7%60.8%76.5%
IV Rank39.2%22.1%85.5%22.1%22.7%
IV Percentile89.5%59.5%99.6%59.5%59.5%
Term Structure-1.5%-26.5%19.7%0.0%15.2%
VWIV72.1%50.8%95.6%84.9%80.6%
Skew 25d11.3%-16.0%41.5%-16.0%27.1%
Skew 10d24.6%-12.9%67.1%-9.7%37.1%
Call IV 25d69.6%47.9%96.4%75.5%47.9%
Put IV 25d80.9%46.1%126.1%59.5%75.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %79.8343.48117.2774.58112.53
Gamma HHI0.480.320.730.470.35
Net GEX152-385933224216
Net DEX3.7K-12.8K15.5K-735-3.8K
Net VEX-69-128-31-62-71
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.060.050.120.060.05
Total Volume363.05304943680
Total OI420.474188526188408

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2016-01-04$6.85$7.5062.7%17.9%68.3%22.1%84.9%-16.0%0.0%224-735-620.0674.583482015929
2016-01-05$6.72$7.5083.0%15.7%66.9%39.7%50.8%-11.6%1.8%933-8.4K-1090.0560.883962035929
2016-01-06$5.58$7.5099.9%20.2%86.2%54.4%95.6%-5.2%-20.1%668-12.8K-1280.05115.704172040729
2016-01-07$5.01$7.5093.0%20.6%91.0%48.5%51.3%3.9%-7.9%815.5K-350.0544.994172042829
2016-01-08$5.10$7.5075.9%19.4%92.0%33.6%53.0%15.5%2.0%596.5K-360.0543.484172042829
2016-01-11$5.28$7.5089.4%17.2%92.9%45.3%55.6%15.3%15.2%247.0K-310.0849.564173542829
2016-01-12$5.15$7.50135.6%19.1%92.9%85.5%87.7%-1.1%13.1%-2368.6K-380.0888.084173542844
2016-01-13$4.91$7.5084.6%24.3%93.3%41.2%86.9%-12.5%-15.1%-1519.4K-390.1271.294175042844
2016-01-14$4.94$7.5085.9%24.6%92.0%42.3%87.3%41.5%-15.8%-38515.5K-630.11109.084445042871
2016-01-15$4.53$5.0078.8%22.6%94.6%36.1%73.9%15.5%-2.8%12312.8K-720.0685.054422545571
2016-01-19$4.55$5.0083.8%24.0%94.1%40.5%77.7%16.1%-10.9%1184.2K-760.0769.772942133256
2016-01-20$4.99$5.0068.2%19.5%102.4%26.9%62.5%22.8%19.7%2405.9K-810.0590.352921633267
2016-01-21$5.10$5.0069.4%19.9%102.8%27.9%66.2%21.2%5.9%1863.1K-840.0552.662921633373
2016-01-22$5.13$5.0068.5%19.7%102.5%27.2%67.5%36.0%1.4%1873.7K-820.0597.792921633373
2016-01-25$4.84$5.0070.7%20.3%95.8%29.1%70.2%11.2%1.6%1504.0K-770.0563.032921633373
2016-01-26$5.07$5.0076.8%22.0%98.8%34.4%69.9%25.3%2.3%1634.4K-790.05117.272921633375
2016-01-27$5.10$5.0081.1%23.2%99.0%38.1%76.6%0.7%-8.1%1483.4K-780.05107.652921633375
2016-01-28$5.17$5.0093.4%26.8%99.0%48.8%80.6%9.9%-26.5%1352.1K-780.0563.042921633375
2016-01-29$5.53$5.0063.3%18.1%102.3%22.7%0.0%27.1%15.2%216-3.8K-710.00112.530033375