REI Options History — September 2018

In September 2018, REI traded between $9.89 and $11.61. ATM implied volatility averaged 52.5%, placing in the 33.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 14.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 6.6% (HV 20d: 45.9%). Max pain ranged from $10.00 to $12.50. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 17 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.37.

Notable Days

  • 2018-09-04: Highest Volume — 1,935 contracts
  • 2018-09-06: Largest IV spike — 27.0% change
  • 2018-09-11: Highest IV Rank — 42.8%
  • 2018-09-11: Largest Expected Move — 15.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$10.95$9.89$11.61$11.37$9.90
Max Pain$11.84$10.00$12.50$12.50$10.00
ATM IV52.5%46.1%58.7%54.2%49.7%
Expected Move14.8%13.2%15.7%15.5%14.3%
HV 20d45.9%42.2%48.3%42.6%45.1%
HV 60d41.0%39.1%42.7%39.2%41.5%
IV Rank33.2%23.4%42.8%35.9%29.0%
IV Percentile62.3%31.7%88.1%73.8%47.2%
Term Structure1.6%-4.0%4.9%-4.0%4.3%
VWIV51.6%48.4%58.6%58.6%49.7%
Skew 25d3.6%-8.7%10.7%5.6%4.6%
Skew 10d8.4%-14.4%17.5%17.5%7.1%
Call IV 25d48.2%40.1%54.5%53.9%40.1%
Put IV 25d51.8%44.4%59.5%59.5%44.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %18.5310.4150.2444.8312.42
Gamma HHI0.350.320.380.350.35
Net GEX73.8K46.7K101.1K84.0K49.7K
Net DEX-1.6M-2.4M-918.9K-1.6M-924.8K
Net VEX-15.4K-18.7K-11.5K-15.5K-11.5K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.370.110.610.370.14
Total Volume1,129.2637101,9351,935905
Total OI12,380.36810,87113,02011,09912,362

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-09-04$11.37$12.5054.2%15.5%42.6%35.9%58.6%5.6%-4.0%84.0K-1.6M-15.5K0.3744.831,41452110,376723
2018-09-05$11.33$12.5046.1%13.2%42.3%23.4%55.6%7.0%1.6%86.2K-1.9M-18.1K0.6150.2487753511,1471,067
2018-09-06$10.76$12.5058.5%15.6%44.5%42.5%52.9%-0.7%0.6%65.6K-1.3M-15.0K0.3115.8192228611,2251,082
2018-09-07$10.37$12.5058.2%15.5%42.2%42.0%51.3%-3.3%1.0%55.1K-1.0M-13.7K0.3816.2375228411,4151,077
2018-09-10$10.92$12.5054.3%15.3%45.6%36.0%52.0%0.5%1.9%71.3K-1.5M-15.8K0.4813.751,06851011,5221,077
2018-09-11$11.18$12.5058.7%15.7%45.4%42.8%52.2%5.0%2.7%81.0K-1.9M-16.9K0.4510.4169131111,890925
2018-09-12$11.51$12.5050.6%14.5%46.4%30.4%50.3%10.7%2.0%101.1K-2.4M-18.7K0.3915.2071227911,899931
2018-09-13$11.25$10.0053.6%15.4%46.7%34.9%51.1%8.2%1.1%90.5K-2.1M-18.0K0.4017.0371228711,9261,029
2018-09-14$11.35$10.0048.7%14.0%46.2%27.4%48.6%5.1%1.7%87.3K-2.0M-17.0K0.4016.6270528511,8761,039
2018-09-17$11.25$10.0052.7%15.1%46.1%33.6%52.3%2.9%1.3%83.0K-2.0M-16.5K0.4118.9070528711,8771,039
2018-09-18$11.44$10.0048.3%13.8%46.5%26.8%50.8%7.5%2.4%89.9K-2.0M-17.0K0.4115.0771529411,8771,039
2018-09-19$11.61$12.5046.7%13.4%46.9%24.4%49.9%9.2%4.9%91.5K-2.2M-17.9K0.6116.9673845111,8661,047
2018-09-20$11.22$12.5054.0%15.5%47.3%35.6%49.1%6.3%0.3%78.6K-1.8M-16.4K0.5518.5783545811,8441,176
2018-09-21$11.03$12.5053.3%15.3%47.2%34.5%48.4%5.4%-0.1%66.5K-1.5M-14.0K0.4913.6085642011,7351,139
2018-09-24$11.08$12.5053.2%15.3%47.0%34.3%51.8%2.1%1.8%69.2K-1.6M-14.2K0.2616.5866817510,246625
2018-09-25$10.47$12.5054.0%15.5%47.6%35.5%52.7%-2.3%0.4%54.4K-1.2M-12.8K0.1713.561,06617710,316727
2018-09-26$10.12$12.5050.7%14.5%48.3%30.4%52.1%-8.7%3.8%49.8K-949.7K-12.1K0.1113.967628311,091731
2018-09-27$9.89$12.5051.2%14.7%47.9%31.2%51.2%3.6%2.9%46.7K-918.9K-11.6K0.1812.3160310711,519745
2018-09-28$9.90$10.0049.7%14.3%45.1%29.0%49.7%4.6%4.3%49.7K-924.8K-11.5K0.1412.4279710811,587775