S Options History — September 2007

In September 2007, S traded between $17.38 and $19.10. ATM implied volatility averaged 33.1%, placing in the 31.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 9.7%. IV traded above realized volatility by 5.0% (HV 20d: 28.1%). Max pain ranged from $18.00 to $20.00. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 16 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.68.

Notable Days

  • 2007-09-12: Highest Volume — 64,138 contracts
  • 2007-09-12: Largest IV spike — 17.3% change
  • 2007-09-14: Highest IV Rank — 43.9%
  • 2007-09-12: Largest Expected Move — 11.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$18.23$17.38$19.10$19.10$19.00
Max Pain$18.42$18.00$20.00$20.00$18.00
ATM IV33.1%28.7%37.8%28.7%32.9%
Expected Move9.7%8.2%11.3%8.2%9.4%
HV 20d28.1%24.4%33.3%32.5%27.2%
HV 60d29.0%28.1%30.2%28.1%28.9%
IV Rank31.2%19.3%43.9%19.3%30.6%
IV Percentile71.9%48.8%87.5%48.8%72.6%
Term Structure2.3%-1.0%5.4%3.1%2.9%
VWIV34.2%29.7%40.3%29.7%31.5%
Skew 25d2.1%-3.6%5.2%-1.7%5.1%
Skew 10d7.0%-10.6%16.1%-10.6%14.1%
Call IV 25d33.5%29.7%41.5%31.4%30.2%
Put IV 25d35.6%29.7%41.9%29.7%35.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %15.0411.3020.7316.5014.60
Gamma HHI0.160.130.180.180.13
Net GEX-2.3M-5.0M-293.5K-293.5K-451.5K
Net DEX125.6M32.7M209.5M50.3M32.7M
Net VEX-3.0M-3.2M-2.8M-3.2M-3.0M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.680.197.300.240.43
Total Volume14,971.7371,52464,1382,66110,977
Total OI859,563.526818,461907,293819,027854,823

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2007-09-04$19.10$20.0028.7%8.2%32.5%19.3%29.7%-1.7%3.1%-293.5K50.3M-3.2M0.2416.50N/AN/A2,139522410,167408,860
2007-09-05$18.53$20.0031.4%9.0%33.3%26.6%32.5%-1.3%1.7%-1.6M114.7M-3.0M0.5318.07N/AN/A3,4061,814410,686409,221
2007-09-06$18.60$20.0032.0%9.2%32.7%28.3%31.4%-0.6%-0.1%-1.3M95.5M-3.1M1.5716.30N/AN/A594930413,329408,138
2007-09-07$17.96$19.0031.7%10.0%31.1%27.5%34.2%2.4%0.4%-2.6M159.2M-2.9M0.3214.06N/AN/A7,5092,386413,305405,156
2007-09-10$17.82$19.0031.4%9.8%31.2%26.7%33.9%1.2%1.1%-2.5M162.8M-2.8M4.0912.14N/AN/A1,7687,237420,080406,445
2007-09-11$17.94$18.0030.0%10.1%28.4%22.9%35.2%2.5%-1.0%-2.4M154.9M-2.9M2.8313.75N/AN/A4,16011,759420,507402,609
2007-09-12$17.77$18.0035.2%11.3%25.0%36.8%40.3%3.9%-0.4%-2.4M165.5M-2.8M2.0512.51N/AN/A21,01843,120423,486404,907
2007-09-13$17.69$18.0036.1%10.3%25.0%39.2%35.8%4.4%3.6%-3.8M179.9M-2.9M0.8518.42N/AN/A15,00112,749439,700437,274
2007-09-14$17.38$18.0037.8%10.8%24.4%43.9%36.8%2.4%1.4%-4.4M209.5M-2.9M7.3012.72N/AN/A2,23816,327445,126443,331
2007-09-17$17.65$18.0037.6%10.8%25.0%43.1%38.5%3.4%1.3%-4.8M193.8M-3.0M2.3811.30N/AN/A2,2225,290446,323456,934
2007-09-18$17.90$18.0034.1%9.8%25.7%33.9%34.7%3.6%3.0%-5.0M180.6M-3.0M5.2720.73N/AN/A1,99910,533446,573460,720
2007-09-19$18.10$18.0033.7%9.7%25.4%32.8%34.0%5.2%3.3%-3.3M139.1M-3.0M1.7915.43N/AN/A1,2232,193447,168449,868
2007-09-20$18.01$18.0033.3%9.6%25.3%31.8%32.9%3.8%4.0%-3.3M149.6M-2.9M0.4916.50N/AN/A1,633807447,113448,621
2007-09-21$18.69$18.0036.8%10.5%28.8%41.0%39.0%-3.6%0.8%-1.7M80.9M-3.0M0.2317.74N/AN/A40,0729,417447,818448,972
2007-09-24$18.30$18.0032.2%9.2%28.8%28.8%32.6%0.9%4.7%-1.1M104.6M-3.0M0.2115.50N/AN/A15,9543,324447,619428,338
2007-09-25$18.43$18.0032.6%9.3%28.9%29.8%32.4%1.9%3.1%-1.2M96.0M-2.9M0.6812.12N/AN/A10,3987,060438,190428,918
2007-09-26$18.70$18.0031.3%9.0%29.0%26.2%32.5%2.2%5.4%-1.0M62.3M-3.0M0.4714.21N/AN/A2,1851,028428,880426,471
2007-09-27$18.79$18.0030.1%8.6%27.2%23.1%31.8%4.2%5.2%-781.1K54.2M-2.9M0.1913.17N/AN/A2,924547429,507426,524
2007-09-28$19.00$18.0032.9%9.4%27.2%30.6%31.5%5.1%2.9%-451.5K32.7M-3.0M0.4314.60N/AN/A7,6813,296428,339426,484