TEX Options History — November 2008

In November 2008, TEX traded between $9.33 and $17.57. ATM implied volatility averaged 117.5%, placing in the 71.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 32.9%. IV traded below realized volatility by 45.4% (HV 20d: 162.9%). Max pain ranged from $12.50 to $17.50. Net GEX was positive for 18 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 2 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.85.

Notable Days

  • 2008-11-06: Highest Volume — 6,983 contracts
  • 2008-11-24: Largest IV drop — 16.5% change
  • 2008-11-20: Highest IV Rank — 89.4%
  • 2008-11-20: Largest Expected Move — 39.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$13.08$9.33$17.57$15.69$14.26
Max Pain$15.66$12.50$17.50$15.00$12.50
ATM IV117.5%97.1%138.3%113.0%100.2%
Expected Move32.9%27.8%39.7%32.4%28.7%
HV 20d162.9%151.0%178.8%169.5%154.2%
HV 60d128.9%117.4%144.2%117.4%138.2%
IV Rank71.4%53.6%89.4%67.4%56.4%
IV Percentile93.9%84.9%99.6%94.4%86.1%
Term Structure-6.2%-14.8%3.8%-9.2%-0.3%
VWIV113.8%100.1%135.1%109.6%101.4%
Skew 25d12.7%0.5%21.8%16.9%16.7%
Skew 10d20.2%-4.2%73.5%33.1%31.2%
Call IV 25d109.1%89.5%138.2%105.6%92.5%
Put IV 25d121.8%107.2%139.7%122.5%109.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %14.8711.0319.5113.5215.76
Gamma HHI0.270.200.340.240.31
Net GEX53.2K-18.7K149.4K72.6K149.4K
Net DEX11.6M941.3K15.5M10.3M941.3K
Net VEX-130.8K-159.7K-97.6K-134.8K-155.2K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.850.042.742.740.21
Total Volume3,261.8425926,9832,789592
Total OI81,180.42172,05090,83172,05075,787

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2008-11-03$15.69$15.00113.0%32.4%169.5%67.4%109.6%16.9%-9.2%72.6K10.3M-134.8K2.7413.52N/AN/A7452,04447,21624,834
2008-11-04$17.57$17.50101.6%29.1%173.9%57.5%104.8%11.6%-8.5%103.2K7.0M-159.7K2.1912.66N/AN/A2,1654,75247,43525,872
2008-11-05$16.00$17.50109.6%31.4%176.3%64.5%109.2%10.9%-9.3%4.0K12.3M-148.7K1.0219.25N/AN/A3,0533,11448,01328,795
2008-11-06$14.47$17.50116.9%33.5%177.8%70.8%115.4%9.4%-14.8%17.4K14.8M-139.1K1.1319.51N/AN/A3,2843,69949,42528,706
2008-11-07$15.04$17.50110.3%29.1%178.8%65.1%100.1%11.4%-6.0%39.1K13.6M-152.2K0.5416.46N/AN/A86947252,78529,668
2008-11-10$14.38$17.50118.0%29.8%159.2%71.8%103.8%9.6%-5.9%84.5K12.5M-143.1K0.9613.00N/AN/A90987653,16227,659
2008-11-11$13.36$17.50124.8%32.0%160.1%77.7%104.8%14.1%-5.4%58.5K15.0M-126.2K0.6916.94N/AN/A2,1991,52353,35427,360
2008-11-12$11.50$17.50135.1%33.8%156.2%86.6%117.4%6.1%-7.5%25.4K15.5M-112.0K0.7713.62N/AN/A1,8971,46654,69028,160
2008-11-13$13.16$17.50113.7%32.6%164.2%68.1%113.4%14.9%-5.5%58.7K13.6M-130.0K0.7916.93N/AN/A1,8951,50355,85228,223
2008-11-14$12.12$17.50117.2%33.6%165.3%71.1%120.6%14.0%-7.5%39.3K13.9M-124.4K1.0214.67N/AN/A1,3481,38056,83929,304
2008-11-17$11.77$15.00121.0%34.7%163.4%74.4%123.5%15.6%-7.8%29.9K14.9M-120.7K0.6211.61N/AN/A61638257,77030,165
2008-11-18$11.81$15.00126.3%36.2%151.1%79.0%125.4%11.5%-7.8%28.3K14.2M-123.5K0.6716.60N/AN/A1,9721,31658,12230,102
2008-11-19$10.21$15.00136.8%39.2%157.5%88.1%133.9%6.3%-11.1%19.9K15.0M-109.1K0.9818.17N/AN/A1,1211,10259,25030,476
2008-11-20$9.33$15.00138.3%39.7%152.6%89.4%135.1%0.5%-6.7%15.6K15.4M-97.6K0.6511.86N/AN/A2,0251,31660,01630,815
2008-11-21$10.06$15.00132.5%38.0%151.0%84.4%126.8%18.0%-8.1%-18.7K14.6M-105.2K0.2914.19N/AN/A1,70349759,92329,512
2008-11-24$11.65$12.50110.7%31.7%160.6%65.4%110.7%13.1%2.8%63.5K7.9M-126.5K0.0411.03N/AN/A2,63911350,18823,582
2008-11-25$11.90$12.50109.7%31.5%156.3%64.6%104.8%19.2%-3.2%78.3K6.5M-126.2K0.5212.60N/AN/A2,8451,48251,15122,415
2008-11-26$14.18$12.5097.1%27.8%168.1%53.6%102.4%21.8%3.8%142.1K2.4M-150.8K0.2714.22N/AN/A2,41964252,18323,619
2008-11-28$14.26$12.50100.2%28.7%154.2%56.4%101.4%16.7%-0.3%149.4K941.3K-155.2K0.2115.76N/AN/A48910352,42123,366