USO Options History — February 2012 In February 2012, USO traded between $37.13 and $42.01. ATM implied volatility averaged 28.6%, placing in the 7.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 8.1%. IV traded above realized volatility by 11.5% (HV 20d: 17.1%). Max pain ranged from $38.00 to $39.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 20 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.72.
Notable Days 2012-02-24 : Highest Volume — 188,291 contracts2012-02-08 : Largest IV drop — 16.7% change2012-02-01 : Highest IV Rank — 13.7%2012-02-15 : Largest Expected Move — 8.5%Monthly Statistics Metric Avg Min Max Open Close Price $39.25 $37.13 $42.01 $37.38 $40.92 Max Pain $38.27 $38.00 $39.00 $38.00 $39.00 ATM IV 28.6% 25.3% 31.7% 31.7% 29.1% Expected Move 8.1% 7.6% 8.5% 7.8% 7.7% HV 20d 17.1% 14.8% 18.6% 16.9% 18.4% HV 60d 24.5% 23.7% 25.3% 25.3% 24.2% IV Rank 7.6% 1.1% 13.7% 13.7% 8.6% IV Percentile 17.5% 0.8% 34.1% 34.1% 21.8% Term Structure 1.6% 0.5% 2.6% 1.9% 2.6% VWIV 29.0% 27.1% 30.7% 28.1% 27.6% Skew 25d 0.6% -1.8% 2.6% 2.2% 0.8% Skew 10d -0.7% -6.2% 3.6% 2.9% 0.4% Call IV 25d 29.0% 26.4% 31.8% 26.8% 27.4% Put IV 25d 29.5% 27.9% 30.6% 29.0% 28.3% Bid-Ask Spread % 3.36 2.33 6.44 2.56 2.47 Gamma HHI 0.09 0.07 0.17 0.08 0.08 Net GEX 22.5M -567.9K 53.8M 3.1M 26.5M Net DEX -369.2M -957.1M 89.2M 29.6M -626.4M Net VEX -4.2M -5.0M -3.6M -3.7M -4.9M Div Yield 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% P/C Ratio 0.72 0.31 1.13 0.87 0.68 Total Volume 93,622.3 44,367 188,291 71,644 79,174 Total OI 1,105,197.95 974,642 1,242,363 974,642 1,242,363
Daily Data (20 trading days) Date Price Max Pain ATM IV Exp Move HV 20d IV Rank VWIV Skew 25d Term Str GEX DEX VEX P/C Spread % Call Vol Put Vol Call OI Put OI 2012-02-01 $37.38 $38.00 31.7% 7.8% 16.9% 13.7% 28.1% 2.2% 1.9% 3.1M 29.6M -3.7M 0.87 2.56 38,407 33,237 580,778 393,864 2012-02-02 $37.13 $38.00 28.4% 7.6% 16.9% 7.3% 27.1% 2.0% 2.2% -567.9K 89.2M -3.7M 1.13 3.02 38,510 43,605 586,209 408,300 2012-02-03 $37.59 $38.00 25.3% 7.9% 17.2% 1.1% 28.0% 2.6% 1.8% 4.9M -1.0M -3.7M 0.60 2.68 39,629 23,607 595,694 425,567 2012-02-06 $37.33 $38.00 29.2% 7.9% 17.2% 8.9% 28.7% 2.3% 2.2% 3.0M 42.6M -3.6M 0.51 2.99 29,339 15,028 591,260 416,981 2012-02-07 $37.95 $38.00 31.4% 8.1% 18.5% 13.1% 29.4% 1.5% 1.3% 11.6M -101.9M -3.8M 0.70 3.45 42,843 29,894 609,040 423,699 2012-02-08 $38.04 $38.00 26.1% 8.0% 18.3% 2.7% 28.8% 2.0% 1.2% 13.4M -114.6M -3.9M 0.80 3.19 38,185 30,477 624,440 435,831 2012-02-09 $38.33 $38.00 28.1% 8.1% 18.2% 6.7% 29.0% 1.0% 1.5% 17.4M -184.6M -4.0M 0.88 3.82 28,934 25,574 635,180 448,711 2012-02-10 $38.02 $38.00 28.4% 8.2% 16.6% 7.3% 29.3% 0.9% 1.3% 16.8M -105.5M -3.9M 0.95 2.54 36,393 34,740 643,922 454,381 2012-02-13 $38.69 $38.00 28.6% 8.2% 17.7% 7.6% 29.6% -0.2% 0.7% 19.9M -269.7M -4.0M 0.49 4.73 59,394 29,071 641,804 454,844 2012-02-14 $38.84 $38.00 28.5% 8.2% 16.8% 7.4% 29.3% 0.1% 0.6% 25.8M -328.5M -4.1M 0.60 4.51 43,506 25,908 672,693 464,322 2012-02-15 $39.18 $38.00 29.6% 8.5% 17.1% 9.5% 30.5% -0.5% 0.5% 32.2M -435.4M -4.3M 0.31 6.44 81,133 25,480 684,599 471,059 2012-02-16 $39.28 $38.00 28.1% 8.0% 17.0% 6.5% 28.9% -0.0% 1.9% 36.5M -486.3M -4.4M 0.66 3.14 48,355 31,671 719,743 482,398 2012-02-17 $39.75 $38.00 27.1% 7.8% 14.8% 4.6% 28.2% -1.4% 2.3% 46.0M -619.1M -4.4M 0.63 3.26 57,425 36,231 726,921 496,797 2012-02-21 $40.58 $38.00 29.4% 8.4% 15.4% 9.1% 30.7% -1.8% 1.0% 28.0M -609.0M -4.4M 0.92 5.75 94,819 87,573 585,017 414,100 2012-02-22 $40.59 $38.50 28.7% 8.2% 14.9% 7.8% 29.5% -0.7% 1.9% 26.0M -603.6M -4.5M 0.92 2.54 63,869 58,905 605,970 440,050 2012-02-23 $41.37 $39.00 27.9% 8.0% 15.9% 6.1% 29.1% -1.1% 2.0% 33.7M -791.4M -4.6M 0.96 2.46 83,117 79,927 637,724 465,984 2012-02-24 $42.01 $39.00 26.2% 8.1% 16.4% 2.8% 29.5% -0.2% 1.6% 53.8M -957.1M -4.8M 0.54 2.55 122,038 66,253 672,161 519,858 2012-02-27 $41.18 $39.00 29.6% 8.3% 18.5% 9.6% 29.4% 0.8% 1.6% 29.0M -716.6M -5.0M 0.50 2.73 64,928 32,514 684,913 517,086 2012-02-28 $40.79 $39.00 30.2% 8.1% 18.6% 10.8% 29.1% 1.1% 2.1% 23.9M -595.3M -5.0M 0.80 2.33 40,514 32,239 698,716 530,980 2012-02-29 $40.92 $39.00 29.1% 7.7% 18.4% 8.6% 27.6% 0.8% 2.6% 26.5M -626.4M -4.9M 0.68 2.47 47,153 32,021 704,214 538,149
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