W Options History — July 2018

In July 2018, W traded between $109.28 and $126.72. ATM implied volatility averaged 69.9%, placing in the 74.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 20.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 32.4% (HV 20d: 37.5%). Max pain ranged from $110.00 to $125.00. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 3 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.95.

Notable Days

  • 2018-07-30: Highest Volume — 18,920 contracts
  • 2018-07-06: Largest IV spike — 8.6% change
  • 2018-07-30: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2018-07-30: Largest Expected Move — 29.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$119.94$109.28$126.72$115.64$109.28
Max Pain$116.57$110.00$125.00$112.00$120.00
ATM IV69.9%60.3%85.0%60.3%77.8%
Expected Move20.3%14.0%29.1%14.7%26.8%
HV 20d37.5%34.4%41.5%41.5%40.5%
HV 60d48.4%37.5%51.6%51.4%38.5%
IV Rank74.2%54.4%100.0%54.4%85.6%
IV Percentile86.5%69.4%100.0%69.4%98.0%
Term Structure-2.6%-5.8%6.6%5.4%-5.1%
VWIV74.3%50.3%100.7%52.3%92.9%
Skew 25d12.0%10.9%14.0%12.0%13.0%
Skew 10d25.0%22.4%31.7%22.4%26.6%
Call IV 25d64.3%57.8%76.8%57.8%70.8%
Put IV 25d76.3%69.5%90.8%69.8%83.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %13.118.1124.0924.0918.52
Gamma HHI0.080.060.110.090.07
Net GEX-2.7M-4.6M-475.7K-2.7M-3.8M
Net DEX-54.9M-111.6M48.8M-46.4M48.8M
Net VEX-893.3K-1.0M-825.5K-870.7K-1.0M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.951.084.404.401.43
Total Volume10,978.8576,63518,92012,56214,378
Total OI71,084.52461,26383,37961,26383,379

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-07-02$115.64$112.0060.3%14.7%41.5%54.4%52.3%12.0%5.4%-2.7M-46.4M-870.7K4.4024.09N/AN/A2,32810,23417,94343,320
2018-07-03$115.94$111.0063.2%14.0%41.2%60.6%50.3%11.1%4.1%-2.8M-47.5M-873.9K4.2814.20N/AN/A2,3199,92518,21044,781
2018-07-05$117.62$110.0064.8%18.9%39.5%64.1%70.9%10.9%6.6%-2.4M-60.9M-856.5K1.5715.73N/AN/A2,5834,05218,38344,953
2018-07-06$121.53$110.0070.4%18.7%38.1%75.9%71.8%12.3%-3.5%-1.4M-89.7M-825.5K1.5213.49N/AN/A3,4285,22518,78645,327
2018-07-09$121.12$110.0070.6%19.1%36.7%76.3%73.1%11.8%-3.3%-2.1M-83.0M-842.3K1.9314.52N/AN/A2,7945,40618,83745,463
2018-07-10$120.75$110.0068.1%18.6%36.3%71.1%71.1%11.3%-2.3%-2.2M-80.8M-849.3K1.6912.78N/AN/A3,2085,42019,22646,452
2018-07-11$117.55$110.0070.2%18.9%36.6%75.5%72.3%12.3%-4.3%-2.7M-55.9M-896.9K1.4710.35N/AN/A3,7255,45819,60948,317
2018-07-12$118.04$110.0068.7%18.6%36.4%72.4%69.1%11.6%-4.5%-2.2M-63.8M-885.7K1.3812.07N/AN/A3,8485,29520,46348,935
2018-07-13$119.00$110.0068.0%18.6%36.2%70.9%68.1%12.4%-4.8%-475.7K-74.1M-882.0K2.2211.37N/AN/A3,6278,05921,47049,459
2018-07-16$120.91$115.0068.7%19.4%36.3%72.2%72.5%11.8%-3.5%-2.6M-77.1M-877.1K1.4312.36N/AN/A3,4514,93719,91549,645
2018-07-17$124.67$115.0067.7%19.2%36.7%70.2%69.4%11.3%-3.4%-1.8M-111.6M-849.3K3.1412.62N/AN/A3,50210,98420,80450,064
2018-07-18$124.00$115.0066.9%19.2%36.8%68.5%71.3%11.1%-3.2%-2.7M-87.7M-899.9K1.2611.37N/AN/A3,7464,71421,10754,520
2018-07-19$125.85$115.0068.2%19.7%36.4%71.2%71.2%10.9%-3.5%-1.7M-107.9M-854.6K2.1317.55N/AN/A4,4699,52821,33353,237
2018-07-20$126.70$125.0067.2%19.8%35.3%69.2%72.8%11.9%-5.2%-2.0M-103.5M-876.7K1.0812.26N/AN/A4,5244,89821,89755,775
2018-07-23$126.72$125.0067.3%20.5%35.3%69.4%74.7%12.1%-3.4%-2.6M-77.5M-867.5K1.849.85N/AN/A3,6366,70819,98849,564
2018-07-24$122.08$125.0069.1%21.0%34.4%73.1%75.4%11.8%-2.8%-3.9M-38.8M-912.4K1.628.69N/AN/A3,7536,08720,45352,365
2018-07-25$125.75$125.0069.8%21.9%35.2%74.6%79.8%11.5%-3.7%-3.8M-63.3M-901.0K1.3310.94N/AN/A3,8215,09121,02953,381
2018-07-26$119.57$125.0074.5%23.7%40.4%84.7%86.6%12.2%-4.5%-4.6M-10.3M-959.2K1.148.11N/AN/A4,9865,67221,80454,985
2018-07-27$116.29$125.0080.8%26.0%36.2%98.0%93.1%13.8%-5.8%-4.6M28.7M-985.9K1.7410.82N/AN/A5,76310,05422,82156,689
2018-07-30$109.77$125.0085.0%29.1%41.4%100.0%100.7%14.0%-4.1%-3.5M48.5M-988.4K2.2513.56N/AN/A5,83013,09022,40055,686
2018-07-31$109.28$120.0077.8%26.8%40.5%85.6%92.9%13.0%-5.1%-3.8M48.8M-1.0M1.4318.52N/AN/A5,9148,46424,09559,284