WM Options History — December 2007

In December 2007, WM traded between $13.07 and $19.88. ATM implied volatility averaged 83.9%, placing in the 72.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 24.2%. IV traded above realized volatility by 1.5% (HV 20d: 82.3%). Max pain ranged from $20.00 to $30.00. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 4 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 5.41.

Notable Days

  • 2007-12-31: Highest Volume — 453,137 contracts
  • 2007-12-06: Largest IV drop — 16.3% change
  • 2007-12-17: Highest IV Rank — 83.3%
  • 2007-12-17: Largest Expected Move — 27.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$16.00$13.07$19.88$19.62$13.61
Max Pain$24.75$20.00$30.00$22.50$20.00
ATM IV83.9%66.3%94.3%69.6%92.4%
Expected Move24.2%19.0%27.0%20.0%26.5%
HV 20d82.3%65.6%101.4%99.9%65.6%
HV 60d72.6%68.1%74.9%68.1%74.9%
IV Rank72.7%54.8%83.3%58.2%81.3%
IV Percentile94.5%88.9%98.3%90.9%97.6%
Term Structure-7.6%-19.0%5.3%5.3%-7.2%
VWIV84.9%70.8%95.6%76.1%86.8%
Skew 25d14.6%3.5%20.2%15.3%9.0%
Skew 10d29.2%8.8%41.3%35.9%8.8%
Call IV 25d80.6%67.5%90.2%67.5%86.2%
Put IV 25d95.3%75.0%108.5%82.8%95.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %7.954.9213.097.106.01
Gamma HHI0.200.160.330.160.21
Net GEX-1.8M-2.3M-862.4K-1.9M-1.3M
Net DEX309.8M246.2M362.3M282.5M246.2M
Net VEX-1.8M-2.1M-1.5M-2.1M-1.5M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio5.411.0723.431.9023.43
Total Volume129,130.1541,291453,13741,291453,137
Total OI916,022.1832,1781,022,124832,178867,409

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2007-12-03$19.62$22.5069.6%20.0%99.9%58.2%76.1%15.3%5.3%-1.9M282.5M-2.1M1.907.10N/AN/A14,25327,038390,370441,808
2007-12-04$18.47$22.5080.6%23.1%101.4%69.4%77.5%12.2%4.6%-1.9M312.5M-2.0M3.888.02N/AN/A14,18455,003395,249442,891
2007-12-05$18.59$22.5079.2%22.7%99.5%67.9%74.4%15.8%4.2%-1.9M312.1M-2.0M2.756.33N/AN/A12,12733,361398,205442,303
2007-12-06$19.13$22.5066.3%19.0%75.4%54.8%70.8%3.5%5.0%-2.0M291.6M-2.0M1.268.41N/AN/A20,86726,196397,839450,074
2007-12-07$19.03$30.0071.1%21.3%74.5%59.7%76.5%18.8%-10.5%-1.6M290.5M-2.0M2.0311.71N/AN/A17,77736,073407,866450,930
2007-12-10$19.88$30.0070.1%21.0%73.4%58.7%76.1%15.8%-10.7%-1.6M253.1M-2.1M1.148.82N/AN/A43,23649,207409,853460,634
2007-12-11$17.42$30.0077.3%23.1%86.5%66.0%75.8%10.4%-11.5%-2.2M344.6M-2.0M2.7712.78N/AN/A99,858276,222430,505488,112
2007-12-12$16.06$27.5087.6%25.4%86.7%76.5%83.8%16.2%-14.9%-2.2M361.4M-2.1M1.326.51N/AN/A86,145113,628486,854495,079
2007-12-13$15.59$25.0092.0%26.4%86.7%80.9%90.4%17.1%-14.3%-2.2M362.3M-2.0M1.297.10N/AN/A53,59569,183497,905505,179
2007-12-14$15.15$25.0089.5%25.7%86.2%78.4%91.2%9.0%-15.6%-2.1M351.8M-2.0M3.429.06N/AN/A10,08134,517504,411517,713
2007-12-17$14.92$25.0094.3%27.0%86.1%83.3%95.6%13.2%-19.0%-2.2M355.1M-1.9M1.0713.09N/AN/A26,05627,972499,635509,542
2007-12-18$14.67$25.0090.6%26.0%83.1%79.5%90.1%15.1%-14.9%-2.2M357.0M-1.8M17.716.54N/AN/A15,679277,750512,218502,799
2007-12-19$14.42$25.0089.2%25.6%82.9%78.1%92.8%14.4%-14.6%-2.0M342.5M-1.8M5.668.75N/AN/A10,70060,613513,264486,914
2007-12-20$14.67$25.0086.2%24.7%82.9%75.0%88.6%11.4%-11.2%-2.3M341.2M-1.8M3.135.89N/AN/A12,62739,558517,194482,901
2007-12-21$14.10$25.0090.1%25.8%80.7%79.0%95.0%19.4%-10.9%-862.4K336.1M-1.6M4.819.23N/AN/A13,91766,959518,003471,439
2007-12-24$14.00$25.0088.1%25.3%76.7%77.0%95.3%19.4%-2.3%-1.2M260.4M-1.7M18.205.08N/AN/A11,978218,043426,388423,615
2007-12-26$13.98$22.5081.7%23.4%75.8%70.5%86.4%20.2%-2.5%-1.3M262.1M-1.6M4.418.20N/AN/A14,82465,347431,520419,642
2007-12-27$13.54$22.5091.1%26.1%71.0%80.1%86.4%17.4%-5.6%-1.4M265.6M-1.6M3.855.42N/AN/A13,25851,021436,494425,943
2007-12-28$13.07$22.5089.8%25.7%71.4%78.6%88.7%18.9%-5.8%-1.4M267.9M-1.5M4.104.92N/AN/A21,67188,942438,544423,198
2007-12-31$13.61$20.0092.4%26.5%65.6%81.3%86.8%9.0%-7.2%-1.3M246.2M-1.5M23.436.01N/AN/A18,545434,592445,200422,209