WMT Options History — April 2011

In April 2011, WMT traded between $17.38 and $18.33. ATM implied volatility averaged 14.7%, placing in the 20.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 4.4%. IV traded above realized volatility by 4.5% (HV 20d: 10.2%). Max pain ranged from $17.50 to $17.50. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 1 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.80.

Notable Days

  • 2011-04-26: Highest Volume — 104,115 contracts
  • 2011-04-12: Largest IV spike — 20.2% change
  • 2011-04-13: Highest IV Rank — 40.4%
  • 2011-04-25: Largest Expected Move — 4.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$17.81$17.38$18.33$17.38$18.33
Max Pain$17.50$17.50$17.50$17.50$17.50
ATM IV14.7%11.8%17.6%12.3%15.1%
Expected Move4.4%3.5%4.7%3.5%4.3%
HV 20d10.2%8.3%11.9%10.5%8.8%
HV 60d14.0%13.1%14.6%14.5%13.1%
IV Rank20.5%0.3%40.4%3.5%23.2%
IV Percentile38.1%0.8%77.0%2.4%42.1%
Term Structure-1.1%-2.1%1.9%1.9%-2.0%
VWIV15.2%12.4%16.3%12.4%15.9%
Skew 25d2.4%1.6%4.7%4.7%1.6%
Skew 10d4.9%3.0%9.1%7.8%5.0%
Call IV 25d14.2%10.4%15.2%10.4%14.7%
Put IV 25d16.6%15.1%17.5%15.1%16.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %4.352.297.534.972.29
Gamma HHI0.330.190.450.190.44
Net GEX26.1M13.1M40.9M13.1M40.3M
Net DEX-302.9M-532.9M-90.9M-90.9M-532.9M
Net VEX-6.2M-6.4M-5.6M-5.6M-6.4M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.800.262.000.690.36
Total Volume59,410.6533,465104,11538,82355,551
Total OI1,795,892.851,683,7081,901,1151,683,7081,861,374

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-04-01$17.38$17.5012.3%3.5%10.5%3.5%12.4%4.7%1.9%13.1M-90.9M-5.6M0.694.9722,93515,888974,463709,245
2011-04-04$17.55$17.5013.4%4.3%11.1%11.5%14.4%2.6%-0.4%18.9M-204.6M-5.9M0.305.1544,10013,326980,133718,044
2011-04-05$17.58$17.5013.1%4.4%10.7%8.8%15.5%2.1%-0.7%21.5M-231.8M-5.9M0.655.4420,51413,272992,403718,986
2011-04-06$17.66$17.5013.3%4.4%10.7%10.3%14.7%2.5%-0.8%22.3M-254.9M-5.9M0.695.5722,90215,780996,414722,973
2011-04-07$17.67$17.5012.4%4.5%10.7%4.1%15.0%2.4%-0.8%22.8M-265.1M-6.0M0.694.7660,57041,5591,004,157730,737
2011-04-08$17.51$17.5011.8%4.4%11.2%0.3%15.3%2.4%-0.5%20.3M-160.1M-6.1M1.037.5326,14826,9881,036,086761,490
2011-04-11$17.61$17.5013.2%4.5%11.2%9.9%15.6%2.8%-0.7%22.8M-221.6M-6.1M0.416.6648,33020,0311,043,262775,659
2011-04-12$17.84$17.5015.9%4.7%11.9%28.3%15.8%2.6%-1.2%26.6M-365.4M-6.3M0.484.7951,41124,8731,061,805783,033
2011-04-13$17.88$17.5017.6%4.6%10.5%40.4%15.8%2.5%-1.3%28.6M-374.9M-6.2M0.553.0345,41425,0921,066,902783,594
2011-04-14$17.83$17.5015.8%4.5%10.6%27.7%15.2%2.4%-1.4%28.4M-363.0M-6.3M0.553.5630,95117,0281,088,190797,478
2011-04-15$17.85$17.5015.3%4.4%10.6%24.3%14.8%2.4%-1.1%28.6M-346.0M-6.3M0.593.8630,22817,7421,093,947807,168
2011-04-18$17.77$17.5015.6%4.5%10.6%26.2%15.4%2.4%-1.3%22.0M-253.7M-6.2M1.354.4124,17432,5891,006,746730,881
2011-04-19$17.78$17.5015.4%4.4%10.6%25.0%15.0%2.3%-1.3%21.7M-235.9M-6.2M2.003.8612,48624,9451,014,063746,010
2011-04-20$17.90$17.5016.1%4.6%10.3%29.9%14.7%2.5%-2.0%24.0M-302.4M-6.3M0.264.4152,49413,7761,017,654760,695
2011-04-21$17.86$17.5015.9%4.6%8.4%28.5%15.6%2.2%-1.6%26.7M-296.1M-6.2M1.314.4521,89428,6381,042,092752,979
2011-04-25$17.79$17.5016.5%4.7%8.3%32.6%16.0%2.1%-2.1%25.2M-267.4M-6.1M1.484.4813,49119,9741,050,495751,779
2011-04-26$17.97$17.5015.7%4.5%8.8%27.1%16.3%1.6%-1.5%31.6M-360.8M-6.3M1.132.9648,85555,2601,052,499764,805
2011-04-27$18.14$17.5015.6%4.5%9.2%26.7%15.9%1.8%-1.6%36.3M-435.9M-6.4M0.592.3747,87728,0501,060,305790,533
2011-04-28$18.23$17.5015.0%4.3%9.3%22.0%15.6%2.1%-1.1%40.9M-494.0M-6.4M0.862.4739,27633,8011,067,379801,399
2011-04-29$18.33$17.5015.1%4.3%8.8%23.2%15.9%1.6%-2.0%40.3M-532.9M-6.4M0.362.2940,77614,7751,060,521800,853