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# tastytrade/dough Research Team
# Michael Rechenthin, Ph.D.
# Follow me on twitter: @mrechenthin
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# IV Rank is a description of where the current IV lies in comparison
# to its yearly high and low IV
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# IV Percentile gives the percentage of days over the last year, that
# were below the current IV. If the IV Rank is above 50%, then
# the script will highlight it green; otherwise red.
#
# For information on the two, see Skinny on Options Data Science,
# titled "IV Rank and IV Percentile (w/ thinkscript)" on Nov 12, 2015
# http://ontt.tv/1Nt4fcS
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# version 3.2
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declare lower;
declare hide_on_intraday; # do not display when using intra-day plots
input days_back = 252; # it is most common to use 1-year (or 252 trading days)

def x;
if GetAggregationPeriod() > AggregationPeriod.DAY {
x=1;
} else {
x=2;
}
AddLabel(yes, if (x==1) then "This script should be used on daily charts only" else
"");

# implied volatility
# using proxies for futures
def df = if (GetSymbol() == "/ES") then close("VIX") / 100
else if (GetSymbol() == "/CL") then close("OIV") / 100
else if (GetSymbol() == "/GC") then close("GVX") / 100
else if (GetSymbol() == "/SI") then close("VXSLV") / 100
else if (GetSymbol() == "/NQ") then close("VXN") / 100
else if (GetSymbol() == "/TF") then close("RVX") / 100
else if (GetSymbol() == "/YM") then close("VXD") / 100
else if (GetSymbol() == "/6E") then close("EVZ") / 100
else if (GetSymbol() == "/6J") then close("JYVIX") / 100
else if (GetSymbol() == "/6B") then close("BPVIX") / 100
else if (GetSymbol() == "/ZN") then close("TYVIX") / 100
else if (Getsymbol() == "/ZW") then close("WIV") / 100
else if (Getsymbol() == "/ZB") then imp_volatility("TLT")
else if (Getsymbol() == "/ZC") then imp_volatility("CORN")
else if (Getsymbol() == "/ZS") then imp_volatility("SOYB")
else if (Getsymbol() == "/KC") then imp_volatility("JO")
else if (Getsymbol() == "/NG") then imp_volatility("UNG")
else if (Getsymbol() == "/6S") then imp_volatility("FXF")
else imp_volatility();

def df1 = if !IsNaN(df) then df else df[-1];

# display regular implied volatility

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AddLabel(yes, "IV: " + Round(df1 * 100.0, 0), Color.ORANGE);

# calculate the IV rank

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# calculate the IV rank
def low_over_timespan = Lowest(df1, days_back);
def high_over_timespan = Highest(df1, days_back);

def iv_rank = Round( (df1 - low_over_timespan) / (high_over_timespan -

low_over_timespan) * 100.0, 0);

AddLabel(yes, "IV Rank: " + iv_rank + "%", if iv_rank > 50 then Color.GREEN else
Color.RED);

# calculate the IV percentile

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# how many times over the past year, has IV been below the current IV
def counts_below = fold i = 1 to days_back + 1 with count = 0
do
if df1[0] > df1[i] then
count + 1
else
count;

def iv_percentile = Round(counts_below / days_back * 100.0, 0);

plot IVs = df1 * 100;
IVs.SetLineWeight(3);
IVs.AssignValueColor(if iv_rank > 50 then Color.GREEN else Color.RED);

AddLabel(yes, "IV Percentile: " + iv_percentile + "% of days were below the past
year's IV", if iv_percentile > 50 then Color.GREEN else Color.RED);

# thanks to Kevin Osborn for the following line

AddLabel(yes, if (GetSymbol() == "/6S" or GetSymbol() == "/ZB" or GetSymbol() ==
"/ZC" or GetSymbol() == "/NG" or GetSymbol() == "/ZS" or GetSymbol() == "/KC") then
"* ETF based" else "", Color.BLACK);

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