ACTU Options History — January 2007

In January 2007, ACTU traded between $4.89 and $5.80. ATM implied volatility averaged 51.9%. The 30-day expected move averaged 15.1%. IV traded below realized volatility by 8.1% (HV 20d: 60.0%). Max pain ranged from $5.00 to $5.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 5 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.11.

Notable Days

  • 2007-01-16: Highest Volume — 201 contracts
  • 2007-01-30: Largest IV drop — 22.9% change
  • 2007-01-29: Largest Expected Move — 18.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$5.33$4.89$5.80$5.73$5.23
Max Pain$5.00$5.00$5.00$5.00$5.00
ATM IV51.9%38.7%65.9%49.3%55.4%
Expected Move15.1%12.8%18.9%14.1%15.9%
HV 20d60.0%58.4%61.6%61.6%58.4%
Term Structure-1.9%-10.6%3.2%-3.9%0.9%
VWIV51.7%39.8%58.2%39.8%58.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %71.6414.73111.97111.9799.55
Gamma HHI0.800.520.930.590.87
Net GEX3.2K1.1K6.2K1.3K5.0K
Net DEX-103.9K-136.6K-62.4K-107.7K-121.6K
Net VEX-210-275-147-159-275
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.110.001.430.000.00
Total Volume31.80201380
Total OI402.95299515325504

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2007-01-03$5.73$5.0049.3%14.1%0.0%0.0%39.8%0.0%-3.9%1.3K-107.7K-1590.00111.97N/AN/A38027847
2007-01-04$5.80$5.0044.6%12.8%0.0%0.0%47.6%0.0%2.1%1.1K-97.5K-1540.0014.73N/AN/A10025247
2007-01-05$5.54$5.0038.7%13.5%0.0%0.0%47.0%0.0%3.2%1.3K-88.9K-1470.2540.37N/AN/A611525747
2007-01-08$5.47$5.0046.2%14.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%-1.0%2.0K-108.6K-1850.0026.33N/AN/A0031751
2007-01-09$5.66$5.0048.1%15.2%0.0%0.0%53.0%0.0%-1.1%1.7K-121.1K-1700.0039.63N/AN/A55031751
2007-01-10$5.64$5.0051.5%14.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%-1.2%2.0K-136.6K-1760.0038.35N/AN/A25034951
2007-01-11$5.57$5.0050.4%14.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%-1.6%1.9K-122.6K-1650.0040.12N/AN/A0032951
2007-01-12$5.80$5.0045.7%13.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%-8.7%1.7K-135.0K-1740.0014.83N/AN/A8032951
2007-01-16$5.17$5.0053.3%15.3%0.0%0.0%53.2%0.0%-0.8%3.3K-87.1K-1740.0192.35N/AN/A200132751
2007-01-17$5.06$5.0052.5%15.1%0.0%0.0%52.3%0.0%-0.5%4.5K-96.1K-2380.0090.27N/AN/A7041052
2007-01-18$4.89$5.0052.6%15.1%0.0%0.0%52.6%0.0%-0.8%4.0K-62.4K-2250.0092.83N/AN/A64041252
2007-01-19$5.08$5.0052.4%15.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%6.2K-115.7K-2460.0093.15N/AN/A0046352
2007-01-22$5.07$5.0055.4%15.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%-2.4%3.4K-81.2K-2210.0088.73N/AN/A003595
2007-01-23$5.14$5.0055.5%15.9%0.0%0.0%55.5%0.0%-3.9%3.6K-86.6K-2191.4388.09N/AN/A7103595
2007-01-24$5.11$5.0054.7%15.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.7%3.6K-85.0K-2310.0090.94N/AN/A20036615
2007-01-25$5.01$5.0057.3%16.4%61.6%0.0%57.3%0.0%-5.2%3.5K-80.6K-2390.0090.83N/AN/A51038415
2007-01-26$5.00$5.0058.1%16.6%59.6%0.0%58.2%0.0%-2.1%4.1K-96.7K-2710.0086.49N/AN/A13043115
2007-01-29$5.20$5.0065.9%18.9%60.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%-10.6%4.9K-112.9K-2680.0084.31N/AN/A50043915
2007-01-30$5.33$5.0050.9%14.6%59.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%-3.5%4.7K-135.1K-2690.00109.01N/AN/A1048915
2007-01-31$5.23$5.0055.4%15.9%58.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.9%5.0K-121.6K-2750.0099.55N/AN/A0048915