ACTU Options History — March 2007

In March 2007, ACTU traded between $4.99 and $5.40. ATM implied volatility averaged 49.8%. The 30-day expected move averaged 13.7%. IV traded above realized volatility by 18.3% (HV 20d: 31.5%). Max pain ranged from $5.00 to $5.00. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 13 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 3.36.

Notable Days

  • 2007-03-16: Highest Volume — 98 contracts
  • 2007-03-06: Largest IV spike — 61.1% change
  • 2007-03-09: Largest Expected Move — 15.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$5.20$4.99$5.40$5.21$5.22
Max Pain$5.00$5.00$5.00$5.00$5.00
ATM IV49.8%30.8%69.6%30.8%42.1%
Expected Move13.7%11.9%15.5%11.9%12.1%
HV 20d31.5%28.9%33.6%33.6%30.2%
HV 60d43.6%41.8%45.9%45.9%41.8%
Term Structure0.8%-11.4%9.2%-9.5%9.2%
VWIV46.2%41.4%51.0%41.4%51.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %100.6732.92200.00197.5377.71
Gamma HHI0.870.820.930.910.93
Net GEX2.2K1.6K3.5K2.6K3.5K
Net DEX-48.2K-64.8K-29.8K-64.8K-39.3K
Net VEX-176-229-122-171-199
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio3.360.0023.500.000.00
Total Volume7.864098110
Total OI353.227294409299409

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2007-03-01$5.21$5.0030.8%0.0%33.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.6K-64.8K-1710.00197.53N/AN/A102945
2007-03-02$5.07$5.0036.9%0.0%32.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.0K-56.1K-1730.00198.72N/AN/A3002955
2007-03-05$4.99$5.0041.4%11.9%28.9%0.0%41.4%0.0%-9.5%3.0K-48.8K-1660.00200.00N/AN/A1002895
2007-03-06$5.23$5.0066.7%0.0%33.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%-11.4%2.6K-57.7K-1470.00197.53N/AN/A2002895
2007-03-07$5.18$5.0052.3%14.1%30.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.9%2.1K-54.5K-1400.0032.92N/AN/A003065
2007-03-08$5.21$5.0049.0%14.6%30.5%0.0%51.0%0.0%1.1%2.0K-55.5K-1400.0089.99N/AN/A403065
2007-03-09$5.30$5.0053.8%15.5%31.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%-1.8%2.0K-58.3K-1410.0067.80N/AN/A003075
2007-03-12$5.26$5.0069.6%13.8%31.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.5%2.2K-59.2K-1320.0072.47N/AN/A003075
2007-03-13$5.13$5.0063.7%14.3%32.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.6%2.2K-52.7K-1350.0089.52N/AN/A003075
2007-03-14$5.11$5.0067.1%13.6%31.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.9%2.3K-50.2K-1310.0090.34N/AN/A003075
2007-03-15$5.16$5.0049.6%14.2%31.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.5%2.3K-51.7K-1310.0091.97N/AN/A003075
2007-03-16$5.13$5.0050.3%14.4%30.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%-6.3%2.2K-51.1K-12223.5092.35N/AN/A4943075
2007-03-19$5.25$5.0050.1%14.4%32.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%-0.4%1.6K-39.1K-2290.0073.27N/AN/A0031099
2007-03-20$5.24$5.0050.9%14.6%30.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%-0.7%1.6K-39.4K-2260.0073.27N/AN/A0031099
2007-03-21$5.36$5.0047.6%13.6%31.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.9%1.7K-46.3K-2200.0079.07N/AN/A0031099
2007-03-22$5.40$5.0041.8%12.0%31.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.8%1.7K-51.9K-2130.0091.66N/AN/A0031099
2007-03-23$5.24$5.0044.7%12.8%32.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%5.0%1.9K-42.3K-2190.0083.28N/AN/A0031099
2007-03-26$5.27$5.0048.0%13.8%32.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.1%1.9K-42.3K-2120.0077.77N/AN/A0031099
2007-03-27$5.11$5.0044.5%12.7%31.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.4%2.3K-29.8K-2130.0075.31N/AN/A0031099
2007-03-28$5.12$5.0049.6%14.2%31.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%-0.9%2.0K-32.1K-2130.0079.79N/AN/A0031099
2007-03-29$5.19$5.0045.7%13.1%31.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%6.0%2.2K-38.0K-2070.0082.47N/AN/A0031099
2007-03-30$5.22$5.0042.1%12.1%30.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%9.2%3.5K-39.3K-1990.0077.71N/AN/A10031099