ACTU Options History — April 2007

In April 2007, ACTU traded between $5.28 and $5.86. ATM implied volatility averaged 45.6%. The 30-day expected move averaged 13.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 17.6% (HV 20d: 28.0%). Max pain ranged from $5.00 to $5.00. Net GEX was positive for 10 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 10 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.86.

Notable Days

  • 2007-04-20: Highest Volume — 146 contracts
  • 2007-04-25: Largest IV spike — 32.2% change
  • 2007-04-30: Largest Expected Move — 16.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$5.56$5.28$5.86$5.37$5.68
Max Pain$5.00$5.00$5.00$5.00$5.00
ATM IV45.6%36.9%56.6%49.9%56.6%
Expected Move13.0%10.6%16.2%14.3%16.2%
HV 20d28.0%24.7%35.4%30.9%35.4%
HV 60d34.8%30.6%42.1%42.1%32.3%
Term Structure-0.6%-35.6%19.6%-4.1%-20.9%
VWIV58.0%38.0%71.3%55.8%71.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %69.4211.9199.2688.0911.91
Gamma HHI0.690.500.910.860.61
Net GEX419-1.0K2.7K2.0K288
Net DEX-64.0K-91.3K-16.7K-54.6K-75.0K
Net VEX-261-334-179-198-334
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.860.0010.600.000.00
Total Volume27.601461133
Total OI502.05394592419511

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2007-04-02$5.37$5.0049.9%14.3%30.9%0.0%55.8%0.0%-4.1%2.0K-54.6K-1980.0088.09N/AN/A11032099
2007-04-03$5.28$5.0043.7%12.5%27.1%0.0%45.7%0.0%4.1%2.7K-55.6K-1930.0094.39N/AN/A27033099
2007-04-04$5.40$5.0040.5%11.6%27.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%16.3%2.3K-71.9K-1820.0092.98N/AN/A0033799
2007-04-05$5.37$5.0039.3%11.3%28.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%19.6%2.4K-70.8K-17910.6091.10N/AN/A1010633799
2007-04-09$5.43$5.0051.2%14.0%27.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%-4.7%1.3K-64.3K-2691.2597.43N/AN/A810347205
2007-04-10$5.42$5.0050.0%14.2%27.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%-6.7%1.3K-67.4K-2800.0097.43N/AN/A20355215
2007-04-11$5.44$5.0051.7%13.8%25.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%-0.1%1.1K-66.9K-2900.0099.26N/AN/A00357215
2007-04-12$5.49$5.0050.5%14.5%25.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%-3.9%552-72.3K-2820.0046.57N/AN/A00357215
2007-04-13$5.60$5.0036.9%10.6%26.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%9.2%-86-80.9K-2550.0064.67N/AN/A00357215
2007-04-16$5.75$5.0037.3%10.7%27.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%10.2%-353-91.3K-2320.0061.05N/AN/A130357215
2007-04-17$5.73$5.0043.1%12.4%26.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.3%-337-85.4K-2330.0091.72N/AN/A200350215
2007-04-18$5.73$5.0039.1%11.2%26.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%5.6%-1.0K-88.2K-2270.0063.40N/AN/A300351215
2007-04-19$5.54$5.0037.0%10.6%28.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%10.5%-969-80.1K-2680.0063.32N/AN/A30377215
2007-04-20$5.63$5.0038.0%10.9%29.1%0.0%38.0%0.0%6.9%-997-83.8K-2630.0064.33N/AN/A1460374215
2007-04-23$5.57$5.0046.2%13.3%27.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%-5.2%-495-16.7K-3230.0062.42N/AN/A00183211
2007-04-24$5.69$5.0039.3%11.3%27.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%13.0%-581-25.1K-2960.0064.43N/AN/A00183211
2007-04-25$5.67$5.0051.9%14.9%24.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%-5.2%-473-25.5K-2960.0062.06N/AN/A290183211
2007-04-26$5.86$5.0055.8%16.0%26.6%0.0%68.3%0.0%-35.6%-345-48.1K-2940.0113.09N/AN/A791208211
2007-04-27$5.54$5.0054.8%15.7%34.5%0.0%68.8%0.0%-21.6%96-56.0K-3280.1458.77N/AN/A213275212
2007-04-30$5.68$5.0056.6%16.2%35.4%0.0%71.3%0.0%-20.9%288-75.0K-3340.0011.91N/AN/A330296215