ACTU Options History — July 2007

In July 2007, ACTU traded between $5.92 and $6.99. ATM implied volatility averaged 47.3%, placing in the 24.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 13.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 8.9% (HV 20d: 38.5%). Max pain ranged from $5.00 to $7.50. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 12 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.02.

Notable Days

  • 2007-07-27: Highest Volume — 178 contracts
  • 2007-07-23: Largest IV spike — 50.5% change
  • 2007-07-27: Highest IV Rank — 42.8%
  • 2007-07-27: Largest Expected Move — 18.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$6.63$5.92$6.99$6.80$6.48
Max Pain$5.36$5.00$7.50$5.00$5.00
ATM IV47.3%36.3%63.2%36.3%39.9%
Expected Move13.6%10.4%18.1%10.4%11.4%
HV 20d38.5%33.4%44.2%40.6%44.2%
HV 60d36.8%35.6%38.6%35.8%38.6%
IV Rank24.4%10.9%42.8%14.0%13.8%
IV Percentile49.3%10.9%93.7%17.5%16.7%
Term Structure1.2%-34.0%17.2%9.3%13.1%
VWIV53.5%37.0%69.4%37.0%64.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %68.9819.18107.8460.6189.62
Gamma HHI0.830.700.910.880.70
Net GEX8.9K5.9K12.1K8.9K9.1K
Net DEX-403.2K-500.8K-209.6K-410.6K-428.5K
Net VEX-1.3K-1.4K-917-1.2K-1.4K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.020.000.420.000.00
Total Volume59.476017810627
Total OI1,354.8571,1171,5801,3041,297

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2007-07-02$6.80$5.0036.3%10.4%40.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%9.3%8.9K-410.6K-1.2K0.0060.61N/AN/A10601,086218
2007-07-03$6.79$5.0037.2%10.7%39.9%0.0%37.0%0.0%11.3%9.2K-444.0K-1.3K0.0063.35N/AN/A3601,173218
2007-07-05$6.70$5.0040.1%11.5%40.2%14.0%60.8%0.0%6.6%8.1K-397.1K-1.2K0.0060.01N/AN/A301,099218
2007-07-06$6.63$7.5042.3%13.7%37.9%16.8%0.0%0.0%-0.2%7.9K-384.0K-1.1K0.4245.92N/AN/A24101,101218
2007-07-09$6.99$7.5038.2%14.7%41.5%11.7%51.2%0.0%0.2%9.7K-459.0K-1.1K0.0027.87N/AN/A16601,088214
2007-07-10$6.88$7.5055.9%14.7%41.3%33.6%47.3%0.0%-4.1%9.8K-448.8K-1.3K0.0023.20N/AN/A8201,183214
2007-07-11$6.90$5.0055.4%13.4%40.3%33.0%46.7%0.0%4.9%10.5K-493.0K-1.4K0.0035.43N/AN/A1501,243214
2007-07-12$6.94$5.0055.5%15.9%37.9%33.2%52.7%0.0%-4.6%10.9K-500.8K-1.4K0.0019.18N/AN/A7101,257214
2007-07-13$6.89$5.0054.2%15.5%38.0%31.5%0.0%0.0%-7.0%12.1K-494.1K-1.3K0.0024.83N/AN/A8001,317214
2007-07-16$6.82$5.0051.9%14.9%38.1%28.8%52.1%0.0%-1.7%11.3K-449.9K-1.3K0.0235.78N/AN/A13831,290214
2007-07-17$6.70$5.0048.0%13.8%37.1%23.8%48.6%0.0%-0.3%8.7K-431.8K-1.4K0.0096.31N/AN/A7701,363217
2007-07-18$6.70$5.0044.2%12.7%35.2%19.2%49.3%0.0%17.2%8.6K-424.0K-1.4K0.0088.90N/AN/A201,362217
2007-07-19$6.86$5.0046.8%13.4%34.9%22.3%0.0%0.0%2.9%9.5K-459.1K-1.4K0.0096.40N/AN/A2001,362217
2007-07-20$6.57$5.0037.6%10.8%38.6%10.9%0.0%0.0%16.4%8.4K-410.1K-1.3K0.00107.61N/AN/A2501,352217
2007-07-23$6.56$5.0056.5%16.2%37.4%34.5%0.0%0.0%-5.8%8.6K-362.9K-1.3K0.0093.73N/AN/A001,10116
2007-07-24$6.37$5.0045.9%13.2%39.1%21.2%0.0%0.0%5.8%7.0K-312.7K-1.2K0.00107.84N/AN/A2501,10116
2007-07-25$6.38$5.0044.3%12.7%34.6%19.3%0.0%0.0%4.7%8.0K-314.2K-1.3K0.00107.84N/AN/A2001,10616
2007-07-26$6.13$5.0055.3%15.8%33.4%32.9%55.6%0.0%-18.1%5.9K-279.0K-1.2K0.0090.19N/AN/A7401,11116
2007-07-27$5.92$5.0063.2%18.1%34.6%42.8%69.4%0.0%-34.0%6.8K-209.6K-9170.0084.58N/AN/A17801,10716
2007-07-30$6.32$5.0045.5%13.0%43.1%20.8%60.5%0.0%9.6%7.8K-353.9K-1.2K0.0089.36N/AN/A6701,23316
2007-07-31$6.48$5.0039.9%11.4%44.2%13.8%64.3%0.0%13.1%9.1K-428.5K-1.4K0.0089.62N/AN/A2701,28116