ACTU Options History — January 2008

In January 2008, ACTU traded between $5.70 and $7.81. ATM implied volatility averaged 56.3%, placing in the 23.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 16.5%. IV traded below realized volatility by 1.3% (HV 20d: 57.6%). 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 9 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.44.

Notable Days

  • 2008-01-03: Highest Volume — 3,456 contracts
  • 2008-01-29: Largest IV spike — 25.7% change
  • 2008-01-29: Highest IV Rank — 32.2%
  • 2008-01-29: Largest Expected Move — 19.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$6.59$5.70$7.81$7.81$5.70
Max Pain$7.26$5.00$7.50$5.00$7.50
ATM IV56.3%46.6%67.3%53.6%59.2%
Expected Move16.5%14.1%19.3%15.4%17.0%
HV 20d57.6%47.4%66.1%47.4%56.3%
HV 60d63.7%54.7%67.9%62.3%54.7%
IV Rank23.0%14.9%32.2%20.8%25.4%
IV Percentile73.8%35.3%94.4%68.5%86.1%
Term Structure-2.4%-17.6%9.9%3.0%6.3%
VWIV55.6%46.9%60.3%53.5%58.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %97.4871.71112.3071.71111.38
Gamma HHI0.600.390.910.910.43
Net GEX22.4K1.5K85.0K85.0K1.5K
Net DEX-280.1K-2.0M192.8K-2.0M7.8K
Net VEX-1.4K-3.3K-293-3.3K-293
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.440.006.000.160.00
Total Volume189.61903,4565060
Total OI3,037.3339654,5574,507986

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2008-01-02$7.81$5.0053.6%15.4%47.4%20.8%53.5%0.0%3.0%85.0K-2.0M-3.3K0.0071.71N/AN/A0504,308199
2008-01-03$7.66$5.0057.6%16.5%47.9%24.1%57.8%0.0%-0.9%83.6K-1.8M-3.3K0.1674.73N/AN/A2,9784784,308249
2008-01-04$7.16$7.5052.4%16.5%53.1%19.8%0.0%0.0%2.5%51.1K-793.8K-2.8K0.2485.30N/AN/A82203,618677
2008-01-07$7.18$7.5055.3%16.6%52.3%22.2%0.0%0.0%-1.4%50.1K-667.0K-2.7K0.0386.23N/AN/A6423,612687
2008-01-08$6.89$7.5046.6%17.2%53.7%14.9%60.1%0.0%-1.7%40.4K-311.8K-2.2K0.0088.14N/AN/A2703,580685
2008-01-09$7.00$7.5050.0%16.9%54.2%17.8%0.0%0.0%0.2%44.4K-424.5K-2.3K0.0087.55N/AN/A3203,589685
2008-01-10$6.91$7.5060.6%17.4%53.6%26.6%0.0%0.0%-1.2%40.9K-334.5K-2.1K0.0088.00N/AN/A203,587685
2008-01-11$6.47$7.5049.3%14.1%57.2%17.1%0.0%0.0%1.7%3.5K183.4K-9861.00101.03N/AN/A10103,579685
2008-01-14$6.82$7.5055.2%15.8%61.0%22.1%0.0%0.0%3.0%37.2K-121.9K-1.6K0.0094.24N/AN/A203,569685
2008-01-15$6.32$7.5053.6%15.4%66.1%20.8%0.0%0.0%-1.2%3.4K181.6K-9830.0098.59N/AN/A003,569685
2008-01-16$6.56$7.5055.5%15.9%64.1%22.4%0.0%0.0%2.1%3.6K186.7K-9470.0097.24N/AN/A2203,569685
2008-01-17$6.41$7.5055.2%15.8%63.0%22.1%46.9%0.0%-3.0%3.4K190.3K-9340.4299.46N/AN/A1253,569685
2008-01-18$6.46$7.5051.0%14.6%62.9%18.6%60.3%0.0%0.2%3.5K192.8K-9210.1497.83N/AN/A70103,557690
2008-01-22$6.15$7.5058.2%16.7%62.5%24.6%51.8%0.0%-10.8%2.9K-66.5K-7420.00110.06N/AN/A170843125
2008-01-23$6.23$7.5062.4%17.9%61.6%28.1%0.0%0.0%-15.0%2.8K-52.2K-6906.00109.91N/AN/A16840125
2008-01-24$6.19$7.5062.2%17.8%61.1%28.0%0.0%0.0%-17.6%2.6K-52.2K-6820.0099.76N/AN/A20839131
2008-01-25$6.19$7.5060.6%17.4%59.6%26.6%0.0%0.0%-8.2%3.0K-83.5K-8300.00112.25N/AN/A00841131
2008-01-28$6.33$7.5053.5%15.3%59.2%20.7%0.0%0.0%-8.2%3.4K-97.3K-8800.00112.30N/AN/A10841131
2008-01-29$6.10$7.5067.3%19.3%56.0%32.2%0.0%0.0%-10.9%2.3K-34.5K-5670.00110.77N/AN/A170840131
2008-01-30$5.85$7.5062.1%17.8%56.6%27.9%0.0%0.0%9.9%1.8K-4.7K-3460.00110.51N/AN/A20853131
2008-01-31$5.70$7.5059.2%17.0%56.3%25.4%58.9%0.0%6.3%1.5K7.8K-2930.00111.38N/AN/A600855131