ACTU Options History — March 2008

In March 2008, ACTU traded between $3.93 and $4.74. ATM implied volatility averaged 51.5%, placing in the 19.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 13.5%. IV traded below realized volatility by 0.8% (HV 20d: 52.3%). 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 19 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.07.

Notable Days

  • 2008-03-11: Highest Volume — 117 contracts
  • 2008-03-06: Largest IV spike — 61.9% change
  • 2008-03-12: Highest IV Rank — 44.5%
  • 2008-03-06: Largest Expected Move — 21.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$4.30$3.93$4.74$4.74$4.10
Max Pain$5.00$5.00$5.00$5.00$5.00
ATM IV51.5%41.4%82.0%44.7%48.5%
Expected Move13.5%11.0%21.0%12.8%13.9%
HV 20d52.3%38.8%58.7%45.4%57.0%
HV 60d79.9%77.9%81.5%78.3%79.6%
IV Rank19.0%10.6%44.5%13.3%16.5%
IV Percentile43.5%18.3%96.8%24.6%40.1%
Term Structure14.7%-28.8%32.2%5.3%19.5%
VWIV41.6%35.8%48.1%48.1%40.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %80.7252.50105.48105.4852.50
Gamma HHI0.790.700.870.870.70
Net GEX3.2K1.7K5.4K5.4K2.5K
Net DEX-84.9K-130.0K-24.6K-115.7K-89.4K
Net VEX-529-691-285-487-597
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.070.001.210.000.00
Total Volume31.30117510
Total OI1,546.71,4071,7221,4231,620

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2008-03-03$4.74$5.0044.7%12.8%45.4%13.3%0.0%0.0%5.3%5.4K-115.7K-4870.00105.48N/AN/A501,321102
2008-03-04$4.63$5.0043.6%12.5%38.9%12.4%0.0%0.0%11.6%4.7K-96.8K-4710.0098.83N/AN/A1701,320102
2008-03-05$4.65$5.0045.2%12.9%38.8%13.7%48.1%0.0%3.8%5.0K-93.4K-4590.0098.33N/AN/A901,319102
2008-03-06$4.28$5.0073.1%21.0%47.1%37.1%0.0%0.0%-28.8%3.5K-80.3K-4430.0087.81N/AN/A2701,310102
2008-03-07$4.24$5.0047.4%11.0%46.9%15.6%0.0%0.0%15.6%3.2K-39.0K-3400.0095.49N/AN/A201,305102
2008-03-10$3.93$5.0066.9%13.1%53.0%31.9%0.0%0.0%7.4%1.7K-24.6K-2850.0095.86N/AN/A1701,307102
2008-03-11$4.05$5.0075.5%15.0%53.7%39.1%0.0%0.0%16.3%2.0K-39.4K-3480.0995.53N/AN/A107101,330111
2008-03-12$4.07$5.0082.0%14.6%53.9%44.5%0.0%0.0%14.7%2.3K-58.1K-4670.0096.27N/AN/A001,424112
2008-03-13$4.18$5.0050.7%14.5%50.3%18.3%0.0%0.0%16.4%2.5K-64.5K-4831.2196.12N/AN/A33401,424112
2008-03-14$4.20$5.0046.5%13.3%50.4%14.8%0.0%0.0%21.8%2.5K-66.3K-5390.0096.20N/AN/A2101,454142
2008-03-17$4.02$5.0056.2%16.1%52.0%23.0%0.0%0.0%5.3%2.1K-59.4K-4950.0098.23N/AN/A9001,444142
2008-03-18$4.31$5.0045.8%13.1%58.7%14.3%0.0%0.0%15.9%3.1K-97.0K-6160.0081.16N/AN/A1601,534142
2008-03-19$4.27$5.0045.7%13.1%58.6%14.2%0.0%0.0%9.7%3.0K-95.9K-6240.0083.36N/AN/A3001,550142
2008-03-20$4.33$5.0042.0%12.1%57.5%11.1%0.0%0.0%24.0%3.3K-100.0K-6440.0057.05N/AN/A701,580142
2008-03-24$4.45$5.0041.7%11.9%58.6%10.8%35.8%0.0%22.8%3.9K-113.6K-6670.0057.22N/AN/A5001,460137
2008-03-25$4.45$5.0047.6%13.6%57.3%15.7%0.0%0.0%27.7%3.5K-130.0K-6910.0054.23N/AN/A201,475137
2008-03-26$4.38$5.0042.0%12.0%56.0%11.1%0.0%0.0%25.3%3.5K-115.1K-6520.0054.81N/AN/A1001,473137
2008-03-27$4.38$5.0042.9%12.3%55.8%11.8%40.7%0.0%32.2%3.5K-113.8K-6440.0054.42N/AN/A11301,473137
2008-03-28$4.30$5.0041.4%11.9%55.9%10.6%0.0%0.0%27.7%3.1K-104.9K-6230.0055.46N/AN/A1001,469137
2008-03-31$4.10$5.0048.5%13.9%57.0%16.5%0.0%0.0%19.5%2.5K-89.4K-5970.0052.50N/AN/A1001,483137