ACTU Options History — October 2008

In October 2008, ACTU traded between $2.20 and $3.50. ATM implied volatility averaged 101.3%, placing in the 48.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 21.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 0.3% (HV 20d: 101.0%). Max pain ranged from $2.50 to $2.50. Net GEX was positive for 23 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 4 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.00.

Notable Days

  • 2008-10-30: Highest Volume — 49 contracts
  • 2008-10-16: Largest IV drop — 64.1% change
  • 2008-10-13: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2008-10-01: Largest Expected Move — 35.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$2.83$2.20$3.50$3.50$2.84
Max Pain$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50
ATM IV101.3%59.1%195.9%123.9%77.4%
Expected Move21.3%16.0%35.5%35.5%22.2%
HV 20d101.0%74.3%141.5%74.3%141.5%
HV 60d70.7%52.5%93.2%52.5%93.2%
IV Rank48.0%16.3%100.0%74.4%27.5%
IV Percentile86.4%62.7%100.0%98.4%83.3%
Term Structure-11.5%-52.8%28.4%-46.2%-20.6%
VWIV62.9%61.6%64.3%64.3%61.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %116.1693.42131.8299.20124.41
Gamma HHI0.670.500.980.980.53
Net GEX7601711.9K1.9K266
Net DEX-35.2K-163.7K-3.3K-47.4K-7.8K
Net VEX-140-629-24-269-31
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.000.000.000.000.00
Total Volume7.91304900
Total OI1,224.8269101,4381,424910

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2008-10-01$3.50$2.50123.9%35.5%74.3%74.4%0.0%0.0%-46.2%1.9K-47.4K-2690.0099.20N/AN/A001,35767
2008-10-02$3.29$2.50118.5%34.0%76.4%70.0%0.0%0.0%-52.8%1.5K-34.4K-1910.0093.42N/AN/A001,35767
2008-10-03$3.17$2.50111.7%32.0%77.0%64.5%0.0%0.0%-49.5%1.7K-142.5K-6290.0099.28N/AN/A4001,35767
2008-10-06$3.06$0.00111.6%18.2%75.2%64.4%0.0%0.0%-12.3%1.6K-138.0K-6040.00117.67N/AN/A001,35767
2008-10-07$2.95$0.00109.8%17.5%74.4%63.0%64.3%0.0%-7.1%666-17.7K-380.00115.23N/AN/A1001,35767
2008-10-08$2.70$2.5099.6%18.0%75.1%54.7%0.0%0.0%-16.0%1.0K-11.8K-350.00115.79N/AN/A001,36767
2008-10-09$2.55$2.50126.9%17.5%76.0%76.9%0.0%0.0%0.4%800-4.7K-350.00131.82N/AN/A001,36767
2008-10-10$2.83$2.50120.4%16.0%88.6%71.6%0.0%0.0%-5.3%777-16.6K-240.00121.87N/AN/A2601,36767
2008-10-13$3.15$2.50195.9%18.7%95.3%100.0%0.0%0.0%-6.8%1.4K-163.7K-6120.0098.82N/AN/A001,38734
2008-10-14$3.03$2.50189.7%19.2%94.0%96.2%0.0%0.0%28.4%1.2K-52.9K-1770.00116.40N/AN/A1701,38734
2008-10-15$2.65$2.50171.9%18.3%100.0%85.3%0.0%0.0%-12.6%511-30.8K-240.00122.89N/AN/A001,39434
2008-10-16$2.90$2.5061.7%17.7%99.3%17.9%61.6%0.0%-3.1%304-36.7K-430.00119.75N/AN/A1501,39434
2008-10-17$2.81$2.5061.5%17.6%99.3%17.8%0.0%0.0%9.7%600-40.9K-790.00115.29N/AN/A1101,40434
2008-10-20$3.05$2.5072.0%20.7%103.9%24.3%0.0%0.0%-12.9%287-9.6K-350.00117.80N/AN/A0095912
2008-10-21$2.73$2.5059.1%16.9%108.8%16.3%0.0%0.0%11.2%514-9.4K-650.00119.07N/AN/A0095912
2008-10-22$2.68$2.5080.7%23.1%108.7%29.5%0.0%0.0%-11.0%424-8.0K-580.00118.84N/AN/A0095912
2008-10-23$2.60$2.5073.1%20.9%108.7%24.9%0.0%0.0%-0.6%409-7.2K-590.00125.65N/AN/A0095912
2008-10-24$2.36$2.5073.0%20.9%112.4%24.8%0.0%0.0%-31.0%171-3.3K-280.00130.11N/AN/A0095912
2008-10-27$2.20$2.5071.4%20.5%112.9%23.9%0.0%0.0%-3.5%311-4.8K-570.00121.63N/AN/A14095912
2008-10-28$2.74$2.5066.5%19.1%140.9%20.9%0.0%0.0%-5.4%361-7.6K-430.00107.12N/AN/A0094712
2008-10-29$2.71$2.5064.0%18.3%140.8%19.3%0.0%0.0%-5.4%350-7.3K-410.00122.63N/AN/A0094712
2008-10-30$2.67$2.5090.3%25.9%139.6%35.4%0.0%0.0%-12.5%403-7.6K-540.00116.96N/AN/A49094712
2008-10-31$2.84$2.5077.4%22.2%141.5%27.5%0.0%0.0%-20.6%266-7.8K-310.00124.41N/AN/A0089812