ACTU Options History — January 2009

In January 2009, ACTU traded between $3.19 and $3.77. ATM implied volatility averaged 91.6%, placing in the 36.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 26.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 6.1% (HV 20d: 85.6%). Max pain ranged from $2.50 to $5.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 0 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.00.

Notable Days

  • 2009-01-21: Highest Volume — 10 contracts
  • 2009-01-29: Largest IV spike — 69.1% change
  • 2009-01-09: Highest IV Rank — 83.7%
  • 2009-01-09: Largest Expected Move — 48.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$3.42$3.19$3.77$3.19$3.56
Max Pain$3.25$2.50$5.00$5.00$2.50
ATM IV91.6%45.9%169.3%148.0%75.3%
Expected Move26.3%13.2%48.5%42.4%21.6%
HV 20d85.6%58.8%128.9%128.9%63.0%
HV 60d109.5%96.4%122.0%122.0%96.4%
IV Rank36.2%8.3%83.7%70.7%26.2%
IV Percentile67.4%15.1%98.0%96.8%65.5%
Term Structure-88.8%-111.4%-64.3%-64.3%-111.4%
VWIV68.8%48.2%89.5%48.2%89.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %112.2877.80117.93117.93115.24
Gamma HHI0.600.501.000.530.67
Net GEX6901867187
Net DEX-5.4K-9.1K-2.9K-3.9K-6.9K
Net VEX-14-320-15-12
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.000.000.000.000.00
Total Volume0.9501000
Total OI327.457652952986

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2009-01-02$3.19$5.00148.0%42.4%128.9%70.7%0.0%0.0%-64.3%71-3.9K-150.00117.93N/AN/A0050227
2009-01-05$3.28$5.00126.1%36.1%126.0%57.3%0.0%0.0%-68.6%47-4.5K-130.00115.99N/AN/A0050227
2009-01-06$3.32$5.00115.8%33.2%87.1%51.0%0.0%0.0%-82.5%51-4.7K-130.00100.79N/AN/A0050227
2009-01-07$3.38$5.00160.5%46.0%86.5%78.3%0.0%0.0%-105.1%48-4.9K-120.00116.32N/AN/A0050227
2009-01-08$3.42$5.00158.3%45.4%84.9%77.0%0.0%0.0%-100.9%64-5.2K-140.00116.53N/AN/A5050227
2009-01-09$3.29$5.00169.3%48.5%85.8%83.7%0.0%0.0%-111.4%50-3.3K-130.00117.28N/AN/A0049827
2009-01-12$3.40$2.5067.7%19.4%85.0%21.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%60-3.7K-130.00114.82N/AN/A0049827
2009-01-13$3.39$2.5068.3%19.6%84.2%22.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%59-3.7K-130.00114.82N/AN/A0049827
2009-01-14$3.19$2.5064.1%18.4%85.2%19.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%44-2.9K-120.00115.16N/AN/A0049827
2009-01-15$3.27$2.5064.8%18.6%85.3%19.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%45-3.2K-120.00115.47N/AN/A0049827
2009-01-16$3.44$2.5067.9%19.5%86.8%21.7%48.2%0.0%0.0%52-3.8K-110.00115.60N/AN/A4049827
2009-01-20$3.38$2.5068.7%19.7%85.0%22.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%55-6.0K-120.00114.70N/AN/A006610
2009-01-21$3.55$2.5076.0%21.8%81.6%26.7%89.5%0.0%0.0%135-8.2K-320.0077.80N/AN/A1006610
2009-01-22$3.37$2.5069.8%20.0%83.9%22.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%53-6.0K-110.00115.83N/AN/A007610
2009-01-23$3.37$2.5074.9%21.5%81.9%26.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0-6.7K00.00106.26N/AN/A007610
2009-01-26$3.60$2.5069.5%19.9%84.6%22.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%101-7.2K-150.00112.11N/AN/A007610
2009-01-27$3.60$2.5064.5%18.5%83.8%19.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%78-7.0K-100.00113.80N/AN/A007610
2009-01-28$3.77$2.5045.9%13.2%58.8%8.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%186-9.1K-290.00114.81N/AN/A007610
2009-01-29$3.56$2.5077.6%22.2%63.2%27.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%91-6.9K-140.00114.44N/AN/A007610
2009-01-30$3.56$2.5075.3%21.6%63.0%26.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%87-6.9K-120.00115.24N/AN/A007610