ACTU Options History — March 2009

In March 2009, ACTU traded between $2.83 and $3.50. 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 below realized volatility by 3.7% (HV 20d: 95.3%). Max pain ranged from $2.50 to $2.50. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.00.

Notable Days

  • 2009-03-26: Highest Volume — 200 contracts
  • 2009-03-12: Largest IV spike — 41.4% change
  • 2009-03-27: Highest IV Rank — 53.3%
  • 2009-03-27: Largest Expected Move — 34.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$3.21$2.83$3.50$3.31$3.06
Max Pain$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50
ATM IV91.6%69.5%119.5%82.6%108.2%
Expected Move26.3%19.9%34.3%23.7%31.0%
HV 20d95.3%65.5%124.5%65.5%124.5%
HV 60d83.3%76.8%89.9%89.4%87.2%
IV Rank36.2%22.7%53.3%30.7%46.4%
IV Percentile74.0%50.0%89.3%72.2%82.9%
VWIV123.1%106.9%139.3%106.9%139.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %103.9398.37120.28103.38120.28
Gamma HHI0.840.501.000.730.99
Net GEX2919462631
Net DEX-5.6K-6.7K-3.5K-5.9K-5.3K
Net VEX-5-9-2-5-3
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.000.000.000.000.00
Total Volume10.455020000
Total OI119.4098831788317

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2009-03-02$3.31$2.5082.6%23.7%65.5%30.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%26-5.9K-50.00103.38N/AN/A007810
2009-03-03$3.15$2.5086.0%24.7%67.5%32.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%31-5.2K-70.00101.99N/AN/A007810
2009-03-04$3.25$2.5090.4%25.9%68.8%35.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%29-5.6K-60.00100.57N/AN/A007810
2009-03-05$2.83$2.5080.4%23.0%83.7%29.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%41-3.5K-90.00109.02N/AN/A007810
2009-03-06$3.03$2.5075.0%21.5%85.9%26.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%35-4.9K-70.00104.04N/AN/A007810
2009-03-09$2.94$2.5069.5%19.9%83.6%22.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%40-4.5K-70.00107.08N/AN/A007810
2009-03-10$3.23$2.5078.6%22.5%91.7%28.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%23-5.8K-40.00101.24N/AN/A007810
2009-03-11$3.12$2.5072.3%20.7%87.7%24.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%27-5.5K-40.00102.95N/AN/A007810
2009-03-12$3.37$2.50102.3%29.3%87.9%42.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%31-6.0K-50.0099.58N/AN/A007810
2009-03-13$3.31$2.5086.3%24.8%88.0%33.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%21-6.1K-40.00100.06N/AN/A007810
2009-03-16$3.09$2.5095.7%27.4%89.6%38.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%32-5.1K-60.00104.18N/AN/A007810
2009-03-17$3.36$2.5093.4%26.8%94.9%37.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%20-6.2K-30.00100.23N/AN/A007810
2009-03-18$3.45$2.5094.6%27.1%95.6%38.0%106.9%0.0%0.0%19-6.5K-30.00106.22N/AN/A807810
2009-03-19$3.33$2.50111.1%31.9%96.2%48.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%29-5.9K-40.00100.23N/AN/A008610
2009-03-20$3.11$2.5087.8%25.2%98.2%33.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%28-5.4K-40.00102.95N/AN/A008610
2009-03-23$3.49$2.50100.7%28.9%106.5%41.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%19-6.7K-20.0098.37N/AN/A008610
2009-03-24$3.13$2.5083.7%24.0%112.7%31.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%24-5.7K-30.00104.23N/AN/A008610
2009-03-25$3.25$2.5094.0%26.9%112.5%37.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%20-6.0K-30.00101.40N/AN/A008610
2009-03-26$3.50$2.50106.4%30.5%115.7%45.3%139.3%0.0%0.0%20-6.7K-20.00101.97N/AN/A20008610
2009-03-27$3.33$2.50119.5%34.3%117.0%53.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%46-6.1K-40.00107.34N/AN/A0028510
2009-03-30$2.90$2.5097.2%27.9%123.8%39.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%44-4.6K-50.00109.18N/AN/A22028510
2009-03-31$3.06$2.50108.2%31.0%124.5%46.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%31-5.3K-30.00120.28N/AN/A0030710