AVGO Options History — April 2011

In April 2011, AVGO traded between $3.06 and $3.35. ATM implied volatility averaged 32.2%, placing in the 29.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 9.5%. IV traded above realized volatility by 0.8% (HV 20d: 31.4%). Max pain ranged from $3.00 to $3.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 20 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.21.

Notable Days

  • 2011-04-21: Highest Volume — 21,480 contracts
  • 2011-04-04: Largest IV spike — 36.7% change
  • 2011-04-15: Highest IV Rank — 42.4%
  • 2011-04-15: Largest Expected Move — 10.6%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$3.21$3.06$3.35$3.15$3.35
Max Pain$3.00$3.00$3.00$3.00$3.00
ATM IV32.2%26.1%36.9%26.1%32.4%
Expected Move9.5%7.5%10.6%7.5%9.3%
HV 20d31.4%28.5%34.9%32.1%31.7%
HV 60d40.6%39.4%41.6%40.4%39.7%
IV Rank29.8%14.1%42.4%14.1%30.2%
IV Percentile20.8%1.6%51.6%2.8%18.7%
Term Structure4.0%0.8%14.7%12.6%2.6%
VWIV32.7%22.8%35.2%22.8%33.2%
Skew 25d2.6%-0.8%9.5%9.5%3.2%
Skew 10d12.0%-2.3%45.1%45.1%7.0%
Call IV 25d32.1%20.5%35.4%20.5%32.1%
Put IV 25d34.6%30.0%44.4%30.0%35.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %77.0113.0891.5249.3885.04
Gamma HHI0.650.450.810.490.81
Net GEX282.2K188.7K416.0K215.9K416.0K
Net DEX-7.5M-10.1M-4.7M-6.7M-8.6M
Net VEX-31.9K-38.1K-28.0K-28.0K-37.6K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.210.000.970.280.15
Total Volume3,389.559021,4804,070780
Total OI77,851.555,35093,22082,12072,400

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-04-01$3.15$3.0026.1%7.5%32.1%14.1%22.8%9.5%12.6%215.9K-6.7M-28.0K0.2849.383,17090056,13025,990
2011-04-04$3.06$3.0035.6%10.2%32.6%40.0%35.2%1.9%2.8%188.7K-5.0M-28.1K0.2477.4595023056,69025,700
2011-04-05$3.17$3.0034.4%10.3%34.7%36.5%33.3%4.4%2.6%231.2K-7.3M-28.2K0.0328.0910,81029056,93025,830
2011-04-06$3.28$3.0031.9%10.0%33.0%29.8%34.5%-0.8%2.2%333.7K-9.8M-32.4K0.0037.075,7502063,16026,090
2011-04-07$3.25$3.0031.9%10.0%33.2%29.8%34.6%4.0%3.3%339.0K-10.0M-34.2K0.4113.0874030066,73026,040
2011-04-08$3.26$3.0035.3%8.4%33.2%38.2%31.9%3.1%1.0%351.0K-10.1M-33.8K0.1288.732,57031067,02026,200
2011-04-11$3.22$3.0027.5%9.9%33.3%16.7%34.1%1.2%3.3%238.3K-9.6M-31.1K0.0087.191,360066,40026,050
2011-04-12$3.14$3.0033.0%10.1%34.9%31.9%32.9%0.0%2.4%259.6K-8.0M-30.6K0.1287.012,91035066,52026,050
2011-04-13$3.18$3.0028.1%10.1%29.6%18.6%34.3%1.3%2.5%221.2K-8.5M-30.1K0.6988.8835024064,36025,910
2011-04-14$3.11$3.0034.1%9.8%30.9%35.0%32.6%-0.7%3.3%210.3K-7.6M-28.6K0.1088.684,48046064,49025,910
2011-04-15$3.17$3.0036.9%10.6%29.5%42.4%35.2%9.0%0.8%215.0K-7.6M-29.4K0.2188.741,27027062,71025,580
2011-04-18$3.16$3.0035.2%10.1%28.7%38.0%34.5%2.5%2.9%215.4K-4.7M-29.4K0.9791.5269067043,96011,390
2011-04-19$3.18$3.0034.2%9.8%28.5%35.2%32.3%2.0%3.8%222.3K-4.9M-29.2K0.2089.3069014043,94011,480
2011-04-20$3.26$3.0030.0%8.6%29.5%23.5%33.2%2.6%4.1%241.7K-5.6M-29.6K0.3889.801,25047043,99011,620
2011-04-21$3.26$3.0029.1%8.3%29.5%21.1%29.1%3.9%6.4%250.6K-5.9M-29.8K0.0191.3621,23025044,05011,870
2011-04-25$3.22$3.0034.8%10.0%29.7%36.8%0.0%1.0%4.3%344.9K-6.8M-36.3K0.2588.7281020058,37012,120
2011-04-26$3.23$3.0028.2%8.1%29.7%18.7%33.2%0.8%14.7%345.9K-6.7M-35.9K0.0089.861,140058,87012,220
2011-04-27$3.34$3.0031.6%9.1%31.5%28.1%32.0%1.9%3.4%403.1K-8.5M-38.1K0.0790.891,0507059,89012,220
2011-04-28$3.29$3.0033.1%9.5%31.7%32.3%33.2%0.4%1.9%400.7K-8.3M-37.7K0.0789.365804059,86012,290
2011-04-29$3.35$3.0032.4%9.3%31.7%30.2%33.2%3.2%2.6%416.0K-8.6M-37.6K0.1585.0468010060,11012,290