DUSA Options History — February 2007

In February 2007, DUSA traded between $4.09 and $4.50. ATM implied volatility averaged 46.2%. The 30-day expected move averaged 12.4%. IV traded above realized volatility by 5.1% (HV 20d: 41.1%). Max pain ranged from $5.00 to $5.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 18 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.02.

Notable Days

  • 2007-02-05: Highest Volume — 25 contracts
  • 2007-02-05: Largest IV spike — 29.7% change
  • 2007-02-07: Largest Expected Move — 15.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$4.28$4.09$4.50$4.23$4.11
Max Pain$5.00$5.00$5.00$5.00$5.00
ATM IV46.2%37.7%66.1%50.2%50.3%
Expected Move12.4%10.8%15.5%14.4%14.4%
HV 20d41.1%37.1%44.2%37.2%42.3%
Term Structure17.9%-8.7%27.8%-8.7%9.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %19.1512.0952.4214.6312.52
Gamma HHI0.900.790.960.830.93
Net GEX699490833490723
Net DEX-28.2K-35.0K-17.8K-20.4K-22.4K
Net VEX-206-236-163-172-186
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.020.000.150.000.00
Total Volume3.842025180
Total OI293.211245309245302

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2007-02-01$4.23$5.0050.2%14.4%37.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%-8.7%490-20.4K-1720.0014.63N/AN/A18019253
2007-02-02$4.21$0.0051.0%11.0%37.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%25.0%566-22.9K-1890.0051.41N/AN/A2021053
2007-02-05$4.09$0.0066.1%11.4%37.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%23.5%511-17.8K-1630.0012.09N/AN/A25021253
2007-02-06$4.21$0.0059.4%10.8%39.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%25.3%618-27.5K-2050.0013.49N/AN/A0023253
2007-02-07$4.42$0.0051.8%15.5%41.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%6.7%707-34.2K-2190.0035.98N/AN/A2023253
2007-02-08$4.23$0.0039.0%11.2%43.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%25.7%626-27.2K-2020.0013.44N/AN/A0023453
2007-02-09$4.29$0.0038.1%10.9%43.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%27.8%656-26.4K-2000.1514.25N/AN/A20323453
2007-02-12$4.30$0.0047.1%13.5%43.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%25.3%748-30.9K-2230.0013.51N/AN/A2025453
2007-02-13$4.30$0.0037.8%10.8%43.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%25.1%757-31.2K-2250.0014.97N/AN/A0025653
2007-02-14$4.40$0.0037.7%10.8%41.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%21.4%783-35.0K-2360.0052.42N/AN/A0025653
2007-02-15$4.25$0.0040.7%11.7%42.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%21.3%740-29.4K-2170.0014.25N/AN/A0025653
2007-02-16$4.25$0.0041.4%11.9%39.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%21.1%740-29.5K-2160.0014.53N/AN/A0025653
2007-02-20$4.33$0.0043.4%12.4%40.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%20.5%759-31.3K-2200.0014.97N/AN/A0024853
2007-02-21$4.29$0.0043.2%12.4%40.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%18.4%743-30.7K-2110.0014.67N/AN/A0024853
2007-02-22$4.31$0.0041.3%11.8%39.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%12.4%762-28.9K-2070.0012.66N/AN/A1024853
2007-02-23$4.50$0.0046.5%13.3%41.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%17.4%833-34.8K-2230.0014.64N/AN/A0024953
2007-02-26$4.32$0.0045.7%13.1%44.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%9.1%774-29.4K-2050.0014.72N/AN/A0024953
2007-02-27$4.24$0.0047.8%13.7%41.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%12.5%739-24.9K-1940.0014.63N/AN/A0024953
2007-02-28$4.11$0.0050.3%14.4%42.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%9.6%723-22.4K-1860.0012.52N/AN/A0024953