DUSA Options History — August 2007

In August 2007, DUSA traded between $1.90 and $2.43. ATM implied volatility averaged 126.6%, placing in the 59.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 36.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 54.0% (HV 20d: 72.5%). Max pain ranged from $2.50 to $5.00. Net GEX was positive for 18 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 0 of 23 days.

Notable Days

  • 2007-08-08: Highest Volume — 10 contracts
  • 2007-08-16: Largest IV spike — 101.2% change
  • 2007-08-06: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2007-08-06: Largest Expected Move — 54.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$2.10$1.90$2.43$2.43$2.16
Max Pain$3.37$2.50$5.00$5.00$2.50
ATM IV126.6%57.5%189.1%163.9%131.1%
Expected Move36.9%16.5%54.2%47.0%37.6%
HV 20d72.5%61.3%79.8%61.3%69.5%
HV 60d89.7%65.7%133.0%131.0%68.1%
IV Rank59.5%13.1%100.0%88.9%61.7%
IV Percentile71.0%21.9%100.0%97.9%80.2%
Term Structure-76.8%-91.6%-65.5%-69.0%-91.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %127.25106.94152.43152.43108.30
Gamma HHI0.740.511.001.000.83
Net GEX61-272175-272165
Net DEX5.8K-1.6K15.2K8.8K-807
Net VEX-44-97-1-33-59
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Total Volume0.60901000
Total OI398.783390412402390

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2007-08-01$2.43$5.00163.9%47.0%61.3%88.9%0.0%0.0%-69.0%-2728.8K-330.00152.43N/AN/A0032973
2007-08-02$2.33$5.00170.2%48.8%62.3%93.4%0.0%0.0%-71.1%174-1.6K-970.00144.59N/AN/A0032973
2007-08-03$2.35$5.00175.1%50.2%62.3%96.8%0.0%0.0%-65.5%175-1.3K-890.00144.66N/AN/A0032973
2007-08-06$2.32$5.00189.1%54.2%62.3%100.0%0.0%0.0%-87.1%162-646-850.00144.59N/AN/A0032973
2007-08-07$2.35$5.00188.7%54.1%62.3%99.7%0.0%0.0%-91.6%146685-770.00145.04N/AN/A0032973
2007-08-08$2.07$5.00106.9%0.0%75.1%45.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%748.4K-370.00137.02N/AN/A01032973
2007-08-09$2.03$5.00104.6%0.0%74.3%44.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%3410.4K-360.00134.11N/AN/A0232983
2007-08-10$2.02$5.00123.1%0.0%74.3%56.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%1185.2K-590.00134.11N/AN/A0032979
2007-08-13$2.13$2.50106.0%30.4%77.8%45.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%618.6K-430.00125.34N/AN/A0032979
2007-08-14$2.00$2.50108.7%31.2%79.8%46.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%2310.1K-290.00123.94N/AN/A0032979
2007-08-15$2.00$2.5057.5%16.5%79.5%13.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%-1713.4K-150.00115.49N/AN/A0032979
2007-08-16$1.97$2.50115.7%33.2%79.5%51.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%-715.2K-40.00123.07N/AN/A0032979
2007-08-17$1.97$2.50111.6%32.0%78.9%48.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%1910.2K-280.00123.02N/AN/A0032979
2007-08-20$1.91$2.50115.0%33.0%79.0%51.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%236.7K-270.00122.78N/AN/A0032961
2007-08-21$1.95$2.50111.4%31.9%75.3%48.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%196.7K-270.00124.03N/AN/A0032961
2007-08-22$1.97$2.50112.1%32.1%74.4%49.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%266.6K-290.00124.03N/AN/A0032961
2007-08-23$1.90$2.50121.2%34.8%74.4%55.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%-211.5K-10.00122.61N/AN/A0032961
2007-08-24$1.92$2.50118.9%34.1%74.8%53.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%216.7K-250.00122.78N/AN/A0032961
2007-08-27$2.05$2.50130.9%37.5%79.8%61.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%136676-560.00121.54N/AN/A0032961
2007-08-28$2.18$2.50126.3%36.2%72.9%58.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%164-572-610.00112.44N/AN/A0232961
2007-08-29$2.13$2.5099.4%28.5%69.4%40.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%-57.8K-230.00106.94N/AN/A0032961
2007-08-30$2.20$2.50123.6%35.4%69.4%56.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%158-110-620.00113.96N/AN/A0032961
2007-08-31$2.16$2.50131.1%37.6%69.5%61.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%165-807-590.00108.30N/AN/A0032961