DUSA Options History — April 2011

In April 2011, DUSA traded between $4.89 and $6.05. ATM implied volatility averaged 74.1%, placing in the 23.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 21.2%. IV traded below realized volatility by 305.9% (HV 20d: 380.0%). Max pain ranged from $5.00 to $5.00. Net GEX was positive for 5 of 9 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 2 of 9 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.00.

Notable Days

  • 2011-04-21: Highest Volume — 14 contracts
  • 2011-04-21: Largest IV spike — 107.7% change
  • 2011-04-25: Highest IV Rank — 32.9%
  • 2011-04-25: Largest Expected Move — 25.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$5.55$4.89$6.05$5.85$4.89
Max Pain$5.00$5.00$5.00$5.00$5.00
ATM IV74.1%40.1%87.9%74.9%56.8%
Expected Move21.2%11.5%25.2%21.5%16.3%
HV 20d380.0%377.6%384.4%380.6%377.6%
HV 60d230.7%229.4%231.8%231.5%230.1%
IV Rank23.8%1.6%32.9%24.4%12.5%
IV Percentile24.7%3.0%31.7%23.7%17.0%
Term Structure-5.1%-16.6%37.5%4.3%37.5%
VWIV77.5%70.0%84.9%70.0%84.9%
Skew 25d13.6%-1.9%30.6%-1.9%30.6%
Skew 10d47.4%34.5%55.7%43.2%54.2%
Call IV 25d75.5%63.0%89.5%65.6%89.5%
Put IV 25d89.1%63.7%120.1%63.7%120.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %132.06108.99200.00126.74144.80
Gamma HHI0.820.760.870.760.87
Net GEX7401880188
Net DEX-2.5K-6.3K00-3.6K
Net VEX-6-1300-11
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.000.000.000.000.00
Total Volume201401
Total OI8.778017017

Daily Data (9 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-04-18$5.85$0.0074.9%21.5%380.6%24.4%0.0%0.0%4.3%0000.00126.74N/AN/A0000
2011-04-19$5.82$0.0076.6%22.0%379.9%25.5%0.0%-1.9%-11.4%0000.00126.82N/AN/A0000
2011-04-20$6.05$0.0040.1%11.5%378.6%1.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0000.00200.00N/AN/A0000
2011-04-21$6.05$0.0083.3%23.9%378.6%29.9%70.0%3.9%-13.2%0000.00124.34N/AN/A14000
2011-04-25$5.91$5.0087.9%25.2%378.4%32.9%0.0%0.4%-16.6%100-6.3K-100.00110.65N/AN/A00140
2011-04-26$5.12$5.0084.8%24.3%384.4%30.9%84.9%0.0%-12.8%108-3.8K-100.00108.99N/AN/A30140
2011-04-27$5.19$5.0083.3%23.9%384.0%29.9%0.0%20.8%-13.6%131-4.8K-130.00117.16N/AN/A00170
2011-04-28$5.04$5.0078.8%22.6%377.9%27.0%0.0%27.9%-15.3%139-4.3K-120.00129.05N/AN/A00170
2011-04-29$4.89$5.0056.8%16.3%377.6%12.5%0.0%30.6%37.5%188-3.6K-110.00144.80N/AN/A10170