DUSA Options History — July 2011

In July 2011, DUSA traded between $5.02 and $6.51. ATM implied volatility averaged 77.5%, placing in the 26.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 20.4%. IV traded above realized volatility by 13.4% (HV 20d: 64.1%). Max pain ranged from $2.50 to $7.50. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 14 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.12.

Notable Days

  • 2011-07-18: Highest Volume — 139 contracts
  • 2011-07-14: Largest IV drop — 40.8% change
  • 2011-07-13: Highest IV Rank — 53.9%
  • 2011-07-20: Largest Expected Move — 23.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$5.63$5.02$6.51$6.37$5.09
Max Pain$2.75$2.50$7.50$7.50$2.50
ATM IV77.5%55.0%120.0%55.0%82.9%
Expected Move20.4%14.5%23.9%15.8%23.8%
HV 20d64.1%49.4%71.8%52.1%65.3%
HV 60d133.3%70.9%223.2%223.2%70.9%
IV Rank26.0%11.3%53.9%11.3%29.6%
IV Percentile34.2%18.5%67.3%18.5%39.1%
Term Structure4.0%-9.8%22.5%17.7%-2.6%
VWIV71.3%53.2%84.2%53.2%82.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %79.8149.19102.6459.8184.09
Gamma HHI0.590.460.750.750.59
Net GEX2.6K1.6K4.2K2.2K4.1K
Net DEX-125.9K-212.7K-66.2K-104.0K-177.4K
Net VEX-498-591-400-513-518
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.120.001.670.000.00
Total Volume26.8501392017
Total OI667.9516885522885

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-07-01$6.37$7.5055.0%15.8%52.1%11.3%0.0%0.0%17.7%2.2K-104.0K-5130.0059.81N/AN/A02045072
2011-07-05$6.51$2.5061.6%18.5%49.4%15.6%53.2%0.0%5.0%2.1K-108.1K-5470.0076.90N/AN/A41045092
2011-07-06$6.47$2.5060.2%19.8%49.4%14.7%0.0%0.0%0.8%2.2K-132.1K-5910.0073.69N/AN/A0048692
2011-07-07$5.70$2.5065.6%19.5%65.2%18.3%65.5%0.0%4.7%2.1K-80.6K-4700.0081.62N/AN/A31048692
2011-07-08$5.91$2.5072.1%17.1%65.7%22.5%0.0%0.0%20.8%2.1K-71.5K-4110.0075.18N/AN/A0046892
2011-07-11$6.05$2.5099.9%14.5%66.0%40.7%0.0%0.0%22.5%2.1K-78.6K-4520.0094.70N/AN/A1046892
2011-07-12$5.81$2.5096.1%19.1%67.4%38.3%0.0%0.0%-9.7%1.9K-83.8K-4710.0092.39N/AN/A0046892
2011-07-13$5.70$2.50120.0%19.7%67.4%53.9%0.0%0.0%7.0%1.9K-80.6K-4520.0083.50N/AN/A10046887
2011-07-14$5.61$2.5071.0%20.3%64.2%21.8%71.4%0.0%2.3%1.8K-76.6K-4460.0085.16N/AN/A6047787
2011-07-15$5.54$2.5074.2%21.3%63.8%23.9%0.0%0.0%0.1%1.7K-76.8K-4460.0059.97N/AN/A0047887
2011-07-18$5.21$2.5067.1%19.2%65.9%19.3%67.4%0.0%7.1%1.6K-66.2K-4000.0085.91N/AN/A139044670
2011-07-19$5.62$2.5062.2%17.8%71.8%16.0%54.1%0.0%14.6%2.1K-135.0K-4501.6760.74N/AN/A61056370
2011-07-20$5.51$2.5083.3%23.9%69.5%29.9%84.2%0.0%-9.8%1.9K-138.3K-4980.0075.98N/AN/A78056980
2011-07-21$5.53$2.5079.7%22.8%68.2%27.5%79.9%0.0%-1.8%2.6K-163.9K-5330.0049.19N/AN/A129064180
2011-07-22$5.47$2.5082.0%23.5%66.9%29.0%83.3%0.0%-5.7%3.4K-212.7K-5870.0077.24N/AN/A45075780
2011-07-25$5.30$2.5082.3%23.6%67.6%29.2%82.7%0.0%4.4%4.0K-207.3K-5840.00102.64N/AN/A1080280
2011-07-26$5.12$2.5081.9%23.5%65.3%29.0%0.0%0.0%-1.7%3.9K-184.1K-5380.0098.39N/AN/A2080280
2011-07-27$5.02$2.5075.5%21.7%65.4%24.8%0.0%0.0%1.3%4.2K-170.2K-5330.0097.06N/AN/A1080480
2011-07-28$5.05$2.5076.8%22.0%65.6%25.6%0.0%0.0%3.5%4.2K-170.9K-5230.0081.97N/AN/A0080580
2011-07-29$5.09$2.5082.9%23.8%65.3%29.6%0.0%0.0%-2.6%4.1K-177.4K-5180.0084.09N/AN/A17080580