DUSA Options History — August 2011

In August 2011, DUSA traded between $3.99 and $5.28. ATM implied volatility averaged 74.0%, placing in the 22.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 20.3%. IV traded below realized volatility by 20.1% (HV 20d: 94.1%). Max pain ranged from $2.50 to $10.00. Net GEX was positive for 23 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 17 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 3.19.

Notable Days

  • 2011-08-02: Highest Volume — 594 contracts
  • 2011-08-09: Largest IV spike — 71.3% change
  • 2011-08-10: Highest IV Rank — 58.8%
  • 2011-08-09: Largest Expected Move — 27.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$4.33$3.99$5.28$5.28$4.36
Max Pain$7.93$2.50$10.00$2.50$7.50
ATM IV74.0%54.9%127.5%85.5%63.9%
Expected Move20.3%15.7%27.4%24.5%18.3%
HV 20d94.1%66.3%107.6%66.3%79.7%
HV 60d74.9%62.6%77.9%62.6%77.4%
IV Rank22.9%9.8%58.8%31.3%15.8%
IV Percentile24.7%6.5%70.6%41.1%14.1%
Term Structure4.0%-22.4%15.9%-6.6%-7.5%
VWIV79.6%55.3%97.5%85.7%83.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %99.5444.31116.4954.31113.49
Gamma HHI0.450.330.640.590.52
Net GEX1.8K3134.5K4.5K2.3K
Net DEX-79.0K-201.2K59.2K-201.2K-143.3K
Net VEX-712-1.0K-404-522-739
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio3.190.0026.000.000.00
Total Volume67.0430594207
Total OI1,482.0879022,0039021,269

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-08-01$5.28$2.5085.5%24.5%66.3%31.3%85.7%0.0%-6.6%4.5K-201.2K-5220.0054.31N/AN/A20082280
2011-08-02$4.32$2.5077.0%22.1%93.8%25.7%67.5%0.0%-10.1%3.4K-112.9K-4042.1654.92N/AN/A18840684280
2011-08-03$4.43$5.0087.2%25.0%95.0%32.4%97.5%0.0%-22.4%903-66.0K-7021.0044.31N/AN/A20201,026481
2011-08-04$4.34$5.0065.4%18.8%86.1%18.2%0.0%0.0%10.2%818-22.6K-6430.0072.04N/AN/A001,030501
2011-08-05$4.40$7.5061.3%20.2%84.8%15.4%0.0%0.0%2.0%851-28.5K-62326.0091.33N/AN/A1261,030501
2011-08-08$4.02$7.5072.7%18.9%87.5%22.9%55.3%0.0%8.6%63218.3K-5160.0082.80N/AN/A01451,031517
2011-08-09$4.22$10.00124.6%27.4%90.5%56.9%0.0%0.0%15.3%457-1.1K-7400.00116.25N/AN/A001,031651
2011-08-10$4.03$10.00127.5%23.7%91.1%58.8%0.0%0.0%8.3%39856.1K-6190.00115.85N/AN/A001,031651
2011-08-11$4.16$10.0093.0%26.7%92.8%35.2%0.0%0.0%10.4%31359.2K-5893.75116.49N/AN/A8301,031651
2011-08-12$4.10$10.0075.5%21.6%92.8%23.5%0.0%0.0%9.5%34442.7K-5820.12115.44N/AN/A5061,039606
2011-08-15$4.48$10.0073.0%20.9%98.0%21.9%88.6%0.0%8.6%836-3.8K-6240.31112.34N/AN/A4001231,029605
2011-08-16$4.67$10.0073.6%21.1%94.8%22.3%0.0%0.0%0.3%3.4K-134.8K-1.0K0.00107.25N/AN/A001,428575
2011-08-17$4.22$10.0055.8%16.0%100.3%10.4%0.0%0.0%11.0%2.2K-52.7K-8490.00114.49N/AN/A101,428575
2011-08-18$4.20$10.0059.3%17.0%100.1%12.8%0.0%0.0%9.6%2.1K-102.0K-8030.00110.61N/AN/A0101,429390
2011-08-19$4.14$10.0059.3%17.0%100.1%12.8%0.0%0.0%8.4%2.0K-105.7K-8330.00110.61N/AN/A101,429400
2011-08-22$3.99$10.0054.9%15.7%100.3%9.8%0.0%0.0%-10.7%1.9K-115.7K-7505.00107.45N/AN/A2101,015270
2011-08-23$4.31$7.5069.5%19.9%105.0%19.5%0.0%0.0%14.2%2.1K-142.4K-8180.0098.60N/AN/A801,013256
2011-08-24$4.27$7.5064.3%18.4%104.9%16.1%0.0%0.0%9.0%2.1K-147.5K-8230.0098.71N/AN/A001,013256
2011-08-25$4.16$7.5063.6%18.2%105.0%15.7%0.0%0.0%-14.0%2.0K-138.6K-7740.00112.15N/AN/A001,013256
2011-08-26$4.41$7.5068.2%19.5%107.6%18.7%83.1%0.0%12.1%2.3K-143.5K-7680.00111.82N/AN/A0601,013256
2011-08-29$4.55$7.5059.9%17.2%107.3%13.2%0.0%0.0%15.9%2.4K-173.4K-8560.00114.72N/AN/A001,013256
2011-08-30$4.47$7.5067.1%19.2%79.7%17.9%0.0%0.0%10.1%2.4K-157.2K-8070.00113.39N/AN/A001,013256
2011-08-31$4.36$7.5063.9%18.3%79.7%15.8%0.0%0.0%-7.5%2.3K-143.3K-7390.00113.49N/AN/A701,013256