DUSA Options History — September 2011

In September 2011, DUSA traded between $3.65 and $4.22. ATM implied volatility averaged 98.2%, placing in the 38.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 23.7%. IV traded above realized volatility by 37.7% (HV 20d: 60.6%). Max pain ranged from $5.00 to $7.50. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 4 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.25.

Notable Days

  • 2011-09-06: Highest Volume — 56 contracts
  • 2011-09-21: Largest IV spike — 57.8% change
  • 2011-09-14: Highest IV Rank — 83.7%
  • 2011-09-22: Largest Expected Move — 34.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$3.87$3.65$4.22$4.22$3.70
Max Pain$5.38$5.00$7.50$7.50$5.00
ATM IV98.2%63.3%165.9%66.1%111.0%
Expected Move23.7%15.9%34.4%18.9%31.8%
HV 20d60.6%41.2%83.2%80.2%41.6%
HV 60d76.5%71.3%78.4%76.8%71.3%
IV Rank38.7%15.4%83.7%17.3%47.2%
IV Percentile47.8%13.7%95.6%16.9%58.5%
Term Structure-14.7%-43.4%22.1%-19.3%-32.1%
VWIV75.3%68.1%87.3%87.3%70.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %114.71110.62119.80112.45116.61
Gamma HHI0.540.410.680.570.57
Net GEX1.6K1.3K2.2K2.2K1.4K
Net DEX-78.8K-123.9K-50.6K-123.9K-53.4K
Net VEX-548-724-391-685-448
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.250.005.000.000.00
Total Volume605630
Total OI1,293.9051,2761,3351,2761,287

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-09-01$4.22$7.5066.1%18.9%80.2%17.3%0.0%0.0%-19.3%2.2K-123.9K-6850.00112.45N/AN/A301,020256
2011-09-02$3.95$7.5064.8%18.6%83.2%16.4%0.0%0.0%-22.4%1.9K-119.1K-7070.00110.62N/AN/A001,023256
2011-09-06$4.09$0.0088.4%20.5%77.9%32.1%87.3%0.0%13.9%1.9K-110.1K-6580.00113.95N/AN/A0561,023256
2011-09-07$4.18$7.5076.3%18.6%76.3%24.1%0.0%0.0%22.1%2.0K-107.5K-7240.00113.23N/AN/A1001,023312
2011-09-08$4.00$5.0082.5%15.9%76.2%28.2%0.0%0.0%-5.9%1.8K-76.9K-5580.00114.50N/AN/A001,023276
2011-09-09$3.87$5.0098.6%16.2%76.0%38.9%0.0%0.0%10.9%1.8K-98.6K-6440.00112.79N/AN/A001,023276
2011-09-12$3.88$5.00125.5%18.4%75.9%56.8%0.0%0.0%-10.7%1.5K-61.3K-4820.00114.69N/AN/A001,023276
2011-09-13$3.99$5.00140.3%17.6%69.0%66.7%0.0%0.0%11.8%1.8K-94.0K-6090.00112.79N/AN/A001,023276
2011-09-14$3.92$5.00165.9%21.9%66.8%83.7%0.0%0.0%-11.2%1.7K-79.3K-5680.00111.65N/AN/A001,023276
2011-09-15$3.99$5.0084.0%24.1%57.6%29.2%0.0%0.0%-7.1%1.8K-103.7K-6520.00113.21N/AN/A001,023276
2011-09-16$3.96$5.0080.1%23.0%57.6%26.6%0.0%0.0%-11.8%1.8K-100.4K-6590.00114.82N/AN/A001,023276
2011-09-19$3.81$5.0063.3%18.1%58.9%15.4%0.0%0.0%-6.6%1.5K-61.3K-4780.00116.27N/AN/A001,021266
2011-09-20$3.81$5.0064.3%18.4%57.6%16.1%68.1%0.0%-11.6%1.5K-60.6K-4705.00116.61N/AN/A5251,021266
2011-09-21$3.72$5.00101.4%29.1%49.8%40.8%0.0%0.0%-24.9%1.3K-52.4K-4430.00116.61N/AN/A001,021286
2011-09-22$3.67$5.00119.9%34.4%49.8%53.1%70.6%0.0%-43.4%1.3K-55.2K-4870.00118.41N/AN/A0251,021286
2011-09-23$3.66$5.00108.7%31.2%49.4%45.7%0.0%0.0%-40.2%1.3K-53.9K-4200.00113.79N/AN/A001,021266
2011-09-26$3.68$5.00103.4%29.7%43.4%42.1%0.0%0.0%-33.9%1.3K-52.1K-4570.00119.80N/AN/A201,021266
2011-09-27$3.71$5.00103.5%29.7%41.2%42.2%0.0%0.0%-26.8%1.6K-84.3K-5270.00114.30N/AN/A001,021266
2011-09-28$3.65$5.00109.7%31.5%41.2%46.3%0.0%0.0%-31.8%1.3K-50.6K-4320.00115.24N/AN/A001,021266
2011-09-29$3.74$5.00105.5%30.3%42.6%43.5%0.0%0.0%-27.6%1.4K-56.1K-3910.00116.61N/AN/A001,021266
2011-09-30$3.70$5.00111.0%31.8%41.6%47.2%0.0%0.0%-32.1%1.4K-53.4K-4480.00116.61N/AN/A001,021266