DUSA Options History — October 2011

In October 2011, DUSA traded between $3.42 and $4.64. ATM implied volatility averaged 85.0%, placing in the 29.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 22.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 37.6% (HV 20d: 47.5%). Max pain ranged from $5.00 to $5.00. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 14 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 6.10.

Notable Days

  • 2011-10-14: Highest Volume — 21 contracts
  • 2011-10-13: Largest IV drop — 33.0% change
  • 2011-10-07: Highest IV Rank — 62.2%
  • 2011-10-04: Largest Expected Move — 37.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$4.04$3.42$4.64$3.42$4.50
Max Pain$5.00$5.00$5.00$5.00$5.00
ATM IV85.0%57.0%133.5%128.5%65.6%
Expected Move22.3%16.3%37.5%36.8%18.8%
HV 20d47.5%42.3%56.0%44.1%47.2%
HV 60d70.1%61.1%73.1%72.2%61.7%
IV Rank29.9%11.2%62.2%58.8%17.0%
IV Percentile35.2%7.3%80.2%73.0%21.0%
Term Structure-1.1%-56.6%22.8%-7.6%7.3%
VWIV70.3%46.7%82.5%81.7%82.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %114.3892.62122.41115.52122.41
Gamma HHI0.600.420.780.420.78
Net GEX2.0K1.1K2.8K1.3K2.8K
Net DEX-92.8K-174.2K-39.9K-63.4K-148.4K
Net VEX-438-549-333-514-472
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio6.100.0020.000.5010.00
Total Volume3.857021100
Total OI1,278.8571,2671,2921,2871,272

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-10-03$3.42$5.00128.5%36.8%44.1%58.8%0.0%0.0%-7.6%1.3K-63.4K-5140.00115.52N/AN/A0101,021266
2011-10-04$3.52$5.00130.9%37.5%43.4%60.4%0.0%0.0%-48.2%1.1K-42.0K-4210.00118.69N/AN/A001,021266
2011-10-05$3.61$5.00121.2%34.8%43.7%54.0%0.0%0.0%-56.6%1.1K-39.9K-3900.00121.84N/AN/A001,021266
2011-10-06$3.73$5.00113.2%32.5%43.7%48.7%0.0%0.0%-31.4%1.3K-50.6K-4180.00115.19N/AN/A001,021266
2011-10-07$3.71$5.00133.5%23.8%42.3%62.2%0.0%0.0%6.2%1.3K-51.1K-3960.00114.00N/AN/A001,021266
2011-10-10$3.76$5.00106.2%17.7%42.6%44.0%0.0%0.0%7.6%1.4K-54.5K-3520.0098.57N/AN/A001,021266
2011-10-11$3.98$5.00105.5%22.5%46.3%43.5%0.0%0.0%-2.9%1.8K-101.1K-5490.50111.26N/AN/A1051,021266
2011-10-12$4.00$5.00106.3%22.5%45.9%44.0%0.0%0.0%22.8%1.9K-104.9K-5310.00111.16N/AN/A001,031261
2011-10-13$4.01$5.0071.2%20.4%45.5%20.7%0.0%0.0%16.8%1.9K-108.1K-5380.0092.62N/AN/A001,031261
2011-10-14$4.11$5.0069.8%20.0%46.2%19.8%81.7%0.0%14.6%2.1K-99.0K-47320.00114.51N/AN/A1201,031261
2011-10-17$4.07$5.0062.6%18.0%43.9%15.0%0.0%0.0%7.9%2.0K-78.3K-4050.00122.21N/AN/A0151,031251
2011-10-18$4.22$5.0070.4%20.2%45.4%20.1%0.0%0.0%18.8%2.4K-123.3K-4430.00115.61N/AN/A001,031236
2011-10-19$4.14$5.0057.3%16.4%45.0%11.5%0.0%0.0%16.3%2.2K-85.0K-3810.00118.57N/AN/A001,031236
2011-10-20$3.95$5.0057.0%16.3%48.3%11.2%0.0%0.0%12.1%1.5K-65.5K-3330.00117.98N/AN/A001,031236
2011-10-21$4.16$5.0065.2%18.7%51.1%16.7%0.0%0.0%-1.7%2.3K-91.7K-4250.00117.60N/AN/A001,031236
2011-10-24$4.29$5.0062.0%17.8%51.9%14.6%0.0%0.0%3.1%2.8K-101.1K-3770.00118.46N/AN/A001,031236
2011-10-25$4.16$5.0061.1%17.5%53.6%14.0%0.0%0.0%1.6%2.2K-85.5K-3450.00116.92N/AN/A001,031236
2011-10-26$4.37$5.0069.4%19.9%55.1%19.5%46.7%0.0%1.0%2.6K-139.4K-4670.00115.72N/AN/A501,031236
2011-10-27$4.55$5.0064.3%18.4%56.0%16.1%0.0%0.0%-18.6%2.8K-140.8K-4840.00102.60N/AN/A401,036236
2011-10-28$4.64$5.0064.7%18.6%55.5%16.4%82.5%0.0%7.7%2.8K-174.2K-49410.00120.58N/AN/A1101,040236
2011-10-31$4.50$5.0065.6%18.8%47.2%17.0%0.0%0.0%7.3%2.8K-148.4K-4720.00122.41N/AN/A001,041231