DUSA Options History — December 2011

In December 2011, DUSA traded between $3.70 and $4.65. ATM implied volatility averaged 90.6%, placing in the 33.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 18.7%. IV traded above realized volatility by 45.8% (HV 20d: 44.8%). Max pain ranged from $5.00 to $5.00. Net GEX was positive for 2 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 9 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.00.

Notable Days

  • 2011-12-16: Highest Volume — 100 contracts
  • 2011-12-15: Largest IV drop — 63.0% change
  • 2011-12-14: Highest IV Rank — 84.9%
  • 2011-12-01: Largest Expected Move — 39.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$4.16$3.70$4.65$3.70$4.38
Max Pain$5.00$5.00$5.00$5.00$5.00
ATM IV90.6%51.5%167.7%136.5%62.6%
Expected Move18.7%14.8%39.1%39.1%17.9%
HV 20d44.8%32.5%69.7%69.6%36.6%
HV 60d59.8%58.9%61.2%60.6%59.0%
IV Rank33.6%7.6%84.9%64.1%15.0%
IV Percentile40.7%1.6%96.0%83.1%17.3%
Term Structure-3.7%-58.8%20.1%-58.8%-8.6%
VWIV50.7%44.3%57.2%44.3%57.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %119.37101.34127.64117.70119.34
Gamma HHI0.570.460.860.480.54
Net GEX-221-6254745-232
Net DEX-83.0K-110.6K-52.2K-52.2K-103.1K
Net VEX-167-256-108-256-149
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.000.000.000.000.00
Total Volume7.3330100100
Total OI564.143508599599532

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-12-01$3.70$5.00136.5%39.1%69.6%64.1%0.0%0.0%-58.8%45-52.2K-2560.00117.70N/AN/A010323276
2011-12-02$3.77$5.0096.5%27.7%69.7%37.5%0.0%0.0%-20.7%-49-58.6K-1880.00101.34N/AN/A00323266
2011-12-05$3.85$0.00111.2%18.3%69.3%47.3%0.0%0.0%-16.2%-136-63.5K-1610.00125.51N/AN/A00323266
2011-12-06$3.92$0.00103.5%16.7%69.5%42.2%0.0%0.0%-16.0%-135-63.7K-2210.00115.00N/AN/A20323266
2011-12-07$3.96$0.00104.8%16.3%67.8%43.0%0.0%0.0%14.2%47-69.3K-1600.00115.42N/AN/A180323266
2011-12-08$3.95$0.00115.6%15.7%65.6%50.2%0.0%0.0%-11.4%-295-69.7K-1420.00115.45N/AN/A00332266
2011-12-09$4.08$0.00116.0%17.8%37.9%50.5%0.0%0.0%-12.9%-363-73.8K-1670.00124.01N/AN/A00332266
2011-12-12$4.06$0.00131.4%16.3%38.0%60.8%0.0%0.0%10.4%-235-73.1K-1950.00122.72N/AN/A00332266
2011-12-13$4.05$0.00162.6%18.6%34.9%81.5%0.0%0.0%3.6%-211-72.6K-1930.00127.64N/AN/A00332266
2011-12-14$4.06$0.00167.7%18.1%33.2%84.9%0.0%0.0%-13.9%-184-71.8K-2090.00115.99N/AN/A00332266
2011-12-15$4.10$0.0062.0%17.8%32.7%14.6%0.0%0.0%4.7%-262-75.4K-1800.00117.77N/AN/A00332266
2011-12-16$4.18$0.0058.8%16.9%32.5%12.5%0.0%0.0%11.8%-290-79.6K-1710.00117.24N/AN/A0100332266
2011-12-19$4.05$0.0059.5%17.1%35.3%12.9%0.0%0.0%-8.5%-302-85.0K-1080.00115.23N/AN/A00332176
2011-12-20$4.26$0.0060.4%17.3%37.0%13.5%44.3%0.0%-0.3%-441-93.5K-1170.00124.03N/AN/A130332176
2011-12-21$4.37$5.0067.7%19.4%37.2%18.4%0.0%0.0%-9.8%-128-100.1K-1640.00122.12N/AN/A00345176
2011-12-22$4.50$5.0067.0%19.2%34.6%17.9%0.0%0.0%-5.5%-137-106.0K-1760.00120.32N/AN/A00345176
2011-12-23$4.65$5.0051.5%14.8%32.8%7.6%0.0%0.0%17.9%-625-110.6K-1150.00126.78N/AN/A100345176
2011-12-27$4.50$5.0059.9%17.2%35.3%13.2%57.2%0.0%12.5%-203-108.5K-1280.00127.11N/AN/A10355176
2011-12-28$4.39$5.0054.2%15.5%37.5%9.4%0.0%0.0%20.1%-198-104.7K-1640.00118.12N/AN/A00356176
2011-12-29$4.48$5.0053.6%15.4%34.8%9.0%0.0%0.0%9.7%-303-108.3K-1440.00118.00N/AN/A00356176
2011-12-30$4.38$5.0062.6%17.9%36.6%15.0%0.0%0.0%-8.6%-232-103.1K-1490.00119.34N/AN/A00356176