DUSA Options History — February 2012

In February 2012, DUSA traded between $4.65 and $5.09. ATM implied volatility averaged 66.5%, placing in the 17.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 19.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 34.9% (HV 20d: 31.6%). Max pain ranged from $2.50 to $2.50. Net GEX was positive for 9 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 18 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.36.

Notable Days

  • 2012-02-03: Highest Volume — 42 contracts
  • 2012-02-09: Largest IV spike — 21.0% change
  • 2012-02-09: Highest IV Rank — 27.5%
  • 2012-02-09: Largest Expected Move — 23.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$4.86$4.65$5.09$4.82$4.82
Max Pain$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50
ATM IV66.5%58.3%81.4%63.3%58.3%
Expected Move19.3%16.7%23.3%18.2%16.7%
HV 20d31.6%29.6%32.8%32.0%31.7%
HV 60d39.7%34.4%50.4%50.4%34.9%
IV Rank17.6%12.1%27.5%15.4%12.1%
IV Percentile30.6%12.9%53.2%22.6%12.9%
Term Structure7.6%-5.2%28.7%12.9%5.7%
VWIV125.2%84.2%181.0%110.3%84.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %111.7984.74138.09118.24108.16
Gamma HHI0.900.630.980.960.81
Net GEX-692-1.9K313-1.1K198
Net DEX-93.1K-148.8K-26.9K-112.1K-26.9K
Net VEX-97-118-73-118-84
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.360.004.000.000.00
Total Volume6.65042120
Total OI441.25144609558144

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-02-01$4.82$2.5063.3%18.2%32.0%15.4%0.0%0.0%12.9%-1.1K-112.1K-1180.00118.24N/AN/A10351207
2012-02-02$4.86$2.5060.6%17.4%32.0%13.6%0.0%0.0%12.4%-1.2K-113.3K-1160.00108.60N/AN/A01351207
2012-02-03$5.00$0.0068.1%20.0%32.8%18.6%110.3%0.0%3.8%-1.2K-121.7K-1160.0097.17N/AN/A420351208
2012-02-06$5.05$2.5059.9%20.5%32.8%13.2%0.0%0.0%0.6%-1.5K-145.6K-1100.0096.47N/AN/A10391208
2012-02-07$5.09$2.5064.3%19.6%32.8%16.1%0.0%0.0%3.0%-1.5K-148.8K-1090.00102.98N/AN/A70392208
2012-02-08$5.02$2.5067.2%19.4%30.6%18.1%0.0%0.0%7.6%-1.3K-146.3K-1130.00100.95N/AN/A00397208
2012-02-09$4.84$2.5081.4%23.3%30.2%27.5%0.0%0.0%-5.2%-1.7K-131.4K-1100.30103.36N/AN/A103397208
2012-02-10$4.69$2.5069.2%19.8%31.0%19.4%0.0%0.0%9.3%-1.4K-117.0K-1070.00104.77N/AN/A00393211
2012-02-13$4.74$2.5069.2%19.8%30.6%19.4%0.0%0.0%10.0%-1.6K-120.0K-1000.00103.44N/AN/A110393211
2012-02-14$4.82$2.5069.1%19.8%29.6%19.3%0.0%0.0%6.1%-1.9K-125.1K-990.00105.70N/AN/A40394211
2012-02-15$4.65$2.5061.5%17.6%31.9%14.2%0.0%0.0%14.8%-1.3K-117.5K-950.00130.06N/AN/A00398211
2012-02-16$4.73$2.5064.8%18.6%31.7%16.4%0.0%0.0%28.7%92-107.2K-850.00130.12N/AN/A00398211
2012-02-17$4.74$2.5068.2%19.5%31.6%18.7%0.0%0.0%16.9%158-108.2K-830.00134.84N/AN/A00398211
2012-02-21$4.75$2.5070.9%20.3%31.6%20.5%0.0%0.0%0.3%209-33.5K-730.00138.09N/AN/A4010945
2012-02-22$4.85$2.5076.4%21.9%31.7%24.2%181.0%0.0%-3.9%308-35.6K-840.00136.28N/AN/A2011245
2012-02-23$4.84$2.5064.3%18.4%30.9%16.1%0.0%0.0%8.8%313-36.6K-850.00108.69N/AN/A0011445
2012-02-24$4.98$2.5063.4%18.2%32.2%15.5%84.2%0.0%8.5%198-39.8K-844.00112.26N/AN/A1411445
2012-02-27$5.00$2.5066.0%18.9%31.9%17.3%0.0%0.0%6.0%196-38.7K-870.00110.89N/AN/A0011549
2012-02-28$4.94$2.5064.8%18.6%32.4%16.4%0.0%0.0%6.4%202-37.7K-860.0084.74N/AN/A22011549
2012-02-29$4.82$2.5058.3%16.7%31.7%12.1%0.0%0.0%5.7%198-26.9K-840.00108.16N/AN/A2009549