DUSA Options History — April 2012

In April 2012, DUSA traded between $5.50 and $6.34. ATM implied volatility averaged 61.1%, placing in the 14.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 17.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 19.5% (HV 20d: 41.7%). Max pain ranged from $5.00 to $7.50. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 14 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 15.88.

Notable Days

  • 2012-04-11: Highest Volume — 252 contracts
  • 2012-04-19: Largest IV drop — 24.0% change
  • 2012-04-18: Highest IV Rank — 26.5%
  • 2012-04-13: Largest Expected Move — 21.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$5.80$5.50$6.34$6.34$5.86
Max Pain$5.50$5.00$7.50$7.50$5.00
ATM IV61.1%47.5%74.4%56.0%55.4%
Expected Move17.3%13.6%21.3%16.1%15.9%
HV 20d41.7%32.9%83.8%83.8%44.9%
HV 60d57.3%55.5%59.0%55.5%58.7%
IV Rank14.7%5.4%26.5%10.6%11.7%
IV Percentile27.4%1.6%59.2%12.5%13.1%
Term Structure6.7%-18.8%33.0%14.6%9.5%
VWIV73.5%49.1%115.6%115.6%49.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %94.2676.09113.8493.7596.09
Gamma HHI0.550.350.950.550.36
Net GEX451-96760207332
Net DEX-28.4K-61.3K-6.8K-31.5K-58.6K
Net VEX-158-234-99-134-179
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio15.880.00125.000.000.00
Total Volume19.65025200
Total OI419.6269551273475

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-04-02$6.34$7.5056.0%16.1%83.8%10.6%0.0%0.0%14.6%207-31.5K-1340.0093.75N/AN/A00153120
2012-04-03$6.13$7.5066.2%19.0%36.2%17.4%0.0%0.0%-18.8%323-25.9K-1350.00112.60N/AN/A00153120
2012-04-04$5.96$7.5057.9%16.6%34.6%11.8%0.0%0.0%-7.0%491-19.8K-1270.0094.38N/AN/A00153120
2012-04-05$5.90$7.5068.9%19.8%33.4%19.2%0.0%0.0%-0.1%513-19.9K-1220.00113.84N/AN/A20153120
2012-04-09$5.81$5.0071.6%14.7%32.9%21.0%115.6%0.0%33.0%517-15.6K-1230.0099.31N/AN/A100153120
2012-04-10$5.50$5.0059.1%18.4%35.9%12.7%54.3%0.0%5.5%758-9.7K-1130.0077.29N/AN/A70149120
2012-04-11$5.67$5.0072.0%20.4%37.8%21.4%0.0%0.0%1.4%760-12.5K-118125.0077.66N/AN/A2250156120
2012-04-12$5.74$5.0070.5%20.2%37.9%20.4%0.0%0.0%1.8%579-9.8K-1900.0097.66N/AN/A00156346
2012-04-13$5.59$5.0074.4%21.3%38.5%23.0%0.0%0.0%0.4%536-7.0K-2040.0077.66N/AN/A50156346
2012-04-16$5.73$5.0061.1%17.5%39.6%14.0%0.0%0.0%19.4%-96-22.2K-1170.0076.09N/AN/A200156346
2012-04-17$5.85$5.0070.0%20.1%37.4%20.0%0.0%0.0%21.0%600-16.4K-2220.0091.85N/AN/A00176346
2012-04-18$5.61$5.0074.0%21.2%40.0%26.5%75.2%0.0%-2.9%682-12.0K-2240.0091.39N/AN/A020176346
2012-04-19$5.55$5.0056.2%16.1%36.7%12.6%49.1%0.0%-6.1%458-6.8K-2342.00111.82N/AN/A510176365
2012-04-20$5.89$5.0048.9%14.0%42.7%6.9%0.0%0.0%25.8%484-26.8K-1100.0093.36N/AN/A060176375
2012-04-23$5.69$5.0054.2%15.5%43.8%10.7%0.0%0.0%13.8%387-47.6K-2060.0098.53N/AN/A00158315
2012-04-24$5.71$5.0052.3%15.0%43.9%9.2%0.0%0.0%13.4%361-51.2K-1650.0096.82N/AN/A00158315
2012-04-25$5.78$5.0054.2%15.5%44.3%10.7%0.0%0.0%16.6%346-53.6K-1690.0095.65N/AN/A00158315
2012-04-26$5.86$5.0047.5%13.6%44.6%5.4%0.0%0.0%1.1%476-61.3K-990.0095.00N/AN/A00158315
2012-04-27$5.92$5.0052.4%15.0%44.8%9.3%0.0%0.0%-7.3%296-59.1K-1780.0094.38N/AN/A20158315
2012-04-30$5.86$5.0055.4%15.9%44.9%11.7%0.0%0.0%9.5%332-58.6K-1790.0096.09N/AN/A00160315