DUSA Options History — July 2012

In July 2012, DUSA traded between $5.20 and $6.14. ATM implied volatility averaged 69.9%, placing in the 23.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 19.2%. IV traded above realized volatility by 32.9% (HV 20d: 37.1%). 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 9 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.20.

Notable Days

  • 2012-07-17: Highest Volume — 18 contracts
  • 2012-07-06: Largest IV drop — 36.3% change
  • 2012-07-05: Highest IV Rank — 43.6%
  • 2012-07-05: Largest Expected Move — 27.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$5.57$5.20$6.14$5.26$5.47
Max Pain$5.00$5.00$5.00$5.00$5.00
ATM IV69.9%54.1%96.0%66.2%75.8%
Expected Move19.2%15.5%27.5%19.0%21.7%
HV 20d37.1%32.9%45.6%35.4%45.6%
HV 60d42.2%40.2%44.0%43.9%44.0%
IV Rank23.1%10.7%43.6%20.1%27.7%
IV Percentile45.2%6.4%79.3%37.1%66.9%
Term Structure-2.3%-26.5%27.8%7.8%-16.2%
VWIV61.4%50.0%68.2%50.0%65.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %127.56117.56170.54125.74128.57
Gamma HHI0.480.380.630.500.39
Net GEX1062718327183
Net DEX-5.0K-12.4K858858-8.4K
Net VEX-128-150-106-138-120
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.200.001.000.000.00
Total Volume2.28601800
Total OI346.762336361339361

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-07-02$5.26$0.0066.2%19.0%35.4%20.1%0.0%0.0%7.8%27858-1380.00125.74N/AN/A0069270
2012-07-03$5.20$0.0071.6%20.5%35.7%24.4%0.0%0.0%-2.2%28154-1350.00126.02N/AN/A0069270
2012-07-05$5.27$0.0096.0%27.5%35.8%43.6%0.0%0.0%-26.5%71-1.9K-1220.00161.68N/AN/A0069270
2012-07-06$5.32$5.0061.1%17.4%35.9%16.1%0.0%0.0%7.2%31353-1460.00120.28N/AN/A0069270
2012-07-09$5.31$5.0078.9%20.3%35.6%30.2%0.0%0.0%-13.5%83-537-1190.00120.77N/AN/A0069270
2012-07-10$5.31$5.0082.4%16.9%35.5%32.9%0.0%0.0%2.7%102-569-1180.00127.21N/AN/A0069270
2012-07-11$5.42$5.0083.9%16.3%34.8%34.1%0.0%0.0%5.8%108-997-1190.00124.57N/AN/A0069270
2012-07-12$5.45$5.0060.3%17.3%33.2%15.6%0.0%0.0%16.0%67-793-1360.00117.56N/AN/A0069270
2012-07-13$5.57$5.0054.1%15.5%33.8%10.7%0.0%0.0%27.8%115-4.2K-1360.00121.41N/AN/A0069270
2012-07-16$5.77$5.0057.3%16.4%32.9%13.2%50.0%0.0%20.0%123-5.6K-1240.00119.17N/AN/A3069270
2012-07-17$6.07$5.0062.8%18.0%35.3%17.5%68.2%0.0%-8.0%152-6.7K-1061.00118.53N/AN/A9966270
2012-07-18$6.14$5.0069.1%19.8%34.5%22.4%61.9%0.0%-17.9%87-8.7K-1370.00119.23N/AN/A12068279
2012-07-19$6.05$5.0067.7%19.4%35.6%21.4%65.4%0.0%-13.0%127-12.4K-1430.00120.86N/AN/A10077279
2012-07-20$5.84$5.0071.1%20.4%39.1%24.0%0.0%0.0%-2.5%82-9.2K-1500.00126.02N/AN/A0077279
2012-07-23$5.49$5.0067.5%19.3%40.7%21.1%0.0%0.0%3.1%141-6.6K-1240.00126.97N/AN/A0077279
2012-07-24$5.53$5.0058.5%16.8%38.5%14.1%0.0%0.0%13.7%132-7.1K-1270.00125.69N/AN/A0077279
2012-07-25$5.53$5.0069.5%19.9%38.3%22.8%0.0%0.0%-8.7%140-6.8K-1250.00126.97N/AN/A0077279
2012-07-26$5.60$5.0069.7%20.0%37.5%22.9%0.0%0.0%-12.7%140-8.0K-1220.00124.77N/AN/A0077279
2012-07-27$5.86$5.0070.7%20.3%40.2%23.7%0.0%0.0%-13.7%123-10.2K-1160.00170.54N/AN/A0077279
2012-07-30$5.57$5.0074.6%21.4%45.0%26.7%0.0%0.0%-17.0%154-7.9K-1180.00126.22N/AN/A5077279
2012-07-31$5.47$5.0075.8%21.7%45.6%27.7%0.0%0.0%-16.2%183-8.4K-1200.00128.57N/AN/A0082279