DUSA Options History — August 2012

In August 2012, DUSA traded between $5.02 and $5.52. ATM implied volatility averaged 77.5%, placing in the 30.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 20.7%. IV traded above realized volatility by 34.0% (HV 20d: 43.5%). Max pain ranged from $5.00 to $5.00. Net GEX was positive for 23 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 9 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.00.

Notable Days

  • 2012-08-02: Highest Volume — 17 contracts
  • 2012-08-02: Largest IV spike — 92.4% change
  • 2012-08-15: Highest IV Rank — 54.0%
  • 2012-08-27: Largest Expected Move — 24.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$5.30$5.02$5.52$5.40$5.35
Max Pain$5.00$5.00$5.00$5.00$5.00
ATM IV77.5%38.4%108.2%38.4%68.0%
Expected Move20.7%18.0%24.9%21.2%19.5%
HV 20d43.5%38.5%49.2%45.6%39.5%
HV 60d40.6%39.5%43.5%43.5%39.9%
IV Rank30.2%0.0%54.0%0.0%22.9%
IV Percentile59.9%0.0%89.6%0.0%40.2%
Term Structure-4.0%-16.4%9.7%-4.1%3.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %125.25109.45194.35194.35122.91
Gamma HHI0.480.360.920.520.54
Net GEX1862440324163
Net DEX-5.6K-19.3K-741-2.3K-3.4K
Net VEX-106-136-51-51-93
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.000.000.000.000.00
Total Volume1.17401700
Total OI362.087343386361343

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-08-01$5.40$5.0038.4%0.0%45.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%24-2.3K-510.00194.35N/AN/A0082279
2012-08-02$5.34$5.0073.9%21.2%45.6%27.4%0.0%0.0%-4.1%152-3.4K-1070.00130.16N/AN/A17082279
2012-08-03$5.40$5.0078.2%22.4%45.7%30.8%0.0%0.0%-15.4%260-10.1K-1220.00135.40N/AN/A0097279
2012-08-06$5.39$5.0080.7%19.9%45.7%32.7%0.0%0.0%-3.5%275-10.8K-1200.00121.22N/AN/A0097279
2012-08-07$5.32$5.0082.2%20.7%46.0%33.9%0.0%0.0%-12.7%267-8.5K-1140.00118.94N/AN/A0097279
2012-08-08$5.05$5.0080.8%18.0%48.8%32.8%0.0%0.0%3.7%218-4.1K-1160.00109.45N/AN/A0097279
2012-08-09$5.13$5.0082.5%21.9%49.2%34.1%0.0%0.0%-12.7%261-4.8K-1130.00116.17N/AN/A0097279
2012-08-10$5.13$5.0091.7%20.8%48.3%41.3%0.0%0.0%-11.7%229-3.8K-1160.00125.96N/AN/A0097279
2012-08-13$5.03$5.00101.5%21.2%46.3%48.8%0.0%0.0%-10.8%252-741-1020.00120.09N/AN/A10097279
2012-08-14$5.02$5.00101.6%20.9%41.1%48.9%0.0%0.0%-14.4%325-3.5K-1160.00121.60N/AN/A00107279
2012-08-15$5.13$5.00108.2%20.8%41.9%54.0%0.0%0.0%-12.6%352-6.2K-1140.00118.85N/AN/A00107279
2012-08-16$5.42$5.0071.3%20.4%47.6%25.5%0.0%0.0%-16.4%403-15.4K-1110.00119.66N/AN/A00107279
2012-08-17$5.51$5.0063.0%18.1%46.8%19.1%0.0%0.0%-10.7%59-19.3K-1360.00121.09N/AN/A00107279
2012-08-20$5.48$5.0072.5%20.8%41.4%26.4%0.0%0.0%5.8%153-5.2K-1050.00121.26N/AN/A0073270
2012-08-21$5.44$5.0065.8%18.9%41.4%21.2%0.0%0.0%1.4%50-5.1K-1120.00121.26N/AN/A0073270
2012-08-22$5.35$5.0074.4%21.3%41.7%27.8%0.0%0.0%0.2%138-3.9K-1010.00126.39N/AN/A0073270
2012-08-23$5.21$5.0070.8%20.3%42.3%25.0%0.0%0.0%5.2%60-1.2K-1060.00126.72N/AN/A0073270
2012-08-24$5.26$5.0064.7%18.5%38.5%20.3%0.0%0.0%9.7%139-2.6K-960.00126.55N/AN/A0073270
2012-08-27$5.52$5.0086.9%24.9%39.1%37.5%0.0%0.0%-0.1%104-3.7K-950.00116.91N/AN/A0073270
2012-08-28$5.41$5.0079.6%22.8%39.2%31.9%0.0%0.0%-0.7%84-3.9K-1070.00120.84N/AN/A0073270
2012-08-29$5.32$5.0067.9%19.5%39.4%22.8%0.0%0.0%4.4%161-3.3K-960.00123.15N/AN/A0073270
2012-08-30$5.27$5.0077.5%22.2%39.3%30.2%0.0%0.0%4.0%147-2.7K-950.00121.95N/AN/A0073270
2012-08-31$5.35$5.0068.0%19.5%39.5%22.9%0.0%0.0%3.4%163-3.4K-930.00122.91N/AN/A0073270