DUSA Options History — September 2012

In September 2012, DUSA traded between $5.37 and $6.99. ATM implied volatility averaged 64.7%, placing in the 20.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 18.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 17.6% (HV 20d: 47.1%). Max pain ranged from $5.00 to $7.50. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 7 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 2.84.

Notable Days

  • 2012-09-18: Highest Volume — 36 contracts
  • 2012-09-12: Largest IV spike — 43.4% change
  • 2012-09-12: Highest IV Rank — 35.9%
  • 2012-09-05: Largest Expected Move — 23.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$6.11$5.37$6.99$5.48$6.79
Max Pain$6.67$5.00$7.50$5.00$7.50
ATM IV64.7%48.8%84.9%70.0%56.4%
Expected Move18.3%14.0%23.0%20.1%16.2%
HV 20d47.1%35.1%57.3%40.5%56.9%
HV 60d43.5%39.7%48.0%40.1%48.0%
IV Rank20.4%8.0%35.9%24.4%13.9%
IV Percentile32.8%2.8%76.1%48.6%12.4%
Term Structure-0.1%-19.2%35.4%-5.4%35.4%
VWIV52.9%38.0%62.6%62.6%38.0%
Skew 25d18.4%17.0%20.0%17.0%18.6%
Skew 10d24.1%21.5%28.1%21.5%24.9%
Call IV 25d44.2%42.0%46.5%46.5%44.0%
Put IV 25d62.5%61.8%63.5%63.5%62.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %111.2175.75129.28121.66100.15
Gamma HHI0.540.350.750.530.73
Net GEX22255564179526
Net DEX-12.4K-27.7K-3.7K-5.2K-27.4K
Net VEX-94-133-66-94-130
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio2.840.0017.0017.002.50
Total Volume7.632036014
Total OI353.632333401343401

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-09-04$5.48$5.0070.0%20.1%40.5%24.4%0.0%0.0%-5.4%179-5.2K-940.00121.66N/AN/A0073270
2012-09-05$5.51$5.0080.1%23.0%40.1%32.3%0.0%0.0%-18.6%55-5.6K-1300.00127.71N/AN/A0073270
2012-09-06$5.62$5.0080.1%23.0%35.1%32.2%0.0%0.0%-19.2%182-7.1K-940.00121.94N/AN/A01073270
2012-09-07$5.39$0.0078.4%18.5%38.7%31.0%0.0%0.0%-11.1%209-4.7K-730.00124.66N/AN/A0073260
2012-09-10$5.40$0.0062.8%19.2%38.6%18.9%0.0%0.0%-10.2%203-3.9K-710.00129.28N/AN/A0073260
2012-09-11$5.37$0.0059.2%19.6%37.9%16.1%0.0%0.0%0.4%215-3.9K-750.00108.66N/AN/A0073260
2012-09-12$5.38$0.0084.9%18.6%37.8%35.9%0.0%0.0%-10.3%204-3.7K-660.00124.55N/AN/A0073260
2012-09-13$5.75$0.0062.5%17.9%43.6%18.7%0.0%0.0%-0.5%220-8.3K-740.00118.80N/AN/A0073260
2012-09-14$5.79$0.0066.7%19.1%39.5%21.9%0.0%0.0%-10.2%245-10.1K-800.00119.96N/AN/A02073260
2012-09-17$5.80$0.0063.2%18.1%39.2%19.2%0.0%0.0%-10.0%123-8.4K-950.00118.53N/AN/A0073270
2012-09-18$6.49$0.0057.1%16.4%55.1%14.5%0.0%0.0%14.2%187-16.8K-8117.00115.63N/AN/A23473270
2012-09-19$6.65$0.0059.4%17.0%55.1%16.3%0.0%0.0%-1.8%131-19.2K-1030.0097.81N/AN/A0073295
2012-09-20$6.99$0.0055.7%16.0%55.9%13.4%62.6%0.0%3.9%105-24.5K-900.0099.77N/AN/A1073295
2012-09-21$6.89$7.5066.6%19.1%54.9%21.8%0.0%0.0%-5.5%206-23.9K-1000.20101.52N/AN/A10274295
2012-09-24$6.67$7.5071.1%20.4%57.3%25.3%0.0%17.0%-7.5%127-9.5K-870.0075.75N/AN/A0058297
2012-09-25$6.75$7.5053.4%15.3%55.7%11.6%58.1%17.4%9.9%124-11.1K-920.0090.18N/AN/A36058297
2012-09-26$6.55$7.5048.8%14.0%56.5%8.0%0.0%20.0%31.5%411-14.6K-1230.00123.83N/AN/A10093297
2012-09-27$6.85$7.5053.7%15.4%56.9%11.8%0.0%18.8%12.6%564-27.7K-1330.2092.53N/AN/A51103297
2012-09-28$6.79$7.5056.4%16.2%56.9%13.9%38.0%18.6%35.4%526-27.4K-1302.50100.15N/AN/A410103298