FG Options History — December 2018

In December 2018, FG traded between $6.09 and $7.90. ATM implied volatility averaged 59.7%. The 30-day expected move averaged 16.0%. IV traded below realized volatility by 17.1% (HV 20d: 76.7%). Max pain ranged from $7.50 to $7.50. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 8 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.07.

Notable Days

  • 2018-12-07: Highest Volume — 186 contracts
  • 2018-12-07: Largest IV spike — 150.3% change
  • 2018-12-07: Largest Expected Move — 27.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$6.75$6.09$7.90$7.90$6.64
Max Pain$7.50$7.50$7.50$7.50$7.50
ATM IV59.7%22.6%115.0%22.6%48.5%
Expected Move16.0%6.5%27.3%6.5%13.9%
HV 20d76.7%43.8%91.8%91.8%43.8%
Term Structure-3.1%-59.8%42.4%1.2%-18.9%
VWIV54.1%22.2%110.9%22.2%110.9%
Skew 25d11.9%2.3%23.3%19.2%3.0%
Skew 10d22.8%5.8%40.2%24.4%5.8%
Call IV 25d35.8%29.4%47.7%33.3%29.4%
Put IV 25d47.8%32.4%56.3%52.4%32.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %124.96102.79144.19109.17102.79
Gamma HHI0.810.520.990.520.94
Net GEX2.2K2143.6K2142.6K
Net DEX-17.7K-125.8K23.7K-16.5K-8.4K
Net VEX-438-705-273-374-408
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.070.000.250.000.00
Total Volume26.20186500
Total OI532.45334600334519

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-12-03$7.90$7.5022.6%6.5%0.0%0.0%22.2%0.0%1.2%214-16.5K-3740.00109.17N/AN/A50023797
2018-12-04$7.58$7.5023.0%6.6%0.0%0.0%27.6%0.0%-2.5%2.2K-28.0K-4040.25123.93N/AN/A401028797
2018-12-05$7.56$7.5024.2%6.9%0.0%0.0%30.0%0.0%-4.1%1.8K-29.2K-3780.25124.53N/AN/A401028797
2018-12-06$7.15$0.0036.3%12.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%-9.2%2.6K-6.4K-4010.00117.88N/AN/A1060327107
2018-12-07$7.06$0.0090.9%27.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%15.6%2.7K-114.9K-7050.06144.19N/AN/A17610463107
2018-12-10$6.79$0.00113.2%25.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%42.4%2.5K-125.8K-6670.00141.13N/AN/A00492107
2018-12-11$6.57$0.00115.0%16.2%0.0%0.0%68.1%0.0%19.1%2.9K-25.4K-5160.00121.87N/AN/A01492107
2018-12-12$6.73$7.5025.1%7.2%0.0%0.0%26.7%19.2%26.3%3.6K-15.9K-4930.00113.95N/AN/A01492108
2018-12-13$6.61$7.5025.1%7.2%0.0%0.0%28.0%23.3%30.7%3.1K-15.5K-4760.00120.86N/AN/A01492108
2018-12-14$6.62$7.5056.9%16.3%0.0%0.0%39.2%0.0%-10.1%2.1K-13.0K-4880.00119.70N/AN/A01492108
2018-12-17$6.57$7.5051.0%14.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%13.4%2.1K91-4310.00131.37N/AN/A00492108
2018-12-18$6.63$7.5043.6%12.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%20.6%2.2K-2.3K-4460.00129.62N/AN/A00492108
2018-12-19$6.37$7.5089.7%25.7%91.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%-21.1%1.8K-12.5K-4670.00134.92N/AN/A00492108
2018-12-20$6.47$7.5068.2%19.5%90.5%0.0%95.9%0.0%-11.8%1.9K12.2K-3860.00128.19N/AN/A01492108
2018-12-21$6.24$7.5090.7%26.0%87.7%0.0%92.6%0.0%-59.8%1.5K23.7K-3100.00135.54N/AN/A01492108
2018-12-24$6.09$0.0079.3%22.7%85.1%0.0%110.9%0.0%-30.5%1.3K22.1K-2730.00133.63N/AN/A0140292
2018-12-26$6.19$0.0091.5%26.2%84.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%-31.3%1.4K13.4K-3140.00131.21N/AN/A25040292
2018-12-27$6.54$0.0053.1%15.2%86.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%-11.1%2.3K-11.1K-4280.00114.54N/AN/A25042792
2018-12-28$6.66$0.0045.2%13.0%43.9%0.0%0.0%2.3%-20.6%2.7K156-3890.00120.24N/AN/A25042792
2018-12-31$6.64$0.0048.5%13.9%43.8%0.0%0.0%3.0%-18.9%2.6K-8.4K-4080.00102.79N/AN/A0042792