FG Options History — May 2019

In May 2019, FG traded between $7.95 and $8.86. ATM implied volatility averaged 51.6%. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 27.9% (HV 20d: 23.6%). Max pain ranged from $7.50 to $10.00. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 5 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.00.

Notable Days

  • 2019-05-14: Highest Volume — 52 contracts
  • 2019-05-23: Largest IV spike — 128.6% change
  • 2019-05-08: Largest Expected Move — 16.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$8.56$7.95$8.86$8.44$7.95
Max Pain$9.66$7.50$10.00$7.50$10.00
ATM IV51.6%23.5%112.0%41.9%33.0%
Expected Move10.8%6.7%16.4%12.0%9.5%
HV 20d23.6%12.6%33.5%13.9%33.5%
HV 60d22.1%19.6%24.7%20.1%24.7%
Term Structure-7.8%-45.6%24.0%-24.2%-16.6%
VWIV29.9%22.5%44.7%22.9%22.9%
Skew 25d3.2%-18.1%26.6%-1.3%-18.1%
Skew 10d5.9%-18.4%29.7%7.2%-18.4%
Call IV 25d29.4%21.9%45.3%32.1%41.3%
Put IV 25d32.6%23.2%55.6%30.8%23.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %67.8510.85122.9133.42110.25
Gamma HHI0.470.370.640.410.47
Net GEX2.6K1.7K3.0K2.8K1.7K
Net DEX-125.0K-207.4K-42.7K-162.0K-42.7K
Net VEX-261-427-144-341-147
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.000.000.020.000.00
Total Volume12.091052406
Total OI428.818287537520287

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2019-05-01$8.44$7.5041.9%12.0%13.9%0.0%0.0%-1.3%-24.2%2.8K-162.0K-3410.0033.42N/AN/A400407113
2019-05-02$8.39$7.5036.6%10.5%12.6%0.0%0.0%1.3%-11.9%2.5K-162.1K-2820.0033.56N/AN/A400407113
2019-05-03$8.49$7.5052.3%15.0%13.2%0.0%0.0%-3.2%-18.8%2.6K-154.8K-3060.0024.28N/AN/A400407113
2019-05-06$8.61$10.0061.6%9.0%13.7%0.0%22.9%6.6%-9.8%3.0K-170.9K-3440.00110.31N/AN/A10407113
2019-05-07$8.39$10.0059.7%11.0%16.9%0.0%22.5%4.6%-6.5%2.7K-155.9K-3350.00105.42N/AN/A10408113
2019-05-08$8.74$10.0078.4%16.4%21.8%0.0%44.7%10.3%-10.0%2.9K-176.1K-4270.00122.37N/AN/A70408113
2019-05-09$8.62$10.0077.3%8.4%22.2%0.0%43.0%-9.3%-2.4%2.9K-164.7K-3200.0093.01N/AN/A70414113
2019-05-10$8.49$10.0087.3%8.3%23.0%0.0%0.0%4.3%6.7%2.8K-154.6K-3220.00122.91N/AN/A00414113
2019-05-13$8.43$10.0073.5%7.6%23.0%0.0%23.7%2.9%9.7%2.5K-167.7K-2550.0044.48N/AN/A100414113
2019-05-14$8.53$10.00112.0%9.8%23.3%0.0%22.9%4.6%-2.9%2.6K-180.7K-2610.02108.33N/AN/A511424113
2019-05-15$8.59$10.0025.7%7.4%23.3%0.0%0.0%4.3%0.9%2.4K-179.0K-2410.0014.47N/AN/A00424113
2019-05-16$8.86$10.0034.3%9.8%25.4%0.0%0.0%13.6%-0.4%3.0K-189.7K-2320.0066.81N/AN/A00424113
2019-05-17$8.69$10.0047.4%13.6%26.6%0.0%0.0%7.7%-4.5%2.7K-207.4K-3730.0075.17N/AN/A00424113
2019-05-20$8.73$10.0038.6%11.1%26.6%0.0%0.0%6.1%24.0%2.6K-58.6K-1730.0051.20N/AN/A002870
2019-05-21$8.86$10.0026.5%7.6%27.0%0.0%0.0%6.3%1.0%3.0K-75.6K-2760.0041.74N/AN/A002870
2019-05-22$8.84$10.0023.5%6.7%27.0%0.0%0.0%-0.8%-1.4%2.7K-61.5K-1780.0010.85N/AN/A002870
2019-05-23$8.57$10.0053.8%15.4%28.9%0.0%0.0%2.4%-39.2%2.5K-59.6K-1900.00112.67N/AN/A2502870
2019-05-24$8.68$10.0038.8%11.1%29.2%0.0%0.0%26.6%-0.6%2.6K-62.2K-2050.0042.40N/AN/A2502870
2019-05-28$8.57$10.0055.8%16.0%29.2%0.0%0.0%4.8%-45.6%2.6K-66.0K-2370.0070.31N/AN/A002870
2019-05-29$8.51$10.0036.9%10.6%29.3%0.0%0.0%3.1%-7.9%2.0K-51.5K-1470.0039.09N/AN/A602870
2019-05-30$8.27$10.0040.3%11.5%30.7%0.0%0.0%-6.9%-12.0%1.8K-46.6K-1440.0059.71N/AN/A602870
2019-05-31$7.95$10.0033.0%9.5%33.5%0.0%0.0%-18.1%-16.6%1.7K-42.7K-1470.00110.25N/AN/A602870