FIZZ Options History — August 2008

In August 2008, FIZZ traded between $4.03 and $4.67. ATM implied volatility averaged 62.6%, placing in the 36.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 14.7%. IV traded above realized volatility by 11.1% (HV 20d: 51.5%). Max pain ranged from $3.75 to $3.75. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 15 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 2.05.

Notable Days

  • 2008-08-18: Highest Volume — 210 contracts
  • 2008-08-05: Largest IV spike — 126.6% change
  • 2008-08-13: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2008-08-05: Largest Expected Move — 21.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$4.40$4.03$4.67$4.04$4.56
Max Pain$3.75$3.75$3.75$3.75$3.75
ATM IV62.6%39.2%119.3%54.3%41.3%
Expected Move14.7%11.2%21.2%15.6%11.9%
HV 20d51.5%40.1%62.9%62.9%49.4%
HV 60d49.3%47.7%51.6%48.8%50.9%
IV Rank36.4%6.3%100.0%27.6%8.8%
IV Percentile50.9%4.0%100.0%45.2%5.6%
Term Structure4.1%-16.9%32.9%32.9%13.2%
VWIV49.8%36.3%79.1%36.3%52.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %145.41112.21174.47155.76116.24
Gamma HHI0.580.450.830.810.53
Net GEX1.7K1.1K2.8K2.2K1.1K
Net DEX-102.7K-163.1K-68.0K-80.6K-88.2K
Net VEX-218-328-136-173-328
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio2.050.0020.000.001.00
Total Volume39.42902103440
Total OI469.143364740380540

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2008-08-01$4.04$3.7554.3%15.6%62.9%27.6%36.3%0.0%32.9%2.2K-80.6K-1730.00155.76N/AN/A34031268
2008-08-04$4.03$3.7544.5%15.4%62.3%14.3%0.0%0.0%3.6%2.7K-88.4K-1630.00131.75N/AN/A0033668
2008-08-05$4.08$3.75100.7%21.2%58.1%90.0%79.1%0.0%5.6%1.9K-82.8K-1670.00144.30N/AN/A16033668
2008-08-06$4.20$3.7565.0%12.8%56.5%41.9%0.0%0.0%4.6%2.8K-110.2K-1390.00112.97N/AN/A0035268
2008-08-07$4.22$3.7578.3%13.8%56.2%59.9%42.8%0.0%-3.8%2.1K-108.2K-1580.00164.75N/AN/A22035268
2008-08-08$4.43$3.7560.3%16.0%57.8%35.6%0.0%0.0%10.3%1.7K-134.1K-1360.00160.37N/AN/A42037468
2008-08-11$4.67$3.75106.5%14.7%55.5%97.8%53.2%0.0%-0.6%1.6K-159.0K-1690.50142.17N/AN/A402041668
2008-08-12$4.58$3.7590.2%13.9%56.1%75.8%0.0%0.0%6.7%1.4K-157.1K-2260.00153.01N/AN/A2045088
2008-08-13$4.67$3.75119.3%14.4%55.4%100.0%0.0%0.0%9.1%1.1K-163.1K-2210.00163.33N/AN/A0045288
2008-08-14$4.59$3.7549.7%14.3%56.2%18.6%0.0%0.0%5.6%1.4K-156.0K-1830.00160.35N/AN/A020045288
2008-08-15$4.37$3.7568.8%19.7%42.1%40.9%0.0%0.0%-16.9%1.3K-139.0K-2350.00167.29N/AN/A00452288
2008-08-18$4.54$3.7553.5%15.3%43.2%23.0%38.3%0.0%13.9%1.2K-77.4K-21920.00174.47N/AN/A10200286268
2008-08-19$4.51$3.7555.5%15.9%40.2%25.3%0.0%0.0%0.3%1.4K-77.3K-2090.00163.67N/AN/A8029668
2008-08-20$4.54$3.7547.9%13.7%40.1%16.5%0.0%0.0%12.1%1.4K-79.5K-1970.00168.64N/AN/A0030468
2008-08-21$4.33$3.7549.5%14.2%44.3%18.3%0.0%0.0%-11.6%1.6K-68.0K-2040.00150.09N/AN/A94030468
2008-08-22$4.46$3.7543.9%12.6%45.2%11.7%0.0%0.0%1.9%1.9K-88.3K-2830.00129.07N/AN/A0037868
2008-08-25$4.24$3.7560.7%17.4%49.6%31.4%0.0%0.0%-13.4%2.1K-70.6K-2770.00152.88N/AN/A0037868
2008-08-26$4.33$3.7543.6%12.5%50.0%11.5%44.9%0.0%-6.5%1.9K-79.4K-2620.00114.34N/AN/A06037868
2008-08-27$4.46$3.7539.2%11.2%50.7%6.3%0.0%0.0%10.3%1.3K-73.1K-3130.00112.21N/AN/A00378122
2008-08-28$4.50$3.7542.4%12.2%50.4%10.1%51.1%0.0%9.2%1.2K-76.3K-3181.00115.96N/AN/A2020378122
2008-08-29$4.56$3.7541.3%11.9%49.4%8.8%52.5%0.0%13.2%1.1K-88.2K-3281.00116.24N/AN/A2020398142