FIZZ Options History — March 2010

In March 2010, FIZZ traded between $5.56 and $5.84. ATM implied volatility averaged 35.2%, placing in the 6.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 9.4%. IV traded above realized volatility by 16.2% (HV 20d: 19.1%). Max pain ranged from $5.00 to $6.25. Net GEX was positive for 23 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 14 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.13.

Notable Days

  • 2010-03-01: Highest Volume — 52 contracts
  • 2010-03-19: Largest IV spike — 44.0% change
  • 2010-03-10: Highest IV Rank — 15.9%
  • 2010-03-03: Largest Expected Move — 12.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$5.71$5.56$5.84$5.78$5.56
Max Pain$5.17$5.00$6.25$6.25$5.00
ATM IV35.2%24.8%48.8%40.7%39.4%
Expected Move9.4%7.1%12.4%11.7%11.3%
HV 20d19.1%16.7%22.2%22.2%19.5%
HV 60d41.7%38.9%44.2%44.2%38.9%
IV Rank6.9%0.0%15.9%10.3%10.1%
IV Percentile26.8%0.0%61.9%44.4%45.2%
Term Structure2.1%-19.0%16.5%-7.5%-7.5%
VWIV39.6%32.9%46.3%46.3%32.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %99.1030.45116.7782.81113.13
Gamma HHI0.810.540.940.540.69
Net GEX1.2K4782.2K478749
Net DEX-24.6K-42.9K-14.8K-18.2K-15.1K
Net VEX-152-178-101-101-149
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.130.001.000.000.00
Total Volume8.087052520
Total OI199.0439424094196

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2010-03-01$5.78$0.0040.7%11.7%22.2%10.3%46.3%0.0%-7.5%478-18.2K-1010.0082.81N/AN/A5207222
2010-03-02$5.79$6.2534.6%9.9%22.2%6.2%0.0%0.0%0.1%1.2K-26.8K-1340.0073.59N/AN/A10012022
2010-03-03$5.79$6.2543.3%12.4%22.2%12.1%0.0%0.0%-19.0%1.2K-27.3K-1321.00105.75N/AN/A202012022
2010-03-04$5.75$6.2541.6%11.9%22.0%10.9%0.0%0.0%-14.7%1.3K-32.8K-1650.00103.02N/AN/A0014042
2010-03-05$5.83$5.0042.5%10.1%20.5%11.6%0.0%0.0%1.9%1.4K-35.9K-1650.0067.44N/AN/A40014042
2010-03-08$5.84$5.0047.6%8.4%19.9%15.0%0.0%0.0%16.4%2.2K-42.9K-1780.0098.93N/AN/A2018042
2010-03-09$5.82$5.0047.2%10.2%19.2%14.8%0.0%0.0%-0.5%2.2K-40.9K-1720.0081.89N/AN/A2018242
2010-03-10$5.75$5.0048.8%7.7%18.0%15.9%0.0%0.0%9.9%2.2K-37.2K-1630.00116.77N/AN/A0018442
2010-03-11$5.75$5.0032.9%9.4%17.3%5.1%0.0%0.0%-0.6%2.0K-35.3K-1650.0092.32N/AN/A0018442
2010-03-12$5.67$5.0028.6%8.2%17.4%2.1%0.0%0.0%7.4%1.8K-30.9K-1540.00116.33N/AN/A0418442
2010-03-15$5.62$5.0030.3%8.7%17.5%3.3%32.9%0.0%5.9%1.5K-26.2K-1420.00115.98N/AN/A8018444
2010-03-16$5.70$5.0026.4%7.6%18.3%0.7%0.0%0.0%16.3%1.7K-25.7K-1390.00116.23N/AN/A02017644
2010-03-17$5.75$5.0026.6%7.6%18.3%0.8%0.0%0.0%16.5%914-19.1K-1640.00101.93N/AN/A0017664
2010-03-18$5.74$5.0024.8%7.1%16.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%10.7%878-18.4K-1550.0098.83N/AN/A0017664
2010-03-19$5.58$5.0035.8%10.2%16.8%7.4%0.0%0.0%1.2%818-14.8K-1560.00115.23N/AN/A0017664
2010-03-22$5.70$5.0025.6%7.3%18.2%0.5%0.0%0.0%15.8%776-16.6K-1500.0030.45N/AN/A0012662
2010-03-23$5.75$5.0027.3%7.8%18.4%1.7%0.0%0.0%9.6%853-18.0K-1490.00114.36N/AN/A0012662
2010-03-24$5.67$5.0026.1%7.5%18.8%0.9%0.0%0.0%8.4%754-16.0K-1480.00113.60N/AN/A8012662
2010-03-25$5.61$5.0033.6%9.6%18.9%6.1%0.0%0.0%-7.6%782-17.1K-1530.0094.66N/AN/A0013462
2010-03-26$5.62$5.0034.2%9.8%18.4%6.5%0.0%0.0%2.0%809-16.3K-1550.00112.89N/AN/A0013462
2010-03-29$5.71$5.0033.3%9.5%18.6%5.9%0.0%0.0%-11.4%873-18.4K-1520.0097.81N/AN/A0013462
2010-03-30$5.63$5.0039.2%11.2%19.1%10.0%0.0%0.0%-5.2%824-16.7K-1510.00115.40N/AN/A0013462
2010-03-31$5.56$5.0039.4%11.3%19.5%10.1%0.0%0.0%-7.5%749-15.1K-1490.00113.13N/AN/A0013462