FORM Options History — September 2012

In September 2012, FORM traded between $5.24 and $5.82. ATM implied volatility averaged 36.4%, placing in the 24.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 0.6% (HV 20d: 35.8%). Max pain ranged from $5.00 to $6.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 17 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.04.

Notable Days

  • 2012-09-10: Highest Volume — 364 contracts
  • 2012-09-06: Largest IV drop — 27.5% change
  • 2012-09-04: Highest IV Rank — 48.7%
  • 2012-09-04: Largest Expected Move — 14.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$5.54$5.24$5.82$5.30$5.59
Max Pain$5.05$5.00$6.00$5.00$5.00
ATM IV36.4%28.6%51.3%51.3%31.8%
Expected Move10.9%8.2%14.7%14.7%9.1%
HV 20d35.8%29.3%42.6%31.5%37.5%
HV 60d37.8%35.5%39.1%39.1%35.5%
IV Rank24.5%11.8%48.7%48.7%16.9%
IV Percentile19.8%3.6%73.4%73.4%7.5%
Term Structure5.2%-6.5%13.7%-6.5%10.7%
VWIV35.3%20.0%51.6%51.6%46.5%
Skew 25d2.9%-14.9%25.4%18.4%-0.6%
Skew 10d0.6%-18.5%25.9%18.3%-6.5%
Call IV 25d34.2%21.2%41.5%32.8%35.6%
Put IV 25d37.1%26.6%51.1%51.1%35.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %50.3517.57111.29111.2963.51
Gamma HHI0.910.780.950.780.95
Net GEX53.5K29.5K79.8K29.5K79.8K
Net DEX-462.5K-847.3K-134.3K-134.3K-621.3K
Net VEX-3.7K-4.2K-3.1K-3.7K-3.4K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.040.005.800.405.80
Total Volume104.105036429634
Total OI6,347.7376,0446,5686,0446,315

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-09-04$5.30$5.0051.3%14.7%31.5%48.7%51.6%18.4%-6.5%29.5K-134.3K-3.7K0.40111.29N/AN/A212844,5561,488
2012-09-05$5.24$5.0045.0%12.9%31.5%38.4%0.0%9.7%-2.0%29.8K-139.8K-3.6K0.0076.04N/AN/A01114,7401,497
2012-09-06$5.39$5.0032.6%9.4%30.5%18.4%29.9%3.5%13.0%35.2K-246.0K-4.0K0.6017.57N/AN/A77464,7401,597
2012-09-07$5.29$6.0038.5%12.6%29.3%27.9%23.2%22.0%3.2%31.2K-167.3K-3.9K5.2742.37N/AN/A301584,6731,623
2012-09-10$5.43$5.0032.0%13.6%30.8%17.3%20.0%25.4%1.2%36.2K-364.8K-3.9K0.0354.63N/AN/A35594,6731,521
2012-09-11$5.48$5.0039.8%11.7%31.0%30.0%37.1%3.3%6.9%46.0K-394.2K-3.9K0.0041.29N/AN/A6604,9251,521
2012-09-12$5.37$5.0033.4%12.3%31.6%19.7%43.0%6.0%3.6%37.1K-269.8K-3.6K0.2133.67N/AN/A99214,9651,521
2012-09-13$5.47$5.0041.9%12.0%32.3%33.4%0.0%20.4%4.6%45.6K-442.9K-3.9K0.0034.41N/AN/A0325,0361,521
2012-09-14$5.76$5.0035.7%10.2%36.7%23.4%35.6%-7.2%4.7%65.0K-763.3K-4.2K0.0057.49N/AN/A0205,0361,532
2012-09-17$5.59$5.0041.4%11.9%38.5%32.6%0.0%-14.9%1.4%52.5K-553.2K-3.9K0.0043.41N/AN/A005,0361,532
2012-09-18$5.82$5.0038.8%11.1%40.9%28.4%30.3%-12.6%0.7%71.2K-847.3K-4.1K0.7834.87N/AN/A1331045,0361,532
2012-09-19$5.64$5.0035.0%10.0%42.6%22.2%35.4%-8.8%7.3%61.6K-565.2K-3.6K0.0065.92N/AN/A2005,0351,489
2012-09-20$5.63$5.0035.6%10.2%42.0%23.2%0.0%-4.3%5.8%60.3K-551.1K-3.5K0.0045.92N/AN/A005,0551,489
2012-09-21$5.69$5.0032.7%9.4%39.8%18.4%0.0%-0.7%10.0%66.6K-617.0K-3.6K0.0042.98N/AN/A3005,0381,489
2012-09-24$5.68$5.0035.5%10.2%39.7%23.1%0.0%-2.0%7.7%63.7K-556.7K-3.4K0.0030.16N/AN/A2004,7041,348
2012-09-25$5.63$5.0028.6%8.2%39.9%11.8%0.0%0.9%13.7%69.7K-519.6K-3.3K0.4266.46N/AN/A53224,7241,348
2012-09-26$5.65$5.0030.3%8.7%37.3%14.5%46.5%-0.7%9.5%67.6K-438.2K-3.1K0.0832.30N/AN/A6654,7471,370
2012-09-27$5.67$5.0032.4%9.3%37.3%17.9%0.0%-3.0%4.3%67.5K-595.7K-3.3K0.0062.37N/AN/A01714,7851,370
2012-09-28$5.59$5.0031.8%9.1%37.5%16.9%0.0%-0.6%10.7%79.8K-621.3K-3.4K5.8063.51N/AN/A5294,7851,530