FORM Options History — February 2014

In February 2014, FORM traded between $6.09 and $7.19. ATM implied volatility averaged 37.4%, placing in the 38.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.4%. IV traded above realized volatility by 0.0% (HV 20d: 37.4%). Max pain ranged from $6.00 to $7.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 11 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.75.

Notable Days

  • 2014-02-06: Highest Volume — 147 contracts
  • 2014-02-05: Largest IV spike — 76.6% change
  • 2014-02-12: Highest IV Rank — 80.7%
  • 2014-02-05: Largest Expected Move — 15.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$6.61$6.09$7.19$6.15$7.13
Max Pain$6.79$6.00$7.00$6.00$7.00
ATM IV37.4%25.9%57.8%43.4%35.3%
Expected Move10.4%7.4%15.5%12.5%10.1%
HV 20d37.4%32.1%41.5%32.1%37.9%
HV 60d40.7%39.9%41.7%40.4%40.0%
IV Rank38.1%13.9%80.7%50.7%33.7%
IV Percentile54.3%7.1%99.2%92.9%52.4%
Term Structure1.0%-14.4%17.0%-5.7%0.4%
VWIV37.7%29.7%54.1%30.6%31.8%
Skew 25d1.4%-16.8%21.4%8.2%2.3%
Skew 10d0.8%-22.4%26.2%14.9%3.4%
Call IV 25d35.3%19.3%52.6%41.9%32.9%
Put IV 25d36.7%21.7%74.0%50.1%35.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %120.30100.92148.27109.25103.59
Gamma HHI0.490.450.550.450.55
Net GEX31.8K25.7K37.0K25.7K34.5K
Net DEX-1.1M-1.6M-803.0K-870.2K-1.6M
Net VEX-3.6K-3.9K-3.1K-3.7K-3.4K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.750.005.005.000.00
Total Volume22.05301471222
Total OI3,278.1053,0903,3643,0903,364

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2014-02-03$6.15$6.0043.4%12.5%32.1%50.7%0.0%8.2%-5.7%25.7K-870.2K-3.7K5.00109.25N/AN/A2102,844246
2014-02-04$6.27$6.0030.6%8.8%32.5%23.8%30.6%-9.2%2.6%27.1K-849.3K-3.6K2.20140.80N/AN/A10222,846256
2014-02-05$6.09$6.0054.0%15.5%33.9%72.9%54.1%21.4%-7.5%25.7K-803.0K-3.6K1.09133.88N/AN/A11122,856276
2014-02-06$6.50$6.0030.0%8.6%40.9%22.6%0.0%6.1%-0.3%28.7K-985.6K-3.5K0.10118.44N/AN/A134132,867287
2014-02-07$6.42$7.0036.0%12.2%40.8%35.1%42.5%19.6%-0.1%29.0K-990.4K-3.9K0.51100.92N/AN/A51263,001300
2014-02-10$6.34$7.0035.5%12.0%40.8%34.2%0.0%17.3%0.2%30.6K-922.9K-3.8K0.00102.58N/AN/A003,016289
2014-02-11$6.48$7.0050.2%11.5%41.5%64.8%0.0%5.9%0.8%32.4K-1.0M-3.7K0.00126.43N/AN/A003,016289
2014-02-12$6.54$7.0057.8%9.7%37.4%80.7%0.0%-15.2%-1.9%33.0K-1.1M-3.8K0.00132.92N/AN/A003,016289
2014-02-13$6.54$7.0031.1%8.9%37.4%24.8%0.0%-10.5%0.8%33.3K-1.1M-3.7K0.00136.00N/AN/A803,016289
2014-02-14$6.57$7.0025.9%7.4%37.4%13.9%0.0%2.7%14.3%30.3K-1.1M-3.7K0.00148.27N/AN/A003,024289
2014-02-18$6.64$7.0034.9%10.0%36.6%32.9%29.7%-3.4%-3.8%32.9K-1.1M-3.6K0.86109.21N/AN/A14123,024289
2014-02-19$6.50$7.0038.6%11.1%36.8%40.6%0.0%-16.8%-14.4%31.9K-1.1M-3.6K0.00127.60N/AN/A1003,024301
2014-02-20$6.67$7.0032.8%9.4%37.5%28.5%0.0%-6.5%17.0%34.7K-1.2M-3.5K0.00128.22N/AN/A003,033301
2014-02-21$6.74$7.0034.7%10.0%37.7%32.5%0.0%-1.3%0.8%33.0K-1.2M-3.6K0.00106.40N/AN/A2003,033301
2014-02-24$6.81$7.0035.2%10.1%37.0%33.4%0.0%-2.5%3.0%33.5K-1.3M-3.6K0.00108.02N/AN/A003,037285
2014-02-25$6.94$7.0038.5%11.1%37.0%40.5%0.0%-4.2%-2.4%35.5K-1.4M-3.4K0.00142.35N/AN/A203,037285
2014-02-26$7.04$7.0034.6%9.9%37.2%32.3%0.0%1.4%3.8%35.5K-1.5M-3.4K0.00107.02N/AN/A1003,039285
2014-02-27$7.19$7.0031.3%9.0%37.6%25.3%0.0%10.3%11.0%37.0K-1.6M-3.1K0.00103.73N/AN/A3003,049285
2014-02-28$7.13$7.0035.3%10.1%37.9%33.7%31.8%2.3%0.4%34.5K-1.6M-3.4K0.00103.59N/AN/A2203,079285