FORM Options History — September 2018

In September 2018, FORM traded between $13.03 and $15.03. ATM implied volatility averaged 40.5%, placing in the 35.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 11.9%. IV traded below realized volatility by 2.1% (HV 20d: 42.6%). Max pain ranged from $12.50 to $12.50. Net GEX was positive for 15 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 15 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.95.

Notable Days

  • 2018-09-12: Highest Volume — 475 contracts
  • 2018-09-12: Largest IV spike — 39.1% change
  • 2018-09-17: Highest IV Rank — 54.0%
  • 2018-09-17: Largest Expected Move — 15.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$13.49$13.03$15.03$15.03$13.80
Max Pain$12.50$12.50$12.50$12.50$12.50
ATM IV40.5%27.8%52.3%36.6%44.9%
Expected Move11.9%9.9%15.0%10.5%12.9%
HV 20d42.6%36.1%45.5%38.4%39.6%
HV 60d44.4%42.8%45.2%42.8%45.0%
IV Rank35.2%15.0%54.0%29.1%42.2%
IV Percentile42.7%4.4%81.7%23.0%60.7%
Term Structure7.4%-6.3%52.1%0.8%24.2%
VWIV41.7%36.3%52.3%37.8%36.3%
Skew 25d2.4%-9.1%25.9%3.5%25.9%
Skew 10d-0.3%-14.7%12.7%4.8%12.7%
Call IV 25d39.9%26.8%49.8%29.4%26.8%
Put IV 25d42.3%32.0%52.7%32.9%52.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %56.228.6599.728.6565.20
Gamma HHI0.380.330.470.400.33
Net GEX6.7K-5.9K32.4K32.4K6.6K
Net DEX-159.8K-746.1K64.9K-746.1K-142.2K
Net VEX-2.4K-3.4K-1.9K-3.4K-2.3K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.950.581.370.740.85
Total Volume379.737310475391358
Total OI2,084.2631,9462,1352,1301,990

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-09-04$15.03$12.5036.6%10.5%38.4%29.1%37.8%3.5%0.8%32.4K-746.1K-3.4K0.748.65N/AN/A2251661,530600
2018-09-05$14.83$12.5037.5%10.8%38.7%30.5%36.9%-0.5%1.1%30.1K-665.0K-3.4K0.7412.44N/AN/A2251661,535600
2018-09-06$14.00$12.5038.4%10.7%44.1%31.9%37.4%0.7%3.8%18.8K-363.1K-3.0K0.6313.15N/AN/A2651661,535600
2018-09-07$13.55$12.5043.3%11.8%45.5%39.6%37.9%3.6%3.6%11.2K-206.4K-2.8K0.6112.62N/AN/A2691651,491600
2018-09-10$13.40$12.5027.8%12.6%45.4%15.0%39.5%3.4%-1.0%6.2K-158.9K-2.5K0.5811.40N/AN/A2691561,491612
2018-09-11$13.28$12.5032.5%11.8%45.1%22.4%38.7%-0.3%2.2%1.8K-37.9K-2.2K0.6813.29N/AN/A2261541,491614
2018-09-12$13.05$12.5045.2%13.0%45.4%42.6%43.5%2.0%-2.0%4.3K-38.6K-2.4K0.9417.72N/AN/A2452301,498614
2018-09-13$13.18$12.5045.1%12.9%43.1%42.4%45.0%7.0%-0.6%5.3K-57.8K-2.4K1.2796.23N/AN/A1812301,518614
2018-09-14$13.30$12.5042.1%12.1%43.2%37.8%41.6%3.4%1.3%6.1K-115.7K-2.4K1.3491.94N/AN/A1712301,517614
2018-09-17$13.25$12.5052.3%15.0%43.0%54.0%52.3%1.6%-6.3%5.4K-103.0K-2.4K1.3494.89N/AN/A1712301,515614
2018-09-18$13.58$12.5036.5%10.5%43.9%28.8%42.8%2.2%12.1%2.4K-149.5K-2.2K1.3789.83N/AN/A1682301,515614
2018-09-19$13.18$12.5044.7%12.8%43.8%41.8%46.7%1.3%1.4%7.6K-148.0K-2.4K0.9892.78N/AN/A1681651,515614
2018-09-20$13.33$12.5043.7%12.5%44.0%40.3%41.0%2.7%4.5%2.6K-108.7K-2.2K0.9886.68N/AN/A1681651,515617
2018-09-21$13.05$12.5035.7%10.2%44.5%27.5%39.8%-3.6%12.9%292-111.9K-2.1K0.9899.72N/AN/A1681651,515617
2018-09-24$13.28$12.5034.5%9.9%44.9%25.6%39.8%0.5%19.6%-3.1K16.4K-1.9K1.1251.92N/AN/A1601791,355591
2018-09-25$13.10$12.5046.7%13.4%40.4%45.1%44.5%2.7%52.1%-699-7.2K-2.1K0.9478.44N/AN/A1601501,354621
2018-09-26$13.03$12.5040.4%11.6%40.4%35.1%44.2%-0.8%4.9%-3.8K43.2K-1.9K0.9970.14N/AN/A1631621,354622
2018-09-27$13.03$12.5042.2%12.1%36.1%37.9%47.1%-9.1%5.6%-5.9K64.9K-1.9K0.8861.12N/AN/A1841621,355634
2018-09-28$13.80$12.5044.9%12.9%39.6%42.2%36.3%25.9%24.2%6.6K-142.2K-2.3K0.8565.20N/AN/A1941641,356634