FORM Options History — January 2021

In January 2021, FORM traded between $41.11 and $50.18. ATM implied volatility averaged 48.5%, placing in the 29.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 14.2%. IV traded above realized volatility by 8.8% (HV 20d: 39.7%). Max pain ranged from $35.00 to $45.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 1 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.16.

Notable Days

  • 2021-01-14: Highest Volume — 735 contracts
  • 2021-01-29: Largest IV spike — 17.3% change
  • 2021-01-29: Highest IV Rank — 48.8%
  • 2021-01-29: Largest Expected Move — 18.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$46.06$41.11$50.18$42.80$41.11
Max Pain$40.53$35.00$45.00$35.00$45.00
ATM IV48.5%37.4%65.9%41.4%65.9%
Expected Move14.2%10.3%18.9%10.3%18.9%
HV 20d39.7%27.6%56.3%36.3%56.3%
HV 60d39.7%35.6%45.5%37.6%45.5%
IV Rank29.7%20.3%48.8%25.7%48.8%
IV Percentile52.7%17.9%87.3%28.6%87.3%
Term Structure-3.8%-8.5%0.2%0.2%-8.5%
VWIV50.3%41.9%63.3%43.5%63.3%
Skew 25d6.9%2.7%17.1%17.1%10.4%
Skew 10d12.4%-1.1%35.0%31.9%-1.1%
Call IV 25d48.1%38.8%60.9%38.8%60.9%
Put IV 25d55.0%47.5%73.9%55.9%71.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %67.3757.1786.5686.5682.35
Gamma HHI0.440.280.670.440.49
Net GEX301.3K138.3K641.5K349.1K140.8K
Net DEX-10.6M-18.1M-5.3M-9.8M-5.3M
Net VEX-23.5K-25.9K-21.4K-25.6K-22.3K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.160.010.720.010.01
Total Volume212.52641735147548
Total OI4,428.2113,1875,4005,1523,569

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2021-01-04$42.80$35.0041.4%10.3%36.3%25.7%43.5%17.1%0.2%349.1K-9.8M-25.6K0.0186.56N/AN/A14614,442710
2021-01-05$43.23$35.0046.4%13.3%31.9%31.3%48.2%6.6%-0.8%369.6K-9.9M-24.7K0.0465.56N/AN/A9644,473711
2021-01-06$43.92$35.0041.0%12.8%32.3%25.3%57.1%6.6%-2.1%427.4K-10.6M-25.5K0.7270.68N/AN/A1381004,501715
2021-01-07$45.44$35.0037.4%12.7%33.8%21.2%41.9%7.3%-2.9%506.5K-12.6M-25.8K0.0566.78N/AN/A214114,543799
2021-01-08$44.71$40.0037.5%12.9%28.4%21.3%44.8%4.0%-2.8%513.5K-11.6M-25.9K0.1965.27N/AN/A214404,595805
2021-01-11$45.29$40.0042.6%13.2%28.6%26.7%46.8%6.6%-3.6%567.5K-12.3M-24.1K0.3864.16N/AN/A52204,559774
2021-01-12$46.61$40.0042.6%13.4%28.2%20.3%45.1%5.1%-3.4%484.1K-14.3M-23.2K0.1357.17N/AN/A160214,544794
2021-01-13$45.87$40.0046.8%13.4%27.6%25.4%47.0%2.7%-2.2%641.5K-13.3M-23.4K0.0561.83N/AN/A11564,534815
2021-01-14$50.18$40.0047.6%13.6%41.1%26.4%48.5%3.9%-4.6%318.9K-18.1M-22.0K0.0166.12N/AN/A72964,567818
2021-01-15$49.05$40.0048.4%13.9%41.8%27.4%47.9%3.8%-3.6%138.3K-16.3M-21.4K0.0564.71N/AN/A342174,550816
2021-01-19$49.94$40.0050.4%14.4%41.8%29.8%50.4%3.9%-3.1%146.7K-9.8M-21.8K0.2859.09N/AN/A131372,838349
2021-01-20$48.54$40.0049.6%14.2%43.7%28.8%49.1%4.9%-3.4%151.2K-9.1M-22.0K0.0563.35N/AN/A394182,870384
2021-01-21$48.43$45.0049.5%14.2%42.2%28.8%50.5%4.9%-3.8%163.0K-9.2M-23.2K0.0163.10N/AN/A9813,023399
2021-01-22$49.26$45.0048.7%14.0%42.3%27.7%49.6%6.5%-3.5%169.6K-9.8M-23.0K0.5759.53N/AN/A54313,073399
2021-01-25$48.37$45.0054.2%15.6%43.0%34.5%54.8%5.5%-6.8%167.3K-9.3M-23.1K0.0361.88N/AN/A7823,085427
2021-01-26$46.34$40.0054.6%15.7%46.4%35.0%53.4%6.9%-4.4%164.5K-8.1M-23.6K0.0558.99N/AN/A6233,094429
2021-01-27$42.84$45.0061.5%17.6%54.7%43.4%62.0%13.2%-6.5%151.5K-6.2M-23.1K0.1382.37N/AN/A96123,116432
2021-01-28$43.22$45.0056.2%16.1%53.9%36.9%52.4%11.6%-6.0%153.7K-6.3M-22.5K0.3280.63N/AN/A31103,141443
2021-01-29$41.11$45.0065.9%18.9%56.3%48.8%63.3%10.4%-8.5%140.8K-5.3M-22.3K0.0182.35N/AN/A54533,131438