FORM Options History — December 2023

In December 2023, FORM traded between $36.42 and $42.17. ATM implied volatility averaged 49.2%, placing in the 26.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 12.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 14.8% (HV 20d: 34.5%). Max pain ranged from $25.00 to $30.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 16 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.39.

Notable Days

  • 2023-12-29: Highest Volume — 138 contracts
  • 2023-12-13: Largest IV drop — 45.4% change
  • 2023-12-06: Highest IV Rank — 73.1%
  • 2023-12-15: Largest Expected Move — 15.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$39.45$36.42$42.17$37.47$42.03
Max Pain$25.25$25.00$30.00$30.00$25.00
ATM IV49.2%36.7%81.8%46.1%44.6%
Expected Move12.3%10.5%15.1%13.2%12.8%
HV 20d34.5%26.0%51.0%50.8%28.0%
HV 60d40.5%39.3%42.3%42.3%39.3%
IV Rank26.8%9.1%73.1%22.3%20.3%
IV Percentile39.5%3.6%98.4%32.1%27.4%
Term Structure5.9%-8.9%20.1%-8.9%10.1%
VWIV47.9%20.6%85.4%85.4%47.4%
Skew 25d4.4%-2.1%19.5%5.3%10.3%
Skew 10d6.4%-20.2%30.1%5.5%3.5%
Call IV 25d40.9%32.7%49.3%44.2%40.0%
Put IV 25d45.3%38.5%57.7%49.6%50.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %90.5568.60103.6568.6091.01
Gamma HHI0.390.270.540.350.46
Net GEX20.5K11.7K30.0K13.9K29.6K
Net DEX-674.9K-944.8K-483.7K-546.6K-944.8K
Net VEX-2.0K-2.4K-1.7K-1.7K-2.3K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.390.003.330.000.00
Total Volume16.801380138
Total OI407.9304429379427

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2023-12-01$37.47$30.0046.1%13.2%50.8%22.3%0.0%5.3%-8.9%13.9K-546.6K-1.7K0.0068.60N/AN/A00269110
2023-12-04$37.10$25.0065.2%13.3%51.0%49.6%85.4%2.8%1.1%11.7K-517.0K-1.7K0.0091.46N/AN/A20269110
2023-12-05$36.57$25.0060.5%10.8%50.1%42.8%49.8%1.8%16.0%12.5K-508.0K-1.7K1.2593.48N/AN/A1620270110
2023-12-06$36.56$25.0081.8%11.5%48.6%73.1%43.1%0.3%4.7%12.1K-486.0K-1.9K1.0093.12N/AN/A11282130
2023-12-07$36.42$25.0050.8%11.7%48.5%29.1%0.0%0.7%7.9%14.8K-483.7K-1.8K0.0090.82N/AN/A010283131
2023-12-08$37.34$25.0046.3%13.5%45.7%22.7%0.0%7.0%-0.0%14.5K-535.2K-2.0K0.0091.44N/AN/A100283141
2023-12-11$38.76$25.0048.7%13.9%31.5%26.1%46.2%-2.1%-0.3%19.2K-561.1K-1.9K0.5099.21N/AN/A21280141
2023-12-12$38.77$25.0069.2%11.1%30.6%55.2%0.0%3.1%5.5%20.2K-616.0K-1.8K0.0088.01N/AN/A20282141
2023-12-13$39.41$25.0037.8%10.8%26.2%10.6%0.0%4.4%8.3%25.0K-621.0K-1.9K0.0096.12N/AN/A00284141
2023-12-14$40.56$25.0050.7%14.5%27.2%29.0%50.7%19.5%1.3%13.0K-760.0K-1.9K0.00103.56N/AN/A170284141
2023-12-15$39.89$25.0052.8%15.1%28.0%31.9%0.0%10.0%1.0%24.0K-703.0K-1.9K3.33103.65N/AN/A310288141
2023-12-18$40.52$25.0041.8%12.0%28.3%16.3%40.9%1.5%14.5%14.1K-652.8K-1.9K0.0894.82N/AN/A36325846
2023-12-19$40.29$25.0042.9%12.3%26.5%17.9%0.0%4.8%5.5%22.7K-711.3K-2.3K0.0095.69N/AN/A3036147
2023-12-20$39.34$25.0039.0%11.2%26.0%12.4%20.6%0.9%20.1%22.4K-639.2K-2.2K0.0083.49N/AN/A6036447
2023-12-21$40.82$25.0036.8%10.6%28.7%9.2%0.0%3.3%8.8%26.3K-749.3K-2.3K0.0068.79N/AN/A0036847
2023-12-22$41.27$25.0036.7%10.5%28.7%9.1%36.0%0.6%8.9%28.1K-804.8K-2.2K0.0074.11N/AN/A18036847
2023-12-26$42.17$25.0046.5%13.3%29.2%23.0%53.4%5.2%9.5%28.0K-912.8K-2.3K0.00103.28N/AN/A6037547
2023-12-27$41.89$25.0049.0%14.1%27.9%26.6%0.0%2.0%-6.8%27.0K-893.3K-2.4K0.0090.44N/AN/A9037547
2023-12-28$41.78$25.0037.3%10.7%28.1%9.8%53.6%7.3%10.9%30.0K-851.9K-2.2K0.0089.87N/AN/A22037647
2023-12-29$42.03$25.0044.6%12.8%28.0%20.3%47.4%10.3%10.1%29.6K-944.8K-2.3K0.0091.01N/AN/A138038047