GEN Options History — December 2012

In December 2012, GEN traded between $0.47 and $0.53. ATM implied volatility averaged 37.0%, placing in the 7.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 9.5%. IV traded above realized volatility by 17.7% (HV 20d: 19.3%). Max pain ranged from $0.37 to $0.37. Net GEX was positive for 10 of 10 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 5 of 10 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.00.

Notable Days

  • 2012-12-05: Highest Volume — 115 contracts
  • 2012-12-10: Largest IV spike — 24.5% change
  • 2012-12-05: Highest IV Rank — 13.7%
  • 2012-12-05: Largest Expected Move — 13.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$0.49$0.47$0.53$0.47$0.53
Max Pain$0.37$0.37$0.37$0.37$0.37
ATM IV37.0%25.7%45.4%39.6%27.2%
Expected Move9.5%6.0%13.0%11.4%7.8%
HV 20d19.3%12.0%22.8%22.3%16.9%
HV 60d22.9%21.9%25.3%25.3%23.2%
IV Rank7.9%0.2%13.7%9.7%1.2%
IV Percentile13.1%0.4%27.4%15.5%0.8%
Term Structure-2.6%-15.0%12.0%-14.4%12.0%
VWIV47.8%47.8%47.8%47.8%47.8%
Skew 25d10.7%-4.4%16.4%8.4%16.4%
Skew 10d10.5%-4.8%21.2%13.4%11.1%
Call IV 25d33.3%24.4%42.6%42.6%27.8%
Put IV 25d44.0%32.7%58.6%51.0%44.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %11.016.0316.5511.5716.55
Gamma HHI0.790.631.000.631.00
Net GEX1.6K1.4K1.9K1.4K1.9K
Net DEX-162.0K-192.0K-142.6K-142.6K-192.0K
Net VEX-222-262-156-235-195
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.000.000.000.000.00
Total Volume25.701155511
Total OI7,767.57,7297,7837,7297,756

Daily Data (10 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-12-03$0.47$0.3739.6%11.4%22.3%9.7%0.0%8.4%-14.4%1.4K-142.6K-2350.0011.57N/AN/A5504,7622,967
2012-12-04$0.47$0.3741.5%11.9%22.3%11.0%0.0%10.8%-15.0%1.5K-144.7K-2420.0011.57N/AN/A004,8162,967
2012-12-05$0.48$0.3745.4%13.0%22.8%13.7%0.0%16.1%-14.8%1.4K-152.1K-2010.0013.90N/AN/A11504,8162,967
2012-12-06$0.48$0.3735.4%10.2%21.3%6.8%0.0%-4.4%-14.7%1.6K-156.0K-2620.006.03N/AN/A004,8112,967
2012-12-07$0.48$0.3735.5%6.0%20.3%6.9%0.0%9.6%1.5%1.6K-155.5K-2430.006.03N/AN/A004,8112,967
2012-12-10$0.49$0.3744.2%6.9%20.9%12.9%47.8%12.0%-5.1%1.5K-163.7K-1560.0013.70N/AN/A3304,8112,967
2012-12-11$0.50$0.3741.2%10.6%19.0%10.8%0.0%14.5%8.3%1.7K-169.5K-2270.0013.98N/AN/A3804,8112,967
2012-12-12$0.50$0.3734.0%9.6%15.1%5.8%0.0%13.9%8.2%1.7K-169.2K-2310.006.26N/AN/A504,7892,967
2012-12-13$0.50$0.3725.7%7.4%12.0%0.2%0.0%10.0%7.9%1.7K-174.2K-2230.0010.53N/AN/A004,7892,967
2012-12-14$0.53$0.3727.2%7.8%16.9%1.2%0.0%16.4%12.0%1.9K-192.0K-1950.0016.55N/AN/A1104,7892,967