GEN Options History — September 2015

In September 2015, GEN traded between $5.74 and $7.35. ATM implied volatility averaged 61.7%, placing in the 23.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 17.5%. IV traded above realized volatility by 18.5% (HV 20d: 43.2%). Max pain ranged from $7.50 to $7.50. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 6 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 4.57.

Notable Days

  • 2015-09-01: Highest Volume — 312 contracts
  • 2015-09-25: Largest IV spike — 32.1% change
  • 2015-09-30: Highest IV Rank — 39.9%
  • 2015-09-30: Largest Expected Move — 25.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$6.81$5.74$7.35$7.17$6.12
Max Pain$7.50$7.50$7.50$7.50$7.50
ATM IV61.7%47.2%87.2%76.3%87.2%
Expected Move17.5%13.5%25.0%21.9%25.0%
HV 20d43.2%36.8%60.1%60.1%49.8%
HV 60d47.9%44.9%52.0%50.8%52.0%
IV Rank23.4%14.0%39.9%32.8%39.9%
IV Percentile68.9%38.5%95.2%88.5%95.2%
Term Structure-5.2%-43.9%8.4%-11.1%-43.9%
VWIV66.3%56.3%88.3%77.0%88.3%
Skew 25d10.1%-0.8%29.2%8.8%29.2%
Skew 10d15.1%-1.2%46.6%20.4%34.9%
Call IV 25d56.9%47.6%66.8%60.9%61.0%
Put IV 25d67.0%53.0%90.2%69.7%90.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %90.0721.58114.14109.05104.25
Gamma HHI0.960.900.980.960.93
Net GEX15.9K1.2K21.3K15.7K3.5K
Net DEX-258.6K-533.5K218.8K-505.6K161.7K
Net VEX-2.0K-2.9K-356-2.9K-639
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio4.572.825.473.592.82
Total Volume206.4290312312237
Total OI2,560.2382,4642,6232,6012,477

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-09-01$7.17$7.5076.3%21.9%60.1%32.8%77.0%8.8%-11.1%15.7K-505.6K-2.9K3.59109.05N/AN/A682442,041560
2015-09-02$7.35$7.5069.1%19.8%53.2%28.2%69.6%10.3%-11.1%19.1K-533.5K-2.9K3.75114.14N/AN/A652442,041560
2015-09-03$7.28$7.5067.7%16.9%53.3%27.3%60.9%2.2%-1.4%18.4K-525.4K-2.9K4.5296.47N/AN/A542442,045560
2015-09-04$7.29$7.5070.8%17.0%51.5%29.3%59.6%1.8%-5.7%18.5K-508.1K-2.8K4.5292.25N/AN/A542442,045560
2015-09-08$7.26$7.5052.9%18.0%41.1%17.7%0.0%-0.8%-9.6%18.0K-507.9K-2.7K0.0098.57N/AN/A002,035560
2015-09-09$7.13$7.5057.2%16.4%41.3%20.5%60.1%0.8%-4.0%19.2K-433.9K-2.6K3.3195.94N/AN/A541792,045560
2015-09-10$7.12$7.5061.2%17.6%41.3%23.1%65.0%16.8%-9.4%18.3K-465.0K-2.6K4.8491.47N/AN/A371792,045570
2015-09-11$7.02$7.5053.9%15.5%39.5%18.4%56.3%5.5%-2.3%19.2K-332.1K-2.4K4.8439.01N/AN/A371792,052570
2015-09-14$6.89$7.5057.7%16.5%39.4%20.8%59.0%3.1%-4.7%17.9K-292.6K-2.3K4.8682.28N/AN/A371802,052570
2015-09-15$6.87$7.5061.9%17.7%38.1%23.5%0.0%18.4%-7.2%17.7K-282.4K-2.2K0.0083.62N/AN/A002,042571
2015-09-16$6.91$7.5056.2%16.1%38.0%19.9%58.5%4.1%-3.8%19.7K-249.6K-2.2K4.8621.58N/AN/A371802,052571
2015-09-17$7.17$7.5054.9%15.7%40.0%19.0%66.8%24.2%-5.4%21.3K-381.2K-2.4K4.8691.90N/AN/A371802,052571
2015-09-18$6.87$7.5051.6%14.8%40.2%16.9%60.4%5.5%-0.7%21.0K-217.3K-2.1K4.8699.42N/AN/A371802,052571
2015-09-21$6.94$7.5056.6%16.2%40.2%20.1%70.6%12.4%1.0%21.0K-319.6K-2.1K4.44100.97N/AN/A321422,010454
2015-09-22$6.80$7.5053.3%15.3%38.7%18.0%68.6%11.4%4.2%19.9K-268.4K-2.0K4.44102.61N/AN/A321422,012454
2015-09-23$6.56$7.5047.2%13.5%38.9%14.0%57.4%7.2%8.4%20.5K-187.2K-1.7K4.4446.76N/AN/A321422,012454
2015-09-24$6.61$7.5057.0%16.3%36.8%20.3%73.3%18.5%7.7%17.8K-176.6K-1.7K5.4497.09N/AN/A321742,012454
2015-09-25$6.15$7.5075.3%21.6%38.2%32.2%74.4%16.8%-22.3%4.7K173.8K-6875.44111.80N/AN/A321742,012486
2015-09-28$5.74$7.5060.6%17.4%43.8%22.7%64.1%8.6%8.2%1.2K218.8K-3565.47103.51N/AN/A321752,012486
2015-09-29$5.78$7.5067.5%19.3%43.5%27.1%69.5%8.0%4.9%1.4K200.5K-3795.47108.83N/AN/A321752,012465
2015-09-30$6.12$7.5087.2%25.0%49.8%39.9%88.3%29.2%-43.9%3.5K161.7K-6392.82104.25N/AN/A621752,012465