GEN Options History — February 2016

In February 2016, GEN traded between $1.43 and $1.88. ATM implied volatility averaged 137.5%, placing in the 72.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 37.6%. IV traded below realized volatility by 4.3% (HV 20d: 141.8%). Max pain ranged from $2.50 to $2.50. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 9 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.60.

Notable Days

  • 2016-02-09: Highest Volume — 185 contracts
  • 2016-02-03: Largest IV spike — 64.0% change
  • 2016-02-03: Highest IV Rank — 88.6%
  • 2016-02-03: Largest Expected Move — 48.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$1.69$1.43$1.88$1.88$1.79
Max Pain$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50
ATM IV137.5%80.8%167.6%143.6%149.7%
Expected Move37.6%23.2%48.0%41.2%42.9%
HV 20d141.8%85.9%163.1%160.5%89.2%
HV 60d105.5%102.2%108.5%103.7%108.3%
IV Rank72.0%40.6%88.6%75.3%78.7%
IV Percentile91.2%70.2%97.6%95.6%94.8%
Term Structure-1.4%-45.4%59.3%-45.4%-15.2%
Skew 25d-20.3%-48.4%1.3%1.3%-10.2%
Skew 10d-27.3%-65.6%8.4%8.4%-27.9%
Call IV 25d119.7%93.2%159.7%93.8%113.3%
Put IV 25d99.4%65.2%131.0%95.1%103.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %105.1626.90118.46113.84114.47
Gamma HHI0.560.491.000.490.55
Net GEX1320191138188
Net DEX-4.9K-8.7K3.1K-5.8K-7.9K
Net VEX-68-970-69-97
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.600.131.280.251.28
Total Volume104.556618510666
Total OI322.15277393277317

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2016-02-01$1.88$2.50143.6%41.2%160.5%75.3%0.0%1.3%-45.4%138-5.8K-690.25113.84N/AN/A852125621
2016-02-02$1.79$2.50102.2%29.3%160.1%52.4%0.0%-8.0%-10.1%123-5.2K-600.2593.30N/AN/A852125621
2016-02-03$1.81$2.50167.6%48.0%159.9%88.6%0.0%-30.9%-25.6%122-7.8K-720.2599.78N/AN/A852125621
2016-02-04$1.86$0.00165.3%30.9%160.5%87.3%0.0%-21.5%-9.3%135-5.7K-630.25118.12N/AN/A852125621
2016-02-05$1.80$0.00141.2%32.5%158.7%74.0%0.0%-43.8%-24.7%128-6.6K-650.25102.83N/AN/A852125621
2016-02-08$1.60$0.00144.1%29.6%161.6%75.6%0.0%-6.2%17.4%96-3.4K-490.2526.90N/AN/A852125621
2016-02-09$1.48$0.00157.0%44.1%162.2%82.7%0.0%0.0%-14.6%79-2.4K-430.13115.39N/AN/A1642125621
2016-02-10$1.49$0.00142.8%41.0%160.5%74.9%0.0%0.0%6.3%108-4.0K-620.24110.58N/AN/A902233821
2016-02-11$1.43$0.00151.0%43.3%156.4%79.4%0.0%-34.1%5.3%03.1K00.24112.79N/AN/A902234622
2016-02-12$1.50$0.00147.0%42.1%155.1%77.2%0.0%0.0%-4.7%105-3.2K-540.24113.10N/AN/A902234617
2016-02-16$1.53$0.00126.4%36.2%155.1%65.8%0.0%0.0%59.3%128-5.6K-690.2498.09N/AN/A902234617
2016-02-17$1.61$0.00152.7%43.8%157.8%80.4%0.0%0.0%-7.3%118-5.0K-630.58115.87N/AN/A905234617
2016-02-18$1.72$2.50136.3%39.1%161.1%71.3%0.0%-21.5%-13.4%144-1.1K-740.58113.72N/AN/A905234647
2016-02-19$1.60$2.50129.3%37.1%161.9%67.4%0.0%-30.0%3.0%147-5.9K-860.58111.24N/AN/A905234647
2016-02-22$1.70$2.50139.4%40.0%163.1%73.0%0.0%0.0%-7.2%155-7.6K-901.28114.57N/AN/A293728037
2016-02-23$1.82$2.50123.5%35.4%92.1%64.2%0.0%-8.0%8.0%180-7.2K-911.28118.46N/AN/A293728037
2016-02-24$1.81$2.50132.8%38.1%85.9%69.4%0.0%-2.5%6.5%172-8.7K-941.28117.52N/AN/A293728037
2016-02-25$1.78$2.5080.8%23.2%86.0%40.6%0.0%-48.4%21.2%184-4.4K-801.2889.99N/AN/A293728037
2016-02-26$1.88$2.50117.5%33.7%87.7%60.9%0.0%-10.2%23.0%191-3.9K-791.28102.66N/AN/A293728037
2016-02-29$1.79$2.50149.7%42.9%89.2%78.7%0.0%0.0%-15.2%188-7.9K-971.28114.47N/AN/A293728037