GEN Options History — March 2016

In March 2016, GEN traded between $1.76 and $2.70. ATM implied volatility averaged 110.9%, placing in the 57.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 31.4%. IV traded above realized volatility by 27.9% (HV 20d: 83.0%). Max pain ranged from $2.50 to $2.50. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 3 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.50.

Notable Days

  • 2016-03-16: Highest Volume — 188 contracts
  • 2016-03-08: Largest IV spike — 56.7% change
  • 2016-03-01: Highest IV Rank — 85.4%
  • 2016-03-01: Largest Expected Move — 46.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$2.36$1.76$2.70$1.76$2.33
Max Pain$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50
ATM IV110.9%72.9%161.8%161.8%111.3%
Expected Move31.4%20.9%46.4%46.4%31.9%
HV 20d83.0%76.3%94.4%85.4%76.3%
HV 60d115.3%108.2%118.1%108.2%116.5%
IV Rank57.3%36.3%85.4%85.4%57.5%
IV Percentile78.8%56.0%97.2%97.2%78.2%
Term Structure-18.1%-46.9%7.2%-36.8%-0.6%
VWIV108.5%74.0%132.1%124.6%111.7%
Skew 25d2.4%-7.4%13.1%5.4%-4.6%
Skew 10d6.4%-5.4%21.1%6.7%-5.4%
Call IV 25d92.8%78.1%106.1%93.8%106.1%
Put IV 25d95.2%83.7%108.1%99.2%101.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %92.0321.82117.24117.24108.21
Gamma HHI0.660.510.990.550.63
Net GEX226-515371172306
Net DEX-10.2K-22.6K-3.0K-8.6K-9.8K
Net VEX-97-130-67-93-106
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.500.311.281.280.37
Total Volume156.6826618866158
Total OI435.591317494317464

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2016-03-01$1.76$2.50161.8%46.4%85.4%85.4%0.0%0.0%-36.8%172-8.6K-931.28117.24N/AN/A293728037
2016-03-02$1.89$2.50127.0%36.4%87.5%66.1%0.0%5.4%7.2%202-3.0K-731.28101.96N/AN/A293728037
2016-03-03$2.02$2.50127.8%30.6%90.4%66.6%124.6%0.0%-24.7%216-4.7K-810.3196.93N/AN/A1213728037
2016-03-04$2.17$2.5081.6%27.0%93.1%41.1%108.9%-7.4%-15.7%213-9.1K-1070.3145.25N/AN/A1213738037
2016-03-07$2.33$2.5095.3%32.2%94.4%48.7%113.5%0.0%-40.6%158-6.0K-760.38102.13N/AN/A1214638037
2016-03-08$2.15$2.50149.4%31.1%88.3%78.5%117.3%0.0%-19.5%255-10.2K-1150.38113.41N/AN/A1214638047
2016-03-09$2.25$2.50108.2%31.0%81.7%55.8%108.3%13.1%-14.0%256-11.2K-1300.3821.82N/AN/A1214638747
2016-03-10$2.33$2.50120.6%34.6%81.7%62.6%123.7%0.0%-46.9%236-9.8K-1070.4096.92N/AN/A1154638747
2016-03-11$2.50$2.5084.3%24.2%79.8%42.6%84.9%5.6%1.5%247-10.3K-910.40107.09N/AN/A1154639447
2016-03-14$2.64$2.5085.3%24.4%80.0%43.1%85.3%0.0%3.2%331-14.0K-1020.51107.21N/AN/A1155939447
2016-03-15$2.55$2.5085.2%24.4%83.1%43.1%85.2%0.0%-8.3%-515-11.7K-960.51101.85N/AN/A1155939460
2016-03-16$2.70$2.5098.5%28.2%83.4%50.4%0.0%0.0%-17.3%331-22.6K-840.6399.87N/AN/A1157340760
2016-03-17$2.63$2.5072.9%20.9%83.9%36.3%74.0%0.0%-0.8%279-12.0K-880.6395.35N/AN/A1157340787
2016-03-18$2.63$2.50113.1%32.4%76.8%58.5%113.1%0.0%-37.5%311-13.2K-960.63104.50N/AN/A1157340787
2016-03-21$2.61$2.50101.5%29.1%76.4%52.1%102.0%0.0%-7.1%371-14.6K-1250.37108.42N/AN/A1154340757
2016-03-22$2.53$2.50131.9%37.8%76.5%68.9%132.1%0.0%-41.0%335-13.2K-1060.37101.35N/AN/A1154340757
2016-03-23$2.33$2.50115.8%33.2%83.9%60.0%111.4%0.0%-27.2%297-12.0K-1110.37101.58N/AN/A1154340757
2016-03-24$2.34$2.50103.3%29.6%83.3%53.1%102.7%-4.6%-11.1%268-7.7K-980.3746.48N/AN/A1154340757
2016-03-28$2.37$2.50130.7%37.5%81.9%68.2%130.4%0.0%-8.7%267-9.1K-1000.37103.60N/AN/A1154340757
2016-03-29$2.40$2.50122.2%35.0%78.7%63.5%122.8%0.0%-27.0%200-5.3K-670.37104.05N/AN/A1154340757
2016-03-30$2.36$2.50112.1%32.1%78.7%57.9%109.4%0.0%-26.1%239-6.9K-830.3739.48N/AN/A1154340757
2016-03-31$2.33$2.50111.3%31.9%76.3%57.5%111.7%0.0%-0.6%306-9.8K-1060.37108.21N/AN/A1154340757