GEN Options History — April 2016

In April 2016, GEN traded between $2.17 and $2.64. ATM implied volatility averaged 114.8%, placing in the 59.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 31.4%. IV traded above realized volatility by 61.4% (HV 20d: 53.4%). Max pain ranged from $2.50 to $2.50. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 1 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.47.

Notable Days

  • 2016-04-01: Highest Volume — 158 contracts
  • 2016-04-15: Largest IV spike — 39.5% change
  • 2016-04-05: Highest IV Rank — 78.6%
  • 2016-04-19: Largest Expected Move — 36.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$2.41$2.17$2.64$2.22$2.53
Max Pain$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50
ATM IV114.8%85.5%149.6%126.4%115.0%
Expected Move31.4%25.4%36.7%36.3%33.0%
HV 20d53.4%41.9%76.0%76.0%44.9%
HV 60d97.6%71.1%116.7%116.7%71.7%
IV Rank59.4%43.3%78.6%65.9%59.6%
IV Percentile76.4%61.5%94.0%84.1%75.0%
Term Structure-18.8%-51.4%1.5%-10.1%-21.9%
VWIV108.1%88.5%128.1%124.9%114.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %82.7328.70122.38114.04105.45
Gamma HHI0.580.500.730.640.65
Net GEX368233598289489
Net DEX-11.9K-29.6K264-9.7K-19.1K
Net VEX-75-104-58-98-71
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.470.130.960.370.16
Total Volume92.0484115815874
Total OI455.286417505464427

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2016-04-01$2.22$2.50126.4%36.3%76.0%65.9%124.9%0.0%-10.1%289-9.7K-980.37114.04N/AN/A1154340757
2016-04-04$2.23$0.00134.6%30.8%71.8%70.3%0.0%0.0%-23.4%294-10.2K-1010.37103.60N/AN/A1154340757
2016-04-05$2.17$0.00149.6%35.9%67.4%78.6%0.0%0.0%-19.6%285-10.6K-1040.3783.79N/AN/A1154340757
2016-04-06$2.28$0.00131.2%28.9%63.4%68.5%0.0%0.0%-15.2%247-7.2K-820.9699.72N/AN/A454340757
2016-04-07$2.25$0.00119.9%35.2%61.6%62.3%0.0%0.0%-31.8%254-6.4K-820.9685.80N/AN/A454340757
2016-04-08$2.22$0.0085.5%26.2%60.4%43.3%91.5%0.0%-5.9%233-2.7K-700.6593.82N/AN/A664340757
2016-04-11$2.22$2.50113.1%27.6%53.9%58.5%97.1%0.0%-10.2%269-168-670.6577.78N/AN/A664342857
2016-04-12$2.28$2.50110.0%26.7%50.6%56.8%92.0%0.0%-5.6%272264-640.9689.37N/AN/A454342857
2016-04-13$2.42$2.5098.4%28.2%54.7%50.4%100.9%0.0%-21.3%342-1.3K-640.96106.23N/AN/A454344857
2016-04-14$2.43$2.5088.5%25.4%50.1%44.9%88.5%0.0%-2.9%373-10.1K-750.9630.61N/AN/A454344857
2016-04-15$2.45$2.50123.5%35.4%49.7%64.2%123.5%0.0%-46.5%281-60-580.9678.90N/AN/A454344857
2016-04-18$2.47$2.5093.4%26.8%49.8%47.6%90.2%0.0%1.5%291-10.5K-610.3234.75N/AN/A311039621
2016-04-19$2.42$2.50128.1%36.7%50.2%66.8%128.1%0.0%-29.7%254-11.2K-600.2082.87N/AN/A491039621
2016-04-20$2.46$2.50115.3%33.1%49.6%59.7%115.4%0.0%-3.8%419-17.4K-830.1389.71N/AN/A781043621
2016-04-21$2.57$2.50119.3%34.2%41.9%61.9%116.9%0.0%-12.1%499-21.6K-740.14105.76N/AN/A721041921
2016-04-22$2.58$2.50124.8%35.8%41.9%65.0%124.8%0.0%-32.0%443-19.4K-730.16110.36N/AN/A631040621
2016-04-25$2.50$2.50115.7%33.2%43.7%59.9%122.1%0.0%-39.7%500-20.6K-840.1651.50N/AN/A641040521
2016-04-26$2.64$2.50108.7%31.2%47.3%56.1%106.3%0.0%-9.1%581-20.7K-690.1628.70N/AN/A641040621
2016-04-27$2.64$2.50116.8%33.5%46.7%60.5%0.0%0.0%-51.4%517-29.6K-670.16122.38N/AN/A641040621
2016-04-28$2.63$2.5092.3%26.4%46.3%47.0%92.1%0.0%-3.6%598-22.3K-720.1642.27N/AN/A641040621
2016-04-29$2.53$2.50115.0%33.0%44.9%59.6%114.9%0.0%-21.9%489-19.1K-710.16105.45N/AN/A641040621