GEN Options History — May 2016

In May 2016, GEN traded between $1.65 and $2.65. ATM implied volatility averaged 117.4%, placing in the 60.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 31.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 26.8% (HV 20d: 90.7%). 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 2 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.16.

Notable Days

  • 2016-05-13: Highest Volume — 89 contracts
  • 2016-05-13: Largest IV spike — 85.2% change
  • 2016-05-10: Highest IV Rank — 90.4%
  • 2016-05-04: Largest Expected Move — 42.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$2.05$1.65$2.65$2.53$1.90
Max Pain$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50
ATM IV117.4%56.1%170.9%124.2%132.5%
Expected Move31.8%16.1%42.1%35.6%38.0%
HV 20d90.7%43.0%112.6%45.0%112.6%
HV 60d79.4%64.8%86.1%71.6%81.2%
IV Rank60.9%27.0%90.4%64.6%69.2%
IV Percentile73.0%17.9%98.0%81.0%84.1%
Term Structure-18.8%-58.9%27.8%-10.5%-55.0%
VWIV104.5%61.5%147.1%124.0%63.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %93.7027.33123.56107.64122.16
Gamma HHI0.690.500.960.670.51
Net GEX2488501467228
Net DEX-9.0K-20.7K2.8K-18.1K-8.8K
Net VEX-47-74-5-67-54
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.160.130.330.160.13
Total Volume77.90540897488
Total OI440.762418488427418

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2016-05-02$2.53$2.50124.2%35.6%45.0%64.6%124.0%0.0%-10.5%467-18.1K-670.16107.64N/AN/A641040621
2016-05-03$2.46$2.5099.6%28.5%45.1%51.0%99.6%0.0%-12.8%488-16.8K-600.1647.94N/AN/A641040621
2016-05-04$2.41$2.50146.9%42.1%43.0%77.2%147.1%0.0%-20.2%414-18.5K-700.16111.46N/AN/A641040621
2016-05-05$2.50$2.50137.2%30.8%44.1%71.8%107.3%0.0%-32.0%411-17.6K-550.1694.03N/AN/A641040621
2016-05-06$2.47$2.50127.2%29.9%44.1%66.3%104.7%0.0%-31.4%410-16.5K-510.1681.33N/AN/A641040621
2016-05-09$2.65$2.50141.6%33.3%49.6%74.2%115.5%0.0%-45.2%501-20.7K-500.1485.20N/AN/A741040621
2016-05-10$2.03$2.50170.9%32.6%109.1%90.4%114.3%0.0%-23.8%329-14.4K-660.3389.40N/AN/A301041621
2016-05-11$2.08$2.5096.2%27.6%107.0%49.2%93.3%0.0%-2.0%195-7.4K-550.33123.56N/AN/A301041621
2016-05-12$2.00$2.5056.1%16.1%107.5%27.0%61.5%0.0%20.1%175-5.1K-440.3394.18N/AN/A301041621
2016-05-13$2.01$2.50103.8%29.8%107.4%53.4%112.8%0.0%-6.8%230-10.5K-740.13114.48N/AN/A791041621
2016-05-16$1.98$2.50108.5%31.1%107.2%55.9%110.5%0.0%-11.2%275-12.5K-740.13119.32N/AN/A791046621
2016-05-17$1.88$2.5079.1%22.7%108.2%39.7%63.0%0.0%27.8%201-6.9K-540.1327.33N/AN/A791046621
2016-05-18$1.76$2.50115.4%33.1%109.2%59.8%0.0%0.0%-8.9%222-9.4K-560.13118.67N/AN/A791046721
2016-05-19$1.67$2.50107.1%30.7%107.5%55.2%0.0%0.0%-12.7%92.7K-50.1399.70N/AN/A791046721
2016-05-20$1.65$2.50122.1%35.0%107.1%63.4%0.0%0.0%-25.2%82.4K-50.13101.11N/AN/A791046721
2016-05-23$1.69$2.50138.9%39.8%108.3%72.8%0.0%0.0%-58.9%112.8K-50.13115.23N/AN/A781039721
2016-05-24$1.81$2.50129.9%37.2%109.7%67.7%0.0%0.0%-25.2%160-4.5K-390.13120.56N/AN/A781039721
2016-05-25$1.86$2.5084.4%24.2%110.7%42.6%0.0%0.0%-14.5%162-2.9K-340.1333.35N/AN/A781039721
2016-05-26$1.81$2.50112.9%32.4%110.6%58.3%0.0%0.0%-16.9%143-1.2K-280.1341.87N/AN/A781039721
2016-05-27$1.82$2.50131.7%37.7%110.7%68.7%0.0%0.0%-29.9%161-4.6K-390.13119.17N/AN/A781039721
2016-05-31$1.90$2.50132.5%38.0%112.6%69.2%0.0%0.0%-55.0%228-8.8K-540.13122.16N/AN/A781039721