GEN Options History — October 2016

In October 2016, GEN traded between $2.59 and $2.80. ATM implied volatility averaged 97.6%, placing in the 47.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 28.4%. IV traded above realized volatility by 58.8% (HV 20d: 38.8%). 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 3 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.25.

Notable Days

  • 2016-10-13: Highest Volume — 84 contracts
  • 2016-10-28: Largest IV spike — 39.6% change
  • 2016-10-28: Highest IV Rank — 63.1%
  • 2016-10-28: Largest Expected Move — 36.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$2.67$2.59$2.80$2.80$2.63
Max Pain$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50
ATM IV97.6%77.3%127.3%97.7%119.2%
Expected Move28.4%22.2%36.5%28.0%34.2%
HV 20d38.8%26.6%62.6%62.6%26.6%
HV 60d54.1%51.6%60.5%60.4%51.6%
IV Rank47.9%37.5%63.1%48.4%58.7%
IV Percentile39.6%15.9%74.2%38.5%64.7%
Term Structure-17.3%-49.8%47.8%34.0%-31.5%
VWIV98.5%96.6%100.4%96.6%100.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %119.3376.04134.47110.33127.41
Gamma HHI0.930.651.000.650.77
Net GEX3.2K1.2K6.6K1.2K1.2K
Net DEX-143.6K-212.9K-70.8K-212.9K-78.7K
Net VEX-335-421-271-359-302
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.251.051.791.101.18
Total Volume71.04844844461
Total OI1,166.198751,2891,258879

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2016-10-03$2.80$2.5097.7%28.0%62.6%48.4%0.0%0.0%34.0%1.2K-212.9K-3591.10110.33N/AN/A21231,19860
2016-10-04$2.78$2.5078.9%22.6%62.3%38.4%96.6%0.0%47.8%3.6K-187.3K-4081.79117.36N/AN/A24431,19860
2016-10-05$2.80$2.5079.9%22.9%61.9%38.9%100.4%0.0%43.1%3.7K-180.6K-3801.48121.36N/AN/A29431,20180
2016-10-06$2.68$0.0082.0%28.8%47.2%40.0%0.0%0.0%-34.7%4.0K-155.3K-4071.48104.97N/AN/A29431,20280
2016-10-07$2.66$0.0092.0%27.2%45.5%45.4%0.0%0.0%-1.8%3.7K-155.6K-4211.48124.31N/AN/A29431,20280
2016-10-10$2.72$0.0093.8%30.2%40.4%46.3%0.0%0.0%-37.0%4.0K-165.5K-3841.16121.19N/AN/A37431,20280
2016-10-11$2.65$0.0094.1%27.3%39.5%46.5%0.0%0.0%-14.7%4.6K-144.0K-3631.16119.36N/AN/A37431,20280
2016-10-12$2.67$0.0098.3%28.2%39.0%48.7%0.0%0.0%-31.6%4.7K-150.3K-3561.16123.67N/AN/A37431,20280
2016-10-13$2.64$0.0093.8%26.9%37.7%46.3%0.0%0.0%-11.5%1.6K-176.8K-3051.05127.29N/AN/A41431,20280
2016-10-14$2.59$0.0099.2%28.4%36.4%49.2%0.0%0.0%-32.6%6.6K-139.9K-3491.05128.95N/AN/A41431,20980
2016-10-17$2.65$0.0099.9%28.6%36.4%49.6%0.0%0.0%-34.0%5.9K-166.4K-3371.05128.67N/AN/A41431,20980
2016-10-18$2.68$0.00104.9%30.1%31.6%52.3%0.0%0.0%-49.8%2.8K-186.5K-3041.34114.68N/AN/A32431,20980
2016-10-19$2.65$0.0093.9%26.9%31.8%46.4%0.0%0.0%-49.4%5.6K-172.9K-3071.34134.47N/AN/A32431,20980
2016-10-20$2.64$0.00102.9%29.5%30.9%51.2%0.0%0.0%-38.5%5.7K-180.3K-2981.34122.33N/AN/A32431,20980
2016-10-21$2.65$0.0077.3%22.2%30.8%37.5%0.0%0.0%-3.4%1.4K-181.2K-2991.1676.04N/AN/A37431,20980
2016-10-24$2.69$0.00101.4%29.1%31.2%48.8%0.0%0.0%-27.2%1.4K-83.9K-2951.10127.14N/AN/A303380570
2016-10-25$2.68$0.00119.6%34.3%31.2%58.9%0.0%0.0%-46.9%2.1K-73.1K-2711.18116.70N/AN/A283380770
2016-10-26$2.62$0.00101.6%29.1%32.0%48.9%0.0%0.0%-2.0%1.3K-80.3K-2981.18126.27N/AN/A283380870
2016-10-27$2.61$0.0091.2%26.1%30.7%43.2%0.0%0.0%-4.4%1.2K-73.6K-3031.18120.06N/AN/A283380970
2016-10-28$2.60$0.00127.3%36.5%29.1%63.1%0.0%0.0%-37.1%1.3K-70.8K-2951.18113.39N/AN/A283380970
2016-10-31$2.63$0.00119.2%34.2%26.6%58.7%0.0%0.0%-31.5%1.2K-78.7K-3021.18127.41N/AN/A283380970