GEN Options History — March 2017

In March 2017, GEN traded between $2.40 and $3.25. ATM implied volatility averaged 107.2%, placing in the 39.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 25.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 52.5% (HV 20d: 54.6%). Max pain ranged from $5.00 to $5.00. Net GEX was positive for 14 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 3 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 3.13.

Notable Days

  • 2017-03-20: Highest Volume — 363 contracts
  • 2017-03-13: Largest IV spike — 45.9% change
  • 2017-03-13: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2017-03-01: Largest Expected Move — 34.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$2.75$2.40$3.25$3.25$2.64
Max Pain$5.00$5.00$5.00$5.00$5.00
ATM IV107.2%66.5%194.8%121.6%109.6%
Expected Move25.6%18.3%34.9%34.9%31.4%
HV 20d54.6%34.2%61.6%61.3%44.9%
HV 60d48.1%46.0%50.7%49.7%46.0%
IV Rank39.6%11.5%100.0%49.7%41.2%
IV Percentile56.2%9.5%100.0%77.8%63.9%
Term Structure-19.3%-78.0%17.8%-78.0%-29.4%
VWIV95.0%57.3%164.1%127.7%110.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %111.9877.30128.11120.29116.76
Gamma HHI0.750.500.960.910.92
Net GEX-375-1.8K249246-1.4K
Net DEX12.9K-6.3K37.1K-6.3K31.6K
Net VEX-73-148-23-98-108
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio3.130.8310.711.101.13
Total Volume132.696653636568
Total OI760.609619951619949

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2017-03-01$3.25$5.00121.6%34.9%61.3%49.7%127.7%0.0%-78.0%246-6.3K-981.10120.29N/AN/A313457742
2017-03-02$3.17$5.0097.6%28.0%61.4%33.1%136.8%0.0%-48.4%1413.6K-301.10100.17N/AN/A313457742
2017-03-03$3.02$5.00119.2%34.2%61.3%48.1%164.1%0.0%-40.6%249387-610.83118.56N/AN/A413458442
2017-03-06$3.00$5.00121.0%20.1%61.2%49.3%71.2%0.0%-3.1%1801.3K-491.03105.67N/AN/A333459444
2017-03-07$2.98$5.00104.2%18.3%60.4%37.6%57.3%0.0%-43.4%762.7K-231.0377.30N/AN/A333459644
2017-03-08$2.90$5.00141.1%22.5%60.4%63.2%78.5%0.0%-26.4%833.2K-281.03112.46N/AN/A333459644
2017-03-09$2.76$5.00124.9%24.6%61.6%52.0%87.0%0.0%-20.0%1412.5K-441.03118.95N/AN/A333459644
2017-03-10$2.76$5.00133.5%24.9%58.5%58.0%90.3%0.0%-0.4%1752.2K-471.03114.63N/AN/A333459644
2017-03-13$2.79$5.00194.8%25.6%59.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%-11.0%121573-361.03128.11N/AN/A333459644
2017-03-14$2.80$5.00142.7%21.8%59.5%64.1%76.5%0.0%-1.2%1242.5K-370.83108.21N/AN/A413459644
2017-03-15$2.79$5.0092.3%26.5%59.4%29.3%94.3%0.0%-39.4%192-336-590.85111.16N/AN/A403460644
2017-03-16$2.80$5.0072.8%20.9%59.6%15.8%0.0%0.0%-16.8%105-398-270.85121.77N/AN/A403460644
2017-03-17$2.73$5.0075.1%21.5%59.4%17.4%86.3%0.0%-3.1%1152.2K-301.03120.70N/AN/A333460644
2017-03-20$2.69$5.0066.5%19.1%59.4%11.5%84.6%0.0%17.8%1132.3K-2910.7186.38N/AN/A3133260744
2017-03-21$2.53$5.0094.5%27.1%60.5%30.8%66.2%0.0%-39.3%-96834.7K-12210.7194.58N/AN/A31332607344
2017-03-22$2.47$5.00106.5%30.5%60.5%39.1%106.6%0.0%-6.5%-69731.5K-14810.71116.63N/AN/A31332607344
2017-03-23$2.40$5.00114.1%32.7%34.2%44.3%113.8%0.0%-16.4%-57130.4K-14410.71112.76N/AN/A31332607344
2017-03-24$2.53$5.0098.8%28.3%40.6%33.8%110.2%0.0%6.1%-98837.1K-12810.71115.16N/AN/A31332607344
2017-03-27$2.51$5.0075.9%21.8%40.3%18.0%77.1%0.0%14.4%-1.4K25.9K-1091.13110.75N/AN/A3236607344
2017-03-28$2.50$5.0082.3%23.6%39.6%22.4%80.7%0.0%-11.3%-1.4K26.8K-1151.13117.86N/AN/A3236605344
2017-03-29$2.65$5.0082.2%23.6%46.9%22.3%81.1%0.0%-15.3%-1.8K29.6K-1041.13121.75N/AN/A3236605344
2017-03-30$2.61$5.0093.8%26.9%46.6%30.3%93.9%0.0%-32.1%-1.4K33.3K-1101.13124.84N/AN/A3236605344
2017-03-31$2.64$5.00109.6%31.4%44.9%41.2%110.0%0.0%-29.4%-1.4K31.6K-1081.13116.76N/AN/A3236605344