GEN Options History — October 2017

In October 2017, GEN traded between $0.98 and $1.15. ATM implied volatility averaged 145.5%, placing in the 63.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 42.7%. IV traded above realized volatility by 95.5% (HV 20d: 49.9%). Max pain ranged from $2.50 to $2.50. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 2 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.03.

Notable Days

  • 2017-10-09: Highest Volume — 409 contracts
  • 2017-10-23: Largest IV spike — 95.8% change
  • 2017-10-11: Highest IV Rank — 97.4%
  • 2017-10-11: Largest Expected Move — 56.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$1.04$0.98$1.15$1.13$0.98
Max Pain$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50
ATM IV145.5%82.1%196.0%141.3%119.7%
Expected Move42.7%26.8%56.2%40.5%46.8%
HV 20d49.9%37.7%53.8%49.3%47.4%
HV 60d61.2%58.0%62.6%58.8%62.4%
IV Rank63.7%21.5%97.4%60.9%46.5%
IV Percentile76.7%25.4%99.2%82.9%63.5%
Term Structure-55.2%-129.9%15.7%-31.8%-37.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %69.167.42114.7820.35113.07
Gamma HHI1.001.001.001.001.00
Net GEX00000
Net DEX6903110293
Net VEX00000
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.030.000.120.000.12
Total Volume124.136264099929
Total OI531.273277682277583

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2017-10-02$1.13$2.50141.3%40.5%49.3%60.9%0.0%0.0%-31.8%0000.0020.35N/AN/A9902770
2017-10-03$1.15$2.50142.7%40.9%48.7%61.8%0.0%0.0%-33.9%0000.0024.55N/AN/A9902770
2017-10-04$1.12$2.50151.3%43.4%48.0%67.6%0.0%0.0%13.8%0000.0019.16N/AN/A9902770
2017-10-05$1.13$0.00154.8%41.5%48.0%69.9%0.0%0.0%-55.2%0000.0026.95N/AN/A9902770
2017-10-06$1.12$0.00161.8%26.8%37.7%74.6%0.0%0.0%-34.4%0000.0029.09N/AN/A9902770
2017-10-09$1.01$0.00166.9%47.8%53.3%77.9%0.0%0.0%-88.2%0000.0014.68N/AN/A40902770
2017-10-10$1.00$0.00110.7%31.7%53.2%40.5%0.0%0.0%-42.7%0000.007.58N/AN/A20305670
2017-10-11$1.02$0.00196.0%56.2%51.0%97.4%0.0%0.0%-129.9%0000.0080.91N/AN/A20306720
2017-10-12$1.01$0.00167.2%47.9%51.0%78.2%0.0%0.0%-93.4%0000.0078.33N/AN/A20306720
2017-10-13$1.01$0.00108.9%0.0%50.5%39.4%0.0%0.0%-95.5%0000.0084.12N/AN/A20306720
2017-10-16$1.04$0.00111.1%0.0%51.4%40.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0000.00108.59N/AN/A20306720
2017-10-17$1.00$0.00104.8%0.0%53.3%36.6%0.0%0.0%-104.7%0000.0084.10N/AN/A20306720
2017-10-18$0.99$0.00111.4%0.0%52.2%41.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0000.00109.88N/AN/A20306720
2017-10-19$1.02$0.00106.4%0.0%53.4%37.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0000.00113.07N/AN/A10306720
2017-10-20$1.03$0.0082.1%0.0%53.5%21.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0000.00113.07N/AN/A10306820
2017-10-23$1.05$0.00160.8%46.1%53.8%73.9%0.0%0.0%15.7%0000.0029.55N/AN/A2605780
2017-10-24$1.06$0.00177.8%0.0%49.8%85.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0000.12114.78N/AN/A2635800
2017-10-25$1.03$2.50187.8%0.0%49.5%91.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%031100.12114.43N/AN/A2635803
2017-10-26$1.03$2.50181.4%0.0%47.4%87.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%030900.12114.78N/AN/A2635803
2017-10-27$1.01$2.50191.7%0.0%47.6%94.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%030300.12113.07N/AN/A2635803
2017-10-30$0.98$2.50163.2%46.8%48.2%75.5%0.0%0.0%-37.3%029400.127.42N/AN/A2635803
2017-10-31$0.98$2.50119.7%0.0%47.4%46.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%029300.12113.07N/AN/A2635803