GEN Options History — March 2018

In March 2018, GEN traded between $1.24 and $1.64. ATM implied volatility averaged 112.4%, placing in the 20.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 32.1%. IV traded below realized volatility by 13.2% (HV 20d: 125.7%). 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 4 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.15.

Notable Days

  • 2018-03-13: Highest Volume — 250 contracts
  • 2018-03-06: Largest IV spike — 42.5% change
  • 2018-03-06: Highest IV Rank — 29.4%
  • 2018-03-06: Largest Expected Move — 40.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$1.49$1.24$1.64$1.24$1.51
Max Pain$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50
ATM IV112.4%88.8%140.6%139.4%102.1%
Expected Move32.1%25.5%40.3%40.0%29.3%
HV 20d125.7%73.7%150.1%149.5%73.7%
HV 60d107.8%105.1%109.9%105.1%107.2%
IV Rank20.2%12.4%29.4%29.0%16.8%
IV Percentile34.1%11.9%62.7%61.1%22.6%
Term Structure-18.0%-72.3%31.7%-44.4%-1.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %38.0415.00115.6626.6715.88
Gamma HHI1.001.001.001.001.00
Net GEX238342380354
Net DEX-8.5K-16.3K5.0K-1.7K-11.0K
Net VEX-94-139-2-47-116
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.150.070.340.340.09
Total Volume162.7146325063131
Total OI740.81594829594824

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-03-01$1.24$2.50139.4%40.0%149.5%29.0%0.0%0.0%-44.4%80-1.7K-470.3426.67N/AN/A471655242
2018-03-02$1.25$2.50124.7%0.0%147.6%24.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%35.0K-20.3487.27N/AN/A471655242
2018-03-05$1.37$2.5098.6%28.3%145.9%15.6%0.0%0.0%-20.4%683.4K-240.3421.15N/AN/A471655242
2018-03-06$1.33$2.50140.6%40.3%147.1%29.4%0.0%0.0%-63.8%741.7K-350.34115.66N/AN/A471655242
2018-03-07$1.37$2.50114.4%32.8%145.1%20.8%0.0%0.0%31.7%77-2.4K-520.3488.52N/AN/A471655242
2018-03-08$1.42$2.50138.2%39.6%145.2%28.6%0.0%0.0%-26.0%82-2.4K-570.0928.99N/AN/A1861655242
2018-03-09$1.61$2.50133.7%38.3%150.1%27.1%0.0%0.0%-32.8%198-8.1K-930.0988.16N/AN/A1861664442
2018-03-12$1.60$2.50126.4%36.2%148.0%24.7%0.0%0.0%-50.3%305-10.0K-1170.0823.57N/AN/A2011674442
2018-03-13$1.57$2.50103.0%29.5%148.2%17.0%0.0%0.0%20.1%298-12.9K-1340.0735.14N/AN/A2341676442
2018-03-14$1.53$2.5089.1%25.6%148.4%12.5%0.0%0.0%18.7%322-15.5K-1360.0728.10N/AN/A2341679732
2018-03-15$1.45$2.50122.0%35.0%140.3%23.3%0.0%0.0%-26.8%276-14.7K-1340.0729.77N/AN/A2341679732
2018-03-16$1.48$2.5095.7%27.4%140.4%14.7%0.0%0.0%-27.1%306-6.5K-980.0720.77N/AN/A2341679732
2018-03-19$1.52$2.5095.1%27.3%130.9%14.5%0.0%0.0%-12.9%46355-260.0727.25N/AN/A2041576725
2018-03-20$1.64$2.5088.8%25.5%126.3%12.4%0.0%0.0%-11.8%354-12.0K-1110.0725.69N/AN/A2041576725
2018-03-21$1.57$2.50115.6%33.1%126.8%21.2%0.0%0.0%-13.8%334-15.4K-1300.1018.63N/AN/A1561576725
2018-03-22$1.55$2.50114.3%32.8%88.7%20.7%0.0%0.0%4.6%321-14.7K-1290.1023.32N/AN/A1561577225
2018-03-23$1.56$2.50101.8%29.2%86.6%16.7%0.0%0.0%-7.9%350-15.3K-1360.1019.66N/AN/A1571577225
2018-03-26$1.58$2.50132.9%38.1%85.9%26.9%0.0%0.0%-72.3%373-16.3K-1390.1315.00N/AN/A1131577825
2018-03-27$1.53$2.5089.9%25.8%87.2%12.8%0.0%0.0%-11.8%358-13.7K-1280.1328.57N/AN/A1201578425
2018-03-28$1.56$2.5095.0%27.2%77.6%14.4%0.0%0.0%-12.3%423-16.1K-1380.1330.99N/AN/A1201579725
2018-03-29$1.51$2.50102.1%29.3%73.7%16.8%0.0%0.0%-1.4%354-11.0K-1160.0915.88N/AN/A1201179925