GEN Options History — July 2018

In July 2018, GEN traded between $1.42 and $2.36. ATM implied volatility averaged 102.4%, placing in the 12.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 30.1%. IV traded above realized volatility by 4.5% (HV 20d: 97.9%). 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 10 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.17.

Notable Days

  • 2018-07-12: Highest Volume — 280 contracts
  • 2018-07-23: Largest IV spike — 60.1% change
  • 2018-07-23: Highest IV Rank — 33.3%
  • 2018-07-23: Largest Expected Move — 46.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$1.71$1.42$2.36$2.26$1.51
Max Pain$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50
ATM IV102.4%72.8%162.1%103.9%127.0%
Expected Move30.1%20.9%46.5%29.8%36.4%
HV 20d97.9%79.3%115.4%86.6%102.0%
HV 60d90.2%79.6%95.9%82.8%92.2%
IV Rank12.8%2.6%33.3%13.3%21.2%
IV Percentile23.1%2.0%82.1%21.8%48.0%
Term Structure6.8%-32.9%70.6%-2.3%25.6%
VWIV109.7%96.8%121.7%104.0%112.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %37.094.52108.1124.0761.43
Gamma HHI0.690.560.840.820.78
Net GEX1.1K2404.1K3.3K719
Net DEX-42.4K-147.4K-4.2K-131.5K-28.7K
Net VEX-304-636-129-627-271
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.170.090.320.130.29
Total Volume1728728019493
Total OI1,765.5241,4012,1951,6491,406

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-07-02$2.26$2.50103.9%29.8%86.6%13.3%104.0%0.0%-2.3%3.3K-131.5K-6270.1324.07N/AN/A172221,56287
2018-07-03$2.28$2.5096.8%27.8%79.5%10.9%96.8%0.0%2.3%3.6K-137.8K-6280.1228.02N/AN/A171211,67990
2018-07-05$2.35$2.5091.6%31.6%79.3%9.1%109.6%0.0%-18.5%4.1K-145.4K-6360.11101.02N/AN/A189211,68190
2018-07-06$2.36$2.5094.9%30.5%79.3%10.2%106.5%0.0%-9.1%4.1K-147.4K-6250.11108.11N/AN/A192211,65490
2018-07-09$2.07$2.5098.3%33.6%92.0%11.4%117.3%0.0%-17.4%1.0K-61.8K-4440.0914.54N/AN/A210191,65490
2018-07-10$2.05$2.50114.5%34.4%92.0%16.9%121.7%0.0%-20.7%1.1K-63.2K-4520.2461.79N/AN/A78191,72989
2018-07-11$1.88$2.5099.9%28.7%96.0%11.9%112.0%0.0%-14.5%785-43.1K-3710.1914.09N/AN/A102191,76388
2018-07-12$1.53$2.50108.8%31.2%115.4%15.0%0.0%0.0%-32.9%257-6.8K-1700.0956.03N/AN/A257231,77588
2018-07-13$1.51$2.5072.8%20.9%106.2%2.6%0.0%0.0%24.0%298-9.7K-1830.096.35N/AN/A254231,98190
2018-07-16$1.57$2.5081.1%23.2%106.7%5.4%0.0%0.0%39.8%314-10.4K-1920.0912.68N/AN/A254232,08390
2018-07-17$1.45$2.5097.1%27.8%105.1%11.0%0.0%0.0%10.8%689-24.0K-2930.154.52N/AN/A154232,08590
2018-07-18$1.42$2.5087.2%25.0%104.5%7.6%0.0%0.0%22.9%276-8.8K-1840.145.06N/AN/A158222,08890
2018-07-19$1.46$2.5083.0%23.8%105.6%6.1%0.0%0.0%20.6%285-9.4K-1820.136.19N/AN/A168222,09392
2018-07-20$1.43$2.50101.3%29.0%105.4%12.4%0.0%0.0%25.3%266-6.9K-1670.1311.01N/AN/A168222,10392
2018-07-23$1.42$2.50162.1%46.5%99.4%33.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%858-29.0K-2840.2972.34N/AN/A73211,32873
2018-07-24$1.46$2.50112.3%32.2%101.3%16.2%0.0%0.0%38.7%240-4.2K-1290.3212.10N/AN/A66211,33873
2018-07-25$1.45$2.50103.9%29.8%98.6%13.3%0.0%0.0%-6.5%245-4.3K-1320.3273.95N/AN/A66211,34073
2018-07-26$1.51$2.5088.0%25.2%101.1%7.8%0.0%0.0%-6.9%276-9.2K-1620.2412.22N/AN/A89211,34073
2018-07-27$1.42$2.5098.9%28.3%101.6%11.6%0.0%0.0%70.6%254-4.8K-1300.1579.48N/AN/A141211,36873
2018-07-30$1.44$2.50127.7%36.6%99.0%21.5%0.0%0.0%-14.8%246-4.5K-1320.1613.79N/AN/A131211,33273
2018-07-31$1.51$2.50127.0%36.4%102.0%21.2%0.0%0.0%25.6%719-28.7K-2710.2961.43N/AN/A72211,33373