GEN Options History — September 2018

In September 2018, GEN traded between $1.27 and $1.68. ATM implied volatility averaged 107.1%, placing in the 14.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 28.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 41.4% (HV 20d: 65.7%). Max pain ranged from $2.50 to $2.50. Net GEX was positive for 18 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 15 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.10.

Notable Days

  • 2018-09-05: Highest Volume — 174 contracts
  • 2018-09-18: Largest IV spike — 44.3% change
  • 2018-09-11: Highest IV Rank — 27.3%
  • 2018-09-11: Largest Expected Move — 36.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$1.41$1.27$1.68$1.68$1.35
Max Pain$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50
ATM IV107.1%81.5%144.7%90.5%105.9%
Expected Move28.0%18.1%36.9%25.9%30.4%
HV 20d65.7%62.1%75.2%62.3%68.3%
HV 60d82.5%78.9%86.8%84.0%80.2%
IV Rank14.4%5.6%27.3%8.7%14.0%
IV Percentile34.2%6.7%77.4%14.3%35.7%
Term Structure27.2%-19.4%75.1%28.1%-19.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %31.598.8349.949.2336.14
Gamma HHI0.860.621.000.621.00
Net GEX216054554568
Net DEX-5.0K-25.6K6.8K-25.6K4.9K
Net VEX-104-2530-253-25
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.100.030.170.030.17
Total Volume67.6323517416035
Total OI1,5281,5051,5421,5141,517

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-09-04$1.68$2.5090.5%25.9%62.3%8.7%0.0%0.0%28.1%545-25.6K-2530.039.23N/AN/A15551,44668
2018-09-05$1.50$2.50104.3%29.9%75.2%13.4%0.0%0.0%22.0%431-17.3K-2060.0327.97N/AN/A16951,44668
2018-09-06$1.51$2.50107.2%18.1%66.5%14.4%0.0%0.0%26.8%486-18.0K-1990.0721.04N/AN/A7051,46168
2018-09-07$1.49$2.50125.1%20.8%64.2%20.6%0.0%0.0%41.0%429-16.7K-1960.0736.19N/AN/A7051,46268
2018-09-10$1.37$2.50143.5%21.8%66.7%26.9%0.0%0.0%23.0%379-15.1K-1730.0949.94N/AN/A5651,46168
2018-09-11$1.41$2.50144.7%36.9%68.0%27.3%0.0%0.0%40.5%471.6K-450.0937.44N/AN/A5651,46368
2018-09-12$1.38$2.5092.6%26.5%68.0%9.4%0.0%0.0%40.6%399-17.0K-1950.0917.86N/AN/A5651,46368
2018-09-13$1.33$2.5082.4%23.6%64.9%5.9%0.0%0.0%33.3%367-14.6K-1810.1042.84N/AN/A5151,46368
2018-09-14$1.34$2.50100.5%28.8%64.0%12.1%0.0%0.0%37.8%685.2K-350.1038.57N/AN/A5151,47368
2018-09-17$1.40$2.5081.5%23.4%66.5%5.6%0.0%0.0%38.7%714.6K-410.1048.30N/AN/A5151,47368
2018-09-18$1.37$2.50117.6%33.7%65.3%18.0%0.0%0.0%39.0%394-17.2K-1890.1035.17N/AN/A5251,47368
2018-09-19$1.37$2.50127.7%36.6%65.3%21.5%0.0%0.0%31.7%725.1K-380.1038.33N/AN/A5251,47468
2018-09-20$1.41$2.5084.9%24.3%66.2%6.8%0.0%0.0%32.3%663.7K-430.1045.89N/AN/A5251,47468
2018-09-21$1.45$2.50103.0%29.5%63.6%13.0%0.0%0.0%33.3%815.5K-390.1011.87N/AN/A5251,47468
2018-09-24$1.44$2.5098.6%28.3%62.1%11.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%745.7K-360.1036.35N/AN/A4951,44668
2018-09-25$1.37$2.50103.0%29.5%63.7%13.0%0.0%0.0%-14.7%702.3K-380.099.44N/AN/A5851,45253
2018-09-26$1.33$2.50103.2%29.6%64.0%13.0%0.0%0.0%75.1%522.1K-360.1748.89N/AN/A3051,46853
2018-09-27$1.27$2.50119.2%34.2%63.2%18.5%0.0%0.0%-19.3%06.8K00.178.83N/AN/A3051,46453
2018-09-28$1.35$2.50105.9%30.4%68.3%14.0%0.0%0.0%-19.4%684.9K-250.1736.14N/AN/A3051,46453