GEN Options History — October 2018

In October 2018, GEN traded between $1.26 and $1.62. ATM implied volatility averaged 129.2%, placing in the 22.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 35.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 57.5% (HV 20d: 71.7%). Max pain ranged from $2.50 to $2.50. Net GEX was positive for 23 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 10 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.11.

Notable Days

  • 2018-10-29: Highest Volume — 232 contracts
  • 2018-10-05: Largest IV spike — 113.1% change
  • 2018-10-05: Highest IV Rank — 70.3%
  • 2018-10-24: Largest Expected Move — 45.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$1.46$1.26$1.62$1.35$1.52
Max Pain$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50
ATM IV129.2%86.2%269.7%114.4%129.1%
Expected Move35.8%24.7%45.7%32.8%37.0%
HV 20d71.7%58.2%87.5%68.3%86.1%
HV 60d69.8%64.1%80.2%80.2%73.8%
IV Rank22.0%7.2%70.3%16.9%21.9%
IV Percentile53.7%11.1%98.8%41.3%61.5%
Term Structure-3.5%-45.0%43.3%-9.9%-44.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %55.5814.51115.0335.5629.42
Gamma HHI0.910.611.000.610.92
Net GEX2411834419834
Net DEX-6.4K-32.1K7.5K-23.7K-32.1K
Net VEX-91-2660-204-266
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.110.010.200.170.10
Total Volume81.391182323533
Total OI1,331.5228701,5671,5161,156

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-10-01$1.35$2.50114.4%32.8%68.3%16.9%0.0%0.0%-9.9%419-23.7K-2040.1735.56N/AN/A3051,46452
2018-10-02$1.27$2.50158.5%45.4%69.0%32.1%0.0%0.0%-45.0%383-19.8K-1700.1741.23N/AN/A3051,46452
2018-10-03$1.26$2.50115.9%0.0%58.2%17.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%16.5K00.1994.28N/AN/A2651,46452
2018-10-04$1.34$0.00126.6%31.3%63.2%21.1%0.0%0.0%16.1%632.0K-380.1997.55N/AN/A2651,46552
2018-10-05$1.36$0.00269.7%43.6%63.5%70.3%0.0%0.0%9.3%632.1K-380.14103.81N/AN/A3551,46552
2018-10-08$1.46$0.00131.1%41.6%61.6%22.7%0.0%0.0%23.2%87.5K-10.1441.08N/AN/A3551,47552
2018-10-09$1.55$0.00125.3%40.5%64.2%20.6%0.0%0.0%16.5%761.3K-460.14102.48N/AN/A3551,47552
2018-10-10$1.58$0.0099.1%28.4%63.7%11.6%0.0%0.0%8.6%508-19.0K-1840.1714.51N/AN/A3051,47552
2018-10-11$1.58$0.0086.2%24.7%61.6%7.2%0.0%0.0%43.3%576-32.0K-2330.1094.17N/AN/A5151,48052
2018-10-12$1.45$2.50146.4%42.0%70.2%27.9%0.0%0.0%-18.0%843.4K-350.12115.03N/AN/A5161,49052
2018-10-15$1.47$2.50138.4%39.7%68.7%25.2%0.0%0.0%-2.7%865.2K-290.1222.52N/AN/A5161,49054
2018-10-16$1.55$2.50127.2%36.5%70.3%21.3%0.0%0.0%23.3%568-26.0K-2050.1125.08N/AN/A5361,49054
2018-10-17$1.56$2.50108.3%31.0%70.3%14.8%0.0%0.0%5.4%913.1K-410.0621.67N/AN/A10161,49254
2018-10-18$1.46$2.50112.6%32.3%74.3%16.3%0.0%0.0%11.4%474-13.7K-1490.1017.41N/AN/A6261,50754
2018-10-19$1.44$2.50130.7%37.5%73.8%22.5%0.0%0.0%-3.8%812.0K-340.1025.30N/AN/A6261,52740
2018-10-22$1.55$2.50100.2%28.7%78.2%12.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%88340-400.0318.15N/AN/A116388839
2018-10-23$1.50$2.50139.9%40.1%76.9%25.7%0.0%0.0%6.6%863.8K-220.2020.07N/AN/A15389839
2018-10-24$1.40$2.50159.3%45.7%80.4%32.3%0.0%0.0%-19.6%762.9K-270.0298.66N/AN/A184390139
2018-10-25$1.39$2.50124.5%35.7%78.4%20.4%0.0%0.0%-21.8%752.9K-270.0299.95N/AN/A193383139
2018-10-26$1.43$2.50122.7%35.2%76.1%19.8%0.0%0.0%-22.6%712.1K-310.0297.03N/AN/A193383139
2018-10-29$1.62$2.5086.6%24.8%87.5%7.4%0.0%0.0%-10.9%84756-390.0131.41N/AN/A229383139
2018-10-30$1.57$2.50119.3%34.2%85.0%18.6%0.0%0.0%-39.0%758-27.8K-2340.0231.93N/AN/A12931,01739
2018-10-31$1.52$2.50129.1%37.0%86.1%21.9%0.0%0.0%-44.1%834-32.1K-2660.1029.42N/AN/A3031,11739