GEN Options History — November 2018

In November 2018, GEN traded between $1.32 and $1.71. ATM implied volatility averaged 113.3%, placing in the 16.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 28.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 30.3% (HV 20d: 83.0%). Max pain ranged from $2.50 to $2.50. Net GEX was positive for 18 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 8 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.20.

Notable Days

  • 2018-11-16: Highest Volume — 193 contracts
  • 2018-11-27: Largest IV spike — 41.7% change
  • 2018-11-27: Highest IV Rank — 33.2%
  • 2018-11-27: Largest Expected Move — 46.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$1.54$1.32$1.71$1.64$1.60
Max Pain$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50
ATM IV113.3%77.4%161.8%114.3%147.8%
Expected Move28.9%19.4%46.4%32.8%42.4%
HV 20d83.0%73.6%91.4%87.4%86.9%
HV 60d73.9%69.6%79.3%72.9%79.3%
IV Rank16.5%4.2%33.2%16.9%28.3%
IV Percentile42.4%4.4%90.5%40.9%82.5%
Term Structure-2.3%-52.8%46.2%-28.4%3.7%
VWIV119.9%95.8%144.1%144.1%95.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %63.6814.34118.7917.0392.17
Gamma HHI0.990.941.001.001.00
Net GEX4280967372416
Net DEX-6.0K-30.8K21.0K-17.1K466
Net VEX-154-2990-164-162
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.200.021.880.041.88
Total Volume164.5248219382184
Total OI1,235.2861,1571,2871,1571,279

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-11-01$1.64$2.50114.3%32.8%87.4%16.9%0.0%0.0%-28.4%372-17.1K-1640.0417.03N/AN/A7931,11839
2018-11-02$1.63$2.50138.9%39.8%87.6%25.3%0.0%0.0%-31.2%422-18.0K-1810.0220.52N/AN/A15131,16839
2018-11-05$1.63$0.00145.0%28.8%84.5%27.4%0.0%0.0%29.1%422-18.0K-1790.0222.35N/AN/A15131,12139
2018-11-06$1.65$0.00112.5%21.3%82.1%16.3%0.0%0.0%25.5%426-18.0K-1760.0216.45N/AN/A15131,12139
2018-11-07$1.68$0.00115.4%20.2%82.1%17.2%0.0%0.0%27.0%462-16.4K-1670.0314.34N/AN/A10631,12139
2018-11-08$1.69$0.00153.7%31.9%82.1%30.4%144.1%0.0%-17.6%967-30.8K-2590.2897.77N/AN/A106301,12239
2018-11-09$1.62$2.50139.0%19.4%77.1%25.3%0.0%0.0%-0.9%435-11.3K-1550.3392.76N/AN/A105351,12254
2018-11-12$1.71$2.5099.8%28.6%79.0%11.9%95.8%0.0%-12.7%959-30.2K-2750.5191.21N/AN/A69351,12364
2018-11-13$1.71$2.5077.4%22.2%77.1%4.2%0.0%0.0%23.4%948-30.0K-2781.7793.67N/AN/A691221,13764
2018-11-14$1.64$2.5086.1%24.7%78.9%7.2%0.0%0.0%46.2%804-22.8K-2991.7796.17N/AN/A691221,137150
2018-11-15$1.65$2.5081.4%23.3%74.6%5.6%0.0%0.0%42.6%4683.1K-1621.7719.87N/AN/A691221,137150
2018-11-16$1.43$2.5098.6%28.3%91.4%11.5%0.0%0.0%29.6%3295.0K-1351.7223.72N/AN/A711221,137150
2018-11-19$1.39$2.50100.7%28.9%87.5%12.2%0.0%0.0%-22.4%3344.1K-1281.8826.06N/AN/A641201,131148
2018-11-20$1.34$2.5087.9%25.2%87.7%7.8%0.0%0.0%-24.3%019.8K01.8871.02N/AN/A641201,131148
2018-11-21$1.42$2.5082.6%23.7%87.1%6.0%0.0%0.0%-8.2%021.0K01.88101.31N/AN/A641201,131148
2018-11-23$1.41$2.5086.3%24.8%87.1%7.3%0.0%0.0%-25.4%020.9K01.8833.67N/AN/A641201,131148
2018-11-26$1.38$2.50114.2%32.7%86.8%16.8%0.0%0.0%-23.2%3242.0K-1361.8886.42N/AN/A641201,131148
2018-11-27$1.32$2.50161.8%46.4%73.9%33.2%0.0%0.0%-26.4%25911.7K-841.8898.16N/AN/A641201,131148
2018-11-28$1.32$2.50125.1%0.0%73.6%20.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%265-1.5K-1351.88118.79N/AN/A641201,131148
2018-11-29$1.51$2.50111.1%31.8%88.7%15.6%0.0%0.0%-52.8%379401-1511.88103.91N/AN/A641201,131148
2018-11-30$1.60$2.50147.8%42.4%86.9%28.3%0.0%0.0%3.7%416466-1621.8892.17N/AN/A641201,131148