GEN Options History — April 2019

In April 2019, GEN traded between $1.27 and $1.46. ATM implied volatility averaged 132.7%, placing in the 29.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 32.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 89.4% (HV 20d: 43.4%). Max pain ranged from $2.50 to $2.50. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 3 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.10.

Notable Days

  • 2019-04-22: Highest Volume — 37 contracts
  • 2019-04-10: Largest IV drop — 44.6% change
  • 2019-04-09: Highest IV Rank — 54.5%
  • 2019-04-29: Largest Expected Move — 39.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$1.35$1.27$1.46$1.46$1.29
Max Pain$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50
ATM IV132.7%101.2%196.6%132.6%138.0%
Expected Move32.6%26.7%39.9%36.3%39.6%
HV 20d43.4%33.4%53.1%51.3%34.7%
HV 60d46.5%44.9%51.4%51.4%45.2%
IV Rank29.8%17.5%54.5%29.7%31.8%
IV Percentile70.2%33.7%98.0%79.0%82.5%
Term Structure-26.3%-65.2%90.9%-52.1%-35.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %14.896.9631.8123.609.97
Gamma HHI1.001.001.001.001.00
Net GEX16013313320
Net DEX-144-5.4K966-5.4K-336
Net VEX-5-430-43-7
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.100.000.330.330.00
Total Volume10.76203701
Total OI502.095200648633227

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2019-04-01$1.46$2.50132.6%36.3%51.3%29.7%0.0%0.0%-52.1%133-5.4K-430.0023.60N/AN/A006267
2019-04-02$1.40$2.50144.7%27.1%52.4%34.4%0.0%0.0%-58.5%7746-30.0018.54N/AN/A006267
2019-04-03$1.37$2.50153.7%32.9%53.1%37.9%0.0%0.0%-22.5%7738-20.0031.81N/AN/A006267
2019-04-04$1.37$2.50159.1%29.3%52.2%40.0%0.0%0.0%-14.2%7746-20.3314.61N/AN/A1556417
2019-04-05$1.38$2.50163.6%27.7%48.8%41.7%0.0%0.0%-14.7%096600.338.74N/AN/A1556417
2019-04-08$1.42$2.50179.6%26.7%49.8%47.9%0.0%0.0%-27.8%793-20.0030.14N/AN/A006412
2019-04-09$1.38$2.50196.6%29.1%49.1%54.5%0.0%0.0%-37.2%6117-20.0014.72N/AN/A006412
2019-04-10$1.35$2.50108.9%31.2%48.2%20.5%0.0%0.0%34.5%766-20.0024.37N/AN/A006412
2019-04-11$1.37$2.50103.5%29.7%47.9%18.4%0.0%0.0%-39.6%6121-20.0010.35N/AN/A006412
2019-04-12$1.37$2.50104.9%30.1%46.6%19.0%0.0%0.0%-40.7%6123-20.0013.16N/AN/A006412
2019-04-15$1.35$2.50117.0%33.5%43.1%23.7%0.0%0.0%-45.2%6106-20.0020.24N/AN/A006412
2019-04-16$1.30$2.50114.9%32.9%42.9%22.8%0.0%0.0%-61.8%5128-20.009.97N/AN/A006412
2019-04-17$1.27$2.50113.5%32.5%39.9%22.3%0.0%0.0%-65.2%5147-10.008.43N/AN/A006412
2019-04-18$1.31$2.50129.3%37.1%41.0%28.4%0.0%0.0%-64.5%5146-20.0011.17N/AN/A006412
2019-04-22$1.31$2.50116.3%33.3%37.8%23.4%0.0%0.0%90.9%026200.006.96N/AN/A3701982
2019-04-23$1.35$2.50135.0%38.7%36.1%30.6%0.0%0.0%4.5%19-113-50.0011.46N/AN/A3702252
2019-04-24$1.35$2.50101.2%29.0%35.0%17.5%0.0%0.0%-21.7%22-290-70.009.97N/AN/A3702252
2019-04-25$1.35$2.50128.0%36.7%33.9%27.9%0.0%0.0%-23.3%24-501-80.009.97N/AN/A3702252
2019-04-26$1.33$2.50107.9%30.9%33.4%20.2%0.0%0.0%-25.5%23-461-80.0016.14N/AN/A3702252
2019-04-29$1.33$2.50139.3%39.9%33.5%32.3%0.0%0.0%-31.9%23-442-70.008.43N/AN/A002252
2019-04-30$1.29$2.50138.0%39.6%34.7%31.8%0.0%0.0%-35.9%20-336-70.009.97N/AN/A012252