GEN Options History — August 2019

In August 2019, GEN traded between $0.99 and $1.15. ATM implied volatility averaged 162.1%, placing in the 49.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 46.2%. IV traded above realized volatility by 108.4% (HV 20d: 53.7%). Max pain ranged from $2.50 to $2.50. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 0 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.71.

Notable Days

  • 2019-08-01: Highest Volume — 50 contracts
  • 2019-08-14: Largest IV spike — 38.7% change
  • 2019-08-06: Highest IV Rank — 65.4%
  • 2019-08-07: Largest Expected Move — 53.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$1.04$0.99$1.15$1.15$1.09
Max Pain$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50
ATM IV162.1%115.4%195.8%151.8%168.2%
Expected Move46.2%33.7%53.8%43.5%48.2%
HV 20d53.7%46.5%59.0%47.0%55.0%
HV 60d50.4%44.8%54.5%50.6%47.3%
IV Rank49.7%27.9%65.4%44.9%52.5%
IV Percentile85.8%40.1%98.8%86.1%91.7%
Term Structure-64.4%-101.3%-5.5%-31.8%-79.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %80.539.17122.9211.30102.21
Gamma HHI1.001.001.001.001.00
Net GEX00000
Net DEX285100545115545
Net VEX00000
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.710.002.000.000.13
Total Volume3.318050500
Total OI1,088.5451,0551,1191,0761,059

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2019-08-01$1.15$2.50151.8%43.5%47.0%44.9%0.0%0.0%-31.8%011500.0011.30N/AN/A5001,0751
2019-08-02$1.11$2.50168.3%48.2%46.5%52.6%0.0%0.0%-5.5%011100.0072.01N/AN/A001,1151
2019-08-05$1.04$0.00191.9%47.0%50.6%63.6%0.0%0.0%-64.3%010400.00110.18N/AN/A001,1151
2019-08-06$1.04$0.00195.8%44.9%49.9%65.4%0.0%0.0%-65.5%010400.00104.58N/AN/A001,1151
2019-08-07$1.01$0.00187.6%53.8%50.1%61.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%010102.00113.60N/AN/A121,1151
2019-08-08$1.09$0.00152.5%43.7%58.9%45.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%032700.00106.14N/AN/A021,1163
2019-08-09$1.10$0.00156.3%44.8%58.9%47.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%033000.00117.34N/AN/A001,1163
2019-08-12$1.08$0.00117.5%33.7%57.7%28.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%010800.00103.91N/AN/A001,1161
2019-08-13$1.04$0.00115.4%0.0%58.2%27.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%010400.00122.92N/AN/A001,1161
2019-08-14$1.00$0.00160.1%45.9%59.0%48.7%0.0%0.0%-39.4%010000.0050.81N/AN/A011,1161
2019-08-15$1.00$0.00162.3%46.5%59.0%49.8%0.0%0.0%-77.6%020000.1339.39N/AN/A811,1162
2019-08-16$0.99$0.00187.5%53.8%58.9%61.6%0.0%0.0%-101.3%029700.00122.50N/AN/A001,1163
2019-08-19$1.00$0.00148.9%42.7%57.8%43.5%0.0%0.0%-60.6%010000.009.17N/AN/A001,0541
2019-08-20$1.01$0.00152.4%43.7%56.9%45.2%0.0%0.0%-61.6%010100.009.17N/AN/A041,0541
2019-08-21$0.99$2.50152.6%43.7%55.7%45.2%0.0%0.0%-64.5%049500.009.17N/AN/A001,0545
2019-08-22$1.00$2.50156.4%44.8%52.8%47.0%0.0%0.0%-65.8%050000.0090.38N/AN/A001,0545
2019-08-23$1.00$2.50158.3%45.4%48.3%47.9%0.0%0.0%-67.7%050000.0089.05N/AN/A041,0545
2019-08-26$1.00$2.50167.6%48.0%48.0%52.2%0.0%0.0%-74.4%050000.0084.45N/AN/A001,0545
2019-08-27$0.99$2.50172.6%49.5%47.8%54.6%0.0%0.0%-77.7%049500.00101.11N/AN/A001,0545
2019-08-28$0.99$2.50176.3%50.6%47.5%56.3%0.0%0.0%-80.5%049500.00100.98N/AN/A001,0545
2019-08-29$1.08$2.50165.9%47.6%56.2%51.4%0.0%0.0%-77.1%054000.00101.23N/AN/A001,0545
2019-08-30$1.09$2.50168.2%48.2%55.0%52.5%0.0%0.0%-79.4%054500.00102.21N/AN/A001,0545