GEN Options History — January 2020

In January 2020, GEN traded between $1.50 and $1.63. ATM implied volatility averaged 113.5%, placing in the 32.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 29.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 78.9% (HV 20d: 34.7%). 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 2.00.

Notable Days

  • 2020-01-29: Highest Volume — 11 contracts
  • 2020-01-15: Largest IV spike — 68.7% change
  • 2020-01-10: Highest IV Rank — 59.2%
  • 2020-01-15: Largest Expected Move — 38.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$1.57$1.50$1.63$1.63$1.50
Max Pain$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50
ATM IV113.5%80.2%161.5%126.6%125.4%
Expected Move29.6%20.5%38.8%36.3%35.9%
HV 20d34.7%29.8%39.9%39.9%33.7%
HV 60d69.6%67.9%72.3%72.2%68.8%
IV Rank32.3%13.7%59.2%39.6%39.0%
IV Percentile36.1%2.0%86.9%54.8%54.0%
Term Structure-30.0%-70.4%11.9%11.0%-55.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %63.758.50124.4586.3011.15
Gamma HHI1.001.001.001.001.00
Net GEX13503302980
Net DEX271-8.3K3.9K-1.8K1.8K
Net VEX-24-880-520
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio2.000.0010.000.000.00
Total Volume1.85701163
Total OI883.4293341,3011,291336

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2020-01-02$1.63$2.50126.6%36.3%39.9%39.6%0.0%0.0%11.0%298-1.8K-520.0086.30N/AN/A601,26724
2020-01-03$1.60$2.50100.4%28.8%39.7%25.0%0.0%0.0%2.7%268-1.1K-450.0096.12N/AN/A001,26924
2020-01-06$1.61$0.00115.8%20.5%39.1%33.6%0.0%0.0%-23.0%330-8.3K-880.008.50N/AN/A001,26924
2020-01-07$1.62$0.00151.0%32.7%36.7%53.4%0.0%0.0%-70.4%233361-390.00124.45N/AN/A001,26924
2020-01-08$1.62$0.00130.1%28.1%36.7%41.6%0.0%0.0%-60.3%233433-380.00106.05N/AN/A001,26924
2020-01-09$1.62$0.00116.1%28.1%36.7%33.8%0.0%0.0%-24.4%233435-380.0093.97N/AN/A001,26924
2020-01-10$1.60$0.00161.5%23.1%36.8%59.2%0.0%0.0%-25.5%2081.4K-320.0099.96N/AN/A501,26927
2020-01-13$1.50$0.0084.8%24.3%37.8%16.2%0.0%0.0%-30.4%113.7K-30.0087.75N/AN/A021,27427
2020-01-14$1.53$0.0080.2%23.0%31.3%13.7%0.0%0.0%-30.3%103.9K-30.0084.89N/AN/A001,27427
2020-01-15$1.53$0.00135.3%38.8%29.8%44.5%0.0%0.0%-31.2%102.5K-30.0037.82N/AN/A001,27418
2020-01-16$1.58$0.0099.6%28.6%30.7%24.5%0.0%0.0%-30.5%221-495-360.0090.28N/AN/A001,27418
2020-01-17$1.59$0.00120.6%34.6%30.7%36.3%0.0%0.0%-31.1%196289-260.00102.08N/AN/A021,27418
2020-01-21$1.62$0.0087.6%25.1%31.4%17.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%238-1.7K-370.008.50N/AN/A0032212
2020-01-22$1.56$0.0083.7%24.0%34.1%15.6%0.0%0.0%-25.5%121.4K-40.008.50N/AN/A0032212
2020-01-23$1.56$0.00102.4%29.4%34.1%26.1%0.0%0.0%-26.5%292-5.5K-590.0034.34N/AN/A10032212
2020-01-24$1.56$0.00126.7%36.3%34.0%39.7%0.0%0.0%-27.5%111.7K-20.0033.15N/AN/A0032512
2020-01-27$1.55$0.00100.7%28.9%33.6%25.1%0.0%0.0%-31.5%101.7K-20.0086.96N/AN/A0032512
2020-01-28$1.53$0.00119.3%34.2%33.6%35.5%0.0%0.0%-48.3%91.7K-20.0021.53N/AN/A0032512
2020-01-29$1.54$0.00103.9%29.8%33.6%27.0%0.0%0.0%11.9%121.4K-410.0010.73N/AN/A11032512
2020-01-30$1.50$0.00112.2%32.2%33.7%31.6%0.0%0.0%-53.2%01.8K00.00105.68N/AN/A0032412
2020-01-31$1.50$0.00125.4%35.9%33.7%39.0%0.0%0.0%-55.3%01.8K00.0011.15N/AN/A3032412