GME Options History — October 2013

In October 2013, GME traded between $12.33 and $13.86. ATM implied volatility averaged 37.4%, placing in the 9.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 12.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 6.7% (HV 20d: 30.7%). Max pain ranged from $11.25 to $12.50. Net GEX was positive for 23 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 23 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.55.

Notable Days

  • 2013-10-01: Highest Volume — 124,152 contracts
  • 2013-10-31: Largest IV drop — 21.6% change
  • 2013-10-08: Highest IV Rank — 18.3%
  • 2013-10-08: Largest Expected Move — 13.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$13.14$12.33$13.86$12.80$13.71
Max Pain$12.17$11.25$12.50$11.25$12.50
ATM IV37.4%29.4%46.2%36.3%29.4%
Expected Move12.6%12.3%13.0%12.4%12.4%
HV 20d30.7%22.4%38.4%37.8%22.4%
HV 60d36.6%34.6%37.7%36.2%34.6%
IV Rank9.8%2.1%18.3%8.8%2.1%
IV Percentile34.7%2.0%76.6%26.2%2.0%
Term Structure5.2%2.8%9.0%2.8%9.0%
VWIV46.2%41.7%53.7%52.6%41.8%
Skew 25d2.7%1.6%3.6%2.5%1.6%
Skew 10d6.8%2.7%9.9%7.2%2.9%
Call IV 25d36.5%32.9%40.6%33.2%32.9%
Put IV 25d39.3%34.5%43.7%35.7%34.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %6.153.409.635.524.58
Gamma HHI0.140.090.210.200.15
Net GEX3.3M1.7M4.5M3.6M4.5M
Net DEX-232.9M-318.8M-133.5M-193.2M-288.5M
Net VEX-1.2M-1.3M-1.1M-1.1M-1.1M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.550.071.600.790.37
Total Volume25,193.3916,132124,152124,15213,376
Total OI773,729.217666,168895,752709,064705,336

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-10-01$12.80$11.2536.3%12.4%37.8%8.8%52.6%2.5%2.8%3.6M-193.2M-1.1M0.795.52N/AN/A69,17654,976394,420314,644
2013-10-02$12.58$11.2539.9%12.6%38.3%12.3%42.7%2.3%2.9%2.7M-159.7M-1.2M0.694.13N/AN/A9,1886,356443,072359,352
2013-10-03$12.46$11.2536.8%12.7%36.8%9.3%43.5%3.5%3.1%2.6M-146.3M-1.2M0.526.09N/AN/A11,4645,932447,932363,040
2013-10-04$12.68$11.2535.0%12.5%35.5%7.5%48.5%3.2%4.0%2.5M-177.3M-1.2M0.755.13N/AN/A12,5969,416452,920364,604
2013-10-07$12.39$11.2540.7%12.8%36.3%13.0%0.0%3.0%3.9%2.0M-142.7M-1.2M0.457.22N/AN/A7,7523,464449,716365,448
2013-10-08$12.33$11.2546.2%13.0%36.3%18.3%45.3%2.6%3.5%1.9M-133.5M-1.2M0.238.44N/AN/A16,6323,908452,560367,504
2013-10-09$12.51$12.5039.1%12.8%36.2%11.5%42.0%3.5%3.4%2.0M-156.1M-1.2M0.359.63N/AN/A16,1165,688457,144369,224
2013-10-10$12.97$12.5040.6%12.7%38.4%13.0%44.2%3.2%4.1%4.5M-235.7M-1.3M0.836.99N/AN/A22,55618,816464,988370,988
2013-10-11$12.89$12.5039.9%12.6%32.2%12.2%43.6%3.3%4.2%4.2M-214.1M-1.2M0.726.17N/AN/A5,9644,272468,028379,340
2013-10-14$12.95$12.5039.2%12.7%32.1%11.5%0.0%3.2%5.0%3.2M-220.5M-1.2M1.607.12N/AN/A3,3565,356462,856378,436
2013-10-15$12.82$12.5039.9%12.9%32.1%12.2%53.7%3.2%4.8%2.0M-203.6M-1.2M0.376.44N/AN/A21,4928,024463,808381,112
2013-10-16$12.91$12.5038.8%12.9%31.0%11.2%43.8%3.0%6.4%1.7M-217.3M-1.2M0.386.16N/AN/A23,0688,756480,588385,096
2013-10-17$13.17$12.5037.3%12.6%31.6%9.7%50.1%3.4%5.9%3.5M-265.0M-1.2M0.266.11N/AN/A35,9609,308486,692384,460
2013-10-18$13.47$12.5037.4%12.5%26.9%9.8%52.6%2.8%5.6%3.7M-318.8M-1.2M0.436.03N/AN/A21,6729,320505,280390,472
2013-10-21$13.66$12.5036.6%12.5%27.1%9.1%0.0%3.6%3.9%3.0M-272.2M-1.2M0.575.28N/AN/A14,1648,076399,768266,400
2013-10-22$13.69$12.5036.7%12.5%26.0%9.1%48.9%2.5%4.0%3.6M-280.7M-1.2M0.215.42N/AN/A25,8765,384406,660268,928
2013-10-23$13.62$12.5034.8%12.4%26.0%7.4%41.7%2.1%5.7%3.7M-274.0M-1.2M0.305.09N/AN/A13,5044,056420,096271,696
2013-10-24$13.70$12.5033.1%12.5%25.7%5.7%42.5%2.1%7.6%3.7M-281.1M-1.2M0.775.64N/AN/A6,9805,396411,464273,960
2013-10-25$13.72$12.5032.2%12.5%24.7%4.8%49.0%1.6%7.7%4.5M-288.1M-1.1M0.077.96N/AN/A19,3561,300412,220276,368
2013-10-28$13.60$12.5036.3%12.6%25.1%8.8%0.0%2.4%7.5%3.8M-274.7M-1.1M0.687.38N/AN/A8,3845,736417,400270,104
2013-10-29$13.86$12.5036.1%12.3%23.8%8.6%48.5%1.6%7.9%4.5M-309.4M-1.1M0.495.45N/AN/A7,4643,680420,868274,252
2013-10-30$13.80$12.5037.5%12.4%22.6%9.9%43.4%1.9%7.8%4.5M-303.7M-1.1M0.713.40N/AN/A3,5962,536420,800275,728
2013-10-31$13.71$12.5029.4%12.4%22.4%2.1%41.8%1.6%9.0%4.5M-288.5M-1.1M0.374.58N/AN/A9,7843,592427,508277,828