GME Options History — December 2015

In December 2015, GME traded between $7.03 and $8.68. ATM implied volatility averaged 51.2%, placing in the 62.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 16.4%. IV traded above realized volatility by 1.0% (HV 20d: 50.2%). Max pain ranged from $10.00 to $11.00. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 5 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.45.

Notable Days

  • 2015-12-10: Highest Volume — 102,580 contracts
  • 2015-12-11: Largest IV spike — 15.0% change
  • 2015-12-14: Highest IV Rank — 91.0%
  • 2015-12-14: Largest Expected Move — 18.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$7.64$7.03$8.68$8.68$7.03
Max Pain$10.51$10.00$11.00$10.13$10.00
ATM IV51.2%38.3%62.7%41.0%52.3%
Expected Move16.4%12.1%18.7%12.1%18.4%
HV 20d50.2%35.0%70.9%68.5%35.1%
HV 60d47.5%45.6%48.7%45.6%47.4%
IV Rank62.5%30.8%91.0%37.5%65.4%
IV Percentile80.6%39.3%98.0%56.0%86.9%
Term Structure0.9%-3.6%13.3%-0.9%-1.8%
VWIV57.4%44.5%65.4%44.5%64.4%
Skew 25d4.6%0.6%7.2%5.7%6.2%
Skew 10d9.9%-1.9%15.2%6.0%15.2%
Call IV 25d49.9%39.9%62.9%41.5%50.1%
Put IV 25d54.6%40.6%68.7%47.2%56.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %24.4610.2857.8349.1123.13
Gamma HHI0.130.110.210.140.13
Net GEX-2.0M-2.6M-1.7M-2.1M-1.7M
Net DEX160.3M133.5M196.5M133.5M163.6M
Net VEX-329.7K-408.1K-279.1K-408.1K-316.2K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.450.804.330.821.09
Total Volume54,493.0918,524102,58018,72443,360
Total OI593,692.182553,680662,956564,048613,668

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-12-01$8.68$10.1341.0%12.1%68.5%37.5%44.5%5.7%-0.9%-2.1M133.5M-408.1K0.8249.11N/AN/A10,2608,464273,504290,544
2015-12-02$8.47$10.0041.0%12.2%68.1%37.5%45.4%2.9%-0.5%-2.2M142.7M-386.4K1.1657.83N/AN/A20,92024,356280,056294,764
2015-12-03$8.18$11.0041.9%14.5%67.9%39.6%50.7%0.6%-0.2%-2.3M158.5M-338.0K1.2023.45N/AN/A28,34034,036283,292298,928
2015-12-04$8.32$11.0038.3%14.0%68.6%30.8%48.6%0.7%-1.1%-2.0M155.0M-343.1K0.8019.12N/AN/A29,26023,444290,224300,724
2015-12-07$8.27$11.0040.4%14.4%68.6%35.9%51.3%2.6%9.7%-1.9M149.8M-333.1K1.0017.17N/AN/A4,2564,268262,688290,992
2015-12-08$8.43$11.0041.4%14.9%69.6%38.3%52.1%2.4%10.5%-1.8M140.5M-359.2K0.9717.03N/AN/A27,67626,888265,728293,360
2015-12-09$8.11$10.7544.5%16.1%69.5%46.0%56.2%7.2%11.9%-1.7M148.3M-337.7K0.8916.20N/AN/A33,85229,964272,464293,968
2015-12-10$8.00$10.7547.5%16.3%69.1%53.6%57.1%4.2%11.2%-1.8M154.6M-335.1K2.1416.72N/AN/A32,72069,860285,072305,772
2015-12-11$7.50$10.7554.6%18.0%70.9%71.1%62.9%4.5%13.3%-1.8M169.3M-318.8K1.6616.11N/AN/A27,68846,092293,952329,732
2015-12-14$7.55$10.7562.7%18.7%40.1%91.0%63.9%5.7%-3.6%-1.8M168.3M-323.8K1.1410.28N/AN/A26,52430,240263,716335,932
2015-12-15$7.64$10.5060.8%17.9%39.2%86.4%62.5%5.7%-3.0%-1.9M166.8M-329.7K1.3810.41N/AN/A21,10029,168267,060338,404
2015-12-16$7.63$10.5060.9%17.4%39.2%86.4%60.7%4.8%-3.0%-2.0M167.8M-326.2K1.4817.36N/AN/A18,28827,060269,988341,024
2015-12-17$7.27$10.5059.8%17.3%40.3%83.7%57.8%6.1%-2.9%-2.0M180.4M-279.1K4.3311.21N/AN/A17,44875,568271,552346,608
2015-12-18$7.16$10.5058.4%17.1%38.8%80.4%59.9%5.7%-3.1%-2.2M196.5M-312.4K3.1610.32N/AN/A20,93666,092273,840389,116
2015-12-21$7.18$10.5056.9%17.1%37.2%76.6%61.1%5.3%-2.9%-2.4M160.8M-314.5K1.0613.20N/AN/A26,13627,820225,008349,172
2015-12-22$7.14$10.2554.7%16.7%35.9%71.2%58.3%4.6%-2.5%-2.3M162.4M-311.2K1.6131.37N/AN/A20,59233,128235,868351,696
2015-12-23$7.19$10.2553.4%16.4%35.8%68.0%57.3%5.3%-3.1%-2.6M161.9M-321.5K1.4232.56N/AN/A21,93631,100240,628359,008
2015-12-24$7.09$10.2554.0%16.8%35.0%69.6%58.9%4.9%-3.3%-1.9M165.3M-319.2K1.3445.77N/AN/A18,86025,360246,912365,736
2015-12-28$7.12$10.2554.3%18.0%35.4%70.3%63.2%4.8%-1.7%-1.9M160.5M-307.6K1.0340.82N/AN/A18,72419,344220,952360,640
2015-12-29$7.09$10.2553.6%18.3%35.0%68.6%60.6%5.9%-2.2%-1.9M160.6M-313.4K1.3133.10N/AN/A21,08027,580227,024365,904
2015-12-30$7.13$10.2553.1%18.6%35.5%67.3%65.4%5.5%-1.9%-2.0M160.3M-318.5K0.9425.80N/AN/A25,34023,720223,584372,424
2015-12-31$7.03$10.0052.3%18.4%35.1%65.4%64.4%6.2%-1.8%-1.7M163.6M-316.2K1.0923.13N/AN/A20,79222,568233,168380,500