HUN Options History — September 2010

In September 2010, HUN traded between $0.95 and $1.17. ATM implied volatility averaged 42.8%, placing in the 20.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 12.5%. IV traded below realized volatility by 0.3% (HV 20d: 43.1%). Max pain ranged from $0.80 to $1.00. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 21 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.15.

Notable Days

  • 2010-09-10: Highest Volume — 601,850 contracts
  • 2010-09-07: Largest IV spike — 17.7% change
  • 2010-09-01: Highest IV Rank — 36.5%
  • 2010-09-01: Largest Expected Move — 14.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$1.05$0.95$1.17$0.96$1.16
Max Pain$0.92$0.80$1.00$0.80$1.00
ATM IV42.8%38.5%50.1%50.1%39.1%
Expected Move12.5%11.0%14.4%14.4%11.2%
HV 20d43.1%38.1%46.8%45.6%39.8%
HV 60d43.5%42.0%44.6%42.4%42.0%
IV Rank20.5%11.0%36.5%36.5%12.4%
IV Percentile27.7%9.9%56.0%56.0%11.9%
Term Structure3.9%2.0%6.1%2.2%6.1%
VWIV42.9%27.6%48.6%48.6%27.6%
Skew 25d2.7%-3.5%8.5%5.6%4.9%
Skew 10d8.8%-18.6%25.8%11.4%6.1%
Call IV 25d41.0%33.0%49.0%41.0%36.7%
Put IV 25d43.8%37.2%48.6%46.6%41.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %23.4416.0030.7618.3018.18
Gamma HHI0.410.240.780.390.26
Net GEX1.2M755.0K2.1M1.2M1.1M
Net DEX-36.8M-51.8M-23.7M-24.8M-51.1M
Net VEX-79.0K-95.4K-68.2K-80.0K-95.4K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.150.000.550.010.34
Total Volume84,824.7625,090601,85034,92086,190
Total OI727,430.952581,900795,090687,550794,400

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2010-09-01$0.96$0.8050.1%14.4%45.6%36.5%48.6%5.6%2.2%1.2M-24.8M-80.0K0.0118.30N/AN/A34,410510622,99064,560
2010-09-02$0.96$0.8042.9%12.3%43.5%20.7%42.8%3.4%4.6%1.3M-25.2M-78.6K0.5521.55N/AN/A41,61023,030637,90064,370
2010-09-03$0.99$0.9039.5%13.0%44.8%13.2%44.1%4.5%2.8%1.5M-32.0M-82.6K0.1522.46N/AN/A17,1702,550676,41086,830
2010-09-07$0.95$0.9046.5%14.3%46.8%28.7%48.6%0.1%2.2%1.4M-25.7M-78.6K0.1727.30N/AN/A6,1901,050695,47088,730
2010-09-08$0.95$0.9041.4%14.2%43.8%17.5%47.9%-0.4%3.0%1.5M-25.1M-73.8K0.0224.26N/AN/A17,610300680,51089,330
2010-09-09$0.96$0.9046.4%13.3%38.3%28.5%43.6%-0.1%2.9%1.5M-26.5M-73.8K0.2926.03N/AN/A3,9401,150689,30089,420
2010-09-10$0.95$0.9044.7%12.8%38.1%24.7%45.3%0.4%5.1%1.5M-23.7M-69.9K0.0029.13N/AN/A601,640210690,70090,390
2010-09-13$1.01$0.9046.4%13.3%44.5%28.5%46.0%6.5%2.4%1.8M-38.6M-68.2K0.0223.03N/AN/A73,0501,610662,72090,580
2010-09-14$1.01$0.9045.1%12.9%44.5%25.5%45.9%2.8%3.1%1.9M-39.7M-68.7K0.0723.46N/AN/A20,6801,400678,77091,310
2010-09-15$1.02$0.9044.3%12.7%44.1%23.7%44.7%6.0%4.5%2.1M-41.6M-68.5K0.1030.76N/AN/A35,7003,740675,51092,610
2010-09-16$1.06$0.9045.6%13.1%46.1%26.6%46.5%-0.8%2.4%846.8K-51.8M-69.7K0.0629.69N/AN/A75,0304,130701,98093,110
2010-09-17$1.07$0.9040.8%11.7%44.0%16.0%44.8%-2.8%6.0%755.0K-51.7M-69.1K0.0421.00N/AN/A342,51014,460699,03095,070
2010-09-20$1.10$0.9041.6%11.9%43.1%17.8%41.9%4.0%3.4%803.9K-32.7M-80.2K0.2824.98N/AN/A27,5907,730515,49066,410
2010-09-21$1.07$0.9038.5%11.0%43.6%11.0%39.0%-0.9%5.2%884.4K-30.4M-81.0K0.2526.62N/AN/A10,6602,700524,89073,220
2010-09-22$1.09$1.0038.8%11.1%41.9%11.7%39.1%3.8%5.8%853.9K-31.9M-82.1K0.5024.91N/AN/A52,35026,060528,78075,680
2010-09-23$1.10$1.0039.7%11.4%41.9%13.6%39.9%-3.5%6.0%882.8K-34.2M-85.7K0.0228.89N/AN/A25,660510555,900100,780
2010-09-24$1.15$1.0042.8%12.3%43.9%20.5%41.8%8.5%2.5%841.0K-41.7M-83.5K0.0117.44N/AN/A60,090740566,850101,160
2010-09-27$1.17$1.0043.9%12.6%42.3%22.9%43.5%8.0%2.0%915.7K-45.8M-84.5K0.0117.55N/AN/A79,410940600,900101,510
2010-09-28$1.16$1.0040.1%11.5%42.2%14.4%40.6%4.0%3.2%1.0M-47.4M-91.0K0.1016.00N/AN/A51,1005,190640,150101,960
2010-09-29$1.16$1.0040.7%11.7%42.0%15.9%39.1%3.1%5.4%1.1M-51.1M-94.2K0.2020.77N/AN/A17,2603,460675,900104,470
2010-09-30$1.16$1.0039.1%11.2%39.8%12.4%27.6%4.9%6.1%1.1M-51.1M-95.4K0.3418.18N/AN/A64,09022,100687,310107,090