MARA Options History — August 2015

In August 2015, MARA traded between $30.40 and $48.00. ATM implied volatility averaged 122.9%. The 30-day expected move averaged 32.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 44.6% (HV 20d: 78.4%). Max pain ranged from $40.00 to $40.00. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 7 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.54.

Notable Days

  • 2015-08-17: Highest Volume — 23 contracts
  • 2015-08-24: Largest IV spike — 47.5% change
  • 2015-08-24: Largest Expected Move — 42.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$39.91$30.40$48.00$47.20$36.48
Max Pain$40.00$40.00$40.00$40.00$40.00
ATM IV122.9%96.3%190.7%103.0%120.6%
Expected Move32.3%23.1%42.2%29.5%34.6%
HV 20d78.4%51.6%100.9%52.0%100.9%
HV 60d116.6%111.1%121.6%111.1%120.8%
Term Structure-8.7%-71.7%53.6%-21.7%9.1%
VWIV108.4%70.9%161.2%96.8%112.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %118.0889.39137.58126.27108.71
Gamma HHI0.530.460.960.510.53
Net GEX6622191.1K716728
Net DEX-36.6K-75.3K-8.1K-28.2K-30.4K
Net VEX-219-323-44-181-194
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.540.001.230.000.37
Total Volume12.333023112
Total OI49.33340584048

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-08-03$47.20$0.00103.0%29.5%52.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%-21.7%716-28.2K-1810.00126.27N/AN/A10364
2015-08-04$48.00$0.00132.3%37.9%52.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%-71.7%725-29.8K-1800.6597.13N/AN/A64364
2015-08-05$47.36$0.00108.9%31.2%51.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%-26.0%268-35.6K-440.69124.19N/AN/A64384
2015-08-06$41.60$40.00126.8%27.8%69.2%0.0%96.8%0.0%-17.1%621-25.7K-2020.79130.21N/AN/A75384
2015-08-07$41.28$40.00138.2%31.5%69.2%0.0%105.2%0.0%-22.8%543-28.0K-2110.71122.81N/AN/A85405
2015-08-10$45.12$40.00153.8%30.1%76.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%-17.2%779-56.3K-2370.66127.13N/AN/A85425
2015-08-11$44.16$40.00190.7%23.1%77.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%53.6%1.1K-58.5K-3230.00125.30N/AN/A30435
2015-08-12$44.32$40.00111.5%32.0%65.6%0.0%109.9%0.0%-21.7%974-52.5K-2300.56114.81N/AN/A105455
2015-08-13$46.40$40.00105.6%30.3%68.5%0.0%70.9%0.0%27.0%809-57.5K-1930.56102.68N/AN/A105465
2015-08-14$46.56$40.00118.0%33.8%67.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%-37.3%602-75.3K-2051.23131.40N/AN/A1012465
2015-08-17$41.60$40.0098.0%28.1%75.6%0.0%91.7%0.0%3.8%219-43.5K-2741.08123.84N/AN/A11124612
2015-08-18$37.28$40.00108.9%31.2%83.8%0.0%110.4%0.0%-18.7%743-12.2K-2300.66121.57N/AN/A1174810
2015-08-19$35.52$40.00116.1%33.3%84.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%-44.7%681-17.1K-2470.00135.28N/AN/A004810
2015-08-20$34.56$40.0096.3%27.6%84.5%0.0%108.2%0.0%-8.4%682-8.1K-2220.45115.16N/AN/A1154810
2015-08-21$34.40$40.0099.9%28.6%84.3%0.0%87.2%0.0%25.2%663-11.8K-2260.45129.57N/AN/A115489
2015-08-24$30.40$40.00147.3%42.2%92.6%0.0%161.2%0.0%-15.3%521-45.1K-2610.37137.58N/AN/A93463
2015-08-25$32.32$40.00142.4%40.8%96.3%0.0%138.0%0.0%-14.4%601-44.9K-2680.3792.85N/AN/A93463
2015-08-26$32.96$40.00145.2%41.6%95.1%0.0%136.1%0.0%-16.3%626-42.1K-2560.3789.39N/AN/A93463
2015-08-27$34.24$40.00106.6%30.5%97.2%0.0%85.3%0.0%43.2%608-30.7K-2030.37115.08N/AN/A93453
2015-08-28$36.32$40.00111.9%32.1%100.7%0.0%103.7%0.0%9.7%747-34.6K-2160.37108.71N/AN/A93453
2015-08-31$36.48$40.00120.6%34.6%100.9%0.0%112.3%0.0%9.1%728-30.4K-1940.37108.71N/AN/A93453