MARA Options History — March 2016

In March 2016, MARA traded between $29.92 and $36.96. ATM implied volatility averaged 148.2%, placing in the 56.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 42.2%. IV traded above realized volatility by 86.4% (HV 20d: 61.8%). Max pain ranged from $40.00 to $40.00. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 5 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.10.

Notable Days

  • 2016-03-28: Highest Volume — 15 contracts
  • 2016-03-15: Largest IV spike — 334.6% change
  • 2016-03-07: Highest IV Rank — 75.7%
  • 2016-03-31: Largest Expected Move — 49.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$32.76$29.92$36.96$36.96$32.64
Max Pain$40.00$40.00$40.00$40.00$40.00
ATM IV148.2%39.2%196.4%146.2%173.8%
Expected Move42.2%35.3%49.8%41.9%49.8%
HV 20d61.8%53.3%68.2%60.0%67.3%
HV 60d76.7%65.1%81.5%80.2%65.2%
IV Rank56.2%12.1%75.7%55.4%66.6%
IV Percentile71.6%5.3%96.4%70.8%87.3%
Term Structure-7.8%-27.9%8.0%-13.3%-27.9%
VWIV160.1%135.7%182.8%146.3%182.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %157.61129.41192.52153.33144.44
Gamma HHI0.970.551.001.001.00
Net GEX2010436418317
Net DEX-28.0K-48.4K9.5K-39.4K-47.8K
Net VEX-114-181-1-148-181
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.100.050.120.120.06
Total Volume9.455815814
Total OI23.517292429

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2016-03-01$36.96$40.00146.2%41.9%60.0%55.4%146.3%0.0%-13.3%418-39.4K-1480.12153.33N/AN/A71213
2016-03-02$36.16$40.00148.9%42.7%59.7%56.5%135.7%0.0%-0.3%436-39.3K-1450.12135.01N/AN/A71213
2016-03-03$34.88$0.00158.0%38.2%60.8%60.2%0.0%0.0%-16.5%416-36.9K-1410.12132.11N/AN/A71213
2016-03-04$31.36$0.00163.7%35.3%54.3%62.5%0.0%0.0%3.1%130-23.9K-1080.12142.15N/AN/A71213
2016-03-07$29.92$0.00196.4%46.8%53.3%75.7%0.0%0.0%-16.6%109-23.5K-1000.12129.41N/AN/A71213
2016-03-08$31.84$0.00138.4%35.6%59.0%52.2%0.0%0.0%3.8%133-24.6K-1060.12141.60N/AN/A71213
2016-03-09$32.64$0.00125.1%35.9%60.1%46.9%0.0%0.0%7.8%140-25.4K-1080.12143.89N/AN/A71213
2016-03-10$31.84$0.00132.5%38.0%60.0%49.8%0.0%0.0%8.0%124-25.4K-1040.12142.15N/AN/A71213
2016-03-11$32.00$0.00163.5%0.0%59.4%62.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%09.5K-10.12151.19N/AN/A71213
2016-03-14$31.52$0.0039.2%0.0%58.7%12.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%1648.4K-160.12192.52N/AN/A71213
2016-03-15$30.24$0.00170.4%48.8%58.4%65.2%0.0%0.0%-21.6%117-23.1K-990.12149.20N/AN/A71213
2016-03-16$32.32$0.00133.8%38.4%62.5%50.4%0.0%0.0%-0.6%145-24.2K-1050.12158.38N/AN/A71213
2016-03-17$32.48$0.00141.2%40.5%61.5%53.4%0.0%0.0%0.3%134-25.9K-1020.12143.43N/AN/A71213
2016-03-18$31.52$0.00135.5%38.9%61.6%51.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%116-29.0K-890.12182.30N/AN/A71213
2016-03-21$32.00$0.00146.7%42.1%62.2%55.6%0.0%0.0%-0.3%137-24.6K-1000.09180.01N/AN/A81143
2016-03-22$33.28$0.00148.8%42.7%62.8%56.5%0.0%0.0%-11.3%179-29.0K-1190.09161.34N/AN/A81163
2016-03-23$35.04$0.00138.8%39.8%65.9%52.4%0.0%0.0%-5.3%199-31.0K-1250.10191.09N/AN/A81163
2016-03-24$33.44$0.00162.5%46.6%67.7%62.0%146.6%0.0%-3.8%205-31.7K-1290.09142.59N/AN/A91173
2016-03-28$32.64$40.00165.5%47.5%68.0%63.2%166.8%0.0%-21.1%220-32.8K-1280.05179.57N/AN/A141183
2016-03-29$32.96$40.00163.0%46.7%68.2%62.2%168.6%0.0%-27.9%286-48.4K-1760.05187.37N/AN/A141253
2016-03-30$32.96$40.00168.0%48.2%67.5%64.2%173.8%0.0%-5.3%291-47.5K-1780.06184.31N/AN/A141253
2016-03-31$32.64$40.00173.8%49.8%67.3%66.6%182.8%0.0%-27.9%317-47.8K-1810.06144.44N/AN/A131263