MARA Options History — September 2018

In September 2018, MARA traded between $2.88 and $3.96. ATM implied volatility averaged 178.8%, placing in the 42.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 49.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 102.7% (HV 20d: 76.1%). Max pain ranged from $10.00 to $10.00. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 7 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.42.

Notable Days

  • 2018-09-07: Highest Volume — 167 contracts
  • 2018-09-18: Largest IV spike — 36.5% change
  • 2018-09-12: Highest IV Rank — 59.7%
  • 2018-09-12: Largest Expected Move — 62.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$3.35$2.88$3.96$3.96$2.88
Max Pain$10.00$10.00$10.00$10.00$10.00
ATM IV178.8%148.0%217.5%166.6%194.6%
Expected Move49.8%39.7%62.4%47.8%55.8%
HV 20d76.1%62.4%84.0%74.6%62.4%
HV 60d97.7%96.4%98.9%96.5%98.9%
IV Rank42.4%28.6%59.7%36.9%49.5%
IV Percentile59.4%23.1%90.9%49.3%76.6%
Term Structure-22.3%-74.2%56.6%-64.3%-67.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %17.635.24111.1315.896.23
Net GEX00000
Net DEX207.3K77.8K291.0K291.0K77.8K
Net VEX00000
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.420.090.860.350.11
Total Volume99.4213416711641
Total OI2,374.0531,2322,8552,6401,260

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-09-04$3.96$10.00166.6%47.8%74.6%36.9%0.0%0.0%-64.3%0291.0K00.3515.89N/AN/A86301,903737
2018-09-05$3.60$10.00186.8%53.5%81.8%46.0%0.0%0.0%-74.2%0258.6K00.539.94N/AN/A72381,995718
2018-09-06$3.56$10.00195.3%39.7%81.6%49.7%0.0%0.0%56.6%0257.6K00.5414.23N/AN/A71381,999726
2018-09-07$3.52$10.00181.0%39.9%81.5%43.4%0.0%0.0%33.9%0255.5K00.46111.13N/AN/A114531,999726
2018-09-10$3.60$10.00205.8%59.0%81.9%54.5%0.0%0.0%55.3%0265.8K00.255.32N/AN/A109272,052742
2018-09-11$3.40$10.00184.7%53.0%84.0%45.0%0.0%0.0%-49.2%0253.4K00.245.32N/AN/A109272,054742
2018-09-12$3.36$10.00217.5%62.4%78.5%59.7%0.0%0.0%-51.4%0247.9K00.645.24N/AN/A65422,055742
2018-09-13$3.44$10.00148.5%42.6%78.5%28.8%0.0%0.0%29.0%0251.5K00.626.86N/AN/A68422,057730
2018-09-14$3.36$10.00148.0%42.4%76.3%28.6%0.0%0.0%-54.0%0245.6K00.575.32N/AN/A58332,074730
2018-09-17$3.36$10.00154.4%44.3%75.2%31.5%0.0%0.0%-40.0%0245.9K00.415.32N/AN/A82332,077732
2018-09-18$3.44$10.00210.8%60.4%75.7%56.7%0.0%0.0%-40.9%0251.3K00.365.32N/AN/A82302,096731
2018-09-19$3.40$10.00160.4%46.0%75.8%34.2%0.0%0.0%36.9%0247.2K00.405.32N/AN/A87352,096730
2018-09-20$3.36$10.00161.5%46.3%75.9%34.7%0.0%0.0%20.8%0243.1K00.425.32N/AN/A75322,128727
2018-09-21$3.36$10.00165.6%47.5%74.9%36.5%0.0%0.0%18.9%0223.6K00.8611.76N/AN/A67582,128662
2018-09-24$3.08$10.00170.0%48.7%81.0%38.5%0.0%0.0%-53.3%082.7K00.559.57N/AN/A3318963269
2018-09-25$2.92$10.00180.7%51.8%79.2%43.2%0.0%0.0%-58.0%078.5K00.4411.15N/AN/A3716968269
2018-09-26$3.04$10.00179.1%51.3%64.2%42.5%0.0%0.0%-58.9%081.6K00.1387.66N/AN/A304975269
2018-09-27$2.96$10.00186.6%53.5%63.0%45.9%0.0%0.0%-62.9%079.7K00.098.04N/AN/A434977269
2018-09-28$2.88$10.00194.6%55.8%62.4%49.5%0.0%0.0%-67.3%077.8K00.116.23N/AN/A374991269