MRVL Options History — April 2012

In April 2012, MRVL traded between $14.72 and $15.88. ATM implied volatility averaged 33.1%, placing in the 7.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 9.4%. IV traded above realized volatility by 12.2% (HV 20d: 20.9%). Max pain ranged from $15.00 to $15.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 19 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.39.

Notable Days

  • 2012-04-30: Highest Volume — 51,194 contracts
  • 2012-04-05: Largest IV drop — 29.1% change
  • 2012-04-04: Highest IV Rank — 13.9%
  • 2012-04-30: Largest Expected Move — 13.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$15.20$14.72$15.88$15.88$15.01
Max Pain$15.00$15.00$15.00$15.00$15.00
ATM IV33.1%27.2%38.4%32.5%33.8%
Expected Move9.4%8.1%13.1%8.3%13.1%
HV 20d20.9%18.1%26.7%18.1%26.7%
HV 60d25.5%23.8%27.5%27.5%24.2%
IV Rank7.5%0.4%13.9%6.8%8.4%
IV Percentile21.8%0.8%46.8%17.1%25.0%
Term Structure3.0%-8.4%5.6%1.9%-8.4%
VWIV32.9%28.7%45.5%29.1%45.5%
Skew 25d2.0%0.8%3.1%1.9%3.1%
Skew 10d4.1%1.7%5.6%4.6%5.6%
Call IV 25d32.6%28.6%44.3%29.1%44.3%
Put IV 25d34.6%30.2%47.4%31.0%47.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %6.273.5314.825.153.53
Gamma HHI0.170.130.220.180.21
Net GEX2.6M1.7M3.7M3.6M2.9M
Net DEX-47.0M-73.4M-27.0M-73.4M-45.8M
Net VEX-559.7K-619.6K-510.7K-619.6K-544.9K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.390.071.060.500.49
Total Volume9,262.551,22151,19410,08851,194
Total OI243,218.8228,106257,424238,041242,276

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-04-02$15.88$15.0032.5%8.3%18.1%6.8%29.1%1.9%1.9%3.6M-73.4M-619.6K0.505.156,7123,376166,25571,786
2012-04-03$15.65$15.0034.0%8.1%18.5%8.6%28.7%0.8%2.2%3.4M-64.4M-610.3K0.148.887,016995168,83471,378
2012-04-04$15.29$15.0038.4%8.4%20.4%13.9%29.0%2.2%2.1%2.6M-46.0M-575.3K0.626.324,8142,999167,92970,976
2012-04-05$15.14$15.0027.2%8.1%20.5%0.4%28.7%1.1%3.6%2.3M-40.0M-569.8K0.705.711,6781,183168,18272,102
2012-04-09$14.94$15.0034.5%9.6%21.0%9.3%33.9%2.1%2.8%1.9M-31.5M-544.5K0.474.789,2654,349167,18672,125
2012-04-10$14.75$15.0036.9%10.1%21.0%12.1%35.4%2.4%2.8%1.7M-27.0M-545.5K0.075.067,761562170,35873,411
2012-04-11$15.07$15.0031.8%9.8%19.8%6.0%33.9%2.5%3.8%2.2M-40.2M-561.8K0.426.02860361172,29573,620
2012-04-12$15.31$15.0033.9%9.7%20.5%8.5%34.3%2.6%3.5%2.7M-49.9M-576.3K0.174.754,441753172,18773,606
2012-04-13$15.12$15.0034.2%9.8%20.0%8.9%34.7%1.2%3.8%2.3M-43.2M-563.8K0.105.725,739571172,76573,948
2012-04-16$15.25$15.0035.6%10.2%19.5%10.6%35.2%1.8%2.3%2.6M-49.7M-566.9K0.365.493,2931,197176,32173,908
2012-04-17$15.41$15.0034.4%9.9%19.8%9.1%34.1%1.9%2.9%3.0M-57.1M-572.5K1.066.311,9482,069177,37673,981
2012-04-18$15.60$15.0032.9%9.4%18.9%7.3%33.8%2.2%3.4%3.7M-67.1M-578.6K0.117.333,251361178,15274,209
2012-04-19$15.44$15.0032.7%9.4%19.2%7.0%31.9%2.1%4.4%3.1M-59.9M-569.0K0.698.472,5211,742181,02174,172
2012-04-20$15.20$15.0032.0%9.2%19.8%6.2%31.8%2.3%4.8%2.2M-49.5M-549.5K0.405.036,0852,430182,24175,183
2012-04-23$15.11$15.0032.8%9.4%19.8%7.1%32.8%2.2%4.0%2.2M-42.5M-537.0K0.265.123,852989161,11466,992
2012-04-24$14.72$15.0032.1%9.2%21.4%6.3%32.7%1.6%4.4%1.9M-27.5M-510.7K0.564.115,6763,168161,83967,120
2012-04-25$14.96$15.0031.3%9.0%22.5%5.3%31.6%2.1%4.6%2.1M-35.1M-522.9K0.167.135,931966164,24869,019
2012-04-26$15.35$15.0029.5%8.5%24.5%3.2%29.7%2.0%5.6%2.7M-53.7M-545.2K0.125.6314,5851,684168,91469,521
2012-04-27$14.89$15.0031.6%9.1%26.4%5.7%32.2%2.0%4.5%2.6M-36.9M-529.4K0.3714.826,4772,397177,74870,078
2012-04-30$15.01$15.0033.8%13.1%26.7%8.4%45.5%3.1%-8.4%2.9M-45.8M-544.9K0.493.5334,33716,857172,31269,964