MSTR Options History — July 2014

In July 2014, MSTR traded between $13.66 and $15.04. ATM implied volatility averaged 40.4%, placing in the 52.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 12.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 17.9% (HV 20d: 22.5%). Max pain ranged from $11.00 to $14.00. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 4 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.22.

Notable Days

  • 2014-07-28: Highest Volume — 4,510 contracts
  • 2014-07-10: Largest IV spike — 39.5% change
  • 2014-07-28: Highest IV Rank — 90.7%
  • 2014-07-28: Largest Expected Move — 15.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$14.09$13.66$15.04$14.24$14.31
Max Pain$12.32$11.00$14.00$11.00$14.00
ATM IV40.4%28.2%53.9%29.7%33.8%
Expected Move12.0%8.1%15.4%8.5%9.7%
HV 20d22.5%14.7%42.7%15.8%42.7%
HV 60d40.0%27.0%49.3%49.3%33.6%
IV Rank52.5%17.7%90.7%22.1%33.7%
IV Percentile75.5%13.9%99.6%32.9%73.0%
Term Structure-4.7%-13.8%13.1%11.2%-1.4%
VWIV42.4%28.4%53.8%28.6%33.1%
Skew 25d6.9%-0.5%13.9%3.4%4.5%
Skew 10d11.1%-15.3%33.4%-7.0%15.8%
Call IV 25d41.5%29.2%49.8%31.0%33.1%
Put IV 25d48.4%34.4%59.3%34.4%37.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %78.6562.2294.3691.4691.74
Gamma HHI0.150.100.190.130.12
Net GEX424.3K204.6K618.2K568.1K221.1K
Net DEX-29.3M-36.7M-19.0M-35.4M-23.5M
Net VEX-41.7K-50.0K-34.1K-44.9K-38.9K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.220.008.001.010.46
Total Volume1,314.091904,5101,4101,140
Total OI37,533.18227,31042,68040,21037,220

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2014-07-01$14.24$11.0029.7%8.5%15.8%22.1%28.6%3.4%11.2%568.1K-35.4M-44.9K1.0191.46N/AN/A70071033,4606,750
2014-07-02$14.22$11.0030.1%8.6%15.1%23.2%28.4%8.2%13.1%612.5K-34.9M-50.0K1.5093.92N/AN/A50075034,0607,260
2014-07-03$14.36$11.0028.2%8.1%14.7%17.7%0.0%5.8%12.9%547.9K-36.7M-41.4K0.0694.14N/AN/A3102033,8907,950
2014-07-07$13.98$14.0032.0%12.2%17.4%28.7%0.0%-0.5%-6.1%598.2K-34.0M-42.8K0.0263.11N/AN/A8902033,9007,970
2014-07-08$13.89$14.0030.9%12.1%17.5%25.5%45.7%5.2%-6.0%618.2K-32.4M-46.2K0.1364.65N/AN/A1,09014034,0407,970
2014-07-09$13.89$12.0031.6%12.4%17.3%27.4%48.2%6.5%-6.9%585.3K-32.8M-45.8K8.0062.22N/AN/A108034,5608,110
2014-07-10$13.66$12.0044.1%12.6%18.1%62.9%45.0%10.1%-7.7%599.6K-31.2M-46.3K0.8372.03N/AN/A605034,5708,110
2014-07-11$14.05$12.0042.4%12.1%20.6%58.0%40.4%11.1%-6.9%461.6K-34.8M-41.3K0.0071.47N/AN/A520034,3908,060
2014-07-14$14.21$12.0044.3%12.7%21.0%63.5%0.0%10.3%-8.4%526.7K-35.1M-38.3K0.0171.22N/AN/A4,3403033,9108,060
2014-07-15$13.99$12.0044.5%12.7%21.5%63.9%42.9%7.6%-7.8%467.1K-33.9M-41.3K0.4868.10N/AN/A21010034,1108,060
2014-07-16$13.93$13.5045.2%13.0%21.5%66.0%44.3%4.8%-9.6%442.1K-33.2M-40.2K0.1267.76N/AN/A82010034,1608,160
2014-07-17$13.94$13.5046.1%13.2%21.5%68.7%0.0%7.1%-9.5%449.7K-32.5M-41.1K1.0077.97N/AN/A10010034,0808,260
2014-07-18$13.96$13.5045.9%13.2%21.4%68.2%44.7%5.1%-9.4%396.1K-32.0M-41.2K0.5481.43N/AN/A1,9001,02034,1808,360
2014-07-21$13.81$11.0046.5%13.3%21.5%69.7%48.4%13.9%-9.3%292.1K-20.7M-41.9K0.0088.24N/AN/A015022,7304,580
2014-07-22$13.99$11.0047.7%13.7%22.2%73.2%0.0%10.5%-8.7%290.3K-21.6M-39.5K0.2982.00N/AN/A702022,7304,730
2014-07-23$13.84$11.0047.9%13.7%19.9%73.8%44.9%5.7%-9.5%289.9K-21.2M-40.3K2.2771.54N/AN/A11025022,8004,750
2014-07-24$14.14$11.5049.2%14.1%21.5%77.4%53.7%5.3%-9.7%284.7K-22.1M-39.4K3.8981.79N/AN/A9035022,9005,000
2014-07-25$13.87$12.0049.9%14.3%22.7%79.4%50.6%5.1%-9.0%281.4K-21.1M-40.7K3.2571.58N/AN/A8302,70022,9805,350
2014-07-28$13.75$12.0053.9%15.4%22.5%90.7%53.8%9.5%-13.8%204.6K-19.0M-45.8K0.5775.64N/AN/A2,8701,64023,6707,940
2014-07-29$15.04$13.5034.5%9.9%39.2%35.7%35.6%9.7%-2.5%309.8K-28.4M-36.7K0.7494.36N/AN/A1,9601,45025,9009,410
2014-07-30$14.97$13.5030.7%8.8%39.1%24.9%31.9%3.8%0.6%287.8K-28.1M-34.1K0.4293.87N/AN/A50021026,32010,330
2014-07-31$14.31$14.0033.8%9.7%42.7%33.7%33.1%4.5%-1.4%221.1K-23.5M-38.9K0.4691.74N/AN/A78036026,69010,530