MSTR Options History — February 2020

In February 2020, MSTR traded between $13.38 and $15.30. ATM implied volatility averaged 27.0%, placing in the 21.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 7.7%. IV traded below realized volatility by 0.7% (HV 20d: 27.8%). Max pain ranged from $14.50 to $15.50. Net GEX was positive for 9 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 5 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 6.23.

Notable Days

  • 2020-02-12: Highest Volume — 1,770 contracts
  • 2020-02-28: Largest IV spike — 38.4% change
  • 2020-02-28: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2020-02-28: Largest Expected Move — 14.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$14.77$13.38$15.30$14.99$13.38
Max Pain$15.26$14.50$15.50$14.50$15.00
ATM IV27.0%23.0%48.9%26.2%48.9%
Expected Move7.7%6.6%14.0%7.5%14.0%
HV 20d27.8%20.2%32.2%27.4%22.0%
HV 60d20.9%19.7%22.5%20.7%22.5%
IV Rank21.0%6.4%100.0%18.0%100.0%
IV Percentile40.6%8.7%100.0%53.6%100.0%
Term Structure-1.3%-9.8%0.7%-1.4%-9.8%
VWIV28.2%21.0%51.5%23.4%51.5%
Skew 25d3.5%1.5%6.8%1.5%6.8%
Skew 10d7.4%-2.7%17.2%5.5%15.2%
Call IV 25d25.4%21.9%45.8%25.6%45.8%
Put IV 25d28.9%24.5%52.6%27.0%52.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %81.5569.9390.3587.6286.82
Gamma HHI0.260.170.340.210.30
Net GEX5.0K-82.6K81.4K38.6K-82.6K
Net DEX-61.7K-844.4K2.0M-443.4K2.0M
Net VEX-6.7K-9.6K-4.8K-5.3K-9.6K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio6.230.0043.250.003.64
Total Volume400.52601,77050960
Total OI5,327.3683,9307,4503,9305,890

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2020-02-03$14.99$14.5026.2%7.5%27.4%18.0%0.0%1.5%-1.4%38.6K-443.4K-5.3K0.0087.62N/AN/A5002,0401,890
2020-02-04$15.19$14.5024.9%7.1%27.6%13.3%23.4%3.5%-0.0%38.0K-521.5K-4.9K0.0090.35N/AN/A7002,0401,890
2020-02-05$15.22$14.5024.3%7.0%27.5%11.3%23.4%3.0%0.7%72.4K-759.2K-5.3K0.5088.01N/AN/A80402,0801,890
2020-02-06$15.30$15.5023.1%6.9%27.5%6.8%0.0%3.1%0.0%81.4K-844.4K-5.2K0.0069.93N/AN/A0102,0501,880
2020-02-07$15.25$15.5024.5%6.8%27.5%11.9%0.0%3.3%0.3%75.3K-766.2K-5.0K0.5075.26N/AN/A40202,0501,880
2020-02-10$15.15$15.5025.7%7.1%27.4%16.2%0.0%4.4%-0.3%55.6K-620.1K-4.9K1.6774.59N/AN/A30502,0801,890
2020-02-11$15.20$15.5025.8%7.1%27.1%16.6%0.0%3.9%-1.1%69.9K-735.7K-4.8K0.0075.71N/AN/A46002,0901,900
2020-02-12$14.98$15.5023.1%6.6%27.8%6.5%0.0%2.1%0.3%69.3K-714.1K-5.5K43.2580.36N/AN/A401,7302,5501,900
2020-02-13$14.73$15.5024.3%7.0%28.4%11.2%21.0%2.9%-1.0%7.0K-206.3K-6.5K15.8080.99N/AN/A507902,6003,350
2020-02-14$14.84$15.5023.2%6.6%28.5%6.9%0.0%2.1%-0.4%-9.1K-176.4K-7.5K0.0078.40N/AN/A002,6404,260
2020-02-18$14.81$15.5023.5%6.7%28.5%8.0%0.0%3.2%-0.4%-8.9K-158.8K-7.1K0.0078.12N/AN/A01702,6304,260
2020-02-19$15.00$15.5023.0%6.6%28.8%6.4%23.5%2.7%-0.5%-8.2K-417.4K-7.0K0.8483.13N/AN/A4303602,6304,430
2020-02-20$15.01$15.5023.6%6.8%28.8%8.4%26.3%2.0%0.1%-14.4K-396.7K-7.7K0.1583.00N/AN/A200302,6504,710
2020-02-21$15.00$15.5023.7%6.8%28.8%8.8%0.0%3.0%-0.8%-15.7K-524.8K-7.8K8.0080.12N/AN/A302402,7504,700
2020-02-24$14.66$15.5028.1%8.1%29.2%25.1%27.2%4.1%-2.6%-46.7K447.6K-8.1K15.5084.33N/AN/A203101,7403,430
2020-02-25$14.12$15.5032.6%9.3%32.2%41.4%28.8%4.1%-3.3%-73.2K1.0M-8.5K0.5888.26N/AN/A3101801,7603,490
2020-02-26$14.04$15.0029.8%8.6%32.2%31.4%29.8%4.7%-1.9%-71.7K1.1M-8.0K3.0082.44N/AN/A1003001,9603,490
2020-02-27$13.79$15.0035.3%10.1%20.2%51.4%27.1%5.9%-2.3%-81.2K1.6M-8.8K3.6481.98N/AN/A1104002,0603,690
2020-02-28$13.38$15.0048.9%14.0%22.0%100.0%51.5%6.8%-9.8%-82.6K2.0M-9.6K0.0086.82N/AN/A09602,0603,830