NBIX Options History — February 2013

In February 2013, NBIX traded between $9.08 and $11.05. ATM implied volatility averaged 41.1%, placing in the 16.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 12.1%. IV traded below realized volatility by 9.0% (HV 20d: 50.1%). Max pain ranged from $9.00 to $9.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 19 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.73.

Notable Days

  • 2013-02-05: Highest Volume — 2,007 contracts
  • 2013-02-06: Largest IV spike — 45.4% change
  • 2013-02-07: Highest IV Rank — 23.8%
  • 2013-02-05: Largest Expected Move — 14.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$10.59$9.08$11.05$9.08$10.58
Max Pain$9.00$9.00$9.00$9.00$9.00
ATM IV41.1%28.8%46.1%45.9%40.1%
Expected Move12.1%11.1%14.1%11.8%11.5%
HV 20d50.1%24.9%57.1%24.9%55.0%
HV 60d40.2%33.2%42.3%33.2%40.8%
IV Rank16.7%0.0%23.8%21.9%15.6%
IV Percentile16.6%0.0%43.7%42.5%7.9%
Term Structure8.8%4.2%13.1%11.0%4.8%
VWIV42.2%36.3%47.0%42.9%39.8%
Skew 25d6.1%-0.9%15.4%7.2%9.4%
Skew 10d12.3%-12.8%28.9%16.2%8.7%
Call IV 25d39.0%31.6%43.4%36.0%36.9%
Put IV 25d45.0%38.6%49.1%43.2%46.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %78.2630.20124.4067.4894.49
Gamma HHI0.350.250.660.250.30
Net GEX74.7K35.0K133.9K37.7K83.7K
Net DEX-3.7M-5.2M-1.7M-1.7M-3.3M
Net VEX-10.7K-13.7K-6.0K-6.5K-13.0K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.730.009.500.020.45
Total Volume515.263442,007374162
Total OI7,2615,4508,5165,4507,604

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-02-01$9.08$9.0045.9%11.8%24.9%21.9%0.0%7.2%11.0%37.7K-1.7M-6.5K0.0267.48N/AN/A36593,8871,563
2013-02-04$9.36$9.0040.5%12.3%26.1%14.2%42.9%8.8%9.9%47.7K-2.2M-6.4K0.2258.92N/AN/A169374,1391,567
2013-02-05$10.51$9.0028.8%14.1%46.9%0.0%38.1%15.4%4.6%35.0K-3.5M-6.0K0.03112.49N/AN/A1,940674,2671,593
2013-02-06$10.63$9.0041.9%12.6%46.7%18.0%47.0%6.5%9.4%47.6K-3.8M-8.1K0.0075.80N/AN/A45804,9911,659
2013-02-07$10.23$9.0046.1%13.2%49.6%23.8%45.6%8.6%5.5%76.4K-3.5M-8.0K0.2351.52N/AN/A4961125,0311,659
2013-02-08$10.84$9.0040.8%11.7%52.6%16.5%46.3%7.5%10.9%49.1K-4.2M-8.4K0.23124.40N/AN/A9862315,3111,761
2013-02-11$10.90$9.0042.6%12.2%52.5%19.1%44.9%5.4%11.6%73.2K-4.5M-8.8K0.0830.20N/AN/A988765,7801,786
2013-02-12$10.71$9.0041.0%11.8%53.3%16.8%42.5%6.6%10.3%89.9K-4.7M-11.0K0.8254.56N/AN/A116956,5501,750
2013-02-13$10.85$9.0041.7%11.9%53.3%17.7%41.9%4.2%12.5%94.5K-4.9M-11.1K1.5570.91N/AN/A55856,6191,842
2013-02-14$11.02$9.0042.7%12.2%52.8%19.1%42.9%4.8%10.8%92.3K-4.9M-10.3K0.0491.82N/AN/A669276,2781,854
2013-02-15$11.02$9.0041.4%11.9%52.7%17.3%42.7%7.0%13.1%133.9K-5.2M-10.5K0.0093.52N/AN/A1,62716,6741,842
2013-02-19$11.05$9.0041.2%11.8%52.7%17.1%36.3%-0.8%9.2%74.2K-3.8M-13.6K9.5081.37N/AN/A242285,9791,200
2013-02-20$11.00$9.0038.9%11.1%52.9%13.9%38.9%4.8%8.7%76.3K-3.7M-13.7K0.0278.53N/AN/A17635,9891,224
2013-02-21$10.65$9.0041.9%12.0%54.7%18.0%42.9%-0.9%5.8%74.9K-3.3M-13.7K0.2782.82N/AN/A246666,1011,227
2013-02-22$10.97$9.0039.4%11.3%55.0%14.6%39.5%3.1%9.2%87.9K-3.7M-13.6K0.1690.62N/AN/A91156,2841,237
2013-02-25$10.55$9.0044.6%12.8%57.0%21.7%44.6%4.0%4.2%79.3K-3.2M-13.4K0.1642.03N/AN/A62106,3061,242
2013-02-26$10.64$9.0041.9%12.0%57.0%18.1%40.9%9.7%7.7%82.3K-3.3M-13.3K0.1790.40N/AN/A4686,3131,252
2013-02-27$10.61$9.0039.5%11.3%57.1%14.7%42.6%4.2%8.8%84.2K-3.3M-13.1K0.0095.02N/AN/A4406,3451,253
2013-02-28$10.58$9.0040.1%11.5%55.0%15.6%39.8%9.4%4.8%83.7K-3.3M-13.0K0.4594.49N/AN/A112506,3511,253