NVDA Options History — August 2009

In August 2009, NVDA traded between $0.32 and $0.37. ATM implied volatility averaged 49.7%, placing in the 4.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 14.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 9.0% (HV 20d: 40.7%). Max pain ranged from $0.28 to $0.28. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 17 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.74.

Notable Days

  • 2009-08-06: Highest Volume — 2,470,400 contracts
  • 2009-08-07: Largest IV drop — 33.9% change
  • 2009-08-05: Highest IV Rank — 22.0%
  • 2009-08-05: Largest Expected Move — 20.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$0.34$0.32$0.37$0.33$0.36
Max Pain$0.28$0.28$0.28$0.28$0.28
ATM IV49.7%42.8%72.2%66.3%43.3%
Expected Move14.3%12.3%20.7%19.0%12.4%
HV 20d40.7%32.4%45.8%38.5%45.7%
HV 60d44.5%42.6%55.6%55.6%43.9%
IV Rank4.5%0.0%22.0%16.9%0.5%
IV Percentile8.8%0.0%52.0%33.7%1.2%
Term Structure0.4%-16.4%6.0%-10.6%2.8%
VWIV51.2%43.2%70.4%65.7%45.9%
Skew 25d6.9%4.3%10.7%5.8%6.8%
Skew 10d17.1%9.7%26.9%18.6%19.8%
Call IV 25d47.7%40.4%68.5%63.8%42.8%
Put IV 25d54.6%46.3%74.9%69.6%49.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %11.516.9916.9810.0812.89
Gamma HHI0.250.180.630.180.26
Net GEX1.6M975.9K5.3M1.1M1.2M
Net DEX-103.7M-139.2M-78.8M-98.8M-112.9M
Net VEX-360.1K-412.6K-298.7K-412.5K-330.2K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.740.221.630.340.57
Total Volume486,247.61973,3202,470,400465,72099,200
Total OI11,354,689.5249,645,84012,486,40011,185,88010,074,200

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2009-08-03$0.33$0.2866.3%19.0%38.5%16.9%65.7%5.8%-10.6%1.1M-98.8M-412.5K0.3410.08N/AN/A347,960117,7606,481,1604,704,720
2009-08-04$0.33$0.2869.6%20.0%32.4%19.7%68.5%7.8%-14.3%1.2M-103.5M-409.7K0.7616.83N/AN/A376,920287,8406,600,2804,660,960
2009-08-05$0.34$0.2872.2%20.7%32.4%22.0%70.4%6.3%-16.4%1.2M-105.0M-412.6K0.9115.15N/AN/A275,640249,6006,609,0404,667,360
2009-08-06$0.33$0.2867.4%19.3%34.5%17.8%67.5%10.7%-11.1%1.2M-94.4M-399.8K0.6512.19N/AN/A1,494,880975,5206,604,5604,771,800
2009-08-07$0.34$0.2844.5%13.1%36.2%0.0%47.2%5.8%3.5%2.2M-139.2M-398.3K0.6710.18N/AN/A806,680541,7207,613,7204,872,680
2009-08-10$0.33$0.2846.1%13.1%39.9%1.3%48.1%7.5%4.4%2.0M-110.3M-398.0K1.4016.98N/AN/A153,160215,1207,446,4405,021,560
2009-08-11$0.32$0.2845.7%14.2%41.6%1.0%51.9%8.0%1.8%1.6M-89.2M-384.8K1.6112.35N/AN/A233,560375,5207,161,4805,005,920
2009-08-12$0.34$0.2845.7%12.9%41.3%0.9%47.3%7.5%6.0%1.8M-110.7M-381.4K0.4815.53N/AN/A228,040108,6407,145,1205,011,800
2009-08-13$0.35$0.2845.1%12.9%39.1%0.6%45.4%6.5%4.3%2.1M-131.1M-369.9K0.9911.48N/AN/A248,840247,1207,194,3205,013,800
2009-08-14$0.34$0.2845.4%13.0%40.5%0.8%45.9%8.3%5.4%1.7M-103.8M-374.2K0.4214.52N/AN/A110,80046,1607,055,2405,185,160
2009-08-17$0.32$0.2850.1%14.4%43.8%5.4%51.3%7.4%0.7%1.4M-78.9M-362.3K0.6810.39N/AN/A138,32094,5207,073,7605,192,000
2009-08-18$0.33$0.2846.8%13.4%44.5%2.1%48.9%6.9%4.8%1.6M-101.9M-354.5K1.189.66N/AN/A94,200111,0407,072,6805,201,920
2009-08-19$0.33$0.2848.7%14.0%44.2%4.1%50.9%6.5%3.4%1.6M-94.4M-346.3K0.9011.75N/AN/A119,760107,7607,063,9205,152,120
2009-08-20$0.34$0.2845.1%12.9%41.6%0.6%50.3%4.3%4.9%2.1M-120.1M-332.5K1.6311.84N/AN/A105,400171,9607,068,1605,150,280
2009-08-21$0.35$0.2844.5%12.7%41.8%0.0%46.5%5.0%5.4%5.3M-128.1M-323.3K0.888.55N/AN/A155,680136,7207,043,4005,140,640
2009-08-24$0.34$0.2845.0%12.9%43.3%0.6%47.8%6.1%1.8%998.0K-78.8M-323.4K0.288.16N/AN/A200,52056,6405,445,7604,201,320
2009-08-25$0.34$0.2843.2%12.4%43.4%0.0%45.1%5.3%3.5%975.9K-81.8M-317.1K0.407.45N/AN/A65,36026,3205,420,8404,225,000
2009-08-26$0.35$0.2842.8%12.3%42.6%0.0%43.6%9.1%4.1%981.2K-85.8M-318.4K0.228.32N/AN/A60,12013,2005,437,9604,228,560
2009-08-27$0.35$0.2843.6%12.5%42.8%0.9%44.6%6.9%2.4%1.0M-92.3M-314.8K0.2610.33N/AN/A118,28031,0005,468,3204,234,160
2009-08-28$0.37$0.2843.2%12.4%45.8%0.4%43.2%5.8%2.1%1.0M-116.4M-298.7K0.236.99N/AN/A704,680159,0405,496,0804,230,280
2009-08-31$0.36$0.2843.3%12.4%45.7%0.5%45.9%6.8%2.8%1.2M-112.9M-330.2K0.5712.89N/AN/A63,36035,8405,772,7604,301,440