NVDA Options History — April 2010

In April 2010, NVDA traded between $0.39 and $0.45. ATM implied volatility averaged 39.0%, placing in the 9.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 11.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 8.2% (HV 20d: 30.8%). Max pain ranged from $0.42 to $0.45. Net GEX was positive for 15 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 1 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.69.

Notable Days

  • 2010-04-16: Highest Volume — 2,549,560 contracts
  • 2010-04-13: Largest IV spike — 25.0% change
  • 2010-04-30: Highest IV Rank — 20.1%
  • 2010-04-30: Largest Expected Move — 13.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$0.42$0.39$0.45$0.43$0.39
Max Pain$0.44$0.42$0.45$0.45$0.42
ATM IV39.0%31.8%46.0%35.7%46.0%
Expected Move11.6%10.2%13.2%10.2%13.2%
HV 20d30.8%28.0%37.8%33.1%37.8%
HV 60d40.0%35.8%41.5%40.7%38.1%
IV Rank9.3%0.0%20.1%1.6%20.1%
IV Percentile19.0%0.0%57.5%2.4%57.5%
Term Structure-1.5%-3.8%3.7%3.7%-3.8%
VWIV40.8%36.2%46.4%36.2%46.4%
Skew 25d2.2%0.4%3.5%0.4%3.2%
Skew 10d4.8%1.4%8.4%1.4%6.9%
Call IV 25d40.4%36.9%46.4%36.9%46.4%
Put IV 25d42.7%37.3%49.6%37.3%49.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %4.453.436.514.525.08
Gamma HHI0.200.130.560.160.24
Net GEX757.9K-3.7M3.4M-119.7K2.6M
Net DEX-32.2M-83.0M-2.4M-17.0M-21.6M
Net VEX-747.2K-910.1K-658.5K-704.7K-854.5K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.690.301.740.671.17
Total Volume1,037,752.381144,0402,549,560180,8401,572,680
Total OI11,438,485.7149,899,76013,751,76010,380,28013,751,760

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2010-04-01$0.43$0.4535.7%10.2%33.1%1.6%36.2%0.4%3.7%-119.7K-17.0M-704.7K0.674.52N/AN/A108,60072,2405,242,9205,137,360
2010-04-05$0.44$0.4539.7%11.7%31.7%7.6%40.2%2.5%-1.2%243.2K-31.5M-689.3K0.353.97N/AN/A167,28058,6805,272,0805,160,000
2010-04-06$0.43$0.4538.3%11.6%32.6%5.4%40.5%2.5%-1.3%-363.9K-9.7M-672.6K0.403.54N/AN/A395,160158,6005,311,0805,161,280
2010-04-07$0.43$0.4537.9%11.7%29.8%4.8%40.7%2.5%-1.6%-62.5K-18.8M-680.1K0.415.44N/AN/A401,440162,6805,478,0405,213,480
2010-04-08$0.42$0.4535.0%11.5%30.3%0.5%40.4%2.4%-1.1%-538.6K-2.4M-658.5K0.514.44N/AN/A491,320249,4405,478,0405,213,480
2010-04-09$0.42$0.4531.8%11.5%29.4%0.0%40.0%2.2%-1.4%-269.6K-12.0M-674.2K0.394.28N/AN/A103,76040,2805,805,0005,251,280
2010-04-12$0.43$0.4532.3%11.5%30.1%0.7%40.0%1.9%-1.4%92.9K-28.8M-661.7K0.703.63N/AN/A363,560254,4405,808,2805,258,280
2010-04-13$0.44$0.4540.4%11.6%30.8%12.2%40.4%2.1%-1.3%1.2M-54.5M-688.9K0.474.41N/AN/A920,880433,6405,894,0005,384,960
2010-04-14$0.45$0.4534.3%11.6%28.7%3.6%40.5%2.3%-1.5%782.9K-61.1M-686.8K0.714.55N/AN/A759,560538,3605,863,5605,619,720
2010-04-15$0.45$0.4540.1%11.5%28.0%11.8%40.1%1.4%-1.3%1.2M-71.5M-700.2K1.384.56N/AN/A470,040649,9205,983,3605,738,240
2010-04-16$0.43$0.4539.3%11.3%31.6%10.7%39.8%1.6%-0.9%-3.7M-7.5M-693.3K0.566.51N/AN/A1,629,880919,6805,946,2805,840,480
2010-04-19$0.42$0.4539.9%11.4%31.3%11.4%40.6%1.8%-1.4%327.8K-25.0M-739.1K0.695.79N/AN/A446,400306,6805,198,8404,700,920
2010-04-20$0.43$0.4539.5%11.3%30.7%11.0%39.8%2.0%-1.0%361.2K-27.2M-755.0K1.743.76N/AN/A438,200761,8005,321,2004,822,280
2010-04-21$0.41$0.4538.3%11.0%30.8%9.3%38.6%2.3%-1.6%783.3K-16.4M-726.5K0.333.43N/AN/A1,727,440577,0005,614,2404,526,840
2010-04-22$0.42$0.4238.7%11.1%28.7%9.8%39.7%2.2%-1.8%1.4M-36.5M-822.2K0.303.61N/AN/A868,680263,5206,691,7204,902,080
2010-04-23$0.41$0.4239.9%11.4%29.0%11.4%39.4%2.3%-2.0%1.8M-34.4M-852.5K0.654.20N/AN/A387,080250,8007,405,4404,969,320
2010-04-26$0.41$0.4242.5%12.2%29.3%15.2%42.9%2.5%-2.4%1.9M-48.4M-859.3K1.694.04N/AN/A767,3601,300,0807,429,8004,991,600
2010-04-27$0.40$0.4245.3%13.0%30.2%19.2%45.1%2.8%-2.6%2.3M-35.3M-832.8K0.384.43N/AN/A405,000154,6407,811,1604,797,080
2010-04-28$0.40$0.4242.8%12.3%30.1%15.6%42.6%3.5%-2.5%2.5M-34.1M-829.0K0.434.66N/AN/A1,024,520436,0007,954,3604,809,240
2010-04-29$0.42$0.4241.7%12.0%32.3%14.1%42.2%2.7%-2.3%3.4M-83.0M-910.1K0.464.68N/AN/A516,120239,3608,652,4404,796,680
2010-04-30$0.39$0.4246.0%13.2%37.8%20.1%46.4%3.2%-3.8%2.6M-21.6M-854.5K1.175.08N/AN/A725,520847,1608,805,3604,946,400