NVDA Options History — July 2011

In July 2011, NVDA traded between $0.34 and $0.40. ATM implied volatility averaged 48.1%, placing in the 17.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 14.2%. IV traded above realized volatility by 15.7% (HV 20d: 32.3%). Max pain ranged from $0.38 to $0.42. Net GEX was positive for 18 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 1 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.67.

Notable Days

  • 2011-07-07: Highest Volume — 1,818,040 contracts
  • 2011-07-05: Largest IV spike — 24.4% change
  • 2011-07-28: Highest IV Rank — 27.7%
  • 2011-07-29: Largest Expected Move — 16.6%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$0.37$0.34$0.40$0.40$0.35
Max Pain$0.38$0.38$0.42$0.42$0.38
ATM IV48.1%35.4%56.4%35.4%55.2%
Expected Move14.2%10.4%16.6%10.4%16.6%
HV 20d32.3%28.6%36.9%29.7%35.5%
HV 60d41.6%40.7%42.6%42.6%41.5%
IV Rank17.0%0.7%27.7%0.7%26.2%
IV Percentile58.4%1.2%84.1%1.2%80.6%
Term Structure-2.2%-5.3%8.1%8.1%-4.9%
VWIV49.7%37.7%59.0%37.7%59.0%
Skew 25d5.4%2.5%6.9%5.1%2.5%
Skew 10d10.6%6.1%14.6%10.6%6.1%
Call IV 25d48.1%35.2%58.5%35.2%58.5%
Put IV 25d53.5%40.3%61.0%40.3%61.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %3.823.054.804.803.80
Gamma HHI0.160.110.360.110.12
Net GEX992.8K-499.2K5.1M1.9M190.5K
Net DEX59.7M-34.8M120.8M-34.8M97.0M
Net VEX-1.2M-1.4M-1.0M-1.4M-1.1M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.670.261.650.630.60
Total Volume1,032,988537,0001,818,040573,2001,196,760
Total OI22,025,61820,491,60023,726,92021,487,48022,271,120

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-07-01$0.40$0.4235.4%10.4%29.7%0.7%37.7%5.1%8.1%1.9M-34.8M-1.4M0.634.80N/AN/A351,840221,36012,412,5609,074,920
2011-07-05$0.40$0.3844.1%13.0%29.4%11.9%45.7%6.9%-1.4%1.6M-4.9M-1.3M0.504.32N/AN/A478,240238,68012,214,9609,041,120
2011-07-06$0.39$0.3838.1%12.8%29.4%4.2%45.8%6.3%-1.2%1.4M10.1M-1.3M0.483.43N/AN/A391,480186,52012,409,6009,161,280
2011-07-07$0.39$0.3840.9%13.5%28.6%7.8%47.4%5.5%-2.9%1.3M7.0M-1.3M0.664.07N/AN/A1,096,640721,40012,446,0409,231,840
2011-07-08$0.39$0.3846.5%14.2%29.0%15.0%49.2%6.2%-2.9%724.8K35.1M-1.3M0.953.50N/AN/A678,200642,56012,869,4809,672,920
2011-07-11$0.37$0.3850.0%14.2%30.7%19.6%49.4%6.4%-3.1%354.7K71.3M-1.2M0.423.91N/AN/A683,520288,56013,046,7209,748,560
2011-07-12$0.37$0.3847.1%14.0%30.8%15.8%49.6%6.4%-2.5%337.8K80.2M-1.2M0.444.57N/AN/A848,080376,76013,327,9609,733,240
2011-07-13$0.37$0.3840.5%13.7%30.3%7.2%48.2%6.0%-1.8%508.1K85.0M-1.2M1.653.32N/AN/A255,040422,00013,418,1209,866,880
2011-07-14$0.35$0.3850.3%14.4%32.1%19.9%48.9%6.6%-1.9%103.7K119.5M-1.1M1.083.97N/AN/A562,680609,64013,433,1209,839,480
2011-07-15$0.35$0.3849.9%14.3%30.7%19.4%49.2%5.9%-2.0%-499.2K120.8M-1.1M0.613.79N/AN/A667,440409,28013,628,24010,098,680
2011-07-18$0.34$0.3850.9%14.6%30.6%20.7%50.6%4.7%-2.0%411.7K94.4M-1.0M0.484.00N/AN/A657,840314,04011,791,9608,699,640
2011-07-19$0.36$0.3848.0%13.8%33.2%16.9%47.0%6.0%-1.0%922.1K73.7M-1.1M0.593.05N/AN/A530,960315,80012,087,4408,786,600
2011-07-20$0.35$0.3848.3%13.8%31.8%17.3%48.5%5.6%-0.9%773.8K84.2M-1.1M0.593.66N/AN/A337,080199,92012,301,7608,915,560
2011-07-21$0.37$0.3849.4%14.2%36.6%18.7%50.8%5.6%-2.2%1.8M36.4M-1.2M0.353.54N/AN/A1,203,520424,84012,424,4008,967,720
2011-07-22$0.38$0.3848.6%13.9%35.7%17.8%49.1%4.6%-1.9%5.1M17.6M-1.3M0.283.72N/AN/A623,000174,76012,549,1209,228,320
2011-07-25$0.37$0.3852.8%15.1%34.7%23.1%53.3%5.0%-4.1%1.6M35.3M-1.2M0.264.04N/AN/A777,200204,52012,501,4809,203,600
2011-07-26$0.36$0.3854.4%15.6%35.0%25.2%53.7%4.9%-4.8%960.1K65.8M-1.1M0.703.79N/AN/A469,720330,00012,308,8009,261,400
2011-07-27$0.35$0.3854.4%15.6%36.9%25.2%54.4%4.2%-4.8%548.5K97.2M-1.0M1.543.94N/AN/A547,560844,08012,538,0809,407,680
2011-07-28$0.35$0.3856.4%16.2%36.1%27.7%57.0%3.2%-5.3%-20.7K103.7M-1.1M0.633.27N/AN/A844,000534,24012,612,0409,979,920
2011-07-29$0.35$0.3855.2%16.6%35.5%26.2%59.0%2.5%-4.9%190.5K97.0M-1.1M0.603.80N/AN/A747,960448,80012,518,1609,752,960