NVDA Options History — August 2012

In August 2012, NVDA traded between $0.33 and $0.37. ATM implied volatility averaged 46.0%, placing in the 22.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 11.1%. IV traded above realized volatility by 18.9% (HV 20d: 27.1%). Max pain ranged from $0.33 to $0.35. Net GEX was positive for 23 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 17 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.34.

Notable Days

  • 2012-08-09: Highest Volume — 5,961,200 contracts
  • 2012-08-10: Largest IV drop — 56.9% change
  • 2012-08-07: Highest IV Rank — 80.0%
  • 2012-08-01: Largest Expected Move — 15.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$0.36$0.33$0.37$0.33$0.35
Max Pain$0.34$0.33$0.35$0.33$0.35
ATM IV46.0%22.2%108.8%45.7%33.2%
Expected Move11.1%9.3%15.3%15.3%10.8%
HV 20d27.1%21.9%33.4%33.2%23.7%
HV 60d37.6%34.1%40.5%40.1%34.1%
IV Rank22.9%0.0%80.0%17.1%12.6%
IV Percentile36.0%0.0%99.2%53.6%11.1%
Term Structure0.5%-11.0%5.0%-11.0%2.6%
VWIV39.2%33.2%53.7%53.7%39.0%
Skew 25d1.2%-1.6%5.1%2.6%-0.3%
Skew 10d2.7%-1.9%7.9%7.5%-0.6%
Call IV 25d39.3%32.9%53.1%53.1%39.8%
Put IV 25d40.6%34.6%55.7%55.7%39.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %6.612.5116.883.0316.88
Gamma HHI0.300.210.570.270.22
Net GEX4.1M1.7M9.3M1.7M3.4M
Net DEX-84.3M-137.9M-34.6M-34.6M-67.4M
Net VEX-581.1K-687.6K-493.4K-495.5K-675.4K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.340.130.770.550.49
Total Volume1,215,973.913270,7205,961,200270,720750,000
Total OI12,658,417.39110,217,60015,431,60010,217,60013,608,400

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-08-01$0.33$0.3345.7%15.3%33.2%17.1%53.7%2.6%-11.0%1.7M-34.6M-495.5K0.553.03N/AN/A174,92095,8006,671,5603,546,040
2012-08-02$0.34$0.3365.3%15.1%33.1%36.6%51.8%3.6%-10.5%1.9M-36.8M-493.4K0.776.55N/AN/A366,600281,0006,706,1603,572,200
2012-08-03$0.34$0.3361.3%14.1%33.2%32.7%49.9%5.1%-10.0%2.4M-49.5M-496.5K0.265.63N/AN/A750,720196,8406,806,0403,665,720
2012-08-06$0.35$0.3384.5%11.6%33.4%55.9%40.9%3.3%0.6%2.9M-68.6M-507.7K0.3410.02N/AN/A711,640238,7207,143,9203,556,960
2012-08-07$0.35$0.33108.8%12.5%31.0%80.0%44.1%1.4%-2.1%3.0M-80.2M-522.2K0.1310.00N/AN/A2,052,040273,6807,498,0003,677,560
2012-08-08$0.36$0.3367.4%12.3%30.0%40.3%43.7%-0.6%-1.8%3.7M-91.5M-533.5K0.3910.48N/AN/A1,219,960477,1608,130,4403,756,160
2012-08-09$0.37$0.3580.8%13.1%30.1%65.1%46.8%-1.6%-4.5%3.9M-126.3M-555.8K0.259.45N/AN/A4,772,8001,188,4008,659,4803,905,960
2012-08-10$0.37$0.3534.8%10.3%30.5%7.9%36.9%-0.3%2.1%6.6M-137.9M-532.4K0.392.51N/AN/A2,824,4001,091,72011,083,8004,347,800
2012-08-13$0.37$0.3535.2%9.6%30.6%8.3%34.2%1.2%4.8%7.6M-132.0M-533.0K0.246.18N/AN/A881,840208,88010,155,2004,149,600
2012-08-14$0.36$0.3535.6%10.0%30.2%8.8%36.2%-0.3%4.4%6.8M-110.0M-532.8K0.275.24N/AN/A640,600175,44010,221,1604,194,680
2012-08-15$0.36$0.3522.2%9.7%25.2%0.0%34.5%1.1%5.0%6.4M-99.2M-530.7K0.184.30N/AN/A560,320102,80010,490,6004,203,080
2012-08-16$0.37$0.3533.2%9.5%25.8%12.7%34.4%1.6%4.8%9.3M-120.7M-536.7K0.446.89N/AN/A641,960284,76010,469,2004,043,040
2012-08-17$0.37$0.3532.5%9.3%23.0%11.9%33.2%1.7%5.0%4.0M-105.6M-554.9K0.237.35N/AN/A574,400130,16010,743,9204,238,000
2012-08-20$0.37$0.3533.7%9.7%23.0%13.2%34.5%1.8%1.5%3.1M-71.5M-563.4K0.224.15N/AN/A1,149,240256,3207,393,4803,419,280
2012-08-21$0.37$0.3533.0%9.4%22.4%12.4%34.1%1.6%2.0%3.6M-77.2M-617.5K0.223.65N/AN/A590,240131,4408,149,0403,534,360
2012-08-22$0.37$0.3534.6%9.9%21.9%14.3%35.2%1.1%2.3%3.8M-84.5M-660.9K0.154.85N/AN/A697,840103,9208,418,7603,591,160
2012-08-23$0.36$0.3535.3%10.1%24.1%15.1%36.2%0.7%2.9%3.1M-69.1M-664.9K0.375.37N/AN/A474,880175,8808,844,6403,651,760
2012-08-24$0.36$0.3533.8%9.7%23.6%13.4%34.6%1.2%3.0%4.0M-88.6M-682.7K0.463.56N/AN/A368,000168,6809,061,4403,741,320
2012-08-27$0.36$0.3535.8%10.3%24.2%15.7%36.1%1.4%2.6%3.5M-73.0M-654.3K0.393.91N/AN/A386,360150,4808,880,0803,684,480
2012-08-28$0.36$0.3537.4%10.7%23.9%17.6%37.5%0.9%2.3%3.4M-71.3M-662.5K0.215.76N/AN/A585,160123,8409,096,6003,758,760
2012-08-29$0.36$0.3537.1%10.6%23.4%17.2%37.2%0.9%3.1%3.8M-78.9M-687.6K0.354.75N/AN/A269,76093,7609,458,5603,779,880
2012-08-30$0.35$0.3537.3%10.7%24.7%17.4%38.1%0.5%2.9%3.3M-63.5M-671.3K0.4411.44N/AN/A397,840176,2009,607,4403,827,880
2012-08-31$0.35$0.3533.2%10.8%23.7%12.6%39.0%-0.3%2.6%3.4M-67.4M-675.4K0.4916.88N/AN/A502,040247,9609,777,6403,830,760