NVDA Options History — April 2016

In April 2016, NVDA traded between $0.89 and $0.93. ATM implied volatility averaged 37.7%, placing in the 34.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 11.5%. IV traded above realized volatility by 20.8% (HV 20d: 16.9%). Max pain ranged from $0.78 to $0.88. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 6 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.06.

Notable Days

  • 2016-04-06: Highest Volume — 1,935,040 contracts
  • 2016-04-11: Largest IV spike — 13.6% change
  • 2016-04-29: Highest IV Rank — 46.2%
  • 2016-04-29: Largest Expected Move — 13.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$0.91$0.89$0.93$0.90$0.89
Max Pain$0.87$0.78$0.88$0.78$0.88
ATM IV37.7%32.1%42.9%32.1%42.9%
Expected Move11.5%9.3%13.4%9.3%13.4%
HV 20d16.9%13.6%19.7%19.0%19.7%
HV 60d34.9%32.0%39.4%39.4%32.4%
IV Rank34.4%21.6%46.2%21.6%46.2%
IV Percentile66.6%38.1%84.5%39.3%84.5%
Term Structure0.9%-3.1%10.4%3.1%-3.1%
VWIV40.3%32.7%46.5%32.7%46.5%
Skew 25d4.6%2.5%6.4%4.2%5.2%
Skew 10d10.9%5.0%16.8%16.8%8.9%
Call IV 25d35.7%26.7%41.4%29.2%41.4%
Put IV 25d40.2%31.3%46.6%33.4%46.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %10.197.5815.8314.8610.71
Gamma HHI0.120.090.190.130.09
Net GEX6.2M3.5M10.2M8.4M3.8M
Net DEX-217.6M-295.1M-133.6M-276.1M-133.6M
Net VEX-939.6K-972.9K-895.9K-961.5K-961.6K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.060.341.790.410.81
Total Volume765,158.095472,1601,935,040952,840822,800
Total OI7,702,939.0486,393,9609,000,7208,472,5207,200,720

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2016-04-01$0.90$0.7832.1%9.3%19.0%21.6%32.7%4.2%3.1%8.4M-276.1M-961.5K0.4114.86N/AN/A676,520276,3204,976,5603,495,960
2016-04-04$0.89$0.8532.1%11.2%19.4%21.6%39.5%4.3%6.7%8.8M-258.9M-972.9K0.4012.94N/AN/A588,080236,6805,069,8002,966,760
2016-04-05$0.89$0.8533.3%11.3%19.0%24.2%39.4%3.3%7.6%9.3M-256.9M-971.7K0.349.83N/AN/A775,680261,6405,135,8403,034,080
2016-04-06$0.90$0.8832.7%11.0%17.2%23.0%38.6%2.5%9.4%10.0M-262.0M-966.2K0.5415.83N/AN/A1,254,920680,1205,178,6003,118,160
2016-04-07$0.89$0.8832.1%11.4%17.8%21.6%40.2%3.3%10.4%10.2M-237.0M-966.4K1.119.08N/AN/A457,400505,6405,071,3603,558,240
2016-04-08$0.89$0.8833.3%10.9%17.7%24.3%39.0%4.6%10.2%7.3M-255.6M-942.6K1.047.70N/AN/A413,000430,4805,171,4403,829,280
2016-04-11$0.90$0.8837.8%11.3%17.3%34.7%39.5%5.0%-0.7%7.1M-231.9M-932.7K1.369.40N/AN/A376,880512,0004,647,6803,754,400
2016-04-12$0.90$0.8839.2%11.3%17.4%37.8%40.2%5.1%-1.4%7.1M-226.5M-924.3K1.489.15N/AN/A294,240436,9204,650,2803,836,440
2016-04-13$0.92$0.8839.8%11.0%18.3%39.2%37.9%6.4%-1.6%9.3M-267.7M-924.9K0.809.56N/AN/A373,040299,9604,803,2403,877,480
2016-04-14$0.92$0.8839.0%10.9%16.1%37.4%38.1%4.6%-1.3%8.0M-270.6M-912.8K0.978.96N/AN/A266,280258,0404,784,4803,933,000
2016-04-15$0.93$0.8839.2%11.0%15.6%37.8%39.1%4.7%-1.2%4.4M-295.1M-923.8K1.379.21N/AN/A328,880451,7204,837,0003,973,320
2016-04-18$0.92$0.8839.3%11.1%13.6%37.9%39.5%4.7%-1.7%4.1M-194.0M-895.9K1.277.58N/AN/A232,760295,2803,819,7602,574,200
2016-04-19$0.91$0.8840.1%11.4%16.0%39.8%40.7%5.0%-1.8%4.4M-173.4M-936.2K1.049.11N/AN/A293,720304,2803,919,5602,688,920
2016-04-20$0.91$0.8840.0%11.5%16.0%39.7%40.2%4.6%-2.6%4.1M-179.7M-926.8K1.489.71N/AN/A190,400281,7603,959,3602,791,360
2016-04-21$0.91$0.8839.7%11.5%15.2%39.0%40.6%4.5%-2.6%3.9M-175.4M-933.0K0.9210.24N/AN/A285,560261,6003,969,6002,839,840
2016-04-22$0.91$0.8839.6%11.6%15.4%38.7%40.8%4.9%-2.9%3.6M-167.0M-943.6K1.069.36N/AN/A279,840297,7604,012,1202,871,800
2016-04-25$0.91$0.8840.3%12.2%15.2%40.2%41.8%4.9%-2.5%4.0M-173.7M-930.8K1.389.20N/AN/A206,120284,5203,891,5602,774,680
2016-04-26$0.91$0.8839.3%12.2%14.4%38.1%42.9%5.2%-1.7%4.3M-175.7M-935.8K1.797.91N/AN/A223,360399,0403,970,7202,809,760
2016-04-27$0.93$0.8839.7%12.3%15.6%38.9%44.4%4.2%-2.3%4.5M-197.8M-920.8K1.4512.98N/AN/A284,760412,4403,952,3202,909,000
2016-04-28$0.90$0.8840.4%12.8%18.9%40.5%44.4%5.0%-1.8%3.5M-160.7M-947.5K1.1710.57N/AN/A256,640301,2404,040,7203,062,320
2016-04-29$0.89$0.8842.9%13.4%19.7%46.2%46.5%5.2%-3.1%3.8M-133.6M-961.6K0.8110.71N/AN/A454,440368,3604,097,6403,103,080