NVDA Options History — November 2018

In November 2018, NVDA traded between $3.62 and $5.43. ATM implied volatility averaged 59.5%, placing in the 54.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 17.1%. IV traded below realized volatility by 31.2% (HV 20d: 90.6%). Max pain ranged from $4.69 to $6.13. Net GEX was positive for 4 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 4 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.81.

Notable Days

  • 2018-11-16: Highest Volume — 20,433,320 contracts
  • 2018-11-16: Largest IV drop — 19.8% change
  • 2018-11-12: Highest IV Rank — 71.5%
  • 2018-11-02: Largest Expected Move — 24.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$4.53$3.62$5.43$5.43$4.09
Max Pain$5.61$4.69$6.13$6.13$4.69
ATM IV59.5%44.9%70.0%66.3%47.2%
Expected Move17.1%13.7%24.7%23.5%14.7%
HV 20d90.6%73.8%111.2%78.0%96.1%
HV 60d61.6%51.8%72.9%51.9%72.9%
IV Rank54.9%31.9%71.5%65.6%35.5%
IV Percentile91.5%72.6%98.4%97.6%78.2%
Term Structure-2.6%-4.5%0.4%-3.9%0.1%
VWIV59.7%48.4%87.1%81.3%52.0%
Skew 25d10.2%3.9%16.0%15.0%3.9%
Skew 10d18.9%5.7%29.3%28.3%5.7%
Call IV 25d54.6%42.6%62.7%59.1%45.6%
Put IV 25d64.8%48.0%76.6%74.0%49.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %3.422.256.303.762.46
Gamma HHI0.060.030.150.040.14
Net GEX-27.0M-79.4M19.2M19.2M17.5M
Net DEX3.13B850.2M5.97B850.2M2.50B
Net VEX-24.0M-32.2M-15.7M-32.2M-21.3M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.810.611.020.700.61
Total Volume6,964,455.2382,391,60020,433,3205,447,6808,963,880
Total OI45,756,203.8141,464,52050,105,96044,910,84048,654,760

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-11-01$5.43$6.1366.3%23.5%78.0%65.6%81.3%15.0%-3.9%19.2M850.2M-32.2M0.703.76N/AN/A3,209,3602,238,32021,880,32023,030,520
2018-11-02$5.37$6.1367.6%24.7%77.7%67.7%87.1%16.0%-4.4%17.4M1.19B-31.9M0.953.36N/AN/A2,632,2802,499,04022,208,52023,489,200
2018-11-05$5.28$6.0065.8%16.8%77.7%64.9%58.0%14.1%-3.8%-27.2M1.85B-30.4M0.983.21N/AN/A1,499,8801,468,00020,300,72022,582,040
2018-11-06$5.28$6.0063.1%16.3%77.7%60.5%55.3%13.3%-3.6%-26.9M1.86B-30.1M0.773.04N/AN/A1,354,9601,036,64020,658,92022,837,200
2018-11-07$5.34$6.0058.1%14.9%74.7%52.7%52.0%11.1%-3.2%-23.0M1.69B-29.7M0.672.80N/AN/A2,125,4801,415,04020,895,08022,953,480
2018-11-08$5.11$6.0062.0%16.3%74.9%58.8%54.2%10.3%-3.3%-48.7M2.60B-28.6M0.733.15N/AN/A2,975,2402,165,52021,226,28023,060,200
2018-11-09$5.16$6.0063.5%16.8%73.8%61.2%56.8%10.6%-3.2%-39.3M2.24B-29.4M0.793.46N/AN/A3,095,5202,457,00021,990,68023,379,120
2018-11-12$4.76$6.0070.0%18.6%77.8%71.5%62.4%12.0%-4.2%-47.2M3.55B-25.6M0.723.51N/AN/A2,903,0002,082,96020,589,80022,634,360
2018-11-13$4.98$5.8865.5%17.7%78.8%64.3%61.7%11.0%-3.3%-35.3M2.70B-27.8M0.773.73N/AN/A2,826,6802,187,92021,341,40023,054,480
2018-11-14$4.96$5.8867.9%18.2%78.8%68.2%63.1%11.8%-4.5%-33.9M2.72B-27.9M1.015.06N/AN/A2,190,1202,211,32021,862,48023,456,000
2018-11-15$5.03$5.7566.1%18.3%79.4%65.3%63.0%12.3%-2.9%-29.3M2.41B-28.5M0.806.30N/AN/A3,448,4002,774,44022,283,84024,129,040
2018-11-16$4.11$5.7553.0%15.0%105.0%44.7%52.8%6.2%-1.0%-79.4M5.97B-18.0M0.992.84N/AN/A10,268,64010,164,68023,160,88025,287,040
2018-11-19$3.66$5.6362.3%17.7%110.1%59.3%63.2%8.6%-3.2%-44.9M4.77B-15.7M1.023.16N/AN/A6,364,6806,483,04019,701,12021,763,400
2018-11-20$3.75$5.3863.5%18.1%111.0%61.2%64.0%10.9%-3.5%-39.8M4.43B-17.9M0.763.71N/AN/A7,664,8805,812,28021,941,84023,458,080
2018-11-21$3.62$5.2558.2%16.7%109.5%52.9%58.5%10.0%-3.0%-43.5M4.67B-16.5M0.812.57N/AN/A5,448,7604,394,68023,696,52024,507,400
2018-11-23$3.63$5.1359.4%17.4%109.4%54.7%60.4%9.9%-3.9%-57.3M4.58B-16.9M1.014.77N/AN/A2,919,1602,943,40024,801,84025,304,120
2018-11-26$3.83$5.1351.5%15.4%111.2%42.3%56.4%8.0%0.1%-26.9M4.07B-18.1M0.772.25N/AN/A3,649,6002,826,88022,091,52023,339,080
2018-11-27$3.85$5.1348.0%14.4%106.7%36.8%52.4%7.4%-0.1%-17.9M3.97B-18.0M0.642.50N/AN/A3,581,0002,285,52023,045,36023,650,400
2018-11-28$3.99$5.0045.2%13.8%99.4%32.4%50.1%6.0%0.4%-2.6M3.46B-19.7M0.702.61N/AN/A4,170,2402,913,08023,857,48023,931,080
2018-11-29$3.96$5.0044.9%13.7%95.7%31.9%48.4%5.4%0.2%1.1M3.60B-19.6M0.773.51N/AN/A2,594,2802,007,76024,536,56024,308,120
2018-11-30$4.09$4.6947.2%14.7%96.1%35.5%52.0%3.9%0.1%17.5M2.50B-21.3M0.612.46N/AN/A5,566,0003,397,88024,990,36023,664,400