NVDA Options History — October 2020

In October 2020, NVDA traded between $12.43 and $14.31. ATM implied volatility averaged 51.0%, placing in the 28.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 15.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 14.4% (HV 20d: 36.6%). Max pain ranged from $12.50 to $13.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 12 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.67.

Notable Days

  • 2020-10-06: Highest Volume — 13,976,680 contracts
  • 2020-10-28: Largest IV spike — 9.0% change
  • 2020-10-28: Highest IV Rank — 35.9%
  • 2020-10-30: Largest Expected Move — 17.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$13.57$12.43$14.31$13.56$12.43
Max Pain$12.80$12.50$13.00$12.50$13.00
ATM IV51.0%45.0%56.7%51.0%56.5%
Expected Move15.6%13.6%17.4%13.6%17.4%
HV 20d36.6%29.1%56.8%56.8%40.7%
HV 60d43.8%43.2%46.8%43.2%46.8%
IV Rank28.9%21.5%35.9%28.9%35.7%
IV Percentile62.1%46.4%79.8%62.7%79.4%
Term Structure1.4%-2.0%7.6%3.1%-0.8%
VWIV54.3%47.8%60.3%47.8%60.3%
Skew 25d2.6%1.4%6.1%1.8%6.1%
Skew 10d3.8%0.9%11.0%2.0%11.0%
Call IV 25d49.5%44.6%54.3%49.7%54.0%
Put IV 25d52.1%46.0%60.1%51.5%60.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %10.001.9722.353.0013.62
Gamma HHI0.050.030.160.050.16
Net GEX126.1M-162.3M288.9M280.2M-162.3M
Net DEX-10.51B-15.23B-3.40B-12.85B-3.40B
Net VEX-38.2M-40.3M-35.9M-39.3M-38.6M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.670.431.130.581.13
Total Volume5,797,430.9092,743,44013,976,6806,641,4007,361,320
Total OI33,719,881.81829,504,40037,378,68035,890,80032,988,400

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2020-10-01$13.56$12.5051.0%13.6%56.8%28.9%47.8%1.8%3.1%280.2M-12.85B-39.3M0.583.00N/AN/A4,196,8402,444,56018,354,40017,536,400
2020-10-02$13.15$12.5051.8%13.7%46.7%29.9%48.1%2.0%3.8%127.3M-9.85B-40.3M0.602.50N/AN/A5,356,9603,238,72018,664,96017,795,880
2020-10-05$13.59$12.5050.0%16.3%46.8%27.6%57.0%2.2%1.0%202.1M-12.16B-38.5M0.442.44N/AN/A4,922,2802,168,96016,745,12016,544,520
2020-10-06$13.77$12.5051.4%16.4%42.5%29.4%57.1%2.7%0.9%253.8M-13.24B-38.7M0.433.30N/AN/A9,777,4404,199,24017,561,72016,958,640
2020-10-07$13.94$12.5049.7%16.1%39.3%27.4%55.9%2.2%1.3%288.9M-14.24B-39.2M0.477.25N/AN/A3,798,8801,798,92018,570,00017,760,400
2020-10-08$13.82$12.5048.4%15.6%37.9%25.7%55.0%1.7%0.4%249.9M-13.39B-39.2M0.512.10N/AN/A3,857,9601,977,72018,799,52018,045,160
2020-10-09$13.73$12.5046.1%15.0%37.1%22.8%52.2%1.6%0.5%186.6M-12.84B-38.3M0.632.59N/AN/A4,440,4402,792,52019,095,68018,283,000
2020-10-12$14.26$12.5045.0%15.1%33.1%21.5%52.6%1.4%7.6%266.4M-15.23B-35.9M0.623.45N/AN/A4,905,5603,017,32017,159,80017,078,200
2020-10-13$14.31$12.5046.3%15.2%33.0%23.1%53.2%1.5%6.8%276.1M-15.13B-36.1M0.665.21N/AN/A3,624,0402,397,48017,326,08017,541,440
2020-10-14$14.15$13.0047.9%15.5%32.3%25.0%54.1%1.8%6.2%233.4M-13.81B-38.0M0.601.97N/AN/A2,553,2001,525,48017,683,24017,968,440
2020-10-15$14.00$13.0049.1%15.6%31.9%26.5%54.6%2.1%6.4%174.4M-12.97B-37.2M0.692.08N/AN/A2,687,8801,843,20017,775,72018,284,520
2020-10-16$13.84$13.0049.7%15.5%31.8%27.3%54.1%1.9%6.6%94.1M-12.13B-37.7M0.692.33N/AN/A3,141,0402,158,40017,945,12018,592,240
2020-10-19$13.51$13.0053.0%15.6%33.3%31.4%54.3%2.9%-1.9%48.2M-8.41B-37.2M0.7014.95N/AN/A2,459,4401,733,68014,184,60015,319,800
2020-10-20$13.68$13.0052.7%15.3%33.3%31.0%53.3%3.0%-1.8%72.3M-9.24B-38.4M0.6620.14N/AN/A1,906,0001,265,24014,835,68015,869,160
2020-10-21$13.52$13.0053.5%15.3%30.5%32.0%53.3%2.3%-2.0%52.3M-8.60B-38.5M0.7014.11N/AN/A1,618,4801,124,96015,266,08016,149,440
2020-10-22$13.36$13.0051.9%15.0%30.7%30.0%52.0%2.3%-1.7%-17.8M-7.68B-38.2M0.6919.60N/AN/A2,359,9601,635,44015,357,80016,320,560
2020-10-23$13.58$13.0051.3%14.9%29.1%29.2%51.7%1.9%-1.7%72.8M-8.94B-37.9M0.6419.43N/AN/A3,465,0802,218,52015,555,44016,450,000
2020-10-26$13.10$13.0054.3%16.1%31.9%32.9%56.1%3.1%-1.3%30.8M-6.82B-37.7M0.7422.35N/AN/A2,799,2002,074,12014,509,52015,552,840
2020-10-27$13.42$13.0052.0%15.6%32.2%30.2%54.7%3.3%-1.0%81.7M-8.30B-38.7M0.7322.07N/AN/A1,989,8401,455,68015,145,40016,007,280
2020-10-28$12.76$13.0056.7%17.3%36.1%35.9%59.5%4.8%-1.3%-50.0M-5.13B-38.9M0.9617.66N/AN/A2,558,5602,460,64015,331,20016,419,560
2020-10-29$13.12$13.0053.3%16.3%37.6%31.7%57.0%4.3%-1.2%14.1M-6.87B-39.0M0.8317.93N/AN/A2,315,7601,916,52015,710,16016,794,280
2020-10-30$12.43$13.0056.5%17.4%40.7%35.7%60.3%6.1%-0.8%-162.3M-3.40B-38.6M1.1313.62N/AN/A3,454,2403,907,08015,944,72017,043,680