OCSL Options History — March 2024

In March 2024, OCSL traded between $19.06 and $19.93. ATM implied volatility averaged 14.6%, placing in the 15.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 3.7%. IV traded above realized volatility by 0.1% (HV 20d: 14.5%). Max pain ranged from $20.00 to $22.50. Net GEX was positive for 13 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 19 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.85.

Notable Days

  • 2024-03-21: Highest Volume — 276 contracts
  • 2024-03-11: Largest IV spike — 99.2% change
  • 2024-03-11: Highest IV Rank — 45.7%
  • 2024-03-01: Largest Expected Move — 5.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$19.49$19.06$19.93$19.64$19.66
Max Pain$20.88$20.00$22.50$20.00$20.00
ATM IV14.6%8.8%29.4%20.2%12.3%
Expected Move3.7%2.5%5.8%5.8%3.5%
HV 20d14.5%12.1%16.4%13.3%15.4%
HV 60d22.4%21.7%22.8%22.2%22.6%
IV Rank15.4%3.4%45.7%26.9%10.6%
IV Percentile21.1%1.2%86.5%56.0%9.1%
Term Structure2.8%-9.5%8.1%-9.5%3.2%
VWIV13.7%9.9%19.8%19.8%12.5%
Skew 25d68.2%-5.9%168.5%127.3%5.1%
Skew 10d91.8%-4.6%225.2%176.7%5.0%
Call IV 25d16.6%11.0%33.0%33.0%13.6%
Put IV 25d84.8%11.5%191.9%160.3%18.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %96.2766.67107.8966.6797.13
Gamma HHI0.440.340.720.440.42
Net GEX11.5K-215.9K86.2K8.2K85.9K
Net DEX932.3K-350.2K2.3M1.0M-350.2K
Net VEX-12.1K-13.8K-10.5K-13.7K-13.4K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.850.016.333.830.01
Total Volume122.43027622292
Total OI6,144.65,4566,7236,1845,902

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2024-03-01$19.64$20.0020.2%5.8%13.3%26.9%19.8%127.3%-9.5%8.2K1.0M-13.7K3.8366.67461763,9052,279
2024-03-04$19.52$22.5024.3%4.0%13.1%35.3%13.9%159.3%3.7%-35.5K1.9M-10.5K1.5488.5456863,8882,454
2024-03-05$19.48$22.5015.2%4.5%13.0%16.5%0.0%139.2%0.1%-16.8K2.3M-10.6K0.0699.1612473,8632,543
2024-03-06$19.64$22.5012.8%4.2%13.2%11.6%14.4%150.1%3.2%2.4K1.8M-12.8K0.1097.15121123,9312,545
2024-03-07$19.71$22.5015.0%4.2%13.2%16.1%14.6%150.3%3.5%-29.6K1.8M-11.3K0.3695.8536134,0522,554
2024-03-08$19.74$22.5014.8%4.1%13.2%15.7%14.4%151.9%4.0%-20.7K1.5M-13.2K0.2992.0334104,0812,547
2024-03-11$19.88$22.5029.4%4.1%13.4%45.7%14.3%149.9%3.5%-62.5K709.9K-13.8K0.2491.71202494,1072,542
2024-03-12$19.93$20.0019.5%3.2%12.1%25.5%10.7%154.0%6.6%-215.9K1.1M-11.7K6.3393.03211334,1502,573
2024-03-13$19.73$20.0012.9%3.7%12.1%11.8%12.8%168.5%3.3%-19.8K1.7M-10.6K0.2896.91123344,1452,517
2024-03-14$19.11$22.5012.3%3.5%16.3%10.7%9.9%-3.3%2.0%26.7K2.1M-11.8K1.45101.5447684,1432,545
2024-03-15$19.26$20.0010.4%3.0%16.3%6.8%11.7%0.3%5.2%34.5K821.6K-10.5K0.34100.8492314,1721,904
2024-03-18$19.06$20.0012.1%3.5%16.0%10.1%14.3%-3.7%2.0%31.6K632.5K-11.3K0.0395.0619353,6981,758
2024-03-19$19.16$20.0013.3%3.8%16.3%12.7%15.1%-5.9%1.6%39.3K575.9K-11.8K0.05107.899153,7751,764
2024-03-20$19.30$20.0012.6%3.6%16.4%11.2%0.0%-0.2%2.0%46.2K491.1K-11.6K0.10101.395963,8661,769
2024-03-21$19.34$20.0010.3%3.0%15.9%6.6%12.0%-1.4%5.6%42.0K411.8K-12.2K0.89103.341461303,8851,774
2024-03-22$19.27$20.008.8%2.5%15.7%3.4%0.0%16.4%8.1%67.7K154.7K-13.2K0.06100.273323,9851,784
2024-03-25$19.37$20.0012.0%3.4%15.3%10.1%14.3%1.7%3.7%78.1K73.6K-12.2K0.03100.684013,9951,782
2024-03-26$19.43$20.0011.7%3.4%15.4%9.4%14.5%2.6%2.3%82.6K-1.2K-12.4K0.2797.2674204,0301,783
2024-03-27$19.51$20.0013.0%3.7%15.2%12.1%13.1%1.5%1.4%86.2K-141.8K-12.8K0.6799.0418124,0991,803
2024-03-28$19.66$20.0012.3%3.5%15.4%10.6%12.5%5.1%3.2%85.9K-350.2K-13.4K0.0197.139114,1061,796