PAYO Options History — March 2024

In March 2024, PAYO traded between $4.26 and $4.95. ATM implied volatility averaged 62.8%, placing in the 35.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 13.4%. IV traded below realized volatility by 23.6% (HV 20d: 86.4%). Max pain ranged from $5.00 to $5.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 10 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 5.44.

Notable Days

  • 2024-03-08: Highest Volume — 10,183 contracts
  • 2024-03-15: Largest IV spike — 61.4% change
  • 2024-03-07: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2024-03-15: Largest Expected Move — 19.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$4.62$4.26$4.95$4.95$4.88
Max Pain$5.00$5.00$5.00$5.00$5.00
ATM IV62.8%38.1%129.3%52.7%41.7%
Expected Move13.4%10.9%19.2%15.1%11.9%
HV 20d86.4%44.2%92.0%89.7%44.2%
HV 60d57.8%56.5%58.9%56.8%58.4%
IV Rank35.5%9.7%100.0%28.4%13.3%
IV Percentile44.3%4.0%100.0%40.5%10.7%
Term Structure-0.0%-27.2%20.7%-1.2%-3.9%
VWIV45.6%32.8%82.5%43.6%42.8%
Skew 25d35.0%-11.9%250.3%55.7%250.3%
Skew 10d57.3%1.4%353.2%76.5%353.2%
Call IV 25d42.7%26.4%57.8%42.3%40.9%
Put IV 25d77.7%36.4%291.2%98.0%291.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %112.8797.12134.59109.72111.35
Gamma HHI0.570.320.710.570.32
Net GEX207.3K160.9K248.5K222.8K160.9K
Net DEX-14.7M-20.4M-9.9M-17.6M-20.4M
Net VEX-49.3K-59.3K-35.4K-35.5K-41.4K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio5.440.0059.250.000.17
Total Volume1,427.751410,18343428
Total OI78,666.364,24388,54364,24388,543

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2024-03-01$4.95$5.0052.7%15.1%89.7%28.4%43.6%55.7%-1.2%222.8K-17.6M-35.5K0.00109.72N/AN/A433155,4258,818
2024-03-04$4.67$5.0052.5%12.4%91.6%28.2%0.0%12.8%-8.5%248.5K-15.1M-35.4K0.53134.59N/AN/A19210255,6258,818
2024-03-05$4.55$5.0072.1%13.0%92.0%50.9%0.0%10.3%-7.5%232.3K-14.1M-38.1K10.50133.10N/AN/A3233655,7688,920
2024-03-06$4.54$5.0085.5%12.8%91.8%66.4%46.1%-6.3%0.2%242.0K-13.9M-37.9K0.23114.33N/AN/A3598155,7729,256
2024-03-07$4.50$5.00129.3%17.3%91.9%100.0%36.8%13.7%-2.3%239.1K-13.0M-41.1K0.22126.35N/AN/A5,4331,18055,7789,337
2024-03-08$4.62$5.0081.4%12.9%91.9%52.6%46.9%19.4%6.0%246.5K-14.9M-50.3K59.25127.00N/AN/A16910,01461,20010,323
2024-03-11$4.54$5.00116.1%13.3%91.9%86.9%52.9%11.0%3.1%199.9K-14.4M-53.4K0.09111.81N/AN/A1171061,14419,083
2024-03-12$4.51$5.00117.5%14.0%90.8%88.4%53.1%12.4%-16.5%198.8K-13.4M-56.9K0.53117.35N/AN/A975161,23120,333
2024-03-13$4.46$5.0056.4%16.2%90.6%27.9%36.9%-11.9%-15.9%200.0K-12.3M-56.0K0.17113.96N/AN/A1162061,24720,483
2024-03-14$4.29$5.0041.5%11.9%86.5%13.2%35.7%5.5%20.5%192.4K-10.6M-57.2K23.44111.13N/AN/A1483,46961,23020,503
2024-03-15$4.26$5.0067.0%19.2%86.1%38.4%0.0%37.6%-27.2%204.4K-9.9M-59.3K10.45125.34N/AN/A2223061,24623,728
2024-03-18$4.50$5.0039.6%11.4%89.4%11.3%32.8%9.9%-23.6%191.2K-13.8M-51.7K0.09100.79N/AN/A1691659,74123,661
2024-03-19$4.61$5.0045.1%12.9%90.1%16.8%36.6%5.8%12.0%202.8K-13.3M-58.0K0.00102.57N/AN/A63059,80523,661
2024-03-20$4.80$5.0043.4%12.4%91.6%15.0%40.0%227.8%3.7%188.0K-15.6M-55.3K0.58102.75N/AN/A12759,84823,661
2024-03-21$4.81$5.0053.6%15.4%91.6%25.1%49.4%6.5%-2.4%194.4K-16.3M-52.0K0.00104.71N/AN/A201059,84323,654
2024-03-22$4.67$5.0038.1%10.9%91.4%9.7%82.5%5.8%20.7%191.7K-14.9M-54.9K0.00106.80N/AN/A1,408060,01223,654
2024-03-25$4.67$5.0040.2%11.5%91.3%11.9%0.0%6.3%17.4%185.6K-14.9M-52.8K0.00100.72N/AN/A3,718061,26123,654
2024-03-26$4.69$5.0041.2%11.8%91.1%12.9%0.0%2.3%5.4%195.4K-17.3M-49.9K0.0097.12N/AN/A307064,87623,654
2024-03-27$4.87$5.0040.3%11.5%52.0%11.9%47.3%24.3%19.9%208.5K-18.5M-49.8K2.50105.90N/AN/A41064,87623,654
2024-03-28$4.88$5.0041.7%11.9%44.2%13.3%42.8%250.3%-3.9%160.9K-20.4M-41.4K0.17111.35N/AN/A24464,87923,664