REI Options History — August 2020

In August 2020, REI traded between $0.67 and $1.26. ATM implied volatility averaged 149.4%, placing in the 41.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 40.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 78.3% (HV 20d: 71.1%). Max pain ranged from $2.50 to $2.50. Net GEX was positive for 8 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 10 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 5.27.

Notable Days

  • 2020-08-07: Highest Volume — 234 contracts
  • 2020-08-31: Largest IV drop — 35.2% change
  • 2020-08-11: Highest IV Rank — 54.6%
  • 2020-08-28: Largest Expected Move — 51.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$1.02$0.67$1.26$1.13$0.67
Max Pain$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50
ATM IV149.4%106.4%182.3%141.3%115.5%
Expected Move40.6%23.6%51.1%40.5%51.1%
HV 20d71.1%48.1%104.3%61.2%104.3%
HV 60d119.2%114.5%123.4%123.4%117.7%
IV Rank41.6%24.6%54.6%38.4%28.2%
IV Percentile73.0%33.3%93.3%72.2%43.3%
Term Structure17.6%-56.7%73.6%53.3%-23.3%
VWIV139.6%105.7%193.6%193.6%119.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %53.2510.97125.9874.3521.45
Gamma HHI0.990.861.001.001.00
Net GEX51051660
Net DEX6.5K-27.7K11.5K10.8K7.7K
Net VEX-30-260-3-5-3
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio5.270.00100.000.000.00
Total Volume57.905023449118
Total OI3,376.3813,1203,6583,6573,268

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2020-08-03$1.13$2.50141.3%40.5%61.2%38.4%0.0%0.0%53.3%610.8K-50.0074.354903,556101
2020-08-04$1.13$2.50171.9%49.3%54.0%50.5%0.0%0.0%53.1%610.8K-90.0074.203503,557101
2020-08-05$1.16$2.50145.7%41.8%54.0%40.1%0.0%0.0%47.8%516-26.4K-2600.00125.9813303,544101
2020-08-06$1.12$2.50156.3%50.5%48.1%44.3%193.6%0.0%-56.7%491-27.7K-2600.0024.61603,447101
2020-08-07$1.13$2.50172.4%31.4%48.1%50.7%0.0%0.0%73.6%011.4K-40.0011.8123403,452101
2020-08-10$1.26$2.50164.1%23.6%61.0%47.4%105.7%0.0%45.0%1211.5K-120.0067.201503,275101
2020-08-11$1.14$2.50182.3%33.7%72.0%54.6%119.6%0.0%22.8%1210.2K-130.0054.7917803,283101
2020-08-12$1.11$2.50136.6%39.2%72.2%36.5%0.0%0.0%33.7%011.2K-32.0058.45123,266101
2020-08-13$1.05$2.50133.5%38.3%74.9%35.3%0.0%0.0%3.7%129.3K-120.0010.972803,267102
2020-08-14$1.08$2.50106.4%30.5%74.9%24.6%0.0%0.0%31.7%139.8K-120.0082.56803,266102
2020-08-17$1.10$2.50122.2%35.0%74.3%30.8%0.0%0.0%29.7%011.2K-30.1120.84913,272102
2020-08-18$1.06$2.50156.2%44.8%70.6%44.3%0.0%0.0%-1.7%010.9K-31.0021.45113,281103
2020-08-19$1.01$2.50151.7%43.5%70.9%42.5%0.0%0.0%-26.8%010.4K-30.0095.98003,282103
2020-08-20$0.96$2.50131.1%37.6%70.8%34.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%09.9K-30.1485.24713,282103
2020-08-21$0.90$2.50141.3%40.5%73.2%38.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%09.3K-30.6382.19853,285103
2020-08-24$0.91$2.50148.1%42.5%73.3%41.1%0.0%0.0%-22.7%08.9K-30.0020.983603,02298
2020-08-25$0.96$2.50144.1%41.3%76.8%39.5%0.0%0.0%-23.3%09.4K-31.5716.7051803,05298
2020-08-26$0.86$2.50162.1%46.5%84.5%46.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%08.4K-3100.0076.8711003,05998
2020-08-27$0.80$2.50175.9%50.4%86.9%52.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%09.2K-30.0060.032103,060115
2020-08-28$0.81$2.50178.3%51.1%87.4%53.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%09.3K-30.0031.598703,078115
2020-08-31$0.67$2.50115.5%0.0%104.3%28.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%07.7K-30.0021.4511803,153115