TRX Options History — March 2008

In March 2008, TRX traded between $2.86 and $4.35. ATM implied volatility averaged 86.4%, placing in the 45.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 22.8%. IV traded below realized volatility by 44.1% (HV 20d: 130.4%). Max pain ranged from $5.00 to $7.50. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 11 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.36.

Notable Days

  • 2008-03-07: Highest Volume — 302 contracts
  • 2008-03-13: Largest IV drop — 48.8% change
  • 2008-03-12: Highest IV Rank — 85.3%
  • 2008-03-19: Largest Expected Move — 28.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$3.65$2.86$4.35$3.96$3.99
Max Pain$5.50$5.00$7.50$7.50$5.00
ATM IV86.4%61.1%140.7%72.4%73.2%
Expected Move22.8%17.5%28.5%20.7%21.0%
HV 20d130.4%96.5%162.5%115.9%162.0%
HV 60d107.4%93.6%124.6%93.6%123.0%
IV Rank45.1%26.4%85.3%35.8%34.8%
IV Percentile86.3%73.4%99.2%83.3%79.8%
Term Structure1.0%-31.5%26.4%10.8%25.1%
VWIV80.9%66.5%95.5%71.2%66.5%
Skew 25d4.7%-36.7%29.3%-7.6%-5.9%
Skew 10d9.0%-12.9%27.1%-1.6%0.5%
Call IV 25d78.6%64.4%98.3%75.4%90.2%
Put IV 25d83.3%61.5%104.4%67.8%84.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %83.3155.34111.0855.7392.95
Gamma HHI0.500.440.650.560.49
Net GEX1.2K4862.9K5751.8K
Net DEX148.6K-49.7K308.8K306.8K-20.1K
Net VEX-405-710-184-279-552
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.360.005.000.000.00
Total Volume44.2030218925
Total OI1,969.91,6762,2871,7951,732

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2008-03-03$3.96$7.5072.4%20.7%115.9%35.8%71.2%-7.6%10.8%575306.8K-2790.0055.73N/AN/A1890925870
2008-03-04$4.03$7.5064.2%18.4%115.8%29.9%0.0%-2.8%7.5%992298.5K-3770.0055.34N/AN/A0101,102870
2008-03-05$4.25$7.5061.1%17.5%119.3%27.6%0.0%1.0%20.5%1.1K308.8K-4080.0057.40N/AN/A201,102870
2008-03-06$3.80$7.5076.1%21.8%120.8%38.6%0.0%-16.4%-4.6%922282.0K-3420.0056.74N/AN/A001,104870
2008-03-07$3.56$5.00112.7%22.6%121.1%65.3%0.0%-36.7%-13.3%871256.1K-3640.00111.08N/AN/A30201,104861
2008-03-10$3.19$5.00130.3%24.6%121.9%78.1%0.0%26.5%-19.5%699238.7K-3220.0095.63N/AN/A7801,398861
2008-03-11$2.91$5.0097.6%25.2%121.5%53.0%0.0%27.1%-9.2%657213.8K-2680.0082.17N/AN/A1001,447840
2008-03-12$3.12$5.00140.7%27.0%127.2%85.3%0.0%24.6%-31.5%737173.9K-2865.0095.28N/AN/A6301,447667
2008-03-13$3.32$5.0072.1%20.7%109.9%34.0%0.0%0.6%6.2%494195.6K-2340.0094.12N/AN/A001,453668
2008-03-14$3.20$5.0079.0%22.6%107.9%39.1%0.0%21.8%-7.8%647184.0K-2590.0096.62N/AN/A001,453668
2008-03-17$2.86$5.0095.5%27.4%100.8%51.4%0.0%14.2%-6.3%486171.0K-1840.0080.47N/AN/A201,453668
2008-03-18$2.93$5.0096.5%27.7%96.5%52.2%0.0%26.2%-14.2%583170.9K-2200.0084.29N/AN/A001,453668
2008-03-19$2.99$5.0099.4%28.5%97.5%54.4%0.0%29.3%5.2%643171.2K-2440.0078.66N/AN/A1101,453668
2008-03-20$4.19$5.0071.4%20.5%160.6%33.4%83.3%0.9%8.5%2.1K169.9K-6860.0067.43N/AN/A9601,463668
2008-03-24$4.13$5.0081.9%23.5%160.6%41.3%95.5%-5.0%-9.9%1.9K-18.8K-5660.00100.63N/AN/A5301,501175
2008-03-25$4.35$5.0087.7%25.1%161.9%45.6%0.0%0.0%5.5%2.9K-49.7K-7100.00100.52N/AN/A1001,551175
2008-03-26$4.17$5.0080.9%23.2%162.5%40.6%88.1%-1.1%0.0%2.4K-29.8K-6270.0075.93N/AN/A2401,551175
2008-03-27$4.08$5.0061.9%17.8%162.4%26.4%66.5%-1.4%26.4%2.4K-31.1K-6190.0091.74N/AN/A3601,557175
2008-03-28$3.98$5.0072.6%20.8%162.5%34.3%0.0%-5.8%19.6%1.8K-20.0K-5620.0093.39N/AN/A001,557175
2008-03-31$3.99$5.0073.2%21.0%162.0%34.8%0.0%-5.9%25.1%1.8K-20.1K-5520.0092.95N/AN/A2501,557175