TRX Options History — September 2012

In September 2012, TRX traded between $4.46 and $5.31. ATM implied volatility averaged 49.8%, placing in the 14.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 14.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 4.5% (HV 20d: 45.3%). Max pain ranged from $4.00 to $4.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 18 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.34.

Notable Days

  • 2012-09-18: Highest Volume — 810 contracts
  • 2012-09-05: Largest IV spike — 41.8% change
  • 2012-09-13: Highest IV Rank — 21.1%
  • 2012-09-13: Largest Expected Move — 17.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$4.93$4.46$5.31$4.46$5.11
Max Pain$4.00$4.00$4.00$4.00$4.00
ATM IV49.8%35.2%59.9%35.2%44.8%
Expected Move14.3%10.1%17.2%10.1%12.8%
HV 20d45.3%37.5%49.4%37.6%45.4%
HV 60d43.5%40.1%47.9%47.5%40.1%
IV Rank14.1%4.0%21.1%4.0%10.6%
IV Percentile14.0%0.8%33.3%0.8%7.1%
Term Structure7.6%-0.7%27.5%27.5%11.8%
VWIV51.2%42.8%57.0%56.1%43.3%
Skew 25d13.2%-7.9%22.8%-3.4%3.2%
Skew 10d16.8%-12.7%43.4%11.1%2.7%
Call IV 25d41.7%31.8%55.7%40.7%43.7%
Put IV 25d54.9%37.3%66.7%37.3%46.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %64.2410.7293.5191.3182.92
Gamma HHI0.650.480.900.510.90
Net GEX52.3K5.5K73.3K5.5K70.0K
Net DEX1.0M45.4K1.6M45.4K1.2M
Net VEX2.1K1273.2K2081.8K
P/C Ratio0.340.001.890.160.18
Total Volume252.21128810147139
Total OI12,94112,57413,26913,07912,838

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-09-04$4.46$4.0035.2%10.1%37.6%4.0%0.0%-3.4%27.5%5.5K45.4K2080.1691.31N/AN/A1272010,4092,670
2012-09-05$4.55$4.0049.9%14.3%37.6%14.2%0.0%-7.9%2.1%6.5K51.3K1571.1512.25N/AN/A526010,4152,670
2012-09-06$4.58$4.0044.9%12.9%37.5%10.7%0.0%12.9%19.6%6.5K52.8K1270.0093.51N/AN/A373010,3852,688
2012-09-07$4.80$4.0047.4%16.8%40.5%12.5%56.1%14.7%1.5%52.2K937.6K3.2K0.0078.88N/AN/A95010,0362,688
2012-09-10$4.57$4.0039.4%12.4%44.9%6.9%56.3%22.5%8.1%48.6K694.7K3.1K1.8982.06N/AN/A10720210,0172,688
2012-09-11$4.73$4.0046.2%13.0%46.3%11.6%54.4%18.4%5.1%56.0K854.5K2.9K0.6161.07N/AN/A332010,0762,790
2012-09-12$4.65$4.0058.9%13.3%46.2%20.4%55.8%19.2%0.7%54.0K755.7K2.9K0.0065.43N/AN/A108010,1042,790
2012-09-13$4.91$4.0059.9%17.2%49.4%21.1%57.0%20.1%-0.7%65.5K1.1M2.5K0.0062.77N/AN/A28010,1042,790
2012-09-14$4.85$4.0047.4%13.6%48.4%12.4%49.8%22.8%10.6%62.5K1.0M2.6K0.1378.00N/AN/A4075210,1042,790
2012-09-17$5.01$4.0051.6%14.8%49.2%15.3%51.2%20.2%4.7%64.1K1.3M2.3K0.1410.72N/AN/A2002810,2922,771
2012-09-18$5.15$4.0053.2%15.3%48.3%16.5%56.3%22.3%13.7%57.1K1.5M2.7K0.7234.02N/AN/A47133910,4112,771
2012-09-19$5.23$4.0053.0%15.2%47.8%16.3%42.8%0.2%3.8%58.4K1.5M2.3K0.1754.82N/AN/A591010,3052,964
2012-09-20$5.25$4.0049.0%14.0%46.8%13.5%44.4%16.4%5.1%59.6K1.5M2.2K0.1261.76N/AN/A2372810,2422,974
2012-09-21$5.31$4.0048.3%13.8%46.1%13.1%46.5%15.1%7.2%73.3K1.6M2.0K0.5158.12N/AN/A1839410,3242,914
2012-09-24$5.10$4.0053.0%15.2%49.2%16.4%44.5%20.9%13.2%60.0K1.3M2.1K0.1876.30N/AN/A91169,8452,729
2012-09-25$5.01$4.0052.5%15.1%47.3%16.0%50.7%13.2%6.4%67.2K1.1M2.2K0.2579.74N/AN/A329829,8582,745
2012-09-26$5.12$4.0057.0%16.3%47.0%19.1%56.8%8.6%2.0%63.8K1.3M2.0K0.1160.94N/AN/A3994510,0732,790
2012-09-27$5.20$4.0054.4%15.6%44.5%17.3%53.0%10.9%1.2%63.5K1.4M2.0K0.2076.00N/AN/A2986010,0162,803
2012-09-28$5.11$4.0044.8%12.8%45.4%10.6%43.3%3.2%11.8%70.0K1.2M1.8K0.1882.92N/AN/A1182110,0052,833