TRX Options History — January 2013

In January 2013, TRX traded between $3.27 and $4.29. ATM implied volatility averaged 46.0%, placing in the 29.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 13.8%. IV traded below realized volatility by 5.3% (HV 20d: 51.4%). Max pain ranged from $4.00 to $4.00. Net GEX was positive for 18 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 13 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.74.

Notable Days

  • 2013-01-17: Highest Volume — 1,288 contracts
  • 2013-01-31: Largest IV spike — 64.2% change
  • 2013-01-31: Highest IV Rank — 69.1%
  • 2013-01-31: Largest Expected Move — 21.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$3.79$3.27$4.29$4.29$3.47
Max Pain$4.00$4.00$4.00$4.00$4.00
ATM IV46.0%32.7%75.8%37.1%75.8%
Expected Move13.8%9.4%21.7%10.6%21.7%
HV 20d51.4%42.2%72.8%42.2%71.6%
HV 60d39.7%33.0%50.6%33.0%50.6%
IV Rank29.2%11.6%69.1%16.7%69.1%
IV Percentile27.0%4.0%92.5%7.5%92.5%
Term Structure-0.0%-44.2%21.9%-0.9%-44.2%
VWIV43.9%22.9%51.5%49.9%22.9%
Skew 25d23.8%-10.1%87.8%-5.7%27.1%
Skew 10d32.9%-0.8%125.5%14.7%31.2%
Call IV 25d38.6%28.0%49.5%36.4%40.2%
Put IV 25d62.5%30.7%131.5%30.7%67.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %17.988.6737.428.6733.11
Gamma HHI0.960.501.000.501.00
Net GEX5.8K041.6K41.6K2.8K
Net DEX-47.1K-226.0K69.2K69.2K-70.6K
Net VEX149084184180
P/C Ratio1.740.0011.320.000.00
Total Volume248.52401,2881074
Total OI14,413.90510,46217,20015,57511,247

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-01-02$4.29$4.0037.1%10.6%42.2%16.7%0.0%-5.7%-0.9%41.6K69.2K8410.008.67N/AN/A1009,0076,568
2013-01-03$3.99$4.0049.9%14.3%47.9%33.2%49.9%0.6%-0.2%32.4K-226.0K60911.3214.84N/AN/A637139,0076,568
2013-01-04$4.00$0.0034.8%14.3%46.3%14.3%0.0%10.2%3.7%0009.4012.40N/AN/A201889,0577,226
2013-01-07$3.85$0.0043.1%15.0%47.7%25.5%0.0%1.2%3.1%0000.0011.27N/AN/A01049,0777,310
2013-01-08$3.96$0.0038.7%13.6%48.8%19.6%47.4%57.4%0.6%0000.0013.32N/AN/A0229,0777,352
2013-01-09$3.85$4.0038.5%13.4%49.3%19.3%46.7%2.7%6.9%111-2.5K52.3616.08N/AN/A441049,0777,374
2013-01-10$4.01$4.0051.5%14.8%52.0%36.7%51.5%6.6%1.6%1.5K-12.9K770.0011.46N/AN/A2209,1217,478
2013-01-11$4.00$4.0044.9%12.9%48.4%27.9%44.9%5.9%7.9%2.0K-7.6K870.0010.03N/AN/A01709,1437,478
2013-01-14$3.86$4.0049.0%14.0%48.3%33.3%0.0%6.2%4.9%3.6K-49.5K1580.1626.42N/AN/A536849,1437,648
2013-01-15$3.90$4.0046.2%13.2%47.2%29.6%0.0%82.6%5.3%4.0K-53.2K1540.0037.42N/AN/A19209,4237,680
2013-01-16$3.90$4.0046.9%13.5%47.2%30.6%0.0%84.0%2.2%4.0K-53.2K1523.6716.11N/AN/A18669,5207,680
2013-01-17$3.85$4.0046.6%13.4%46.8%30.1%0.0%87.8%-2.1%3.9K-58.0K1440.8313.92N/AN/A7025869,4787,642
2013-01-18$3.83$4.0038.9%11.2%46.4%19.8%0.0%19.5%21.9%3.5K-53.3K1470.0610.98N/AN/A342228,8318,049
2013-01-22$3.79$4.0032.7%9.4%46.3%11.6%22.9%13.5%1.8%4.3K-63.0K1260.0513.77N/AN/A277154,5285,934
2013-01-23$3.74$4.0036.9%10.6%44.6%17.1%0.0%33.2%18.1%4.8K-53.0K1510.0033.46N/AN/A2604,7875,949
2013-01-24$3.45$4.0059.7%17.1%50.2%47.5%0.0%22.1%-19.6%2.7K-73.6K950.1132.51N/AN/A190204,8135,949
2013-01-25$3.28$4.0049.4%14.1%51.7%33.8%0.0%-10.1%-14.3%1.3K-84.8K411.2917.21N/AN/A1732234,9815,969
2013-01-28$3.27$4.0049.0%14.1%51.6%33.4%0.0%3.4%-11.7%1.0K-86.9K270.0017.93N/AN/A004,9826,166
2013-01-29$3.73$4.0050.2%14.4%72.8%35.0%0.0%15.9%-6.3%4.0K-46.0K1370.2915.96N/AN/A105304,9826,166
2013-01-30$3.59$4.0046.2%13.2%71.3%29.5%0.0%36.3%20.8%3.6K-63.4K1090.0010.75N/AN/A7805,0506,175
2013-01-31$3.47$4.0075.8%21.7%71.6%69.1%0.0%27.1%-44.2%2.8K-70.6K800.0033.11N/AN/A7405,0726,175