TRX Options History — February 2013

In February 2013, TRX traded between $3.11 and $3.68. ATM implied volatility averaged 48.1%, placing in the 32.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 13.1%. IV traded below realized volatility by 31.2% (HV 20d: 79.3%). Max pain ranged from $3.00 to $3.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 15 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.30.

Notable Days

  • 2013-02-20: Highest Volume — 647 contracts
  • 2013-02-28: Largest IV spike — 156.7% change
  • 2013-02-28: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2013-02-28: Largest Expected Move — 28.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$3.44$3.11$3.68$3.56$3.52
Max Pain$3.00$3.00$3.00$3.00$3.00
ATM IV48.1%30.5%100.2%43.6%100.2%
Expected Move13.1%8.7%28.7%11.2%28.7%
HV 20d79.3%68.7%99.4%68.7%86.7%
HV 60d57.3%50.2%68.4%50.8%68.4%
IV Rank32.0%8.6%100.0%26.0%100.0%
IV Percentile32.7%2.8%100.0%19.8%100.0%
Term Structure12.6%-18.1%28.3%22.6%-8.4%
VWIV39.2%25.3%53.2%25.3%53.2%
Skew 25d8.8%-17.0%50.1%9.6%15.3%
Skew 10d16.4%-23.1%60.8%9.3%8.4%
Call IV 25d37.3%27.3%58.2%27.3%33.5%
Put IV 25d46.1%32.4%83.0%36.9%48.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %19.888.8642.7313.3823.88
Gamma HHI0.590.510.930.530.56
Net GEX182118269178122
Net DEX4.1K2.0K5.7K4.7K4.5K
Net VEX9211119
P/C Ratio0.300.003.100.000.43
Total Volume132.1051647166
Total OI11,816.89511,31112,42211,31112,422

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-02-01$3.56$3.0043.6%11.2%68.7%26.0%0.0%9.6%22.6%1784.7K110.0013.38N/AN/A105,1366,175
2013-02-04$3.42$3.0045.6%12.0%69.7%28.8%0.0%-1.0%3.1%1913.8K110.008.86N/AN/A17805,1376,175
2013-02-05$3.42$3.0047.6%9.5%68.8%31.5%0.0%0.6%20.6%1893.8K110.0011.33N/AN/A6005,3156,175
2013-02-06$3.57$3.0059.4%11.0%70.0%47.2%0.0%11.3%28.2%1824.8K100.0011.39N/AN/A16205,3756,175
2013-02-07$3.60$3.0045.0%12.9%69.6%28.0%0.0%11.4%23.8%1674.8K110.0010.37N/AN/A0105,4806,175
2013-02-08$3.42$3.0030.5%8.7%69.5%8.6%0.0%1.2%28.3%1893.8K100.0010.76N/AN/A10005,4806,185
2013-02-11$3.35$3.0034.7%9.9%69.6%14.1%0.0%10.0%26.7%2053.5K90.0134.63N/AN/A10515,5316,185
2013-02-12$3.50$3.0040.9%11.7%71.3%22.5%0.0%14.3%-5.7%1794.3K100.0015.78N/AN/A12005,6366,186
2013-02-13$3.25$3.0059.6%17.1%75.1%47.4%0.0%5.5%-18.1%1692.7K110.0042.73N/AN/A9405,7566,186
2013-02-14$3.40$3.0033.9%9.7%77.5%13.1%25.3%15.6%27.1%1893.7K90.2716.90N/AN/A44125,6536,144
2013-02-15$3.56$3.0050.4%14.4%79.6%35.1%0.0%22.5%2.5%1694.9K110.0018.62N/AN/A02055,6666,145
2013-02-19$3.36$3.0044.7%12.8%81.9%27.5%0.0%50.1%0.2%2123.9K70.0620.02N/AN/A180105,5246,075
2013-02-20$3.11$3.0046.1%13.2%85.7%29.4%0.0%9.5%17.0%2692.0K80.5041.58N/AN/A4302175,6476,085
2013-02-21$3.41$3.0038.7%11.1%93.0%19.5%0.0%-9.2%5.6%1824.0K90.6115.23N/AN/A33205,8526,172
2013-02-22$3.32$3.0034.4%9.9%89.0%13.8%0.0%5.4%25.8%1773.4K90.0011.84N/AN/A3105,8476,192
2013-02-25$3.68$3.0064.7%18.6%94.4%54.3%0.0%17.8%25.1%1675.7K80.0616.89N/AN/A155105,8786,192
2013-02-26$3.39$3.0054.7%15.7%99.4%40.9%0.0%-6.0%-6.8%2074.1K70.0018.03N/AN/A18406,0226,202
2013-02-27$3.49$3.0039.0%11.2%87.6%20.0%0.0%-17.0%21.6%1185.1K23.1035.48N/AN/A20626,1386,202
2013-02-28$3.52$3.00100.2%28.7%86.7%100.0%53.2%15.3%-8.4%1224.5K90.4323.88N/AN/A46206,1586,264