TRX Options History — August 2014

In August 2014, TRX traded between $2.24 and $2.45. ATM implied volatility averaged 88.8%, placing in the 41.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 16.5%. IV traded above realized volatility by 23.6% (HV 20d: 65.2%). Max pain ranged from $2.00 to $3.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 2 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.05.

Notable Days

  • 2014-08-05: Highest Volume — 730 contracts
  • 2014-08-21: Largest IV spike — 56.9% change
  • 2014-08-08: Highest IV Rank — 91.7%
  • 2014-08-01: Largest Expected Move — 26.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$2.37$2.24$2.45$2.44$2.37
Max Pain$2.50$2.00$3.00$2.00$2.00
ATM IV88.8%46.0%162.3%90.9%80.7%
Expected Move16.5%10.9%26.1%26.1%13.8%
HV 20d65.2%45.1%82.5%75.4%45.1%
HV 60d70.5%68.2%72.2%68.6%68.3%
IV Rank41.2%11.7%91.7%42.7%35.6%
IV Percentile47.6%1.2%99.2%66.3%43.7%
Term Structure-23.2%-50.4%6.7%-16.7%-42.2%
VWIV53.0%37.9%85.4%85.4%38.4%
Skew 25d10.1%-13.8%34.0%25.6%34.0%
Skew 10d26.8%-9.8%57.8%17.4%34.5%
Call IV 25d68.8%46.9%97.2%97.2%62.5%
Put IV 25d78.9%54.1%122.8%122.8%96.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %74.5118.57136.24130.7869.61
Gamma HHI0.990.881.001.000.94
Net GEX80904.6K641.5K
Net DEX29.8K-230132.1K7.7K94.5K
Net VEX5703382338
P/C Ratio0.050.000.390.080.01
Total Volume292.0950730652152
Total OI8,569.5715,96510,6605,96510,660

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2014-08-01$2.44$2.0090.9%26.1%75.4%42.7%0.0%25.6%-16.7%647.7K20.08130.78N/AN/A603494,995970
2014-08-04$2.24$3.00117.3%20.3%81.8%60.8%0.0%-5.5%-21.0%10-12010.00125.77N/AN/A005,453970
2014-08-05$2.37$3.00105.0%16.0%82.5%52.4%0.0%8.3%-9.3%1135720.0071.65N/AN/A73005,453970
2014-08-06$2.45$3.00121.4%16.4%81.8%63.6%0.0%12.6%1.3%1336420.0065.52N/AN/A54006,037970
2014-08-07$2.45$3.00127.9%16.6%78.4%68.1%0.0%-12.1%-18.2%1142520.04113.51N/AN/A480206,381970
2014-08-08$2.41$3.00162.3%18.8%75.3%91.7%0.0%12.3%-37.5%1330920.0064.39N/AN/A1006,861990
2014-08-11$2.45$3.00129.2%18.9%71.9%69.0%0.0%-13.8%-21.0%1141520.07135.51N/AN/A150106,861990
2014-08-12$2.37$3.00158.2%14.6%72.6%88.9%0.0%7.1%-9.3%2-23000.0018.57N/AN/A6006,846990
2014-08-13$2.41$3.0079.5%22.8%70.9%34.8%0.0%13.6%-50.4%1330320.00136.24N/AN/A7506,906990
2014-08-14$2.42$3.0049.2%14.1%66.5%14.0%0.0%9.7%6.7%1428420.0020.06N/AN/A45006,956990
2014-08-15$2.43$3.0049.1%14.1%64.4%13.9%0.0%-1.6%-10.0%1334220.0054.93N/AN/A47707,406990
2014-08-18$2.40$0.0053.5%16.6%63.8%16.9%85.4%11.8%-21.9%0000.2987.71N/AN/A4401277,762990
2014-08-19$2.39$2.0060.6%16.6%58.5%21.8%0.0%2.3%-34.0%1-7210.0061.97N/AN/A7508,1221,004
2014-08-20$2.36$2.0046.0%17.6%58.8%11.7%51.3%-7.0%-21.9%2-7910.3944.41N/AN/A3101218,1151,004
2014-08-21$2.31$2.0072.1%13.7%58.3%29.7%37.9%11.6%-23.1%59725.1K910.0060.93N/AN/A52008,4001,055
2014-08-22$2.28$2.0069.3%15.1%54.1%27.8%52.0%-0.2%-34.1%2.1K43.8K830.0048.41N/AN/A41208,9151,055
2014-08-25$2.29$2.0066.5%10.9%54.0%25.9%0.0%33.3%-24.3%3.5K132.1K00.0057.31N/AN/A7509,3261,055
2014-08-26$2.29$2.0080.2%15.5%52.8%35.3%0.0%18.4%-35.1%2.3K94.1K3320.0237.89N/AN/A4519,3801,055
2014-08-27$2.28$2.0069.8%12.2%52.3%28.2%0.0%24.4%-26.3%4.6K129.0K10.0182.18N/AN/A20029,4031,055
2014-08-28$2.31$2.0076.1%16.1%49.9%32.5%0.0%26.5%-39.5%2.3K96.3K3280.0077.44N/AN/A009,6031,057
2014-08-29$2.37$2.0080.7%13.8%45.1%35.6%38.4%34.0%-42.2%1.5K94.5K3380.0169.61N/AN/A15119,6031,057