TSLA Options History — August 2011

In August 2011, TSLA traded between $1.46 and $1.92. ATM implied volatility averaged 66.3%, placing in the 61.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 18.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 7.8% (HV 20d: 58.5%). Max pain ranged from $1.60 to $1.87. Net GEX was positive for 15 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 10 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.69.

Notable Days

  • 2011-08-05: Highest Volume — 153,495 contracts
  • 2011-08-08: Largest IV spike — 30.5% change
  • 2011-08-08: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2011-08-19: Largest Expected Move — 22.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$1.65$1.46$1.92$1.92$1.65
Max Pain$1.65$1.60$1.87$1.87$1.60
ATM IV66.3%55.4%86.8%55.4%55.8%
Expected Move18.8%15.9%22.3%15.9%16.0%
HV 20d58.5%31.8%73.7%31.8%72.0%
HV 60d50.1%44.7%52.6%44.7%51.0%
IV Rank61.7%39.4%100.0%41.8%39.4%
IV Percentile81.7%47.6%100.0%49.2%47.6%
Term Structure-0.9%-9.0%5.1%-2.9%3.8%
VWIV63.8%55.1%75.5%56.1%55.1%
Skew 25d9.6%1.6%16.8%3.8%10.5%
Skew 10d17.5%-27.9%33.0%8.4%21.1%
Call IV 25d59.9%52.2%72.4%54.6%52.2%
Put IV 25d69.5%58.4%84.7%58.4%62.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %27.7019.2545.6624.0327.98
Gamma HHI0.130.100.200.130.11
Net GEX273.3K-53.3K928.2K497.8K928.2K
Net DEX-5.9M-33.9M20.0M-33.9M-18.2M
Net VEX-291.6K-351.9K-262.3K-301.1K-351.9K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.690.251.410.570.42
Total Volume59,122.8269,030153,49536,63043,920
Total OI1,178,334.131,055,7301,328,1001,061,0701,244,445

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-08-01$1.92$1.8755.4%15.9%31.8%41.8%56.1%3.8%-2.9%497.8K-33.9M-301.1K0.5724.03N/AN/A23,32513,305562,890498,180
2011-08-02$1.82$1.8758.1%16.7%36.5%47.6%59.1%9.2%-0.5%369.9K-25.0M-300.5K1.4133.68N/AN/A14,17519,980578,640503,415
2011-08-03$1.81$1.8759.9%17.2%36.4%54.2%61.0%6.6%-3.6%261.7K-17.5M-295.1K1.1821.85N/AN/A52,89062,655581,520514,635
2011-08-04$1.65$1.8064.8%18.6%47.1%69.7%59.9%1.6%-8.8%-25.2K2.6M-280.6K0.8645.66N/AN/A67,93558,170604,050549,975
2011-08-05$1.62$1.6766.5%18.8%46.6%73.7%64.0%5.5%-0.2%-43.9K11.4M-262.3K0.6936.23N/AN/A91,02062,475589,950532,755
2011-08-08$1.58$1.6086.8%22.1%46.9%100.0%75.5%8.5%-9.0%-8.4K9.5M-269.3K0.5621.60N/AN/A45,69025,605615,465556,380
2011-08-09$1.67$1.6065.6%19.3%52.7%58.6%66.3%9.2%-1.6%-46.0K2.7M-276.4K0.3633.50N/AN/A29,14510,620627,555548,070
2011-08-10$1.59$1.6084.6%21.2%54.3%95.7%68.3%12.1%-5.6%2.2K7.7M-269.7K0.9426.73N/AN/A23,14521,645637,635552,135
2011-08-11$1.69$1.6070.9%20.3%58.5%69.0%65.8%11.8%-1.9%-18.7K-2.9M-287.0K0.4527.56N/AN/A14,6706,600648,075556,755
2011-08-12$1.75$1.6062.9%18.0%60.5%53.4%61.9%9.6%0.6%69.6K-14.2M-294.6K0.4233.58N/AN/A26,25010,905655,035558,090
2011-08-15$1.75$1.6060.2%17.3%60.4%48.1%59.1%10.4%2.5%-47.7K-13.9M-289.0K0.2520.03N/AN/A24,0755,985669,540562,230
2011-08-16$1.74$1.6060.5%17.4%59.6%48.7%56.1%11.4%2.1%-53.3K-12.6M-285.7K0.3919.25N/AN/A28,21511,055680,640564,705
2011-08-17$1.72$1.6059.7%17.1%58.5%47.1%59.1%8.6%5.1%-1.4K-9.0M-281.5K0.7422.84N/AN/A39,13529,040698,565566,130
2011-08-18$1.62$1.6073.4%21.0%61.9%73.9%71.3%10.9%-5.1%65.7K7.6M-275.1K1.2725.35N/AN/A35,19044,730718,620569,760
2011-08-19$1.49$1.6077.9%22.3%66.4%82.6%69.6%16.8%0.1%41.2K20.0M-268.5K0.5326.12N/AN/A49,09525,800740,895587,205
2011-08-22$1.46$1.6075.4%21.6%66.2%77.8%73.6%5.5%4.4%356.0K985.1K-262.9K1.0726.67N/AN/A55,66559,355616,080439,650
2011-08-23$1.53$1.6070.0%20.1%69.3%67.3%69.8%7.0%-0.6%495.1K-2.6M-279.9K0.4429.16N/AN/A20,2208,865649,110453,960
2011-08-24$1.59$1.6069.1%19.8%71.4%65.5%65.1%13.0%-3.3%593.4K-8.2M-293.2K0.5326.29N/AN/A53,04027,870658,920457,110
2011-08-25$1.54$1.6069.3%19.9%71.2%65.8%66.5%13.2%-4.3%568.7K-4.7M-313.9K1.2521.84N/AN/A4,0055,025692,475479,745
2011-08-26$1.58$1.6059.9%17.2%72.3%47.4%65.1%13.2%2.0%623.9K-5.5M-301.6K0.4634.59N/AN/A19,4558,895686,235474,075
2011-08-29$1.65$1.6061.4%17.6%73.7%50.3%60.3%11.9%2.1%774.4K-15.5M-317.8K0.5526.44N/AN/A46,09525,320700,560478,395
2011-08-30$1.64$1.6056.7%16.2%71.9%41.2%58.4%9.9%3.7%884.0K-15.4M-348.9K0.4726.20N/AN/A6,4953,075738,765502,665
2011-08-31$1.65$1.6055.8%16.0%72.0%39.4%55.1%10.5%3.8%928.2K-18.2M-351.9K0.4227.98N/AN/A30,84013,080740,490503,955