TSLA Options History — April 2013

In April 2013, TSLA traded between $2.70 and $3.66. ATM implied volatility averaged 57.2%, placing in the 53.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 16.8%. IV traded below realized volatility by 8.9% (HV 20d: 66.1%). Max pain ranged from $2.67 to $3.33. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 2 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.56.

Notable Days

  • 2013-04-30: Highest Volume — 1,874,445 contracts
  • 2013-04-11: Largest IV spike — 39.2% change
  • 2013-04-30: Highest IV Rank — 99.7%
  • 2013-04-30: Largest Expected Move — 22.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$3.08$2.70$3.66$2.93$3.60
Max Pain$3.07$2.67$3.33$2.67$3.33
ATM IV57.2%40.0%79.2%54.4%79.2%
Expected Move16.8%12.1%22.7%15.6%22.7%
HV 20d66.1%52.8%71.4%61.7%53.8%
HV 60d52.2%48.0%55.6%48.2%55.6%
IV Rank53.0%16.2%99.7%46.9%99.7%
IV Percentile68.8%19.8%99.6%65.5%99.6%
Term Structure-5.7%-14.8%5.9%-0.9%-14.7%
VWIV58.2%42.4%78.3%53.8%78.3%
Skew 25d0.8%-5.9%4.0%2.7%-3.9%
Skew 10d-1.3%-38.5%5.8%-38.5%-9.0%
Call IV 25d59.2%42.5%82.4%53.6%82.4%
Put IV 25d60.0%43.9%78.5%56.3%78.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %11.537.7515.8012.869.85
Gamma HHI0.110.080.190.190.09
Net GEX3.9M37.9K5.8M5.8M3.9M
Net DEX-170.2M-348.7M33.6M-235.0M-312.9M
Net VEX-1.6M-1.9M-1.3M-1.4M-1.8M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.560.171.650.610.21
Total Volume609,348.409136,2601,874,4451,107,5551,874,445
Total OI4,581,8703,799,4855,188,7853,799,4854,666,380

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-04-01$2.93$2.6754.4%15.6%61.7%46.9%53.8%2.7%-0.9%5.8M-235.0M-1.4M0.6112.86N/AN/A689,565417,9901,869,0001,930,485
2013-04-02$2.96$2.6756.6%16.2%61.4%51.6%54.0%1.9%-0.2%5.2M-237.1M-1.3M0.2812.15N/AN/A875,715240,8252,018,6552,124,285
2013-04-03$2.74$2.8745.6%13.1%68.2%28.2%46.0%3.9%5.5%3.8M-32.3M-1.4M0.9710.63N/AN/A569,655553,1702,063,4602,262,750
2013-04-04$2.80$2.8042.3%12.1%68.0%21.2%42.4%1.4%5.9%5.3M-101.8M-1.4M0.6813.29N/AN/A91,17061,5452,249,2802,497,905
2013-04-05$2.76$2.8741.1%14.0%68.3%18.7%48.6%3.0%-4.3%2.1M-21.9M-1.5M0.5312.60N/AN/A143,68575,6152,012,6702,512,980
2013-04-08$2.79$2.8742.7%14.4%68.3%22.1%48.0%4.0%-6.0%1.9M-53.2M-1.4M0.8010.12N/AN/A123,39099,2252,040,8702,546,235
2013-04-09$2.70$2.9342.7%14.5%69.4%22.1%47.5%2.4%-5.3%37.9K33.6M-1.5M0.1710.51N/AN/A398,95569,8102,039,2652,574,300
2013-04-10$2.79$2.9340.0%14.3%70.2%16.2%49.5%2.6%-4.6%1.7M-36.1M-1.5M0.3113.56N/AN/A103,92032,3402,058,0002,594,400
2013-04-11$2.91$2.9355.6%15.9%71.4%49.6%55.3%2.8%-6.1%4.1M-129.3M-1.5M0.4910.98N/AN/A308,130149,8652,033,2202,588,745
2013-04-12$2.92$2.8755.5%15.9%67.6%49.2%54.6%1.3%-5.7%3.2M-109.1M-1.6M1.6511.54N/AN/A214,410354,0302,008,5152,627,745
2013-04-15$2.89$2.9357.9%16.6%65.2%54.4%57.0%1.3%-7.1%2.4M-73.4M-1.7M0.8611.94N/AN/A73,38063,0302,050,4852,888,355
2013-04-16$3.04$3.0055.0%15.8%66.6%48.2%50.2%4.0%-5.4%5.6M-210.7M-1.6M0.2012.53N/AN/A1,066,815217,9202,068,7402,907,975
2013-04-17$3.03$3.2056.2%16.1%66.6%50.8%56.1%1.8%-5.1%5.6M-155.4M-1.7M0.4712.44N/AN/A187,27587,9002,059,1703,000,750
2013-04-18$3.13$3.2759.2%17.0%66.9%57.3%61.3%0.3%-5.3%5.4M-279.6M-1.5M0.378.95N/AN/A548,040200,2502,059,6952,978,685
2013-04-19$3.19$3.3360.8%17.4%66.7%60.6%58.5%2.9%-3.8%5.3M-256.3M-1.6M0.3413.08N/AN/A447,870151,9202,105,8653,082,920
2013-04-22$3.35$3.3364.5%18.5%67.8%68.6%64.6%2.0%-5.5%4.0M-239.1M-1.6M0.569.63N/AN/A209,910116,6551,719,0452,381,430
2013-04-23$3.40$3.3368.1%19.5%67.7%76.0%65.4%-3.4%-12.0%4.1M-236.1M-1.9M0.2110.83N/AN/A1,038,120218,1901,747,5302,444,535
2013-04-24$3.36$3.3366.5%19.1%68.4%72.6%68.5%-3.1%-9.0%4.0M-209.6M-1.9M0.9912.33N/AN/A128,445126,6301,847,2652,562,960
2013-04-25$3.47$3.3371.3%20.4%68.6%82.8%72.2%-5.9%-11.8%4.2M-269.9M-1.8M0.327.75N/AN/A245,35578,8701,868,7602,620,080
2013-04-26$3.41$3.3368.6%19.7%69.0%77.3%70.3%-1.1%-9.3%4.0M-231.4M-1.9M0.6810.18N/AN/A182,505123,3001,908,1502,595,315
2013-04-29$3.66$3.3375.7%21.7%52.8%92.3%77.3%-3.4%-14.8%4.1M-348.7M-1.8M0.6915.80N/AN/A264,465181,3651,933,6952,650,590
2013-04-30$3.60$3.3379.2%22.7%53.8%99.7%78.3%-3.9%-14.7%3.9M-312.9M-1.8M0.219.85N/AN/A1,544,970329,4751,952,1452,714,235