TSLA Options History — April 2015

In April 2015, TSLA traded between $12.49 and $15.49. ATM implied volatility averaged 48.2%, placing in the 40.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 14.5%. IV traded above realized volatility by 11.1% (HV 20d: 37.0%). Max pain ranged from $12.67 to $14.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 2 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.85.

Notable Days

  • 2015-04-27: Highest Volume — 2,785,620 contracts
  • 2015-04-06: Largest IV spike — 15.8% change
  • 2015-04-30: Highest IV Rank — 48.2%
  • 2015-04-30: Largest Expected Move — 17.6%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$14.10$12.49$15.49$12.49$15.03
Max Pain$13.37$12.67$14.00$12.67$14.00
ATM IV48.2%43.4%51.1%43.4%48.5%
Expected Move14.5%11.0%17.6%11.0%17.6%
HV 20d37.0%34.1%40.1%34.1%37.8%
HV 60d36.7%35.5%38.3%35.6%36.5%
IV Rank40.3%27.5%48.2%27.5%48.2%
IV Percentile68.7%60.7%73.8%60.7%70.6%
Term Structure-1.3%-3.2%8.5%7.5%-2.7%
VWIV51.4%38.9%62.1%38.9%62.1%
Skew 25d4.7%3.2%5.3%3.8%4.4%
Skew 10d9.3%6.9%12.3%6.9%9.5%
Call IV 25d46.6%41.5%52.0%42.0%47.6%
Put IV 25d51.3%44.7%56.8%45.8%52.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %18.236.5643.8043.8012.58
Gamma HHI0.060.040.250.050.04
Net GEX33.2M-11.5M85.5M-11.5M31.4M
Net DEX-902.9M-1.89B472.3M472.3M-1.28B
Net VEX-17.0M-17.8M-16.2M-16.3M-17.4M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.850.641.111.110.71
Total Volume1,459,347.857732,4952,785,6201,267,4551,520,610
Total OI8,723,597.1437,779,7209,413,9708,666,5359,248,235

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-04-01$12.49$12.6743.4%11.0%34.1%27.5%38.9%3.8%7.5%-11.5M472.3M-16.3M1.1143.80N/AN/A600,375667,0803,982,6204,683,915
2015-04-02$12.73$12.6744.1%14.6%35.1%29.0%50.3%3.2%8.5%-39.9K106.7M-16.6M0.8838.40N/AN/A918,855812,8204,055,2504,743,585
2015-04-06$13.57$12.6751.1%14.6%40.1%43.2%51.8%4.8%-1.7%25.5M-663.5M-17.3M0.7825.98N/AN/A1,480,9651,148,1603,661,0204,388,730
2015-04-07$13.53$13.0050.9%14.2%39.6%42.9%50.7%5.1%-2.5%27.4M-560.3M-17.6M0.7927.14N/AN/A743,085588,4504,011,8104,735,995
2015-04-08$13.84$13.3350.7%14.0%40.1%42.5%49.9%4.9%-1.6%50.0M-1.00B-17.8M0.7434.56N/AN/A1,140,705841,5604,102,5304,873,680
2015-04-09$14.01$13.3350.4%14.0%39.9%41.7%51.0%4.4%-2.2%63.6M-1.19B-17.7M0.9036.70N/AN/A661,665595,6804,236,3155,025,225
2015-04-10$14.05$13.3350.8%14.3%39.4%42.6%51.1%5.1%-1.6%85.5M-1.30B-17.5M0.9731.45N/AN/A762,990737,5354,290,1655,123,805
2015-04-13$13.98$13.3350.7%14.4%39.0%42.4%50.9%5.0%-2.3%32.3M-882.9M-17.5M0.9729.05N/AN/A551,160533,0853,832,6654,746,570
2015-04-14$13.83$13.3350.3%14.3%37.6%41.5%49.9%5.0%-2.5%23.1M-681.9M-16.8M1.006.97N/AN/A474,765475,9503,906,5104,893,885
2015-04-15$13.86$13.3349.2%14.1%37.4%39.2%49.8%5.3%-1.8%25.5M-707.6M-16.8M1.007.17N/AN/A365,970366,5253,940,5754,957,125
2015-04-16$13.79$13.3349.6%14.4%36.2%40.2%49.9%5.3%-2.9%16.3M-586.8M-16.8M0.858.33N/AN/A419,385357,8553,965,5654,996,245
2015-04-17$13.78$13.3349.4%14.4%34.7%45.1%50.6%4.5%-2.5%12.6M-558.7M-16.7M0.987.82N/AN/A621,000611,0404,019,8055,049,975
2015-04-20$13.68$13.3348.5%14.6%34.7%43.2%51.7%5.1%-1.9%7.9M-287.2M-16.2M0.696.56N/AN/A612,075419,6553,425,3104,354,410
2015-04-21$13.93$13.3347.5%14.4%35.1%42.3%51.0%4.9%-2.2%23.5M-552.4M-16.4M0.818.96N/AN/A643,935523,3203,548,8804,490,925
2015-04-22$14.64$13.3346.7%14.4%38.8%40.5%51.5%4.9%-2.6%55.2M-1.37B-16.9M0.799.60N/AN/A1,424,7601,129,2153,676,5454,593,660
2015-04-23$14.57$13.6745.8%14.2%35.8%38.3%50.5%4.6%-3.2%50.5M-1.23B-16.7M0.928.35N/AN/A751,470690,3003,889,6654,812,885
2015-04-24$14.58$13.6745.1%14.3%34.7%36.5%50.0%4.2%-2.6%30.3M-1.18B-16.9M0.7112.29N/AN/A813,660578,0403,966,5854,901,445
2015-04-27$15.45$13.6746.3%15.4%36.2%39.5%54.2%5.3%-2.1%47.9M-1.89B-17.0M0.647.51N/AN/A1,698,8851,086,7353,655,0654,514,190
2015-04-28$15.35$14.0046.3%15.8%36.1%39.4%55.7%4.5%-2.2%46.4M-1.73B-17.4M0.738.49N/AN/A659,220483,7654,052,4604,791,180
2015-04-29$15.49$14.0046.3%16.2%35.5%41.6%57.6%4.6%-2.1%53.4M-1.89B-17.4M0.8311.03N/AN/A620,310513,6904,157,1304,893,405
2015-04-30$15.03$14.0048.5%17.6%37.8%48.2%62.1%4.4%-2.7%31.4M-1.28B-17.4M0.7112.58N/AN/A891,015629,5954,245,3755,002,860