TSLA Options History — September 2015

In September 2015, TSLA traded between $15.90 and $17.62. ATM implied volatility averaged 43.7%, placing in the 45.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 12.6%. IV traded below realized volatility by 2.3% (HV 20d: 46.0%). Max pain ranged from $15.67 to $16.67. Net GEX was positive for 18 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 8 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.06.

Notable Days

  • 2015-09-21: Highest Volume — 2,058,030 contracts
  • 2015-09-02: Largest IV drop — 12.5% change
  • 2015-09-01: Highest IV Rank — 80.8%
  • 2015-09-01: Largest Expected Move — 16.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$16.86$15.90$17.62$15.90$16.58
Max Pain$16.14$15.67$16.67$16.00$16.67
ATM IV43.7%38.4%55.0%55.0%42.8%
Expected Move12.6%11.1%16.1%16.1%12.4%
HV 20d46.0%27.6%61.9%60.5%27.6%
HV 60d46.3%45.3%46.8%46.0%45.3%
IV Rank45.8%29.6%80.8%80.8%43.2%
IV Percentile60.4%40.5%95.2%95.2%56.7%
Term Structure0.7%-1.4%8.2%-0.9%8.2%
VWIV44.8%39.0%56.5%56.5%43.2%
Skew 25d7.4%5.2%10.4%10.4%8.4%
Skew 10d14.3%10.7%19.9%17.9%12.6%
Call IV 25d40.7%36.1%49.9%49.9%39.3%
Put IV 25d48.1%41.7%60.4%60.4%47.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %28.1211.1844.7521.4922.42
Gamma HHI0.050.030.130.030.03
Net GEX27.5M-13.2M82.7M6.7M-9.2M
Net DEX-1.27B-2.33B-389.8M-552.8M-454.6M
Net VEX-16.0M-17.3M-15.1M-17.3M-15.6M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.060.731.551.310.92
Total Volume1,273,147.143773,7152,058,0301,286,6701,404,390
Total OI8,559,257.1437,036,3809,525,4208,910,6158,155,425

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-09-01$15.90$16.0055.0%16.1%60.5%80.8%56.5%10.4%-0.9%6.7M-552.8M-17.3M1.3121.49N/AN/A556,155730,5154,059,8704,850,745
2015-09-02$16.47$16.0048.1%13.5%61.9%59.6%48.8%9.4%-1.0%28.4M-1.18B-17.3M1.0918.63N/AN/A583,170633,8554,117,8604,911,120
2015-09-03$16.41$15.6747.1%13.1%52.5%56.4%45.9%9.0%-0.7%27.0M-1.13B-17.1M0.7339.83N/AN/A945,870690,0154,188,3005,037,750
2015-09-04$16.19$15.6747.9%13.3%52.4%58.8%48.6%9.8%-0.6%530.2K-784.6M-17.1M1.0644.75N/AN/A828,825878,9554,366,4105,159,010
2015-09-08$16.54$16.0046.8%13.0%52.9%55.3%46.3%8.2%-1.4%29.8M-1.23B-16.6M1.0441.57N/AN/A409,305425,7903,929,5804,790,010
2015-09-09$16.59$16.0044.8%12.8%52.5%49.4%45.5%7.4%0.2%35.4M-1.33B-16.3M1.1236.46N/AN/A475,530530,8953,993,3454,878,570
2015-09-10$16.57$16.0044.7%12.6%52.6%49.0%45.6%7.6%-1.3%29.4M-1.23B-16.2M1.0343.61N/AN/A555,630574,2754,057,2304,980,435
2015-09-11$16.67$16.0042.8%12.2%52.2%43.2%43.9%7.1%-0.7%39.6M-1.35B-16.0M1.0641.85N/AN/A583,590616,5304,099,5305,090,850
2015-09-14$16.84$16.0043.1%12.3%52.3%44.1%45.1%7.0%-0.1%33.7M-1.52B-15.5M1.1940.68N/AN/A407,925487,3203,866,7754,790,505
2015-09-15$16.90$16.0041.5%11.9%49.5%39.3%43.3%6.6%-0.2%37.7M-1.60B-15.6M1.3420.37N/AN/A330,345443,3703,969,3904,915,680
2015-09-16$17.49$16.0040.4%11.6%50.5%35.8%41.1%6.9%-0.9%79.3M-2.33B-15.1M0.9117.59N/AN/A786,240717,6304,011,7654,983,405
2015-09-17$17.49$16.0038.5%11.1%49.9%29.7%39.0%5.7%-0.8%82.7M-2.33B-15.4M0.9833.41N/AN/A567,675553,9504,119,8705,118,990
2015-09-18$17.37$16.0038.4%11.1%46.0%29.6%39.3%5.2%-0.7%60.3M-2.13B-15.2M0.9033.74N/AN/A846,480764,7304,159,2005,205,840
2015-09-21$17.62$16.0038.6%11.2%41.8%30.1%40.1%6.1%1.0%39.9M-1.57B-15.3M0.9917.44N/AN/A1,033,3651,024,6653,036,8553,999,525
2015-09-22$17.23$16.3342.1%12.4%38.7%41.1%44.5%6.6%0.3%15.8M-1.15B-15.9M1.0019.24N/AN/A482,790481,6653,296,9854,319,340
2015-09-23$17.42$16.3340.0%11.8%38.6%34.6%41.5%6.0%1.0%23.6M-1.37B-15.4M0.9211.18N/AN/A434,280399,7653,371,4604,447,440
2015-09-24$17.52$16.3340.7%11.9%38.5%36.7%42.3%6.2%0.4%35.6M-1.49B-15.6M0.9416.29N/AN/A619,875585,1503,411,3604,499,175
2015-09-25$17.15$16.6741.4%12.1%30.7%38.8%42.1%5.6%-0.1%-13.2M-1.03B-15.6M0.8520.20N/AN/A941,385798,1053,492,5254,627,365
2015-09-28$16.59$16.6745.7%13.7%31.8%52.0%49.4%7.3%6.7%3.6M-621.5M-15.4M1.5529.52N/AN/A563,850873,5103,221,9704,299,045
2015-09-29$16.45$16.6746.3%13.7%31.9%54.0%48.6%8.7%6.2%-8.6M-389.8M-15.6M1.2220.32N/AN/A525,480643,2453,327,9304,585,965
2015-09-30$16.58$16.6742.8%12.4%27.6%43.2%43.2%8.4%8.2%-9.2M-454.6M-15.6M0.9222.42N/AN/A732,675671,7153,439,9654,715,460