TSLA Options History — April 2016

In April 2016, TSLA traded between $15.82 and $17.66. ATM implied volatility averaged 53.7%, placing in the 39.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 15.4%. IV traded above realized volatility by 15.2% (HV 20d: 38.5%). Max pain ranged from $15.00 to $16.67. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 1 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.83.

Notable Days

  • 2016-04-01: Highest Volume — 4,294,185 contracts
  • 2016-04-14: Largest IV drop — 5.0% change
  • 2016-04-12: Highest IV Rank — 45.2%
  • 2016-04-29: Largest Expected Move — 16.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$16.72$15.82$17.66$15.82$16.05
Max Pain$16.48$15.00$16.67$15.00$16.67
ATM IV53.7%49.3%57.3%49.3%53.3%
Expected Move15.4%14.1%16.8%14.1%16.8%
HV 20d38.5%35.0%42.0%36.4%35.6%
HV 60d51.6%47.9%53.1%51.5%47.9%
IV Rank39.6%32.6%45.2%32.6%39.0%
IV Percentile79.8%63.1%90.9%63.1%78.6%
Term Structure-1.8%-3.4%8.2%8.2%-3.2%
VWIV54.3%50.2%58.5%50.2%58.5%
Skew 25d5.4%4.0%6.6%5.0%5.9%
Skew 10d11.6%8.3%17.9%12.0%11.7%
Call IV 25d52.0%45.3%56.2%45.3%52.1%
Put IV 25d57.4%50.3%61.0%50.3%58.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %27.6515.9235.8831.7730.02
Gamma HHI0.080.040.340.110.26
Net GEX31.3M-49.8M102.7M61.3M-47.2M
Net DEX-2.03B-4.02B-770.3M-2.21B-770.3M
Net VEX-17.7M-18.4M-16.5M-16.5M-17.2M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.830.701.010.750.81
Total Volume2,009,108.571870,7804,294,1854,294,1852,006,760
Total OI9,211,571.4298,112,51010,664,8809,437,5508,919,330

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2016-04-01$15.82$15.0049.3%14.1%36.4%32.6%50.2%5.0%8.2%61.3M-2.21B-16.5M0.7531.77N/AN/A2,455,4101,838,7754,458,6304,978,920
2016-04-04$16.46$15.6751.3%14.7%37.3%35.7%51.6%5.7%-0.3%56.6M-2.55B-16.5M0.8631.82N/AN/A1,502,3851,294,4253,945,2854,451,430
2016-04-05$17.01$16.0053.0%14.8%38.0%38.5%52.0%4.0%-0.8%77.3M-3.17B-17.2M0.7228.47N/AN/A1,443,4801,042,7104,261,7554,815,555
2016-04-06$17.66$16.0055.2%15.3%37.9%41.9%54.4%4.9%-0.3%102.7M-4.02B-17.0M0.7415.92N/AN/A2,149,9051,600,6804,374,9755,014,950
2016-04-07$17.14$16.6757.2%15.7%40.3%45.2%55.7%4.8%-1.3%61.7M-2.84B-18.4M0.7025.31N/AN/A2,078,9851,453,4554,705,9055,539,875
2016-04-08$16.66$16.6755.4%15.1%41.4%42.2%52.5%5.7%-1.1%-49.8M-1.89B-18.2M0.9226.63N/AN/A1,840,4401,689,6004,971,2705,693,610
2016-04-11$16.69$16.6757.2%15.6%41.5%45.1%54.7%5.9%-1.9%24.2M-1.97B-18.1M0.8529.87N/AN/A1,473,8551,253,1454,298,7605,024,505
2016-04-12$16.49$16.6757.3%15.6%41.0%45.2%54.3%5.9%-2.6%12.6M-1.66B-18.2M1.0128.27N/AN/A875,415880,3804,580,6105,302,665
2016-04-13$16.97$16.6757.1%15.7%41.6%45.1%55.9%4.7%-2.9%48.3M-2.44B-18.4M0.8735.88N/AN/A824,250714,5854,737,6905,374,305
2016-04-14$16.77$16.6754.3%14.9%42.0%40.6%53.7%4.5%-3.0%28.9M-2.12B-18.2M0.8032.85N/AN/A775,695621,3454,806,4655,510,280
2016-04-15$16.94$16.6752.1%14.4%42.0%37.0%51.2%4.4%-2.7%39.3M-2.20B-17.9M0.8729.40N/AN/A881,205768,1804,777,7255,620,860
2016-04-18$16.92$16.6752.9%14.9%40.7%38.3%53.4%5.8%-2.5%39.9M-1.88B-17.7M0.7622.05N/AN/A616,560467,1903,995,5204,116,990
2016-04-19$16.46$16.6753.4%15.2%41.2%39.0%53.5%5.5%-2.9%16.9M-1.32B-17.7M0.9627.30N/AN/A865,545826,7254,152,7054,229,595
2016-04-20$16.65$16.6752.5%15.0%40.6%37.6%53.2%5.7%-2.7%31.0M-1.59B-17.7M0.7827.41N/AN/A869,460682,4104,301,7604,399,755
2016-04-21$16.54$16.6752.8%15.2%35.2%38.0%53.5%5.5%-2.4%11.9M-1.38B-18.0M0.9728.00N/AN/A526,515509,8054,381,5004,514,235
2016-04-22$16.92$16.6753.2%15.5%35.2%38.7%54.2%5.8%-3.1%36.8M-1.97B-18.0M0.7623.83N/AN/A871,560664,9954,467,8704,633,125
2016-04-25$16.78$16.6753.4%16.1%35.4%39.2%56.9%6.6%-2.9%28.3M-1.69B-17.8M0.9124.18N/AN/A522,255475,0054,057,5304,215,330
2016-04-26$16.91$16.6751.9%15.8%35.3%36.7%56.3%5.8%-2.2%35.6M-1.81B-17.8M0.7825.58N/AN/A517,665401,6254,150,0504,308,675
2016-04-27$16.77$16.6752.6%16.3%35.0%37.8%57.9%5.2%-3.1%29.6M-1.69B-17.1M0.7528.25N/AN/A498,420372,3604,234,1104,378,965
2016-04-28$16.51$16.6752.7%16.3%35.5%38.0%57.0%6.2%-3.4%10.9M-1.39B-17.3M0.9327.80N/AN/A537,720500,4004,303,1554,436,775
2016-04-29$16.05$16.6753.3%16.8%35.6%39.0%58.5%5.9%-3.2%-47.2M-770.3M-17.2M0.8130.02N/AN/A1,108,290898,4704,423,4854,495,845