TSLA Options History — May 2016

In May 2016, TSLA traded between $13.82 and $16.14. ATM implied volatility averaged 41.9%, placing in the 20.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 12.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 7.8% (HV 20d: 34.1%). Max pain ranged from $14.33 to $16.67. Net GEX was positive for 11 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 11 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.98.

Notable Days

  • 2016-05-05: Highest Volume — 3,508,200 contracts
  • 2016-05-05: Largest IV drop — 17.5% change
  • 2016-05-04: Highest IV Rank — 42.9%
  • 2016-05-04: Largest Expected Move — 19.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$14.45$13.82$16.14$16.14$14.88
Max Pain$14.72$14.33$16.67$16.67$14.50
ATM IV41.9%35.3%55.8%51.2%36.3%
Expected Move12.3%9.7%19.2%16.8%10.0%
HV 20d34.1%32.1%36.4%32.6%35.2%
HV 60d40.3%35.9%47.9%47.9%35.9%
IV Rank20.8%10.3%42.9%35.5%11.9%
IV Percentile38.2%11.1%85.7%66.7%14.3%
Term Structure0.1%-2.3%1.6%-1.5%-0.7%
VWIV44.1%34.4%66.9%59.5%36.1%
Skew 25d4.4%3.2%6.6%5.9%3.8%
Skew 10d8.7%6.3%12.8%12.8%8.5%
Call IV 25d40.4%33.7%53.7%48.3%34.8%
Put IV 25d44.8%36.8%60.2%54.1%38.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %25.3913.4335.9728.3821.90
Gamma HHI0.080.030.630.040.06
Net GEX9.4M-40.6M198.4M17.0M26.0M
Net DEX-41.0M-1.12B820.2M-1.12B-742.7M
Net VEX-15.7M-17.0M-15.0M-17.0M-15.2M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.980.711.290.781.10
Total Volume1,478,003.571316,4103,508,200851,895761,025
Total OI9,348,442.8578,172,43510,425,4358,172,4358,846,340

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2016-05-02$16.14$16.6751.2%16.8%32.6%35.5%59.5%5.9%-1.5%17.0M-1.12B-17.0M0.7828.38N/AN/A477,930373,9654,040,6554,131,780
2016-05-03$15.49$16.6753.6%18.1%33.0%39.4%63.3%5.4%-2.3%8.1M-612.8M-16.7M1.0820.86N/AN/A480,360516,7954,164,4054,243,515
2016-05-04$14.81$16.6755.8%19.2%32.1%42.9%66.9%6.6%-2.3%-4.2M-29.7M-16.5M1.2217.90N/AN/A1,225,8151,493,1904,317,6004,421,580
2016-05-05$14.08$14.6746.0%13.1%34.6%27.3%46.9%5.1%-0.3%-40.6M820.2M-15.6M1.0721.24N/AN/A1,695,8851,812,3154,682,9404,972,785
2016-05-06$14.33$14.6742.3%12.1%35.2%21.4%45.1%4.4%0.0%4.3M537.6M-16.2M1.2935.97N/AN/A937,1251,207,3055,116,8305,308,605
2016-05-09$13.93$14.6743.1%12.2%35.7%22.8%43.5%4.7%-0.5%-24.1M599.5M-15.5M0.9133.32N/AN/A551,085499,6354,358,8354,712,730
2016-05-10$13.91$14.3341.9%11.9%35.8%20.8%43.4%4.3%-0.5%-23.1M591.3M-15.2M0.9330.03N/AN/A515,205477,1054,492,5004,804,830
2016-05-11$13.92$14.3341.8%11.9%33.3%20.6%42.2%4.8%-0.3%-20.2M533.0M-15.4M0.8329.14N/AN/A748,920618,8404,608,2254,882,575
2016-05-12$13.82$14.3341.5%12.1%33.3%20.2%42.9%4.5%1.3%-32.2M680.2M-15.2M0.8934.28N/AN/A760,725678,0754,717,8305,024,865
2016-05-13$13.84$14.3340.9%11.7%32.8%19.1%41.8%4.0%-0.1%-21.5M639.0M-15.3M0.9830.02N/AN/A646,500635,3554,839,4355,102,610
2016-05-16$13.89$14.3339.8%11.4%32.9%17.5%41.1%4.7%1.4%-13.7M488.9M-15.2M1.0427.23N/AN/A411,555426,5854,503,6154,732,545
2016-05-17$13.84$14.3340.2%11.5%32.3%18.1%41.7%4.9%1.2%-18.5M545.1M-15.1M0.9835.35N/AN/A159,930156,4804,565,3404,842,600
2016-05-18$14.06$14.3339.0%11.2%32.7%16.2%39.7%4.0%0.0%-7.8M259.1M-15.0M1.0313.43N/AN/A820,005844,9054,641,7504,952,310
2016-05-19$14.33$14.3340.2%11.5%34.1%18.0%41.8%3.7%-0.0%10.6M-36.0M-15.8M1.2120.66N/AN/A978,7201,188,7504,765,0055,080,365
2016-05-20$14.66$14.3338.2%10.9%34.2%15.0%39.5%3.5%0.7%198.4M-625.0M-16.0M0.7920.75N/AN/A1,370,6551,085,2354,948,9955,299,275
2016-05-23$14.40$14.3339.7%11.3%34.4%17.3%40.8%4.3%1.4%7.0M-350.8M-15.7M0.9021.36N/AN/A711,015639,3604,230,9604,414,260
2016-05-24$14.52$14.3339.0%11.1%34.5%16.2%39.7%4.2%0.9%15.9M-460.3M-15.9M1.0026.63N/AN/A451,170450,0454,490,1604,626,495
2016-05-25$14.66$14.3337.1%10.6%35.0%13.2%37.9%3.9%1.3%27.3M-608.7M-15.8M1.0524.36N/AN/A487,725511,9804,550,4454,750,755
2016-05-26$15.01$14.3337.1%10.5%36.4%13.1%37.6%3.5%0.7%67.7M-1.10B-15.7M0.8818.50N/AN/A778,590688,1404,616,2654,779,015
2016-05-27$14.87$14.3335.3%9.7%35.4%10.3%34.4%3.2%1.6%20.7M-875.9M-15.5M0.7121.85N/AN/A1,030,005734,0704,784,0554,951,620
2016-05-31$14.88$14.5036.3%10.0%35.2%11.9%36.1%3.8%-0.7%26.0M-742.7M-15.2M1.1021.90N/AN/A361,560399,4654,342,3204,504,020