TSLA Options History — December 2017

In December 2017, TSLA traded between $20.24 and $22.89. ATM implied volatility averaged 35.2%, placing in the 21.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.1%. IV traded above realized volatility by 5.6% (HV 20d: 29.6%). Max pain ranged from $19.00 to $21.67. Net GEX was positive for 11 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 11 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.83.

Notable Days

  • 2017-12-15: Highest Volume — 3,264,045 contracts
  • 2017-12-04: Largest IV spike — 9.9% change
  • 2017-12-04: Highest IV Rank — 28.3%
  • 2017-12-29: Largest Expected Move — 10.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$21.52$20.24$22.89$20.44$20.77
Max Pain$19.72$19.00$21.67$21.67$20.00
ATM IV35.2%33.5%36.8%33.5%36.3%
Expected Move10.1%9.7%10.7%9.9%10.7%
HV 20d29.6%26.1%32.0%27.5%30.7%
HV 60d33.7%32.5%35.0%35.0%33.5%
IV Rank21.1%13.4%28.3%13.4%26.0%
IV Percentile34.7%17.9%48.4%17.9%45.2%
Term Structure0.2%-0.9%3.9%3.9%-0.8%
VWIV36.0%34.9%38.1%35.9%38.1%
Skew 25d2.9%1.1%5.3%4.0%2.6%
Skew 10d5.7%2.0%9.6%7.5%4.8%
Call IV 25d34.2%31.0%36.0%31.0%36.0%
Put IV 25d37.2%35.0%40.6%35.0%38.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %22.269.3931.489.3916.77
Gamma HHI0.100.030.680.040.05
Net GEX-2.1M-805.9M323.6M-49.1M-64.6M
Net DEX-1.89B-5.12B461.8M252.1M-321.3M
Net VEX-35.6M-37.0M-33.8M-34.8M-33.8M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.830.551.101.030.80
Total Volume2,276,942.251,365,7803,264,0451,892,8202,382,840
Total OI17,649,892.516,503,94519,077,58517,834,41517,787,510

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2017-12-01$20.44$21.6733.5%9.9%27.5%13.4%35.9%4.0%3.9%-49.1M252.1M-34.8M1.039.39N/AN/A930,585962,2357,084,26010,750,155
2017-12-04$20.34$19.0036.8%10.6%26.3%28.3%37.4%5.3%-0.9%-61.3M302.5M-35.1M0.7729.05N/AN/A929,055719,1756,438,73510,334,595
2017-12-05$20.24$19.0034.9%10.1%26.1%19.8%35.0%4.8%-0.0%-48.5M461.8M-34.4M0.8528.95N/AN/A736,635629,1456,714,27010,437,210
2017-12-06$20.87$19.0035.7%10.1%28.0%23.5%36.6%4.6%0.3%50.9M-1.08B-35.6M1.1021.14N/AN/A1,085,4301,192,4856,933,16510,552,155
2017-12-07$20.76$19.3335.1%10.2%28.0%20.9%36.3%4.5%0.4%24.1M-746.6M-35.2M0.9428.07N/AN/A1,103,3101,033,6207,127,68510,815,165
2017-12-08$21.02$19.3335.4%10.0%28.2%21.9%36.1%4.6%0.3%323.6M-1.40B-36.1M0.9428.64N/AN/A1,090,4701,024,9357,229,89510,893,705
2017-12-11$21.93$19.3335.6%10.1%31.6%22.8%36.6%4.3%-0.0%67.6M-2.95B-35.9M0.8623.99N/AN/A1,577,4901,349,9856,767,25010,429,005
2017-12-12$22.73$19.3335.4%10.1%31.0%22.0%36.1%2.6%-0.2%130.4M-4.91B-35.6M0.6623.52N/AN/A1,943,4151,276,2757,045,71010,755,255
2017-12-13$22.61$19.3335.3%10.0%29.7%21.6%35.7%2.6%-0.4%128.4M-4.57B-35.7M0.9931.48N/AN/A1,164,9151,153,9807,289,17511,001,675
2017-12-14$22.50$19.3335.9%10.2%29.9%24.4%36.0%2.2%-0.3%65.6M-4.04B-36.8M0.8625.39N/AN/A1,574,0851,356,2557,486,42511,233,500
2017-12-15$22.89$19.6734.1%9.7%30.2%16.0%34.9%2.1%-0.2%189.1M-5.12B-37.0M0.7122.88N/AN/A1,909,9651,354,0807,692,60011,384,985
2017-12-18$22.57$20.0034.7%9.9%31.0%18.8%35.3%1.5%0.2%85.4M-3.63B-36.3M0.9617.66N/AN/A914,505874,6206,581,1609,922,785
2017-12-19$22.06$20.0035.0%10.0%31.3%20.3%35.4%1.5%0.2%-934.0K-2.37B-36.3M0.7321.69N/AN/A1,387,2451,007,4006,768,99010,212,600
2017-12-20$21.92$20.0034.9%10.0%29.9%19.7%35.3%1.6%0.3%-49.2M-1.98B-35.9M0.5522.08N/AN/A1,661,565906,9307,039,96510,520,730
2017-12-21$22.11$20.0034.6%9.9%29.1%18.4%35.5%1.6%0.3%58.0M-2.73B-36.8M0.6519.87N/AN/A1,249,620812,1607,336,62010,689,105
2017-12-22$21.67$20.0034.3%9.8%30.1%17.0%35.1%1.1%0.6%-805.9M-1.21B-36.7M0.9115.96N/AN/A1,427,7601,293,8557,436,55010,794,615
2017-12-26$21.16$20.0035.6%10.2%31.4%23.0%35.7%2.4%0.4%-41.8M-794.1M-34.8M0.6718.99N/AN/A1,079,145718,5456,566,76010,201,005
2017-12-27$20.78$20.0035.2%10.2%32.0%21.3%36.6%2.5%0.8%-60.3M-82.0M-34.2M0.8818.26N/AN/A1,017,570895,2906,900,37510,360,740
2017-12-28$21.03$20.0035.6%10.3%30.3%23.0%36.7%2.4%-0.8%17.2M-808.5M-34.8M0.8221.35N/AN/A998,460813,8107,065,16510,416,600
2017-12-29$20.77$20.0036.3%10.7%30.7%26.0%38.1%2.6%-0.8%-64.6M-321.3M-33.8M0.8016.77N/AN/A1,321,9951,060,8457,244,95510,542,555