TSLA Options History — August 2018

In August 2018, TSLA traded between $20.08 and $24.72. ATM implied volatility averaged 51.6%, placing in the 53.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 14.8%. IV traded below realized volatility by 16.4% (HV 20d: 68.0%). Max pain ranged from $21.33 to $22.67. Net GEX was positive for 12 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 12 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.97.

Notable Days

  • 2018-08-02: Highest Volume — 9,378,525 contracts
  • 2018-08-02: Largest IV drop — 27.4% change
  • 2018-08-20: Highest IV Rank — 90.4%
  • 2018-08-01: Largest Expected Move — 21.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$22.01$20.08$24.72$20.09$20.09
Max Pain$21.96$21.33$22.67$21.33$21.67
ATM IV51.6%42.9%66.1%64.2%49.3%
Expected Move14.8%12.5%21.1%21.1%13.5%
HV 20d68.0%35.5%77.7%35.5%54.9%
HV 60d55.7%43.9%59.4%43.9%56.1%
IV Rank53.0%30.7%90.4%85.5%47.2%
IV Percentile77.2%57.1%99.2%99.2%71.8%
Term Structure0.9%-2.0%10.3%-2.0%2.8%
VWIV53.3%44.2%74.7%74.7%50.5%
Skew 25d13.5%5.1%21.5%14.5%12.3%
Skew 10d29.4%9.7%48.9%29.7%26.9%
Call IV 25d46.4%39.3%58.2%58.2%43.9%
Put IV 25d59.9%46.2%78.9%72.6%56.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %13.104.5787.8028.406.02
Gamma HHI0.040.020.070.030.07
Net GEX18.2M-123.6M184.4M-11.9M-105.3M
Net DEX-978.1M-7.46B4.68B559.2M2.94B
Net VEX-60.9M-65.0M-54.9M-54.9M-61.2M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.970.581.591.080.90
Total Volume4,357,639.5652,089,5759,378,5253,575,9853,051,075
Total OI28,103,782.17422,701,25531,052,44522,701,25531,052,445

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-08-01$20.09$21.3364.2%21.1%35.5%85.5%74.7%14.5%-2.0%-11.9M559.2M-54.9M1.0828.40N/AN/A1,720,7401,855,2457,830,52514,870,730
2018-08-02$23.18$21.3346.6%13.5%62.3%40.3%49.2%6.7%-1.1%142.4M-5.72B-58.4M1.027.22N/AN/A4,642,2004,736,3258,553,69015,610,485
2018-08-03$23.18$21.3344.5%12.7%62.3%34.8%45.6%5.1%-0.9%183.2M-5.92B-58.7M0.596.99N/AN/A4,254,3152,529,1509,169,03516,816,005
2018-08-06$22.92$21.3342.9%12.5%62.2%30.7%46.3%5.1%0.4%92.8M-3.81B-58.8M0.768.48N/AN/A1,510,3051,147,8608,321,80515,546,945
2018-08-07$24.48$21.3344.0%13.0%65.8%33.4%44.2%10.1%10.3%147.5M-7.46B-55.5M0.5887.80N/AN/A4,054,5452,357,7308,564,20515,810,750
2018-08-08$24.72$21.6745.6%12.7%65.6%37.6%45.5%13.0%-0.4%184.4M-7.01B-57.7M0.8624.68N/AN/A4,023,7503,467,4909,241,65016,722,000
2018-08-09$23.34$22.0055.7%15.4%69.2%63.7%56.8%16.5%-1.0%29.0M-2.55B-63.5M1.0315.54N/AN/A3,585,1653,685,92010,016,61018,054,765
2018-08-10$23.54$22.0052.6%14.6%69.2%55.7%56.6%16.4%-0.4%46.9M-2.98B-64.4M0.838.38N/AN/A3,291,6752,729,22010,833,82518,883,305
2018-08-13$23.82$22.6750.2%14.4%68.0%49.4%50.6%15.8%0.0%96.2M-3.90B-61.3M0.7310.48N/AN/A1,822,6501,333,8609,813,79518,190,410
2018-08-14$23.37$22.6748.2%13.8%67.2%44.3%47.9%14.0%0.1%73.1M-2.82B-60.6M0.9010.16N/AN/A1,368,3301,237,48510,128,51018,563,160
2018-08-15$22.55$22.6750.6%14.3%68.6%50.6%51.8%14.7%-0.8%-12.6M-522.7M-60.2M0.8210.43N/AN/A2,119,0951,741,80010,313,82018,994,380
2018-08-16$22.39$22.6749.6%14.2%68.5%47.9%51.0%14.1%-0.1%-22.0M-27.3M-59.8M0.9112.81N/AN/A1,530,5701,390,18510,542,76519,372,260
2018-08-17$20.27$22.6760.1%17.0%77.2%74.9%60.1%17.8%-0.9%-123.6M4.68B-59.5M1.289.16N/AN/A3,718,5154,748,55010,762,51519,591,440
2018-08-20$20.25$22.0066.1%18.8%75.9%90.4%68.3%21.5%-1.0%-53.8M2.70B-60.4M1.597.45N/AN/A1,853,4752,947,2459,037,12517,930,775
2018-08-21$21.33$22.0059.8%17.1%77.7%74.3%59.6%17.7%-0.4%-1.2M525.7M-64.8M1.068.57N/AN/A1,853,7151,961,1609,623,68518,977,400
2018-08-22$21.49$22.0057.5%16.5%77.0%68.3%59.1%16.8%0.4%18.7M99.2M-65.0M1.216.14N/AN/A1,020,2101,231,3659,953,23519,511,940
2018-08-23$21.34$22.0054.1%15.5%77.0%59.4%56.4%15.5%0.6%7.5M505.2M-62.9M1.225.63N/AN/A1,046,6101,276,23010,037,29519,769,700
2018-08-24$21.49$22.0049.8%14.1%76.3%48.3%54.7%13.8%1.6%11.8M345.7M-63.7M1.026.26N/AN/A1,158,3001,178,34010,188,81020,173,470
2018-08-27$21.17$22.0048.5%14.0%75.9%45.0%51.0%13.6%3.6%-27.0M862.5M-62.8M1.034.68N/AN/A1,791,4351,852,3959,310,87519,362,615
2018-08-28$20.87$22.0047.5%13.6%76.1%42.5%49.4%11.7%3.9%-51.4M1.43B-63.6M1.005.79N/AN/A1,044,0151,045,5609,775,63519,902,750
2018-08-29$20.34$22.0049.3%14.0%76.5%47.0%49.3%11.9%3.2%-90.8M2.56B-62.7M0.964.57N/AN/A1,292,9851,240,4709,929,58020,151,285
2018-08-30$20.08$21.6749.9%14.0%54.9%48.7%47.5%12.3%3.4%-115.5M3.02B-61.3M0.855.61N/AN/A1,502,6101,275,84010,144,51520,434,470
2018-08-31$20.09$21.6749.3%13.5%54.9%47.2%50.5%12.3%2.8%-105.3M2.94B-61.2M0.906.02N/AN/A1,604,7151,446,36010,441,65020,610,795