TSM Options History — February 2010

In February 2010, TSM traded between $9.56 and $10.08. ATM implied volatility averaged 26.3%, placing in the 22.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 8.0%. IV traded below realized volatility by 2.4% (HV 20d: 28.7%). Max pain ranged from $10.00 to $10.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 15 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.12.

Notable Days

  • 2010-02-03: Highest Volume — 4,643 contracts
  • 2010-02-11: Largest IV spike — 30.0% change
  • 2010-02-01: Highest IV Rank — 33.6%
  • 2010-02-01: Largest Expected Move — 8.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$9.84$9.56$10.08$10.08$9.75
Max Pain$10.00$10.00$10.00$10.00$10.00
ATM IV26.3%20.6%31.2%31.2%26.4%
Expected Move8.0%6.8%8.9%8.9%7.6%
HV 20d28.7%22.2%33.2%31.4%22.2%
HV 60d27.1%26.3%28.4%27.4%26.3%
IV Rank22.2%8.9%33.6%33.6%22.2%
IV Percentile9.9%3.2%19.0%19.0%11.5%
Term Structure2.0%-1.1%5.3%-0.9%2.7%
VWIV27.9%23.9%31.2%31.2%26.3%
Skew 25d10.7%-0.4%31.8%25.9%4.3%
Skew 10d16.0%-0.3%46.7%44.2%3.8%
Call IV 25d28.7%24.8%31.9%31.9%28.5%
Put IV 25d39.3%26.2%57.9%57.9%32.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %16.3411.6421.2518.6218.93
Gamma HHI0.850.800.940.860.85
Net GEX288.6K124.5K793.3K134.3K303.4K
Net DEX-948.2K-3.2M949.9K-1.3M825.1K
Net VEX-74.5K-82.0K-64.9K-65.5K-80.4K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.120.007.341.080.19
Total Volume1,045.5791214,643654258
Total OI36,908.10531,56741,99031,56735,941

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2010-02-01$10.08$10.0031.2%8.9%31.4%33.6%31.2%25.9%-0.9%134.3K-1.3M-65.5K1.0818.6231533921,34510,222
2010-02-02$9.96$10.0028.1%8.1%30.7%26.3%28.1%3.3%1.9%124.5K-979.5K-64.9K0.2718.6776620321,41810,471
2010-02-03$10.06$10.0025.9%7.4%31.3%21.2%0.0%26.2%4.2%134.7K-1.5M-67.3K0.5319.673,0371,60621,88310,610
2010-02-04$9.68$10.0028.3%8.1%33.2%26.8%28.1%6.1%2.4%196.9K-509.9K-69.3K1.2616.4240250824,56411,426
2010-02-05$9.56$10.0025.1%8.8%31.9%19.2%30.7%-0.4%-0.0%179.7K746.1K-68.0K1.2513.5170688524,69911,756
2010-02-08$9.61$10.0026.4%8.8%32.2%22.3%30.8%0.8%-0.3%204.0K-73.7K-70.2K0.2815.342456925,15612,082
2010-02-09$9.60$10.0020.6%8.6%32.3%8.9%30.0%1.0%0.9%213.6K13.2K-69.8K0.0320.248042825,31412,098
2010-02-10$9.70$10.0022.5%8.8%31.5%13.2%30.8%17.6%-1.1%233.9K-552.3K-70.2K0.4915.62814025,79412,103
2010-02-11$9.89$10.0029.2%8.4%30.7%29.0%29.2%17.9%2.5%265.0K-1.7M-72.7K3.8313.523251,24425,85712,143
2010-02-12$9.71$10.0028.6%8.2%31.0%27.6%28.6%20.9%1.1%248.0K-98.9K-74.5K0.0021.251,054426,00413,326
2010-02-16$9.91$10.0028.3%8.1%31.4%26.9%28.3%19.7%3.3%323.7K-1.9M-77.2K1.5312.847091,08827,03813,329
2010-02-17$10.02$10.0026.6%7.6%28.9%22.8%26.6%1.4%5.3%414.6K-3.0M-82.0K0.3812.781565927,51114,369
2010-02-18$10.06$10.0026.1%7.5%28.7%21.6%26.1%18.0%2.8%459.5K-3.2M-81.7K0.1812.233726827,55514,378
2010-02-19$10.02$10.0024.3%7.0%28.1%17.4%24.3%1.5%3.4%793.3K-3.2M-80.7K0.3918.2273729127,64314,347
2010-02-22$10.00$10.0026.9%7.7%22.4%23.6%26.9%1.5%1.6%319.1K-2.3M-79.7K7.3415.901721,26220,41313,735
2010-02-23$9.85$10.0025.9%7.4%22.8%21.1%25.9%3.7%1.2%308.7K-350.9K-81.4K0.7319.7843832120,47114,933
2010-02-24$9.82$10.0025.9%7.4%22.3%21.2%25.9%1.2%3.0%306.3K23.2K-81.3K0.3311.6454618220,58314,998
2010-02-25$9.75$10.0023.9%6.8%22.4%16.5%23.9%31.8%4.8%319.8K949.9K-79.7K1.1715.2025229420,67115,068
2010-02-26$9.75$10.0026.4%7.6%22.2%22.2%26.3%4.3%2.7%303.4K825.1K-80.4K0.1918.932164220,72515,216