TSM Options History — February 2012

In February 2012, TSM traded between $13.84 and $14.69. ATM implied volatility averaged 18.2%, placing in the 15.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 4.9%. IV traded below realized volatility by 5.1% (HV 20d: 23.3%). Max pain ranged from $12.50 to $12.50. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 20 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.44.

Notable Days

  • 2012-02-15: Highest Volume — 3,316 contracts
  • 2012-02-28: Largest IV spike — 36.5% change
  • 2012-02-07: Highest IV Rank — 31.7%
  • 2012-02-17: Largest Expected Move — 6.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$14.26$13.84$14.69$14.19$14.52
Max Pain$12.50$12.50$12.50$12.50$12.50
ATM IV18.2%12.8%24.8%17.2%21.0%
Expected Move4.9%3.7%6.1%4.9%6.0%
HV 20d23.3%19.6%26.1%24.5%23.4%
HV 60d27.1%24.9%28.2%27.8%24.9%
IV Rank15.2%1.4%31.7%12.7%22.1%
IV Percentile8.4%1.2%25.0%4.8%15.9%
Term Structure7.7%0.8%11.9%6.9%0.8%
VWIV21.6%11.8%32.8%22.1%27.2%
Skew 25d18.8%3.8%103.1%4.8%10.3%
Skew 10d20.4%4.4%130.5%6.4%9.6%
Call IV 25d15.4%11.3%21.3%16.3%21.3%
Put IV 25d34.2%19.6%124.1%21.1%31.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %26.838.9742.658.9733.88
Gamma HHI0.460.360.610.390.61
Net GEX273.2K190.1K382.7K222.5K382.7K
Net DEX-6.8M-10.9M-4.8M-6.2M-8.2M
Net VEX-68.7K-77.1K-62.3K-63.4K-74.5K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.440.003.680.030.24
Total Volume540.2423,316402506
Total OI27,231.225,22930,01425,36429,138

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-02-01$14.19$12.5017.2%4.9%24.5%12.7%0.0%4.8%6.9%222.5K-6.2M-63.4K0.038.973921013,72511,639
2012-02-02$13.91$12.5017.1%4.9%25.5%12.4%0.0%3.8%3.8%190.1K-5.0M-62.9K0.268.9853113813,58011,649
2012-02-03$14.05$12.5020.0%4.9%25.6%19.6%22.1%9.5%9.8%203.5K-5.6M-64.5K0.8325.67524313,89111,736
2012-02-06$13.99$12.5021.4%4.6%25.4%23.1%0.0%9.4%10.3%196.9K-5.1M-62.9K0.3124.43321013,88011,779
2012-02-07$14.05$12.5024.8%4.9%24.8%31.7%21.5%9.4%8.2%200.7K-5.3M-63.2K0.1324.902263013,89311,779
2012-02-08$14.19$12.5021.9%4.6%23.0%24.6%0.0%11.1%9.0%218.4K-6.2M-62.9K0.0325.69158413,97211,809
2012-02-09$14.28$12.5016.0%4.6%22.8%9.5%20.6%12.8%9.5%230.1K-6.5M-62.3K0.4226.101205114,06711,809
2012-02-10$13.84$12.5014.9%4.3%25.3%6.8%27.2%4.1%8.4%193.6K-4.8M-62.4K3.6825.623412514,08411,840
2012-02-13$14.11$12.5016.6%4.8%26.1%11.1%0.0%9.9%8.5%208.2K-5.9M-63.3K0.1826.801142114,09411,960
2012-02-14$14.18$12.5016.2%4.6%24.7%10.1%32.8%13.4%11.9%202.0K-5.9M-64.3K0.7726.1022617514,08311,968
2012-02-15$14.32$12.5018.2%5.2%23.2%15.2%0.0%10.6%9.7%202.1K-7.1M-64.2K0.2340.442,70261414,24411,976
2012-02-16$14.53$12.5020.2%5.8%21.1%20.2%20.2%89.3%3.2%296.1K-9.1M-73.9K0.0229.452,5646316,40712,171
2012-02-17$14.62$12.5021.3%6.1%19.6%23.0%21.4%6.6%3.2%379.0K-10.9M-77.1K1.1428.2948555217,79912,215
2012-02-21$14.38$12.5021.0%6.0%20.7%22.2%21.0%103.1%2.1%337.4K-7.3M-75.9K0.2131.591222616,47712,354
2012-02-22$14.48$12.5016.6%4.7%20.6%11.0%21.5%15.1%10.8%361.0K-7.6M-75.8K0.0524.81116616,46512,358
2012-02-23$14.14$12.5013.0%3.7%21.8%2.1%13.0%9.0%9.0%334.3K-5.6M-74.5K0.1026.1880816,51012,364
2012-02-24$14.37$12.5017.1%4.9%22.5%12.5%20.9%14.0%8.2%361.3K-7.1M-75.3K0.1329.631912516,52612,367
2012-02-27$14.39$12.5012.8%3.7%22.2%1.4%11.8%13.7%10.0%370.0K-7.4M-74.7K0.0426.3474316,61412,387
2012-02-28$14.69$12.5017.4%5.0%22.9%13.2%0.0%15.5%10.5%373.7K-9.0M-75.7K0.0042.65175016,63112,384
2012-02-29$14.52$12.5021.0%6.0%23.4%22.1%27.2%10.3%0.8%382.7K-8.2M-74.5K0.2433.884089816,75412,384