TSM Options History — March 2013

In March 2013, TSM traded between $16.89 and $18.33. ATM implied volatility averaged 21.4%, placing in the 31.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 7.1%. IV traded below realized volatility by 1.9% (HV 20d: 23.3%). Max pain ranged from $15.00 to $17.50. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 13 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.66.

Notable Days

  • 2013-03-19: Highest Volume — 6,646 contracts
  • 2013-03-11: Largest IV spike — 84.1% change
  • 2013-03-25: Highest IV Rank — 49.9%
  • 2013-03-25: Largest Expected Move — 7.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$17.59$16.89$18.33$18.25$17.19
Max Pain$16.75$15.00$17.50$17.50$17.50
ATM IV21.4%11.8%26.9%19.4%26.4%
Expected Move7.1%5.6%7.7%5.6%7.6%
HV 20d23.3%18.0%26.4%25.3%18.0%
HV 60d23.4%22.6%24.4%23.1%24.4%
IV Rank31.8%0.0%49.9%25.2%48.5%
IV Percentile48.0%0.0%83.7%24.2%82.1%
Term Structure0.2%-2.1%3.1%0.7%-1.2%
VWIV24.3%21.6%26.8%24.2%26.1%
Skew 25d1.8%-4.9%9.0%-3.8%-1.9%
Skew 10d2.6%-4.4%14.8%5.1%-1.4%
Call IV 25d19.8%14.5%24.8%18.6%23.7%
Put IV 25d21.7%14.8%31.0%14.8%21.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %5.332.5913.842.594.54
Gamma HHI0.710.470.950.890.48
Net GEX1.4M465.2K2.7M2.5M942.4K
Net DEX-11.8M-24.1M-3.7M-23.3M-6.1M
Net VEX-79.4K-114.3K-57.4K-114.3K-63.9K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.660.025.230.410.13
Total Volume1,555.05826,6465596,500
Total OI65,751.0561,30370,67861,30370,678

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-03-01$18.25$17.5019.4%5.6%25.3%25.2%0.0%-3.8%0.7%2.5M-23.3M-114.3K0.412.5939616356,2275,076
2013-03-04$18.14$15.0021.4%7.3%24.6%31.8%24.2%8.7%0.4%2.3M-21.6M-104.7K0.493.5230415056,3455,174
2013-03-05$18.33$15.0014.3%7.1%24.6%8.2%21.9%1.6%1.0%2.7M-24.1M-109.1K0.2013.841653356,5295,295
2013-03-06$18.12$15.0014.4%6.9%24.4%8.3%23.9%-0.5%1.6%2.2M-19.9M-93.2K0.056.2678456,5595,303
2013-03-07$18.05$15.0013.3%6.8%24.3%4.9%21.6%6.3%2.1%2.1M-18.7M-93.5K0.165.691232056,5245,307
2013-03-08$17.91$15.0011.8%6.6%23.8%0.0%22.6%4.7%3.1%1.7M-16.2M-80.5K0.044.745192256,5385,327
2013-03-11$17.72$15.0021.8%7.3%23.8%33.1%25.4%5.7%0.0%1.4M-13.9M-78.6K5.235.416933,62456,6955,347
2013-03-12$17.73$17.5017.0%7.1%23.7%17.3%24.1%4.2%0.9%1.1M-11.5M-80.5K0.464.841547156,9208,341
2013-03-13$18.00$17.5016.5%7.4%24.5%15.6%25.9%8.1%0.6%1.9M-17.0M-95.2K1.044.281,0011,04656,8618,238
2013-03-14$18.05$17.5025.4%7.3%24.5%45.1%25.2%8.2%0.6%1.8M-16.1M-96.2K0.115.7488510157,0589,170
2013-03-15$17.64$17.5026.0%7.4%25.4%47.0%26.0%3.6%-0.7%465.2K-10.5M-81.7K0.145.391,04514757,7309,167
2013-03-18$17.24$17.5025.4%7.3%26.4%45.0%22.9%0.8%-0.6%844.3K-5.8M-63.9K0.323.831,39344557,6897,176
2013-03-19$17.08$17.5025.2%7.2%22.7%44.3%24.8%9.0%-0.4%679.1K-4.0M-59.7K1.175.353,0683,57858,5137,356
2013-03-20$17.25$17.5024.2%7.0%23.1%41.2%24.2%-1.3%0.2%815.9K-5.2M-65.1K1.753.515871,02860,5987,014
2013-03-21$16.89$17.5026.8%7.7%23.8%49.7%26.8%-3.2%-1.2%729.6K-3.7M-62.1K0.027.082,9225661,1247,028
2013-03-22$17.07$17.5025.3%7.3%23.7%44.8%24.7%-3.7%-0.9%900.4K-5.4M-65.8K0.585.83925363,4607,019
2013-03-25$16.95$17.5026.9%7.7%21.0%49.9%24.9%-4.9%-2.1%842.5K-4.5M-62.8K0.664.16926163,4777,060
2013-03-26$17.07$17.5023.3%6.7%19.8%37.9%23.2%-3.0%0.5%723.4K-4.0M-57.4K0.024.91181463,4767,078
2013-03-27$17.17$17.5023.5%6.7%18.2%38.8%23.5%-1.7%0.4%811.0K-5.3M-59.8K0.105.122692863,4687,076
2013-03-28$17.19$17.5026.4%7.6%18.0%48.5%26.1%-1.9%-1.2%942.4K-6.1M-63.9K0.134.545,75574563,5927,086