UAN Options History — January 2020

In January 2020, UAN traded between $26.50 and $30.90. ATM implied volatility averaged 72.5%, placing in the 25.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 15.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 32.8% (HV 20d: 39.7%). Max pain ranged from $25.00 to $25.00. Net GEX was positive for 17 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 7 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.09.

Notable Days

  • 2020-01-22: Highest Volume — 7 contracts
  • 2020-01-15: Largest IV drop — 54.9% change
  • 2020-01-14: Highest IV Rank — 71.9%
  • 2020-01-02: Largest Expected Move — 26.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$28.91$26.50$30.90$30.40$26.90
Max Pain$25.00$25.00$25.00$25.00$25.00
ATM IV72.5%38.0%145.4%94.0%55.9%
Expected Move15.6%10.9%26.9%26.9%16.0%
HV 20d39.7%33.5%43.1%40.5%34.2%
HV 60d40.9%39.7%42.4%39.7%42.4%
IV Rank25.9%4.1%71.9%39.4%15.4%
IV Percentile44.0%3.2%98.4%77.0%26.6%
Term Structure-7.5%-44.9%23.1%19.3%-17.9%
VWIV35.3%35.3%35.3%35.3%35.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %38.7811.0294.2161.8921.95
Gamma HHI0.730.500.970.900.84
Net GEX229-268610517-265
Net DEX-147.1K-198.9K-74.6K-156.6K-74.6K
Net VEX-704-881-558-814-881
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.090.000.500.000.13
Total Volume1.2380721
Total OI225.667215256215256

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2020-01-02$30.40$25.0094.0%26.9%40.5%39.4%0.0%0.0%19.3%517-156.6K-8140.0061.89N/AN/A2012590
2020-01-03$30.00$25.0078.5%22.5%40.9%29.6%0.0%0.0%-24.4%491-145.7K-8130.0027.54N/AN/A1012690
2020-01-06$30.40$25.0078.8%13.2%41.0%29.8%0.0%0.0%1.2%109-184.4K-5950.0068.03N/AN/A0012790
2020-01-07$30.10$25.0076.0%14.9%40.4%28.1%0.0%0.0%-4.2%104-171.7K-6490.0024.72N/AN/A0012790
2020-01-08$30.90$25.0089.4%14.0%39.6%36.5%0.0%0.0%-14.2%111-198.9K-5580.0079.06N/AN/A0012790
2020-01-09$29.90$25.0097.8%18.5%41.0%41.8%0.0%0.0%-44.9%497-147.9K-7490.5023.48N/AN/A2112790
2020-01-10$29.80$25.00133.5%14.7%40.7%64.4%0.0%0.0%-2.8%-51-169.6K-6380.0073.78N/AN/A0012990
2020-01-13$30.10$25.00120.1%13.6%40.8%55.9%0.0%0.0%1.9%146-184.0K-5950.0026.34N/AN/A0012990
2020-01-14$29.70$25.00145.4%14.3%41.1%71.9%0.0%0.0%-9.4%164-174.4K-6210.0020.81N/AN/A0212990
2020-01-15$29.90$25.0065.6%18.8%41.0%21.5%0.0%0.0%-37.0%200-163.8K-6650.0031.95N/AN/A0012991
2020-01-16$29.20$25.0049.0%14.1%39.8%11.1%0.0%0.0%-10.7%81-162.7K-6300.0022.09N/AN/A0012991
2020-01-17$29.70$25.0064.1%18.4%39.8%20.6%0.0%0.0%-40.1%248-173.1K-5980.0094.21N/AN/A3012991
2020-01-21$28.90$25.0071.3%20.4%40.9%25.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%314-143.1K-6960.0033.85N/AN/A0013190
2020-01-22$27.50$25.0038.0%10.9%43.1%4.1%0.0%0.0%9.0%403-128.1K-6730.0821.24N/AN/A6113190
2020-01-23$27.80$25.0042.1%12.1%42.8%6.7%0.0%0.0%-4.1%542-147.0K-7130.0024.90N/AN/A0013891
2020-01-24$27.70$25.0043.3%12.4%42.8%7.4%0.0%0.0%-5.6%548-142.7K-7240.0024.90N/AN/A0213891
2020-01-27$27.10$25.0048.2%13.8%37.1%10.5%0.0%0.0%14.3%538-112.9K-7550.0072.09N/AN/A0013893
2020-01-28$26.50$25.0041.1%11.8%36.8%6.1%0.0%0.0%23.1%610-90.9K-7590.0027.12N/AN/A0013893
2020-01-29$27.00$25.0046.9%13.4%35.1%9.7%35.3%0.0%-5.8%-268-81.7K-8620.0711.02N/AN/A30138113
2020-01-30$27.70$25.0043.5%12.5%33.5%7.6%0.0%0.0%3.2%-226-135.5K-7950.1323.46N/AN/A20141113
2020-01-31$26.90$25.0055.9%16.0%34.2%15.4%0.0%0.0%-17.9%-265-74.6K-8810.0021.95N/AN/A01142114