USMC Options History — March 2018

In March 2018, USMC traded between $25.10 and $25.64. ATM implied volatility averaged 122.4%. The 30-day expected move averaged 35.1%. Net GEX was positive for 1 of 5 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 0 of 5 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.33.

Notable Days

  • 2018-03-29: Highest Volume — 4 contracts
  • 2018-03-26: Largest IV drop — 49.7% change
  • 2018-03-23: Largest Expected Move — 55.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$25.39$25.10$25.64$25.10$25.52
ATM IV122.4%98.0%194.9%194.9%100.0%
Expected Move35.1%28.1%55.9%55.9%28.7%
Term Structure-29.8%-55.1%-20.7%-55.1%-24.8%
Skew 25d22.8%13.7%42.2%42.2%16.0%
Skew 10d39.9%33.3%47.3%43.8%40.5%
Call IV 25d137.1%126.0%150.9%150.9%131.9%
Put IV 25d159.9%139.7%193.2%193.2%147.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %175.34165.35180.18180.07176.84
Gamma HHI1.001.001.001.001.00
Net GEX1206100
Net DEX-463-2.3K000
Net VEX-3-14000
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.330.001.000.001.00
Total Volume1.60404
Total OI0.80202

Daily Data (5 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-03-23$25.10$0.00194.9%55.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%42.2%-55.1%0000.00180.07N/AN/A0000
2018-03-26$25.46$0.0098.0%28.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%13.7%-22.2%0000.00165.35N/AN/A0000
2018-03-27$25.64$0.00117.5%33.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%28.2%-26.1%0000.00180.18N/AN/A2000
2018-03-28$25.25$0.00101.5%29.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%13.7%-20.7%61-2.3K-140.00174.25N/AN/A2020
2018-03-29$25.52$0.00100.0%28.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%16.0%-24.8%0001.00176.84N/AN/A2220