VERX Options History — October 2022

In October 2022, VERX traded between $14.04 and $17.96. ATM implied volatility averaged 65.4%, placing in the 24.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 18.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 17.6% (HV 20d: 47.9%). Max pain ranged from $12.50 to $17.50. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 8 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.28.

Notable Days

  • 2022-10-28: Highest Volume — 515 contracts
  • 2022-10-14: Largest IV spike — 57.9% change
  • 2022-10-14: Highest IV Rank — 50.2%
  • 2022-10-14: Largest Expected Move — 28.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$15.83$14.04$17.96$14.04$17.96
Max Pain$16.67$12.50$17.50$12.50$15.00
ATM IV65.4%48.4%100.4%68.8%60.2%
Expected Move18.6%13.7%28.8%19.7%17.3%
HV 20d47.9%41.3%50.7%46.8%47.7%
HV 60d61.0%59.8%63.8%63.8%59.9%
IV Rank24.5%12.1%50.2%27.0%20.7%
IV Percentile45.4%7.9%94.8%58.7%33.7%
Term Structure-9.4%-47.7%21.0%0.9%-8.2%
VWIV65.5%47.5%95.3%73.6%72.6%
Skew 25d20.6%6.8%48.5%7.0%7.4%
Skew 10d28.3%-19.3%129.5%12.3%23.9%
Call IV 25d62.8%46.9%90.4%68.2%58.0%
Put IV 25d83.4%54.9%119.6%75.2%65.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %114.4891.84131.80116.5091.84
Gamma HHI0.410.290.490.410.29
Net GEX5.8K2.1K12.0K2.1K9.9K
Net DEX-232.9K-452.0K-102.4K-102.4K-429.2K
Net VEX-725-1.9K-359-457-1.9K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.280.080.440.320.44
Total Volume209.81108515124515
Total OI373.571271741271741

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2022-10-03$14.04$12.5068.8%19.7%46.8%27.0%73.6%7.0%0.9%2.1K-102.4K-4570.32116.50N/AN/A943020863
2022-10-04$15.07$12.5059.8%17.1%50.7%20.3%66.8%13.1%16.2%3.5K-145.8K-4480.32120.10N/AN/A933021363
2022-10-05$15.38$12.5057.9%16.6%49.5%19.0%64.2%8.5%21.0%3.9K-169.8K-4790.31118.54N/AN/A963022363
2022-10-06$15.49$17.5059.6%16.9%48.1%20.2%47.5%8.0%-29.2%4.1K-175.1K-4750.31130.83N/AN/A963022463
2022-10-07$14.75$17.5061.4%22.0%47.8%21.6%82.3%38.9%-20.9%3.8K-143.2K-4370.31131.80N/AN/A963022463
2022-10-10$14.78$17.5064.8%13.7%47.7%24.0%63.5%22.6%0.4%4.0K-146.3K-4110.31124.92N/AN/A963022463
2022-10-11$14.44$17.5067.9%16.7%47.5%26.3%88.7%7.0%-16.2%3.3K-117.8K-3950.31128.74N/AN/A963022463
2022-10-12$14.49$17.5064.1%18.4%47.4%23.5%67.7%20.9%-26.8%3.6K-119.2K-4160.31124.90N/AN/A963021963
2022-10-13$14.94$17.5063.6%18.2%48.7%23.2%71.8%16.3%-17.6%4.0K-135.8K-3590.38123.32N/AN/A783021963
2022-10-14$14.65$17.50100.4%28.8%41.3%50.2%95.3%48.5%-36.3%4.1K-145.0K-4240.37124.74N/AN/A823022463
2022-10-17$15.60$17.5077.5%22.2%46.1%33.4%60.7%39.7%7.6%5.0K-177.9K-4340.24120.87N/AN/A1243022563
2022-10-18$16.14$17.5060.2%17.3%46.8%20.7%55.6%17.3%4.4%6.5K-235.4K-5320.26114.97N/AN/A1143027663
2022-10-19$15.61$17.5086.6%24.8%49.1%40.0%63.1%34.9%-47.7%4.2K-254.9K-5050.26102.99N/AN/A1143029963
2022-10-20$15.84$17.5083.2%23.9%48.5%37.6%56.0%31.8%-27.7%7.1K-246.1K-5290.18105.20N/AN/A1633029963
2022-10-21$16.58$17.5048.4%13.9%49.1%12.1%47.7%6.8%7.8%5.3K-311.1K-5930.22109.56N/AN/A1393036963
2022-10-24$17.07$17.5062.5%17.9%49.5%22.4%57.2%16.1%-7.1%5.5K-266.4K-5600.22105.88N/AN/A1122526638
2022-10-25$17.12$17.5061.7%17.7%49.0%21.8%58.0%29.2%-2.4%6.8K-286.9K-6990.08104.50N/AN/A3623030638
2022-10-26$17.12$17.5049.1%14.1%48.2%12.5%52.1%22.2%1.3%11.6K-393.4K-1.6K0.09105.70N/AN/A3863556043
2022-10-27$17.55$17.5059.4%17.0%47.7%20.1%63.8%26.8%-13.8%11.6K-436.3K-1.8K0.11102.67N/AN/A3584156253
2022-10-28$17.91$17.5057.3%16.4%47.7%18.5%68.2%8.7%-4.0%12.0K-452.0K-1.8K0.4495.49N/AN/A35815756459
2022-10-31$17.96$15.0060.2%17.3%47.7%20.7%72.6%7.4%-8.2%9.9K-429.2K-1.9K0.4491.84N/AN/A358157564177