VERX Options History — January 2023

In January 2023, VERX traded between $12.11 and $14.73. ATM implied volatility averaged 67.5%, placing in the 21.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 18.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 12.2% (HV 20d: 55.3%). Max pain ranged from $12.50 to $15.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 3 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 2.20.

Notable Days

  • 2023-01-30: Highest Volume — 50 contracts
  • 2023-01-05: Largest IV spike — 87.0% change
  • 2023-01-31: Highest IV Rank — 41.4%
  • 2023-01-31: Largest Expected Move — 26.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$12.84$12.11$14.73$14.64$13.57
Max Pain$12.79$12.50$15.00$15.00$12.50
ATM IV67.5%46.5%93.2%68.7%93.2%
Expected Move18.8%13.3%26.7%19.7%26.7%
HV 20d55.3%40.6%60.8%43.7%55.3%
HV 60d63.6%60.5%66.3%61.3%63.3%
IV Rank21.3%4.8%41.4%22.2%41.4%
IV Percentile51.0%2.0%91.3%60.3%91.3%
Term Structure-13.7%-27.9%8.4%-11.4%-27.6%
VWIV55.1%51.2%58.9%58.9%51.2%
Skew 25d13.8%-31.2%46.0%-31.2%46.0%
Skew 10d6.5%-37.8%36.9%-37.8%4.7%
Call IV 25d46.3%30.2%81.9%81.9%55.9%
Put IV 25d60.1%43.8%101.9%50.7%101.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %115.80105.12123.88111.72113.27
Gamma HHI0.240.200.310.300.24
Net GEX2.6K1.5K5.6K5.6K3.8K
Net DEX-18.4K-90.2K20.6K-90.2K-61.2K
Net VEX-686-1.1K-454-1.1K-878
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio2.200.0020.000.320.50
Total Volume9.605003
Total OI922.35872974872973

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2023-01-03$14.64$15.0068.7%19.7%43.7%22.2%0.0%-31.2%-11.4%5.6K-90.2K-1.1K0.00111.72N/AN/A0079775
2023-01-04$14.73$15.0046.5%13.3%40.6%4.8%0.0%-2.8%1.5%5.6K-85.0K-1.1K0.00113.52N/AN/A0079775
2023-01-05$13.04$0.0086.9%24.2%57.9%36.4%0.0%11.7%-20.4%3.7K-43.5K-8840.32120.22N/AN/A311079775
2023-01-06$12.47$0.0064.3%18.1%58.9%18.8%0.0%4.0%-3.5%2.6K-5.5K-63220.00120.64N/AN/A12081885
2023-01-09$12.91$0.0067.6%17.8%60.8%21.3%58.9%28.4%-19.0%2.2K-14.7K-6145.50116.04N/AN/A21181985
2023-01-10$12.65$12.5080.2%14.4%59.5%31.2%0.0%13.6%8.4%2.4K-6.8K-6370.00114.34N/AN/A0082196
2023-01-11$12.55$12.5061.4%17.6%57.8%16.5%0.0%9.3%-4.3%1.8K-5.0K-6090.00116.23N/AN/A0082196
2023-01-12$12.50$12.5066.8%19.1%56.9%20.7%0.0%17.6%-14.5%2.0K2.7K-5920.00107.06N/AN/A3082196
2023-01-13$12.43$12.5056.6%16.2%56.5%12.8%0.0%16.0%-5.8%1.9K4.4K-5960.00109.07N/AN/A0082196
2023-01-17$12.38$12.5062.3%17.9%56.3%17.2%0.0%16.8%-17.7%2.1K3.3K-5720.00115.16N/AN/A0082196
2023-01-18$12.29$12.5075.8%21.7%56.3%27.7%0.0%14.7%-26.8%2.0K2.2K-5880.00119.52N/AN/A0082196
2023-01-19$12.11$12.5077.1%22.1%56.3%28.7%0.0%25.9%-25.6%1.6K16.5K-4670.00123.88N/AN/A0082196
2023-01-20$12.14$12.5047.4%13.6%54.6%5.5%51.2%4.6%1.3%1.5K11.9K-5090.00122.28N/AN/A3082196
2023-01-23$12.31$12.5055.4%15.9%55.3%11.8%0.0%2.9%-4.8%1.6K20.6K-4540.04120.63N/AN/A25182096
2023-01-24$12.43$12.5067.6%19.4%55.6%21.4%0.0%28.8%-18.1%2.0K440-5890.00115.25N/AN/A10084597
2023-01-25$12.50$12.5060.4%17.3%55.8%15.7%0.0%4.0%-27.9%1.9K-5.7K-5770.00119.72N/AN/A6085597
2023-01-26$12.66$12.5079.1%22.7%56.1%30.4%0.0%14.6%-25.7%2.7K-26.9K-8070.00118.40N/AN/A15086197
2023-01-27$13.30$12.5058.8%16.9%58.6%14.5%0.0%30.7%-5.1%3.2K-47.9K-8270.00113.99N/AN/A1087697
2023-01-30$13.13$12.5074.2%21.3%54.3%26.5%0.0%19.7%-27.0%2.8K-37.7K-7370.00105.12N/AN/A50087797
2023-01-31$13.57$12.5093.2%26.7%55.3%41.4%0.0%46.0%-27.6%3.8K-61.2K-8780.50113.27N/AN/A2187697