VICR Options History — August 2009

In August 2009, VICR traded between $7.19 and $7.64. ATM implied volatility averaged 57.8%, placing in the 18.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 16.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 16.3% (HV 20d: 41.5%). Max pain ranged from $7.50 to $7.50. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 21 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.54.

Notable Days

  • 2009-08-03: Highest Volume — 610 contracts
  • 2009-08-13: Largest IV spike — 15.9% change
  • 2009-08-03: Highest IV Rank — 21.2%
  • 2009-08-10: Largest Expected Move — 17.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$7.41$7.19$7.64$7.55$7.35
Max Pain$7.50$7.50$7.50$7.50$7.50
ATM IV57.8%52.4%62.0%62.0%58.7%
Expected Move16.9%15.5%17.9%17.8%16.8%
HV 20d41.5%32.1%48.1%48.1%32.1%
HV 60d66.8%56.8%75.2%75.2%56.8%
IV Rank18.3%14.6%21.2%21.2%18.9%
IV Percentile18.4%9.1%27.4%25.8%19.4%
Term Structure4.8%2.0%8.3%2.0%4.8%
VWIV57.9%53.9%62.0%62.0%53.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %40.3424.3676.1534.6353.35
Gamma HHI0.520.440.760.700.50
Net GEX791-8.9K2.7K2.7K1.2K
Net DEX-423.4K-632.4K-182.9K-539.6K-423.6K
Net VEX-1.6K-2.0K-1.4K-1.4K-1.5K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.540.001.181.180.00
Total Volume95.90506106100
Total OI2,494.8571,9352,7051,9352,261

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2009-08-03$7.55$7.5062.0%17.8%48.1%21.2%62.0%0.0%2.0%2.7K-539.6K-1.4K1.1834.63N/AN/A2803301,225710
2009-08-04$7.63$7.5057.3%16.4%42.7%18.0%0.0%0.0%4.5%1.8K-584.1K-1.8K0.0073.31N/AN/A01001,5051,040
2009-08-05$7.29$7.5057.3%16.4%46.5%18.0%57.3%0.0%3.7%1.1K-372.4K-2.0K1.0076.15N/AN/A2802801,5051,140
2009-08-06$7.38$7.5057.7%16.6%44.4%18.3%0.0%0.0%2.9%1.1K-407.6K-1.9K0.0073.81N/AN/A001,5051,140
2009-08-07$7.38$7.5057.7%17.2%39.9%18.3%0.0%0.0%4.3%1.2K-421.4K-1.9K0.0059.94N/AN/A001,5051,140
2009-08-10$7.22$7.5054.8%17.9%40.9%16.2%0.0%0.0%3.6%1.2K-336.1K-1.8K0.0025.54N/AN/A0501,5051,140
2009-08-11$7.36$7.5052.4%17.0%41.3%14.6%0.0%0.0%4.9%945-392.6K-1.8K0.0027.80N/AN/A001,5051,180
2009-08-12$7.42$7.5052.8%16.8%41.4%14.8%0.0%0.0%7.9%889-431.6K-1.8K0.0026.38N/AN/A001,5051,180
2009-08-13$7.62$7.5061.2%17.5%40.7%20.6%61.2%0.0%4.3%951-508.0K-1.7K0.0025.96N/AN/A0201,5051,180
2009-08-14$7.45$7.5059.8%17.2%39.6%19.7%0.0%0.0%4.4%709-389.3K-1.7K0.0026.94N/AN/A001,5051,200
2009-08-17$7.19$7.5061.3%17.6%41.6%20.7%0.0%0.0%4.2%722-182.9K-1.5K0.0029.98N/AN/A001,5051,200
2009-08-18$7.42$7.5059.4%17.0%42.8%19.5%0.0%0.0%5.8%783-367.3K-1.5K0.0030.47N/AN/A001,5051,200
2009-08-19$7.48$7.5060.1%17.2%42.6%19.9%0.0%0.0%5.0%952-416.4K-1.5K0.0029.97N/AN/A501,5051,200
2009-08-20$7.64$7.5060.5%17.3%43.0%20.2%60.5%0.0%2.9%1.2K-632.4K-1.4K0.0029.98N/AN/A401,5051,200
2009-08-21$7.49$7.5057.9%16.6%43.8%18.4%57.9%0.0%6.9%-8.9K-387.0K-1.4K1.0524.36N/AN/A1851951,4611,200
2009-08-24$7.40$7.5056.1%16.1%44.0%17.2%56.2%0.0%8.3%604-402.3K-1.4K0.5535.66N/AN/A55301,181880
2009-08-25$7.39$7.5054.4%15.6%41.3%16.0%54.4%0.0%5.3%949-423.0K-1.5K0.0058.16N/AN/A15001,226910
2009-08-26$7.36$7.5058.7%16.8%40.8%18.9%0.0%0.0%3.8%2.1K-429.3K-1.5K0.0036.10N/AN/A001,301910
2009-08-27$7.34$7.5060.0%17.2%38.9%19.9%0.0%0.0%3.1%2.1K-428.3K-1.5K0.0034.10N/AN/A001,301910
2009-08-28$7.32$7.5053.9%15.5%35.4%15.6%53.9%0.0%7.7%2.3K-416.7K-1.5K0.0034.56N/AN/A0501,301910
2009-08-31$7.35$7.5058.7%16.8%32.1%18.9%0.0%0.0%4.8%1.2K-423.6K-1.5K0.0053.35N/AN/A001,301960