VICR Options History — November 2009

In November 2009, VICR traded between $6.75 and $8.49. ATM implied volatility averaged 45.9%, placing in the 8.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 13.2%. IV traded below realized volatility by 12.7% (HV 20d: 58.6%). Max pain ranged from $5.00 to $7.50. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 19 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.05.

Notable Days

  • 2009-11-09: Highest Volume — 945 contracts
  • 2009-11-25: Largest IV spike — 23.7% change
  • 2009-11-04: Highest IV Rank — 19.4%
  • 2009-11-06: Largest Expected Move — 16.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$7.88$6.75$8.49$6.75$8.20
Max Pain$5.50$5.00$7.50$7.50$5.00
ATM IV45.9%32.3%56.6%43.2%34.9%
Expected Move13.2%9.3%16.4%12.4%10.0%
HV 20d58.6%38.7%63.7%43.6%58.4%
HV 60d45.8%37.5%48.0%37.7%47.4%
IV Rank8.2%0.0%19.4%1.3%3.1%
IV Percentile4.5%0.0%17.9%0.8%0.8%
Term Structure9.8%-0.1%22.3%22.3%16.2%
VWIV49.9%46.4%53.8%53.8%46.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %60.1425.80106.3166.62106.31
Gamma HHI0.530.440.710.530.50
Net GEX11.5K3.0K19.9K3.0K19.9K
Net DEX-582.8K-901.2K164.6K164.6K-766.1K
Net VEX-1.8K-2.0K-1.1K-1.1K-1.8K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.050.000.220.000.11
Total Volume116.550945150111
Total OI2,515.451,7483,0421,7482,618

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2009-11-02$6.75$7.5043.2%12.4%43.6%1.3%0.0%0.0%22.3%3.0K164.6K-1.1K0.0066.62N/AN/A15001,084664
2009-11-03$6.78$7.5051.8%14.9%38.7%12.9%0.0%0.0%-0.1%3.9K46.7K-1.2K0.0077.33N/AN/A1001,234664
2009-11-04$7.72$7.5056.6%16.2%61.6%19.4%0.0%0.0%4.1%4.2K-302.9K-1.6K0.1162.09N/AN/A190201,244664
2009-11-05$7.83$7.5053.8%15.4%61.8%15.5%53.8%0.0%2.6%6.3K-376.1K-1.8K0.0244.64N/AN/A5211,434684
2009-11-06$7.67$5.0055.0%16.4%61.0%17.2%0.0%0.0%1.8%6.5K-333.7K-1.8K0.0035.55N/AN/A11501,485684
2009-11-09$7.84$5.0051.5%13.7%61.5%12.5%47.8%0.0%9.2%9.2K-423.6K-1.7K0.0629.36N/AN/A895501,585684
2009-11-10$7.73$5.0043.4%12.9%61.6%1.5%0.0%0.0%10.8%8.1K-546.2K-1.8K0.0072.02N/AN/A10001,850734
2009-11-11$7.84$5.0045.4%13.9%61.8%4.2%0.0%0.0%7.9%9.1K-609.2K-2.0K0.0066.08N/AN/A0101,950734
2009-11-12$7.55$5.0051.8%14.8%62.6%12.9%51.8%0.0%5.3%6.3K-464.9K-1.9K0.0025.80N/AN/A26401,950744
2009-11-13$7.96$5.0052.5%15.0%63.4%13.8%0.0%0.0%5.7%10.9K-741.1K-2.0K0.0027.22N/AN/A002,150744
2009-11-16$8.13$5.0046.6%13.4%63.7%5.9%46.4%0.0%10.2%14.0K-844.8K-1.9K0.0072.70N/AN/A1502,150744
2009-11-17$7.91$5.0053.9%15.4%59.5%15.7%0.0%0.0%5.1%10.8K-735.7K-1.9K0.1972.33N/AN/A2142,165744
2009-11-18$8.11$5.0047.4%13.6%59.7%7.0%0.0%0.0%9.4%14.6K-857.6K-1.9K0.0041.64N/AN/A0502,185744
2009-11-19$8.04$5.0044.4%12.7%59.8%2.9%0.0%0.0%14.8%14.0K-826.1K-1.9K0.0038.84N/AN/A6302,185794
2009-11-20$8.15$5.0040.4%11.6%57.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%16.0%18.2K-901.2K-1.9K0.0074.74N/AN/A002,248794
2009-11-23$8.49$5.0033.4%9.6%58.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%20.5%16.5K-853.2K-1.9K0.0069.04N/AN/A002,004414
2009-11-24$8.48$5.0032.3%9.3%58.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%14.5%16.7K-828.5K-1.7K0.2284.53N/AN/A90202,004414
2009-11-25$8.30$5.0040.0%11.5%58.6%9.1%0.0%0.0%14.5%18.2K-744.2K-1.8K0.0043.25N/AN/A10002,084434
2009-11-27$8.13$5.0039.7%11.4%59.4%8.8%0.0%0.0%4.3%19.3K-712.1K-1.9K0.0092.67N/AN/A002,184434
2009-11-30$8.20$5.0034.9%10.0%58.4%3.1%0.0%0.0%16.2%19.9K-766.1K-1.8K0.11106.31N/AN/A100112,184434