VICR Options History — February 2012

In February 2012, VICR traded between $8.12 and $10.32. ATM implied volatility averaged 47.0%, placing in the 37.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 13.6%. IV traded below realized volatility by 2.5% (HV 20d: 49.5%). Max pain ranged from $10.00 to $10.00. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 11 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.69.

Notable Days

  • 2012-02-03: Highest Volume — 369 contracts
  • 2012-02-24: Largest IV spike — 75.2% change
  • 2012-02-01: Highest IV Rank — 83.8%
  • 2012-02-01: Largest Expected Move — 21.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$9.23$8.12$10.32$9.37$8.12
Max Pain$10.00$10.00$10.00$10.00$10.00
ATM IV47.0%24.1%76.4%76.4%46.1%
Expected Move13.6%6.9%21.9%21.9%13.2%
HV 20d49.5%39.2%58.9%40.7%55.3%
HV 60d54.2%49.2%57.3%55.4%49.7%
IV Rank37.8%2.0%83.8%83.8%36.4%
IV Percentile49.8%0.8%98.4%98.4%48.8%
Term Structure2.0%-11.0%22.5%11.7%-11.0%
VWIV38.5%21.3%51.8%44.3%36.4%
Skew 25d1.2%-9.4%20.2%2.0%15.7%
Skew 10d3.8%-11.9%50.3%9.9%19.1%
Call IV 25d41.8%25.1%52.1%37.5%32.5%
Put IV 25d43.0%37.9%48.2%39.5%48.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %51.6514.54133.64133.6441.80
Gamma HHI0.480.360.640.570.36
Net GEX-3.3K-5.1K-1.1K-1.9K-1.1K
Net DEX160.3K-31.1K272.2K5.8K247.7K
Net VEX-888-1.0K-582-582-886
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.690.001.711.710.00
Total Volume39.250369250
Total OI613.15406808406808

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-02-01$9.37$0.0076.4%21.9%40.7%83.8%0.0%2.0%11.7%-1.9K5.8K-5820.00133.64N/AN/A025170236
2012-02-02$9.58$0.0046.0%13.2%39.2%36.1%0.0%-3.1%0.7%-2.4K5.1K-6430.0028.31N/AN/A025170261
2012-02-03$10.32$10.0044.2%13.6%45.3%33.3%0.0%9.9%0.8%-2.7K-31.1K-6891.7143.64N/AN/A136233170286
2012-02-06$9.90$10.0047.1%13.6%46.2%37.9%0.0%5.0%-2.5%-5.1K149.1K-1.0K0.0059.18N/AN/A10152459
2012-02-07$9.82$10.0045.5%14.1%46.8%35.4%0.0%3.8%0.9%-4.6K147.7K-1.0K0.0060.02N/AN/A00153459
2012-02-08$9.54$10.0052.2%14.4%48.8%46.0%0.0%-2.0%-2.1%-4.2K162.9K-9990.0060.52N/AN/A00153459
2012-02-09$9.47$10.0049.8%14.3%49.0%42.1%0.0%-2.3%-0.4%-4.3K174.5K-9700.0062.98N/AN/A00153459
2012-02-10$9.19$10.0049.3%14.1%50.7%41.4%0.0%-5.7%1.5%-2.9K152.0K-1.0K0.0047.47N/AN/A00153459
2012-02-13$9.38$10.0049.3%14.1%49.2%41.3%0.0%-2.4%-0.3%-3.2K147.0K-9980.0044.21N/AN/A00153459
2012-02-14$9.22$10.0046.1%13.2%48.9%36.4%0.0%-4.4%-0.1%-3.0K155.7K-9640.0049.43N/AN/A00153459
2012-02-15$9.25$10.0048.4%13.9%47.6%39.9%0.0%-5.0%1.6%-3.0K151.9K-9670.0052.04N/AN/A00153459
2012-02-16$9.44$10.0051.6%14.8%47.2%44.9%0.0%-2.4%-2.2%-3.4K152.3K-9850.0044.36N/AN/A00153459
2012-02-17$9.27$10.0044.3%12.7%48.0%33.5%44.3%-1.7%5.5%-4.2K203.0K-8591.2047.93N/AN/A4554153459
2012-02-21$8.87$10.0051.5%14.8%51.4%44.8%51.8%-9.4%-1.8%-3.9K217.1K-8100.0050.39N/AN/A10136463
2012-02-22$8.94$10.0043.9%12.6%51.4%32.9%0.0%-7.6%-2.8%-4.0K217.2K-7740.0051.89N/AN/A00127463
2012-02-23$9.29$10.0024.1%6.9%52.4%2.0%21.3%13.1%22.5%-5.1K208.3K-8201.2514.54N/AN/A4050127463
2012-02-24$8.67$10.0042.2%12.1%58.8%30.3%36.4%-0.4%4.5%-3.9K272.2K-7910.0061.40N/AN/A1750135513
2012-02-27$8.62$10.0042.4%12.2%58.9%30.6%0.0%20.2%6.1%-1.8K231.4K-1.0K0.0039.08N/AN/A00295513
2012-02-28$8.41$10.0039.9%11.4%54.3%26.6%0.0%1.7%7.1%-1.7K235.5K-9460.0040.14N/AN/A00295513
2012-02-29$8.12$10.0046.1%13.2%55.3%36.4%0.0%15.7%-11.0%-1.1K247.7K-8860.0041.80N/AN/A00295513