VICR Options History — April 2012

In April 2012, VICR traded between $6.97 and $8.38. ATM implied volatility averaged 44.3%, placing in the 33.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 13.1%. IV traded above realized volatility by 2.4% (HV 20d: 41.9%). Max pain ranged from $7.50 to $7.50. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 14 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.00.

Notable Days

  • 2012-04-12: Highest Volume — 75 contracts
  • 2012-04-12: Largest IV spike — 37.9% change
  • 2012-04-30: Highest IV Rank — 46.2%
  • 2012-04-09: Largest Expected Move — 15.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$7.64$6.97$8.38$8.38$6.97
Max Pain$7.50$7.50$7.50$7.50$7.50
ATM IV44.3%31.6%52.4%35.2%52.4%
Expected Move13.1%9.1%15.1%10.1%15.0%
HV 20d41.9%36.6%46.8%44.9%42.6%
HV 60d46.1%44.4%47.4%45.9%44.8%
IV Rank33.6%13.7%46.2%19.3%46.2%
IV Percentile43.0%8.3%66.7%16.7%66.7%
Term Structure4.0%-4.3%21.8%13.4%-3.8%
VWIV50.5%50.2%50.9%50.2%50.9%
Skew 25d13.1%-11.6%56.5%3.4%10.3%
Skew 10d26.0%-12.9%86.1%-1.9%6.4%
Call IV 25d45.5%38.6%54.3%38.6%54.3%
Put IV 25d58.6%32.9%108.0%41.9%64.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %32.2025.0041.9540.1137.22
Gamma HHI0.770.500.920.500.80
Net GEX4.8K1.1K13.0K1.1K1.8K
Net DEX154.0K115.4K196.5K137.4K168.7K
Net VEX-539-639-400-639-400
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.000.000.000.000.00
Total Volume10.707510
Total OI762.05604890775643

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-04-02$8.38$7.5035.2%10.1%44.9%19.3%0.0%3.4%13.4%1.1K137.4K-6390.0040.11N/AN/A01347428
2012-04-03$7.98$7.5031.6%9.1%46.0%13.7%0.0%-11.6%16.1%3.5K154.8K-6000.0041.95N/AN/A030347429
2012-04-04$8.01$7.5032.0%9.2%46.0%14.3%0.0%-9.3%21.8%3.3K164.1K-5880.0039.64N/AN/A00347437
2012-04-05$7.83$7.5041.0%11.8%46.8%28.4%0.0%-8.6%-4.3%2.9K176.7K-6010.0038.70N/AN/A00347437
2012-04-09$7.72$7.5043.0%15.1%45.6%31.5%0.0%13.0%3.0%3.5K183.2K-5700.0025.00N/AN/A30347437
2012-04-10$7.61$7.5042.2%14.0%45.5%30.2%0.0%11.0%6.1%4.2K196.5K-5070.0026.57N/AN/A100344437
2012-04-11$7.71$7.5036.4%13.4%43.8%21.1%0.0%38.3%8.2%5.8K170.7K-5460.0030.11N/AN/A00354422
2012-04-12$7.85$7.5050.1%14.4%43.0%42.7%50.2%13.4%-1.4%5.0K167.9K-4740.0028.33N/AN/A750354422
2012-04-13$7.60$7.5048.2%13.8%44.4%39.7%0.0%10.6%2.8%7.1K145.1K-6060.0028.55N/AN/A00429422
2012-04-16$7.69$7.5050.8%14.6%44.4%43.7%0.0%12.2%-0.1%8.4K138.5K-5640.0029.36N/AN/A00429422
2012-04-17$7.89$7.5047.8%13.7%38.4%39.0%0.0%11.6%3.3%5.9K115.4K-5720.0029.67N/AN/A00429422
2012-04-18$7.60$7.5045.0%12.9%37.2%34.6%0.0%9.5%3.9%10.5K150.2K-5190.0028.50N/AN/A400428422
2012-04-19$7.60$7.5047.4%13.6%36.8%38.3%0.0%9.9%1.9%13.0K128.6K-5690.0030.29N/AN/A00468422
2012-04-20$7.62$7.5048.1%13.8%36.6%39.5%0.0%7.3%-0.6%9.6K129.7K-5660.0031.09N/AN/A00468422
2012-04-23$7.32$7.5050.9%14.6%38.2%43.9%50.9%56.5%-0.7%2.1K142.6K-4450.0026.82N/AN/A045279325
2012-04-24$7.50$7.5050.5%14.5%38.9%43.3%0.0%54.4%2.4%1.8K144.2K-5330.0033.26N/AN/A010279360
2012-04-25$7.42$7.5045.7%13.1%38.7%35.7%0.0%9.6%1.0%2.0K159.6K-4990.0030.21N/AN/A00279370
2012-04-26$7.20$7.5045.2%13.0%39.7%35.0%0.0%9.5%2.8%2.0K149.3K-5070.0032.36N/AN/A00279365
2012-04-27$7.29$7.5043.3%12.4%40.2%31.9%0.0%10.8%3.3%2.1K156.7K-4830.0036.18N/AN/A00279364
2012-04-30$6.97$7.5052.4%15.0%42.6%46.2%0.0%10.3%-3.8%1.8K168.7K-4000.0037.22N/AN/A00279364