VICR Options History — December 2012

In December 2012, VICR traded between $5.24 and $5.49. ATM implied volatility averaged 48.5%, placing in the 14.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 14.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 14.6% (HV 20d: 33.9%). 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 17 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.51.

Notable Days

  • 2012-12-12: Highest Volume — 51 contracts
  • 2012-12-13: Largest IV spike — 50.5% change
  • 2012-12-17: Highest IV Rank — 18.5%
  • 2012-12-11: Largest Expected Move — 17.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$5.37$5.24$5.49$5.40$5.42
Max Pain$7.00$5.00$7.50$5.00$7.50
ATM IV48.5%34.1%56.0%35.7%53.8%
Expected Move14.6%10.2%17.2%10.2%15.4%
HV 20d33.9%21.7%47.2%47.2%21.7%
HV 60d40.0%38.2%42.1%42.1%38.2%
IV Rank14.2%5.8%18.5%6.7%17.2%
IV Percentile58.4%7.5%80.6%13.1%77.0%
Term Structure4.5%-6.7%21.4%21.4%4.6%
VWIV53.1%39.6%86.1%39.6%53.4%
Skew 25d12.2%-0.1%21.6%20.3%8.6%
Skew 10d29.7%9.6%38.9%36.6%37.4%
Call IV 25d45.8%32.8%52.8%44.9%49.2%
Put IV 25d58.0%49.7%65.2%65.2%57.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %24.2616.5037.5317.9432.45
Gamma HHI0.540.460.700.460.67
Net GEX2.2K1.6K2.7K2.4K2.3K
Net DEX42.1K9.1K82.0K12.0K77.8K
Net VEX-219-336-117-336-117
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.510.001.820.000.00
Total Volume10.95051110
Total OI1,060.259151,1481,070928

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-12-03$5.40$5.0035.7%10.2%47.2%6.7%0.0%20.3%21.4%2.4K12.0K-3360.0017.94N/AN/A110668402
2012-12-04$5.37$5.0051.6%14.8%43.6%15.9%0.0%18.3%6.1%2.5K25.0K-3210.0034.99N/AN/A00679402
2012-12-05$5.45$5.0045.7%13.1%43.3%12.5%39.6%13.0%13.9%2.5K13.8K-2950.0018.51N/AN/A100679402
2012-12-06$5.35$5.0043.6%12.5%42.0%11.3%0.0%18.0%-2.6%2.6K26.8K-3200.0016.61N/AN/A00689402
2012-12-07$5.24$7.5046.9%15.2%42.3%13.2%0.0%20.5%2.2%2.4K42.7K-2881.8218.54N/AN/A1120689402
2012-12-10$5.38$7.5034.1%15.2%43.3%5.8%0.0%11.6%2.2%2.5K14.6K-2470.0020.03N/AN/A00700422
2012-12-11$5.49$7.5051.3%17.2%42.7%15.8%0.0%15.2%-6.7%2.7K9.1K-2890.0025.41N/AN/A00700422
2012-12-12$5.33$7.5035.1%15.0%38.6%6.4%43.8%10.6%4.0%2.4K20.2K-2390.0018.02N/AN/A510700422
2012-12-13$5.33$7.5052.9%15.2%38.4%16.7%0.0%13.8%2.5%1.8K48.9K-2480.0017.46N/AN/A400673422
2012-12-14$5.30$7.5052.3%15.0%38.3%16.3%0.0%13.7%2.8%1.6K43.0K-2150.0020.22N/AN/A00673422
2012-12-17$5.33$7.5056.0%16.1%37.9%18.5%86.1%3.9%-0.4%1.7K40.0K-2050.0016.50N/AN/A110673422
2012-12-18$5.36$7.5054.9%15.7%28.8%17.9%48.2%10.5%1.4%2.1K31.5K-1731.8219.47N/AN/A1120684422
2012-12-19$5.35$7.5051.0%14.6%26.3%15.6%47.5%21.5%4.7%1.8K40.5K-1850.9123.75N/AN/A1110695442
2012-12-20$5.38$7.5052.3%15.0%25.8%16.4%0.0%6.4%2.9%1.9K38.6K-1850.0025.53N/AN/A00706442
2012-12-21$5.32$7.5050.6%14.5%26.0%15.4%0.0%21.6%5.3%1.7K43.5K-1770.0025.63N/AN/A00706442
2012-12-24$5.35$7.5053.4%15.3%23.3%17.0%0.0%6.2%2.7%2.4K82.0K-1570.0027.20N/AN/A00614301
2012-12-26$5.42$7.5045.4%13.0%23.8%12.3%0.0%6.6%15.5%2.3K78.9K-1300.0032.15N/AN/A00614301
2012-12-27$5.40$7.5051.6%14.8%22.7%15.9%53.4%-0.1%3.9%2.3K77.2K-1270.0037.25N/AN/A130614301
2012-12-28$5.40$7.5052.8%15.1%22.7%16.6%0.0%4.9%3.1%2.3K76.9K-1300.0037.53N/AN/A00627301
2012-12-31$5.42$7.5053.8%15.4%21.7%17.2%0.0%8.6%4.6%2.3K77.8K-1170.0032.45N/AN/A00627301