VICR Options History — March 2013

In March 2013, VICR traded between $4.77 and $5.46. ATM implied volatility averaged 41.2%, placing in the 7.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 12.1%. IV traded above realized volatility by 2.8% (HV 20d: 38.4%). Max pain ranged from $5.00 to $5.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 17 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.75.

Notable Days

  • 2013-03-11: Highest Volume — 513 contracts
  • 2013-03-08: Largest IV spike — 33.4% change
  • 2013-03-06: Highest IV Rank — 14.8%
  • 2013-03-07: Largest Expected Move — 14.6%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$5.08$4.77$5.46$5.28$4.97
Max Pain$5.00$5.00$5.00$5.00$5.00
ATM IV41.2%32.5%53.0%46.2%32.5%
Expected Move12.1%9.3%14.6%13.2%9.3%
HV 20d38.4%20.2%49.7%20.2%47.3%
HV 60d30.5%25.0%34.7%25.0%34.6%
IV Rank7.4%2.0%14.8%11.1%2.0%
IV Percentile32.0%3.6%75.8%51.2%3.6%
Term Structure6.3%-9.9%15.2%-9.9%14.6%
VWIV38.9%33.4%48.2%48.2%34.1%
Skew 25d13.4%8.8%20.2%12.0%20.2%
Skew 10d23.1%17.8%29.8%22.1%29.8%
Call IV 25d45.2%41.3%50.5%42.8%43.6%
Put IV 25d58.6%54.1%63.8%54.8%63.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %23.5413.0234.5722.7327.38
Gamma HHI0.640.410.810.580.79
Net GEX1.9K-6894.1K9593.7K
Net DEX19.1K-18.3K85.4K14.5K9.2K
Net VEX-1.6K-2.5K-671-681-2.5K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.750.008.000.005.00
Total Volume100.9051310
Total OI2,211.851,2793,1531,2793,153

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-03-01$5.28$0.0046.2%13.2%20.2%11.1%0.0%12.0%-9.9%95914.5K-6810.0022.73N/AN/A01970309
2013-03-04$5.40$5.0037.3%14.0%21.9%5.8%0.0%9.5%1.7%9416.8K-6990.0023.20N/AN/A00970309
2013-03-05$5.34$5.0040.9%13.9%22.2%8.0%0.0%0.0%1.5%8878.9K-6760.0024.72N/AN/A020970309
2013-03-06$5.28$5.0052.4%13.7%22.5%14.8%0.0%10.3%6.0%63423.4K-7110.0019.60N/AN/A10970329
2013-03-07$5.15$5.0038.5%14.6%23.9%6.6%0.0%9.4%0.5%65230.2K-6710.0013.02N/AN/A00971329
2013-03-08$5.46$5.0051.3%13.6%31.9%13.3%0.0%0.0%6.0%83910.3K-7170.0025.98N/AN/A0270971329
2013-03-11$5.31$5.0044.2%13.8%33.6%9.1%48.2%9.3%-0.6%-68985.4K-1.0K0.2417.66N/AN/A413100971599
2013-03-12$5.24$5.0053.0%13.3%33.4%14.3%0.0%8.8%1.3%1.4K-18.3K-1.7K0.0024.38N/AN/A0501,356699
2013-03-13$5.12$5.0045.9%14.1%34.3%10.0%0.0%0.0%-1.1%1.3K9.6K-1.7K0.0019.89N/AN/A0101,356749
2013-03-14$5.25$5.0045.8%13.1%35.6%10.0%0.0%13.3%1.2%1.2K3.4K-1.7K0.0020.80N/AN/A001,346756
2013-03-15$4.77$5.0047.1%13.5%49.1%10.8%47.1%14.0%4.9%79263.9K-1.6K0.0421.65N/AN/A244101,346756
2013-03-18$4.85$5.0034.8%10.0%49.7%3.4%34.8%0.0%14.8%2.1K11.1K-1.8K0.5626.60N/AN/A2451371,561766
2013-03-19$4.84$5.0033.0%9.5%49.5%2.3%0.0%0.0%15.2%3.4K6.7K-2.0K2.5028.92N/AN/A1002501,770903
2013-03-20$4.80$5.0036.8%10.6%49.1%4.6%36.8%19.8%11.2%2.9K62.4K-2.4K1.0023.76N/AN/A15151,8701,123
2013-03-21$4.91$5.0043.5%12.5%49.1%8.6%43.5%12.7%3.9%3.1K19.1K-2.5K0.0025.66N/AN/A1501,8851,138
2013-03-22$4.90$5.0037.6%10.8%48.9%5.1%37.6%13.5%13.4%3.3K15.8K-2.5K0.2018.26N/AN/A4081,9001,138
2013-03-25$4.93$5.0035.0%10.0%48.7%3.5%35.0%20.0%14.2%4.1K5.3K-2.5K8.0022.45N/AN/A5401,9401,146
2013-03-26$4.94$5.0033.4%9.6%48.3%2.6%33.4%15.1%14.4%3.7K6.8K-2.5K5.0034.57N/AN/A4201,9401,186
2013-03-27$4.96$5.0034.1%9.8%48.3%3.0%34.1%20.2%12.6%3.8K8.2K-2.5K0.0029.57N/AN/A051,9421,206
2013-03-28$4.97$5.0032.5%9.3%47.3%2.0%0.0%0.0%14.6%3.7K9.2K-2.5K0.0027.38N/AN/A001,9421,211