VICR Options History — February 2014

In February 2014, VICR traded between $9.93 and $11.36. ATM implied volatility averaged 73.1%, placing in the 30.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 19.1%. IV traded above realized volatility by 22.2% (HV 20d: 51.0%). Max pain ranged from $12.50 to $12.50. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 5 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 5.50.

Notable Days

  • 2014-02-04: Highest Volume — 50 contracts
  • 2014-02-19: Largest IV spike — 114.2% change
  • 2014-02-03: Highest IV Rank — 65.1%
  • 2014-02-03: Largest Expected Move — 38.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$10.62$9.93$11.36$9.98$10.77
Max Pain$12.50$12.50$12.50$12.50$12.50
ATM IV73.1%45.3%133.4%133.4%47.2%
Expected Move19.1%13.0%38.2%38.2%13.5%
HV 20d51.0%43.8%55.3%49.7%45.1%
HV 60d46.6%45.0%47.6%46.3%45.5%
IV Rank30.2%14.1%65.1%65.1%15.2%
IV Percentile86.0%67.9%98.4%98.4%72.6%
Term Structure-19.1%-149.8%21.9%-83.9%-14.1%
Skew 25d10.3%-57.1%70.8%-29.9%2.5%
Skew 10d7.7%-96.3%37.3%24.0%37.3%
Call IV 25d55.1%28.0%162.2%162.2%50.7%
Put IV 25d65.4%39.5%132.3%132.3%53.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %125.90115.05134.08118.85128.68
Gamma HHI0.490.420.550.550.44
Net GEX10.1K8.6K15.4K9.5K10.1K
Net DEX4.4K-191.0K146.4K146.4K-8.5K
Net VEX-2.4K-3.0K-1.9K-1.9K-2.5K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio5.500.0021.001.0021.00
Total Volume8.10505000
Total OI1,740.1051,6741,8061,6741,806

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2014-02-03$9.98$0.00133.4%38.2%49.7%65.1%0.0%-29.9%-83.9%9.5K146.4K-1.9K0.00118.85N/AN/A001,215459
2014-02-04$10.25$0.0064.8%18.6%49.6%25.4%0.0%7.8%-27.3%9.4K104.7K-2.0K1.00125.06N/AN/A25251,215459
2014-02-05$10.03$0.0063.4%18.2%49.0%24.6%0.0%9.9%-10.7%8.9K102.9K-2.2K0.00131.30N/AN/A001,240484
2014-02-06$9.93$0.0065.4%18.7%48.3%25.7%0.0%-57.1%-17.0%8.6K125.9K-2.0K0.00126.03N/AN/A001,240484
2014-02-07$10.11$12.5067.7%14.0%49.3%27.1%0.0%1.9%-3.8%8.7K121.0K-2.1K0.00115.05N/AN/A2001,240484
2014-02-10$10.13$12.5068.2%13.2%49.7%27.3%0.0%19.9%-0.6%8.7K121.6K-2.0K0.00125.39N/AN/A001,240484
2014-02-11$10.37$12.50120.0%18.2%49.8%57.3%0.0%13.4%-18.1%9.3K78.2K-2.2K0.00126.71N/AN/A001,240484
2014-02-12$10.46$12.5076.6%13.8%50.2%32.2%0.0%11.5%0.3%9.4K62.4K-2.2K0.00130.47N/AN/A001,240484
2014-02-13$10.89$12.5047.0%13.5%53.3%15.1%0.0%26.8%13.0%10.0K-41.4K-2.8K0.00128.78N/AN/A001,240484
2014-02-14$10.91$12.5045.3%13.0%53.4%14.1%0.0%7.7%6.7%10.0K-37.9K-2.6K0.00120.50N/AN/A001,240484
2014-02-18$10.54$12.5059.4%17.0%53.8%22.2%0.0%15.4%-15.3%9.8K31.3K-2.3K0.00131.37N/AN/A001,240484
2014-02-19$10.55$12.50127.2%36.5%53.4%61.5%0.0%3.8%-149.8%10.1K37.6K-2.3K0.00134.08N/AN/A4001,240484
2014-02-20$10.83$12.5079.9%22.9%54.8%34.1%0.0%36.0%-44.2%11.1K-57.1K-2.6K0.00122.50N/AN/A001,280484
2014-02-21$11.09$12.5080.0%22.9%55.3%34.2%0.0%30.6%-24.2%9.6K-159.0K-3.0K0.00122.73N/AN/A001,280484
2014-02-24$11.36$12.5046.7%13.4%54.7%14.9%0.0%11.1%-8.8%11.4K-191.0K-3.0K0.00133.30N/AN/A001,280484
2014-02-25$11.29$12.5051.0%14.6%54.2%17.4%0.0%16.7%-3.1%11.0K-96.7K-2.4K21.00125.88N/AN/A2421,280484
2014-02-26$11.25$12.5095.0%27.2%50.7%42.9%0.0%70.8%16.1%15.4K-160.9K-3.0K0.00125.07N/AN/A001,280526
2014-02-27$11.13$12.5051.0%14.6%43.8%17.4%0.0%-2.4%21.9%10.9K-96.8K-2.8K0.00120.38N/AN/A001,280526
2014-02-28$10.77$12.5047.2%13.5%45.1%15.2%0.0%2.5%-14.1%10.1K-8.5K-2.5K0.00128.68N/AN/A001,280526