VICR Options History — March 2016

In March 2016, VICR traded between $8.57 and $10.75. ATM implied volatility averaged 49.7%, placing in the 22.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 14.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 5.6% (HV 20d: 44.1%). Max pain ranged from $17.50 to $17.50. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 14 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.74.

Notable Days

  • 2016-03-04: Highest Volume — 206 contracts
  • 2016-03-09: Largest IV spike — 405.7% change
  • 2016-03-01: Highest IV Rank — 41.2%
  • 2016-03-01: Largest Expected Move — 25.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$9.95$8.57$10.75$8.57$10.49
Max Pain$17.50$17.50$17.50$17.50$17.50
ATM IV49.7%9.9%88.1%88.1%50.5%
Expected Move14.0%3.5%25.3%25.3%14.5%
HV 20d44.1%37.0%54.8%44.0%54.8%
HV 60d50.5%48.6%54.8%48.6%54.8%
IV Rank22.9%4.0%41.2%41.2%23.3%
IV Percentile24.8%5.6%63.9%63.9%25.8%
Term Structure5.7%-18.9%97.3%-18.9%4.3%
VWIV43.8%12.0%54.7%49.2%31.4%
Skew 25d17.9%-2.5%51.0%15.7%32.8%
Skew 10d38.5%-5.2%106.7%69.9%46.1%
Call IV 25d44.0%32.2%50.8%50.3%46.3%
Put IV 25d61.8%41.8%101.7%66.0%79.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %92.7353.03154.15138.56114.69
Gamma HHI0.420.330.500.460.44
Net GEX2.1K5813.2K1.2K2.5K
Net DEX139.9K102.5K152.5K148.6K148.0K
Net VEX-312-480-200-200-255
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.740.431.150.691.15
Total Volume153.591116206152116
Total OI347.909328398398342

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2016-03-01$8.57$0.0088.1%25.3%44.0%41.2%0.0%15.7%-18.9%1.2K148.6K-2000.69138.56N/AN/A9062200198
2016-03-02$8.99$0.0078.6%22.5%43.7%36.6%0.0%16.5%-18.8%581117.1K-3830.69148.11N/AN/A9062200198
2016-03-03$9.13$17.5078.5%12.5%42.2%36.6%49.2%26.6%5.1%1.7K134.2K-3640.69118.05N/AN/A9062200198
2016-03-04$9.55$17.5044.3%14.4%43.3%20.4%52.1%20.7%7.8%2.0K119.3K-4800.4393.33N/AN/A14462200198
2016-03-07$9.92$17.5047.0%15.2%39.6%21.7%52.7%5.1%1.8%1.9K137.5K-3790.43127.41N/AN/A14462170198
2016-03-08$9.79$17.509.9%3.5%40.7%4.0%12.0%0.0%97.3%2.3K102.5K-4600.53154.15N/AN/A11662156198
2016-03-09$9.96$17.5050.3%14.4%40.5%23.2%50.5%6.9%-1.9%1.6K146.8K-2960.5384.68N/AN/A11662130198
2016-03-10$10.09$17.5049.6%14.2%40.2%22.9%49.8%8.8%-0.4%1.7K147.1K-2980.53126.80N/AN/A11662130198
2016-03-11$10.52$17.5039.3%11.3%38.6%18.0%35.1%40.0%13.8%2.4K148.4K-3000.5374.04N/AN/A11662130198
2016-03-14$10.46$17.5039.8%11.4%39.3%18.2%33.7%45.8%15.3%2.4K142.3K-3190.6953.03N/AN/A9062134198
2016-03-15$10.05$17.5046.0%13.2%44.1%21.2%46.1%6.9%5.4%2.0K144.8K-2980.6968.45N/AN/A9062134198
2016-03-16$10.30$17.5050.9%14.6%39.9%23.5%46.7%51.0%3.4%2.1K146.3K-3060.6972.04N/AN/A9062134198
2016-03-17$10.31$17.5052.0%14.9%39.7%24.0%53.7%9.2%-2.3%2.0K138.3K-3180.6986.69N/AN/A9062134198
2016-03-18$10.64$17.5051.7%14.8%38.1%23.9%48.0%7.0%1.4%2.2K144.4K-3140.6798.19N/AN/A9362134198
2016-03-21$10.75$17.5048.0%13.8%37.0%22.1%44.4%18.7%-2.9%2.3K140.6K-3180.6981.86N/AN/A9062134198
2016-03-22$10.47$17.5042.8%12.3%39.4%19.6%38.9%42.8%12.6%2.6K141.8K-2980.6971.45N/AN/A9062134198
2016-03-23$9.58$17.5040.2%11.5%53.8%18.4%40.8%3.6%7.7%2.4K141.2K-2480.6972.79N/AN/A9062134198
2016-03-24$9.75$17.5042.6%12.2%52.3%19.6%44.0%2.5%5.1%2.1K152.5K-2441.1558.83N/AN/A5462134198
2016-03-28$9.64$17.5052.1%14.9%52.5%24.1%52.5%10.3%-4.9%2.2K143.9K-2611.1564.31N/AN/A5462144198
2016-03-29$10.04$17.5041.0%11.8%53.3%18.8%40.2%-2.5%0.2%3.2K151.5K-2441.1566.37N/AN/A5462144198
2016-03-30$9.89$17.5050.4%14.4%53.5%23.3%54.7%6.3%-5.8%2.4K141.3K-2831.1566.18N/AN/A5462144198
2016-03-31$10.49$17.5050.5%14.5%54.8%23.3%31.4%32.8%4.3%2.5K148.0K-2551.15114.69N/AN/A5462144198