VNET Options History — February 2012

In February 2012, VNET traded between $10.83 and $12.74. ATM implied volatility averaged 61.6%, placing in the 22.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 17.7%. IV traded above realized volatility by 18.7% (HV 20d: 42.9%). Max pain ranged from $10.00 to $12.50. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 14 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.09.

Notable Days

  • 2012-02-24: Highest Volume — 959 contracts
  • 2012-02-17: Largest IV spike — 44.9% change
  • 2012-02-27: Highest IV Rank — 49.8%
  • 2012-02-27: Largest Expected Move — 24.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$11.73$10.83$12.74$11.33$12.15
Max Pain$10.13$10.00$12.50$10.00$12.50
ATM IV61.6%48.8%84.7%51.4%52.7%
Expected Move17.7%14.0%24.3%14.7%15.1%
HV 20d42.9%30.5%59.4%37.0%59.4%
HV 60d50.5%47.5%53.1%52.2%47.5%
IV Rank22.9%8.0%49.8%11.0%12.5%
IV Percentile14.6%1.0%41.1%1.6%3.3%
Term Structure2.1%-17.1%23.1%-5.0%8.2%
VWIV59.9%34.2%85.4%68.2%38.5%
Skew 25d13.0%-7.9%28.1%5.8%-1.3%
Skew 10d30.9%-3.1%77.3%12.8%1.3%
Call IV 25d53.7%43.8%75.5%62.4%46.8%
Put IV 25d66.8%45.6%74.9%68.2%45.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %92.3184.39100.6689.3286.99
Gamma HHI0.740.550.940.740.88
Net GEX18.4K6.8K56.6K10.9K50.7K
Net DEX-444.8K-1.2M-81.2K-270.5K-791.8K
Net VEX-2.1K-3.2K-1.5K-2.2K-3.2K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.090.001.000.000.00
Total Volume138.409591516
Total OI1,961.151,5512,8651,8292,712

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-02-01$11.33$10.0051.4%14.7%37.0%11.0%68.2%5.8%-5.0%10.9K-270.5K-2.2K0.0089.32N/AN/A1501,148681
2012-02-02$11.55$10.0049.3%14.1%37.2%8.6%34.2%20.3%23.1%11.9K-321.8K-2.2K1.0097.31N/AN/A10101,147681
2012-02-03$12.11$10.0060.9%16.7%38.7%22.1%59.8%26.4%3.6%14.8K-474.6K-2.2K0.0490.36N/AN/A8531,156681
2012-02-06$12.07$10.0061.1%17.6%39.0%22.4%0.0%28.1%1.8%16.5K-494.2K-2.2K0.0090.14N/AN/A6501,199678
2012-02-07$12.00$10.0058.2%16.7%39.3%18.9%0.0%23.8%5.1%18.8K-500.6K-2.3K0.0090.28N/AN/A001,244678
2012-02-08$12.00$10.0055.9%16.8%32.8%16.2%0.0%21.2%1.6%19.2K-483.0K-2.2K0.0088.91N/AN/A801,244678
2012-02-09$11.98$10.0058.3%16.7%31.7%19.1%57.8%22.8%4.1%19.9K-486.6K-2.2K0.0089.68N/AN/A6501,242678
2012-02-10$11.98$10.0058.3%16.7%31.8%19.1%0.0%23.1%3.7%22.5K-477.2K-2.2K0.0090.80N/AN/A2001,272678
2012-02-13$11.85$10.0061.9%17.8%30.5%23.3%74.4%17.4%-0.1%21.1K-425.9K-2.1K0.0093.42N/AN/A201,289678
2012-02-14$11.31$10.0058.3%16.7%35.4%19.1%41.7%9.4%2.6%12.4K-259.2K-1.9K0.0094.28N/AN/A601,289678
2012-02-15$10.83$10.0066.7%19.1%39.2%28.9%63.6%5.0%5.5%7.6K-133.0K-1.7K0.0091.78N/AN/A1301,289678
2012-02-16$11.43$10.0048.8%14.0%42.9%8.0%58.7%20.0%4.8%9.6K-295.4K-1.9K0.0098.12N/AN/A2501,289678
2012-02-17$10.91$10.0070.8%20.3%46.3%33.6%66.4%8.1%7.6%7.4K-178.8K-1.7K0.0084.39N/AN/A10001,294678
2012-02-21$10.90$10.0068.1%19.5%46.2%30.5%0.0%3.7%3.2%6.8K-81.2K-1.6K0.0096.39N/AN/A00954597
2012-02-22$11.09$10.0069.4%19.9%46.5%32.0%0.0%1.5%1.4%7.3K-102.7K-1.5K0.00100.66N/AN/A470954597
2012-02-23$11.57$10.0059.1%17.0%47.9%20.0%55.6%10.2%-2.7%9.7K-230.8K-1.7K0.0093.17N/AN/A1740978597
2012-02-24$12.74$10.0075.6%21.7%57.7%39.2%74.5%21.2%-6.2%13.1K-561.5K-1.9K0.0098.12N/AN/A95811,031597
2012-02-27$12.46$10.0084.7%24.3%58.8%49.8%85.4%-7.9%-17.1%30.3K-1.1M-2.9K0.0590.85N/AN/A673321,818598
2012-02-28$12.43$10.0062.7%18.0%58.8%24.2%59.4%1.5%-3.1%56.6K-1.2M-3.1K0.4891.22N/AN/A2981422,274591
2012-02-29$12.15$12.5052.7%15.1%59.4%12.5%38.5%-1.3%8.2%50.7K-791.8K-3.2K0.0086.99N/AN/A1602,004708