VNET Options History — September 2012

In September 2012, VNET traded between $10.30 and $11.54. ATM implied volatility averaged 67.6%, placing in the 23.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 19.5%. IV traded above realized volatility by 18.1% (HV 20d: 49.5%). Max pain ranged from $7.50 to $10.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 18 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.68.

Notable Days

  • 2012-09-20: Highest Volume — 910 contracts
  • 2012-09-28: Largest IV drop — 27.9% change
  • 2012-09-17: Highest IV Rank — 27.6%
  • 2012-09-17: Largest Expected Move — 20.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$10.86$10.30$11.54$10.30$11.54
Max Pain$8.55$7.50$10.00$10.00$10.00
ATM IV67.6%52.3%72.6%68.6%52.3%
Expected Move19.5%15.0%20.8%19.7%15.0%
HV 20d49.5%31.6%61.8%61.3%31.6%
HV 60d63.1%61.2%66.4%66.4%61.8%
IV Rank23.5%11.1%27.6%24.4%11.1%
IV Percentile54.6%7.1%69.8%57.9%7.1%
Term Structure10.4%-1.1%20.8%5.9%20.8%
VWIV66.9%53.8%71.6%68.6%53.8%
Skew 25d10.9%-6.1%17.9%14.7%14.2%
Skew 10d34.9%-1.2%92.9%21.2%18.1%
Call IV 25d60.7%50.5%68.2%54.0%50.5%
Put IV 25d71.6%62.1%80.0%68.6%64.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %81.6959.6998.7298.7280.09
Gamma HHI0.720.620.900.700.67
Net GEX57.6K46.2K64.4K55.0K60.7K
Net DEX-3.9M-4.5M-3.3M-3.3M-4.5M
Net VEX-12.3K-13.5K-11.0K-13.5K-12.0K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.680.0014.000.200.00
Total Volume99.68439101220
Total OI7,958.2116,6948,9018,4406,694

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-09-04$10.30$10.0068.6%19.7%61.3%24.4%68.6%14.7%5.9%55.0K-3.3M-13.5K0.2098.72N/AN/A1026,8421,598
2012-09-05$10.53$10.0071.6%20.5%61.7%26.8%71.5%17.9%1.1%57.5K-3.6M-13.4K0.5098.22N/AN/A26136,8321,598
2012-09-06$10.52$10.0066.4%19.0%61.7%22.6%66.3%12.3%5.3%58.5K-3.6M-13.3K0.0097.33N/AN/A3706,8321,598
2012-09-07$10.46$7.5066.1%20.2%61.7%22.3%0.0%12.7%13.9%57.4K-3.5M-13.2K6.2575.78N/AN/A8506,7971,598
2012-09-10$10.41$7.5067.6%20.5%61.7%23.5%71.5%-6.1%12.5%56.5K-3.4M-12.7K0.0884.41N/AN/A2626,7891,548
2012-09-11$10.55$7.5069.0%19.9%61.8%24.7%66.7%8.4%13.5%58.4K-3.5M-12.5K0.0084.54N/AN/A306,7731,550
2012-09-12$10.70$7.5069.2%20.5%60.6%24.8%0.0%10.6%11.4%63.1K-3.7M-12.4K3.5783.05N/AN/A7256,7761,550
2012-09-13$10.97$7.5070.1%20.1%60.3%25.5%0.0%12.2%13.9%64.4K-4.0M-12.4K0.0584.54N/AN/A3726,7691,575
2012-09-14$11.04$7.5069.7%20.0%60.1%25.2%0.0%14.6%10.2%46.2K-4.3M-11.6K2.5082.14N/AN/A6156,7921,575
2012-09-17$10.89$7.5072.6%20.8%42.2%27.6%71.6%14.6%9.7%62.5K-4.1M-12.0K0.2084.26N/AN/A4696,7911,570
2012-09-18$10.83$7.5070.3%20.2%42.4%25.8%0.0%10.0%13.9%51.1K-4.0M-11.5K2.4485.52N/AN/A18446,7451,578
2012-09-19$10.62$7.5069.4%19.9%43.5%25.0%69.7%11.5%13.7%53.9K-3.8M-11.3K0.1187.18N/AN/A1926,7271,551
2012-09-20$10.99$7.5064.7%18.6%43.9%21.2%63.7%17.1%14.0%50.8K-4.2M-11.0K0.0183.22N/AN/A898126,7311,553
2012-09-21$11.06$7.5064.7%18.5%43.6%21.2%63.4%8.8%13.2%61.9K-4.5M-12.3K1.7461.07N/AN/A731277,3581,543
2012-09-24$11.51$10.0062.0%17.8%41.7%18.9%0.0%7.7%9.4%58.2K-4.5M-12.2K0.1480.21N/AN/A74105,979782
2012-09-25$11.25$10.0069.4%19.9%33.4%25.0%69.1%9.5%6.5%58.7K-4.3M-12.1K0.0478.73N/AN/A14155,992792
2012-09-26$10.93$10.0067.5%19.3%33.1%23.4%53.8%1.6%10.1%58.8K-3.9M-12.2K0.1163.37N/AN/A4755,904797
2012-09-27$11.18$10.0072.6%20.8%33.2%27.6%0.0%14.2%-1.1%60.7K-4.1M-12.2K14.0059.69N/AN/A5705,935792
2012-09-28$11.54$10.0052.3%15.0%31.6%11.1%0.0%14.2%20.8%60.7K-4.5M-12.0K0.0080.09N/AN/A2005,939755