VSAT Options History — August 2007

In August 2007, VSAT traded between $27.22 and $32.14. ATM implied volatility averaged 32.1%, placing in the 32.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 9.4%. IV traded below realized volatility by 19.0% (HV 20d: 51.0%). Max pain ranged from $25.00 to $35.00. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 17 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.94.

Notable Days

  • 2007-08-14: Highest Volume — 100 contracts
  • 2007-08-22: Largest IV spike — 53.3% change
  • 2007-08-08: Highest IV Rank — 44.1%
  • 2007-08-23: Largest Expected Move — 10.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$30.26$27.22$32.14$29.19$30.52
Max Pain$26.58$25.00$35.00$35.00$25.00
ATM IV32.1%23.4%36.9%31.7%27.6%
Expected Move9.4%6.7%10.3%9.1%7.9%
HV 20d51.0%34.9%59.7%34.9%53.3%
HV 60d38.3%35.0%40.2%35.4%40.2%
IV Rank32.6%11.9%44.1%31.7%22.0%
IV Percentile66.6%7.6%96.0%63.4%26.5%
Term Structure1.8%-1.0%8.5%2.0%3.6%
VWIV35.2%30.1%43.5%30.1%43.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %100.5476.83123.87104.39123.87
Gamma HHI0.750.500.900.610.85
Net GEX6.7K-76418.2K3.3K6.1K
Net DEX112.4K-170.7K423.2K416.6K-127.0K
Net VEX-950-1.5K-294-443-1.2K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.940.005.005.000.00
Total Volume11.955010001
Total OI556.727189976812190

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2007-08-01$29.19$35.0031.7%9.1%34.9%31.7%0.0%0.0%2.0%3.3K416.6K-4430.00104.39N/AN/A00638174
2007-08-02$30.20$35.0033.5%9.6%37.5%36.1%0.0%0.0%0.2%8.3K379.9K-6010.0076.83N/AN/A00638174
2007-08-03$29.05$35.0032.4%9.3%39.6%33.3%0.0%0.0%1.7%2.9K420.3K-4190.0086.95N/AN/A00638174
2007-08-06$28.93$0.0027.0%9.7%39.5%20.5%0.0%0.0%-0.3%2.3K417.3K-3850.0094.14N/AN/A00638171
2007-08-07$28.19$0.0029.7%9.4%39.5%26.8%0.0%0.0%0.5%7.7K337.2K-6195.0098.39N/AN/A525638171
2007-08-08$27.22$0.0036.9%8.8%40.4%44.1%30.1%0.0%4.7%-764423.2K-2940.00109.40N/AN/A390643196
2007-08-09$29.27$25.0027.2%9.8%48.7%21.0%0.0%0.0%-0.7%6.0K321.4K-4530.0393.39N/AN/A361682196
2007-08-10$31.73$25.0030.4%9.7%57.4%28.7%34.5%0.0%-1.0%11.6K259.9K-7090.0098.26N/AN/A50681197
2007-08-13$31.60$25.0036.8%9.8%56.6%43.9%33.0%0.0%0.4%8.6K276.3K-6183.33102.23N/AN/A310679197
2007-08-14$30.52$25.0032.5%10.1%57.8%33.6%0.0%0.0%0.1%7.8K316.4K-5950.0093.96N/AN/A1000677199
2007-08-16$31.76$25.0034.4%9.9%59.7%38.3%0.0%0.0%1.3%12.7K140.4K-1.5K0.00100.13N/AN/A40777199
2007-08-17$32.14$25.0030.4%8.7%59.1%28.6%0.0%0.0%8.5%18.2K121.8K-1.5K2.00100.41N/AN/A1020773199
2007-08-20$31.38$25.0035.0%10.0%59.3%39.5%35.0%0.0%0.5%6.3K-170.7K-1.4K0.0099.88N/AN/A0115732
2007-08-21$31.24$25.0023.4%6.7%59.3%11.9%0.0%0.0%8.5%6.4K-158.7K-1.3K0.00121.12N/AN/A0015733
2007-08-22$30.78$25.0035.9%10.3%55.6%41.7%0.0%0.0%-0.5%5.9K-144.9K-1.3K0.0096.85N/AN/A0015733
2007-08-23$30.74$25.0035.9%10.3%55.5%41.8%43.5%0.0%-0.3%5.9K-143.5K-1.3K0.0097.12N/AN/A2015733
2007-08-24$31.03$25.0023.5%6.7%53.2%12.0%0.0%0.0%8.4%6.3K-147.1K-1.3K0.00122.14N/AN/A0015733
2007-08-27$30.59$25.0035.2%10.1%52.6%40.0%0.0%0.0%0.8%5.8K-137.7K-1.3K0.0098.73N/AN/A0015733
2007-08-28$29.46$25.0035.7%10.2%54.4%41.2%0.0%0.0%0.1%5.1K-96.6K-1.1K0.0097.60N/AN/A0015733
2007-08-29$30.11$25.0035.5%10.2%54.7%40.8%0.0%0.0%0.7%5.4K-116.9K-1.2K0.0097.62N/AN/A1015733
2007-08-30$30.01$25.0034.8%10.0%54.4%39.1%0.0%0.0%0.8%5.3K-113.9K-1.2K0.0098.53N/AN/A0015733
2007-08-31$30.52$25.0027.6%7.9%53.3%22.0%0.0%0.0%3.6%6.1K-127.0K-1.2K0.00123.87N/AN/A1015733