VSAT Options History — September 2007

In September 2007, VSAT traded between $28.33 and $32.56. ATM implied volatility averaged 31.8%, placing in the 32.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 9.6%. IV traded below realized volatility by 12.7% (HV 20d: 44.6%). Max pain ranged from $25.00 to $30.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 16 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.00.

Notable Days

  • 2007-09-19: Highest Volume — 28 contracts
  • 2007-09-05: Largest IV spike — 33.3% change
  • 2007-09-13: Highest IV Rank — 41.5%
  • 2007-09-11: Largest Expected Move — 10.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$30.41$28.33$32.56$30.30$30.83
Max Pain$26.25$25.00$30.00$25.00$30.00
ATM IV31.8%26.1%35.8%26.1%34.8%
Expected Move9.6%7.5%10.3%7.5%10.0%
HV 20d44.6%35.8%53.9%51.4%43.2%
HV 60d43.2%40.0%45.3%40.0%44.4%
IV Rank32.0%18.2%41.5%18.2%39.1%
IV Percentile62.0%16.8%93.7%16.8%85.9%
Term Structure1.3%-2.1%5.2%2.7%2.2%
VWIV34.3%34.3%34.3%34.3%34.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %102.3392.45129.60129.60102.42
Gamma HHI0.850.781.000.821.00
Net GEX6.5K4.3K9.5K5.8K8.9K
Net DEX-125.4K-223.8K-49.1K-115.6K-153.6K
Net VEX-1.2K-1.4K-924-1.2K-1.2K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.000.000.000.000.00
Total Volume2.63202800
Total OI198.789190225190225

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2007-09-04$30.30$25.0026.1%7.5%51.4%18.2%0.0%0.0%2.7%5.8K-115.6K-1.2K0.00129.60N/AN/A0015733
2007-09-05$29.20$25.0034.7%10.0%53.2%39.0%0.0%0.0%1.4%4.8K-83.2K-1.1K0.00106.76N/AN/A0015733
2007-09-06$29.93$25.0034.9%10.0%52.9%39.3%0.0%0.0%0.6%5.2K-105.0K-1.2K0.00103.16N/AN/A0015733
2007-09-07$28.62$0.0026.6%10.2%53.9%19.6%0.0%0.0%1.9%4.4K-61.7K-1.0K0.0095.00N/AN/A0015733
2007-09-10$28.33$0.0028.4%10.3%47.3%23.9%0.0%0.0%0.1%4.3K-49.1K-9240.0097.45N/AN/A0015733
2007-09-11$29.63$0.0028.4%10.3%40.2%23.8%0.0%0.0%-0.1%5.0K-91.2K-1.1K0.0092.45N/AN/A0015733
2007-09-12$29.29$0.0027.8%10.1%40.3%22.5%0.0%0.0%0.2%4.7K-78.3K-1.1K0.0094.48N/AN/A3015733
2007-09-13$29.23$0.0035.8%10.3%38.6%41.5%0.0%0.0%-0.1%4.8K-76.9K-1.0K0.0094.48N/AN/A0015933
2007-09-14$29.70$0.0035.3%10.1%36.0%40.3%0.0%0.0%0.7%5.2K-91.9K-1.1K0.0093.50N/AN/A0015933
2007-09-17$29.22$0.0035.7%10.2%35.8%41.2%0.0%0.0%0.2%4.7K-74.7K-9760.0096.00N/AN/A0015933
2007-09-18$30.86$0.0034.9%10.0%40.7%39.4%0.0%0.0%1.0%6.4K-138.7K-1.2K0.0097.63N/AN/A0015933
2007-09-19$32.56$0.0026.8%7.7%45.0%20.1%0.0%0.0%3.0%7.6K-203.1K-1.3K0.00106.18N/AN/A28015933
2007-09-20$32.50$0.0026.6%7.6%44.6%19.5%0.0%0.0%5.2%9.4K-223.8K-1.4K0.00106.07N/AN/A2017833
2007-09-21$32.54$0.0030.7%8.8%44.6%29.3%0.0%0.0%-2.1%9.5K-220.8K-1.3K0.00110.16N/AN/A1017933
2007-09-24$31.52$0.0034.2%9.8%46.2%37.6%0.0%0.0%1.2%8.5K-164.1K-1.3K0.00105.73N/AN/A0117732
2007-09-25$31.35$0.0033.9%9.7%45.9%36.9%0.0%0.0%2.6%8.5K-160.9K-1.2K0.00105.93N/AN/A0017733
2007-09-26$31.11$0.0034.9%10.0%43.7%39.4%0.0%0.0%1.4%8.1K-141.9K-1.2K0.00102.77N/AN/A0017733
2007-09-27$31.09$0.0034.3%9.8%43.1%37.9%34.3%0.0%1.7%8.0K-147.2K-1.2K0.00104.58N/AN/A15017733
2007-09-28$30.83$30.0034.8%10.0%43.2%39.1%0.0%0.0%2.2%8.9K-153.6K-1.2K0.00102.42N/AN/A0019233