VSAT Options History — December 2007

In December 2007, VSAT traded between $31.41 and $36.16. ATM implied volatility averaged 35.9%, placing in the 25.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 1.2% (HV 20d: 34.7%). Max pain ranged from $30.00 to $30.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 6 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.00.

Notable Days

  • 2007-12-19: Highest Volume — 50 contracts
  • 2007-12-27: Largest IV spike — 39.9% change
  • 2007-12-21: Highest IV Rank — 29.9%
  • 2007-12-21: Largest Expected Move — 11.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$33.72$31.41$36.16$32.84$34.43
Max Pain$30.00$30.00$30.00$30.00$30.00
ATM IV35.9%23.5%38.9%36.8%32.7%
Expected Move10.3%6.8%11.1%10.5%9.4%
HV 20d34.7%29.6%40.9%32.6%40.4%
HV 60d40.5%38.0%42.1%41.1%42.0%
IV Rank25.7%7.5%29.9%26.9%21.0%
IV Percentile75.1%6.1%89.3%82.6%53.8%
Term Structure-0.5%-4.8%3.5%-0.1%3.5%
VWIV35.5%29.9%38.5%38.5%29.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %81.0368.94138.4269.2992.10
Gamma HHI0.840.760.970.800.89
Net GEX16.1K12.0K28.0K12.3K23.9K
Net DEX-314.9K-553.3K-174.2K-244.9K-383.9K
Net VEX-954-1.1K-745-960-1.0K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.000.000.000.000.00
Total Volume2.9505000
Total OI186.45168221168221

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2007-12-03$32.84$30.0036.8%10.5%32.6%26.9%0.0%0.0%-0.1%12.3K-244.9K-9600.0069.29N/AN/A001662
2007-12-04$32.17$30.0037.1%10.6%32.5%27.4%0.0%0.0%1.0%12.0K-218.1K-8910.0068.94N/AN/A001662
2007-12-05$33.02$30.0037.1%10.6%33.4%27.4%0.0%0.0%-0.9%12.4K-251.1K-9470.0069.05N/AN/A001662
2007-12-06$34.08$30.0037.7%10.8%34.2%28.2%0.0%0.0%-1.5%13.1K-296.1K-9760.0074.21N/AN/A001662
2007-12-07$34.28$30.0038.8%11.1%33.7%29.9%38.5%0.0%-3.0%12.8K-303.2K-9700.0075.42N/AN/A201662
2007-12-10$33.83$30.0037.1%10.7%29.6%27.4%0.0%0.0%-1.1%13.6K-287.7K-9420.0074.80N/AN/A001682
2007-12-11$33.17$30.0036.7%10.5%30.6%26.8%0.0%0.0%-2.0%13.4K-257.4K-9150.0072.32N/AN/A001682
2007-12-12$33.36$30.0037.2%10.7%30.3%27.5%0.0%0.0%-1.0%13.3K-265.5K-9080.0071.95N/AN/A001682
2007-12-13$33.25$30.0037.1%10.6%29.8%27.3%0.0%0.0%-0.8%13.5K-258.3K-9010.0073.77N/AN/A001682
2007-12-14$32.28$30.0037.6%10.8%31.2%28.1%0.0%0.0%-0.0%12.7K-210.8K-8330.0072.92N/AN/A001682
2007-12-17$31.41$30.0036.6%10.5%32.2%26.7%0.0%0.0%1.6%12.2K-174.2K-7450.0071.47N/AN/A001682
2007-12-18$31.59$30.0038.3%11.0%31.4%29.1%0.0%0.0%-2.4%12.0K-176.8K-7660.0072.69N/AN/A001682
2007-12-19$33.38$30.0037.3%10.7%36.7%27.6%37.4%0.0%-1.0%14.3K-265.8K-8550.0076.86N/AN/A5001682
2007-12-20$34.16$30.0036.5%10.5%36.6%26.4%0.0%0.0%-0.8%19.2K-378.9K-1.1K0.0079.08N/AN/A002152
2007-12-21$35.71$30.0038.9%11.1%39.2%29.9%0.0%0.0%-3.8%18.1K-482.2K-1.1K0.0093.45N/AN/A002152
2007-12-24$35.99$30.0035.9%10.3%38.9%25.7%35.9%0.0%0.5%19.9K-494.6K-1.1K0.0092.49N/AN/A202152
2007-12-26$36.16$30.0023.5%6.8%38.6%7.5%0.0%0.0%-4.8%28.0K-553.3K-9820.00138.42N/AN/A002172
2007-12-27$34.58$30.0033.0%9.4%40.9%21.3%0.0%0.0%3.3%22.8K-391.2K-1.1K0.0090.76N/AN/A002172
2007-12-28$34.76$30.0032.8%9.4%40.7%21.1%29.9%0.0%3.5%23.3K-403.3K-1.1K0.0090.63N/AN/A502172
2007-12-31$34.43$30.0032.7%9.4%40.4%21.0%0.0%0.0%3.5%23.9K-383.9K-1.0K0.0092.10N/AN/A002192