VSAT Options History — May 2008

In May 2008, VSAT traded between $20.16 and $22.51. ATM implied volatility averaged 75.6%, placing in the 40.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 21.7%. IV traded above realized volatility by 39.6% (HV 20d: 36.0%). Max pain ranged from $25.00 to $25.00. Net GEX was positive for 7 of 12 trading days.

Notable Days

  • 2008-05-16: Highest Volume — 2 contracts
  • 2008-05-15: Largest IV spike — 56.8% change
  • 2008-05-16: Highest IV Rank — 87.3%
  • 2008-05-16: Largest Expected Move — 39.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$21.44$20.16$22.51$22.40$20.16
Max Pain$25.00$25.00$25.00$25.00$25.00
ATM IV75.6%42.0%138.6%42.0%138.6%
Expected Move21.7%12.1%39.7%12.1%39.7%
HV 20d36.0%29.8%39.7%38.6%30.7%
HV 60d42.7%41.4%45.3%45.3%42.3%
IV Rank40.0%14.8%87.3%14.8%87.3%
IV Percentile94.9%87.7%99.6%87.7%99.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %106.2382.73116.53114.4482.82
Gamma HHI1.001.001.001.001.00
Net GEX2.0K04.8K4.6K0
Net DEX5.4K-11.1K17.4K-10.0K16.1K
Net VEX-37-990-990
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Total Volume0.1670202
Total OI113113113113113

Daily Data (12 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2008-05-01$22.40$25.0042.0%12.1%38.6%14.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.6K-10.0K-990.00114.44N/AN/A001058
2008-05-02$22.50$25.0042.5%12.2%38.6%15.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.8K-11.1K-960.00114.75N/AN/A001058
2008-05-05$22.02$25.0049.1%14.1%39.3%20.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.5K-2.4K-650.00115.12N/AN/A001058
2008-05-06$22.51$25.0048.7%14.0%39.7%19.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.8K-10.2K-820.00116.53N/AN/A001058
2008-05-07$22.04$25.0054.0%15.5%37.0%23.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.6K-2.9K-590.00115.36N/AN/A001058
2008-05-08$21.80$25.0055.4%15.9%36.8%24.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.9K2.6K-480.00114.73N/AN/A001058
2008-05-09$21.73$25.0060.3%17.3%29.8%28.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%117.4K00.00114.78N/AN/A001058
2008-05-12$20.61$25.0085.1%24.4%35.8%47.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%016.5K00.00112.65N/AN/A001058
2008-05-13$20.79$25.00126.2%36.2%35.6%78.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%016.6K00.00107.39N/AN/A001058
2008-05-14$20.18$25.0079.9%22.9%35.2%43.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%016.1K00.0082.73N/AN/A001058
2008-05-15$20.48$25.00125.3%35.9%34.8%77.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%016.4K00.0083.41N/AN/A001058
2008-05-16$20.16$25.00138.6%39.7%30.7%87.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%016.1K00.0082.82N/AN/A021058