VSAT Options History — April 2009

In April 2009, VSAT traded between $21.07 and $23.78. ATM implied volatility averaged 52.3%, placing in the 21.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 15.2%. IV traded below realized volatility by 3.8% (HV 20d: 56.2%). Max pain ranged from $15.00 to $22.50. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 5 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.00.

Notable Days

  • 2009-04-21: Highest Volume — 13 contracts
  • 2009-04-09: Largest IV spike — 20.7% change
  • 2009-04-22: Highest IV Rank — 23.9%
  • 2009-04-07: Largest Expected Move — 15.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$22.17$21.07$23.78$21.07$22.99
Max Pain$20.83$15.00$22.50$15.00$22.50
ATM IV52.3%43.5%55.0%53.4%52.5%
Expected Move15.2%13.8%15.9%15.3%15.1%
HV 20d56.2%41.1%66.5%64.7%44.6%
HV 60d71.1%69.4%71.7%69.4%71.1%
IV Rank21.9%15.3%23.9%22.7%22.1%
IV Percentile80.8%68.3%87.7%84.9%77.0%
Term Structure-0.5%-2.1%2.6%2.6%-0.4%
VWIV53.7%53.7%53.7%53.7%53.7%
Skew 25d7.2%-3.5%18.4%5.2%0.1%
Skew 10d4.4%-9.9%19.6%-9.9%-5.8%
Call IV 25d46.7%35.1%49.7%49.7%46.6%
Put IV 25d53.9%45.5%60.5%54.9%46.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %77.8959.4694.4885.4594.48
Gamma HHI0.460.320.710.410.35
Net GEX2.7K1176.8K2.5K1.7K
Net DEX-72.1K-93.4K-2.3K-63.4K-83.9K
Net VEX-337-398-6-344-390
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.000.000.000.000.00
Total Volume0.85701300
Total OI78.6193918777

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2009-04-01$21.07$15.0053.4%15.3%64.7%22.7%0.0%5.2%2.6%2.5K-63.4K-3440.0085.45N/AN/A007215
2009-04-02$22.72$15.0052.8%15.1%62.5%22.2%0.0%3.9%-0.6%2.8K-92.0K-3630.0069.85N/AN/A007215
2009-04-03$22.81$0.0051.5%14.8%62.7%21.3%0.0%4.5%0.5%2.9K-93.4K-3610.0068.60N/AN/A007215
2009-04-06$21.88$0.0052.8%14.8%65.3%22.3%0.0%5.2%1.1%2.9K-77.3K-3450.0071.72N/AN/A007215
2009-04-07$21.14$0.0050.4%15.9%66.5%20.5%0.0%6.1%-2.1%2.8K-63.1K-3310.0070.54N/AN/A007215
2009-04-08$21.27$0.0043.5%15.1%66.5%15.3%0.0%12.0%-0.1%2.8K-64.1K-3350.0065.82N/AN/A007215
2009-04-09$21.92$0.0052.6%15.1%62.0%22.1%0.0%6.9%-0.6%3.5K-75.7K-3370.0069.37N/AN/A007215
2009-04-13$21.99$0.0054.4%15.6%62.0%23.5%0.0%5.4%-1.6%3.9K-77.3K-3310.0068.22N/AN/A007215
2009-04-14$21.67$0.0053.7%15.4%60.2%22.9%0.0%10.6%-1.0%3.7K-70.1K-3190.0074.72N/AN/A507215
2009-04-15$21.86$0.0053.4%15.3%59.4%22.7%0.0%10.7%-0.9%4.4K-76.1K-3390.0075.04N/AN/A007615
2009-04-16$22.40$0.0054.0%15.5%59.2%23.2%0.0%9.1%-0.7%6.8K-89.4K-3400.0070.46N/AN/A007615
2009-04-17$21.91$0.0053.8%15.4%60.1%23.0%0.0%6.6%-1.4%5.2K-72.4K-3310.0081.32N/AN/A007615
2009-04-20$21.53$0.0054.3%15.6%58.8%23.4%0.0%14.1%-0.8%1.2K-55.9K-3170.0082.96N/AN/A005411
2009-04-21$22.24$0.0053.2%15.3%51.9%22.6%53.7%5.8%-0.9%1.2K-61.5K-3210.0082.77N/AN/A1305411
2009-04-22$22.07$22.5055.0%15.8%51.3%23.9%0.0%18.4%-2.0%1.6K-73.1K-3970.0085.95N/AN/A006611
2009-04-23$22.02$22.5053.7%15.4%49.7%22.9%0.0%16.4%-1.4%1.6K-71.8K-3900.0086.77N/AN/A006611
2009-04-24$22.54$22.5052.1%14.9%47.9%21.8%0.0%4.7%0.1%1.7K-77.3K-3980.0090.65N/AN/A006611
2009-04-27$22.75$22.5050.7%14.5%41.1%20.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%117-2.3K-60.0059.46N/AN/A0021
2009-04-28$23.00$22.5053.1%15.2%41.1%22.5%0.0%-3.5%-0.7%1.7K-82.9K-3930.0092.09N/AN/A006611
2009-04-29$23.78$22.5048.0%13.8%42.3%18.6%0.0%1.6%1.2%1.7K-92.2K-3930.0089.55N/AN/A006611
2009-04-30$22.99$22.5052.5%15.1%44.6%22.1%0.0%0.1%-0.4%1.7K-83.9K-3900.0094.48N/AN/A006611