VSAT Options History — May 2009

In May 2009, VSAT traded between $21.17 and $25.08. ATM implied volatility averaged 51.4%, placing in the 21.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 13.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 11.9% (HV 20d: 39.5%). Max pain ranged from $15.00 to $22.50. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 8 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.21.

Notable Days

  • 2009-05-29: Highest Volume — 104 contracts
  • 2009-05-11: Largest IV spike — 27.5% change
  • 2009-05-12: Highest IV Rank — 40.5%
  • 2009-05-04: Largest Expected Move — 15.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$23.04$21.17$25.08$23.05$25.08
Max Pain$20.25$15.00$22.50$22.50$22.50
ATM IV51.4%41.1%76.8%51.0%41.6%
Expected Move13.8%11.8%15.2%14.6%11.9%
HV 20d39.5%30.8%47.4%35.8%47.4%
HV 60d56.9%51.2%71.0%71.0%52.2%
IV Rank21.1%13.3%40.5%20.9%13.7%
IV Percentile70.8%52.4%94.8%72.2%52.8%
Term Structure-0.1%-1.7%2.3%1.2%-1.5%
VWIV46.9%41.7%51.7%49.5%41.7%
Skew 25d0.2%-11.2%10.4%10.4%-8.8%
Skew 10d-6.4%-15.3%7.0%7.0%-0.9%
Call IV 25d45.1%35.0%50.3%35.0%41.7%
Put IV 25d45.4%32.8%53.0%45.4%32.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %80.1165.0097.4797.4795.71
Gamma HHI0.500.350.670.350.67
Net GEX2.9K1.8K4.3K1.8K4.3K
Net DEX-117.1K-205.1K-50.9K-83.1K-205.1K
Net VEX-578-803-389-389-803
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.210.001.200.000.00
Total Volume14.05010420104
Total OI126.557718277182

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2009-05-01$23.05$22.5051.0%14.6%35.8%20.9%0.0%10.4%1.2%1.8K-83.1K-3890.0097.47N/AN/A2006611
2009-05-04$23.56$20.0054.3%15.2%36.6%23.4%49.5%3.2%-1.7%2.2K-101.3K-4520.0065.00N/AN/A407711
2009-05-05$23.21$20.0052.3%14.9%33.5%21.9%0.0%3.7%-1.0%2.4K-100.3K-4600.0069.87N/AN/A008111
2009-05-06$23.03$20.0052.6%14.9%30.8%22.1%48.8%3.0%-1.2%2.3K-98.4K-4570.0069.84N/AN/A408111
2009-05-07$22.37$20.0049.6%14.8%33.0%19.8%0.0%3.6%0.6%2.5K-91.0K-4560.0069.78N/AN/A008511
2009-05-08$23.21$20.0059.7%14.9%33.8%27.4%0.0%1.8%-0.6%2.5K-104.6K-4640.0069.54N/AN/A008511
2009-05-11$22.78$20.0076.0%15.1%34.7%39.9%0.0%2.4%-1.1%2.5K-96.6K-4490.0071.75N/AN/A108511
2009-05-12$21.84$20.0076.8%14.9%37.6%40.5%0.0%1.9%-0.2%2.4K-83.3K-4401.2070.02N/AN/A10128611
2009-05-13$21.17$20.0060.9%15.0%39.1%28.3%0.0%-2.8%0.6%2.1K-50.9K-4280.0077.92N/AN/A009623
2009-05-14$21.43$20.0051.3%14.7%38.3%21.1%51.7%0.2%0.2%2.1K-61.7K-4290.2178.17N/AN/A2459623
2009-05-15$21.88$15.0047.5%13.6%38.3%18.2%47.3%5.0%2.3%2.8K-74.4K-5480.2981.72N/AN/A17512028
2009-05-18$23.29$15.0047.9%13.7%43.6%18.4%47.6%-11.2%-0.9%3.5K-144.5K-6630.0078.37N/AN/A2011711
2009-05-19$23.73$15.0044.8%12.8%42.7%16.1%42.0%-0.9%1.6%3.9K-155.8K-6620.6583.24N/AN/A201311811
2009-05-20$23.74$22.5043.5%12.5%42.5%15.1%0.0%-1.7%2.1%4.1K-162.0K-7230.0085.16N/AN/A01012814
2009-05-21$23.27$22.5044.7%12.8%43.3%16.0%0.0%-2.6%-1.4%3.4K-141.5K-7480.0085.81N/AN/A01012824
2009-05-22$23.13$22.5043.7%12.5%42.7%15.3%0.0%-1.6%-0.7%3.4K-136.2K-7460.0089.29N/AN/A01012834
2009-05-26$24.06$22.5041.1%11.8%44.8%13.3%0.0%2.0%0.7%3.6K-161.2K-7520.0087.39N/AN/A0012844
2009-05-27$23.36$22.5043.8%12.6%46.1%15.4%0.0%-1.8%-0.6%3.4K-140.1K-7450.0088.26N/AN/A0012844
2009-05-28$23.66$22.5044.4%12.7%44.7%15.8%0.0%-0.9%-1.0%3.6K-150.9K-7420.0087.90N/AN/A10012844
2009-05-29$25.08$22.5041.6%11.9%47.4%13.7%41.7%-8.8%-1.5%4.3K-205.1K-8030.0095.71N/AN/A104013844