VSAT Options History — May 2010

In May 2010, VSAT traded between $31.48 and $35.48. ATM implied volatility averaged 34.5%, placing in the 42.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 9.7%. IV traded above realized volatility by 6.9% (HV 20d: 27.5%). Max pain ranged from $25.00 to $35.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 14 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.10.

Notable Days

  • 2010-05-11: Highest Volume — 230 contracts
  • 2010-05-07: Largest IV spike — 24.6% change
  • 2010-05-25: Highest IV Rank — 82.8%
  • 2010-05-25: Largest Expected Move — 11.6%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$33.27$31.48$35.48$35.48$32.13
Max Pain$30.25$25.00$35.00$35.00$30.00
ATM IV34.5%24.5%41.1%30.9%24.5%
Expected Move9.7%7.0%11.6%8.9%7.0%
HV 20d27.5%16.2%34.2%16.2%33.3%
HV 60d24.2%22.0%26.1%22.0%26.1%
IV Rank42.9%19.3%82.8%19.8%19.3%
IV Percentile48.4%5.6%88.9%25.4%5.6%
Term Structure1.0%-4.4%13.0%0.0%13.0%
VWIV35.5%28.5%53.3%53.3%31.0%
Skew 25d2.7%0.2%5.2%0.2%2.3%
Skew 10d4.2%2.6%6.8%2.9%4.4%
Call IV 25d34.5%31.9%36.6%35.7%33.3%
Put IV 25d37.2%35.6%41.4%35.9%35.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %96.9670.95136.9494.62112.88
Gamma HHI0.690.490.910.760.75
Net GEX14.0K5.0K22.9K18.3K10.3K
Net DEX-435.6K-920.5K10.4K-920.5K-185.2K
Net VEX-3.0K-3.8K-1.9K-2.0K-3.2K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.100.005.000.175.00
Total Volume38023000
Total OI733.755521,023552656

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2010-05-03$35.48$35.0030.9%8.9%16.2%19.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%18.3K-920.5K-2.0K0.0094.62N/AN/A00407145
2010-05-04$34.77$35.0033.8%9.7%17.4%24.7%0.0%0.0%-1.7%19.6K-784.8K-2.1K0.00101.49N/AN/A00407145
2010-05-05$34.53$35.0030.6%8.8%17.1%19.3%0.0%0.0%0.5%20.0K-758.4K-2.0K0.0090.82N/AN/A00407145
2010-05-06$33.35$35.0032.1%9.2%21.0%21.8%53.3%0.0%0.1%21.9K-544.4K-2.0K0.17136.94N/AN/A234407145
2010-05-07$32.60$25.0040.0%10.2%22.0%35.6%0.0%0.0%-4.4%22.9K-485.4K-2.2K0.0080.19N/AN/A00429146
2010-05-10$34.04$25.0036.8%10.1%27.4%30.0%35.3%0.0%-1.0%19.6K-701.0K-2.0K0.0090.15N/AN/A200429146
2010-05-11$33.54$25.0035.0%10.0%27.5%27.0%35.1%0.0%-1.5%19.7K-603.8K-1.9K0.7784.52N/AN/A130100409146
2010-05-12$34.24$25.0041.1%9.3%28.6%37.5%32.6%0.0%0.8%21.9K-818.8K-3.1K0.5890.18N/AN/A6739501216
2010-05-13$33.76$25.0037.4%10.7%28.8%43.2%37.2%0.0%-3.0%21.5K-681.5K-3.5K3.9070.95N/AN/A40156531255
2010-05-14$33.80$30.0031.6%9.1%28.8%37.8%0.0%0.0%1.3%7.6K-369.7K-3.8K0.0097.75N/AN/A00571409
2010-05-17$34.19$30.0032.5%9.3%28.7%45.6%32.5%0.0%0.6%8.8K-470.5K-3.7K0.0092.57N/AN/A200571409
2010-05-18$33.88$30.0033.8%9.7%28.9%50.2%33.8%0.0%0.6%8.8K-483.3K-3.8K0.0095.44N/AN/A020577409
2010-05-19$33.65$35.0034.5%9.9%28.9%59.3%0.0%0.0%1.7%5.0K-303.1K-3.7K0.0098.57N/AN/A310577429
2010-05-20$32.17$35.0036.6%10.5%32.4%67.8%28.5%0.0%0.5%9.6K10.4K-3.5K2.00104.46N/AN/A1020594429
2010-05-21$32.12$30.0033.7%9.7%32.2%56.3%0.0%0.0%9.4%11.4K-21.8K-3.5K0.00104.40N/AN/A100604412
2010-05-24$31.51$30.0037.3%10.7%32.4%70.6%0.0%0.2%2.0%8.3K-129.5K-3.4K0.0099.93N/AN/A00389268
2010-05-25$31.62$30.0040.4%11.6%32.6%82.8%0.0%0.9%-1.7%7.8K-104.9K-3.4K0.8399.25N/AN/A2420389268
2010-05-26$31.48$30.0037.8%10.8%32.1%72.4%0.0%4.9%0.9%9.1K-116.7K-3.2K0.00100.98N/AN/A140385258
2010-05-27$32.54$30.0028.8%8.3%34.2%36.8%31.0%5.2%1.2%8.4K-239.5K-3.4K5.0093.11N/AN/A210397258
2010-05-28$32.13$30.0024.5%7.0%33.3%19.3%0.0%2.3%13.0%10.3K-185.2K-3.2K0.00112.88N/AN/A00398258