VSAT Options History — January 2016

In January 2016, VSAT traded between $57.03 and $62.50. ATM implied volatility averaged 42.3%, placing in the 28.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 11.2%. IV traded above realized volatility by 9.8% (HV 20d: 32.5%). Max pain ranged from $60.00 to $60.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 0 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.02.

Notable Days

  • 2016-01-22: Highest Volume — 281 contracts
  • 2016-01-12: Largest IV spike — 43.4% change
  • 2016-01-12: Highest IV Rank — 55.7%
  • 2016-01-15: Largest Expected Move — 13.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$59.62$57.03$62.50$59.27$62.50
Max Pain$60.00$60.00$60.00$60.00$60.00
ATM IV42.3%34.6%66.0%40.6%43.6%
Expected Move11.2%9.8%13.0%9.8%12.5%
HV 20d32.5%23.7%43.1%24.7%43.1%
HV 60d29.1%27.2%32.2%27.5%32.2%
IV Rank28.8%20.2%55.7%26.9%30.3%
IV Percentile84.7%73.4%99.6%84.5%89.7%
Term Structure-4.6%-8.3%-1.6%-3.4%-8.3%
VWIV39.2%34.1%43.0%34.1%43.0%
Skew 25d4.8%-6.2%8.4%3.4%7.4%
Skew 10d12.2%-21.9%39.2%4.1%16.6%
Call IV 25d37.3%31.6%52.5%33.6%38.4%
Put IV 25d42.1%36.3%47.2%37.0%45.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %91.5280.24100.4390.02100.43
Gamma HHI0.590.500.650.620.65
Net GEX43.6K23.6K63.6K48.2K63.6K
Net DEX-640.2K-1.1M-197.4K-657.3K-1.0M
Net VEX-6.4K-7.0K-5.7K-5.7K-6.4K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.020.432.070.432.07
Total Volume241.1058328115683
Total OI753.263666787668770

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2016-01-04$59.27$60.0040.6%9.8%24.7%26.9%34.1%3.4%-3.4%48.2K-657.3K-5.7K0.4390.02N/AN/A10947501167
2016-01-05$59.85$60.0034.6%9.8%23.7%20.2%36.0%3.8%-2.7%47.8K-738.2K-5.8K0.4680.24N/AN/A11452500167
2016-01-06$58.96$60.0039.3%10.0%23.9%25.5%36.9%4.6%-3.4%41.6K-622.6K-5.8K1.3786.16N/AN/A109149494172
2016-01-07$57.15$60.0042.5%11.0%25.9%29.1%38.5%1.7%-2.2%24.4K-242.8K-6.3K1.1591.45N/AN/A113130493272
2016-01-08$57.03$60.0045.5%10.7%25.8%32.5%37.2%4.8%-1.6%23.6K-197.4K-6.2K1.1590.45N/AN/A113130490272
2016-01-11$60.16$60.0046.1%10.6%32.7%33.1%39.3%6.7%-5.1%42.6K-614.7K-6.8K1.0594.87N/AN/A124130490272
2016-01-12$62.13$60.0066.0%10.5%34.1%55.7%36.0%7.7%-2.8%54.1K-1.0M-6.9K0.9892.26N/AN/A133130493271
2016-01-13$61.99$60.0038.8%11.1%33.3%24.9%36.9%6.1%-3.8%54.4K-1.1M-7.0K0.9783.97N/AN/A135131510271
2016-01-14$61.22$60.0039.4%11.3%33.6%25.6%38.3%6.6%-6.6%52.0K-986.3K-6.9K0.9891.11N/AN/A134131507269
2016-01-15$59.24$60.0045.2%13.0%34.8%32.1%41.8%-6.2%-6.4%40.0K-556.0K-6.8K1.0097.89N/AN/A134134518269
2016-01-19$58.40$60.0039.0%11.2%34.7%25.1%39.5%5.6%-4.0%35.6K-370.0K-6.1K0.9294.08N/AN/A139128502259
2016-01-20$58.74$60.0039.4%11.3%33.8%25.6%40.9%5.4%-4.5%38.2K-476.2K-6.5K0.9491.07N/AN/A136128511259
2016-01-21$58.58$60.0039.2%11.2%33.3%25.3%40.4%3.7%-3.6%37.7K-489.2K-6.5K0.9487.97N/AN/A136128509259
2016-01-22$59.86$60.0038.5%11.0%34.1%24.6%39.0%5.0%-4.9%45.1K-660.9K-6.5K0.8491.79N/AN/A153128509259
2016-01-25$58.70$60.0041.1%11.8%33.9%27.5%41.7%4.9%-5.5%43.9K-463.0K-6.1K1.0291.53N/AN/A126128510259
2016-01-26$60.88$60.0040.7%11.7%36.6%27.0%40.1%8.4%-5.9%54.3K-822.9K-6.4K0.9895.98N/AN/A131128510259
2016-01-27$59.20$60.0042.4%12.2%37.8%29.0%42.9%6.6%-5.3%41.8K-589.3K-6.0K1.1098.34N/AN/A126138505259
2016-01-28$58.98$60.0041.5%11.9%37.7%27.9%42.9%5.3%-7.7%40.2K-510.2K-6.2K1.1089.32N/AN/A125138506269
2016-01-29$62.50$60.0043.6%12.5%43.1%30.3%43.0%7.4%-8.3%63.6K-1.0M-6.4K2.07100.43N/AN/A2756506264