VSAT Options History — October 2024

In October 2024, VSAT traded between $9.64 and $11.73. ATM implied volatility averaged 99.4%, placing in the 64.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 29.2%. IV traded above realized volatility by 37.6% (HV 20d: 61.7%). Max pain ranged from $11.00 to $15.00. Net GEX was positive for 2 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 2 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.85.

Notable Days

  • 2024-10-15: Highest Volume — 2,474 contracts
  • 2024-10-09: Largest IV spike — 20.4% change
  • 2024-10-31: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2024-10-31: Largest Expected Move — 38.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$10.81$9.64$11.73$11.71$9.64
Max Pain$12.22$11.00$15.00$15.00$11.00
ATM IV99.4%71.5%133.0%71.5%133.0%
Expected Move29.2%20.5%38.1%20.5%38.1%
HV 20d61.7%40.8%100.4%100.3%51.2%
HV 60d114.5%108.4%118.5%118.4%108.7%
IV Rank64.1%32.9%100.0%32.9%100.0%
IV Percentile89.1%60.7%100.0%60.7%100.0%
Term Structure-14.3%-33.8%17.9%14.0%-33.8%
VWIV102.7%75.9%135.2%75.9%135.2%
Skew 25d5.3%-3.4%10.6%0.3%-1.1%
Skew 10d8.7%-3.0%17.4%0.9%0.3%
Call IV 25d100.1%72.3%136.5%76.5%136.5%
Put IV 25d105.4%73.1%135.3%76.8%135.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %35.8620.7765.0465.0424.91
Gamma HHI0.140.100.500.100.12
Net GEX-28.9K-71.1K220.5K-71.1K-25.1K
Net DEX6.8M4.3M9.1M7.2M5.8M
Net VEX-76.2K-85.1K-68.4K-80.9K-68.4K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.850.082.960.250.76
Total Volume1,010.5653602,4741,6931,959
Total OI43,247.52238,98649,64040,72742,692

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2024-10-01$11.71$15.0071.5%20.5%100.3%32.9%75.9%0.3%14.0%-71.1K7.2M-80.9K0.2565.04N/AN/A1,35034320,05520,672
2024-10-02$11.39$15.0072.8%20.9%100.4%34.4%78.7%0.7%17.9%-67.3K7.6M-82.1K2.9663.73N/AN/A9126921,07221,124
2024-10-03$11.09$12.0073.8%24.9%83.1%35.5%88.4%6.5%-5.1%-70.4K8.2M-78.1K0.9427.05N/AN/A77672721,13421,349
2024-10-04$11.51$12.0071.9%25.1%85.4%33.3%88.1%5.4%-6.4%-69.1K7.5M-83.5K1.2937.40N/AN/A19324921,71921,877
2024-10-07$11.20$12.0077.2%26.5%83.2%39.3%90.2%7.2%-9.3%-67.7K8.3M-79.5K1.5330.12N/AN/A14822621,88622,029
2024-10-08$10.95$12.0077.5%26.7%80.5%39.7%93.4%6.9%-10.5%-66.8K8.6M-77.4K0.4820.77N/AN/A33115921,93122,084
2024-10-09$11.16$12.0093.4%26.8%81.3%57.5%93.6%6.4%-9.8%-67.8K8.1M-78.6K2.9236.30N/AN/A13439122,17621,913
2024-10-10$10.59$12.0092.1%26.4%81.9%56.0%91.4%2.9%-8.7%-64.7K9.1M-72.4K0.3631.41N/AN/A1,04337322,24321,937
2024-10-11$10.91$12.0096.4%27.6%53.8%60.8%96.8%7.1%-13.2%-59.1K8.3M-76.2K0.2236.46N/AN/A4069022,79721,894
2024-10-14$11.02$12.0097.4%27.9%42.6%62.0%97.6%4.7%-12.6%-52.3K8.0M-76.7K1.7133.71N/AN/A55695023,16021,924
2024-10-15$10.70$12.00104.2%29.9%40.8%69.6%104.1%6.0%-17.6%-48.4K8.6M-73.6K0.0826.40N/AN/A2,28219223,42122,474
2024-10-16$11.04$12.00107.5%30.8%42.9%73.3%105.8%10.1%-19.5%145.0K6.8M-77.7K1.4028.52N/AN/A9041,26425,36022,557
2024-10-17$11.73$12.00101.2%29.0%48.1%66.3%101.5%8.9%-13.9%-29.9K4.3M-85.1K0.3231.04N/AN/A53317325,66023,746
2024-10-18$11.11$12.00105.6%30.3%51.1%71.2%107.6%8.4%-17.3%220.5K6.2M-79.3K1.2235.82N/AN/A46856925,87823,762
2024-10-21$10.79$12.00104.4%29.9%51.5%69.9%106.5%5.5%-15.2%-35.2K4.9M-75.7K0.2532.52N/AN/A52813420,15818,828
2024-10-22$10.57$12.00109.3%31.3%51.1%75.3%108.0%3.5%-18.6%-35.1K5.1M-73.8K0.2835.18N/AN/A3569820,38019,006
2024-10-23$10.36$12.00109.9%31.5%48.5%76.0%110.3%7.6%-20.0%-35.4K5.7M-71.3K0.5937.64N/AN/A47828220,65719,050
2024-10-24$10.20$12.00107.2%30.7%48.5%72.9%110.9%10.6%-18.5%-36.8K5.9M-70.4K0.9038.83N/AN/A53948520,79819,249
2024-10-25$10.25$12.00110.9%31.8%48.6%77.1%109.4%7.8%-20.2%-35.6K5.8M-71.8K0.6348.84N/AN/A45528621,16919,613
2024-10-28$10.29$12.00119.0%34.1%48.7%86.2%119.2%6.2%-28.0%-35.9K5.5M-72.4K0.1035.46N/AN/A6576721,38419,751
2024-10-29$10.29$12.00122.4%35.1%48.6%90.0%120.4%3.7%-30.3%-31.6K5.1M-73.4K0.2237.11N/AN/A91720621,92619,793
2024-10-30$10.23$12.00126.9%36.4%48.0%95.1%129.1%-3.4%-31.6%-25.5K4.9M-74.3K0.1830.51N/AN/A5149222,45919,946
2024-10-31$9.64$11.00133.0%38.1%51.2%100.0%135.2%-1.1%-33.8%-25.1K5.8M-68.4K0.7624.91N/AN/A1,11184822,71919,973