DLNG Options History — February 2014

In February 2014, DLNG traded between $20.94 and $22.33. ATM implied volatility averaged 38.1%. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.1%. IV traded above realized volatility by 12.0% (HV 20d: 26.1%). Max pain ranged from $20.00 to $22.50. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 13 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.06.

Notable Days

  • 2014-02-20: Highest Volume — 120 contracts
  • 2014-02-12: Largest IV spike — 88.7% change
  • 2014-02-04: Largest Expected Move — 16.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$21.58$20.94$22.33$21.16$21.81
Max Pain$21.97$20.00$22.50$20.00$22.50
ATM IV38.1%25.1%67.2%53.8%33.4%
Expected Move10.1%7.2%16.7%15.4%9.6%
HV 20d26.1%18.5%29.8%28.8%29.0%
HV 60d28.4%27.2%29.4%27.8%28.6%
Term Structure-3.4%-61.5%29.4%-54.2%0.5%
VWIV19.5%19.5%19.5%19.5%19.5%
Skew 25d1.9%-3.7%7.8%-0.2%-0.7%
Skew 10d7.6%2.5%23.6%2.6%7.9%
Call IV 25d30.5%23.3%35.7%34.3%34.7%
Put IV 25d32.4%25.4%38.5%34.1%34.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %144.84136.53157.16141.74137.04
Gamma HHI0.860.770.940.770.87
Net GEX14.1K4.6K24.7K6.6K12.9K
Net DEX-192.6K-294.9K-64.9K-64.9K-267.7K
Net VEX-1.6K-1.7K-1.2K-1.2K-1.6K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.060.000.500.000.00
Total Volume23.053012000
Total OI422.789282700282388

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2014-02-03$21.16$20.0053.8%15.4%28.8%0.0%0.0%-0.2%-54.2%6.6K-64.9K-1.2K0.00141.74N/AN/A0019785
2014-02-04$21.15$20.0058.1%16.7%28.8%0.0%0.0%-0.3%-61.5%4.8K-108.8K-1.3K0.00142.60N/AN/A0019785
2014-02-05$21.25$20.0055.8%16.0%26.8%0.0%0.0%5.2%-52.1%4.6K-114.9K-1.3K0.00150.27N/AN/A0019785
2014-02-06$21.60$20.0031.1%8.9%27.4%0.0%0.0%5.0%-9.2%5.0K-121.2K-1.3K0.00137.39N/AN/A01019785
2014-02-07$21.42$22.5035.2%7.6%27.3%0.0%0.0%-2.3%12.8%5.0K-94.4K-1.3K0.00136.53N/AN/A100019795
2014-02-10$21.91$22.5034.8%7.3%28.3%0.0%0.0%1.1%16.0%10.5K-218.6K-1.6K0.00138.59N/AN/A100029795
2014-02-11$21.37$22.5035.6%9.0%21.7%0.0%0.0%1.6%14.1%19.4K-216.2K-1.7K0.00141.47N/AN/A0039795
2014-02-12$21.49$22.5067.2%9.9%21.6%0.0%0.0%-3.7%4.8%17.8K-221.9K-1.7K0.00138.59N/AN/A0039795
2014-02-13$21.24$22.5043.3%12.4%20.5%0.0%0.0%3.6%29.4%16.8K-191.1K-1.6K0.00139.91N/AN/A15039795
2014-02-14$21.49$22.5036.9%10.6%18.5%0.0%0.0%4.9%4.0%22.4K-217.1K-1.7K0.00157.16N/AN/A1041295
2014-02-18$20.94$22.5035.4%10.1%20.5%0.0%0.0%3.2%25.1%17.0K-123.5K-1.5K0.00156.53N/AN/A12041395
2014-02-19$21.85$22.5028.6%8.2%25.9%0.0%0.0%4.9%2.5%23.1K-294.9K-1.7K0.50155.66N/AN/A402042595
2014-02-20$21.41$22.5026.9%7.7%26.6%0.0%0.0%6.2%8.7%24.7K-242.3K-1.7K0.00151.39N/AN/A1200465115
2014-02-21$21.55$22.5026.4%7.6%26.5%0.0%0.0%1.5%2.4%13.6K-191.4K-1.6K0.00145.34N/AN/A100585115
2014-02-24$22.33$22.5025.1%7.2%29.4%0.0%19.5%7.8%6.4%16.8K-213.2K-1.6K0.00156.13N/AN/A10028395
2014-02-25$22.04$22.5034.9%10.0%29.8%0.0%0.0%-0.3%-9.1%17.2K-233.3K-1.7K0.00143.25N/AN/A0029395
2014-02-26$22.07$22.5030.8%8.8%29.5%0.0%0.0%-1.4%1.7%12.9K-250.4K-1.7K0.00136.57N/AN/A0029395
2014-02-27$21.97$22.5030.3%8.7%29.2%0.0%0.0%-0.1%-7.1%16.4K-273.2K-1.7K0.00145.88N/AN/A0029395
2014-02-28$21.81$22.5033.4%9.6%29.0%0.0%0.0%-0.7%0.5%12.9K-267.7K-1.6K0.00137.04N/AN/A0029395