DLNG Options History — February 2015

In February 2015, DLNG traded between $18.38 and $20.36. ATM implied volatility averaged 32.8%, placing in the 10.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 9.4%. IV traded above realized volatility by 1.8% (HV 20d: 31.0%). Max pain ranged from $15.00 to $17.50. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 7 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.66.

Notable Days

  • 2015-02-18: Highest Volume — 436 contracts
  • 2015-02-04: Largest IV drop — 28.9% change
  • 2015-02-03: Highest IV Rank — 15.9%
  • 2015-02-03: Largest Expected Move — 11.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$19.46$18.38$20.36$18.38$19.89
Max Pain$17.11$15.00$17.50$15.00$17.50
ATM IV32.8%29.1%40.9%37.3%33.9%
Expected Move9.4%7.9%11.7%10.7%9.7%
HV 20d31.0%23.3%46.4%46.4%26.2%
HV 60d57.2%47.9%58.1%57.7%47.9%
IV Rank10.2%7.6%15.9%13.3%10.9%
IV Percentile56.1%42.1%76.6%69.0%62.3%
Term Structure-1.2%-8.8%12.5%-6.6%-1.8%
VWIV34.7%30.7%48.9%48.9%33.5%
Skew 25d7.2%-1.6%25.6%-1.1%3.5%
Skew 10d15.9%-2.0%104.7%3.7%5.8%
Call IV 25d29.1%22.2%33.4%33.0%28.8%
Put IV 25d36.3%28.6%47.8%31.9%32.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %106.14100.89115.62112.84111.03
Gamma HHI0.310.260.570.570.26
Net GEX5.3K2.5K8.9K4.0K7.2K
Net DEX-128.0K-283.8K19.3K19.3K-178.2K
Net VEX-1.5K-2.1K-976-976-2.0K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.660.006.750.001.87
Total Volume288.263443632330
Total OI587.737450746450746

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-02-02$18.38$15.0037.3%10.7%46.4%13.3%48.9%-1.1%-6.6%4.0K19.3K-9760.00112.84N/AN/A320231219
2015-02-03$18.54$15.0040.9%11.7%38.4%15.9%32.6%14.7%-0.3%2.5K-12.7K-1.0K1.60104.41N/AN/A123197234219
2015-02-04$18.77$15.0029.1%8.3%36.8%7.6%31.5%25.6%12.5%3.5K-48.4K-1.2K1.60109.06N/AN/A123197274229
2015-02-05$19.06$17.5030.8%7.9%36.9%8.8%34.5%8.1%-6.3%2.8K-60.1K-1.1K1.48100.89N/AN/A133197279229
2015-02-06$18.92$17.5033.5%9.2%37.3%10.7%36.9%11.4%-5.0%3.8K-76.9K-1.3K1.44103.62N/AN/A133192294229
2015-02-09$19.23$17.5029.9%10.0%37.2%8.1%33.3%4.8%-1.9%3.4K-82.9K-1.2K1.44105.39N/AN/A133192294234
2015-02-10$19.43$17.5033.8%8.8%33.5%10.9%30.7%8.9%2.3%3.3K-97.3K-1.2K1.44105.11N/AN/A133192294234
2015-02-11$19.13$17.5033.4%9.6%31.7%10.6%33.7%3.4%1.2%3.3K-84.5K-1.3K1.43102.83N/AN/A134192294234
2015-02-12$19.06$17.5029.3%8.4%30.6%7.7%32.3%4.8%-2.1%3.3K-76.0K-1.3K1.60104.36N/AN/A120192293234
2015-02-13$19.35$17.5030.1%8.6%30.6%8.3%34.3%9.1%0.6%2.8K-126.5K-1.3K1.41104.73N/AN/A133188294234
2015-02-17$19.94$17.5033.6%9.6%25.9%10.8%38.2%13.2%0.2%4.3K-163.7K-1.3K0.78106.33N/AN/A241188311235
2015-02-18$19.95$17.5037.7%10.8%25.9%13.6%35.2%2.5%-3.9%8.7K-283.8K-1.9K0.81103.57N/AN/A241195446235
2015-02-19$20.36$17.5031.2%8.9%23.3%9.1%0.0%7.8%2.9%8.9K-130.5K-1.9K0.33108.20N/AN/A31366242
2015-02-20$19.95$17.5031.1%8.9%25.5%9.0%0.0%4.0%-1.5%8.2K-115.8K-1.9K6.75106.88N/AN/A427369243
2015-02-23$20.15$17.5034.4%9.9%25.1%11.3%34.7%-1.6%-8.8%6.8K-267.3K-2.0K1.93102.20N/AN/A111214441260
2015-02-24$20.00$17.5029.2%8.4%25.7%7.7%31.2%9.8%0.3%7.9K-239.7K-2.1K1.94115.62N/AN/A111215456274
2015-02-25$20.00$17.5031.8%9.1%25.1%9.5%35.7%5.7%-2.7%7.8K-215.0K-2.0K1.87104.49N/AN/A115215456275
2015-02-26$19.62$17.5032.6%9.4%26.5%10.1%32.7%2.3%-1.3%7.9K-191.8K-2.0K1.87105.16N/AN/A115215461275
2015-02-27$19.89$17.5033.9%9.7%26.2%10.9%33.5%3.5%-1.8%7.2K-178.2K-2.0K1.87111.03N/AN/A115215461285