DLNG Options History — April 2022

In April 2022, DLNG traded between $2.95 and $4.00. ATM implied volatility averaged 104.5%, placing in the 36.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 26.3%. IV traded below realized volatility by 4.2% (HV 20d: 108.6%). Max pain ranged from $2.50 to $2.50. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 9 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.42.

Notable Days

  • 2022-04-07: Highest Volume — 630 contracts
  • 2022-04-11: Largest IV spike — 96.0% change
  • 2022-04-12: Highest IV Rank — 98.5%
  • 2022-04-27: Largest Expected Move — 33.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$3.48$2.95$4.00$3.81$3.09
Max Pain$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50
ATM IV104.5%62.9%231.1%105.2%110.9%
Expected Move26.3%18.0%33.0%26.6%31.8%
HV 20d108.6%76.1%124.1%116.5%76.1%
HV 60d89.6%86.2%94.2%86.2%94.2%
IV Rank36.0%15.4%98.5%36.3%39.2%
IV Percentile77.6%49.2%99.6%84.5%85.3%
Term Structure2.9%-41.9%38.6%-35.4%-41.9%
VWIV99.0%63.7%124.4%111.8%103.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %51.0916.0386.7063.2447.05
Gamma HHI0.630.410.740.720.56
Net GEX5.3K2.3K6.7K5.9K3.6K
Net DEX-352.6K-486.1K-197.4K-432.3K-300.1K
Net VEX-1.8K-2.1K-1.1K-1.8K-1.7K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.420.131.000.400.61
Total Volume213.95063023392
Total OI3,721.63,0954,4924,1053,198

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2022-04-01$3.81$2.50105.2%26.6%116.5%36.3%111.8%0.0%-35.4%5.9K-432.3K-1.8K0.4063.24N/AN/A167663,438667
2022-04-04$4.00$2.5070.9%28.0%114.9%19.4%101.7%0.0%-13.7%6.5K-486.1K-1.9K0.2367.81N/AN/A308723,397687
2022-04-05$3.80$2.5086.6%28.8%117.2%27.2%101.4%0.0%-12.5%6.2K-430.2K-1.9K0.1666.18N/AN/A449723,464696
2022-04-06$3.82$2.5085.8%27.9%117.2%26.8%105.4%0.0%-9.6%6.3K-422.4K-1.9K0.2561.13N/AN/A293723,462696
2022-04-07$3.86$2.5088.1%27.2%117.2%27.9%110.2%0.0%-14.6%6.3K-426.8K-1.9K0.1369.45N/AN/A558723,453696
2022-04-08$3.86$2.50102.9%27.8%114.4%35.2%115.3%0.0%-8.4%6.7K-465.1K-2.1K0.6186.70N/AN/A108663,694696
2022-04-11$3.68$2.50201.7%20.5%113.3%84.0%73.6%0.0%38.1%6.3K-414.1K-2.0K0.5017.91N/AN/A133663,712696
2022-04-12$3.66$2.50231.1%18.4%113.3%98.5%79.4%0.0%14.5%6.4K-381.3K-1.8K0.4770.33N/AN/A147693,702697
2022-04-13$3.63$2.50101.0%29.0%113.5%34.3%107.2%0.0%11.3%6.1K-396.7K-1.9K0.1876.39N/AN/A373693,702701
2022-04-14$3.30$2.5075.8%21.7%117.1%21.8%98.9%0.0%28.5%5.1K-320.0K-1.7K0.3144.91N/AN/A143453,791701
2022-04-18$3.23$2.5074.7%21.4%117.3%21.3%107.7%0.0%34.9%5.0K-283.8K-1.7K0.2716.03N/AN/A99272,925170
2022-04-19$3.36$2.5098.2%28.2%117.5%32.9%89.2%0.0%26.6%5.3K-316.1K-1.8K0.3162.39N/AN/A87272,978177
2022-04-20$3.57$2.50106.0%30.4%117.8%36.8%95.7%0.0%-12.8%6.0K-365.6K-2.0K0.3159.52N/AN/A87272,982177
2022-04-21$3.23$2.50104.3%29.9%123.9%35.9%103.5%0.0%11.5%5.1K-301.2K-1.8K0.3170.99N/AN/A88272,983177
2022-04-22$3.16$2.5062.9%18.0%124.1%15.4%63.7%0.0%38.6%4.0K-257.2K-1.6K0.5316.24N/AN/A45242,984182
2022-04-25$2.95$2.50111.3%31.9%104.6%39.3%108.1%0.0%-11.0%3.5K-241.6K-1.5K0.4730.29N/AN/A49232,991184
2022-04-26$3.05$2.5084.8%24.3%83.1%26.3%97.0%0.0%35.9%2.3K-197.4K-1.1K0.6949.13N/AN/A49342,992196
2022-04-27$3.26$2.50115.0%33.0%77.4%41.2%124.4%0.0%-20.9%4.8K-312.7K-1.8K1.0025.20N/AN/A25252,992200
2022-04-28$3.22$2.5072.3%20.7%76.6%20.1%82.4%0.0%-1.6%4.2K-300.2K-1.7K0.5820.84N/AN/A60352,990206
2022-04-29$3.09$2.50110.9%31.8%76.1%39.2%103.0%0.0%-41.9%3.6K-300.1K-1.7K0.6147.05N/AN/A57352,992206