DSS Options History — April 2012

In April 2012, DSS traded between $6596.10 and $7933.15. ATM implied volatility averaged 120.5%. The 30-day expected move averaged 32.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 46.4% (HV 20d: 74.1%). Max pain ranged from $11142.06 to $11142.06. Net GEX was positive for 3 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 2 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 26.78.

Notable Days

  • 2012-04-27: Largest IV spike — 55.0% change
  • 2012-04-03: Largest Expected Move — 38.6%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$7060.72$6596.10$7933.15$7108.64$6841.23
Max Pain$11142.06$11142.06$11142.06$11142.06$11142.06
ATM IV120.5%71.3%156.5%120.2%110.6%
Expected Move32.8%20.4%38.6%34.5%31.7%
HV 20d74.1%61.1%88.2%88.2%73.0%
HV 60d78.6%77.6%79.5%79.5%77.6%
Term Structure-17.4%-42.1%45.6%16.4%-40.8%
VWIV112.6%112.6%112.6%112.6%112.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %111.0597.04123.44117.19123.19
Gamma HHI0.800.380.950.380.93
Net GEX-950-1.7K14715-1.7K
Net DEX32.2K-3.6K87.8K52.2K33.5K
Net VEX-358-501-195-238-385
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio26.780.0078.3378.332.00
Total Volume00000
Total OI00000

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-04-02$7108.64$11142.06120.2%34.5%88.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%16.4%1552.2K-2380.00117.19N/AN/A0000
2012-04-03$7130.92$11142.06134.6%38.6%82.7%0.0%112.6%0.0%-22.7%-1.2K87.8K-50178.3397.47N/AN/A0000
2012-04-04$7019.50$11142.06124.0%35.5%82.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%-42.1%1475.1K-2370.0097.04N/AN/A0000
2012-04-05$6952.65$11142.06117.6%33.7%79.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%-33.9%13111.6K-2160.00109.57N/AN/A0000
2012-04-09$6729.81$11142.06156.5%29.1%68.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%-8.7%-1.1K55.7K-4660.00110.45N/AN/A0000
2012-04-10$6596.10$11142.06123.9%31.3%61.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%-20.1%-1.2K58.7K-4650.00103.54N/AN/A0000
2012-04-11$6774.37$11142.06154.5%29.5%61.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%-15.3%-1.3K44.0K-4380.00115.28N/AN/A0000
2012-04-12$7309.19$11142.06110.7%31.7%68.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%-8.7%-79-1.2K-1980.00107.45N/AN/A0000
2012-04-13$7933.15$11142.06106.6%30.6%75.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%-26.3%-1.2K25.7K-4040.00118.55N/AN/A0000
2012-04-16$7821.73$11142.06127.4%36.5%72.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%-28.3%-68-3.6K-1982.00109.87N/AN/A0000
2012-04-17$7398.33$11142.06125.8%36.1%74.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%-23.3%-1.2K24.7K-4040.00107.54N/AN/A0000
2012-04-18$7309.19$11142.06124.5%35.7%71.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%-21.0%-1.3K33.1K-4200.00109.39N/AN/A0000
2012-04-19$7487.47$11142.06115.1%33.0%72.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%-0.7%-1.2K30.6K-3810.00103.62N/AN/A0000
2012-04-20$6707.52$11142.06119.8%34.3%80.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%-14.5%-1.5K43.1K-4250.00108.39N/AN/A0000
2012-04-23$6640.67$11142.06121.8%34.9%77.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%-21.3%-1.4K36.6K-4030.00114.32N/AN/A0000
2012-04-24$6752.09$11142.06113.1%32.4%77.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%-27.3%-1.6K34.5K-3920.00111.09N/AN/A0000
2012-04-25$6640.67$11142.06121.2%34.7%68.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%-23.2%-1.5K39.3K-4040.00114.28N/AN/A0000
2012-04-26$7108.64$11142.0671.3%20.4%72.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%45.6%-76-2.1K-1950.00119.39N/AN/A0000
2012-04-27$6952.65$11142.06110.5%31.7%72.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%-31.8%-1.5K34.3K-3990.00123.44N/AN/A0000
2012-04-30$6841.23$11142.06110.6%31.7%73.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%-40.8%-1.7K33.5K-3850.00123.19N/AN/A0000