DSS Options History — May 2012

In May 2012, DSS traded between $5236.77 and $7420.61. ATM implied volatility averaged 117.3%. The 30-day expected move averaged 31.2%. IV traded above realized volatility by 42.7% (HV 20d: 74.7%). Max pain ranged from $5571.03 to $11142.06. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 3 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.58.

Notable Days

  • 2012-05-10: Largest IV drop — 38.7% change
  • 2012-05-23: Largest Expected Move — 40.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$6439.10$5236.77$7420.61$7309.19$6105.85
Max Pain$6330.72$5571.03$11142.06$11142.06$5571.03
ATM IV117.3%87.5%147.7%93.8%137.1%
Expected Move31.2%24.6%40.0%26.9%39.3%
HV 20d74.7%66.3%90.3%74.2%90.3%
HV 60d77.9%74.4%82.4%78.5%82.4%
Term Structure-21.8%-45.0%6.8%-13.2%-44.6%
VWIV95.6%89.8%101.5%89.8%101.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %123.49103.09166.48118.65142.57
Gamma HHI0.820.510.940.930.88
Net GEX-1.4K-2.2K-88-1.6K-2.1K
Net DEX35.0K-5.7K85.4K27.1K53.2K
Net VEX-321-410-195-351-376
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.580.002.000.000.00
Total Volume00000
Total OI00000

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-05-01$7309.19$11142.0693.8%26.9%74.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%-13.2%-1.6K27.1K-3510.00118.65N/AN/A0000
2012-05-02$6841.23$11142.06111.1%31.9%78.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%-30.0%-224-985-2040.00119.97N/AN/A0000
2012-05-03$6930.36$11142.06118.2%33.9%78.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%-30.0%-108-2.1K-2050.00127.44N/AN/A0000
2012-05-04$7108.64$5571.03123.1%27.0%78.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%6.7%-118-2.5K-2040.00112.75N/AN/A0000
2012-05-07$6818.94$5571.03139.8%26.4%79.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.7%-1.8K25.6K-3550.00109.61N/AN/A0000
2012-05-08$6796.66$5571.03139.5%24.6%78.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%-18.4%-1.8K25.4K-3490.00103.96N/AN/A0000
2012-05-09$6752.09$5571.03147.7%26.1%78.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%-30.8%-2.0K28.1K-3400.00111.56N/AN/A0000
2012-05-10$6908.08$5571.0390.6%26.0%73.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%6.8%-1.9K28.3K-3390.00121.67N/AN/A0000
2012-05-11$6952.65$5571.0389.8%25.7%66.4%0.0%89.8%0.0%0.0%-1.8K25.5K-3420.00166.48N/AN/A0000
2012-05-14$6930.36$5571.0387.5%25.1%66.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%-10.2%-98-253-2000.00104.40N/AN/A0000
2012-05-15$7420.61$5571.03107.5%30.8%68.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%-32.2%-88-5.7K-1980.00103.09N/AN/A0000
2012-05-16$6774.37$5571.03100.9%28.9%75.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%-7.4%-1.7K24.4K-3220.00104.89N/AN/A0000
2012-05-17$6707.52$5571.0399.5%28.5%75.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%-32.6%-113666-1952.00113.22N/AN/A0000
2012-05-18$6239.55$5571.03101.0%29.0%69.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%-17.0%-2.0K36.0K-3381.51115.08N/AN/A0000
2012-05-21$5838.44$5571.03115.5%33.1%72.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%-18.7%-1.9K65.3K-4100.00129.88N/AN/A0000
2012-05-22$5637.88$5571.03118.4%33.9%72.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%-17.1%-2.0K67.0K-4050.00131.08N/AN/A0000
2012-05-23$5504.18$5571.03139.4%40.0%72.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%-27.5%-1.7K75.6K-3940.00128.53N/AN/A0000
2012-05-24$5905.29$5571.03137.6%39.4%73.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%-34.2%-1.8K68.8K-4040.00132.70N/AN/A0000
2012-05-25$5526.46$5571.03129.8%37.2%75.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%-28.9%-1.9K67.2K-3990.00130.61N/AN/A0000
2012-05-29$5415.04$5571.03133.3%38.2%75.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%-35.4%-2.0K78.5K-3700.00144.75N/AN/A0000
2012-05-30$5236.77$5571.03120.2%34.5%70.4%0.0%101.5%0.0%-45.0%-2.2K85.4K-3510.00143.93N/AN/A0000
2012-05-31$6105.85$5571.03137.1%39.3%90.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%-44.6%-2.1K53.2K-3760.00142.57N/AN/A0000