DSS Options History — September 2012

In September 2012, DSS traded between $8401.11 and $9493.04. ATM implied volatility averaged 115.6%, placing in the 37.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 33.2%. IV traded above realized volatility by 50.5% (HV 20d: 65.2%). Max pain ranged from $5571.03 to $11142.06. Net GEX was positive for 17 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 5 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.20.

Notable Days

  • 2012-09-06: Largest IV drop — 43.8% change
  • 2012-09-04: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2012-09-04: Largest Expected Move — 79.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$8867.91$8401.11$9493.04$8467.97$9270.19
Max Pain$10262.42$5571.03$11142.06$5571.03$11142.06
ATM IV115.6%82.2%277.1%277.1%112.9%
Expected Move33.2%23.6%79.4%79.4%32.4%
HV 20d65.2%63.1%69.1%63.6%64.2%
HV 60d54.1%50.3%59.1%59.1%54.6%
IV Rank37.4%24.5%100.0%100.0%36.4%
IV Percentile48.2%17.2%100.0%100.0%56.2%
Term Structure-9.3%-62.6%43.6%-62.6%5.6%
VWIV117.7%89.2%134.6%89.2%134.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %104.4076.49179.87179.8795.53
Gamma HHI0.740.471.001.000.82
Net GEX2.5K05.0K05.0K
Net DEX-100.6K-178.5K-17.7K-17.9K-151.8K
Net VEX-438-66400-631
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.200.001.670.000.00
Total Volume00000
Total OI11111

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-09-04$8467.97$5571.03277.1%79.4%63.6%100.0%0.0%0.0%-62.6%0-17.9K00.00179.87N/AN/A0010
2012-09-05$8401.11$5571.03170.4%48.8%63.1%58.6%0.0%0.0%-19.8%0-17.7K00.00166.63N/AN/A0010
2012-09-06$8913.65$5571.0395.7%27.4%64.4%29.7%0.0%0.0%32.0%1.2K-75.8K-3510.00118.86N/AN/A0010
2012-09-07$9069.64$11142.0688.5%29.7%64.6%26.9%0.0%0.0%-18.4%1.7K-85.0K-3720.0096.66N/AN/A0010
2012-09-10$8935.93$11142.0697.3%24.0%64.6%30.3%89.2%0.0%9.1%1.8K-84.5K-3990.00101.46N/AN/A0010
2012-09-11$9247.91$11142.06100.7%26.4%65.5%31.7%102.3%0.0%-5.8%2.1K-97.1K-4200.1695.19N/AN/A0010
2012-09-12$9314.76$11142.0692.2%29.9%63.4%28.3%0.0%0.0%-11.7%2.2K-106.3K-4540.0089.38N/AN/A0010
2012-09-13$8735.38$11142.06106.9%30.6%67.0%34.0%122.5%0.0%-26.1%1.7K-84.5K-4090.0090.51N/AN/A0010
2012-09-14$8601.67$11142.06106.8%30.6%63.7%34.0%122.2%0.0%-20.2%3.1K-137.3K-5840.0093.05N/AN/A0010
2012-09-17$8534.82$11142.06106.0%30.4%63.5%33.7%0.0%0.0%-16.2%3.3K-136.3K-5700.0097.42N/AN/A0010
2012-09-18$8512.53$11142.0682.2%23.6%63.5%24.5%0.0%0.0%32.1%3.3K-84.9K-4400.00120.94N/AN/A0010
2012-09-19$8869.08$11142.06104.4%29.9%65.3%33.1%116.2%0.0%-27.4%3.6K-133.9K-5390.0076.49N/AN/A0010
2012-09-20$8958.22$11142.0698.0%28.1%65.2%30.6%0.0%0.0%-20.1%3.9K-139.7K-5620.0098.36N/AN/A0010
2012-09-21$9493.04$11142.06109.5%31.4%67.0%35.1%121.0%0.0%-23.4%4.1K-178.5K-6020.0090.83N/AN/A0010
2012-09-24$8958.22$11142.06105.8%30.3%69.1%33.6%121.2%0.0%43.6%4.8K-166.0K-6641.6793.39N/AN/A0010
2012-09-25$8958.22$11142.06103.6%29.7%66.4%32.8%0.0%0.0%-19.9%4.6K-137.4K-6161.0092.40N/AN/A0010
2012-09-26$8579.39$11142.06117.0%33.5%67.9%38.0%130.2%0.0%-12.7%672-40.5K-3720.0092.77N/AN/A0010
2012-09-27$8668.52$11142.06121.6%34.9%65.9%39.7%134.6%0.0%-15.2%686-35.5K-3460.0093.75N/AN/A0010
2012-09-28$9270.19$11142.06112.9%32.4%64.2%36.4%0.0%0.0%5.6%5.0K-151.8K-6310.0095.53N/AN/A0010