DSS Options History — October 2012

In October 2012, DSS traded between $6194.99 and $9626.74. ATM implied volatility averaged 108.0%, placing in the 34.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 29.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 48.5% (HV 20d: 59.5%). Max pain ranged from $11142.06 to $11142.06. Net GEX was positive for 17 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 4 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.74.

Notable Days

  • 2012-10-10: Largest IV spike — 58.9% change
  • 2012-10-10: Highest IV Rank — 64.7%
  • 2012-10-01: Largest Expected Move — 38.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$7738.96$6194.99$9626.74$9626.74$6194.99
Max Pain$11142.06$11142.06$11142.06$11142.06$11142.06
ATM IV108.0%71.7%185.9%132.5%110.7%
Expected Move29.8%20.6%38.0%38.0%34.3%
HV 20d59.5%54.2%66.0%58.9%54.6%
HV 60d56.8%54.0%61.2%55.1%61.0%
IV Rank34.5%20.4%64.7%44.0%35.5%
IV Percentile46.5%7.6%97.5%78.6%54.6%
Term Structure-15.0%-114.9%24.0%-13.8%-24.3%
VWIV131.9%129.5%134.2%134.2%129.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %122.5896.89179.9396.89178.24
Gamma HHI0.570.480.850.810.49
Net GEX860-2705.4K5.4K163
Net DEX-40.5K-178.3K1.4K-178.3K-2.2K
Net VEX-333-638-120-638-300
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.740.0015.000.000.00
Total Volume00000
Total OI0.7140110

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-10-01$9626.74$11142.06132.5%38.0%58.9%44.0%134.2%0.0%-13.8%5.4K-178.3K-6380.0096.89N/AN/A0010
2012-10-02$9247.91$11142.06116.9%33.5%60.3%37.9%129.5%0.0%-1.0%795-47.6K-3660.0098.26N/AN/A0010
2012-10-03$9025.07$11142.0690.6%26.0%61.0%27.7%0.0%0.0%13.0%734-35.4K-2920.00117.35N/AN/A0010
2012-10-04$9025.07$11142.06112.8%32.3%57.3%36.3%0.0%0.0%-9.5%5.4K-139.6K-5860.00107.53N/AN/A0010
2012-10-05$8646.24$11142.0691.9%29.5%59.0%28.2%0.0%0.0%-1.8%749-41.5K-3540.00113.57N/AN/A0010
2012-10-08$8490.25$11142.06110.2%28.8%59.1%35.3%0.0%0.0%-15.2%746-30.1K-3110.09102.71N/AN/A0010
2012-10-09$8222.84$11142.06117.0%31.0%58.3%37.9%0.0%0.0%-10.3%783-40.6K-3170.00110.28N/AN/A0010
2012-10-10$8311.98$11142.06185.9%27.3%58.4%64.7%0.0%0.0%-28.2%897-70.7K-3671.82115.93N/AN/A0010
2012-10-11$8267.41$11142.06110.0%31.5%54.2%35.2%0.0%0.0%-18.3%730-54.6K-4390.00119.66N/AN/A0010
2012-10-12$8111.42$11142.0698.6%28.3%54.3%30.8%0.0%0.0%-25.2%697-49.6K-4170.00122.38N/AN/A0010
2012-10-15$7977.72$11142.06101.9%29.2%54.5%32.1%0.0%0.0%-33.4%647-45.0K-4010.00113.95N/AN/A0010
2012-10-16$7309.19$11142.06110.2%31.6%62.1%35.3%0.0%0.0%-25.0%484-33.7K-3860.00118.50N/AN/A0010
2012-10-17$7175.49$11142.0684.2%24.1%59.5%25.3%0.0%0.0%1.1%-193-22.0K-12015.00119.82N/AN/A0010
2012-10-18$7041.78$11142.0692.9%26.6%59.0%28.6%0.0%0.0%-0.6%283-16.8K-3300.00125.98N/AN/A0010
2012-10-19$6350.97$11142.06120.0%34.4%61.4%39.1%0.0%0.0%-13.1%108-2.8K-3020.00113.66N/AN/A0010
2012-10-22$6707.52$11142.0687.9%0.0%65.0%26.7%0.0%0.0%-114.9%-233-12.5K-1340.00179.93N/AN/A0000
2012-10-23$6841.23$11142.0671.7%20.6%66.0%20.4%0.0%0.0%24.0%-245-14.3K-1504.00103.17N/AN/A0000
2012-10-24$6729.81$11142.0699.0%0.0%65.1%31.0%0.0%0.0%-4.5%-270-11.0K-1370.00179.47N/AN/A0000
2012-10-25$6685.24$11142.06103.9%29.8%64.6%32.9%0.0%0.0%-29.0%1151.4K-3020.00105.49N/AN/A0000
2012-10-26$6529.25$11142.06119.7%34.3%57.3%39.0%0.0%0.0%14.3%204-4.0K-3340.00131.37N/AN/A0000
2012-10-31$6194.99$11142.06110.7%0.0%54.6%35.5%0.0%0.0%-24.3%163-2.2K-3000.00178.24N/AN/A0000