DSS Options History — March 2013

In March 2013, DSS traded between $4612.81 and $5571.03. ATM implied volatility averaged 110.0%, placing in the 34.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 28.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 64.0% (HV 20d: 45.9%). Max pain ranged from $5571.03 to $5571.03. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 10 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 2.74.

Notable Days

  • 2013-03-11: Largest IV spike — 80.6% change
  • 2013-03-05: Highest IV Rank — 51.8%
  • 2013-03-01: Largest Expected Move — 37.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$5022.84$4612.81$5571.03$5504.18$5058.50
Max Pain$5571.03$5571.03$5571.03$5571.03$5571.03
ATM IV110.0%77.7%153.5%129.7%109.5%
Expected Move28.6%22.3%37.2%37.2%31.4%
HV 20d45.9%43.9%48.9%44.8%47.6%
HV 60d53.0%50.7%58.0%57.9%51.5%
IV Rank34.9%22.3%51.8%42.9%34.7%
IV Percentile52.7%7.2%93.6%84.1%56.6%
Term Structure-5.0%-42.3%24.6%-42.3%-27.9%
VWIV98.6%98.6%98.6%98.6%98.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %112.8495.31141.6395.31141.63
Gamma HHI0.890.720.980.820.92
Net GEX-436-574-121-169-506
Net DEX43.0K15.6K77.2K23.3K35.0K
Net VEX-224-276-176-177-242
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio2.740.0010.713.000.00
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
2013-03-01$5504.18$5571.03129.7%37.2%44.8%42.9%0.0%0.0%-42.3%-16923.3K-1770.0095.31N/AN/A0000
2013-03-04$5571.03$0.00115.4%28.3%44.8%37.4%98.6%0.0%2.0%-17115.6K-1763.00100.31N/AN/A0000
2013-03-05$5481.89$5571.03153.5%28.7%45.3%51.8%0.0%0.0%10.6%-12118.1K-1760.00123.12N/AN/A0000
2013-03-06$5415.04$5571.03115.5%27.0%44.8%37.0%0.0%0.0%10.8%-14122.7K-18610.71108.20N/AN/A0000
2013-03-07$5236.77$5571.03105.6%27.7%45.8%33.1%0.0%0.0%7.0%-38440.7K-2460.0097.41N/AN/A0000
2013-03-08$5214.48$5571.0384.5%26.6%45.6%24.9%0.0%0.0%7.7%-50552.8K-2590.0099.12N/AN/A0000
2013-03-11$5103.06$5571.03152.5%26.0%46.3%51.4%0.0%0.0%0.8%-52546.2K-2760.00113.89N/AN/A0000
2013-03-12$5058.50$5571.03135.6%24.1%45.7%44.8%0.0%0.0%22.0%-45070.7K-2550.00122.32N/AN/A0000
2013-03-13$5036.21$5571.03117.6%33.7%45.3%37.8%0.0%0.0%-31.5%-55670.8K-2510.00106.97N/AN/A0000
2013-03-14$4969.36$5571.0392.7%26.6%45.4%28.1%0.0%0.0%-5.1%-54877.2K-2400.00100.98N/AN/A0000
2013-03-15$4991.64$5571.0396.8%27.7%45.2%29.7%0.0%0.0%2.7%-52960.3K-2430.00126.58N/AN/A0000
2013-03-18$4791.09$5571.0391.9%26.4%47.2%27.8%0.0%0.0%-2.8%-48536.7K-2290.00103.36N/AN/A0000
2013-03-19$4612.81$5571.0377.7%22.3%48.6%22.3%0.0%0.0%24.6%-47442.2K-2130.00112.85N/AN/A0000
2013-03-20$4657.38$5571.0379.2%22.7%48.9%22.9%0.0%0.0%23.2%-50243.4K-2110.0096.12N/AN/A0000
2013-03-21$4679.67$5571.03106.8%30.6%48.8%33.6%0.0%0.0%-13.6%-52539.8K-2230.00124.97N/AN/A0000
2013-03-22$4724.23$5571.03117.9%33.8%46.7%37.9%0.0%0.0%-15.5%-49342.3K-2120.00113.38N/AN/A0000
2013-03-25$4746.52$5571.0392.5%26.5%44.1%28.1%0.0%0.0%-21.4%-50739.2K-2190.00117.88N/AN/A0000
2013-03-26$4791.09$5571.03116.8%33.5%44.4%37.5%0.0%0.0%-17.8%-55439.4K-2210.00127.55N/AN/A0000
2013-03-27$4813.37$5571.03107.8%30.9%43.9%34.0%0.0%0.0%-34.2%-57444.3K-2170.00124.93N/AN/A0000
2013-03-28$5058.50$5571.03109.5%31.4%47.6%34.7%0.0%0.0%-27.9%-50635.0K-2420.00141.63N/AN/A0000