DSS Options History — April 2013

In April 2013, DSS traded between $4902.51 and $6796.66. ATM implied volatility averaged 94.0%, placing in the 28.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 25.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 52.6% (HV 20d: 41.4%). Max pain ranged from $5571.03 to $5571.03. Net GEX was positive for 2 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 11 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 14.71.

Notable Days

  • 2013-04-29: Highest Volume — 1 contracts
  • 2013-04-05: Largest IV spike — 35.2% change
  • 2013-04-05: Highest IV Rank — 36.9%
  • 2013-04-01: Largest Expected Move — 32.6%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$5412.00$4902.51$6796.66$5236.77$6796.66
Max Pain$5571.03$5571.03$5571.03$5571.03$5571.03
ATM IV94.0%68.8%115.1%113.7%94.1%
Expected Move25.9%19.7%32.6%32.6%27.0%
HV 20d41.4%35.1%62.0%35.4%62.0%
HV 60d40.8%38.7%49.1%42.4%49.1%
IV Rank28.6%18.8%36.9%36.3%28.7%
IV Percentile30.0%3.2%68.5%65.7%31.5%
Term Structure-1.1%-38.2%26.1%-27.7%-38.2%
VWIV96.3%90.8%102.2%102.2%96.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %62.0816.39136.41136.4116.39
Gamma HHI0.860.500.980.970.50
Net GEX-924-3.0K892-645-3.0K
Net DEX54.4K-334.7K126.7K39.0K80.8K
Net VEX-806-2.6K-149-237-2.6K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio14.710.00150.000.001.79
Total Volume0.0910101
Total OI0.7730303

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-04-01$5236.77$5571.03113.7%32.6%35.4%36.3%0.0%0.0%-27.7%-64539.0K-2370.00136.41N/AN/A0000
2013-04-02$5169.92$5571.0396.0%27.5%35.2%29.4%0.0%0.0%20.5%-70145.1K-2220.00118.63N/AN/A0000
2013-04-03$5058.50$5571.0389.0%25.5%35.5%26.7%0.0%0.0%5.2%-60938.4K-2480.00118.63N/AN/A0000
2013-04-04$5058.50$5571.0385.2%24.4%35.4%25.2%0.0%0.0%26.1%-52937.5K-2550.0083.89N/AN/A0000
2013-04-05$4902.51$5571.03115.1%26.9%35.1%36.9%0.0%0.0%11.7%-48637.5K-2470.0033.89N/AN/A0000
2013-04-08$4969.36$5571.03105.6%27.8%35.6%33.2%0.0%0.0%-3.9%-55841.0K-2410.0034.78N/AN/A0000
2013-04-09$5236.77$5571.03111.7%23.6%39.8%35.5%0.0%0.0%8.8%-62741.6K-2760.0047.97N/AN/A0000
2013-04-10$5437.33$5571.03109.7%25.3%41.6%34.8%0.0%0.0%-3.7%-67037.7K-287150.0063.11N/AN/A0000
2013-04-11$5548.75$5571.03103.5%29.7%41.9%32.3%102.2%0.0%-16.5%-1.0K56.1K-4084.43114.61N/AN/A0000
2013-04-12$5526.46$5571.0387.3%25.0%41.5%26.0%0.0%0.0%7.1%-1.5K102.7K-5361.1961.38N/AN/A0000
2013-04-15$5504.18$5571.03104.0%29.8%41.6%32.5%0.0%0.0%-9.2%-1.4K109.7K-9641.2950.65N/AN/A0001
2013-04-16$5303.62$5571.0390.9%26.1%41.1%27.4%0.0%0.0%0.8%-1.2K112.7K-1.2K0.0030.32N/AN/A0001
2013-04-17$5370.47$5571.0378.6%22.5%37.8%22.6%0.0%0.0%10.5%-1.2K115.2K-1.2K0.0040.69N/AN/A0001
2013-04-18$5259.05$5571.0384.9%24.3%39.1%25.1%0.0%0.0%3.4%-1.0K101.3K-1.1K0.0035.65N/AN/A0001
2013-04-19$5103.06$5571.0390.3%25.9%41.2%27.2%0.0%0.0%-9.3%-1.3K107.3K-1.1K0.00101.56N/AN/A0001
2013-04-22$5348.19$5571.0389.2%25.6%43.9%26.7%0.0%0.0%-5.6%-1.4K111.4K-1.1K0.0034.92N/AN/A0001
2013-04-23$5481.89$5571.0391.1%26.1%44.4%27.5%90.8%0.0%-5.9%-1.6K119.3K-1.1K0.1453.53N/AN/A0001
2013-04-24$5504.18$5571.0368.8%19.7%44.4%18.8%0.0%0.0%14.6%-1.6K126.7K-1.1K0.0346.77N/AN/A0001
2013-04-25$5571.03$5571.0389.6%25.7%44.4%26.9%0.0%0.0%-0.6%-57762.3K-1.4K0.0749.43N/AN/A0011
2013-04-26$5548.75$5571.0384.6%24.3%41.6%25.0%0.0%0.0%4.5%4297.3K-1.8K0.0034.67N/AN/A0011
2013-04-29$6128.13$5571.0384.3%24.2%52.7%24.9%0.0%0.0%-17.1%892-334.7K-1492.8657.87N/AN/A0111
2013-04-30$6796.66$5571.0394.1%27.0%62.0%28.7%96.0%0.0%-38.2%-3.0K80.8K-2.6K1.7916.39N/AN/A0112