DSS Options History — August 2013

In August 2013, DSS traded between $3119.78 and $3743.73. ATM implied volatility averaged 116.0%, placing in the 36.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 27.7%. IV traded above realized volatility by 45.3% (HV 20d: 70.7%). Max pain ranged from $5571.03 to $5571.03. Net GEX was positive for 7 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 12 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 3.68.

Notable Days

  • 2013-08-14: Largest IV drop — 58.4% change
  • 2013-08-12: Highest IV Rank — 60.9%
  • 2013-08-07: Largest Expected Move — 36.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$3345.66$3119.78$3743.73$3364.90$3142.06
Max Pain$5571.03$5571.03$5571.03$5571.03$5571.03
ATM IV116.0%71.6%178.2%119.4%97.7%
Expected Move27.7%18.0%36.8%34.2%28.0%
HV 20d70.7%58.5%79.8%58.9%71.2%
HV 60d82.1%78.5%85.1%82.5%78.5%
IV Rank36.2%18.6%60.9%37.6%29.0%
IV Percentile60.4%2.4%98.4%85.3%40.2%
Term Structure10.6%-52.9%60.7%-45.5%-16.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %13.065.0659.959.687.39
Gamma HHI0.870.500.970.940.82
Net GEX-217-41825-37225
Net DEX1.4M1.1M1.7M1.3M1.5M
Net VEX-2.1K-3.7K-136-3.2K-143
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio3.680.0031.338.750.09
Total Volume00000
Total OI1111111111

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-08-01$3364.90$5571.03119.4%34.2%58.9%37.6%0.0%0.0%-45.5%-3721.3M-3.2K8.759.68N/AN/A0065
2013-08-02$3164.35$5571.03123.5%35.4%61.7%39.2%0.0%0.0%-52.9%-3291.2M-3.2K0.0010.82N/AN/A0065
2013-08-05$3208.91$5571.03141.7%18.0%58.5%46.4%0.0%0.0%50.0%-3171.2M-3.0K0.005.06N/AN/A0065
2013-08-06$3409.47$5571.03159.7%21.6%60.4%53.5%0.0%0.0%44.8%-3311.2M-3.2K0.028.21N/AN/A0065
2013-08-07$3721.45$5571.03130.9%36.8%66.0%42.1%0.0%0.0%-26.8%-4111.3M-3.7K0.0132.57N/AN/A0065
2013-08-08$3632.31$5571.03131.7%29.8%66.2%42.4%0.0%0.0%-15.8%-4081.3M-3.6K0.2011.54N/AN/A0065
2013-08-09$3364.90$5571.03150.5%23.3%71.2%49.9%0.0%0.0%31.1%-4121.3M-3.3K0.819.46N/AN/A0065
2013-08-12$3454.04$5571.03178.2%24.7%68.4%60.9%0.0%0.0%30.9%-4181.3M-3.2K0.138.44N/AN/A0065
2013-08-13$3743.73$5571.03172.3%30.1%75.0%58.5%0.0%0.0%20.6%-3911.4M-3.5K0.258.28N/AN/A0065
2013-08-14$3431.75$5571.0371.6%20.5%79.8%18.6%0.0%0.0%28.3%-3271.3M-3.3K10.706.29N/AN/A0065
2013-08-15$3364.90$5571.0387.4%25.1%74.1%24.9%0.0%0.0%20.2%01.7M-14010.007.89N/AN/A0065
2013-08-16$3454.04$5571.0389.3%25.6%74.6%25.7%0.0%0.0%47.5%-3171.2M-3.2K0.1412.71N/AN/A0065
2013-08-19$3387.19$5571.0383.9%24.1%74.5%23.5%0.0%0.0%6.7%-3071.2M-3.2K0.0711.25N/AN/A0065
2013-08-20$3275.77$5571.0389.5%25.7%74.6%25.7%0.0%0.0%59.4%-2871.1M-3.3K0.0011.15N/AN/A0065
2013-08-21$3231.20$5571.0397.9%28.1%74.5%29.0%0.0%0.0%60.7%231.5M-1460.0010.53N/AN/A0065
2013-08-22$3275.77$5571.0392.5%26.5%73.7%26.9%0.0%0.0%51.5%-2721.1M-3.1K0.009.12N/AN/A0065
2013-08-23$3342.62$5571.03104.4%29.9%73.8%31.6%0.0%0.0%-7.8%161.6M-1480.0014.64N/AN/A0065
2013-08-26$3208.91$5571.0396.3%27.6%74.6%28.4%0.0%0.0%-11.2%171.5M-14431.3359.95N/AN/A0065
2013-08-27$3164.35$5571.03106.3%30.5%74.5%32.4%0.0%0.0%-12.6%161.5M-1470.0010.53N/AN/A0065
2013-08-28$3119.78$5571.03106.4%30.5%74.5%32.4%0.0%0.0%-14.1%161.5M-1360.009.01N/AN/A0065
2013-08-29$3142.06$5571.03119.9%34.4%74.4%37.8%0.0%0.0%-15.1%151.5M-1370.0012.74N/AN/A0065
2013-08-30$3142.06$5571.0397.7%28.0%71.2%29.0%0.0%0.0%-16.5%251.5M-1430.097.39N/AN/A0065