DSS Options History — April 2014

In April 2014, DSS traded between $2518.11 and $3030.64. ATM implied volatility averaged 134.7%, placing in the 56.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 35.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 51.3% (HV 20d: 83.4%). Max pain ranged from $5571.03 to $5571.03. Net GEX was positive for 5 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 13 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.36.

Notable Days

  • 2014-04-10: Largest IV drop — 34.1% change
  • 2014-04-08: Highest IV Rank — 85.9%
  • 2014-04-28: Largest Expected Move — 44.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$2884.20$2518.11$3030.64$3008.36$2830.08
Max Pain$5571.03$5571.03$5571.03$5571.03$5571.03
ATM IV134.7%102.3%174.4%141.0%148.4%
Expected Move35.6%27.8%44.0%40.4%42.5%
HV 20d83.4%61.0%96.1%84.4%61.0%
HV 60d72.0%65.4%86.6%86.6%66.6%
IV Rank56.2%32.0%85.9%60.9%66.5%
IV Percentile74.0%40.1%96.4%82.9%86.1%
Term Structure16.1%-54.5%55.2%-25.0%-54.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %60.407.94109.5756.3211.07
Gamma HHI1.000.961.001.001.00
Net GEX163-291.8K0-27
Net DEX653.0K429.3K710.2K705.0K667.4K
Net VEX-184-1.9K00-19
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.360.003.400.000.00
Total Volume00000
Total OI66666

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2014-04-01$3008.36$5571.03141.0%40.4%84.4%60.9%0.0%0.0%-25.0%0705.0K00.0056.32N/AN/A0042
2014-04-02$3030.64$5571.03146.2%41.9%84.0%64.8%0.0%0.0%-27.0%1710.2K00.0059.63N/AN/A0042
2014-04-03$3030.64$5571.03138.0%39.6%83.8%58.7%0.0%0.0%-29.6%1.8K457.1K-1.9K0.0010.16N/AN/A0042
2014-04-04$2896.94$5571.03131.7%27.8%83.3%53.9%0.0%0.0%32.8%1.7K429.3K-1.9K0.0085.95N/AN/A0042
2014-04-07$2963.79$5571.03169.4%28.2%84.0%82.1%0.0%0.0%39.7%1691.9K00.1085.95N/AN/A0042
2014-04-08$2919.22$5571.03174.4%29.0%83.9%85.9%0.0%0.0%55.2%1684.2K00.0088.79N/AN/A0042
2014-04-09$2986.07$5571.03155.1%32.7%84.2%71.5%0.0%0.0%34.3%0699.9K00.0088.45N/AN/A0042
2014-04-10$2874.65$5571.03102.3%29.3%84.5%32.0%0.0%0.0%51.0%0673.8K00.009.68N/AN/A0042
2014-04-11$2874.65$5571.03103.7%29.7%84.5%33.0%0.0%0.0%50.9%0673.8K00.0014.09N/AN/A0042
2014-04-14$2785.52$5571.03104.6%30.0%83.5%33.7%0.0%0.0%52.6%0652.9K00.0088.45N/AN/A0042
2014-04-15$2518.11$5571.03125.5%36.0%88.7%49.3%0.0%0.0%53.8%0591.1K00.0088.66N/AN/A0042
2014-04-16$2740.95$5571.03116.1%33.3%94.7%42.3%0.0%0.0%-14.3%0642.4K00.007.94N/AN/A0042
2014-04-17$2718.66$5571.03105.8%30.3%94.2%34.6%0.0%0.0%-15.5%0637.2K00.00100.84N/AN/A0042
2014-04-21$2852.37$5571.03131.1%37.6%95.8%53.5%0.0%0.0%48.3%0668.2K00.0059.82N/AN/A0042
2014-04-22$2941.50$5571.03136.6%39.1%96.1%57.6%0.0%0.0%47.7%0689.0K00.1489.07N/AN/A0042
2014-04-23$2963.79$5571.03120.3%34.5%95.4%45.4%0.0%0.0%47.8%-11695.9K-83.4011.31N/AN/A0042
2014-04-24$3008.36$5571.03134.6%38.6%84.9%56.2%0.0%0.0%45.4%-29709.5K-200.0088.45N/AN/A0042
2014-04-25$2919.22$5571.03144.8%41.5%67.8%63.8%0.0%0.0%44.1%-28688.3K-200.00109.57N/AN/A0042
2014-04-28$2852.37$5571.03153.4%44.0%67.7%70.2%0.0%0.0%-48.5%-26672.5K-200.0015.28N/AN/A0042
2014-04-29$2852.37$5571.03145.5%41.7%64.2%64.3%0.0%0.0%-51.1%-28672.9K-180.0098.95N/AN/A0042
2014-04-30$2830.08$5571.03148.4%42.5%61.0%66.5%0.0%0.0%-54.5%-27667.4K-190.0011.07N/AN/A0042