DSS Options History — May 2014

In May 2014, DSS traded between $2339.83 and $3208.91. ATM implied volatility averaged 131.5%, placing in the 53.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 33.5%. IV traded above realized volatility by 67.6% (HV 20d: 64.0%). Max pain ranged from $5571.03 to $5571.03. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 15 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.14.

Notable Days

  • 2014-05-09: Largest IV drop — 45.8% change
  • 2014-05-08: Highest IV Rank — 98.0%
  • 2014-05-01: Largest Expected Move — 44.6%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$2745.19$2339.83$3208.91$2874.65$3097.49
Max Pain$5571.03$5571.03$5571.03$5571.03$5571.03
ATM IV131.5%96.6%190.6%155.5%96.6%
Expected Move33.5%25.7%44.6%44.6%27.7%
HV 20d64.0%53.8%73.3%61.3%73.2%
HV 60d68.7%65.7%73.6%66.6%72.9%
IV Rank53.9%27.8%98.0%71.7%27.8%
IV Percentile64.2%21.0%99.6%89.7%21.0%
Term Structure18.7%-62.5%46.8%-56.6%-16.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %23.897.3288.4588.457.32
Gamma HHI1.001.001.001.001.00
Net GEX-30-750-28-71
Net DEX649.7K554.6K760.5K678.4K736.0K
Net VEX-22-640-18-58
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.140.000.430.000.00
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
2014-05-01$2874.65$5571.03155.5%44.6%61.3%71.7%0.0%0.0%-56.6%-28678.4K-180.0088.45N/AN/A0042
2014-05-02$2785.52$5571.03155.1%44.5%62.1%71.4%0.0%0.0%-62.5%-26656.7K-190.0086.64N/AN/A0042
2014-05-05$2807.80$5571.03152.9%27.6%60.3%69.8%0.0%0.0%36.9%-28662.3K-180.0059.80N/AN/A0042
2014-05-06$2607.24$5571.03174.1%25.7%64.8%85.6%0.0%0.0%29.6%-26615.2K-160.0012.96N/AN/A0042
2014-05-07$2696.38$5571.03175.7%27.2%66.2%86.9%0.0%0.0%37.3%-27636.2K-170.0011.69N/AN/A0042
2014-05-08$2629.53$5571.03190.6%29.3%65.8%98.0%0.0%0.0%33.4%-26620.4K-160.0017.33N/AN/A0042
2014-05-09$2629.53$5571.03103.3%29.6%64.8%32.7%0.0%0.0%34.2%-24620.2K-170.2711.30N/AN/A0042
2014-05-12$2674.09$5571.03108.6%31.1%65.2%36.7%0.0%0.0%34.0%-25630.2K-170.0010.04N/AN/A0042
2014-05-13$2651.81$5571.03109.3%31.3%64.4%37.2%0.0%0.0%32.4%-25625.0K-170.0014.70N/AN/A0042
2014-05-14$2428.97$5571.03110.9%31.8%61.8%38.5%0.0%0.0%32.8%0574.4K00.0013.64N/AN/A0042
2014-05-15$2339.83$5571.03149.1%42.7%53.8%67.0%0.0%0.0%31.8%0554.6K00.0014.68N/AN/A0042
2014-05-16$2495.82$5571.03127.0%36.4%59.7%50.5%0.0%0.0%35.4%0591.6K00.1512.57N/AN/A0042
2014-05-19$2540.39$5571.03124.4%35.7%57.1%48.5%0.0%0.0%-9.1%0605.6K00.0012.27N/AN/A0042
2014-05-20$2584.96$5571.03137.5%39.4%56.1%58.3%0.0%0.0%46.8%0615.5K00.0018.41N/AN/A0042
2014-05-21$2584.96$5571.03130.0%37.3%55.9%52.7%0.0%0.0%33.0%0615.5K00.0014.22N/AN/A0042
2014-05-22$2830.08$5571.03111.7%32.0%65.5%39.0%0.0%0.0%42.9%-50669.3K-340.4313.26N/AN/A0042
2014-05-23$2941.50$5571.03117.9%33.8%66.2%43.7%0.0%0.0%41.3%-59696.5K-430.0015.61N/AN/A0042
2014-05-27$3208.91$5571.03117.1%33.6%72.3%43.1%0.0%0.0%36.7%-75760.5K-500.3916.67N/AN/A0042
2014-05-28$3119.78$5571.03106.4%30.5%73.3%35.0%0.0%0.0%-0.2%-72739.2K-640.0013.32N/AN/A0042
2014-05-29$3119.78$5571.03108.7%31.2%73.2%36.8%0.0%0.0%-1.3%-74740.4K-600.0036.75N/AN/A0042
2014-05-30$3097.49$5571.0396.6%27.7%73.2%27.8%0.0%0.0%-16.9%-71736.0K-580.007.32N/AN/A0042