DSS Options History — August 2014

In August 2014, DSS traded between $2518.11 and $3052.92. ATM implied volatility averaged 114.0%, placing in the 34.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 26.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 72.7% (HV 20d: 41.3%). Max pain ranged from $5571.03 to $5571.03. Net GEX was positive for 15 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 17 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.00.

Notable Days

  • 2014-08-20: Largest IV spike — 45.7% change
  • 2014-08-29: Highest IV Rank — 75.5%
  • 2014-08-05: Largest Expected Move — 34.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$2761.11$2518.11$3052.92$2986.07$2518.11
Max Pain$5571.03$5571.03$5571.03$5571.03$5571.03
ATM IV114.0%80.6%163.5%97.4%163.5%
Expected Move26.9%13.2%34.9%29.6%34.3%
HV 20d41.3%36.3%47.4%47.4%41.8%
HV 60d51.0%47.0%56.0%55.6%47.5%
IV Rank34.8%7.4%75.5%21.2%75.5%
IV Percentile40.3%3.2%91.7%14.7%91.7%
Term Structure25.8%-20.3%44.8%42.6%25.8%
VWIV104.9%67.8%122.5%121.2%67.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %40.628.61105.7145.3840.33
Gamma HHI0.740.511.000.551.00
Net GEX760126940
Net DEX589.9K543.6K650.5K637.0K543.6K
Net VEX-57-1030-720
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.000.000.000.000.00
Total Volume00000
Total OI55555

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2014-08-01$2986.07$5571.0397.4%29.6%47.4%21.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%94637.0K-720.0045.38N/AN/A0032
2014-08-04$3052.92$5571.0395.2%31.1%46.9%19.4%0.0%0.0%42.6%97650.5K-750.0035.24N/AN/A0032
2014-08-05$3052.92$5571.03102.8%34.9%40.4%25.6%121.2%0.0%44.7%98648.2K-820.0025.22N/AN/A0032
2014-08-06$3030.64$5571.0389.8%33.0%38.2%15.0%0.0%0.0%43.7%90645.7K-820.0017.29N/AN/A0032
2014-08-07$2919.22$5571.0387.3%29.3%37.8%12.9%102.3%0.0%40.7%84624.3K-680.0028.99N/AN/A0032
2014-08-08$2963.79$5571.0397.4%33.5%38.2%21.2%0.0%0.0%40.9%117628.4K-1030.0027.78N/AN/A0032
2014-08-11$2896.94$5571.0380.6%31.2%38.3%7.4%0.0%0.0%36.9%114614.8K-910.0019.65N/AN/A0032
2014-08-12$2874.65$5571.0399.6%31.2%37.7%23.0%0.0%0.0%30.0%114610.3K-910.0031.83N/AN/A0032
2014-08-13$2896.94$5571.03109.6%30.3%37.6%31.2%107.1%0.0%32.2%111616.0K-830.0023.83N/AN/A0032
2014-08-14$2763.23$5571.03107.1%29.3%36.3%29.2%122.5%0.0%27.7%118584.1K-990.0026.66N/AN/A0032
2014-08-15$2584.96$5571.03110.9%26.2%42.0%32.3%108.4%0.0%16.8%106549.5K-810.0041.94N/AN/A0032
2014-08-18$2674.09$5571.0397.7%26.0%44.2%21.4%0.0%0.0%33.1%120570.2K-760.00105.71N/AN/A0032
2014-08-19$2696.38$5571.0398.3%24.9%43.9%21.9%0.0%0.0%5.7%126573.6K-860.0059.40N/AN/A0032
2014-08-20$2607.24$5571.03143.2%22.1%41.1%58.8%0.0%0.0%-20.3%102556.9K-570.0062.78N/AN/A0032
2014-08-21$2674.09$5571.03135.1%13.2%41.5%52.2%0.0%0.0%44.8%0577.3K00.00102.38N/AN/A0032
2014-08-22$2584.96$5571.03134.4%16.7%42.4%51.6%0.0%0.0%-12.4%0558.1K00.008.61N/AN/A0032
2014-08-25$2540.39$5571.03116.5%20.1%42.4%36.9%0.0%0.0%30.0%0548.5K00.0019.87N/AN/A0032
2014-08-26$2540.39$5571.03130.5%17.1%42.5%48.4%0.0%0.0%29.1%0548.5K00.0011.69N/AN/A0032
2014-08-27$2584.96$5571.03147.7%22.4%43.2%62.5%0.0%0.0%-2.2%100553.6K-500.0061.43N/AN/A0032
2014-08-28$2540.39$5571.03149.0%27.5%43.2%63.6%67.8%0.0%26.9%0548.5K00.0056.99N/AN/A0032
2014-08-29$2518.11$5571.03163.5%34.3%41.8%75.5%0.0%0.0%25.8%0543.6K00.0040.33N/AN/A0032