DSS Options History — December 2017

In December 2017, DSS traded between $579.39 and $1442.90. ATM implied volatility averaged 189.8%, placing in the 78.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 54.5%. IV traded below realized volatility by 9.6% (HV 20d: 199.4%). Max pain ranged from $1392.76 to $1392.76. Net GEX was positive for 9 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 3 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.14.

Notable Days

  • 2017-12-18: Highest Volume — 4 contracts
  • 2017-12-19: Largest IV spike — 32.9% change
  • 2017-12-19: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2017-12-20: Largest Expected Move — 74.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$895.82$579.39$1442.90$579.39$1008.36
Max Pain$1392.76$1392.76$1392.76$1392.76$1392.76
ATM IV189.8%159.2%259.5%183.3%213.8%
Expected Move54.5%45.6%74.4%51.8%61.3%
HV 20d199.4%116.1%301.7%116.1%297.9%
HV 60d127.4%80.2%185.2%80.2%185.2%
IV Rank78.4%60.8%100.0%82.3%79.0%
IV Percentile67.8%36.8%100.0%65.8%98.0%
Term Structure-35.8%-95.4%174.2%-77.6%-47.5%
VWIV226.1%180.2%285.6%267.6%198.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %88.3139.02118.67109.8839.02
Gamma HHI0.700.451.001.000.47
Net GEX70302.1K01.5K
Net DEX-36.0K-183.4K264208-41.7K
Net VEX-206-66500-401
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.140.020.550.170.19
Total Volume0.40400
Total OI2.250606

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2017-12-01$579.39$1392.76183.3%0.0%116.1%82.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%020800.17109.88N/AN/A0000
2017-12-04$640.67$0.00180.7%51.8%119.2%80.8%0.0%0.0%-77.6%023000.09116.25N/AN/A0000
2017-12-05$640.67$1392.76159.2%45.6%119.2%68.3%0.0%0.0%-70.5%023000.09115.66N/AN/A0000
2017-12-06$696.38$1392.76169.5%48.6%120.3%74.3%0.0%0.0%-95.4%025000.09117.41N/AN/A0000
2017-12-07$685.24$1392.76171.5%49.2%120.3%75.4%0.0%0.0%-47.2%024600.09116.20N/AN/A0000
2017-12-08$701.95$1392.76164.3%47.1%119.1%71.2%0.0%0.0%-86.7%025200.07117.32N/AN/A0000
2017-12-11$690.81$1392.76180.0%51.6%120.4%80.4%0.0%0.0%-52.7%024700.07115.49N/AN/A0000
2017-12-12$735.38$1392.76160.1%45.9%119.5%68.8%0.0%0.0%-89.1%026400.07117.10N/AN/A0000
2017-12-13$701.95$1392.76169.1%48.5%120.8%74.1%0.0%0.0%-55.0%025200.07117.17N/AN/A0000
2017-12-14$701.95$1392.76179.5%51.5%120.0%80.1%0.0%0.0%-56.8%025200.07118.67N/AN/A0000
2017-12-15$679.67$1392.76181.6%52.1%120.3%81.4%0.0%0.0%-60.5%012200.07114.73N/AN/A0000
2017-12-18$1442.90$1392.76167.5%48.0%283.9%73.1%267.6%0.0%7.5%18-2.5K-50.0254.08N/AN/A4000
2017-12-19$1136.49$1392.76222.6%63.8%299.8%100.0%229.1%0.0%174.2%1.3K-183.4K-4810.2946.02N/AN/A2130
2017-12-20$1231.20$1392.76259.5%74.4%298.2%100.0%285.6%0.0%-58.5%2.0K-140.8K-6650.0451.10N/AN/A1051
2017-12-21$1119.78$1392.76233.1%66.8%301.5%87.9%245.9%0.0%-49.2%1.7K-89.3K-5560.5562.43N/AN/A0051
2017-12-22$1130.92$1392.76225.6%64.7%301.7%84.4%225.2%0.0%-17.6%1.7K-61.9K-5400.1451.27N/AN/A0051
2017-12-26$1175.49$1392.76184.4%52.9%297.3%65.4%192.0%0.0%-9.2%2.1K-89.7K-5610.1554.82N/AN/A0051
2017-12-27$1147.63$1392.76174.4%50.0%295.0%60.8%180.2%0.0%28.9%1.9K-61.8K-4710.1370.28N/AN/A0051
2017-12-28$1069.64$1392.76215.6%61.8%297.3%79.8%210.3%0.0%-17.3%1.6K-51.1K-4430.2361.39N/AN/A0051
2017-12-29$1008.36$1392.76213.8%61.3%297.9%79.0%198.8%0.0%-47.5%1.5K-41.7K-4010.1939.02N/AN/A0051