DSS Options History — February 2018

In February 2018, DSS traded between $601.67 and $774.37. ATM implied volatility averaged 160.7%, placing in the 48.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 41.2%. IV traded above realized volatility by 36.2% (HV 20d: 124.5%). Max pain ranged from $1392.76 to $1392.76. Net GEX was positive for 9 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 4 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 4.66.

Notable Days

  • 2018-02-01: Highest Volume — 1 contracts
  • 2018-02-16: Largest IV spike — 52.6% change
  • 2018-02-02: Highest IV Rank — 97.0%
  • 2018-02-07: Largest Expected Move — 53.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$655.33$601.67$774.37$746.52$601.67
Max Pain$1392.76$1392.76$1392.76$1392.76$1392.76
ATM IV160.7%108.2%260.5%246.2%157.2%
Expected Move41.2%30.7%53.2%30.7%45.1%
HV 20d124.5%118.6%134.4%134.4%123.1%
HV 60d198.4%193.3%201.2%198.8%193.4%
IV Rank48.1%18.7%97.0%90.6%40.9%
IV Percentile32.4%2.0%99.6%98.8%27.8%
Term Structure4.3%-64.0%79.4%-2.7%-30.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %90.7821.31122.7493.3599.15
Gamma HHI0.860.531.000.881.00
Net GEX-28-11711-1170
Net DEX76.5K54.7K94.8K90.8K55.6K
Net VEX-27-840-800
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio4.663.455.203.673.45
Total Volume11111
Total OI2.6322332

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-02-01$746.52$1392.76246.2%30.7%134.4%90.6%0.0%0.0%-2.7%-11790.8K-803.6793.35N/AN/A0121
2018-02-02$774.37$1392.76260.5%0.0%123.4%97.0%0.0%0.0%-12.6%-11794.8K-845.2089.48N/AN/A0121
2018-02-05$685.24$1392.76165.2%39.2%128.6%54.6%0.0%0.0%68.4%-7179.2K-735.2092.11N/AN/A0121
2018-02-06$701.95$1392.76166.7%0.0%128.0%55.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%-9386.9K-765.20122.39N/AN/A0121
2018-02-07$668.52$1392.76185.4%53.2%128.2%63.6%0.0%0.0%-54.0%494.3K-55.2099.45N/AN/A0121
2018-02-08$640.67$1392.76121.6%34.9%120.8%35.2%0.0%0.0%79.4%-7176.2K-695.2050.96N/AN/A0121
2018-02-09$646.24$1392.76174.1%0.0%121.7%58.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%491.1K-55.20122.74N/AN/A0121
2018-02-12$629.53$1392.76140.7%0.0%121.2%43.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%488.8K-55.20103.61N/AN/A0121
2018-02-13$618.38$1392.76129.2%0.0%118.6%38.6%0.0%0.0%-64.0%387.1K-45.20104.15N/AN/A0121
2018-02-14$668.52$1392.76146.4%0.0%125.2%46.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%594.4K-55.2097.52N/AN/A0121
2018-02-15$646.24$1392.76108.2%31.0%125.2%29.2%0.0%0.0%53.1%091.8K05.2038.65N/AN/A0121
2018-02-16$646.24$1392.76165.0%47.3%124.8%45.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%-11578.5K-695.20118.56N/AN/A0121
2018-02-20$662.95$1392.76115.7%33.2%125.9%18.7%0.0%0.0%71.4%460.5K-54.0596.48N/AN/A0111
2018-02-21$646.24$1392.76150.8%43.2%124.7%37.5%0.0%0.0%-12.1%059.7K04.0593.25N/AN/A0111
2018-02-22$618.38$1392.76161.5%46.3%124.7%43.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%057.2K04.05100.22N/AN/A0111
2018-02-23$607.24$1392.76168.3%48.3%121.0%46.9%0.0%0.0%-48.6%1054.7K-104.0521.31N/AN/A0111
2018-02-26$635.10$1392.76140.0%40.1%124.1%31.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%1157.3K-104.0591.21N/AN/A0111
2018-02-27$607.24$1392.76150.8%43.2%122.8%37.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%1154.8K-104.0590.26N/AN/A0111
2018-02-28$601.67$1392.76157.2%45.1%123.1%40.9%0.0%0.0%-30.5%055.6K03.4599.15N/AN/A0111