DSS Options History — March 2018

In March 2018, DSS traded between $596.10 and $863.51. ATM implied volatility averaged 141.0%, placing in the 32.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 40.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 63.8% (HV 20d: 77.2%). Max pain ranged from $1392.76 to $1392.76. Net GEX was positive for 10 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 9 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 3.57.

Notable Days

  • 2018-03-01: Highest Volume — 1 contracts
  • 2018-03-23: Largest IV spike — 62.4% change
  • 2018-03-06: Highest IV Rank — 60.3%
  • 2018-03-23: Largest Expected Move — 53.6%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$680.99$596.10$863.51$601.67$757.66
Max Pain$1392.76$1392.76$1392.76$1392.76$1392.76
ATM IV141.0%100.9%193.3%162.4%102.5%
Expected Move40.0%29.3%53.6%46.5%29.4%
HV 20d77.2%52.3%134.6%79.0%134.6%
HV 60d150.7%94.1%191.4%191.4%116.5%
IV Rank32.2%10.8%60.3%43.7%11.6%
IV Percentile22.5%0.8%77.0%33.3%1.6%
Term Structure27.3%-36.5%85.9%9.7%35.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %99.2225.21130.1499.15120.35
Gamma HHI0.760.511.001.000.58
Net GEX-13-15920020
Net DEX31.0K9.7K55.6K55.6K28.3K
Net VEX-17-8400-13
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio3.572.674.463.454.46
Total Volume0.5710110
Total OI1.1430220

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-03-01$601.67$1392.76162.4%46.5%79.0%43.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%055.6K03.4599.15N/AN/A0111
2018-03-02$607.24$1392.76167.1%47.9%68.1%46.3%0.0%0.0%9.7%954.2K-103.4547.26N/AN/A0111
2018-03-05$607.24$0.00187.8%37.9%66.0%57.4%0.0%0.0%-10.2%041.1K03.45106.16N/AN/A0111
2018-03-06$618.38$0.00193.3%0.0%52.3%60.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%839.8K-103.45127.87N/AN/A0111
2018-03-07$596.10$0.00132.2%0.0%52.3%27.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%040.3K03.45129.62N/AN/A0111
2018-03-08$646.24$0.00139.5%0.0%58.8%31.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%043.7K03.45126.47N/AN/A0111
2018-03-09$679.67$0.00119.0%0.0%59.4%20.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%033.1K03.45127.89N/AN/A0111
2018-03-12$701.95$0.00123.1%35.3%60.3%22.7%0.0%0.0%69.2%1232.2K-113.45106.12N/AN/A0111
2018-03-13$679.67$0.00129.3%37.1%60.8%26.0%0.0%0.0%-36.5%1131.2K-113.4594.97N/AN/A0111
2018-03-14$657.38$0.00100.9%0.0%61.7%10.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%829.6K-103.45122.22N/AN/A0111
2018-03-15$640.67$0.00144.7%0.0%55.7%34.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%929.0K-103.45130.14N/AN/A0111
2018-03-16$640.67$0.00123.5%0.0%54.5%22.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%1229.9K-93.45130.12N/AN/A0111
2018-03-19$674.09$0.00142.3%40.8%57.4%33.0%0.0%0.0%53.1%026.0K02.8659.19N/AN/A0000
2018-03-20$657.38$1392.76102.6%29.4%57.5%11.7%0.0%0.0%85.9%025.4K02.8625.21N/AN/A0000
2018-03-21$668.52$1392.76102.3%29.3%57.0%11.5%0.0%0.0%31.6%1524.1K-124.35105.38N/AN/A0000
2018-03-22$612.81$1392.76115.1%33.0%63.3%18.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%023.5K04.3599.52N/AN/A0000
2018-03-23$841.23$1392.76186.9%53.6%128.7%56.9%0.0%0.0%57.7%-12211.9K-842.6742.78N/AN/A0000
2018-03-26$863.51$1392.76171.9%49.3%128.3%48.9%0.0%0.0%1.9%-15916.1K-813.5751.85N/AN/A0000
2018-03-27$807.80$1392.76163.3%46.8%129.9%44.2%0.0%0.0%1.5%-1149.7K-804.12101.86N/AN/A0000
2018-03-28$740.95$1392.76150.7%43.2%134.6%37.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%1727.2K-144.46129.52N/AN/A0000
2018-03-29$757.66$1392.76102.5%29.4%134.6%11.6%0.0%0.0%35.7%2028.3K-134.46120.35N/AN/A0000