DSS Options History — August 2018

In August 2018, DSS traded between $696.38 and $857.94. ATM implied volatility averaged 146.1%, placing in the 28.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 41.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 100.4% (HV 20d: 45.7%). Max pain ranged from $1392.76 to $1392.76. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 11 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.00.

Notable Days

  • 2018-08-23: Largest IV drop — 33.6% change
  • 2018-08-14: Highest IV Rank — 52.2%
  • 2018-08-14: Largest Expected Move — 57.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$769.77$696.38$857.94$857.94$713.09
Max Pain$1392.76$1392.76$1392.76$1392.76$1392.76
ATM IV146.1%97.0%201.5%177.6%113.3%
Expected Move41.0%27.8%57.8%38.2%32.5%
HV 20d45.7%27.6%54.4%46.3%52.5%
HV 60d55.8%50.0%58.6%56.9%50.0%
IV Rank28.3%7.0%52.2%41.9%14.0%
IV Percentile38.6%2.4%90.9%67.1%10.3%
Term Structure13.4%-104.5%93.6%59.7%-3.9%
VWIV244.1%243.0%245.3%243.0%245.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %99.1143.17140.69139.19104.15
Gamma HHI1.001.001.001.001.00
Net GEX30613
Net DEX-321-5360-277-423
Net VEX-2-30-1-2
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.000.000.000.000.00
Total Volume00000
Total OI00000

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-08-01$857.94$1392.76177.6%0.0%46.3%41.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%1-277-10.00139.19N/AN/A0000
2018-08-02$852.37$1392.76134.4%0.0%46.6%23.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%2-194-10.00140.69N/AN/A0000
2018-08-03$830.08$1392.76153.5%0.0%47.5%31.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%2-205-10.00137.17N/AN/A0000
2018-08-06$841.23$1392.76157.2%38.2%38.8%33.1%0.0%0.0%59.7%2-199-10.0056.01N/AN/A0000
2018-08-07$824.51$1392.76163.6%40.6%34.8%35.8%0.0%0.0%36.7%5-401-20.0072.72N/AN/A0000
2018-08-08$824.51$1392.76178.9%55.3%34.8%42.4%0.0%0.0%-52.6%5-446-20.00113.96N/AN/A0000
2018-08-09$818.94$1392.76180.6%51.8%33.6%43.2%0.0%0.0%-57.6%5-443-20.00116.15N/AN/A0000
2018-08-10$830.08$1392.76181.4%52.0%32.6%43.5%0.0%0.0%-58.7%6-445-20.00116.38N/AN/A0000
2018-08-13$835.65$1392.76200.1%57.4%28.8%51.6%243.0%0.0%-98.2%5-452-30.0079.79N/AN/A0000
2018-08-14$846.80$1392.76201.5%57.8%27.6%52.2%245.3%0.0%-104.5%5-417-20.0079.79N/AN/A0000
2018-08-15$752.09$1392.76175.4%50.3%51.9%40.9%0.0%0.0%14.8%3-536-20.0081.17N/AN/A0000
2018-08-16$729.81$1392.76131.9%37.8%52.2%22.1%0.0%0.0%15.8%5-334-20.00101.71N/AN/A0000
2018-08-17$701.95$1392.76148.0%42.4%53.0%29.1%0.0%0.0%13.9%0000.00104.78N/AN/A0000
2018-08-20$696.38$1392.76145.8%41.8%52.1%28.1%0.0%0.0%58.2%0000.0043.17N/AN/A0000
2018-08-21$701.95$1392.76145.4%41.7%52.3%28.0%0.0%0.0%80.7%0000.00110.16N/AN/A0000
2018-08-22$707.52$1392.76148.0%42.4%50.4%29.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%3-392-20.00108.75N/AN/A0000
2018-08-23$701.95$1392.7698.2%28.2%50.1%7.5%0.0%0.0%93.6%3-528-20.00106.91N/AN/A0000
2018-08-24$713.09$1392.7698.1%28.1%50.6%7.5%0.0%0.0%54.0%0000.0084.47N/AN/A0000
2018-08-27$752.09$1392.7697.0%27.8%54.4%7.0%0.0%0.0%87.4%5-275-20.0071.05N/AN/A0000
2018-08-28$735.38$1392.76102.0%29.2%54.0%9.1%0.0%0.0%87.8%4-456-20.00108.16N/AN/A0000
2018-08-29$718.66$1392.76118.7%34.0%52.9%16.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%3-464-20.0097.89N/AN/A0000
2018-08-30$718.66$1392.76109.7%31.4%52.9%12.5%0.0%0.0%-3.9%3-491-20.00105.32N/AN/A0000
2018-08-31$713.09$1392.76113.3%32.5%52.5%14.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3-423-20.00104.15N/AN/A0000