SANM Options History — March 2008

In March 2008, SANM traded between $8.52 and $10.86. ATM implied volatility averaged 72.7%, placing in the 25.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 20.8%. IV traded below realized volatility by 2.1% (HV 20d: 74.8%). Max pain ranged from $15.00 to $15.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 13 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.04.

Notable Days

  • 2008-03-17: Highest Volume — 54 contracts
  • 2008-03-24: Largest IV drop — 17.5% change
  • 2008-03-18: Highest IV Rank — 29.5%
  • 2008-03-18: Largest Expected Move — 22.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$9.66$8.52$10.86$9.72$9.72
Max Pain$15.00$15.00$15.00$15.00$15.00
ATM IV72.7%64.0%79.1%75.9%71.5%
Expected Move20.8%18.4%22.7%21.7%20.5%
HV 20d74.8%59.6%89.6%82.7%87.0%
HV 60d96.1%92.9%101.3%94.0%101.2%
IV Rank25.1%19.1%29.5%27.3%24.2%
IV Percentile62.3%41.3%76.2%67.9%59.9%
Term Structure3.5%-5.0%13.3%-3.2%6.2%
VWIV75.0%63.9%91.7%74.2%70.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %16.1710.1528.4010.1520.03
Gamma HHI0.410.350.450.450.35
Net GEX2.6K1.8K3.2K2.9K2.8K
Net DEX41.5K-28.2K131.1K25.1K26.3K
Net VEX-5.9K-6.7K-5.0K-6.2K-6.0K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.040.000.390.000.00
Total Volume12.405400
Total OI3,202.63,1443,2853,1473,285

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2008-03-03$9.72$15.0075.9%21.7%82.7%27.3%0.0%0.0%-3.2%2.9K25.1K-6.2K0.0010.15002,560587
2008-03-04$10.02$15.0073.8%21.2%81.6%25.9%0.0%0.0%-5.0%3.2K2.6K-6.7K0.0013.97002,560587
2008-03-05$10.26$15.0069.3%19.9%75.4%22.7%0.0%0.0%-0.7%2.7K59.8K-6.2K0.0010.85002,560587
2008-03-06$9.72$15.0074.2%21.3%75.9%26.1%0.0%0.0%-4.9%2.8K36.0K-6.0K0.0011.80202,560587
2008-03-07$9.54$15.0074.0%21.2%69.7%26.0%74.2%0.0%-3.6%2.8K23.8K-6.1K0.0010.25702,563587
2008-03-10$9.72$15.0070.3%20.2%64.6%23.4%0.0%0.0%-0.7%2.4K81.9K-5.7K0.0017.20002,560587
2008-03-11$9.54$15.0071.1%20.4%64.4%24.0%71.2%0.0%3.9%2.4K63.4K-5.7K0.0017.61202,560587
2008-03-12$9.72$15.0070.6%20.2%62.2%23.6%0.0%0.0%-0.8%2.4K83.6K-5.6K0.0017.201102,557587
2008-03-13$9.72$15.0072.4%20.7%59.6%24.8%72.2%0.0%0.4%2.3K87.0K-5.5K0.3918.7226102,557587
2008-03-14$8.88$15.0075.6%21.7%66.5%27.1%91.7%0.0%5.6%2.1K84.6K-5.2K0.0028.402702,576596
2008-03-17$8.52$15.0079.1%22.7%66.9%29.5%0.0%0.0%10.4%2.1K58.2K-5.2K0.0012.685402,599596
2008-03-18$9.42$15.0079.1%22.7%74.1%29.5%87.6%0.0%8.3%3.0K-28.2K-6.3K0.0010.871902,624596
2008-03-19$9.30$15.0073.8%21.2%70.6%25.8%74.2%0.0%6.0%2.6K18.9K-5.8K0.0019.012402,640596
2008-03-20$8.94$15.0077.6%22.2%71.4%28.4%78.1%0.0%2.9%2.6K25.0K-5.7K0.0018.52202,655596
2008-03-24$9.72$15.0064.0%18.4%77.2%19.1%63.9%0.0%13.3%1.8K131.1K-5.0K0.0622.644232,655596
2008-03-25$10.86$15.0066.6%19.1%85.1%20.8%66.7%0.0%9.1%3.1K9.7K-6.5K0.0012.791202,679595
2008-03-26$10.56$15.0069.9%20.1%84.0%23.2%70.1%0.0%9.1%3.1K3.1K-6.5K0.0014.16702,683595
2008-03-27$9.60$15.0072.8%20.9%89.6%25.2%0.0%0.0%7.4%2.8K15.6K-5.9K0.0018.08002,690595
2008-03-28$9.72$15.0072.4%20.8%87.9%24.9%0.0%0.0%7.0%2.8K22.1K-6.1K0.0018.40002,690595
2008-03-31$9.72$15.0071.5%20.5%87.0%24.2%0.0%0.0%6.2%2.8K26.3K-6.0K0.0020.03002,690595