SANM Options History — September 2008

In September 2008, SANM traded between $8.40 and $15.72. ATM implied volatility averaged 83.7%, placing in the 31.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 24.0%. IV traded below realized volatility by 26.6% (HV 20d: 110.3%). Max pain ranged from $15.00 to $15.00. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 5 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.63.

Notable Days

  • 2008-09-02: Highest Volume — 99 contracts
  • 2008-09-17: Largest IV spike — 27.0% change
  • 2008-09-29: Highest IV Rank — 59.5%
  • 2008-09-29: Largest Expected Move — 35.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$11.65$8.40$15.72$15.72$8.40
Max Pain$15.00$15.00$15.00$15.00$15.00
ATM IV83.7%56.3%123.6%56.3%97.6%
Expected Move24.0%16.1%35.4%16.1%28.0%
HV 20d110.3%69.3%142.0%69.3%133.0%
HV 60d91.8%75.2%107.0%76.2%107.0%
IV Rank31.3%11.8%59.5%11.8%40.5%
IV Percentile69.7%8.7%97.2%8.7%90.1%
Term Structure-11.6%-37.8%15.9%0.4%10.5%
VWIV76.8%56.2%103.0%56.2%102.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %39.3416.5475.6317.6965.96
Gamma HHI0.440.350.620.410.41
Net GEX5.7K1.2K9.4K8.6K3.2K
Net DEX-277.7K-733.5K172.8K-695.4K-150.9K
Net VEX-6.3K-8.8K-2.2K-8.2K-4.4K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.630.008.200.000.00
Total Volume15.571099992
Total OI3,726.0953,6433,7443,6433,740

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2008-09-02$15.72$15.0056.3%16.1%69.3%11.8%56.2%0.0%0.4%8.6K-695.4K-8.2K0.0017.699903,088555
2008-09-03$15.54$15.0063.2%18.1%69.7%16.8%58.9%0.0%-2.5%9.4K-733.5K-8.8K0.0021.507003,114555
2008-09-04$13.44$15.0064.2%18.4%88.6%17.5%64.3%0.0%0.5%6.7K-432.3K-7.4K0.0424.783713,156555
2008-09-05$14.34$15.0068.0%19.5%90.2%20.2%68.1%0.0%-4.3%8.6K-569.0K-8.4K0.0016.54903,166556
2008-09-08$13.32$15.0074.0%21.2%93.4%24.4%74.1%0.0%-12.0%7.6K-433.2K-7.8K0.0020.641103,167556
2008-09-09$12.36$15.0079.8%22.9%97.0%28.5%0.0%0.0%-21.3%6.6K-301.1K-6.9K0.0034.10703,171556
2008-09-10$12.84$15.0066.7%19.1%98.0%19.2%67.7%0.0%-6.9%6.2K-281.8K-6.8K0.0029.332303,178556
2008-09-11$13.44$15.0074.6%21.4%99.1%24.8%74.6%0.0%-10.2%7.5K-417.3K-7.6K1.0729.43453,180556
2008-09-12$13.14$15.0079.5%22.8%99.4%28.3%79.5%0.0%-12.5%7.5K-424.0K-7.6K0.0029.031303,181561
2008-09-15$12.06$15.0080.2%23.0%103.9%28.8%80.4%0.0%-12.1%5.6K-252.0K-6.4K0.1444.88613,171561
2008-09-16$11.94$15.0072.5%20.8%103.4%23.3%83.6%0.0%-19.7%6.2K-274.9K-6.5K0.0037.671103,169562
2008-09-17$10.08$15.0092.1%26.4%116.0%37.2%86.1%0.0%9.6%4.5K-299.8K-5.9K8.2040.23173,177562
2008-09-18$10.74$15.00103.9%29.8%118.1%45.6%103.0%0.0%-28.0%5.3K-162.9K-5.9K0.0057.500133,177567
2008-09-19$11.52$15.0086.8%24.9%120.8%33.5%0.0%0.0%15.9%4.6K-265.9K-6.3K0.0028.30003,177554
2008-09-22$9.60$15.0088.0%25.2%135.8%34.3%0.0%0.0%-37.8%4.6K-69.0K-4.9K0.0036.68003,177554
2008-09-23$9.72$15.0099.8%28.6%135.3%42.7%102.3%0.0%-21.6%4.0K-36.3K-4.8K0.0027.40503,177560
2008-09-24$9.18$15.0089.2%25.6%136.2%35.2%0.0%0.0%-32.9%4.0K-48.4K-4.7K0.0062.47003,178560
2008-09-25$8.94$15.0093.6%26.8%132.5%38.3%0.0%0.0%-32.9%3.9K-56.3K-4.7K0.0061.40203,178560
2008-09-26$9.84$15.00104.4%29.9%135.0%45.9%0.0%0.0%-21.7%4.2K-99.9K-5.2K0.0064.91003,180560
2008-09-29$8.52$15.00123.6%35.4%142.0%59.5%0.0%0.0%-3.8%1.2K172.8K-2.2K0.0075.63003,180560
2008-09-30$8.40$15.0097.6%28.0%133.0%40.5%0.0%0.0%10.5%3.2K-150.9K-4.4K0.0065.96203,180560