SANM Options History — September 2009

In September 2009, SANM traded between $7.29 and $8.99. ATM implied volatility averaged 60.6%, placing in the 19.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 17.4%. IV traded below realized volatility by 112.0% (HV 20d: 172.6%). Max pain ranged from $5.00 to $5.00. Net GEX was positive for 13 of 13 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 10 of 13 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.08.

Notable Days

  • 2009-09-14: Highest Volume — 5,000 contracts
  • 2009-09-15: Largest IV spike — 221.1% change
  • 2009-09-16: Highest IV Rank — 30.9%
  • 2009-09-16: Largest Expected Move — 23.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$8.24$7.29$8.99$7.29$8.60
Max Pain$5.00$5.00$5.00$5.00$5.00
ATM IV60.6%22.3%83.5%22.3%52.1%
Expected Move17.4%6.4%23.9%6.4%14.9%
HV 20d172.6%165.5%179.7%179.7%175.2%
HV 60d135.3%132.8%137.1%136.4%135.8%
IV Rank19.3%0.0%30.9%0.0%15.1%
IV Percentile6.4%0.0%25.2%0.0%0.8%
Term Structure10.7%-16.4%55.9%55.9%16.2%
VWIV60.0%38.9%106.4%71.8%52.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %101.5336.68190.34190.3482.65
Gamma HHI0.550.500.990.990.50
Net GEX70.1K24.6K81.1K24.6K79.5K
Net DEX-4.9M-6.0M-2.4M-2.4M-5.5M
Net VEX-20.6K-22.5K-8.8K-8.8K-21.6K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.080.000.620.000.00
Total Volume419.61505,0005,00015
Total OI10,162.9235,46110,6555,46110,655

Daily Data (13 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2009-09-14$7.29$5.0022.3%6.4%179.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%55.9%24.6K-2.4M-8.8K0.00190.345,00005,39863
2009-09-15$7.75$5.0071.7%20.5%178.8%24.9%71.8%0.0%3.3%63.6K-4.3M-21.0K0.00137.8750010,40063
2009-09-16$8.48$5.0083.5%23.9%175.8%30.9%47.7%0.0%-16.4%69.6K-5.3M-22.3K0.40133.91481910,42163
2009-09-17$8.58$5.0049.0%14.1%165.6%13.5%46.6%0.0%36.7%68.8K-5.4M-22.5K0.00135.2668010,41572
2009-09-18$8.81$5.0065.0%18.6%165.5%21.6%38.9%0.0%1.1%71.7K-5.8M-22.5K0.00132.5325010,47272
2009-09-21$8.77$5.0056.7%16.3%166.2%17.4%52.2%0.0%19.1%78.5K-5.6M-22.4K0.00124.2435010,41670
2009-09-22$8.99$5.0057.4%16.5%166.0%17.7%106.4%0.0%4.0%81.1K-6.0M-22.2K0.0068.6432010,44170
2009-09-23$8.51$5.0056.0%16.1%167.5%17.0%45.3%0.0%17.0%76.0K-5.3M-21.8K0.0080.8860010,47070
2009-09-24$7.71$5.0067.6%19.4%175.1%22.9%73.0%0.0%2.3%73.2K-4.1M-20.8K0.6258.96261610,51070
2009-09-25$7.62$5.0063.1%18.1%176.1%20.6%66.2%0.0%3.8%73.9K-4.0M-20.1K0.0036.6858010,51586
2009-09-28$8.03$5.0071.5%20.5%176.1%24.9%0.0%0.0%-0.3%75.2K-4.7M-21.0K0.0070.460010,56786
2009-09-29$8.04$5.0071.5%20.5%176.1%24.9%0.0%0.0%-3.1%75.6K-4.7M-20.9K0.0067.413010,56786
2009-09-30$8.60$5.0052.1%14.9%175.2%15.1%52.1%0.0%16.2%79.5K-5.5M-21.6K0.0082.6515010,56986