SANM Options History — October 2009

In October 2009, SANM traded between $6.42 and $8.92. ATM implied volatility averaged 72.9%, placing in the 25.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 19.0%. IV traded below realized volatility by 21.4% (HV 20d: 94.3%). Max pain ranged from $5.00 to $7.50. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 10 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.21.

Notable Days

  • 2009-10-14: Highest Volume — 3,045 contracts
  • 2009-10-12: Largest IV spike — 95.1% change
  • 2009-10-12: Highest IV Rank — 53.8%
  • 2009-10-01: Largest Expected Move — 22.6%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$8.22$6.42$8.92$8.05$6.42
Max Pain$7.27$5.00$7.50$5.00$7.50
ATM IV72.9%57.8%128.7%78.9%57.8%
Expected Move19.0%16.6%22.6%22.6%16.6%
HV 20d94.3%50.0%174.5%174.5%58.6%
HV 60d127.4%119.2%136.9%136.7%122.2%
IV Rank25.5%17.9%53.8%28.6%17.9%
IV Percentile13.5%2.4%62.2%18.3%2.8%
Term Structure-2.2%-18.3%11.4%-8.1%11.2%
VWIV66.4%45.6%82.3%68.4%82.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %92.0140.04127.7245.61127.72
Gamma HHI0.500.500.520.510.50
Net GEX93.7K76.7K115.0K76.7K76.7K
Net DEX-5.3M-7.4M-2.5M-4.7M-2.5M
Net VEX-22.9K-28.5K-17.0K-20.8K-17.0K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.210.002.000.000.00
Total Volume169.90903,045100
Total OI12,422.72710,66313,98810,66313,988

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2009-10-01$8.05$5.0078.9%22.6%174.5%28.6%0.0%0.0%-8.1%76.7K-4.7M-20.8K0.0045.6101010,57786
2009-10-02$8.18$5.0069.3%19.9%168.4%23.8%68.4%0.0%6.1%80.6K-4.6M-20.6K0.0048.2152010,57796
2009-10-05$8.61$7.5064.2%21.6%167.2%21.2%73.8%0.0%-9.7%80.8K-5.4M-21.2K0.0540.1796510,60996
2009-10-06$8.66$7.5062.8%20.1%164.0%20.5%67.3%0.0%-3.2%79.9K-5.6M-21.5K0.0044.8423010,619101
2009-10-07$8.57$7.5073.7%21.0%164.2%26.0%66.8%0.0%-4.4%80.9K-5.4M-21.3K1.4746.65152210,624101
2009-10-08$8.71$7.5094.0%21.1%161.7%36.2%0.0%0.0%-11.5%82.5K-5.6M-21.5K0.0040.042010,634123
2009-10-09$8.86$7.5066.0%18.5%161.8%22.1%73.4%0.0%3.9%84.8K-5.8M-21.5K0.0080.3819010,634123
2009-10-12$8.73$7.50128.7%19.5%72.9%53.8%58.6%0.0%-7.8%82.6K-5.8M-20.9K0.03116.8740110,637123
2009-10-13$8.54$7.50105.5%19.3%70.9%42.0%0.0%0.0%4.6%84.6K-5.2M-20.8K2.00108.344810,670124
2009-10-14$8.83$7.50100.1%17.0%64.5%39.3%63.3%0.0%-6.6%87.7K-5.8M-20.9K0.01122.483,0222310,672132
2009-10-15$8.92$7.5057.8%16.6%64.4%17.9%61.2%0.0%1.8%107.1K-7.4M-28.5K0.00122.283013,690142
2009-10-16$8.84$7.5076.4%21.9%63.9%27.3%0.0%0.0%-10.4%113.7K-7.0M-28.3K0.00107.000013,693142
2009-10-19$8.61$7.5061.5%17.6%64.6%19.8%65.4%0.0%-3.8%106.0K-6.7M-27.4K0.00105.7910013,557135
2009-10-20$8.34$7.5060.6%17.4%64.7%19.3%74.3%0.0%6.9%110.6K-6.0M-26.5K0.0499.8953213,567135
2009-10-21$8.48$7.5061.2%17.5%62.1%19.6%71.5%0.0%-7.8%111.8K-6.3M-27.4K0.18110.5322413,590137
2009-10-22$8.54$7.5063.6%18.2%50.0%20.9%45.6%0.0%-11.3%115.0K-6.3M-27.2K0.06121.84134813,592141
2009-10-23$8.25$7.5060.9%17.5%51.7%19.5%0.0%0.0%4.9%113.5K-5.9M-26.1K0.00113.9710013,700149
2009-10-26$7.92$7.5061.6%17.7%50.7%19.8%0.0%0.0%11.4%109.9K-5.2M-24.9K0.00111.3030013,710149
2009-10-27$7.21$7.5067.2%19.3%60.5%22.7%57.4%0.0%2.9%99.0K-3.8M-22.0K0.19116.3327513,730149
2009-10-28$6.75$7.5073.1%20.9%57.7%25.7%82.3%0.0%-18.3%85.2K-2.8M-18.7K0.05113.1540213,754150
2009-10-29$6.89$7.5058.3%16.7%55.1%18.2%0.0%0.0%0.1%92.0K-3.1M-19.1K0.0080.8746013,792150
2009-10-30$6.42$7.5057.8%16.6%58.6%17.9%0.0%0.0%11.2%76.7K-2.5M-17.0K0.00127.720013,838150