SNAP Options History — November 2018

In November 2018, SNAP traded between $6.04 and $7.24. ATM implied volatility averaged 59.4%, placing in the 38.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 17.5%. IV traded below realized volatility by 16.6% (HV 20d: 76.0%). Max pain ranged from $7.00 to $10.00. Net GEX was positive for 1 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 5 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.95.

Notable Days

  • 2018-11-01: Highest Volume — 167,324 contracts
  • 2018-11-21: Largest IV drop — 15.9% change
  • 2018-11-20: Highest IV Rank — 57.7%
  • 2018-11-01: Largest Expected Move — 21.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$6.62$6.04$7.24$7.24$6.51
Max Pain$9.71$7.00$10.00$7.00$10.00
ATM IV59.4%50.9%72.0%62.7%52.4%
Expected Move17.5%15.1%21.1%21.1%15.6%
HV 20d76.0%54.6%83.5%81.1%54.6%
HV 60d57.2%53.7%60.5%53.7%59.9%
IV Rank38.0%24.6%57.7%43.2%27.0%
IV Percentile59.0%43.3%73.0%61.9%47.6%
Term Structure-0.9%-5.1%2.3%-1.6%-0.8%
VWIV62.2%53.4%74.1%73.9%58.6%
Skew 25d2.9%0.0%5.5%4.3%3.1%
Skew 10d6.7%-4.4%13.3%13.3%8.0%
Call IV 25d59.7%50.8%74.1%63.0%51.5%
Put IV 25d62.6%54.7%75.2%67.3%54.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %2.841.607.394.472.75
Gamma HHI0.170.150.340.150.34
Net GEX-843.6K-1.6M1.5M-1.1M1.5M
Net DEX363.4M325.4M386.6M325.4M361.6M
Net VEX-2.1M-2.5M-1.8M-2.5M-1.9M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.950.531.730.731.20
Total Volume65,080.28626,102167,324167,32438,395
Total OI2,150,168.6672,047,4292,284,0862,214,9042,084,073

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-11-01$7.24$7.0062.7%21.1%81.1%43.2%73.9%4.3%-1.6%-1.1M325.4M-2.5M0.734.4796,75170,5731,089,4861,125,418
2018-11-02$6.82$7.0061.9%19.0%83.5%41.9%69.3%3.9%-1.2%-1.0M371.1M-2.2M0.813.2468,08155,0891,129,0611,155,025
2018-11-05$6.92$10.0060.6%17.2%83.3%39.8%60.8%4.8%-0.4%-960.1K347.0M-2.3M0.711.9729,36820,8031,076,5341,113,165
2018-11-06$7.08$10.0059.6%16.9%80.3%38.2%60.0%3.3%-0.8%-727.7K340.2M-2.4M0.842.0936,68430,6511,081,7721,116,446
2018-11-07$7.19$10.0054.1%15.6%77.8%29.8%55.1%4.0%-0.1%-702.9K344.9M-2.4M0.713.5329,12320,7961,089,1811,126,426
2018-11-08$7.00$10.0051.6%15.1%78.3%25.7%53.4%3.6%0.7%-429.1K362.4M-2.3M1.427.3915,67422,3281,092,2351,122,998
2018-11-09$6.80$10.0055.9%16.5%76.6%32.4%59.5%1.9%0.4%-1.1M369.3M-2.2M0.842.4038,66432,3131,095,3191,130,763
2018-11-12$6.63$10.0061.1%17.5%74.9%40.7%62.3%1.9%-0.5%-1.3M368.3M-2.2M0.861.7643,71437,4651,063,6691,106,941
2018-11-13$6.69$10.0060.5%16.9%74.2%39.7%60.6%2.1%-1.2%-1.0M372.1M-2.1M1.481.8724,43836,1401,076,3861,106,642
2018-11-14$6.48$10.0061.3%17.9%74.7%41.0%61.8%1.0%0.6%-1.5M386.6M-2.0M1.732.1529,37750,8941,072,0101,114,479
2018-11-15$6.81$10.0062.9%17.8%76.1%43.5%63.3%1.2%-1.5%-1.1M356.2M-2.3M1.344.0430,92241,2891,078,5271,119,695
2018-11-16$6.45$10.0062.1%18.2%78.5%42.2%63.8%2.8%1.9%-1.6M384.7M-2.0M0.942.0742,01839,4011,085,2231,125,777
2018-11-19$6.04$10.0064.8%18.3%81.4%46.5%65.9%0.0%-3.2%-1.4M371.2M-1.8M1.112.4936,68840,781982,7311,064,698
2018-11-20$6.09$10.0072.0%20.6%81.5%57.7%74.1%1.1%-4.5%-1.2M356.3M-1.9M0.681.8539,63426,863992,7801,063,477
2018-11-21$6.37$10.0060.5%17.3%83.5%39.7%61.9%3.0%-2.4%-641.7K372.5M-1.9M0.532.4848,00325,3251,007,5081,062,825
2018-11-23$6.20$10.0066.0%19.4%83.2%48.3%68.1%1.8%-5.1%-988.7K367.3M-1.9M0.984.7613,20312,8991,025,0221,072,749
2018-11-26$6.48$10.0058.4%17.6%71.4%36.4%63.4%3.9%-0.9%-828.0K364.3M-2.0M0.971.6018,95918,4201,005,5341,055,164
2018-11-27$6.36$10.0054.7%16.3%70.9%30.6%57.9%2.4%-0.0%-873.9K373.3M-1.9M0.571.7527,45415,5601,014,3011,062,973
2018-11-28$6.47$10.0050.9%15.9%65.3%24.6%55.9%5.5%2.3%-523.3K371.9M-1.9M0.862.5316,44814,0821,025,4601,062,140
2018-11-29$6.45$10.0053.5%16.0%64.7%28.7%56.8%4.3%-0.1%-181.2K364.7M-1.9M0.762.5117,83113,5851,029,0211,049,908
2018-11-30$6.51$10.0052.4%15.6%54.6%27.0%58.6%3.1%-0.8%1.5M361.6M-1.9M1.202.7517,46420,9311,035,0861,048,987