SNAP Options History — May 2019

In May 2019, SNAP traded between $10.07 and $11.94. ATM implied volatility averaged 48.7%, placing in the 21.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 14.1%. IV traded below realized volatility by 3.3% (HV 20d: 52.0%). Max pain ranged from $11.00 to $11.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 15 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.63.

Notable Days

  • 2019-05-30: Highest Volume — 141,013 contracts
  • 2019-05-07: Largest IV spike — 14.7% change
  • 2019-05-31: Highest IV Rank — 28.3%
  • 2019-05-13: Largest Expected Move — 15.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$11.24$10.07$11.94$11.23$11.86
Max Pain$11.00$11.00$11.00$11.00$11.00
ATM IV48.7%44.5%53.2%44.5%53.2%
Expected Move14.1%12.9%15.5%13.3%15.5%
HV 20d52.0%42.5%60.3%43.8%55.5%
HV 60d49.7%45.4%62.5%62.5%50.4%
IV Rank21.2%14.6%28.3%14.6%28.3%
IV Percentile32.5%15.5%46.0%16.3%46.0%
Term Structure0.3%-1.1%1.8%0.6%0.0%
VWIV49.8%45.5%56.1%46.3%54.4%
Skew 25d2.9%0.8%4.5%0.8%3.8%
Skew 10d5.8%0.7%9.0%0.7%6.8%
Call IV 25d48.5%44.6%53.2%45.4%52.9%
Put IV 25d51.3%46.1%56.7%46.1%56.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %2.562.133.273.062.57
Gamma HHI0.110.080.140.110.13
Net GEX2.5M-640.8K4.9M2.6M3.9M
Net DEX-183.1M-282.9M-18.0M-185.9M-277.1M
Net VEX-2.5M-2.7M-2.3M-2.6M-2.4M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.630.261.270.330.37
Total Volume59,789.31833,144141,01350,64166,104
Total OI1,354,514.7731,252,0701,464,6611,445,4841,310,709

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2019-05-01$11.23$11.0044.5%13.3%43.8%14.6%46.3%0.8%0.6%2.6M-185.9M-2.6M0.333.0637,99712,644790,459655,025
2019-05-02$11.19$11.0045.5%13.6%43.8%16.1%46.9%2.0%0.2%2.6M-180.0M-2.6M0.633.2727,52917,395804,149656,515
2019-05-03$11.78$11.0044.5%12.9%47.3%14.6%46.2%2.9%0.5%3.9M-278.0M-2.7M0.402.5155,54422,344805,752658,909
2019-05-06$11.80$11.0045.9%13.8%42.5%16.9%48.8%2.6%1.3%3.9M-259.9M-2.6M0.752.7020,43515,385744,789642,105
2019-05-07$11.14$11.0052.7%14.9%46.0%27.5%51.7%4.0%-0.5%2.1M-164.9M-2.6M0.892.2923,00920,497747,288641,828
2019-05-08$10.86$11.0050.7%14.6%46.2%24.3%52.4%2.6%-0.1%1.2M-119.8M-2.5M1.002.6024,87124,972749,168642,562
2019-05-09$11.02$11.0051.3%14.6%46.1%25.4%53.4%4.5%-0.3%1.7M-141.7M-2.5M1.002.3622,43522,545756,561647,689
2019-05-10$10.48$11.0048.4%14.4%48.8%20.7%49.6%2.0%0.2%-640.8K-64.3M-2.4M0.522.9742,67122,104760,337651,545
2019-05-13$10.07$11.0053.1%15.5%50.0%28.1%56.1%1.0%1.8%-268.5K-18.0M-2.3M0.712.6121,09315,033737,305636,287
2019-05-14$10.50$11.0048.4%14.4%53.1%20.8%49.9%3.0%1.8%391.6K-66.8M-2.3M1.272.1322,36228,480746,314637,789
2019-05-15$10.68$11.0045.6%13.3%53.5%16.4%46.4%3.2%0.4%564.2K-87.2M-2.3M0.782.9625,74320,001750,317639,018
2019-05-16$11.41$11.0044.6%12.9%58.9%14.9%45.5%2.1%0.1%3.4M-213.9M-2.5M0.432.2475,41432,581759,302639,835
2019-05-17$11.57$11.0045.6%13.2%59.1%16.4%46.9%2.6%0.5%3.2M-244.9M-2.5M0.432.6156,10623,923777,636656,839
2019-05-20$11.18$11.0049.2%14.1%60.3%22.0%49.8%3.2%0.1%2.2M-175.8M-2.5M0.852.4720,09117,076678,073588,047
2019-05-21$11.52$11.0046.6%13.3%59.6%17.9%47.0%2.5%1.3%3.6M-223.1M-2.5M0.562.2529,71416,743684,776586,349
2019-05-22$11.32$11.0046.1%13.2%55.0%17.1%46.5%2.5%1.0%3.0M-193.2M-2.4M0.382.1324,0579,087682,796588,697
2019-05-23$11.07$11.0050.7%14.5%53.5%24.3%50.2%4.1%-0.4%2.6M-162.6M-2.5M0.872.3525,43722,225689,837588,560
2019-05-24$11.59$11.0049.2%14.0%55.6%22.0%49.0%3.7%0.5%4.1M-240.0M-2.5M0.402.4957,87723,110697,315592,496
2019-05-28$11.49$11.0050.1%14.2%55.0%23.4%50.7%2.4%-0.9%3.1M-211.2M-2.4M0.542.5443,41923,657665,722586,348
2019-05-29$11.66$11.0053.0%15.4%55.0%27.9%54.0%3.6%-1.1%3.6M-236.5M-2.4M0.362.5746,09416,548672,756580,543
2019-05-30$11.94$11.0052.6%15.1%55.5%27.3%53.5%3.6%-0.8%4.9M-282.9M-2.5M0.262.59111,75729,256687,867583,111
2019-05-31$11.86$11.0053.2%15.5%55.5%28.3%54.4%3.8%0.0%3.9M-277.1M-2.4M0.372.5748,09718,007718,343592,366