SNDK Options History — February 2008

In February 2008, SNDK traded between $23.55 and $27.55. ATM implied volatility averaged 50.6%, placing in the 38.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 14.7%. IV traded below realized volatility by 2.9% (HV 20d: 53.5%). Max pain ranged from $25.00 to $27.50. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 18 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.59.

Notable Days

  • 2008-02-01: Highest Volume — 36,077 contracts
  • 2008-02-14: Largest IV spike — 27.1% change
  • 2008-02-06: Highest IV Rank — 52.6%
  • 2008-02-06: Largest Expected Move — 16.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$25.92$23.55$27.55$27.55$23.55
Max Pain$25.25$25.00$27.50$27.50$25.00
ATM IV50.6%42.4%60.4%49.3%48.3%
Expected Move14.7%12.5%16.5%14.1%13.8%
HV 20d53.5%44.3%61.6%61.6%50.5%
HV 60d45.0%43.7%45.5%45.2%45.3%
IV Rank38.3%26.3%52.6%36.4%34.8%
IV Percentile78.2%55.6%91.3%81.3%74.6%
Term Structure2.6%-0.7%5.8%-0.1%5.8%
VWIV51.4%44.3%56.5%50.4%48.6%
Skew 25d3.9%-0.9%6.6%4.0%-0.2%
Skew 10d7.5%-1.9%12.5%8.5%-1.9%
Call IV 25d50.5%43.5%55.2%49.3%49.4%
Put IV 25d54.3%46.6%60.2%53.3%49.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %8.754.7613.085.727.36
Gamma HHI0.160.120.230.230.14
Net GEX1.9M637.0K3.4M3.4M637.0K
Net DEX70.0M26.4M115.6M38.0M115.6M
Net VEX-1.8M-2.0M-1.6M-2.0M-1.6M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.590.261.270.380.55
Total Volume18,655.458,65936,07736,07722,314
Total OI484,201.8427,197530,000483,083465,334

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2008-02-01$27.55$27.5049.3%14.1%61.6%36.4%50.4%4.0%-0.1%3.4M38.0M-2.0M0.385.72N/AN/A26,1909,887328,119154,964
2008-02-04$27.08$27.5053.2%15.0%58.7%42.0%52.9%5.8%0.4%2.8M56.1M-2.0M0.269.06N/AN/A14,4553,718333,148157,214
2008-02-05$27.08$25.0059.6%16.2%58.6%51.3%56.4%5.4%-0.7%3.3M36.2M-2.0M0.387.49N/AN/A15,2035,826340,579158,436
2008-02-06$26.11$25.0060.4%16.5%58.3%52.6%56.3%5.0%0.3%2.4M70.4M-1.9M0.4912.14N/AN/A23,65211,508347,059156,147
2008-02-07$26.56$25.0054.7%15.8%58.8%44.2%56.1%6.6%0.7%2.6M55.3M-2.0M0.2811.98N/AN/A13,0253,608356,024161,605
2008-02-08$26.61$25.0051.6%15.9%58.4%39.7%55.2%5.7%0.9%2.8M47.5M-2.0M0.3913.08N/AN/A10,7364,212359,679161,108
2008-02-11$26.47$25.0053.6%15.8%58.2%42.7%55.0%5.5%0.9%2.3M57.4M-1.9M0.477.17N/AN/A5,8792,780360,197161,713
2008-02-12$25.93$25.0052.9%16.3%52.6%41.6%56.5%4.5%0.1%1.7M77.6M-1.9M0.328.30N/AN/A12,7884,046360,137161,417
2008-02-13$27.11$25.0042.4%14.9%53.6%26.3%52.8%5.3%2.8%2.5M26.4M-2.0M0.749.68N/AN/A5,4614,018362,838162,282
2008-02-14$26.06$25.0053.9%15.4%53.8%43.0%53.3%4.2%2.5%1.8M70.9M-1.8M1.278.04N/AN/A5,3336,782363,930162,052
2008-02-15$25.37$25.0054.1%15.5%54.1%43.4%54.3%3.5%3.1%1.3M90.4M-1.8M0.916.75N/AN/A14,73213,388364,175165,825
2008-02-19$25.18$25.0050.9%14.6%53.8%38.7%50.8%4.0%3.7%1.1M84.4M-1.8M0.719.78N/AN/A9,5926,839286,248140,949
2008-02-20$25.49$25.0048.4%13.9%53.4%35.1%48.3%5.4%5.0%1.1M80.9M-1.8M0.679.00N/AN/A9,5506,358288,677144,308
2008-02-21$25.84$25.0048.8%14.0%49.5%35.6%48.9%2.5%4.7%1.2M70.1M-1.8M0.9210.20N/AN/A12,46411,416291,213148,009
2008-02-22$25.65$25.0049.6%14.2%46.0%36.8%49.2%2.4%4.3%1.1M80.6M-1.8M0.368.85N/AN/A9,3843,379295,652154,107
2008-02-25$26.31$25.0045.7%13.1%44.3%31.1%46.3%3.1%4.9%1.9M51.5M-1.9M0.265.14N/AN/A8,3682,152301,112151,374
2008-02-26$24.90$25.0044.6%12.8%48.4%29.5%45.6%2.4%5.1%1.2M100.5M-1.7M0.8112.95N/AN/A15,69312,781304,148152,404
2008-02-27$25.22$25.0043.6%12.5%48.0%28.1%44.3%3.1%5.2%1.4M84.1M-1.7M0.467.50N/AN/A7,9803,678307,773153,610
2008-02-28$24.32$25.0046.9%13.4%49.7%32.9%47.4%-0.9%3.1%899.4K105.3M-1.6M1.254.76N/AN/A6,1877,747307,935152,535
2008-02-29$23.55$25.0048.3%13.8%50.5%34.8%48.6%-0.2%5.8%637.0K115.6M-1.6M0.557.36N/AN/A14,4197,895310,992154,342