SNDK Options History — December 2009

In December 2009, SNDK traded between $20.86 and $30.13. ATM implied volatility averaged 46.5%, placing in the 6.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 13.7%. IV traded above realized volatility by 8.1% (HV 20d: 38.4%). Max pain ranged from $19.00 to $21.00. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 22 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.66.

Notable Days

  • 2009-12-28: Highest Volume — 54,508 contracts
  • 2009-12-10: Largest IV spike — 19.8% change
  • 2009-12-28: Highest IV Rank — 14.5%
  • 2009-12-28: Largest Expected Move — 15.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$24.96$20.86$30.13$20.86$28.99
Max Pain$20.14$19.00$21.00$21.00$21.00
ATM IV46.5%40.4%53.7%46.8%50.9%
Expected Move13.7%12.3%15.4%13.4%14.6%
HV 20d38.4%31.1%42.9%42.4%37.5%
HV 60d52.7%51.7%54.8%54.8%51.9%
IV Rank6.2%0.0%14.5%4.6%11.5%
IV Percentile8.1%0.0%32.1%3.2%19.8%
Term Structure5.7%3.2%8.6%5.0%8.6%
VWIV48.8%45.2%55.2%47.7%51.8%
Skew 25d5.4%3.4%8.7%3.7%6.2%
Skew 10d11.9%7.2%19.3%7.2%13.1%
Call IV 25d46.2%41.4%52.9%45.6%49.5%
Put IV 25d51.6%47.5%58.0%49.3%55.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %3.532.414.974.103.42
Gamma HHI0.180.110.320.110.20
Net GEX2.7M1.5M4.0M1.5M2.3M
Net DEX-190.9M-330.5M-65.8M-65.8M-283.8M
Net VEX-760.3K-920.8K-690.5K-709.6K-883.6K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.660.201.780.540.72
Total Volume21,535.2276,85354,50812,63117,772
Total OI321,934.045289,390361,115304,166360,183

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2009-12-01$20.86$21.0046.8%13.4%42.4%4.6%47.7%3.7%5.0%1.5M-65.8M-709.6K0.544.10N/AN/A8,2184,413179,160125,006
2009-12-02$21.59$21.0045.2%13.0%42.8%3.4%46.4%3.4%6.5%1.9M-93.0M-730.6K0.364.34N/AN/A14,0465,035180,203126,073
2009-12-03$21.43$21.0045.6%13.1%42.9%3.7%45.4%4.0%6.2%1.8M-85.7M-727.6K0.274.97N/AN/A7,3461,963181,922127,275
2009-12-04$21.94$19.0041.3%14.2%42.9%0.3%50.2%4.9%4.1%2.1M-104.6M-729.7K0.683.43N/AN/A7,8645,328181,460127,374
2009-12-07$22.11$19.0042.5%14.1%42.8%1.5%49.9%4.4%4.3%2.6M-113.6M-711.5K0.633.06N/AN/A4,2172,636183,187126,611
2009-12-08$22.42$19.0044.5%14.4%39.8%3.6%50.9%5.0%3.8%2.7M-123.9M-715.3K1.193.95N/AN/A7,5989,029182,826127,241
2009-12-09$22.74$19.0040.4%14.3%39.0%0.0%49.7%5.3%3.2%2.7M-131.1M-742.0K1.783.73N/AN/A4,1307,342182,754133,439
2009-12-10$22.73$20.0048.4%13.9%39.0%8.5%48.1%5.5%4.4%2.7M-128.4M-745.8K0.513.56N/AN/A7,1243,637183,527137,104
2009-12-11$22.92$20.0046.9%13.4%39.0%6.9%46.8%5.0%5.1%2.8M-137.7M-724.3K0.493.57N/AN/A4,6912,311183,153135,597
2009-12-14$23.56$20.0045.5%13.0%39.2%5.4%46.2%4.7%6.1%3.0M-167.2M-702.9K0.203.57N/AN/A10,0481,998182,714135,280
2009-12-15$23.82$20.0046.0%13.2%38.6%6.0%47.5%5.1%5.4%3.4M-179.7M-700.4K0.452.95N/AN/A8,9494,011185,504135,397
2009-12-16$24.39$20.0045.1%12.9%39.1%5.0%45.7%4.8%6.0%3.7M-203.2M-690.5K0.273.77N/AN/A10,7612,912185,785136,108
2009-12-17$24.62$20.0045.8%13.1%37.8%5.7%48.0%5.3%5.7%4.0M-211.7M-709.4K0.913.59N/AN/A14,59013,290186,708137,057
2009-12-18$25.08$20.0044.7%12.8%31.1%4.8%45.8%5.9%6.4%3.9M-225.8M-711.7K0.273.74N/AN/A20,9125,656185,209141,863
2009-12-21$26.63$20.0042.9%12.3%35.6%2.8%45.2%6.5%7.2%2.8M-227.6M-697.3K0.513.09N/AN/A25,02812,673163,961125,429
2009-12-22$27.44$20.0047.5%13.6%35.8%7.8%48.5%8.0%6.1%2.9M-250.3M-775.3K0.712.41N/AN/A20,14114,211171,430133,425
2009-12-23$28.27$20.0045.3%13.0%32.7%5.3%46.5%8.7%7.6%3.0M-273.7M-802.7K0.902.87N/AN/A19,55517,637176,032141,538
2009-12-24$30.13$20.0050.3%14.4%36.6%10.8%52.4%5.7%4.8%2.7M-330.5M-834.2K0.723.15N/AN/A22,95516,519179,668150,131
2009-12-28$29.62$21.0053.7%15.4%33.9%14.5%55.2%5.1%5.6%2.7M-312.5M-870.2K0.723.47N/AN/A31,73722,771186,365157,011
2009-12-29$28.53$21.0051.1%14.6%39.3%11.7%53.0%5.7%6.3%1.9M-254.6M-920.8K0.823.29N/AN/A19,40315,988192,031168,693
2009-12-30$29.30$21.0051.6%14.8%36.9%12.3%53.5%5.7%6.3%2.4M-295.6M-891.1K0.943.63N/AN/A8,9188,412192,522168,593
2009-12-31$28.99$21.0050.9%14.6%37.5%11.5%51.8%6.2%8.6%2.3M-283.8M-883.6K0.723.42N/AN/A10,3597,413192,447167,736