SNDK Options History — March 2012

In March 2012, SNDK traded between $48.48 and $51.29. ATM implied volatility averaged 31.4%, placing in the 6.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 9.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 6.6% (HV 20d: 24.7%). Max pain ranged from $47.00 to $48.00. 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

  • 2012-03-21: Highest Volume — 48,354 contracts
  • 2012-03-15: Largest IV spike — 29.6% change
  • 2012-03-06: Highest IV Rank — 12.5%
  • 2012-03-06: Largest Expected Move — 10.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$50.04$48.48$51.29$50.53$49.59
Max Pain$47.50$47.00$48.00$47.00$48.00
ATM IV31.4%25.9%37.5%28.7%26.9%
Expected Move9.6%8.5%10.7%8.5%9.7%
HV 20d24.7%22.5%27.6%23.2%26.6%
HV 60d35.9%34.9%36.7%35.8%34.9%
IV Rank6.0%0.0%12.5%1.9%1.1%
IV Percentile16.9%0.0%42.1%1.2%0.8%
Term Structure2.4%0.5%6.2%6.2%0.9%
VWIV33.9%30.2%37.7%30.2%34.0%
Skew 25d2.9%1.8%4.2%3.0%2.1%
Skew 10d5.6%3.9%8.7%6.4%4.4%
Call IV 25d32.6%28.8%36.2%28.8%33.3%
Put IV 25d35.5%31.7%40.0%31.8%35.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %5.673.818.245.456.45
Gamma HHI0.160.120.250.170.16
Net GEX7.2M2.7M12.4M8.0M6.5M
Net DEX-183.4M-260.5M-96.7M-234.3M-136.7M
Net VEX-2.0M-2.1M-1.9M-2.1M-2.1M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.660.261.020.640.62
Total Volume18,091.1367,18848,35418,9639,596
Total OI275,079.773232,106299,525273,490284,745

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-03-01$50.53$47.0028.7%8.5%23.2%1.9%30.2%3.0%6.2%8.0M-234.3M-2.1M0.645.45N/AN/A11,5537,410141,275132,215
2012-03-02$50.91$47.0030.4%8.7%23.2%4.0%30.4%2.1%5.0%6.8M-260.5M-2.1M0.643.81N/AN/A11,7917,518142,429135,231
2012-03-05$50.24$47.0034.0%10.3%23.1%8.3%35.8%3.5%2.8%5.5M-197.0M-2.1M0.325.17N/AN/A17,2965,492138,819135,129
2012-03-06$48.55$47.0037.5%10.7%26.6%12.5%37.7%3.8%2.6%3.1M-110.9M-2.1M0.815.21N/AN/A17,18913,918144,997136,687
2012-03-07$48.48$47.0031.4%10.6%22.9%5.3%37.3%4.1%2.4%2.7M-96.7M-2.1M0.884.93N/AN/A8,0317,078145,523137,568
2012-03-08$49.22$47.0028.9%10.2%22.5%2.2%35.7%4.2%3.0%6.4M-152.2M-2.0M0.744.66N/AN/A4,1383,050146,594138,145
2012-03-09$50.25$47.0026.3%9.8%23.4%0.0%34.3%3.6%3.4%8.2M-222.7M-2.0M0.725.10N/AN/A12,4868,962146,416138,866
2012-03-12$49.85$47.0028.2%9.7%22.6%2.3%34.5%3.2%2.6%6.8M-184.7M-2.0M1.024.68N/AN/A11,10311,307147,074139,441
2012-03-13$50.73$48.0027.1%9.4%23.2%1.0%33.1%2.9%3.1%8.9M-240.8M-2.0M0.765.25N/AN/A6,8005,147147,988142,879
2012-03-14$49.67$48.0025.9%9.7%24.8%0.0%34.7%2.4%2.7%8.0M-180.3M-2.0M0.575.73N/AN/A7,5934,301152,350143,986
2012-03-15$49.70$47.0033.6%9.6%24.4%9.1%33.8%2.3%2.6%9.9M-193.8M-2.0M0.565.83N/AN/A6,2733,525153,705143,796
2012-03-16$50.25$47.0032.8%9.4%24.4%8.1%33.0%2.2%3.2%12.4M-245.4M-2.0M0.476.54N/AN/A9,7124,520155,087144,438
2012-03-19$50.23$47.0032.7%9.4%24.0%8.0%32.6%2.8%1.4%5.8M-160.3M-1.9M0.555.98N/AN/A11,4156,284127,087105,019
2012-03-20$49.96$48.0033.0%9.5%24.1%8.4%32.5%2.9%0.5%5.5M-149.6M-2.0M0.475.87N/AN/A15,1867,090131,411108,285
2012-03-21$51.29$48.0032.5%9.3%25.4%7.8%33.4%3.3%1.8%7.8M-216.0M-2.0M0.268.24N/AN/A38,27310,081135,000111,770
2012-03-22$50.90$48.0033.6%9.6%24.0%9.1%33.5%2.9%1.8%8.3M-210.3M-2.1M0.935.92N/AN/A7,3246,833147,864113,874
2012-03-23$49.40$48.0034.4%9.9%26.5%10.0%34.7%1.8%1.6%5.2M-119.4M-2.0M0.547.25N/AN/A18,60110,130147,357116,525
2012-03-26$50.52$48.0032.8%9.4%27.6%8.2%33.2%2.4%1.8%7.6M-183.8M-2.0M0.975.58N/AN/A5,6065,452146,556116,424
2012-03-27$50.12$48.0032.2%9.2%27.5%7.5%33.0%2.3%1.5%7.4M-171.4M-2.0M0.895.62N/AN/A10,8599,704151,963118,939
2012-03-28$50.35$48.0033.4%9.6%27.5%8.9%34.1%2.5%1.0%8.0M-184.3M-2.1M0.475.28N/AN/A4,9392,321156,501121,660
2012-03-29$50.22$48.0033.6%9.6%26.4%9.1%33.7%2.6%1.4%10.1M-184.4M-2.1M0.636.28N/AN/A7,4144,704158,293121,844
2012-03-30$49.59$48.0026.9%9.7%26.6%1.1%34.0%2.1%0.9%6.5M-136.7M-2.1M0.626.45N/AN/A5,9183,678161,242123,503