SNDK Options History — March 2013

In March 2013, SNDK traded between $50.29 and $55.33. ATM implied volatility averaged 32.4%, placing in the 17.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 9.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 13.3% (HV 20d: 19.1%). Max pain ranged from $45.00 to $48.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 1 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.59.

Notable Days

  • 2013-03-12: Highest Volume — 25,933 contracts
  • 2013-03-14: Largest IV spike — 28.6% change
  • 2013-03-28: Highest IV Rank — 31.2%
  • 2013-03-28: Largest Expected Move — 10.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$53.58$50.29$55.33$50.29$54.96
Max Pain$46.20$45.00$48.00$48.00$47.00
ATM IV32.4%24.8%38.2%29.5%38.2%
Expected Move9.9%8.3%10.9%8.3%10.9%
HV 20d19.1%13.3%22.4%22.0%13.7%
HV 60d19.9%18.9%21.7%21.7%18.9%
IV Rank17.7%0.0%31.2%11.0%31.2%
IV Percentile35.0%0.0%69.8%13.9%69.8%
Term Structure-2.2%-5.4%6.0%6.0%-5.4%
VWIV35.0%29.1%39.0%29.1%38.7%
Skew 25d3.9%2.2%4.4%2.2%4.4%
Skew 10d7.7%6.0%8.9%6.0%8.6%
Call IV 25d33.2%28.4%36.5%28.4%36.5%
Put IV 25d37.1%30.6%40.9%30.6%40.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %5.303.527.187.185.55
Gamma HHI0.240.170.570.190.20
Net GEX8.2M4.7M22.2M6.3M5.3M
Net DEX-299.9M-403.8M-200.3M-200.3M-302.2M
Net VEX-1.4M-1.5M-1.3M-1.4M-1.4M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.590.241.150.530.60
Total Volume11,315.85,18725,93310,8667,779
Total OI189,985.8173,162210,574192,076185,688

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-03-01$50.29$48.0029.5%8.3%22.0%11.0%29.1%2.2%6.0%6.3M-200.3M-1.4M0.537.18N/AN/A7,1213,745113,84078,236
2013-03-04$50.41$45.0032.4%10.1%22.0%17.7%34.8%4.4%-1.9%4.9M-202.7M-1.3M0.595.83N/AN/A4,1142,408109,39477,102
2013-03-05$50.93$45.0033.9%10.0%21.7%21.2%34.5%4.4%-2.2%6.3M-232.1M-1.3M0.506.87N/AN/A10,8005,451110,50877,998
2013-03-06$51.19$45.0029.3%10.1%21.7%10.6%35.2%4.1%-2.0%8.0M-249.1M-1.4M0.655.99N/AN/A8,7915,708113,97878,834
2013-03-07$51.35$46.0028.2%9.8%21.0%7.9%35.6%4.3%-1.5%8.0M-254.1M-1.4M0.485.74N/AN/A5,3262,544113,99881,924
2013-03-08$51.85$46.0025.5%9.6%21.0%1.5%33.9%4.1%-1.3%10.2M-279.6M-1.4M0.513.52N/AN/A9,3894,801115,52182,959
2013-03-11$52.62$46.0026.8%9.5%21.5%4.5%33.8%3.7%-1.5%10.4M-296.3M-1.3M0.815.06N/AN/A5,7494,660111,36480,530
2013-03-12$53.76$46.0026.0%9.2%22.2%2.8%33.5%3.7%-1.2%10.6M-341.5M-1.3M0.834.85N/AN/A14,14211,791111,48482,076
2013-03-13$54.44$46.0024.8%9.3%22.2%0.0%32.9%3.6%-1.5%10.2M-372.3M-1.4M0.386.33N/AN/A8,6513,247116,73686,593
2013-03-14$55.10$47.0031.9%9.1%22.3%16.6%32.6%3.5%-1.3%10.2M-400.3M-1.4M0.573.97N/AN/A10,4535,941117,90786,454
2013-03-15$55.11$47.0032.5%9.3%22.4%17.9%32.7%3.5%-1.5%22.2M-403.8M-1.4M0.245.12N/AN/A16,9104,123120,58389,991
2013-03-18$54.41$46.0033.2%9.5%20.6%19.7%33.5%3.7%-2.3%5.8M-282.1M-1.4M0.504.34N/AN/A7,4243,748103,60469,558
2013-03-19$54.64$46.0034.8%10.0%20.5%23.3%34.9%4.1%-2.7%6.0M-290.0M-1.5M0.725.80N/AN/A4,9693,567107,04572,011
2013-03-20$55.23$46.0035.4%10.1%16.3%24.7%35.3%3.9%-3.1%6.4M-314.6M-1.5M0.283.58N/AN/A4,1831,175108,54173,190
2013-03-21$54.63$46.0035.3%10.1%14.7%24.4%36.3%3.5%-3.2%6.1M-293.5M-1.5M0.635.56N/AN/A4,7652,982109,98073,648
2013-03-22$55.19$46.0036.8%10.6%14.7%28.1%37.9%4.0%-3.8%4.7M-325.1M-1.5M0.425.69N/AN/A8,7993,718110,98175,145
2013-03-25$55.33$46.0038.0%10.9%14.4%30.9%39.0%4.4%-4.5%7.5M-320.3M-1.5M0.435.24N/AN/A4,2611,831108,89972,605
2013-03-26$55.27$47.0037.6%10.8%13.3%29.9%37.9%4.3%-4.7%8.1M-324.9M-1.5M1.155.33N/AN/A2,8183,245111,04173,370
2013-03-27$54.98$47.0037.8%10.8%13.7%30.4%38.7%4.1%-5.0%7.3M-312.3M-1.5M1.014.41N/AN/A2,5752,612111,66774,733
2013-03-28$54.96$47.0038.2%10.9%13.7%31.2%38.7%4.4%-5.4%5.3M-302.2M-1.4M0.605.55N/AN/A4,8532,926109,85975,829