SNDK Options History — March 2016

In March 2016, SNDK traded between $73.89 and $77.15. ATM implied volatility averaged 19.8%, placing in the 5.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 6.2%. IV traded below realized volatility by 1.0% (HV 20d: 20.8%). Max pain ranged from $65.00 to $72.50. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 8 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 2.28.

Notable Days

  • 2016-03-07: Highest Volume — 29,149 contracts
  • 2016-03-04: Largest IV drop — 17.9% change
  • 2016-03-01: Highest IV Rank — 13.9%
  • 2016-03-31: Largest Expected Move — 11.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$76.07$73.89$77.15$73.89$76.13
Max Pain$71.82$65.00$72.50$65.00$72.50
ATM IV19.8%14.8%27.1%27.1%22.1%
Expected Move6.2%3.4%11.1%8.0%11.1%
HV 20d20.8%9.9%26.7%26.5%9.9%
HV 60d38.7%38.6%38.8%38.6%38.7%
IV Rank5.3%0.0%13.9%13.9%10.1%
IV Percentile8.7%0.0%29.0%29.0%15.1%
Term Structure-0.6%-7.6%6.3%1.4%-0.6%
VWIV26.5%15.5%37.1%36.5%36.5%
Skew 25d13.2%8.6%23.7%23.7%8.9%
Skew 10d22.7%6.7%51.4%51.4%7.1%
Call IV 25d13.3%6.1%16.3%16.3%15.9%
Put IV 25d26.5%16.6%40.0%40.0%24.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %84.2554.94111.27102.61111.27
Gamma HHI0.180.140.230.150.20
Net GEX14.0M7.8M19.6M13.2M10.1M
Net DEX-273.7M-346.1M-167.7M-201.7M-181.7M
Net VEX-1.7M-2.3M-1.4M-2.2M-1.5M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio2.280.884.182.062.88
Total Volume12,955.5457,20729,14915,1757,207
Total OI287,840.955240,023319,612311,973259,933

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2016-03-01$73.89$65.0027.1%8.0%26.5%13.9%36.5%23.7%1.4%13.2M-201.7M-2.2M2.06102.61N/AN/A4,95310,222110,813201,160
2016-03-02$74.94$65.0026.0%6.7%26.7%12.4%30.4%20.8%-5.2%13.9M-275.6M-2.3M1.2897.41N/AN/A6,0267,740111,196204,503
2016-03-03$75.56$72.5023.7%5.9%26.4%9.2%26.0%21.6%-0.6%19.6M-336.4M-2.1M1.8968.30N/AN/A3,2576,142112,560206,548
2016-03-04$75.85$72.5019.5%6.0%26.3%3.1%30.3%16.4%0.3%16.3M-330.8M-2.3M1.2971.07N/AN/A3,5744,624112,824206,335
2016-03-07$76.73$72.5018.7%4.5%25.6%2.0%24.6%11.2%-3.1%18.6M-342.7M-2.1M0.8866.67N/AN/A15,50313,646113,144206,468
2016-03-08$76.14$72.5020.3%6.1%25.0%4.2%23.7%15.5%2.9%16.8M-343.7M-1.8M2.9066.93N/AN/A5,22715,156106,325198,331
2016-03-09$76.60$72.5018.7%4.2%23.4%2.0%25.1%13.9%-6.0%17.6M-346.1M-1.9M1.2170.14N/AN/A10,56912,760105,535199,013
2016-03-10$76.31$72.5017.3%3.4%23.7%0.0%24.8%15.6%-7.6%14.8M-324.6M-1.8M1.0269.89N/AN/A4,3394,407102,736195,265
2016-03-11$76.68$72.5017.5%4.5%23.3%0.3%24.4%13.2%-2.8%15.5M-323.7M-1.7M1.0054.94N/AN/A4,1664,155101,328195,434
2016-03-14$76.46$72.5016.3%4.4%23.5%0.0%23.1%10.5%5.1%16.0M-320.5M-1.6M2.5069.06N/AN/A4,82512,055101,432194,840
2016-03-15$75.80$72.5019.1%5.5%24.1%3.9%30.3%8.6%-0.6%16.1M-331.2M-1.7M4.1864.20N/AN/A3,53414,771102,247202,962
2016-03-16$76.17$72.5016.1%4.6%24.1%0.0%22.3%13.1%1.5%17.9M-341.2M-1.7M2.9264.90N/AN/A3,3299,721102,459205,311
2016-03-17$76.25$72.5015.1%4.1%23.7%0.0%15.5%8.7%1.9%16.3M-321.4M-1.5M1.6866.05N/AN/A3,3535,621102,515207,480
2016-03-18$76.57$72.5014.8%3.9%23.0%0.0%27.1%13.8%6.3%13.1M-340.1M-1.5M2.3670.72N/AN/A3,2317,615102,518208,908
2016-03-21$76.73$72.5017.3%4.9%20.7%3.5%22.1%10.6%-0.6%13.0M-227.8M-1.6M3.93106.69N/AN/A2,4679,69680,871159,152
2016-03-22$77.15$72.5016.7%4.7%19.5%2.7%18.1%10.0%-0.1%12.5M-243.0M-1.5M4.05104.32N/AN/A2,54810,31881,398162,003
2016-03-23$76.23$72.5019.1%9.1%13.7%5.9%26.3%9.9%-1.3%13.1M-211.1M-1.5M2.09106.06N/AN/A2,5505,31781,575168,056
2016-03-24$75.58$72.5022.4%9.2%13.1%10.5%24.3%13.3%-1.0%9.8M-168.5M-1.5M2.34105.14N/AN/A4,27010,01081,604169,522
2016-03-28$75.73$72.5023.8%10.1%12.7%12.4%34.8%11.7%-0.8%7.8M-167.7M-1.5M1.42104.10N/AN/A4,1315,88081,714172,538
2016-03-29$76.02$72.5022.7%9.9%12.7%10.8%37.1%8.9%-1.5%7.8M-172.5M-1.4M2.85106.18N/AN/A2,0055,71081,897174,647
2016-03-30$76.01$72.5021.9%6.5%11.0%9.8%20.7%11.0%0.2%8.2M-170.1M-1.4M3.54106.80N/AN/A1,8506,54282,008175,393
2016-03-31$76.13$72.5022.1%11.1%9.9%10.1%36.5%8.9%-0.6%10.1M-181.7M-1.5M2.88111.27N/AN/A1,8585,34982,085177,848