SNOW Options History — October 2014

In October 2014, SNOW traded between $8.94 and $10.67. ATM implied volatility averaged 51.6%, placing in the 15.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 13.5%. IV traded above realized volatility by 16.3% (HV 20d: 35.3%). Max pain ranged from $7.50 to $7.50. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 8 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.29.

Notable Days

  • 2014-10-29: Highest Volume — 205 contracts
  • 2014-10-16: Largest IV drop — 36.0% change
  • 2014-10-15: Highest IV Rank — 33.3%
  • 2014-10-22: Largest Expected Move — 14.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$9.71$8.94$10.67$9.55$10.67
Max Pain$7.50$7.50$7.50$7.50$7.50
ATM IV51.6%39.1%78.0%44.7%46.7%
Expected Move13.5%12.3%14.5%12.4%12.5%
HV 20d35.3%24.1%47.9%33.0%47.6%
HV 60d35.9%32.7%40.8%33.2%40.1%
IV Rank15.9%7.7%33.3%11.4%12.7%
IV Percentile84.1%42.9%98.8%74.2%80.9%
Term Structure-1.6%-11.0%9.4%1.9%-0.1%
VWIV52.5%41.4%58.1%52.7%52.3%
Skew 25d1.7%-10.1%14.3%8.4%2.4%
Skew 10d12.6%3.2%24.0%10.3%3.2%
Call IV 25d46.3%40.8%52.1%49.8%44.3%
Put IV 25d48.0%36.2%62.3%58.2%46.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %100.7689.26107.2196.2289.26
Gamma HHI0.400.270.820.300.82
Net GEX568-363.1K5803.1K
Net DEX-1.4K-67.7K13.2K-773-67.7K
Net VEX-120-189-84-102-174
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.290.000.350.340.24
Total Volume89.30402050205
Total OI367.13157513494259

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2014-10-01$9.55$0.0044.7%12.4%33.0%11.4%0.0%8.4%1.9%580-773-1020.0096.22N/AN/A0045539
2014-10-02$9.54$0.0040.3%13.7%32.7%8.5%0.0%4.2%2.3%710-4.1K-1270.00106.68N/AN/A0045539
2014-10-03$9.67$0.0042.8%13.6%33.6%10.1%0.0%14.3%9.4%728-2.7K-1140.00106.69N/AN/A0045539
2014-10-06$9.51$0.0039.1%13.3%32.8%7.7%0.0%-2.9%-0.9%4341.2K-910.0093.56N/AN/A0045539
2014-10-07$9.27$0.0041.0%13.6%24.1%8.9%52.7%-2.8%3.7%4702.2K-970.00104.80N/AN/A01945539
2014-10-08$9.39$7.5054.0%13.1%25.3%17.5%55.3%-4.6%-2.7%6783.9K-1380.34100.13N/AN/A1485045558
2014-10-09$9.09$7.5052.0%13.5%26.5%16.2%0.0%-10.1%-6.9%3459.2K-1210.00100.13N/AN/A01045558
2014-10-10$8.94$7.5059.7%13.3%25.5%21.3%0.0%-7.3%-3.7%3379.5K-1260.0098.16N/AN/A0045558
2014-10-13$9.02$7.5071.3%14.0%24.5%28.9%0.0%-4.9%-11.0%29613.2K-990.00107.21N/AN/A0045558
2014-10-14$9.22$7.5061.4%12.7%27.0%22.4%41.4%-2.0%-9.8%10911.5K-870.34101.90N/AN/A1485045558
2014-10-15$9.24$7.5078.0%14.0%26.7%33.3%48.8%-3.8%-3.9%28110.2K-1090.34105.89N/AN/A1485045558
2014-10-16$9.20$7.5049.9%13.9%25.9%14.8%0.0%-9.6%0.9%2279.3K-1170.00100.92N/AN/A0045558
2014-10-17$9.17$7.5052.2%12.5%25.7%16.3%0.0%-8.3%-6.7%9610.8K-990.0095.35N/AN/A0045558
2014-10-20$10.09$7.5047.7%14.1%43.3%13.3%54.7%8.8%1.7%3264.2K-1250.3599.94N/AN/A1144012136
2014-10-21$10.20$7.5046.6%14.0%43.2%12.6%58.1%4.9%3.3%457.7K-1350.35101.97N/AN/A1144012146
2014-10-22$9.91$7.5048.4%14.5%44.4%13.8%56.5%7.2%1.5%259.0K-1280.35104.77N/AN/A1144012146
2014-10-23$9.90$7.5052.7%13.8%42.5%16.6%58.0%7.9%-3.4%-3610.7K-1170.35100.80N/AN/A1144012146
2014-10-24$9.96$7.5053.4%13.9%42.3%17.1%51.7%6.7%-1.8%1410.2K-1240.35100.61N/AN/A1144012146
2014-10-27$9.95$7.5052.9%13.0%42.3%16.8%0.0%6.1%-2.4%739.0K-840.00105.01N/AN/A0012136
2014-10-28$10.62$7.5051.4%14.1%47.9%15.8%0.0%8.1%-3.4%1914.6K-920.00101.16N/AN/A46012136
2014-10-29$10.64$7.5051.5%14.4%47.5%15.9%50.6%8.2%-3.3%1.3K-29.0K-1560.24101.90N/AN/A1654016746
2014-10-30$10.57$7.5048.2%12.3%47.6%13.7%49.9%8.9%-0.7%2.8K-63.1K-1890.2494.43N/AN/A1654021346
2014-10-31$10.67$7.5046.7%12.5%47.6%12.7%52.3%2.4%-0.1%3.1K-67.7K-1740.2489.26N/AN/A1654021346