{"slug":"is-a-covered-put-really-covered","qid":"squeeze_trace","label":"One month of a crowded short, January 2021","post_title":"Is a Covered Put Actually Covered?","post_url":"/blog/is-a-covered-put-really-covered#q-squeeze_trace","columns":["date","date_label","change_vs_start_pct","window_peak_vs_start_pct"],"rows":[{"date":"2021-01-04","date_label":"Jan 4, 2021","change_vs_start_pct":0,"window_peak_vs_start_pct":1914.6},{"date":"2021-01-05","date_label":"Jan 5, 2021","change_vs_start_pct":0.7,"window_peak_vs_start_pct":1914.6},{"date":"2021-01-06","date_label":"Jan 6, 2021","change_vs_start_pct":6.4,"window_peak_vs_start_pct":1914.6},{"date":"2021-01-07","date_label":"Jan 7, 2021","change_vs_start_pct":4.8,"window_peak_vs_start_pct":1914.6},{"date":"2021-01-08","date_label":"Jan 8, 2021","change_vs_start_pct":2.6,"window_peak_vs_start_pct":1914.6},{"date":"2021-01-11","date_label":"Jan 11, 2021","change_vs_start_pct":15.6,"window_peak_vs_start_pct":1914.6},{"date":"2021-01-12","date_label":"Jan 12, 2021","change_vs_start_pct":15.7,"window_peak_vs_start_pct":1914.6},{"date":"2021-01-13","date_label":"Jan 13, 2021","change_vs_start_pct":82,"window_peak_vs_start_pct":1914.6},{"date":"2021-01-14","date_label":"Jan 14, 2021","change_vs_start_pct":131.4,"window_peak_vs_start_pct":1914.6},{"date":"2021-01-15","date_label":"Jan 15, 2021","change_vs_start_pct":105.8,"window_peak_vs_start_pct":1914.6},{"date":"2021-01-19","date_label":"Jan 19, 2021","change_vs_start_pct":128.2,"window_peak_vs_start_pct":1914.6},{"date":"2021-01-20","date_label":"Jan 20, 2021","change_vs_start_pct":126.8,"window_peak_vs_start_pct":1914.6},{"date":"2021-01-21","date_label":"Jan 21, 2021","change_vs_start_pct":149.4,"window_peak_vs_start_pct":1914.6},{"date":"2021-01-22","date_label":"Jan 22, 2021","change_vs_start_pct":276.9,"window_peak_vs_start_pct":1914.6},{"date":"2021-01-25","date_label":"Jan 25, 2021","change_vs_start_pct":345.2,"window_peak_vs_start_pct":1914.6},{"date":"2021-01-26","date_label":"Jan 26, 2021","change_vs_start_pct":757.9,"window_peak_vs_start_pct":1914.6},{"date":"2021-01-27","date_label":"Jan 27, 2021","change_vs_start_pct":1914.6,"window_peak_vs_start_pct":1914.6},{"date":"2021-01-28","date_label":"Jan 28, 2021","change_vs_start_pct":1022.3,"window_peak_vs_start_pct":1914.6},{"date":"2021-01-29","date_label":"Jan 29, 2021","change_vs_start_pct":1784.1,"window_peak_vs_start_pct":1914.6},{"date":"2021-02-01","date_label":"Feb 1, 2021","change_vs_start_pct":1204.3,"window_peak_vs_start_pct":1914.6},{"date":"2021-02-02","date_label":"Feb 2, 2021","change_vs_start_pct":421.7,"window_peak_vs_start_pct":1914.6},{"date":"2021-02-03","date_label":"Feb 3, 2021","change_vs_start_pct":435.7,"window_peak_vs_start_pct":1914.6},{"date":"2021-02-04","date_label":"Feb 4, 2021","change_vs_start_pct":210.1,"window_peak_vs_start_pct":1914.6},{"date":"2021-02-05","date_label":"Feb 5, 2021","change_vs_start_pct":269.7,"window_peak_vs_start_pct":1914.6}],"shape":"series","sql":"WITH px AS\n(\n    SELECT\n        date,\n        toFloat64(close) AS c\n    FROM global_markets.stocks_daily_aggs\n    WHERE ticker = 'GME'\n      AND date >= '2021-01-04'\n      AND date <= '2021-02-05'\n),\nanchor AS\n(\n    SELECT\n        argMin(c, date) AS first_close,\n        max(c)          AS peak_close\n    FROM px\n)\nSELECT\n    toString(px.date)                                            AS date,\n    formatDateTime(px.date, '%b %e, %Y')                         AS date_label,\n    round((px.c / anchor.first_close - 1) * 100, 1)               AS change_vs_start_pct,\n    round((anchor.peak_close / anchor.first_close - 1) * 100, 1)  AS window_peak_vs_start_pct\nFROM px\nCROSS JOIN anchor\nORDER BY px.date","computed_at":"2026-10-06T15:22:21.683359+00:00","elapsed":0.003668935}