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Monthly expirations where the post close print crossed a whole dollar
Monthly expirations where the post close print crossed a whole dollar
| ticker | expirations_measured | dollar_line_crossings |
|---|---|---|
| SPY | 21 | 11 |
| AAPL | 21 | 10 |
| MSFT | 21 | 9 |
| TSLA | 21 | 8 |
| NVDA | 21 | 5 |
| KO | 21 | 1 |
the exact SQL behind every number
SELECT
ticker,
count() AS expirations_measured,
countIf(floor(close_px) != floor(post_px)) AS dollar_line_crossings
FROM
(
SELECT
ticker,
session_date,
argMaxIf(px, ts, et_minute >= 570 AND et_minute < 960) AS close_px,
argMaxIf(px, ts, et_minute >= 960 AND et_minute < 1050) AS post_px
FROM
(
SELECT
ticker,
toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) AS session_date,
toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60
+ toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) AS et_minute,
toFloat64(close) AS px,
window_start AS ts
FROM global_markets.delayed_stocks_minute_aggs
WHERE ticker IN ('AAPL', 'KO', 'MSFT', 'NVDA', 'SPY', 'TSLA')
AND window_start >= today() - 730
AND toDayOfWeek(toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York'))) = 5
AND toDayOfMonth(toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York'))) BETWEEN 15 AND 21
)
GROUP BY ticker, session_date
HAVING countIf(et_minute >= 960 AND et_minute < 1050) > 0
AND countIf(et_minute >= 570 AND et_minute < 960) > 0
)
GROUP BY ticker
ORDER BY dollar_line_crossings DESC, ticker
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