CALX Options History — April 2011

In April 2011, CALX traded between $18.53 and $21.86. ATM implied volatility averaged 61.6%. The 30-day expected move averaged 18.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 29.6% (HV 20d: 32.0%). Max pain ranged from $17.50 to $17.50. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 9 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.09.

Notable Days

  • 2011-04-29: Highest Volume — 4,515 contracts
  • 2011-04-29: Largest IV drop — 36.6% change
  • 2011-04-04: Largest Expected Move — 20.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$19.82$18.53$21.86$20.46$21.86
Max Pain$17.50$17.50$17.50$17.50$17.50
ATM IV61.6%45.0%76.3%67.1%45.0%
Expected Move18.3%12.9%20.8%19.2%12.9%
HV 20d32.0%23.0%44.3%44.3%37.4%
HV 60d45.7%44.0%46.8%46.8%46.8%
Term Structure-1.0%-10.5%4.6%-0.2%4.6%
VWIV64.9%56.1%79.1%66.4%56.1%
Skew 25d8.5%4.3%16.2%5.0%7.0%
Skew 10d14.3%3.2%29.1%4.5%14.7%
Call IV 25d60.7%45.1%67.2%65.8%45.1%
Put IV 25d69.2%52.1%80.0%70.8%52.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %45.6131.1666.1866.1832.55
Gamma HHI0.410.250.700.410.25
Net GEX125.7K64.6K222.6K157.3K81.7K
Net DEX-3.5M-5.3M-1.9M-4.8M-5.3M
Net VEX-17.8K-22.0K-15.8K-17.4K-22.0K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.090.005.070.002.43
Total Volume709.4204,515584,515
Total OI5,982.74,3857,5815,5217,581

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-04-01$20.46$17.5067.1%19.2%44.3%0.0%66.4%5.0%-0.2%157.3K-4.8M-17.4K0.0066.185804,843678
2011-04-04$20.42$17.5076.3%20.8%42.1%0.0%72.7%7.6%-10.5%151.7K-4.8M-16.8K1.4238.806158724,811678
2011-04-05$20.07$17.5064.8%19.6%42.4%0.0%68.3%9.2%-5.1%142.7K-4.2M-18.8K5.0731.161829225,3311,367
2011-04-06$20.21$17.5062.7%19.5%41.0%0.0%66.8%4.3%-4.3%151.6K-4.4M-18.8K0.0033.654605,3691,440
2011-04-07$20.14$17.5058.4%19.1%39.1%0.0%66.6%9.0%-4.7%159.4K-4.3M-18.5K0.0233.71467105,3951,440
2011-04-08$20.18$17.5055.5%17.7%39.0%0.0%61.0%6.2%2.0%173.5K-4.5M-19.2K0.0441.80506205,5851,437
2011-04-11$19.91$17.5056.1%18.2%34.1%0.0%63.3%6.3%1.1%174.9K-3.9M-17.7K0.1543.6197155,4771,417
2011-04-12$19.77$17.5054.4%17.8%31.6%0.0%0.0%10.4%1.6%190.9K-3.6M-17.5K0.2344.41162385,5451,413
2011-04-13$19.92$17.5053.4%17.7%30.8%0.0%59.3%11.0%1.1%194.8K-3.7M-17.1K0.0043.728005,4591,403
2011-04-14$19.73$17.5061.8%17.7%24.3%0.0%60.6%12.3%1.9%222.6K-3.2M-16.9K0.8144.422472005,5271,403
2011-04-15$19.24$17.5062.9%18.0%26.3%0.0%62.9%7.5%0.2%145.5K-1.9M-16.1K0.2039.846491325,5591,444
2011-04-18$18.53$17.5067.0%19.2%29.2%0.0%65.4%6.8%0.2%65.9K-2.1M-15.8K0.0050.8132603,655730
2011-04-19$18.64$17.5069.4%19.9%28.3%0.0%70.4%9.2%-1.7%67.4K-2.2M-16.2K1.3946.082523503,704730
2011-04-20$18.96$17.5060.8%17.4%25.8%0.0%60.3%7.1%-0.2%64.6K-2.2M-17.3K0.0064.052703,8041,010
2011-04-21$19.14$17.5059.8%17.1%25.9%0.0%59.5%7.2%1.7%67.7K-2.4M-17.5K0.0062.812003,8221,010
2011-04-25$19.47$17.5062.1%17.8%26.5%0.0%62.6%10.1%-0.6%73.7K-2.6M-17.1K1.4754.5434503,8421,010
2011-04-26$19.62$17.5062.4%17.9%24.5%0.0%68.2%10.6%-0.3%74.8K-2.8M-17.4K5.0250.29663313,8551,055
2011-04-27$19.92$17.5061.8%17.7%24.6%0.0%62.7%7.6%-1.3%72.0K-2.9M-18.5K0.1750.665751003,9181,301
2011-04-28$20.12$17.5070.9%20.3%23.0%0.0%79.1%16.2%-6.1%80.6K-3.4M-19.6K3.4739.044981,7264,2651,341
2011-04-29$21.86$17.5045.0%12.9%37.4%0.0%56.1%7.0%4.6%81.7K-5.3M-22.0K2.4332.551,3173,1984,5992,982