CALX Options History — September 2011

In September 2011, CALX traded between $7.80 and $14.00. ATM implied volatility averaged 72.9%, placing in the 49.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 21.0%. IV traded below realized volatility by 5.0% (HV 20d: 77.9%). Max pain ranged from $15.00 to $20.00. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 3 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.02.

Notable Days

  • 2011-09-14: Highest Volume — 589 contracts
  • 2011-09-12: Largest IV spike — 13.8% change
  • 2011-09-30: Highest IV Rank — 62.0%
  • 2011-09-30: Largest Expected Move — 23.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$11.13$7.80$14.00$14.00$7.80
Max Pain$19.17$15.00$20.00$15.00$17.50
ATM IV72.9%58.3%82.8%58.3%82.8%
Expected Move21.0%16.7%23.7%16.7%23.7%
HV 20d77.9%67.8%91.3%86.9%78.1%
HV 60d71.6%68.0%77.7%68.0%77.7%
IV Rank49.2%30.3%62.0%30.3%62.0%
IV Percentile89.7%60.8%99.4%60.8%99.4%
Term Structure-3.5%-10.0%3.3%3.3%-4.3%
VWIV72.4%65.3%81.8%65.3%80.1%
Skew 25d7.1%-2.7%48.4%7.0%29.7%
Skew 10d22.9%-5.3%104.9%15.4%38.1%
Call IV 25d68.5%52.2%76.1%56.5%54.8%
Put IV 25d75.7%63.5%100.6%63.5%84.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %60.8935.8975.0469.3835.89
Gamma HHI0.310.240.380.240.26
Net GEX22.8K5.8K38.3K34.8K5.8K
Net DEX2.5M2.0M3.1M2.0M2.1M
Net VEX-8.6K-16.1K-3.5K-16.1K-3.5K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.020.005.500.000.53
Total Volume149.0953589323
Total OI12,97012,54913,94213,02912,781

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-09-01$14.00$15.0058.3%16.7%86.9%30.3%0.0%7.0%3.3%34.8K2.0M-16.1K0.0069.38309,0244,005
2011-09-02$12.89$15.0065.3%18.7%91.3%39.4%65.3%-0.2%1.4%29.1K2.7M-12.5K0.3068.86178549,0224,005
2011-09-06$12.40$20.0068.8%20.3%86.4%43.9%73.8%11.7%-5.9%24.5K3.1M-9.9K0.0053.6501409,0494,028
2011-09-07$12.87$20.0066.8%20.3%85.8%41.3%69.1%9.3%-6.0%26.4K2.8M-11.0K0.4663.7554259,0493,921
2011-09-08$12.09$20.0070.6%19.9%88.2%46.2%0.0%-1.2%-4.1%24.0K2.9M-9.7K0.0063.380239,0313,906
2011-09-09$11.95$20.0070.8%19.6%79.5%46.6%65.4%6.1%-3.4%22.1K3.0M-9.1K0.2257.4390209,0313,861
2011-09-12$11.72$20.0080.6%20.7%78.8%59.2%70.9%-2.7%-3.9%23.8K3.0M-8.5K0.5744.57108629,1213,875
2011-09-13$12.16$20.0070.2%21.5%80.2%45.8%75.6%6.2%-10.0%27.0K3.0M-9.2K0.0456.59258109,2123,924
2011-09-14$12.39$20.0065.8%20.8%80.5%40.0%75.0%5.9%-6.1%31.8K2.5M-10.3K0.0463.38569209,4683,924
2011-09-15$12.48$20.0070.3%20.1%80.7%45.8%66.7%5.7%-3.9%38.3K2.1M-11.8K0.0765.86200159,9983,944
2011-09-16$11.96$20.0073.0%20.9%69.3%49.4%0.0%0.4%-6.1%28.7K2.3M-10.8K0.4267.3366289,9183,890
2011-09-19$11.55$20.0071.4%20.5%67.8%47.3%73.6%4.4%-1.2%28.6K2.2M-9.3K0.7857.36103809,0223,531
2011-09-20$10.95$20.0071.2%20.4%69.8%47.0%73.8%-2.3%-1.7%23.0K2.3M-8.3K0.0062.7332808,9383,611
2011-09-21$10.82$20.0073.0%20.9%69.3%49.4%74.6%-0.7%-3.5%25.8K2.3M-8.0K1.0063.76449,2663,595
2011-09-22$9.99$20.0076.7%22.0%68.0%54.2%69.4%1.9%-2.3%18.6K2.3M-6.7K5.5060.2810559,2663,479
2011-09-23$10.47$20.0076.8%22.0%69.6%54.4%69.6%4.7%1.4%21.5K2.3M-7.1K0.0060.050109,2763,460
2011-09-26$10.26$20.0078.5%22.5%68.7%56.5%70.3%3.1%-1.3%19.6K2.3M-6.6K0.0061.020389,2763,445
2011-09-27$8.75$20.0077.0%22.1%79.8%54.6%76.5%2.7%-0.7%10.0K2.4M-4.4K0.9859.481591569,2763,428
2011-09-28$8.16$17.5082.1%23.5%78.2%61.1%81.8%9.8%-7.2%8.5K2.1M-3.7K5.4768.9615829,4153,321
2011-09-29$8.15$17.5080.1%23.0%78.4%58.6%80.1%48.4%-7.5%6.9K2.2M-3.5K0.9675.0472699,4203,358
2011-09-30$7.80$17.5082.8%23.7%78.1%62.0%0.0%29.7%-4.3%5.8K2.1M-3.5K0.5335.891589,4523,329