CALX Options History — October 2011

In October 2011, CALX traded between $6.65 and $9.17. ATM implied volatility averaged 75.7%, placing in the 52.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 21.9%. IV traded below realized volatility by 26.8% (HV 20d: 102.5%). Max pain ranged from $7.50 to $17.50. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 7 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.14.

Notable Days

  • 2011-10-04: Highest Volume — 883 contracts
  • 2011-10-28: Largest IV drop — 19.5% change
  • 2011-10-04: Highest IV Rank — 80.7%
  • 2011-10-04: Largest Expected Move — 27.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$8.23$6.65$9.17$7.20$8.71
Max Pain$9.40$7.50$17.50$17.50$7.50
ATM IV75.7%55.9%97.2%86.7%59.0%
Expected Move21.9%16.0%27.9%24.8%16.9%
HV 20d102.5%77.8%132.2%77.8%129.2%
HV 60d88.5%78.7%104.5%78.7%103.2%
IV Rank52.9%27.3%80.7%67.1%31.3%
IV Percentile83.5%45.4%99.4%99.4%49.5%
Term Structure-3.7%-12.9%5.6%3.9%-6.1%
VWIV75.5%41.9%97.4%92.2%41.9%
Skew 25d7.7%-10.0%41.3%-4.8%-3.3%
Skew 10d20.6%-21.5%70.5%-8.2%9.9%
Call IV 25d68.3%45.5%94.3%94.3%45.5%
Put IV 25d76.0%42.2%105.5%89.4%42.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %83.8759.13105.0959.13105.09
Gamma HHI0.270.220.350.290.35
Net GEX5.4K2.0K11.8K4.0K11.8K
Net DEX1.6M139.9K2.2M1.9M173.2K
Net VEX-2.3K-3.1K-1.0K-2.7K-2.2K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.140.0015.000.350.01
Total Volume173.762088329072
Total OI10,028.3334,17412,72512,7254,464

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-10-03$7.20$17.5086.7%24.8%77.8%67.1%92.2%-4.8%3.9%4.0K1.9M-2.7K0.3559.13215759,4573,268
2011-10-04$7.78$17.5097.2%27.9%86.4%80.7%88.9%41.3%0.5%5.2K2.0M-3.1K0.0062.0988309,4643,240
2011-10-05$8.35$17.5088.9%25.5%90.2%70.0%0.0%-1.4%-8.8%4.0K2.1M-2.7K0.0066.974909,0543,168
2011-10-06$8.32$17.5080.8%23.2%89.1%59.5%0.0%-0.5%3.0%3.4K2.1M-2.7K0.0062.343309,0513,168
2011-10-07$8.38$7.5082.5%22.9%89.5%61.7%0.0%6.6%-5.9%3.7K2.1M-2.7K0.0080.02009,0593,168
2011-10-10$9.17$7.5076.4%22.0%97.4%53.8%0.0%24.7%-5.7%6.0K2.2M-2.9K0.0080.83109,0593,168
2011-10-11$8.84$7.5070.1%22.0%95.9%45.7%49.8%15.0%-6.0%6.0K2.1M-3.0K0.0081.810909,0593,168
2011-10-12$8.96$7.5063.3%21.9%95.7%36.8%76.6%3.5%-5.1%5.5K2.1M-2.8K0.0685.763329,0593,135
2011-10-13$8.86$7.5074.5%21.3%95.3%51.3%0.0%14.6%-3.6%6.0K2.1M-2.9K0.1083.481019,0893,136
2011-10-14$9.05$7.5075.1%21.5%95.8%52.1%75.5%18.7%-5.4%6.1K2.2M-2.8K0.0089.236009,0793,136
2011-10-17$8.46$7.5076.2%21.9%97.4%53.5%0.0%-3.4%-7.8%5.5K2.1M-2.3K0.0089.841509,0833,136
2011-10-18$8.97$7.5077.8%22.3%99.7%55.6%87.1%19.0%-9.9%7.8K2.2M-2.4K1.4887.0942629,0833,136
2011-10-19$8.73$7.5085.2%24.4%99.9%65.2%0.0%12.8%-12.9%6.9K2.2M-2.4K0.0086.90029,0773,188
2011-10-20$8.40$7.5083.1%23.8%97.1%62.4%82.1%5.3%-12.7%5.4K2.2M-1.9K1.1180.691701899,0773,188
2011-10-21$6.82$7.5076.2%21.8%117.8%53.5%75.6%-1.4%-4.8%2.1K2.1M-1.0K1.2389.432392949,2313,270
2011-10-24$7.05$7.5076.5%21.9%119.4%53.9%76.5%5.9%-1.9%2.0K595.9K-1.3K0.0290.5918242,9991,175
2011-10-25$6.65$7.5066.3%19.0%108.6%40.7%97.4%-2.7%2.7%3.0K558.9K-1.2K15.0093.242303,1661,179
2011-10-26$6.81$7.5068.9%19.8%107.2%44.1%69.1%3.0%0.7%2.8K521.0K-1.2K0.0092.834003,1671,108
2011-10-27$8.32$7.5069.5%19.9%130.5%44.8%69.4%18.8%2.0%5.9K303.6K-1.8K1.0894.011531653,1981,108
2011-10-28$9.01$7.5055.9%16.0%132.2%27.3%41.9%-10.0%5.6%9.6K139.9K-2.3K0.1399.98473633,2511,126
2011-10-31$8.71$7.5059.0%16.9%129.2%31.3%0.0%-3.3%-6.1%11.8K173.2K-2.2K0.01105.097113,3781,086