CALX Options History — September 2012

In September 2012, CALX traded between $5.05 and $6.80. ATM implied volatility averaged 64.6%, placing in the 41.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 18.9%. IV traded below realized volatility by 4.8% (HV 20d: 69.4%). Max pain ranged from $5.00 to $5.00. Net GEX was positive for 18 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 12 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 2.00.

Notable Days

  • 2012-09-27: Highest Volume — 100 contracts
  • 2012-09-28: Largest IV spike — 59.6% change
  • 2012-09-07: Highest IV Rank — 62.6%
  • 2012-09-18: Largest Expected Move — 22.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$6.13$5.05$6.80$5.18$6.40
Max Pain$5.00$5.00$5.00$5.00$5.00
ATM IV64.6%45.1%78.5%76.1%76.0%
Expected Move18.9%13.7%22.0%21.8%21.8%
HV 20d69.4%64.4%75.9%64.4%66.9%
HV 60d89.9%86.9%91.3%86.9%90.8%
IV Rank41.3%11.4%62.6%58.9%58.8%
IV Percentile42.5%4.0%84.9%77.0%78.2%
Term Structure5.0%-10.5%28.8%-7.2%-4.1%
VWIV68.0%53.2%76.0%69.8%76.0%
Skew 25d3.7%-27.2%67.4%22.5%-27.2%
Skew 10d10.6%-33.4%81.5%41.8%-33.4%
Call IV 25d65.4%46.5%89.1%60.8%75.6%
Put IV 25d69.1%48.4%126.9%83.3%48.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %100.6190.42106.8398.2295.30
Gamma HHI0.590.410.920.410.65
Net GEX3.0K-4454.9K1.5K3.3K
Net DEX-63.7K-136.9K13.0K5.2K-46.6K
Net VEX-581-757-270-491-718
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio2.000.008.500.000.00
Total Volume26.789010001
Total OI1,587.0531,4931,6641,5521,580

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-09-04$5.18$5.0076.1%21.8%64.4%58.9%0.0%22.5%-7.2%1.5K5.2K-4910.0098.22001,290262
2012-09-05$5.05$5.0068.7%19.7%65.3%47.5%69.8%21.9%-2.5%1.3K13.0K-4660.00100.59101,290262
2012-09-06$5.10$5.0070.5%20.2%65.2%50.3%70.5%-0.6%1.8%1.5K7.9K-4830.0090.420711,284262
2012-09-07$5.64$5.0078.5%18.3%72.6%62.6%0.0%28.3%10.3%-445-20.1K-2702.50104.228201,284311
2012-09-10$5.47$5.0070.7%18.3%72.5%50.6%0.0%10.6%9.7%1.2K-9.5K-4940.00104.57001,287311
2012-09-11$5.86$5.0045.1%19.6%75.9%11.4%68.7%9.4%5.9%2.5K-51.6K-5458.50104.9410851,287311
2012-09-12$6.07$5.0052.7%21.1%73.7%23.0%71.9%-2.6%-0.1%3.3K-78.0K-6233.8394.476231,289316
2012-09-13$6.28$5.0061.8%17.7%74.0%37.0%0.0%-7.4%-2.7%3.6K-93.9K-6830.0097.37301,284339
2012-09-14$6.64$5.0064.6%18.5%70.1%41.3%65.6%-12.3%5.0%4.5K-124.9K-7050.00100.300201,282339
2012-09-17$6.80$5.0067.4%19.3%68.7%45.5%0.0%-9.6%4.2%4.9K-136.9K-7030.00100.233101,282349
2012-09-18$6.58$5.0076.6%22.0%70.6%59.7%53.2%-23.7%-10.5%4.7K-128.6K-7571.1494.4621241,298349
2012-09-19$6.46$5.0058.6%16.8%71.2%32.1%0.0%-2.7%13.4%3.8K-91.1K-6300.00100.01001,302362
2012-09-20$6.33$5.0070.3%20.1%71.2%50.0%0.0%-10.5%-2.5%3.7K-84.7K-6360.00104.30001,302362
2012-09-21$6.77$5.0059.2%17.0%67.2%32.9%0.0%67.4%5.8%4.1K-109.3K-6020.00104.050151,301358
2012-09-24$6.72$5.0067.8%19.5%65.6%46.2%0.0%-0.6%4.8%4.8K-107.7K-6550.00103.65001,260233
2012-09-25$6.33$5.0062.6%18.0%68.2%38.2%0.0%-7.6%6.4%3.6K-71.9K-5750.00104.250101,260233
2012-09-26$6.28$5.0053.2%15.3%67.8%23.8%0.0%10.9%27.9%2.4K-33.6K-4670.00106.830601,260243
2012-09-27$6.54$5.0047.6%13.7%67.9%15.2%0.0%3.5%28.8%3.1K-47.0K-5350.00103.3301001,260270
2012-09-28$6.40$5.0076.0%21.8%66.9%58.8%76.0%-27.2%-4.1%3.3K-46.6K-7180.0095.30101,260320