CALX Options History — December 2012

In December 2012, CALX traded between $6.99 and $7.69. ATM implied volatility averaged 49.9%, placing in the 18.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 14.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 4.5% (HV 20d: 45.4%). Max pain ranged from $5.00 to $7.50. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 19 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.25.

Notable Days

  • 2012-12-03: Highest Volume — 123 contracts
  • 2012-12-06: Largest IV drop — 28.3% change
  • 2012-12-05: Highest IV Rank — 25.8%
  • 2012-12-10: Largest Expected Move — 15.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$7.35$6.99$7.69$7.00$7.69
Max Pain$7.00$5.00$7.50$5.00$7.50
ATM IV49.9%39.3%54.8%48.5%49.3%
Expected Move14.6%11.3%15.9%13.9%14.1%
HV 20d45.4%33.0%65.9%65.9%34.6%
HV 60d59.2%56.0%65.6%65.6%56.1%
IV Rank18.4%2.3%25.8%16.3%17.4%
IV Percentile10.7%1.2%15.5%8.7%9.9%
Term Structure10.1%-0.7%28.5%7.7%14.7%
VWIV52.5%48.7%65.2%48.7%49.3%
Skew 25d35.3%0.3%90.9%90.9%0.3%
Skew 10d52.6%5.6%114.3%106.8%6.6%
Call IV 25d49.9%42.6%58.5%50.9%57.8%
Put IV 25d85.2%50.7%144.6%141.8%58.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %84.5971.67104.0275.1171.67
Gamma HHI0.870.550.980.550.81
Net GEX8.5K1.3K21.3K1.3K2.6K
Net DEX-111.9K-279.0K-49.8K-59.7K-86.0K
Net VEX-971-1.1K-729-729-918
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.250.001.000.000.01
Total Volume29.7012312381
Total OI1,0808401,238840917

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-12-03$7.00$5.0048.5%13.9%65.9%16.3%48.7%90.9%7.7%1.3K-59.7K-7290.0075.111230447393
2012-12-04$7.05$5.0051.6%14.8%65.0%20.9%0.0%88.8%2.2%4.1K-90.8K-7970.5880.312615570393
2012-12-05$6.99$5.0054.8%15.7%65.1%25.8%0.0%14.8%-0.7%4.1K-87.6K-8670.0090.68080594408
2012-12-06$7.18$5.0039.3%11.3%52.6%2.3%65.2%8.5%28.5%4.3K-73.9K-1.0K0.00104.02250594488
2012-12-07$7.17$7.5047.4%15.3%51.5%14.6%0.0%9.5%7.9%4.8K-75.3K-1.0K0.0081.821000594488
2012-12-10$7.20$7.5051.3%15.9%50.3%20.6%0.0%7.8%5.7%7.8K-101.8K-1.1K0.0091.7700694488
2012-12-11$7.35$7.5048.8%15.4%49.1%16.7%53.6%47.3%8.7%9.3K-126.9K-1.1K0.0092.7505694488
2012-12-12$7.38$7.5043.9%14.9%47.0%9.3%0.0%13.2%9.4%10.7K-135.7K-1.1K0.0090.03120694488
2012-12-13$7.19$7.5053.1%15.2%48.8%23.3%53.1%5.0%7.8%9.8K-87.9K-1.0K0.4090.332510706488
2012-12-14$7.35$7.5051.9%14.9%46.5%21.4%0.0%49.5%10.1%11.8K-131.9K-1.1K0.0090.2790731498
2012-12-17$7.38$7.5052.8%15.1%46.3%22.8%0.0%59.6%9.2%13.2K-142.5K-1.0K0.0079.4500740498
2012-12-18$7.50$7.5050.8%14.6%39.2%19.8%0.0%9.7%10.0%15.8K-180.0K-1.1K0.0090.3510740498
2012-12-19$7.66$7.5051.9%14.9%34.5%21.4%51.9%16.9%8.5%19.3K-256.1K-1.0K0.0079.3820739498
2012-12-20$7.68$7.5052.6%15.1%33.6%22.6%0.0%17.1%7.7%20.6K-279.0K-1.0K0.0081.6300739498
2012-12-21$7.37$7.5050.3%14.4%35.7%19.0%50.3%58.3%9.6%21.3K-116.0K-9590.0080.32040739498
2012-12-24$7.52$7.5050.0%14.3%36.2%18.5%0.0%65.9%12.1%2.1K-56.8K-9360.0083.0000435445
2012-12-26$7.45$7.5048.9%14.0%36.5%16.9%48.9%3.5%15.6%2.2K-51.2K-9201.0071.781010435445
2012-12-27$7.47$7.5049.9%14.3%36.4%18.4%0.0%69.4%14.0%2.2K-49.8K-9250.0082.5700444455
2012-12-28$7.46$7.5051.1%14.6%33.0%20.2%51.1%71.0%12.4%2.2K-49.9K-9161.0084.551010444455
2012-12-31$7.69$7.5049.3%14.1%34.6%17.4%49.3%0.3%14.7%2.6K-86.0K-9180.0171.67801452465