CALX Options History — March 2013

In March 2013, CALX traded between $8.15 and $9.17. ATM implied volatility averaged 48.6%, placing in the 21.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 14.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 8.1% (HV 20d: 40.5%). 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 20 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.36.

Notable Days

  • 2013-03-15: Highest Volume — 496 contracts
  • 2013-03-05: Largest IV drop — 34.0% change
  • 2013-03-04: Highest IV Rank — 38.6%
  • 2013-03-06: Largest Expected Move — 16.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$8.63$8.15$9.17$8.38$8.15
Max Pain$7.25$5.00$7.50$7.50$7.50
ATM IV48.6%32.9%61.5%50.3%51.3%
Expected Move14.8%13.9%16.0%14.4%14.7%
HV 20d40.5%32.8%55.6%54.8%33.2%
HV 60d39.6%38.2%40.4%38.2%39.3%
IV Rank21.7%0.0%38.6%22.4%26.0%
IV Percentile14.0%0.0%38.9%11.1%17.1%
Term Structure5.7%2.1%9.8%9.8%7.9%
VWIV52.0%48.4%56.1%56.1%52.3%
Skew 25d5.1%-3.8%17.0%17.0%-3.8%
Skew 10d13.2%0.6%69.8%36.7%2.8%
Call IV 25d51.0%33.0%59.3%35.9%59.3%
Put IV 25d56.1%39.0%61.3%53.0%55.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %21.745.2633.295.2623.17
Gamma HHI0.350.290.450.360.30
Net GEX2.5K4545.4K1.4K2.5K
Net DEX-622.7K-701.8K-529.0K-569.9K-529.0K
Net VEX-2.0K-3.0K-1.2K-1.3K-2.6K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.360.002.750.000.60
Total Volume71.450496010
Total OI1,993.81,6952,2661,7002,266

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-03-01$8.38$7.5050.3%14.4%54.8%22.4%0.0%17.0%9.8%1.4K-569.9K-1.3K0.005.26001,121579
2013-03-04$8.26$5.0061.5%16.0%55.1%38.6%0.0%14.9%2.1%1.5K-540.7K-1.3K0.0019.06901,121579
2013-03-05$8.45$5.0040.6%16.0%55.6%8.3%0.0%0.6%2.8%584-600.9K-1.3K0.0020.101201,128579
2013-03-06$8.43$7.5040.1%16.0%53.9%7.6%56.1%5.3%2.2%454-587.7K-1.2K2.7519.7220551,116579
2013-03-07$9.02$7.5033.0%14.3%44.1%0.0%55.3%9.7%3.3%1.1K-701.8K-1.3K0.1618.43298471,136634
2013-03-08$9.05$7.5032.9%14.1%44.1%0.0%0.0%9.4%3.8%1.8K-678.4K-1.4K0.0015.042501,143663
2013-03-11$9.17$7.5043.1%14.6%41.4%14.5%0.0%4.7%2.3%2.1K-687.1K-1.4K0.0027.57031,129663
2013-03-12$9.08$7.5043.5%13.9%40.4%14.9%48.4%4.7%4.5%1.2K-674.1K-1.3K0.0028.27201,129666
2013-03-13$8.87$7.5057.1%14.2%37.6%34.2%0.0%4.3%4.1%830-616.0K-1.4K0.0019.370201,111666
2013-03-14$8.86$7.5050.1%14.4%37.3%24.3%49.8%4.2%4.1%682-606.9K-1.4K0.0430.48334131,111686
2013-03-15$8.80$7.5052.2%15.0%37.4%27.2%51.1%2.1%3.1%2.8K-664.8K-2.1K0.0330.40483131,421686
2013-03-18$8.78$7.5052.2%15.0%37.3%27.2%0.0%10.2%6.7%5.4K-701.2K-2.9K0.0025.840101,608614
2013-03-19$8.61$7.5054.4%15.6%37.3%30.3%50.8%7.1%8.1%4.5K-638.1K-2.9K0.4023.56521,602624
2013-03-20$8.72$7.5050.4%14.5%34.0%24.8%0.0%9.0%8.9%4.9K-674.7K-2.9K0.0033.292201,607624
2013-03-21$8.53$7.5053.6%15.4%34.9%29.2%0.0%3.8%6.7%4.3K-635.1K-3.0K0.0032.32001,627624
2013-03-22$8.40$7.5052.2%15.0%33.5%27.3%0.0%2.0%9.2%3.9K-601.4K-2.9K0.0018.88001,627624
2013-03-25$8.42$7.5051.9%14.9%32.8%26.8%0.0%0.6%7.9%3.8K-600.7K-2.8K0.6012.9725151,627624
2013-03-26$8.40$7.5051.7%14.8%32.8%26.6%52.3%-0.7%6.1%3.5K-579.5K-2.7K0.0014.57061,627639
2013-03-27$8.30$7.5049.8%14.3%33.1%23.9%0.0%-2.6%9.8%3.0K-566.0K-2.6K0.0016.40001,627639
2013-03-28$8.15$7.5051.3%14.7%33.2%26.0%0.0%-3.8%7.9%2.5K-529.0K-2.6K0.0023.170101,627639