COMM Options History — November 2013

In November 2013, COMM traded between $14.97 and $16.19. ATM implied volatility averaged 75.7%. The 30-day expected move averaged 23.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 40.1% (HV 20d: 35.7%). Max pain ranged from $12.50 to $15.00. Net GEX was positive for 5 of 16 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 5 of 16 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.26.

Notable Days

  • 2013-11-22: Highest Volume — 80 contracts
  • 2013-11-11: Largest IV spike — 154.3% change
  • 2013-11-19: Largest Expected Move — 42.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$15.60$14.97$16.19$14.97$16.09
Max Pain$13.96$12.50$15.00$12.50$15.00
ATM IV75.7%23.3%146.8%121.5%32.4%
Expected Move23.0%6.7%42.1%34.8%9.3%
HV 20d35.7%35.7%35.7%35.7%35.7%
Term Structure-20.2%-47.3%16.2%-43.8%-0.1%
VWIV96.9%35.4%158.3%158.3%35.4%
Skew 25d4.8%-65.8%45.5%45.5%3.9%
Skew 10d6.7%-87.2%64.0%64.0%4.7%
Call IV 25d60.5%28.8%126.2%123.0%29.0%
Put IV 25d65.3%30.3%169.7%168.5%32.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %160.7287.18196.36195.06109.59
Gamma HHI0.630.411.001.000.50
Net GEX-126-1.9K7900710
Net DEX-8.7K-50.5K13.7K0-50.5K
Net VEX-115-40500-402
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.260.008.330.000.00
Total Volume10.93808000
Total OI51.81301660166

Daily Data (16 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-11-07$14.97$0.00121.5%34.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%-43.8%0000.00195.06N/AN/A0000
2013-11-08$15.27$0.0048.0%34.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%-42.9%0000.00195.06N/AN/A0000
2013-11-11$16.14$0.00122.0%35.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%-40.3%0000.00187.79N/AN/A3000
2013-11-12$15.75$0.0089.1%25.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%-13.7%0000.00193.55N/AN/A2030
2013-11-13$15.82$12.50126.7%36.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%-44.6%0-3.2K00.00191.04N/AN/A0050
2013-11-14$15.80$12.50128.4%36.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%-46.0%0-3.2K00.00175.02N/AN/A0050
2013-11-15$15.79$12.50130.3%37.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%-47.3%0-3.2K00.00191.04N/AN/A0050
2013-11-18$15.67$12.5074.1%21.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%45.5%-33.5%6-3.1K00.00192.59N/AN/A0050
2013-11-19$15.34$12.50146.8%42.1%0.0%0.0%158.3%43.6%-36.5%99-3.7K-68.33195.08N/AN/A32550
2013-11-20$15.13$15.0045.0%12.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%-65.8%-12.0%-1.9K13.7K-440.00196.36N/AN/A240825
2013-11-21$15.18$15.0035.4%10.2%0.0%0.0%35.4%4.5%8.8%-1.2K8.5K-820.00132.82N/AN/A0272825
2013-11-22$15.50$15.0023.3%6.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%8.2%16.2%127-3.4K-1410.45136.20N/AN/A55252550
2013-11-25$15.44$15.0030.3%8.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%-0.1%1.3%-308-19.9K-3840.0087.18N/AN/A008075
2013-11-26$15.46$15.0030.3%8.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.6%1.9%-273-21.9K-3810.0092.06N/AN/A908075
2013-11-27$16.19$15.0028.0%8.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.2%8.5%790-49.3K-4050.00101.07N/AN/A208975
2013-11-29$16.09$15.0032.4%9.3%35.7%0.0%0.0%3.9%-0.1%710-50.5K-4020.00109.59N/AN/A009175