COMM Options History — December 2013

In December 2013, COMM traded between $16.74 and $18.93. ATM implied volatility averaged 24.6%. The 30-day expected move averaged 7.3%. IV traded below realized volatility by 2.6% (HV 20d: 27.2%). Max pain ranged from $15.00 to $15.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 21 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.43.

Notable Days

  • 2013-12-18: Highest Volume — 100 contracts
  • 2013-12-12: Largest IV spike — 26.5% change
  • 2013-12-26: Largest Expected Move — 8.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$17.60$16.74$18.93$16.74$18.93
Max Pain$15.00$15.00$15.00$15.00$15.00
ATM IV24.6%20.9%28.1%22.0%22.7%
Expected Move7.3%6.1%8.1%6.3%6.5%
HV 20d27.2%16.1%37.1%37.1%16.1%
Term Structure4.8%1.7%13.2%2.4%11.4%
VWIV25.9%23.5%27.8%24.3%27.8%
Skew 25d7.3%1.0%26.8%5.0%4.5%
Skew 10d20.6%1.8%58.5%39.0%4.9%
Call IV 25d24.7%19.8%27.9%27.3%19.8%
Put IV 25d32.0%24.3%52.0%32.4%24.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %97.8385.12113.22103.38113.22
Gamma HHI0.740.420.970.660.56
Net GEX4.4K-9.5K11.1K1.6K7.5K
Net DEX-150.0K-340.4K-71.6K-73.6K-340.4K
Net VEX-616-805-120-366-793
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.430.003.002.500.00
Total Volume25.7620100727
Total OI313.667166430166430

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-12-02$16.74$15.0022.0%6.3%37.1%0.0%0.0%5.0%2.4%1.6K-73.6K-3662.50103.38N/AN/A259175
2013-12-03$16.96$15.0025.0%7.2%36.0%0.0%0.0%6.4%2.7%410-73.0K-1200.0094.12N/AN/A009380
2013-12-04$17.02$15.0024.3%7.0%35.0%0.0%24.3%6.2%5.1%203-71.6K-1400.2386.44N/AN/A66159380
2013-12-05$16.81$15.0023.1%6.6%34.7%0.0%26.4%5.5%1.7%6.1K-93.4K-5210.83103.06N/AN/A121015795
2013-12-06$17.05$15.0022.8%8.0%33.9%0.0%0.0%6.3%3.3%6.2K-113.1K-5660.0085.12N/AN/A025159105
2013-12-09$17.35$15.0025.0%7.7%33.8%0.0%26.9%26.8%4.7%5.2K-110.0K-6040.3199.03N/AN/A3210159130
2013-12-10$17.37$15.0023.4%7.5%28.4%0.0%0.0%1.2%4.6%7.5K-129.2K-7110.0097.39N/AN/A011184140
2013-12-11$17.36$15.0020.9%7.6%26.5%0.0%0.0%1.2%2.9%8.4K-126.6K-7050.0096.95N/AN/A00184140
2013-12-12$17.33$15.0026.4%7.6%26.6%0.0%26.4%1.0%3.4%8.4K-126.1K-6860.0096.62N/AN/A100184140
2013-12-13$17.40$15.0026.8%7.7%26.5%0.0%0.0%1.5%3.2%9.4K-134.1K-6790.0094.26N/AN/A50184140
2013-12-16$17.59$15.0027.2%7.8%26.5%0.0%0.0%2.9%3.0%10.0K-153.8K-6610.0095.71N/AN/A100184140
2013-12-17$17.68$15.0026.2%7.5%26.1%0.0%0.0%5.3%4.5%11.1K-175.1K-6470.0095.77N/AN/A300194140
2013-12-18$17.80$15.0027.5%7.9%24.0%0.0%0.0%26.4%2.8%7.5K-171.3K-6343.0099.88N/AN/A2575184140
2013-12-19$17.49$15.0025.6%7.3%24.5%0.0%0.0%1.8%3.7%-9.5K-98.8K-8050.0096.23N/AN/A00206215
2013-12-20$17.84$15.0025.9%7.4%24.8%0.0%0.0%4.5%3.2%-3.7K-173.4K-7540.0095.94N/AN/A220206215
2013-12-23$18.05$15.0023.5%6.7%24.4%0.0%23.5%2.5%5.5%2.3K-176.5K-7050.0098.20N/AN/A180184140
2013-12-24$18.03$15.0024.5%7.0%24.2%0.0%0.0%15.7%6.1%2.3K-167.8K-6890.0094.97N/AN/A350180140
2013-12-26$18.10$15.0028.1%8.1%24.2%0.0%27.8%18.7%4.0%3.3K-180.0K-7320.00103.30N/AN/A260205140
2013-12-27$18.28$15.0021.4%6.1%19.5%0.0%0.0%3.4%13.2%4.6K-220.2K-7330.00100.21N/AN/A10225140
2013-12-30$18.48$15.0024.5%7.0%19.0%0.0%0.0%6.7%10.4%4.4K-241.9K-6930.08104.58N/AN/A645226140
2013-12-31$18.93$15.0022.7%6.5%16.1%0.0%0.0%4.5%11.4%7.5K-340.4K-7930.00113.22N/AN/A270290140