COMM Options History — October 2021

In October 2021, COMM traded between $10.65 and $13.52. ATM implied volatility averaged 57.0%, placing in the 45.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 17.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 17.5% (HV 20d: 39.6%). Max pain ranged from $15.00 to $17.00. Net GEX was positive for 7 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 1 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.79.

Notable Days

  • 2021-10-20: Highest Volume — 18,508 contracts
  • 2021-10-13: Largest IV spike — 43.7% change
  • 2021-10-29: Highest IV Rank — 68.9%
  • 2021-10-29: Largest Expected Move — 21.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$11.86$10.65$13.52$13.52$10.65
Max Pain$16.81$15.00$17.00$15.00$16.00
ATM IV57.0%39.2%75.9%39.2%75.9%
Expected Move17.6%11.2%21.8%11.2%21.8%
HV 20d39.6%27.2%43.8%27.2%42.5%
HV 60d56.1%34.1%58.1%56.4%34.1%
IV Rank45.3%8.9%68.9%8.9%68.9%
IV Percentile82.7%23.0%96.4%23.0%96.4%
Term Structure-9.3%-21.8%14.5%14.5%-21.8%
VWIV63.0%39.6%78.3%39.6%77.6%
Skew 25d-0.1%-7.4%4.4%-3.3%-1.8%
Skew 10d-8.6%-24.0%12.2%-14.5%-20.9%
Call IV 25d62.8%40.9%82.5%40.9%77.8%
Put IV 25d62.7%37.7%76.0%37.7%76.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %50.4911.6583.0760.8934.25
Gamma HHI0.160.140.250.160.25
Net GEX14.1K-185.4K373.2K-52.5K360.8K
Net DEX26.6M12.9M38.1M25.6M13.5M
Net VEX-114.4K-171.3K-70.0K-132.4K-169.1K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.790.049.121.540.29
Total Volume3,928.04813118,5081,9917,326
Total OI133,434.476119,005158,912121,532158,912

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2021-10-01$13.52$15.0039.2%11.2%27.2%8.9%39.6%-3.3%14.5%-52.5K25.6M-132.4K1.5460.89N/AN/A7831,20881,69639,836
2021-10-04$13.28$17.0045.2%15.9%27.4%35.5%55.9%2.5%-9.0%-83.6K28.1M-122.7K9.1264.38N/AN/A2252,05281,81939,915
2021-10-05$12.39$17.0043.8%15.9%34.9%35.6%54.7%3.0%-8.9%-156.3K34.7M-86.3K0.8345.69N/AN/A1,5081,24582,45241,062
2021-10-06$11.85$17.0044.5%15.8%36.6%35.0%55.0%3.9%-7.3%-171.0K38.1M-70.0K0.0483.07N/AN/A2,2218882,59042,856
2021-10-07$12.23$17.0041.5%16.1%39.7%36.7%58.2%-3.0%-9.2%-176.3K34.5M-106.0K0.6913.71N/AN/A1,9651,35583,84243,948
2021-10-08$11.86$17.0040.6%16.6%40.3%39.6%57.4%-0.4%-10.7%-136.1K34.7M-93.8K0.0444.03N/AN/A1,3324985,94443,044
2021-10-11$11.69$17.0046.9%16.6%38.9%39.3%60.0%0.7%-9.2%-127.8K36.4M-85.2K0.3251.12N/AN/A1414587,74144,398
2021-10-12$11.68$17.0040.7%16.8%38.8%40.4%63.1%0.0%-8.5%-145.1K37.0M-79.5K0.0541.11N/AN/A3692089,12644,491
2021-10-13$11.69$17.0058.5%16.8%38.1%40.4%58.2%0.8%-10.5%-129.2K34.6M-81.1K0.0864.04N/AN/A3052389,17842,579
2021-10-14$12.10$17.0058.7%16.8%41.2%40.7%59.1%1.7%-6.3%-185.4K33.1M-91.5K0.0765.20N/AN/A1,55811189,33942,587
2021-10-15$12.14$17.0059.3%17.0%41.0%41.7%58.6%4.4%-7.3%-182.6K33.4M-88.6K2.2747.04N/AN/A409189,59742,569
2021-10-18$11.70$17.0059.3%17.0%41.2%41.7%60.6%-0.9%-6.9%-77.5K29.7M-79.5K0.2267.30N/AN/A2435380,60438,401
2021-10-19$11.80$17.0061.2%17.5%41.6%44.8%61.8%1.4%-9.3%-71.0K30.2M-78.7K0.2160.21N/AN/A4589480,61338,428
2021-10-20$12.20$17.0063.9%18.3%43.4%49.3%64.6%2.2%-8.0%-40.5K27.1M-94.4K0.0466.75N/AN/A17,78072880,82138,527
2021-10-21$12.12$17.0069.0%19.8%43.3%57.6%69.5%0.5%-13.2%232.7K14.8M-156.7K0.0770.78N/AN/A9,76166396,82938,578
2021-10-22$11.79$17.0065.3%18.7%43.8%51.5%67.7%0.4%-9.9%262.7K13.6M-163.1K0.2511.65N/AN/A2,681680105,08438,617
2021-10-25$11.42$17.0068.9%19.8%43.6%57.5%71.8%-1.6%-11.7%283.8K15.0M-156.6K0.1633.49N/AN/A4,506724105,20938,646
2021-10-26$11.06$17.0069.7%20.0%43.0%58.7%75.8%-2.9%-13.4%248.6K16.4M-145.1K0.1339.02N/AN/A4,114536108,29938,700
2021-10-27$11.00$17.0071.5%20.5%42.4%61.6%74.6%-2.1%-12.4%269.4K15.4M-150.3K0.0935.50N/AN/A8,258713110,65138,718
2021-10-28$10.86$16.0074.6%21.4%42.4%66.7%78.3%-7.4%-16.6%373.2K12.9M-171.3K0.1061.06N/AN/A5,830607116,98738,891
2021-10-29$10.65$16.0075.9%21.8%42.5%68.9%77.6%-1.8%-21.8%360.8K13.5M-169.1K0.2934.25N/AN/A5,6701,656119,98238,930