COMM Options History — October 2024

In October 2024, COMM traded between $5.58 and $7.00. ATM implied volatility averaged 114.8%, placing in the 29.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 33.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 53.1% (HV 20d: 61.6%). Max pain ranged from $2.00 to $5.00. Net GEX was positive for 23 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 3 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.18.

Notable Days

  • 2024-10-15: Highest Volume — 9,692 contracts
  • 2024-10-09: Largest IV spike — 21.1% change
  • 2024-10-31: Highest IV Rank — 51.0%
  • 2024-10-31: Largest Expected Move — 45.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$6.16$5.58$7.00$5.97$6.74
Max Pain$2.26$2.00$5.00$5.00$2.00
ATM IV114.8%90.8%159.3%102.0%159.3%
Expected Move33.9%28.3%45.7%29.2%45.7%
HV 20d61.6%54.4%66.1%64.1%63.7%
HV 60d104.1%89.0%111.0%110.2%89.0%
IV Rank29.0%18.5%51.0%21.5%51.0%
IV Percentile57.9%33.3%91.3%39.7%91.3%
Term Structure-13.5%-37.9%17.5%17.5%-37.9%
VWIV118.2%95.1%159.4%102.0%159.4%
Skew 25d10.6%-18.6%45.8%9.8%28.8%
Skew 10d40.5%-19.8%79.3%27.3%24.5%
Call IV 25d113.6%94.1%147.8%94.6%147.8%
Put IV 25d124.2%79.7%176.6%104.3%176.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %65.9628.0993.0028.0987.32
Gamma HHI0.220.190.280.280.22
Net GEX402.4K274.5K494.1K274.5K485.5K
Net DEX-39.1M-51.7M-31.2M-34.2M-48.2M
Net VEX-115.3K-125.3K-97.9K-114.4K-125.3K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.180.001.050.030.07
Total Volume1,624.3041719,6923,842352
Total OI135,757.043122,473144,761122,473138,595

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2024-10-01$5.97$5.00102.0%29.2%64.1%21.5%102.0%9.8%17.5%274.5K-34.2M-114.4K0.0328.09N/AN/A3,717125106,45316,020
2024-10-02$6.24$5.0098.9%28.3%61.9%18.5%95.1%-18.6%17.3%313.8K-36.8M-118.6K0.0041.53N/AN/A6,98013109,35716,036
2024-10-03$5.96$2.0095.7%32.6%65.5%26.6%114.9%5.1%-11.1%333.1K-36.5M-122.2K0.0353.99N/AN/A1,59852116,69116,033
2024-10-04$6.20$2.0093.2%30.1%65.8%21.8%106.0%2.9%5.2%359.3K-40.2M-123.5K0.1262.02N/AN/A26132117,87116,080
2024-10-07$5.99$2.0093.5%34.2%64.4%29.6%116.6%0.7%-16.6%348.3K-36.5M-114.5K0.0956.69N/AN/A51746117,77116,110
2024-10-08$6.04$2.0090.8%33.0%57.6%27.3%110.9%-3.2%-12.3%351.9K-38.4M-119.7K0.2465.50N/AN/A13833117,76916,129
2024-10-09$6.30$2.00109.9%31.5%56.9%24.5%113.9%3.5%-7.7%388.0K-40.5M-120.6K0.0054.14N/AN/A9323117,83016,154
2024-10-10$6.05$2.00114.9%32.9%59.7%27.1%112.1%0.7%-17.7%363.1K-37.9M-117.9K0.1168.21N/AN/A20922117,26916,156
2024-10-11$5.96$2.00114.0%32.7%60.2%26.7%113.6%2.7%-13.3%355.8K-36.9M-115.8K0.3154.28N/AN/A439134117,31016,153
2024-10-14$5.66$2.00115.3%33.1%58.9%27.4%117.7%10.1%-16.3%322.0K-31.2M-98.9K0.4857.30N/AN/A470224117,33116,197
2024-10-15$5.81$2.00111.3%31.9%59.6%25.2%112.3%1.6%-17.8%361.4K-33.4M-103.2K0.0162.65N/AN/A9,587105117,38216,361
2024-10-16$5.75$2.00111.3%31.9%59.7%25.2%111.3%5.8%-18.9%444.8K-34.7M-106.6K0.0362.29N/AN/A1,52447126,41116,421
2024-10-17$5.58$2.00111.5%32.0%54.4%25.3%111.5%22.5%-18.2%378.2K-31.7M-97.9K0.0161.70N/AN/A3,16921125,58816,360
2024-10-18$6.12$2.00108.2%31.0%63.5%23.6%108.2%8.9%-13.4%454.6K-40.4M-115.0K0.0962.19N/AN/A1,256116128,40916,352
2024-10-21$5.94$2.00112.5%32.3%63.8%25.9%108.9%12.3%-16.1%437.8K-35.7M-106.2K0.0858.29N/AN/A1,23597124,37812,540
2024-10-22$6.03$2.00109.9%31.5%61.5%24.5%110.1%4.0%-10.6%454.6K-37.1M-111.6K0.1369.83N/AN/A50568125,24912,595
2024-10-23$6.17$2.00117.2%33.6%60.9%28.4%119.8%19.5%-10.2%448.4K-39.7M-114.2K1.0593.00N/AN/A224235125,65612,639
2024-10-24$6.38$2.00122.2%35.0%59.2%31.1%122.4%1.7%-18.6%461.2K-42.0M-119.1K0.5772.82N/AN/A14382125,24512,735
2024-10-25$6.21$2.00125.5%36.0%60.1%32.9%130.2%19.8%-14.4%458.0K-40.3M-116.8K0.3590.29N/AN/A17261125,25612,804
2024-10-28$6.72$2.00133.9%38.4%66.1%37.4%136.3%25.4%-25.0%494.1K-46.6M-121.6K0.0984.87N/AN/A94489125,33012,862
2024-10-29$6.88$2.00140.4%40.3%65.8%40.9%138.1%45.8%-22.3%481.6K-48.5M-123.5K0.0184.64N/AN/A6475125,22012,916
2024-10-30$7.00$2.00148.3%42.5%64.5%45.2%147.9%33.2%-32.7%485.1K-51.7M-124.0K0.1385.53N/AN/A64882125,47112,917
2024-10-31$6.74$2.00159.3%45.7%63.7%51.0%159.4%28.8%-37.9%485.5K-48.2M-125.3K0.0787.32N/AN/A32824125,61512,980