COMM Options History — December 2024

In December 2024, COMM traded between $4.83 and $6.04. ATM implied volatility averaged 98.0%, placing in the 16.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 27.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 20.0% (HV 20d: 78.0%). Max pain ranged from $1.50 to $5.00. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 12 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.42.

Notable Days

  • 2024-12-18: Highest Volume — 11,788 contracts
  • 2024-12-13: Largest IV spike — 26.4% change
  • 2024-12-19: Highest IV Rank — 23.7%
  • 2024-12-19: Largest Expected Move — 31.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$5.50$4.83$6.04$4.83$5.19
Max Pain$2.00$1.50$5.00$5.00$1.50
ATM IV98.0%76.8%113.1%100.1%83.7%
Expected Move27.6%22.0%31.2%28.7%24.0%
HV 20d78.0%57.1%133.0%131.6%59.9%
HV 60d91.1%90.0%93.9%93.9%90.7%
IV Rank16.9%6.4%23.7%19.2%10.2%
IV Percentile26.6%1.2%50.4%36.9%4.4%
Term Structure0.2%-10.1%9.2%2.8%4.1%
VWIV98.4%75.7%119.8%98.7%91.7%
Skew 25d-14.3%-37.7%1.7%-35.2%-22.2%
Skew 10d-15.3%-62.9%38.5%38.5%-53.7%
Call IV 25d105.6%95.8%120.6%111.7%103.5%
Put IV 25d91.3%67.0%112.7%76.4%81.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %75.0467.1780.3777.2179.24
Gamma HHI0.180.170.200.170.20
Net GEX250.9K162.8K336.2K201.7K162.8K
Net DEX-21.0M-27.7M-15.6M-15.9M-15.6M
Net VEX-59.0K-69.2K-47.0K-52.9K-47.0K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.420.013.973.970.61
Total Volume1,382.2385711,7881,178296
Total OI127,049.667122,165133,191122,458129,294

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2024-12-02$4.83$5.00100.1%28.7%131.6%19.2%98.7%-35.2%2.8%201.7K-15.9M-52.9K3.9777.21N/AN/A237941105,44817,010
2024-12-03$4.86$5.0099.4%28.5%130.8%18.6%75.7%-37.4%-5.4%217.3K-16.3M-55.6K0.0474.66N/AN/A552105,29216,873
2024-12-04$5.26$5.00101.9%29.2%133.0%20.0%105.2%-14.4%-10.1%243.7K-19.7M-59.6K0.0372.83N/AN/A50816105,31716,874
2024-12-05$5.33$1.5098.2%26.6%132.0%15.1%96.0%1.0%3.5%262.4K-20.7M-62.6K0.1167.23N/AN/A24928105,63316,882
2024-12-06$5.30$1.50104.1%27.5%84.9%16.7%102.1%-9.0%4.6%255.6K-20.3M-59.2K0.2672.79N/AN/A15239105,68416,895
2024-12-09$5.28$1.50108.8%28.0%69.8%17.7%97.6%1.7%-0.4%235.7K-19.3M-54.9K0.1077.37N/AN/A20720105,70316,922
2024-12-10$5.51$1.50113.1%28.5%70.1%18.7%94.1%-5.2%0.7%265.1K-21.6M-58.1K0.0176.29N/AN/A4736105,69016,919
2024-12-11$5.83$1.5095.5%27.4%71.1%16.5%97.6%-1.3%2.4%295.9K-24.8M-60.6K0.0771.30N/AN/A19013105,51616,918
2024-12-12$5.80$1.5076.8%22.0%69.8%6.4%97.2%-4.7%-4.0%319.0K-25.3M-64.9K1.3179.01N/AN/A3,8385,015105,53116,928
2024-12-13$5.79$1.5097.2%27.9%69.6%17.4%96.6%-6.0%2.1%304.8K-24.7M-67.7K0.8770.60N/AN/A183159108,99921,928
2024-12-16$5.76$1.50104.3%29.9%63.8%21.3%110.1%-15.0%-2.6%312.8K-24.5M-68.0K0.0771.34N/AN/A56737108,73221,980
2024-12-17$5.66$1.50104.0%29.8%64.0%21.1%109.6%-20.3%-1.6%292.9K-23.6M-63.1K0.0478.87N/AN/A1928108,57822,003
2024-12-18$6.04$1.50108.7%31.2%61.3%23.6%110.1%-4.9%1.9%336.2K-27.7M-68.7K0.3175.80N/AN/A8,9752,813108,52322,004
2024-12-19$5.69$1.50108.8%31.2%63.4%23.7%119.8%-20.0%-5.7%302.7K-24.0M-69.2K0.0867.17N/AN/A84868108,51024,665
2024-12-20$5.54$1.50102.8%29.5%64.9%20.5%101.9%-14.4%1.3%233.1K-21.4M-61.5K0.0777.01N/AN/A76956108,45924,732
2024-12-23$5.50$1.5093.9%26.9%62.4%15.6%96.9%-9.2%-0.8%212.0K-19.2M-54.5K0.6675.07N/AN/A440291104,79424,346
2024-12-24$5.69$1.5086.3%24.7%57.6%11.6%91.3%-10.4%3.2%220.8K-20.7M-55.5K0.0176.90N/AN/A2483105,08824,611
2024-12-26$5.81$1.5087.5%25.1%57.1%12.2%89.2%-14.5%9.2%230.2K-21.8M-55.1K0.0375.14N/AN/A2657105,14924,614
2024-12-27$5.47$1.5090.6%26.0%61.4%13.9%97.8%-21.4%4.0%189.7K-18.3M-50.7K0.0479.57N/AN/A2339104,86024,617
2024-12-30$5.27$1.5092.8%26.6%59.5%15.0%87.3%-37.7%-5.4%174.0K-16.6M-49.6K0.0780.37N/AN/A53635104,90524,617
2024-12-31$5.19$1.5083.7%24.0%59.9%10.2%91.7%-22.2%4.1%162.8K-15.6M-47.0K0.6179.24N/AN/A184112104,66024,634