COMM Options History — August 2025

In August 2025, COMM traded between $7.76 and $16.21. ATM implied volatility averaged 40.0%, placing in the 6.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 11.1%. IV traded below realized volatility by 184.0% (HV 20d: 224.0%). Max pain ranged from $6.00 to $15.00. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 6 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.76.

Notable Days

2025-08-04: Highest Volume — 118,509 contracts
2025-08-04: Largest IV drop — 52.1% change
2025-08-01: Highest IV Rank — 65.9%
2025-08-01: Largest Expected Move — 39.5%

Monthly Statistics

Metric	Avg	Min	Max	Open	Close
Price	$15.06	$7.76	$16.21	$7.76	$16.00
Max Pain	$13.52	$6.00	$15.00	$6.00	$14.00
ATM IV	40.0%	23.1%	137.8%	137.8%	32.0%
Expected Move	11.1%	8.0%	39.5%	39.5%	9.6%
HV 20d	224.0%	64.4%	236.4%	64.4%	227.7%
HV 60d	141.9%	71.6%	147.9%	71.6%	142.9%
IV Rank	6.0%	0.0%	65.9%	65.9%	5.7%
IV Percentile	6.2%	0.0%	96.0%	96.0%	5.6%
Term Structure	-4.1%	-31.0%	10.4%	-31.0%	-14.3%
VWIV	38.7%	28.3%	138.6%	138.6%	32.2%
Skew 25d	-6.4%	-42.3%	0.2%	-42.3%	-11.4%
Skew 10d	-2.3%	-35.9%	13.6%	2.2%	-4.0%
Call IV 25d	40.9%	23.5%	163.2%	163.2%	32.0%
Put IV 25d	34.5%	18.7%	120.9%	120.9%	20.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %	59.19	18.55	68.94	60.28	64.76
Gamma HHI	0.31	0.18	0.49	0.21	0.34
Net GEX	2.4M	134.6K	4.4M	689.8K	4.4M
Net DEX	-148.3M	-212.2M	-39.0M	-39.0M	-132.4M
Net VEX	-282.4K	-369.4K	-30.1K	-126.9K	-369.4K
Div Yield	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
P/C Ratio	0.76	0.18	1.93	0.24	0.57
Total Volume	20,308.524	2,833	118,509	2,833	12,466
Total OI	241,429.762	161,756	308,639	161,756	233,094

Daily Data (21 trading days)

Date	Price	Max Pain	ATM IV	Exp Move	HV 20d	IV Rank	VWIV	Skew 25d	Term Str	GEX	DEX	VEX	P/C	Spread %	Call Wall	Put Wall	Call Vol	Put Vol	Call OI	Put OI
2025-08-01	$7.76	$6.00	137.8%	39.5%	64.4%	65.9%	138.6%	-42.3%	-31.0%	689.8K	-39.0M	-126.9K	0.24	60.28	N/A	N/A	2,292	541	110,588	51,168
2025-08-04	$14.71	$9.00	66.1%	13.8%	236.4%	4.1%	45.7%	-5.0%	0.4%	134.6K	-161.9M	-30.1K	0.82	18.55	N/A	N/A	65,209	53,300	111,976	51,382
2025-08-05	$14.77	$13.00	43.7%	11.5%	234.4%	0.0%	39.9%	-1.1%	-1.2%	895.4K	-173.9M	-137.9K	0.96	57.01	N/A	N/A	36,014	34,754	140,323	90,282
2025-08-06	$14.41	$14.00	37.5%	9.7%	235.3%	0.0%	35.8%	-3.2%	10.4%	749.4K	-157.1M	-228.9K	1.93	62.92	N/A	N/A	6,987	13,480	153,853	112,097
2025-08-07	$14.91	$14.00	34.9%	8.0%	234.9%	0.0%	29.6%	0.2%	1.1%	1.5M	-174.4M	-233.8K	0.54	65.32	N/A	N/A	11,794	6,417	156,179	111,334
2025-08-08	$15.61	$14.00	35.3%	8.9%	233.0%	2.1%	30.6%	-2.2%	-1.2%	2.3M	-207.0M	-217.1K	0.26	66.86	N/A	N/A	24,729	6,422	160,080	114,343
2025-08-11	$15.34	$14.00	37.2%	8.4%	233.8%	0.9%	30.6%	-1.8%	-5.1%	2.4M	-202.4M	-257.1K	0.21	66.33	N/A	N/A	19,328	4,102	172,698	118,090
2025-08-12	$15.29	$14.00	23.1%	9.2%	231.4%	3.1%	34.7%	-5.6%	-3.8%	2.6M	-199.5M	-273.6K	0.26	64.70	N/A	N/A	10,994	2,867	177,643	119,027
2025-08-13	$15.07	$14.00	32.4%	9.3%	232.1%	3.2%	33.3%	-6.3%	-3.2%	2.4M	-191.3M	-293.0K	0.34	64.63	N/A	N/A	4,695	1,581	185,739	121,013
2025-08-14	$15.01	$14.00	31.1%	8.9%	232.5%	2.3%	32.4%	-3.9%	-0.5%	2.3M	-184.2M	-299.6K	1.41	61.12	N/A	N/A	2,722	3,836	187,657	120,982
2025-08-15	$15.48	$14.00	30.0%	8.6%	232.5%	1.5%	32.8%	-3.5%	1.3%	2.6M	-212.2M	-290.1K	1.35	60.11	N/A	N/A	8,863	12,000	187,849	119,542
2025-08-18	$15.70	$14.00	36.3%	10.4%	232.1%	6.1%	35.1%	-4.7%	-5.9%	2.6M	-112.9M	-305.7K	1.08	45.52	N/A	N/A	3,807	4,114	114,500	82,228
2025-08-19	$15.46	$14.00	41.1%	11.8%	231.6%	9.7%	44.9%	-6.8%	-1.3%	1.9M	-102.8M	-336.6K	0.39	57.08	N/A	N/A	21,587	8,446	116,581	84,243
2025-08-20	$15.66	$14.00	38.1%	10.9%	231.2%	7.5%	37.1%	-2.1%	-2.6%	2.9M	-114.9M	-358.0K	0.44	58.45	N/A	N/A	4,895	2,157	127,328	87,176
2025-08-21	$15.29	$14.00	29.5%	8.8%	230.6%	2.0%	31.2%	-4.4%	-8.3%	3.1M	-102.6M	-355.5K	0.30	68.94	N/A	N/A	3,685	1,116	129,763	88,467
2025-08-22	$15.52	$14.00	28.6%	8.8%	230.5%	1.9%	28.6%	-2.3%	-5.2%	3.4M	-110.3M	-368.2K	1.40	56.64	N/A	N/A	3,929	5,500	131,005	88,980
2025-08-25	$16.00	$15.00	33.0%	9.4%	230.3%	3.7%	29.8%	-4.3%	0.2%	3.4M	-129.6M	-359.4K	0.91	62.37	N/A	N/A	2,566	2,346	131,851	92,681
2025-08-26	$16.21	$15.00	34.3%	9.9%	230.4%	4.6%	29.0%	-0.7%	-13.7%	3.3M	-137.4M	-359.6K	0.18	61.87	N/A	N/A	3,999	732	132,608	93,849
2025-08-27	$16.14	$15.00	27.0%	9.4%	229.5%	0.0%	32.7%	-9.4%	-3.5%	3.7M	-138.2M	-363.0K	0.83	55.70	N/A	N/A	3,319	2,770	135,307	94,277
2025-08-28	$15.95	$15.00	30.7%	9.1%	230.1%	2.6%	28.3%	-13.5%	1.1%	4.1M	-131.2M	-366.8K	1.52	63.80	N/A	N/A	2,431	3,687	136,838	95,404
2025-08-29	$16.00	$14.00	32.0%	9.6%	227.7%	5.7%	32.2%	-11.4%	-14.3%	4.4M	-132.4M	-369.4K	0.57	64.76	N/A	N/A	7,948	4,518	137,686	95,408