COPX Options History — February 2011

In February 2011, COPX traded between $55.26 and $61.62. ATM implied volatility averaged 36.0%. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.5%. IV traded above realized volatility by 5.8% (HV 20d: 30.2%). Max pain ranged from $54.00 to $60.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 17 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.12.

Notable Days

  • 2011-02-08: Highest Volume — 334 contracts
  • 2011-02-03: Largest IV drop — 35.7% change
  • 2011-02-23: Largest Expected Move — 13.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$59.30$55.26$61.62$59.79$58.50
Max Pain$57.16$54.00$60.00$60.00$57.00
ATM IV36.0%24.0%45.6%34.3%35.8%
Expected Move10.5%6.9%13.1%9.8%10.3%
HV 20d30.2%27.2%33.1%31.3%32.5%
Term Structure4.5%-0.9%22.5%7.8%2.3%
VWIV34.7%24.1%44.3%24.1%33.5%
Skew 25d1.4%-9.8%8.4%-7.8%7.4%
Skew 10d5.2%-2.5%23.2%6.0%6.8%
Call IV 25d33.2%27.0%41.8%32.2%28.4%
Put IV 25d34.7%24.4%46.8%24.4%35.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %110.0493.23131.30106.19112.03
Gamma HHI0.730.330.920.440.92
Net GEX57.4K3.4K119.0K3.4K119.0K
Net DEX-709.8K-1.3M-117.8K-117.8K-940.7K
Net VEX-2.6K-3.8K-788-788-3.1K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.120.0010.002.330.07
Total Volume24.4740334175
Total OI340.4746049760497

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-02-01$59.79$60.0034.3%9.8%0.0%0.0%24.1%-7.8%7.8%3.4K-117.8K-7882.33106.19N/AN/A5124812
2011-02-02$60.51$60.0037.4%10.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.0%8.3%3.8K-138.4K-9850.20116.69N/AN/A205322
2011-02-03$61.08$60.0024.0%6.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.2%22.5%4.4K-156.3K-9752.20129.53N/AN/A245523
2011-02-04$61.23$54.0032.5%10.6%31.3%0.0%32.6%2.8%0.2%3.9K-154.0K-1.0K0.16131.30N/AN/A1025626
2011-02-07$61.62$54.0035.1%9.8%30.3%0.0%39.7%1.6%3.1%6.1K-186.1K-1.2K1.0093.23N/AN/A446628
2011-02-08$61.50$57.0033.2%10.6%29.4%0.0%35.1%6.3%3.1%6.1K-188.2K-1.2K0.0099.61N/AN/A33407032
2011-02-09$59.97$57.0037.3%11.7%30.1%0.0%0.0%-8.6%-0.9%69.1K-1.2M-3.8K1.67101.93N/AN/A2340332
2011-02-10$59.40$57.0040.4%11.6%29.5%0.0%38.6%1.9%-0.9%72.2K-1.1M-3.7K0.12113.18N/AN/A6140435
2011-02-11$59.85$57.0036.5%10.5%28.8%0.0%0.0%8.4%0.7%81.6K-1.2M-3.7K0.00115.86N/AN/A0040536
2011-02-14$60.75$57.0036.5%10.5%29.3%0.0%34.1%-3.1%2.4%82.3K-1.3M-3.6K0.14100.06N/AN/A2040536
2011-02-15$59.88$57.0032.1%9.2%29.2%0.0%35.4%2.5%11.6%87.7K-1.1M-3.5K10.00103.97N/AN/A0340636
2011-02-16$60.48$57.0034.7%9.9%28.5%0.0%0.0%-9.8%7.2%89.2K-1.2M-3.6K0.00103.35N/AN/A0040539
2011-02-17$59.61$57.0032.1%9.2%28.1%0.0%31.8%-4.2%8.6%94.0K-1.1M-3.5K0.63104.91N/AN/A5340539
2011-02-18$58.68$57.0033.0%9.5%27.2%0.0%33.2%3.0%6.7%88.6K-932.4K-3.5K0.00110.61N/AN/A17041142
2011-02-22$55.86$57.0041.7%12.0%32.4%0.0%32.0%1.0%0.1%65.3K-560.4K-2.9K0.17106.23N/AN/A24442641
2011-02-23$55.26$57.0045.6%13.1%32.2%0.0%0.0%5.8%0.6%62.0K-564.1K-2.9K0.00105.32N/AN/A0044942
2011-02-24$55.53$57.0041.4%11.9%31.2%0.0%44.3%7.5%1.5%67.0K-519.2K-2.8K0.00114.05N/AN/A5044842
2011-02-25$57.15$57.0040.2%11.5%33.1%0.0%36.3%4.0%0.3%85.2K-787.2K-3.1K0.38122.78N/AN/A4245242
2011-02-28$58.50$57.0035.8%10.3%32.5%0.0%33.5%7.4%2.3%119.0K-940.7K-3.1K0.07112.03N/AN/A5045542