COPX Options History — January 2012

In January 2012, COPX traded between $39.75 and $45.66. ATM implied volatility averaged 33.3%, placing in the 15.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.0%. IV traded below realized volatility by 13.5% (HV 20d: 46.8%). Max pain ranged from $43.98 to $55.98. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 18 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.00.

Notable Days

  • 2012-01-26: Highest Volume — 4 contracts
  • 2012-01-31: Largest IV spike — 169.5% change
  • 2012-01-12: Highest IV Rank — 22.3%
  • 2012-01-12: Largest Expected Move — 12.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$42.78$39.75$45.66$40.53$44.88
Max Pain$48.48$43.98$55.98$55.98$43.98
ATM IV33.3%12.9%42.6%30.2%34.8%
Expected Move10.0%3.7%12.2%8.7%10.0%
HV 20d46.8%27.1%55.7%55.7%30.0%
HV 60d54.3%46.7%58.6%58.6%46.7%
IV Rank15.5%0.5%22.3%13.2%16.6%
IV Percentile40.5%0.8%68.9%26.2%48.4%
Term Structure5.1%-4.1%27.0%-4.1%1.6%
VWIV23.0%23.0%23.0%23.0%23.0%
Skew 25d9.2%-4.8%18.1%-4.8%8.6%
Skew 10d11.1%5.1%48.9%6.5%15.7%
Call IV 25d28.1%20.1%36.7%36.7%26.4%
Put IV 25d37.3%22.6%45.0%31.9%35.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %109.69101.46124.20115.84113.11
Gamma HHI0.330.270.390.340.29
Net GEX1.3K1.1K1.7K1.1K1.6K
Net DEX-35.9K-68.9K-13.5K-16.0K-65.2K
Net VEX-100-116-82-115-89
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.000.000.000.000.00
Total Volume0.550400
Total OI25.6521282724

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-01-03$40.53$55.9830.2%8.7%55.7%13.2%0.0%-4.8%-4.1%1.1K-16.0K-1150.00115.84N/AN/A00207
2012-01-04$40.83$55.9834.9%10.0%55.1%16.7%0.0%3.7%5.7%1.1K-16.5K-1160.00112.98N/AN/A00207
2012-01-05$40.35$55.9834.6%9.9%53.4%16.5%0.0%2.0%8.1%1.1K-15.1K-1160.00114.61N/AN/A00207
2012-01-06$39.96$0.0030.2%11.0%53.3%13.3%0.0%12.3%3.4%1.1K-13.8K-1120.00102.97N/AN/A00207
2012-01-09$39.75$0.0029.6%10.9%51.5%12.8%0.0%12.7%3.7%1.2K-13.5K-1100.00103.50N/AN/A00207
2012-01-10$41.01$0.0035.6%11.7%51.9%17.2%0.0%12.3%1.9%1.2K-17.6K-1060.00101.46N/AN/A01207
2012-01-11$41.01$0.0032.0%11.8%49.7%14.6%0.0%10.8%0.8%1.2K-17.2K-1070.00103.38N/AN/A01208
2012-01-12$42.09$0.0042.6%12.2%49.4%22.3%0.0%14.7%1.6%1.2K-21.4K-1030.00102.86N/AN/A00207
2012-01-13$41.73$0.0040.9%11.7%48.1%21.1%0.0%12.3%2.1%1.2K-20.4K-990.00104.70N/AN/A10207
2012-01-17$42.45$0.0042.2%12.1%48.3%22.0%0.0%10.9%1.8%1.3K-27.0K-1010.00104.68N/AN/A00217
2012-01-18$43.71$0.0040.3%11.6%49.1%20.7%0.0%15.8%2.4%1.1K-30.6K-960.00104.80N/AN/A00217
2012-01-19$44.19$0.0037.8%10.8%48.3%18.9%0.0%18.1%7.0%1.1K-32.2K-970.00105.44N/AN/A10217
2012-01-20$44.01$0.0039.4%11.3%46.6%20.0%0.0%16.5%4.0%1.1K-31.2K-1000.00106.56N/AN/A00217
2012-01-23$44.40$0.0036.4%10.4%46.6%17.8%0.0%7.4%-1.3%1.2K-59.9K-830.00106.85N/AN/A00210
2012-01-24$43.95$0.0029.3%8.4%46.8%12.6%23.0%4.2%12.3%1.2K-57.9K-850.00115.25N/AN/A10210
2012-01-25$45.24$43.9823.4%6.7%47.6%8.3%0.0%16.7%11.8%1.4K-65.3K-820.00111.34N/AN/A20210
2012-01-26$45.57$43.9831.1%8.9%47.3%13.9%0.0%4.9%3.1%1.4K-66.2K-880.00119.76N/AN/A40220
2012-01-27$45.66$43.9827.8%8.0%27.1%11.5%0.0%3.3%9.6%1.6K-68.9K-980.00124.20N/AN/A00240
2012-01-30$44.37$43.9812.9%3.7%30.0%0.5%0.0%2.5%27.0%1.7K-62.6K-960.00119.47N/AN/A00240
2012-01-31$44.88$43.9834.8%10.0%30.0%16.6%0.0%8.6%1.6%1.6K-65.2K-890.00113.11N/AN/A00240