PCEF Options History — October 2010

In October 2010, PCEF traded between $25.98 and $26.56. ATM implied volatility averaged 16.1%, placing in the 4.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 3.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 10.0% (HV 20d: 6.2%). Max pain ranged from $25.00 to $25.00. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 8 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 3.05.

Notable Days

  • 2010-10-12: Highest Volume — 41 contracts
  • 2010-10-14: Largest IV drop — 58.9% change
  • 2010-10-13: Highest IV Rank — 13.1%
  • 2010-10-15: Largest Expected Move — 5.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$26.23$25.98$26.56$26.25$26.15
Max Pain$25.00$25.00$25.00$25.00$25.00
ATM IV16.1%10.4%33.3%15.4%12.1%
Expected Move3.8%3.0%5.2%4.4%3.5%
HV 20d6.2%4.1%7.2%5.5%6.7%
HV 60d7.2%7.0%7.5%7.4%7.0%
IV Rank4.0%1.0%13.1%3.6%1.9%
IV Percentile24.7%3.3%61.0%25.4%13.9%
Term Structure0.0%-2.4%6.9%-2.4%-1.1%
VWIV20.5%17.8%22.0%17.8%21.8%
Skew 25d2.3%-5.6%9.1%-5.6%-1.1%
Skew 10d2.7%-11.0%10.6%-11.0%-5.1%
Call IV 25d15.8%12.8%26.1%26.1%17.5%
Put IV 25d18.0%12.8%23.1%20.5%16.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %87.7267.94105.43105.4395.08
Gamma HHI0.980.921.000.991.00
Net GEX-23.4K-34.6K-9.8K-16.5K-31.8K
Net DEX60.3K-63.5K136.4K-33.9K79.3K
Net VEX-648-826-446-616-517
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio3.050.0015.000.0015.00
Total Volume5.76204100
Total OI217.762201229214218

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2010-10-01$26.25$25.0015.4%4.4%5.5%3.6%0.0%-5.6%-2.4%-16.5K-33.9K-6160.00105.43N/AN/A0055159
2010-10-04$26.13$25.0013.8%4.1%5.8%2.8%17.8%1.3%-0.8%-18.8K-17.0K-6210.0081.25N/AN/A02155159
2010-10-05$26.26$25.0015.9%4.2%5.8%3.9%0.0%5.8%0.5%-14.6K-25.1K-6880.0067.94N/AN/A0055174
2010-10-06$26.24$25.0015.8%4.1%5.7%3.9%0.0%6.9%1.9%-14.2K-14.7K-6950.0082.70N/AN/A0055168
2010-10-07$26.29$25.0019.2%3.9%5.6%5.7%0.0%6.3%-0.7%-9.8K1.7K-8260.0084.86N/AN/A0055168
2010-10-08$26.38$25.0020.4%4.0%5.5%6.3%0.0%7.4%2.0%-20.5K-63.5K-4460.0084.34N/AN/A1055168
2010-10-11$26.39$25.0025.5%3.8%5.4%9.0%0.0%6.5%-1.9%-11.7K-11.4K-7480.0088.18N/AN/A8056168
2010-10-12$26.48$25.0032.9%4.4%5.5%12.9%22.0%9.0%-2.1%-11.9K5.3K-7440.0079.39N/AN/A04149168
2010-10-13$26.56$25.0033.3%4.4%4.1%13.1%21.8%9.1%-2.4%-15.9K101.2K-7040.0077.80N/AN/A039209
2010-10-14$26.40$25.0013.7%3.9%4.9%2.7%0.0%7.7%-2.3%-17.5K106.5K-7320.0088.18N/AN/A309212
2010-10-15$26.08$25.0018.0%5.2%6.8%5.0%0.0%0.6%-1.2%-29.8K105.3K-6390.2579.88N/AN/A419212
2010-10-18$26.13$25.0010.6%3.0%6.6%1.1%0.0%-1.9%-0.6%-24.1K121.0K-6610.0081.87N/AN/A0214197
2010-10-19$25.98$25.0013.4%3.8%6.9%2.6%0.0%0.9%5.8%-33.0K124.0K-7010.0088.99N/AN/A024207
2010-10-20$26.12$25.0010.4%3.0%7.2%1.0%0.0%-0.3%0.4%-28.2K136.4K-6910.0095.09N/AN/A004209
2010-10-21$26.14$25.0010.5%3.0%7.2%1.0%0.0%-2.5%6.9%-30.5K100.0K-59015.0094.99N/AN/A1154209
2010-10-22$26.17$25.0014.0%4.0%6.9%2.9%0.0%1.2%-1.2%-33.6K104.9K-6150.0086.10N/AN/A005213
2010-10-25$26.21$25.0010.7%3.1%7.0%1.2%0.0%-1.1%0.7%-28.5K127.4K-6750.0094.98N/AN/A005213
2010-10-26$26.18$25.0011.2%3.2%6.9%1.4%0.0%-1.8%-0.3%-34.6K78.4K-5130.0094.99N/AN/A005213
2010-10-27$26.16$25.0010.9%3.1%6.9%1.2%0.0%-0.1%0.6%-34.4K118.3K-5610.0095.09N/AN/A005213
2010-10-28$26.15$25.0011.2%3.2%6.9%1.4%0.0%-0.3%-0.8%-31.2K123.0K-6150.0095.09N/AN/A005213
2010-10-29$26.15$25.0012.1%3.5%6.7%1.9%0.0%-1.1%-1.1%-31.8K79.3K-5170.0095.08N/AN/A005213