PCEF Options History — February 2015

In February 2015, PCEF traded between $23.66 and $24.06. ATM implied volatility averaged 104.9%, placing in the 58.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 26.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 98.5% (HV 20d: 6.4%). Max pain ranged from $26.00 to $26.00. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 1 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 3.34.

Notable Days

  • 2015-02-25: Highest Volume — 51 contracts
  • 2015-02-25: Largest IV spike — 57.6% change
  • 2015-02-10: Highest IV Rank — 89.5%
  • 2015-02-04: Largest Expected Move — 36.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$23.86$23.66$24.06$23.66$24.06
Max Pain$26.00$26.00$26.00$26.00$26.00
ATM IV104.9%64.2%159.5%119.3%110.8%
Expected Move26.9%18.4%36.4%34.2%31.8%
HV 20d6.4%5.7%7.9%7.9%5.7%
HV 60d8.4%8.2%8.6%8.2%8.5%
IV Rank58.3%35.1%89.5%66.5%61.7%
IV Percentile71.4%37.3%97.6%85.3%80.2%
Term Structure-35.1%-53.9%37.9%-45.7%-38.8%
VWIV67.8%47.4%88.5%47.4%88.5%
Skew 25d3.1%-84.8%81.8%24.3%4.8%
Skew 10d2.6%-84.8%81.8%24.3%4.8%
Call IV 25d109.6%35.7%149.5%134.4%132.7%
Put IV 25d112.7%33.6%163.2%158.7%137.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %183.52158.50198.06198.06182.01
Gamma HHI0.340.280.450.340.28
Net GEX-4.0K-6.6K-2.1K-4.0K-2.4K
Net DEX88.3K71.8K100.6K91.8K71.8K
Net VEX-341-391-296-299-311
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio3.343.104.103.104.10
Total Volume36.579051151
Total OI89.10583908983

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-02-02$23.66$0.00119.3%34.2%7.9%66.5%0.0%24.3%-45.7%-4.0K91.8K-2990.00198.06N/AN/A011079
2015-02-03$23.83$0.00122.9%35.2%7.2%68.6%0.0%19.5%-49.3%-4.5K92.5K-3233.10176.60N/AN/A10311080
2015-02-04$23.78$0.00126.9%36.4%7.3%70.9%0.0%13.7%-53.9%-3.9K95.3K-3243.10189.40N/AN/A10311080
2015-02-05$23.90$26.0086.4%22.2%7.0%47.7%47.4%-53.8%-29.7%-6.6K94.4K-3123.10158.50N/AN/A10311080
2015-02-06$23.81$26.00135.7%22.3%6.8%75.9%58.3%6.4%-31.3%-5.3K100.6K-3003.10187.44N/AN/A10311080
2015-02-09$23.81$26.00149.2%23.2%6.7%83.6%60.1%61.5%-36.5%-3.8K89.6K-3303.10165.69N/AN/A10311080
2015-02-10$23.89$26.00159.5%23.5%6.8%89.5%60.1%-3.5%-34.0%-4.1K93.9K-2963.10182.91N/AN/A10311080
2015-02-11$23.87$26.0083.0%23.8%6.8%45.8%47.5%-3.1%-37.6%-4.3K83.8K-3763.10182.13N/AN/A10311080
2015-02-12$23.97$26.0083.0%23.8%6.7%45.8%64.0%0.3%-31.4%-4.2K80.0K-3823.10192.68N/AN/A10311080
2015-02-13$23.83$26.0064.2%18.4%5.9%35.1%59.0%-1.9%-36.2%-5.0K92.7K-3913.10190.41N/AN/A10311080
2015-02-17$23.70$26.0090.8%26.0%6.0%50.3%68.2%-4.1%-41.3%-4.7K88.9K-3813.10192.96N/AN/A10311080
2015-02-18$23.76$26.0092.2%26.4%6.0%51.1%69.8%-3.2%-42.0%-5.2K88.4K-3193.10182.62N/AN/A10311080
2015-02-19$23.75$26.0093.8%26.9%5.8%52.0%0.0%-3.4%-48.4%-3.1K91.7K-3800.00182.77N/AN/A001080
2015-02-20$23.82$26.0095.4%27.3%5.7%52.9%0.0%-84.8%-44.3%-3.2K91.2K-3780.00194.15N/AN/A001080
2015-02-23$23.90$26.0098.8%28.3%5.8%54.8%77.3%-0.9%-31.9%-3.7K79.5K-3603.10189.06N/AN/A10311080
2015-02-24$24.01$26.0067.0%19.2%5.9%36.7%80.7%81.8%37.9%-3.7K97.6K-3433.90176.12N/AN/A10391080
2015-02-25$23.99$26.00105.7%30.3%5.8%58.7%84.4%4.1%-35.3%-2.7K78.0K-3534.10194.47N/AN/A10411078
2015-02-26$24.03$26.00108.3%31.1%5.7%60.3%84.4%1.5%-37.6%-2.1K76.2K-3134.10168.95N/AN/A10411073
2015-02-27$24.06$26.00110.8%31.8%5.7%61.7%88.5%4.8%-38.8%-2.4K71.8K-3114.10182.01N/AN/A10411073