PCEF Options History — March 2019

In March 2019, PCEF traded between $21.97 and $22.23. ATM implied volatility averaged 87.9%, placing in the 43.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 22.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 83.5% (HV 20d: 4.4%). Max pain ranged from $21.00 to $22.00. Net GEX was positive for 16 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 15 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.00.

Notable Days

  • 2019-03-14: Highest Volume — 76 contracts
  • 2019-03-20: Largest IV spike — 2265.8% change
  • 2019-03-15: Highest IV Rank — 98.7%
  • 2019-03-29: Largest Expected Move — 47.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$22.10$21.97$22.23$22.12$22.14
Max Pain$21.55$21.00$22.00$22.00$21.00
ATM IV87.9%6.4%197.8%166.7%164.8%
Expected Move22.8%2.2%47.2%2.3%47.2%
HV 20d4.4%4.1%4.8%4.1%4.6%
HV 60d9.8%6.6%11.7%11.7%6.6%
IV Rank43.7%2.9%98.7%83.2%82.2%
IV Percentile42.1%6.3%96.8%69.0%71.4%
Term Structure45.8%-185.0%157.8%157.8%155.3%
Skew 25d-14.3%-163.0%22.0%-163.0%20.5%
Skew 10d-14.5%-163.0%22.0%-163.0%20.5%
Call IV 25d87.0%7.3%175.8%175.8%173.5%
Put IV 25d72.8%5.3%194.0%12.8%194.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %160.6063.85200.00200.00200.00
Gamma HHI0.820.581.000.620.58
Net GEX14.6K-3060.4K9.7K-23
Net DEX-82.1K-183.5K884-118.7K817
Net VEX-96-3230-323-20
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.000.000.030.030.00
Total Volume9.19076310
Total OI99.33341861834

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2019-03-01$22.12$22.00166.7%0.0%4.1%83.2%0.0%-163.0%157.8%9.7K-118.7K-3230.03200.00N/AN/A30110677
2019-03-04$22.13$22.007.9%2.3%4.1%3.7%0.0%0.3%0.5%43.4K-179.6K-1030.00108.02N/AN/A0010677
2019-03-05$22.13$22.0021.4%6.1%4.1%10.5%0.0%22.0%-162.4%12.8K-126.6K-2770.00200.00N/AN/A0010677
2019-03-06$22.04$22.0014.4%4.1%4.5%7.0%0.0%-0.9%-1.6%28.7K-155.4K-1050.0079.69N/AN/A0010677
2019-03-07$22.00$22.0014.4%4.1%4.5%7.0%0.0%-4.7%3.8%30.9K-149.6K-1000.0078.27N/AN/A0310677
2019-03-08$21.97$22.0018.5%5.3%4.2%9.0%0.0%-4.4%2.8%29.3K-128.9K-2080.0087.30N/AN/A0310680
2019-03-11$22.11$21.009.1%2.2%4.7%4.3%0.0%-0.9%0.7%60.4K-183.5K-590.0063.85N/AN/A0010680
2019-03-12$22.13$21.0010.3%2.7%4.5%4.9%0.0%-4.9%-0.5%21.8K-162.9K-610.00125.49N/AN/A0010680
2019-03-13$22.18$21.00100.4%2.7%4.4%50.0%0.0%0.4%-181.4%31.0K-149.5K-1850.00174.43N/AN/A0010680
2019-03-14$22.18$21.008.7%2.7%4.4%4.1%0.0%-2.9%3.2%36.0K-181.4K-320.00114.57N/AN/A76010680
2019-03-15$22.23$21.00197.8%18.3%4.4%98.7%0.0%-115.1%-185.0%505-44.1K-1460.00200.00N/AN/A7603380
2019-03-18$22.12$0.00149.0%42.7%4.8%74.3%0.0%18.4%141.3%1.7K-64.4K-150.00200.00N/AN/A00303
2019-03-19$22.12$0.006.4%43.1%4.3%2.9%0.0%18.6%139.8%502-39.6K-1440.00200.00N/AN/A10303
2019-03-20$22.14$0.00151.4%43.4%4.3%75.5%0.0%19.1%142.1%515-41.1K-1470.00200.00N/AN/A10313
2019-03-21$22.18$0.00152.6%43.7%4.3%76.1%0.0%19.9%143.0%-23800-210.00200.00N/AN/A1013
2019-03-22$22.06$0.00154.4%44.3%4.4%77.0%0.0%18.0%146.4%-23830-210.00200.00N/AN/A1013
2019-03-25$21.98$0.0012.2%2.8%4.5%5.8%0.0%-0.5%-2.4%119-1.7K-30.00140.97N/AN/A0013
2019-03-26$22.05$0.00160.3%45.9%4.6%80.0%0.0%-158.9%151.6%-23833-210.00200.00N/AN/A0013
2019-03-27$22.06$0.00161.8%46.4%4.6%80.7%0.0%18.8%153.0%-30884-210.00200.00N/AN/A0013
2019-03-28$22.09$0.00163.3%46.8%4.6%81.5%0.0%1.0%154.2%66-2.1K00.00200.00N/AN/A0013
2019-03-29$22.14$0.00164.8%47.2%4.6%82.2%0.0%20.5%155.3%-23817-200.00200.00N/AN/A0013