PCEF Options History — August 2020

In August 2020, PCEF traded between $20.62 and $21.02. ATM implied volatility averaged 57.8%, placing in the 27.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 15.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 52.0% (HV 20d: 5.8%). Max pain ranged from $21.00 to $24.00. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 2 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.00.

Notable Days

  • 2020-08-07: Highest Volume — 2 contracts
  • 2020-08-05: Largest IV spike — 94.9% change
  • 2020-08-11: Highest IV Rank — 40.4%
  • 2020-08-05: Largest Expected Move — 19.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$20.89$20.62$21.02$20.62$20.91
Max Pain$23.83$21.00$24.00$24.00$21.00
ATM IV57.8%34.6%82.3%41.2%64.8%
Expected Move15.0%9.9%19.3%11.8%18.6%
HV 20d5.8%4.8%6.4%6.3%4.8%
HV 60d13.2%11.9%14.8%14.8%11.9%
IV Rank27.9%16.2%40.4%19.5%31.5%
IV Percentile59.4%43.3%71.0%47.6%65.9%
Term Structure-11.0%-31.7%16.5%3.6%-17.1%
VWIV48.2%48.2%48.2%48.2%48.2%
Skew 25d-41.3%-55.0%3.3%3.3%-51.6%
Skew 10d-47.2%-72.4%6.5%6.5%-72.4%
Call IV 25d63.2%28.0%83.0%49.5%83.0%
Put IV 25d21.9%16.3%52.8%52.8%31.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %143.36129.10181.13176.30134.24
Gamma HHI0.200.170.220.190.19
Net GEX-1.8K-2.2K-1.3K-1.8K-1.3K
Net DEX37.7K11.3K40.2K40.0K11.3K
Net VEX-99-125-76-94-76
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.000.000.000.000.00
Total Volume0.190200
Total OI196.286181198198181

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2020-08-03$20.62$0.0041.2%11.8%6.3%19.5%0.0%3.3%3.6%-1.8K40.0K-940.00176.30N/AN/A005193
2020-08-04$20.66$0.0034.6%9.9%6.2%16.2%0.0%-38.8%16.5%-1.7K40.0K-940.00169.03N/AN/A005193
2020-08-05$20.77$0.0067.4%19.3%6.4%32.8%0.0%-7.1%-21.4%-2.2K40.1K-1120.00181.13N/AN/A005193
2020-08-06$20.81$24.0068.1%13.6%5.8%33.2%0.0%-41.1%-10.2%-2.0K40.1K-1250.00142.43N/AN/A005193
2020-08-07$20.80$24.0070.5%12.3%5.8%34.4%48.2%-41.5%-4.8%-1.8K39.4K-1160.00146.81N/AN/A205193
2020-08-10$20.95$24.0078.5%13.8%6.1%38.4%0.0%-43.4%-11.4%-1.8K37.9K-1150.00146.18N/AN/A005193
2020-08-11$20.92$24.0082.3%12.5%6.2%40.4%0.0%-42.6%-5.7%-1.8K37.9K-1110.00146.25N/AN/A005193
2020-08-12$21.01$24.0049.9%14.3%6.0%24.0%0.0%-42.5%-12.0%-1.8K37.4K-1120.00146.43N/AN/A005193
2020-08-13$21.01$24.0052.1%14.9%5.9%25.0%0.0%-36.0%-14.5%-1.8K37.1K-1040.00146.25N/AN/A005193
2020-08-14$20.94$24.0051.9%14.9%6.1%24.9%0.0%-45.0%-14.4%-1.7K37.9K-1110.00141.18N/AN/A005193
2020-08-17$21.01$24.0054.2%15.5%5.4%26.1%0.0%-44.3%-16.0%-1.9K39.4K-880.00129.10N/AN/A003193
2020-08-18$20.99$24.0054.6%15.6%5.5%26.3%0.0%-44.9%-31.7%-2.0K39.3K-820.00131.69N/AN/A003193
2020-08-19$21.02$24.0055.4%15.9%5.5%26.7%0.0%-44.6%-16.3%-1.9K39.6K-900.00139.41N/AN/A003193
2020-08-20$20.98$24.0056.4%16.2%5.5%27.2%0.0%-47.9%-12.2%-1.9K40.1K-970.00137.30N/AN/A003193
2020-08-21$20.97$24.0055.8%16.0%5.5%26.9%0.0%-42.0%-9.6%-1.9K39.7K-880.00131.89N/AN/A103193
2020-08-24$20.84$24.0051.0%14.6%6.0%24.5%0.0%-47.6%-12.4%-2.0K40.2K-950.00130.69N/AN/A004193
2020-08-25$20.86$24.0057.4%16.4%6.0%27.7%0.0%-52.5%-11.9%-1.9K38.8K-960.00134.73N/AN/A004192
2020-08-26$20.85$24.0059.2%17.0%5.3%28.7%0.0%-54.3%-13.5%-2.0K39.1K-990.00132.48N/AN/A004192
2020-08-27$20.91$24.0058.6%16.8%5.2%28.4%0.0%-55.0%-12.9%-1.9K38.2K-930.00132.47N/AN/A004192
2020-08-28$20.89$24.0050.0%14.3%5.2%24.0%0.0%-47.2%-4.3%-1.8K38.0K-820.00134.62N/AN/A104192
2020-08-31$20.91$21.0064.8%18.6%4.8%31.5%0.0%-51.6%-17.1%-1.3K11.3K-760.00134.24N/AN/A005176