PCEF Options History — May 2022

In May 2022, PCEF traded between $19.40 and $20.85. ATM implied volatility averaged 30.7%, placing in the 33.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 8.2%. IV traded above realized volatility by 15.1% (HV 20d: 15.6%). Max pain ranged from $19.00 to $24.00. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 5 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.13.

Notable Days

  • 2022-05-17: Highest Volume — 91 contracts
  • 2022-05-04: Largest IV spike — 100.8% change
  • 2022-05-09: Highest IV Rank — 56.3%
  • 2022-05-04: Largest Expected Move — 12.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$19.95$19.40$20.85$20.45$20.44
Max Pain$22.70$19.00$24.00$21.00$24.00
ATM IV30.7%18.2%49.8%29.5%27.2%
Expected Move8.2%5.2%12.9%8.5%7.8%
HV 20d15.6%11.6%18.9%11.6%18.9%
HV 60d16.2%15.2%16.8%15.4%16.7%
IV Rank33.1%17.8%56.3%31.6%28.8%
IV Percentile73.4%36.1%95.6%75.0%67.5%
Term Structure-4.2%-12.9%19.6%5.6%19.6%
VWIV33.2%23.9%49.5%36.0%42.4%
Skew 25d15.3%-0.4%39.6%28.1%30.2%
Skew 10d14.4%-9.3%32.8%21.5%3.7%
Call IV 25d21.2%9.6%34.0%15.9%21.9%
Put IV 25d36.6%25.8%52.2%44.0%52.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %131.20119.15141.13141.13136.75
Gamma HHI0.270.190.390.360.19
Net GEX-1.9K-2.7K-1.2K-1.7K-2.2K
Net DEX63.5K48.8K76.6K52.0K55.6K
Net VEX-171-227-126-138-206
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.130.901.441.121.44
Total Volume76.570917083
Total OI86.576997682

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2022-05-02$20.45$21.0029.5%8.5%11.6%31.6%36.0%28.1%5.6%-1.7K52.0K-1381.12141.13N/AN/A33373640
2022-05-03$20.54$19.0022.4%6.4%11.9%23.0%35.8%7.0%-9.2%-2.5K59.1K-1721.12133.48N/AN/A33373748
2022-05-04$20.85$19.0045.0%12.9%12.9%50.6%49.5%30.0%-12.3%-2.0K48.8K-2011.12138.64N/AN/A33373748
2022-05-05$20.40$24.0026.2%7.4%14.2%27.6%23.9%15.8%-8.6%-2.4K53.0K-1841.12123.79N/AN/A33373748
2022-05-06$20.24$24.0042.8%10.8%14.0%47.9%28.9%31.9%-12.9%-1.4K52.7K-1991.12135.32N/AN/A33373748
2022-05-09$19.82$24.0049.8%6.4%15.2%56.3%24.5%0.4%-8.1%-2.0K66.7K-1411.12124.13N/AN/A33373748
2022-05-10$19.79$24.0030.2%6.7%15.2%32.5%29.4%-0.4%3.6%-1.7K68.9K-1351.03122.87N/AN/A36373748
2022-05-11$19.65$23.0024.1%6.9%14.9%24.9%24.6%1.0%-8.7%-1.4K65.6K-1381.03129.35N/AN/A36374048
2022-05-12$19.40$23.0025.9%7.4%15.0%27.2%24.2%0.4%-11.0%-1.2K69.7K-1311.03124.34N/AN/A36374049
2022-05-13$19.68$23.0026.9%7.7%16.5%28.4%29.6%3.0%-7.2%-1.5K65.9K-1450.90123.40N/AN/A41374049
2022-05-16$19.67$22.0018.2%5.2%16.3%17.8%24.2%1.3%-8.9%-1.4K69.8K-1260.90126.60N/AN/A41373749
2022-05-17$19.95$22.0027.4%7.8%16.9%29.0%32.5%8.8%-6.9%-2.0K64.2K-1431.22129.45N/AN/A41503749
2022-05-18$19.70$22.0037.9%10.9%17.0%41.8%38.3%13.8%-12.9%-1.9K66.8K-2231.07140.83N/AN/A41443761
2022-05-19$19.68$22.0036.8%10.6%16.9%40.6%37.7%13.3%-6.9%-2.0K69.5K-2271.05140.21N/AN/A41433762
2022-05-20$19.66$22.0027.1%7.8%16.8%28.6%34.8%0.9%-6.4%-2.7K76.6K-1951.05130.56N/AN/A41433762
2022-05-23$19.62$24.0030.6%8.8%16.8%33.0%33.3%23.7%-8.1%-2.1K67.6K-1761.26119.15N/AN/A34433052
2022-05-24$19.63$24.0028.1%8.1%16.6%29.9%36.2%18.7%-7.6%-2.1K69.3K-1711.26127.39N/AN/A34433052
2022-05-25$19.75$24.0030.7%8.8%16.9%33.0%39.4%39.6%9.5%-2.4K65.9K-1851.26139.20N/AN/A34433052
2022-05-26$20.10$24.0028.0%8.0%18.0%29.7%37.9%39.1%13.2%-2.3K63.5K-1841.26137.46N/AN/A34433052
2022-05-27$20.44$24.0027.2%7.8%18.9%28.8%42.4%30.2%19.6%-2.2K55.6K-2061.44136.75N/AN/A34493052