PCH Options History — March 2008

In March 2008, PCH traded between $38.77 and $43.76. ATM implied volatility averaged 36.7%, placing in the 40.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.4%. IV traded below realized volatility by 1.6% (HV 20d: 38.3%). Max pain ranged from $40.00 to $45.00. Net GEX was positive for 10 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 18 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.68.

Notable Days

  • 2008-03-24: Highest Volume — 48 contracts
  • 2008-03-27: Largest IV spike — 14.4% change
  • 2008-03-10: Highest IV Rank — 46.5%
  • 2008-03-05: Largest Expected Move — 11.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$41.27$38.77$43.76$41.72$41.27
Max Pain$41.50$40.00$45.00$40.00$40.00
ATM IV36.7%32.0%40.4%36.3%36.3%
Expected Move10.4%9.2%11.2%10.4%10.4%
HV 20d38.3%33.6%43.8%43.8%35.0%
HV 60d44.5%43.5%45.5%45.3%43.8%
IV Rank40.0%31.5%46.5%39.3%39.2%
IV Percentile70.3%53.2%84.9%71.4%66.3%
Term Structure2.5%-0.8%5.5%5.5%4.6%
VWIV35.0%31.6%39.6%39.6%34.1%
Skew 25d6.1%1.9%13.5%3.0%5.8%
Skew 10d8.9%0.3%14.3%3.0%11.9%
Call IV 25d29.0%24.1%31.1%31.1%29.3%
Put IV 25d35.0%31.1%37.6%34.1%35.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %79.6465.3793.2071.0083.42
Gamma HHI0.290.260.320.300.29
Net GEX2.5K-8.6K18.0K9.9K4.5K
Net DEX45.2K-411.4K482.0K-56.8K60.7K
Net VEX-6.9K-7.3K-6.2K-7.3K-6.9K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.680.006.670.520.00
Total Volume22.350483526
Total OI1,028.99211,1151,0011,021

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2008-03-03$41.72$40.0036.3%10.4%43.8%39.3%39.6%3.0%5.5%9.9K-56.8K-7.3K0.5271.00N/AN/A2312512489
2008-03-04$41.17$40.0038.0%10.9%41.0%42.4%37.9%5.0%-0.3%4.9K37.4K-7.3K0.0090.60N/AN/A240529501
2008-03-05$41.29$40.0039.0%11.2%33.6%44.1%0.0%5.7%-0.8%4.8K50.1K-7.3K0.8393.20N/AN/A65537501
2008-03-06$39.56$40.0037.2%10.7%37.2%40.9%36.2%8.6%0.2%-5.1K318.3K-6.9K0.5090.60N/AN/A2211543506
2008-03-07$39.73$45.0038.6%10.8%36.6%43.3%0.0%8.4%2.4%-4.6K336.8K-6.6K0.0873.85N/AN/A121528497
2008-03-10$38.77$45.0040.4%10.9%36.7%46.5%0.0%7.0%2.3%-8.5K482.0K-6.2K0.3874.28N/AN/A3212534497
2008-03-11$40.86$45.0039.8%10.9%40.2%45.5%0.0%5.9%2.2%-4.2K218.9K-6.7K0.0077.37N/AN/A021526497
2008-03-12$40.29$45.0038.4%10.8%40.3%43.0%33.7%13.5%2.6%-8.6K312.5K-6.6K0.0082.19N/AN/A80526506
2008-03-13$40.89$45.0037.7%10.8%40.1%41.8%0.0%5.9%2.3%-3.1K178.5K-6.7K1.6777.17N/AN/A915530501
2008-03-14$40.52$45.0037.8%10.8%39.8%41.9%37.6%6.1%2.7%-7.3K231.5K-6.8K0.0076.19N/AN/A300539516
2008-03-17$40.43$40.0037.3%10.7%39.7%41.0%0.0%7.2%2.5%-8.2K215.8K-6.7K0.0075.38N/AN/A210569516
2008-03-18$41.62$40.0037.0%10.6%40.9%40.4%33.3%1.9%3.5%-3.5K-11.5K-6.8K0.0472.81N/AN/A251566516
2008-03-19$41.66$40.0036.0%10.3%38.4%38.7%34.8%5.1%3.1%-518-112.5K-6.9K0.0065.37N/AN/A200580517
2008-03-20$42.61$40.0034.6%9.9%37.6%36.2%0.0%5.8%2.4%15.3K-276.5K-7.1K0.0069.89N/AN/A00598517
2008-03-24$43.76$40.0034.3%9.8%38.6%35.6%34.3%6.1%3.1%12.3K-348.6K-7.1K0.0081.20N/AN/A480465456
2008-03-25$43.62$40.0032.5%9.3%36.0%32.5%31.8%5.7%2.7%18.0K-411.4K-7.3K0.1982.79N/AN/A214511456
2008-03-26$42.74$40.0032.0%9.2%36.6%31.5%31.6%4.2%3.2%16.6K-289.8K-7.3K0.0079.78N/AN/A05525460
2008-03-27$41.85$40.0036.6%10.5%37.3%39.8%0.0%4.5%2.2%11.4K-102.0K-7.1K0.0089.98N/AN/A010525465
2008-03-28$41.12$40.0034.6%9.9%36.3%36.2%34.1%5.9%3.1%6.4K70.7K-7.0K6.6785.69N/AN/A320525475
2008-03-31$41.27$40.0036.3%10.4%35.0%39.2%0.0%5.8%4.6%4.5K60.7K-6.9K0.0083.42N/AN/A260526495