PCH Options History — September 2012

In September 2012, PCH traded between $36.52 and $38.27. ATM implied volatility averaged 24.8%, placing in the 14.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 6.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 12.2% (HV 20d: 12.6%). Max pain ranged from $35.00 to $40.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 11 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.09.

Notable Days

  • 2012-09-07: Highest Volume — 156 contracts
  • 2012-09-11: Largest IV spike — 59.1% change
  • 2012-09-11: Highest IV Rank — 34.3%
  • 2012-09-12: Largest Expected Move — 11.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$37.56$36.52$38.27$36.52$37.37
Max Pain$39.21$35.00$40.00$35.00$40.00
ATM IV24.8%15.3%40.4%27.2%32.4%
Expected Move6.9%4.4%11.1%7.8%9.3%
HV 20d12.6%9.7%15.3%15.3%12.8%
HV 60d16.4%13.3%18.6%18.6%13.6%
IV Rank14.7%2.9%34.3%17.7%24.3%
IV Percentile31.7%3.2%81.7%40.5%63.5%
Term Structure-2.0%-29.1%12.9%-10.2%-16.6%
VWIV7.7%7.1%8.2%7.1%8.2%
Skew 25d5.4%-19.9%29.3%1.2%1.8%
Skew 10d4.0%-8.4%29.1%8.2%1.6%
Call IV 25d14.0%7.8%32.7%21.2%16.2%
Put IV 25d19.5%12.8%39.3%22.4%18.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %111.7766.25130.1766.25123.71
Gamma HHI0.780.600.920.920.71
Net GEX100.9K65.0K136.3K124.0K117.0K
Net DEX-2.9M-3.3M-2.2M-2.2M-2.8M
Net VEX-5.0K-7.5K-2.2K-7.5K-6.1K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.090.001.000.000.00
Total Volume16.842015600
Total OI1,291.3681,1881,3401,3401,306

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-09-04$36.52$35.0027.2%7.8%15.3%17.7%0.0%1.2%-10.2%124.0K-2.2M-7.5K0.0066.25N/AN/A001,048292
2012-09-05$36.77$35.0025.6%7.3%15.3%15.8%0.0%-19.9%-15.3%91.8K-2.5M-6.9K0.00114.87N/AN/A501,044292
2012-09-06$36.82$35.0034.3%9.8%14.6%26.6%0.0%-13.3%-29.1%100.0K-2.4M-7.3K0.0095.51N/AN/A601,048292
2012-09-07$37.15$40.0031.4%6.2%13.5%23.0%0.0%4.7%-5.6%94.0K-2.5M-7.1K0.00116.04N/AN/A15601,046292
2012-09-10$37.45$40.0025.4%6.9%13.4%15.5%0.0%8.7%-11.4%107.0K-2.4M-5.0K0.00113.17N/AN/A00896292
2012-09-11$37.41$40.0040.4%7.2%13.6%34.3%0.0%7.2%-9.4%112.5K-2.7M-6.1K0.00103.44N/AN/A001,032292
2012-09-12$37.49$40.0023.8%11.1%13.3%13.5%0.0%29.3%-12.8%136.3K-2.7M-5.9K0.00130.17N/AN/A001,024292
2012-09-13$37.77$40.0025.8%7.4%11.5%16.0%0.0%-0.2%12.9%99.3K-3.2M-2.2K0.00122.06N/AN/A380957292
2012-09-14$38.27$40.0019.7%5.6%9.7%8.4%7.1%10.6%8.3%119.6K-3.2M-3.1K0.11116.25N/AN/A192991292
2012-09-17$37.60$40.0015.3%4.4%12.3%2.9%0.0%2.6%5.1%82.6K-3.1M-4.2K0.00119.52N/AN/A601,010290
2012-09-18$37.67$40.0019.3%5.5%12.2%7.9%8.2%14.7%7.5%102.4K-2.8M-5.0K0.00109.94N/AN/A601,010290
2012-09-19$37.88$40.0021.2%6.1%12.2%10.2%0.0%8.9%7.7%110.5K-3.0M-4.3K0.00127.46N/AN/A001,012290
2012-09-20$37.64$40.0024.6%7.0%12.5%14.4%0.0%6.0%5.4%85.9K-2.9M-4.6K0.00104.59N/AN/A001,012290
2012-09-21$38.00$40.0021.5%6.2%11.8%10.6%0.0%10.9%6.7%105.4K-3.1M-4.1K0.00114.11N/AN/A401,010290
2012-09-24$38.04$40.0022.8%6.5%11.6%12.2%0.0%9.4%5.5%111.8K-3.2M-3.4K0.00122.64N/AN/A1001,014214
2012-09-25$38.00$40.0018.6%5.3%11.8%7.0%0.0%6.9%5.3%75.0K-3.3M-3.3K1.0099.79N/AN/A10101,024214
2012-09-26$37.86$40.0020.0%5.7%11.2%8.7%0.0%6.0%4.5%65.0K-3.2M-3.9K0.00106.91N/AN/A3001,034224
2012-09-27$37.92$40.0021.9%6.3%11.2%11.1%0.0%7.9%3.0%76.8K-3.2M-4.3K0.00117.30N/AN/A1801,064224
2012-09-28$37.37$40.0032.4%9.3%12.8%24.3%0.0%1.8%-16.6%117.0K-2.8M-6.1K0.00123.71N/AN/A001,082224