PCH Options History — February 2013

In February 2013, PCH traded between $43.63 and $45.50. ATM implied volatility averaged 16.6%, placing in the 7.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 4.7%. IV traded below realized volatility by 0.8% (HV 20d: 17.4%). Max pain ranged from $40.00 to $40.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 9 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.86.

Notable Days

  • 2013-02-11: Highest Volume — 269 contracts
  • 2013-02-26: Largest IV spike — 44.6% change
  • 2013-02-27: Highest IV Rank — 18.4%
  • 2013-02-27: Largest Expected Move — 7.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$44.47$43.63$45.50$43.77$44.01
Max Pain$40.00$40.00$40.00$40.00$40.00
ATM IV16.6%11.0%25.9%16.0%14.5%
Expected Move4.7%3.2%7.4%5.2%4.2%
HV 20d17.4%15.8%19.1%17.6%17.8%
HV 60d15.9%14.9%17.3%16.2%17.3%
IV Rank7.1%0.2%18.4%6.3%4.5%
IV Percentile18.5%0.4%67.1%12.3%7.9%
Term Structure-0.4%-7.6%2.2%0.7%1.5%
VWIV18.4%12.6%30.8%30.8%15.0%
Skew 25d15.5%-0.6%43.1%24.5%6.0%
Skew 10d20.9%-2.0%54.4%33.1%3.9%
Call IV 25d15.2%13.1%21.5%17.5%14.2%
Put IV 25d30.7%13.3%64.6%42.0%20.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %64.4712.18112.8074.5261.02
Gamma HHI0.720.590.930.660.69
Net GEX281.9K119.6K747.3K199.0K122.8K
Net DEX-2.9M-4.5M-2.1M-2.6M-2.2M
Net VEX-7.7K-9.0K-6.1K-6.1K-8.2K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.860.005.290.005.29
Total Volume28.9470269340
Total OI1,380.3161,0761,7611,4211,124

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-02-01$43.77$40.0016.0%5.2%17.6%6.3%0.0%24.5%0.7%199.0K-2.6M-6.1K0.0074.52N/AN/A3401,101320
2013-02-04$43.63$40.0022.8%5.1%17.8%14.6%0.0%5.1%0.9%198.9K-2.6M-6.2K1.1050.52N/AN/A10111,124320
2013-02-05$43.73$40.0025.2%5.2%17.6%17.6%0.0%-0.6%0.8%197.9K-2.7M-6.5K0.9562.78N/AN/A21201,134331
2013-02-06$44.10$40.0016.6%5.6%17.5%7.1%0.0%27.4%-1.6%244.9K-2.8M-6.4K3.0057.10N/AN/A10301,155340
2013-02-07$44.03$40.0013.4%3.9%17.4%3.2%0.0%26.7%-0.2%241.1K-2.7M-6.6K0.0035.96N/AN/A001,165370
2013-02-08$44.53$40.0013.9%4.0%17.5%3.7%0.0%1.0%1.0%241.1K-3.1M-6.6K0.0050.77N/AN/A1001,165370
2013-02-11$44.58$40.0013.9%4.0%17.6%3.7%30.8%-0.3%0.6%402.3K-3.0M-6.3K0.0212.18N/AN/A26451,175370
2013-02-12$44.95$40.0015.7%4.5%17.6%6.0%0.0%27.8%-1.4%559.4K-3.8M-9.0K0.0034.33N/AN/A1001,384365
2013-02-13$45.19$40.0015.1%4.3%17.5%5.2%15.1%26.4%-0.9%747.3K-4.2M-8.7K0.0080.16N/AN/A501,394365
2013-02-14$45.31$40.0015.2%4.4%17.3%5.3%0.0%29.2%-0.6%629.4K-4.5M-8.7K0.00101.05N/AN/A2701,399355
2013-02-15$45.20$40.0012.6%3.6%15.9%2.2%12.6%1.5%2.0%702.5K-4.3M-8.9K0.0076.99N/AN/A3401,406355
2013-02-19$45.50$40.0016.0%4.6%15.8%6.4%0.0%26.4%-2.4%120.8K-2.6M-8.2K0.0054.28N/AN/A00905171
2013-02-20$44.74$40.0011.0%3.2%16.3%0.2%0.0%0.4%2.2%130.7K-2.4M-8.3K0.0054.46N/AN/A00905171
2013-02-21$44.13$40.0013.2%3.8%15.9%2.9%0.0%1.6%-0.4%121.8K-2.1M-8.6K0.00112.80N/AN/A03905171
2013-02-22$44.83$40.0014.9%4.3%16.8%5.0%15.0%38.1%-1.6%128.5K-2.4M-8.1K0.0066.27N/AN/A120905171
2013-02-25$43.71$40.0016.4%4.7%19.1%6.9%0.0%3.3%1.4%119.6K-2.1M-8.4K5.2973.13N/AN/A737916171
2013-02-26$44.20$40.0023.8%6.8%19.1%15.8%0.0%7.2%-1.4%124.7K-2.1M-8.7K0.0090.08N/AN/A00916208
2013-02-27$44.77$40.0025.9%7.4%18.8%18.4%0.0%43.1%-7.6%124.1K-2.4M-8.5K0.0076.57N/AN/A00916208
2013-02-28$44.01$40.0014.5%4.2%17.8%4.5%0.0%6.0%1.5%122.8K-2.2M-8.2K0.0061.02N/AN/A00916208