PCH Options History — March 2013

In March 2013, PCH traded between $44.17 and $45.86. ATM implied volatility averaged 13.2%, placing in the 5.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 3.9%. IV traded below realized volatility by 6.3% (HV 20d: 19.5%). Max pain ranged from $40.00 to $45.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 18 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.31.

Notable Days

  • 2013-03-26: Highest Volume — 241 contracts
  • 2013-03-04: Largest IV spike — 49.5% change
  • 2013-03-25: Highest IV Rank — 8.6%
  • 2013-03-04: Largest Expected Move — 4.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$44.85$44.17$45.86$44.24$45.86
Max Pain$44.74$40.00$45.00$40.00$45.00
ATM IV13.2%10.0%15.0%10.0%14.1%
Expected Move3.9%2.9%4.1%2.9%4.0%
HV 20d19.5%15.0%21.4%17.8%15.0%
HV 60d17.7%17.0%18.3%17.4%17.0%
IV Rank5.1%0.0%8.6%0.0%8.6%
IV Percentile7.4%0.0%13.9%0.0%13.9%
Term Structure1.2%-0.7%6.2%6.2%0.2%
VWIV13.8%13.5%14.3%14.3%14.1%
Skew 25d4.4%-1.0%23.9%5.6%1.2%
Skew 10d7.5%-4.8%36.9%-4.8%4.2%
Call IV 25d13.3%11.7%14.0%11.7%13.5%
Put IV 25d17.7%12.7%37.4%17.4%14.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %37.2616.4682.3982.3942.05
Gamma HHI0.880.570.990.570.67
Net GEX144.6K94.5K261.0K129.6K152.0K
Net DEX-1.6M-2.7M-1.2M-2.1M-2.3M
Net VEX-9.1K-12.9K-7.5K-8.3K-12.9K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.310.002.000.330.23
Total Volume41.7502411094
Total OI1,065.658921,4051,1241,405

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-03-01$44.24$40.0010.0%2.9%17.8%0.0%0.0%5.6%6.2%129.6K-2.1M-8.3K0.0082.39N/AN/A010916208
2013-03-04$44.75$0.0015.0%4.1%18.0%6.0%14.3%0.1%0.7%130.2K-2.4M-8.4K0.3348.77N/AN/A3010916218
2013-03-05$45.41$45.0013.5%3.9%18.6%4.2%13.7%0.9%2.4%160.6K-2.7M-8.1K0.0032.60N/AN/A20937228
2013-03-06$44.17$45.0011.9%4.1%21.3%2.3%0.0%-1.0%-0.7%124.5K-1.2M-7.5K0.0049.69N/AN/A00664228
2013-03-07$44.58$45.0012.5%3.9%21.4%3.0%13.6%0.2%2.0%139.8K-1.2M-7.7K0.0044.17N/AN/A10664228
2013-03-08$44.60$45.0012.6%4.0%21.4%3.0%13.8%-0.2%1.4%147.4K-1.3M-7.7K0.0221.95N/AN/A1343665228
2013-03-11$44.83$45.0012.4%4.1%21.1%2.9%0.0%0.8%1.1%180.7K-1.6M-8.5K0.0016.46N/AN/A100781231
2013-03-12$44.48$45.0012.8%4.1%21.3%3.4%0.0%-0.6%1.3%178.2K-1.4M-8.6K0.0029.56N/AN/A010791231
2013-03-13$44.52$45.0012.5%3.9%21.0%3.0%13.5%0.3%0.9%186.5K-1.4M-8.7K0.0045.73N/AN/A012791241
2013-03-14$44.80$45.0014.0%4.0%21.1%4.7%0.0%0.8%0.7%261.0K-1.5M-8.6K0.0029.18N/AN/A10781253
2013-03-15$44.55$45.0013.5%3.9%21.1%4.2%0.0%0.0%1.2%187.3K-1.4M-8.6K0.0027.55N/AN/A10782253
2013-03-18$44.43$45.0013.8%4.0%21.1%4.6%0.0%0.3%1.1%94.5K-1.2M-8.4K1.6749.58N/AN/A1220697252
2013-03-19$44.52$45.0013.8%4.0%21.0%8.0%13.8%23.9%1.5%94.8K-1.2M-8.8K0.0839.99N/AN/A514708272
2013-03-20$45.04$45.0012.8%3.7%20.6%5.9%0.0%21.8%2.2%108.4K-1.5M-9.2K0.0024.75N/AN/A250752276
2013-03-21$44.84$45.0014.0%4.0%20.0%8.5%0.0%0.6%0.4%110.6K-1.5M-9.5K2.0026.10N/AN/A1020772276
2013-03-22$45.05$45.0013.5%3.9%19.2%7.3%0.0%1.0%0.7%109.6K-1.6M-9.8K0.3424.42N/AN/A2910782296
2013-03-25$45.25$45.0014.1%4.0%16.7%8.6%14.1%1.3%0.3%118.6K-1.7M-9.8K0.0035.33N/AN/A410793306
2013-03-26$45.65$45.0013.8%4.0%16.6%8.0%0.0%14.4%-0.2%129.5K-1.9M-10.2K0.0437.29N/AN/A23110834306
2013-03-27$45.44$45.0013.0%3.7%16.2%6.2%0.0%17.3%0.5%148.1K-2.0M-12.5K0.2337.71N/AN/A44101,035316
2013-03-28$45.86$45.0014.1%4.0%15.0%8.6%0.0%1.2%0.2%152.0K-2.3M-12.9K0.0042.05N/AN/A0941,079326