PCH Options History — April 2014

In April 2014, PCH traded between $37.27 and $39.43. ATM implied volatility averaged 36.6%, placing in the 30.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 9.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 18.0% (HV 20d: 18.6%). Max pain ranged from $35.00 to $40.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 4 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.00.

Notable Days

  • 2014-04-22: Highest Volume — 11 contracts
  • 2014-04-07: Largest IV spike — 72.6% change
  • 2014-04-07: Highest IV Rank — 52.8%
  • 2014-04-03: Largest Expected Move — 14.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$38.29$37.27$39.43$39.03$38.23
Max Pain$39.76$35.00$40.00$40.00$40.00
ATM IV36.6%24.6%56.4%47.8%45.6%
Expected Move9.9%7.1%14.1%13.7%13.1%
HV 20d18.6%16.7%20.8%18.1%16.7%
HV 60d19.5%16.7%20.3%19.1%16.7%
IV Rank30.1%16.7%52.8%43.1%38.9%
IV Percentile79.0%52.4%98.8%95.2%92.9%
Term Structure-6.4%-20.1%15.9%-12.2%-8.7%
VWIV27.9%24.6%30.4%24.6%28.6%
Skew 25d4.7%-6.6%22.1%-6.6%8.5%
Skew 10d18.4%-16.9%89.2%14.8%17.5%
Call IV 25d36.6%21.8%59.4%38.7%52.1%
Put IV 25d41.3%21.9%64.9%32.0%60.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %122.93113.67128.90123.97125.84
Gamma HHI0.510.450.600.480.51
Net GEX4.4K-4.3K9.6K4.2K5.6K
Net DEX-57.4K-119.6K4.6K-73.0K-83.1K
Net VEX-1.1K-1.4K-857-1.2K-1.4K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.000.000.000.000.00
Total Volume3011310
Total OI218.333206247206247

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2014-04-01$39.03$40.0047.8%13.7%18.1%43.1%0.0%-6.6%-12.2%4.2K-73.0K-1.2K0.00123.97N/AN/A3010799
2014-04-02$39.43$40.0038.3%11.0%18.2%32.3%0.0%2.3%-19.7%5.0K-119.6K-1.1K0.00118.55N/AN/A0010999
2014-04-03$39.11$40.0049.0%14.1%18.1%44.5%0.0%5.5%-16.5%4.4K-105.7K-1.3K0.00124.87N/AN/A0010999
2014-04-04$38.43$40.0032.6%8.0%18.9%25.9%0.0%5.2%-4.7%4.9K-64.5K-1.2K0.00118.81N/AN/A0310999
2014-04-07$38.63$40.0056.4%9.5%18.8%52.8%0.0%10.0%-12.6%4.2K-53.7K-1.2K0.00121.69N/AN/A00109102
2014-04-08$38.62$40.0032.3%8.2%18.5%25.4%24.6%-5.8%-2.3%6.0K-51.8K-1.2K0.00116.61N/AN/A01109102
2014-04-09$38.47$40.0039.6%8.1%18.2%33.7%0.0%8.1%-7.0%5.9K-46.1K-1.1K0.00115.33N/AN/A00109103
2014-04-10$37.61$40.0028.1%8.0%19.8%20.7%0.0%22.1%2.7%2.6K-35.8K-1.2K0.00123.92N/AN/A00109103
2014-04-11$37.27$40.0040.6%11.6%20.0%34.9%0.0%17.0%-16.7%839-8.6K-1.1K0.00125.65N/AN/A00109103
2014-04-14$37.84$40.0033.7%9.7%20.8%27.1%0.0%-3.3%-16.9%-4.3K-9.5K-8570.00127.70N/AN/A00109103
2014-04-15$37.65$40.0024.6%7.1%20.2%16.7%0.0%5.6%-5.4%5.4K-19.8K-1.0K0.00113.67N/AN/A00109103
2014-04-16$37.55$40.0029.0%8.3%17.5%21.7%0.0%16.3%-1.0%1.7K4.6K-9780.00126.03N/AN/A00109103
2014-04-17$37.64$40.0033.9%9.7%17.2%27.3%0.0%-2.9%-9.3%-2.7K-27.7K-9630.00126.89N/AN/A00109103
2014-04-21$37.92$40.0036.0%10.3%17.4%29.7%30.4%0.2%-20.1%4.1K-13.8K-9870.00125.56N/AN/A50108103
2014-04-22$38.74$35.0029.2%8.4%18.9%22.0%28.6%-2.3%-0.8%6.4K-84.5K-9820.00120.05N/AN/A110113103
2014-04-23$38.26$40.0025.8%7.4%19.3%18.1%0.0%7.5%10.6%9.6K-97.7K-1.0K0.00119.92N/AN/A100114103
2014-04-24$38.48$40.0034.2%9.8%18.9%27.7%0.0%-3.3%-5.8%6.8K-76.9K-1.1K0.00126.55N/AN/A010124103
2014-04-25$38.38$40.0039.3%11.3%18.9%33.5%0.0%7.7%1.8%7.5K-70.2K-1.2K0.00126.26N/AN/A100124113
2014-04-28$38.46$40.0039.0%11.2%18.9%31.1%0.0%8.6%15.9%6.9K-93.5K-1.4K0.00128.90N/AN/A00134113
2014-04-29$38.28$40.0033.1%9.5%17.0%24.3%0.0%-2.7%-5.0%8.4K-74.6K-1.3K0.00124.69N/AN/A00134113
2014-04-30$38.23$40.0045.6%13.1%16.7%38.9%0.0%8.5%-8.7%5.6K-83.1K-1.4K0.00125.84N/AN/A010134113