PCH Options History — October 2014

In October 2014, PCH traded between $40.17 and $44.00. ATM implied volatility averaged 42.8%, placing in the 34.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 6.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 27.4% (HV 20d: 15.4%). Max pain ranged from $45.00 to $45.00. Net GEX was positive for 23 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 5 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.61.

Notable Days

  • 2014-10-30: Highest Volume — 55 contracts
  • 2014-10-14: Largest IV spike — 67.0% change
  • 2014-10-15: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2014-10-09: Largest Expected Move — 9.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$41.98$40.17$44.00$40.26$44.00
Max Pain$45.00$45.00$45.00$45.00$45.00
ATM IV42.8%14.9%100.7%44.5%20.0%
Expected Move6.6%4.8%9.0%6.5%7.1%
HV 20d15.4%13.9%16.4%15.9%15.4%
HV 60d14.1%13.4%14.9%13.7%14.5%
IV Rank34.7%2.4%100.0%37.2%8.1%
IV Percentile60.7%0.8%100.0%83.7%6.3%
Term Structure-6.6%-17.4%18.8%-14.0%-12.6%
VWIV27.4%27.0%27.9%27.9%27.0%
Skew 25d7.8%-5.5%17.8%-1.7%3.8%
Skew 10d12.3%-19.5%68.7%0.3%2.9%
Call IV 25d28.2%13.2%58.3%39.9%36.0%
Put IV 25d36.0%18.2%63.6%38.2%39.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %117.97104.32130.34127.03107.54
Gamma HHI0.470.360.730.360.69
Net GEX7.2K4.0K12.4K4.1K10.6K
Net DEX-103.1K-160.4K-48.2K-56.5K-160.4K
Net VEX-319-454-115-445-265
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.611.581.751.581.75
Total Volume21.826055055
Total OI95.2619510195101

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2014-10-01$40.26$0.0044.5%6.5%15.9%37.2%0.0%-1.7%-14.0%4.1K-56.5K-4450.00127.03N/AN/A006233
2014-10-02$40.30$0.0049.3%6.9%16.0%42.8%0.0%5.3%-10.5%4.0K-58.8K-4530.00127.73N/AN/A006233
2014-10-03$40.51$0.0047.9%6.7%15.4%41.2%0.0%4.8%-16.7%4.3K-62.8K-4390.00129.71N/AN/A006233
2014-10-06$40.49$0.0057.0%6.1%15.4%51.9%0.0%-5.5%-17.4%4.0K-61.9K-4540.00108.23N/AN/A006233
2014-10-07$40.17$0.0039.6%6.8%15.3%31.4%0.0%11.6%-4.3%4.5K-48.2K-3380.00130.34N/AN/A006233
2014-10-08$40.81$0.0054.6%7.6%16.4%49.1%0.0%9.3%-15.4%4.1K-66.0K-4221.58115.29N/AN/A19306233
2014-10-09$40.75$0.0040.0%9.0%16.3%31.9%0.0%7.2%3.0%5.9K-86.1K-3850.00109.56N/AN/A006233
2014-10-10$41.27$0.0047.4%5.7%13.9%40.6%0.0%9.0%-12.5%5.4K-82.0K-3930.00126.41N/AN/A006233
2014-10-13$41.88$0.0058.6%7.1%14.7%53.8%0.0%17.8%-1.0%5.1K-97.2K-4120.00122.16N/AN/A006233
2014-10-14$42.48$0.0097.9%6.3%14.9%99.9%0.0%0.6%-2.3%8.1K-115.8K-3171.58119.74N/AN/A19306233
2014-10-15$42.05$0.00100.7%6.1%15.3%100.0%0.0%15.0%-13.1%5.6K-100.4K-3861.58109.67N/AN/A19306233
2014-10-16$42.26$0.0039.9%7.4%15.3%30.8%0.0%14.1%-14.1%5.7K-104.5K-3290.00115.48N/AN/A006233
2014-10-17$42.33$0.0035.8%7.8%15.3%26.1%0.0%12.3%-10.1%6.5K-111.2K-3540.00105.26N/AN/A006233
2014-10-20$42.97$0.0025.3%5.1%15.7%14.1%0.0%1.8%18.8%8.6K-130.5K-3030.00123.27N/AN/A006233
2014-10-21$42.44$0.0038.4%7.8%15.4%29.1%0.0%11.7%-16.4%10.0K-109.5K-1861.58115.84N/AN/A19306233
2014-10-22$42.26$0.0042.1%7.3%15.4%33.3%0.0%12.8%-6.3%9.3K-102.0K-1831.58122.67N/AN/A19306233
2014-10-23$42.77$0.0020.2%4.8%15.2%8.4%0.0%17.5%1.9%11.2K-126.5K-1151.58104.32N/AN/A19306233
2014-10-24$42.45$0.0030.8%6.0%15.5%20.5%0.0%7.9%-14.4%9.7K-125.4K-2301.58114.62N/AN/A19306233
2014-10-27$42.81$0.0029.1%4.8%15.6%18.4%0.0%10.0%-2.7%8.3K-126.0K-2610.00118.78N/AN/A006233
2014-10-28$43.41$0.0024.2%5.6%14.7%12.9%0.0%6.8%3.7%9.8K-144.0K-2450.00121.66N/AN/A006233
2014-10-29$43.17$0.0025.8%7.1%15.0%14.7%0.0%1.5%-2.4%8.8K-136.4K-2491.58118.63N/AN/A19306233
2014-10-30$43.73$0.0014.9%7.0%15.4%2.4%27.9%5.0%7.5%12.4K-158.0K-1721.75119.31N/AN/A20356233
2014-10-31$44.00$45.0020.0%7.1%15.4%8.1%27.0%3.8%-12.6%10.6K-160.4K-2651.75107.54N/AN/A20356338