PCH Options History — December 2014

In December 2014, PCH traded between $40.72 and $42.94. ATM implied volatility averaged 43.0%, placing in the 34.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 8.5%. IV traded above realized volatility by 32.2% (HV 20d: 10.8%). Max pain ranged from $35.00 to $45.00. Net GEX was positive for 6 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 5 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.10.

Notable Days

  • 2014-12-29: Highest Volume — 87 contracts
  • 2014-12-10: Largest IV spike — 51.2% change
  • 2014-12-10: Highest IV Rank — 55.5%
  • 2014-12-22: Largest Expected Move — 10.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$41.78$40.72$42.94$41.39$41.87
Max Pain$36.82$35.00$45.00$45.00$35.00
ATM IV43.0%30.3%61.7%44.5%48.6%
Expected Move8.5%5.9%10.0%8.2%8.9%
HV 20d10.8%8.7%13.8%10.0%13.8%
HV 60d13.6%13.0%14.6%14.6%13.8%
IV Rank34.3%19.8%55.5%36.0%40.6%
IV Percentile70.2%34.9%97.2%82.5%86.1%
Term Structure-11.1%-26.6%12.1%-14.8%-17.6%
VWIV34.9%24.1%40.9%34.0%26.7%
Skew 25d13.0%-27.8%52.2%52.2%21.5%
Skew 10d17.5%-4.3%97.9%97.9%21.3%
Call IV 25d37.9%15.6%67.2%34.6%32.1%
Put IV 25d51.0%18.4%86.8%86.8%53.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %123.67106.05131.14129.20127.73
Gamma HHI0.500.470.590.590.59
Net GEX236-1.5K5.3K1.6K5.3K
Net DEX18.4K-60.4K47.3K-2.7K-30.7K
Net VEX-692-1.2K-448-448-1.1K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.100.471.211.080.47
Total Volume45.364087500
Total OI80.8185412154121

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2014-12-01$41.39$45.0044.5%8.2%10.0%36.0%34.0%52.2%-14.8%1.6K-2.7K-4481.08129.20N/AN/A24263519
2014-12-02$41.53$45.0045.3%8.6%10.1%36.9%37.3%32.8%-22.6%-66939.4K-6391.08124.10N/AN/A24263539
2014-12-03$41.72$45.0054.9%9.0%10.1%47.8%35.6%31.0%-26.2%-77035.2K-6561.08125.08N/AN/A24263540
2014-12-04$41.64$45.0048.9%7.9%9.9%41.0%36.0%25.1%-19.8%-62132.3K-6580.00131.14N/AN/A033540
2014-12-05$41.56$35.0054.3%9.4%9.9%47.1%40.7%7.1%-4.1%-50833.5K-6841.21109.08N/AN/A24293543
2014-12-08$41.51$35.0036.5%6.2%9.7%26.9%25.6%8.7%-10.5%-75139.8K-6211.21106.05N/AN/A24293543
2014-12-09$41.32$35.0040.8%5.9%9.6%31.8%24.1%-5.5%-24.2%-1.5K47.3K-6181.21112.40N/AN/A24293543
2014-12-10$41.28$35.0061.7%8.8%8.7%55.5%38.6%0.5%-9.5%-63737.3K-6711.21124.27N/AN/A24293543
2014-12-11$41.74$35.0050.4%7.9%9.6%42.7%37.8%3.1%-17.8%-38828.7K-6721.21129.08N/AN/A24293543
2014-12-12$41.25$35.0054.6%9.5%10.1%47.5%35.1%2.8%-26.6%-48335.3K-6471.21126.06N/AN/A24293543
2014-12-15$40.83$35.0048.1%9.9%9.7%40.1%34.8%-1.1%-19.3%-41541.8K-6271.21118.11N/AN/A24293543
2014-12-16$40.72$35.0034.0%7.9%9.4%24.1%38.9%-27.8%-14.9%-79746.4K-6171.21129.55N/AN/A24293543
2014-12-17$41.25$35.0041.4%8.7%10.7%32.5%39.4%5.7%-13.1%-51143.2K-6131.21127.49N/AN/A24293543
2014-12-18$42.00$35.0040.1%9.0%11.9%31.0%40.9%22.4%-11.7%-66023.2K-6531.21124.36N/AN/A24293543
2014-12-19$42.10$35.0037.1%8.1%11.9%27.6%0.0%21.6%-7.9%-38018.1K-6460.00128.68N/AN/A003543
2014-12-22$42.41$35.0043.9%10.0%12.1%35.4%38.4%6.1%-19.7%-49413.5K-6381.17120.97N/AN/A24283541
2014-12-23$42.55$35.0030.3%8.9%11.9%19.8%31.6%-4.2%8.2%232-242-6401.17123.72N/AN/A24283541
2014-12-24$42.62$35.0030.9%8.3%11.9%20.5%31.2%19.2%9.2%-31811.5K-6270.82123.26N/AN/A34283541
2014-12-26$42.51$35.0031.6%9.2%11.8%21.4%36.9%21.7%12.1%1.2K-14.9K-7880.82125.36N/AN/A34284541
2014-12-29$42.94$35.0033.3%7.6%11.9%23.2%26.7%20.1%1.5%2.0K-13.3K-7660.47124.52N/AN/A59284541
2014-12-30$42.53$35.0034.3%8.4%12.4%24.4%0.0%23.4%5.1%4.7K-60.4K-1.2K0.00130.60N/AN/A008041
2014-12-31$41.87$35.0048.6%8.9%13.8%40.6%0.0%21.5%-17.6%5.3K-30.7K-1.1K0.00127.73N/AN/A008041