PCH Options History — January 2015

In January 2015, PCH traded between $39.86 and $43.02. ATM implied volatility averaged 49.8%, placing in the 42.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 32.3% (HV 20d: 17.5%). Max pain ranged from $35.00 to $35.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 5 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.27.

Notable Days

  • 2015-01-08: Highest Volume — 216 contracts
  • 2015-01-14: Largest IV drop — 59.6% change
  • 2015-01-12: Highest IV Rank — 91.7%
  • 2015-01-30: Largest Expected Move — 13.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$42.01$39.86$43.02$42.15$39.86
Max Pain$35.00$35.00$35.00$35.00$35.00
ATM IV49.8%28.6%93.4%50.3%45.7%
Expected Move10.3%5.8%13.1%10.0%13.1%
HV 20d17.5%13.1%26.7%13.9%26.6%
HV 60d14.3%12.7%18.1%13.8%18.1%
IV Rank42.1%17.9%91.7%42.6%37.3%
IV Percentile73.3%25.4%98.8%89.3%79.4%
Term Structure-5.4%-15.7%9.7%-13.0%4.3%
VWIV27.0%18.2%49.9%22.7%49.9%
Skew 25d15.4%-15.6%25.2%5.5%-15.6%
Skew 10d25.1%-7.5%67.3%11.6%-7.5%
Call IV 25d26.2%13.7%53.1%53.1%52.5%
Put IV 25d41.6%20.8%58.5%58.5%37.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %127.43121.45133.00125.42124.25
Gamma HHI0.760.560.850.590.78
Net GEX15.2K3.9K27.2K4.2K13.4K
Net DEX-144.1K-263.2K-41.4K-47.4K-44.5K
Net VEX-2.2K-2.8K-1.1K-1.1K-2.0K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.270.001.000.470.17
Total Volume121.15021687185
Total OI249.6121305121305

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-01-02$42.15$35.0050.3%10.0%13.9%42.6%22.7%5.5%-13.0%4.2K-47.4K-1.1K0.47125.42N/AN/A59288041
2015-01-05$42.11$35.0055.9%7.1%13.9%49.0%0.0%5.6%-10.4%4.2K-41.4K-1.1K0.00129.62N/AN/A008041
2015-01-06$42.14$35.0046.2%9.3%13.8%37.9%0.0%22.6%-6.3%3.9K-48.9K-1.1K0.00129.98N/AN/A1108041
2015-01-07$42.57$35.0061.3%5.8%14.2%55.2%0.0%10.1%9.7%6.1K-60.0K-1.2K1.00128.61N/AN/A11119141
2015-01-08$42.54$35.0060.8%7.3%14.1%54.6%24.5%16.3%-6.0%5.4K-100.7K-1.5K0.26121.78N/AN/A1714510252
2015-01-09$42.16$35.0070.5%10.7%14.5%65.6%24.5%19.4%-9.5%15.4K-263.2K-2.8K0.26126.18N/AN/A1714521363
2015-01-12$41.94$35.0093.4%11.2%14.2%91.7%25.2%23.6%-9.4%16.1K-214.0K-2.6K0.26127.70N/AN/A1714521363
2015-01-13$41.78$35.0092.1%11.0%13.6%90.2%26.9%19.8%-11.9%14.7K-192.0K-2.5K0.26123.03N/AN/A1714521363
2015-01-14$42.05$35.0037.3%10.7%13.1%27.8%18.2%21.9%-15.7%14.5K-144.1K-2.4K0.26127.85N/AN/A1714521363
2015-01-15$41.08$35.0039.5%11.3%15.7%30.3%31.3%19.1%-4.3%15.3K-130.4K-2.3K0.26121.92N/AN/A1714521363
2015-01-16$42.29$35.0032.5%9.3%18.3%22.3%0.0%22.9%-8.5%17.9K-170.2K-2.5K0.00129.57N/AN/A0021363
2015-01-20$41.80$35.0039.0%11.2%17.7%29.8%0.0%25.2%-7.7%17.3K-126.9K-2.3K0.00132.69N/AN/A6021363
2015-01-21$41.98$35.0039.7%11.4%17.7%30.6%0.0%22.8%-8.5%17.6K-94.3K-2.2K0.00131.60N/AN/A22021963
2015-01-22$43.02$35.0028.6%8.2%19.6%17.9%21.7%3.6%-5.5%27.2K-223.1K-2.6K0.28121.45N/AN/A1584524163
2015-01-23$42.35$35.0040.8%11.7%20.4%31.8%19.5%24.9%-12.2%22.9K-225.3K-2.7K0.28125.64N/AN/A1584524163
2015-01-26$42.79$35.0040.4%11.6%20.8%31.3%0.0%8.4%5.4%23.7K-241.3K-2.7K0.00132.43N/AN/A0024163
2015-01-27$42.68$35.0041.4%11.9%20.8%32.5%0.0%7.9%4.3%23.3K-232.0K-2.7K0.00133.00N/AN/A0024163
2015-01-28$42.50$35.0043.5%12.5%20.5%34.9%28.8%19.7%-8.6%23.2K-171.2K-2.4K0.28132.28N/AN/A1584524163
2015-01-29$40.46$35.0038.0%10.9%26.7%28.6%31.0%24.5%5.9%17.4K-110.6K-2.3K0.17123.62N/AN/A1582724163
2015-01-30$39.86$35.0045.7%13.1%26.6%37.3%49.9%-15.6%4.3%13.4K-44.5K-2.0K0.17124.25N/AN/A1582724164