PCH Options History — February 2017

In February 2017, PCH traded between $41.60 and $45.18. ATM implied volatility averaged 32.3%, placing in the 10.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 8.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 5.5% (HV 20d: 26.8%). Max pain ranged from $40.00 to $45.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 6 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.20.

Notable Days

  • 2017-02-10: Highest Volume — 1,121 contracts
  • 2017-02-24: Largest IV spike — 147.8% change
  • 2017-02-28: Highest IV Rank — 30.5%
  • 2017-02-28: Largest Expected Move — 17.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$43.86$41.60$45.18$41.60$44.25
Max Pain$44.62$40.00$45.00$40.00$45.00
ATM IV32.3%19.1%62.3%19.1%62.3%
Expected Move8.6%5.5%17.9%5.5%17.9%
HV 20d26.8%25.0%29.1%25.4%25.2%
HV 60d25.0%24.3%25.7%24.8%24.7%
IV Rank10.8%2.1%30.5%2.1%30.5%
IV Percentile44.7%4.0%93.7%4.0%93.7%
Term Structure-4.6%-46.2%8.9%8.9%-26.4%
VWIV32.9%20.5%68.6%20.5%63.8%
Skew 25d8.7%-1.8%39.5%6.3%4.7%
Skew 10d22.4%0.6%99.5%51.9%23.7%
Call IV 25d32.6%16.9%88.0%18.4%88.0%
Put IV 25d41.3%24.3%101.9%24.8%92.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %116.4996.83132.86115.28131.68
Gamma HHI0.820.500.970.500.92
Net GEX204.9K70.0K449.7K70.0K174.7K
Net DEX-2.5M-4.3M-1.2M-1.2M-3.7M
Net VEX-5.0K-7.1K-3.0K-3.0K-6.9K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.200.021.031.030.03
Total Volume737.8422371,121237577
Total OI1,365.7379741,9169741,584

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2017-02-01$41.60$40.0019.1%5.5%25.4%2.1%20.5%6.3%8.9%70.0K-1.2M-3.0K1.03115.28N/AN/A117120747227
2017-02-02$42.55$0.0036.1%6.7%26.2%13.3%0.0%7.1%0.1%74.7K-1.4M-3.6K0.53121.39N/AN/A228120749227
2017-02-03$43.55$0.0044.8%8.7%27.0%19.0%0.0%-1.8%-2.4%122.1K-1.8M-3.9K0.34117.49N/AN/A23880860227
2017-02-06$43.03$0.0028.6%5.7%27.3%8.3%0.0%13.2%7.5%156.8K-1.8M-3.7K0.39117.66N/AN/A24093875250
2017-02-07$42.95$0.0030.3%6.1%26.8%9.4%0.0%3.7%0.9%124.5K-1.7M-3.6K0.39109.42N/AN/A23693874250
2017-02-08$43.55$0.0027.7%7.9%26.8%7.7%0.0%4.0%-5.9%130.6K-1.9M-3.7K0.39121.34N/AN/A23693874250
2017-02-09$45.18$0.0024.6%7.1%29.1%5.7%24.6%8.8%0.9%208.8K-2.8M-3.0K0.0996.83N/AN/A1,02593874250
2017-02-10$44.80$45.0025.4%7.3%27.1%6.2%25.4%7.9%-1.1%449.7K-4.3M-7.1K0.10101.63N/AN/A1,0161051,635250
2017-02-13$44.08$45.0022.5%6.4%28.0%4.3%27.2%39.5%-2.5%361.5K-3.6M-6.8K0.11111.70N/AN/A9971051,636270
2017-02-14$44.10$45.0027.0%7.7%27.5%7.3%26.5%5.1%-1.5%304.4K-3.7M-6.7K0.11114.96N/AN/A9971051,635270
2017-02-15$44.15$45.0025.3%7.3%27.2%6.2%25.6%3.2%-0.3%332.1K-3.3M-6.2K0.10109.73N/AN/A997951,635270
2017-02-16$43.60$45.0023.5%6.7%26.7%5.0%26.7%11.8%-2.5%298.5K-3.1M-6.1K0.09114.51N/AN/A976921,635281
2017-02-17$43.75$45.0034.3%9.8%26.6%12.1%30.6%1.8%-6.2%176.0K-2.3M-5.0K0.09121.33N/AN/A976921,635281
2017-02-21$44.63$45.0022.2%6.4%27.1%4.2%23.3%8.3%-0.5%233.6K-1.9M-5.3K0.02117.09N/AN/A8061697889
2017-02-22$44.30$45.0047.9%13.7%26.6%21.1%45.1%8.5%-11.3%125.9K-2.3M-5.4K0.02131.91N/AN/A8101698990
2017-02-23$44.65$45.0024.3%7.0%26.6%5.5%24.2%8.3%-0.5%234.4K-2.0M-5.2K0.02114.01N/AN/A8101699490
2017-02-24$44.10$45.0060.3%17.3%26.7%29.2%68.6%15.7%-46.2%90.0K-2.2M-5.5K0.02132.86N/AN/A8101699490
2017-02-27$44.55$45.0027.6%7.9%25.0%7.7%27.9%9.5%1.7%225.7K-2.1M-5.0K0.03112.52N/AN/A5611699490
2017-02-28$44.25$45.0062.3%17.9%25.2%30.5%63.8%4.7%-26.4%174.7K-3.7M-6.9K0.03131.68N/AN/A561161,49490