PCH Options History — April 2017

In April 2017, PCH traded between $45.10 and $47.83. ATM implied volatility averaged 34.2%, placing in the 12.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 8.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 14.8% (HV 20d: 19.3%). 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 3.59.

Notable Days

  • 2017-04-10: Highest Volume — 2,089 contracts
  • 2017-04-07: Largest IV spike — 105.0% change
  • 2017-04-11: Highest IV Rank — 45.1%
  • 2017-04-26: Largest Expected Move — 11.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$46.54$45.10$47.83$45.93$45.10
Max Pain$40.79$40.00$45.00$45.00$40.00
ATM IV34.2%15.9%84.4%24.4%26.8%
Expected Move8.9%6.0%11.9%7.0%7.7%
HV 20d19.3%12.1%30.4%12.2%30.4%
HV 60d21.1%20.5%23.0%20.7%23.0%
IV Rank12.0%0.0%45.1%5.6%7.2%
IV Percentile55.2%0.0%98.0%27.8%35.3%
Term Structure-3.4%-18.5%7.1%1.1%7.1%
VWIV31.1%21.1%50.7%24.2%31.6%
Skew 25d0.3%-44.7%25.7%25.7%-0.1%
Skew 10d9.2%-8.4%57.9%57.9%4.8%
Call IV 25d33.8%22.8%71.9%22.8%30.9%
Put IV 25d34.1%24.1%49.1%48.5%30.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %102.6189.50129.26109.60109.11
Gamma HHI0.730.520.940.710.89
Net GEX287.8K91.3K623.6K184.7K405.0K
Net DEX-2.6M-3.8M-1.5M-1.9M-2.4M
Net VEX-8.5K-12.2K-5.7K-6.0K-6.9K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio3.590.0213.550.020.38
Total Volume743.105822,0891,336159
Total OI2,911.5791,5744,1411,5743,697

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2017-04-03$45.93$45.0024.4%7.0%12.2%5.6%24.2%25.7%1.1%184.7K-1.9M-6.0K0.02109.60N/AN/A1,304321,457117
2017-04-04$46.03$45.0038.8%11.1%12.1%15.0%50.7%-44.7%-17.7%155.5K-1.5M-5.7K0.58129.26N/AN/A73421,457117
2017-04-05$45.38$45.0020.9%6.0%12.6%3.3%21.1%-11.5%2.4%177.4K-1.9M-5.9K1.05115.81N/AN/A40421,474127
2017-04-06$46.45$40.0015.9%7.7%14.3%0.0%26.6%3.1%-2.1%198.7K-2.1M-5.9K13.55103.72N/AN/A405421,477127
2017-04-07$47.73$40.0032.6%7.8%16.2%11.0%23.8%-2.5%5.4%163.2K-2.0M-7.7K13.5596.55N/AN/A405421,477627
2017-04-10$47.83$40.0046.6%8.9%15.7%20.2%29.4%-0.4%-3.7%165.5K-2.5M-9.3K0.3597.08N/AN/A1,5465431,477627
2017-04-11$46.73$40.0084.4%10.1%18.5%45.1%34.6%8.3%-9.6%330.0K-3.1M-12.2K0.37107.17N/AN/A1,4775432,535628
2017-04-12$46.15$40.0031.2%9.0%19.0%10.1%31.9%-1.1%-2.8%161.5K-1.5M-8.0K5.6097.83N/AN/A975432,535628
2017-04-13$46.95$40.0029.9%8.6%19.8%9.2%29.2%3.0%-3.6%188.0K-2.3M-8.4K5.6090.02N/AN/A975432,545628
2017-04-17$47.00$40.0027.1%7.8%19.8%7.3%28.8%-2.7%-1.9%236.1K-2.5M-8.0K5.6093.61N/AN/A975432,565628
2017-04-18$47.10$40.0029.7%8.5%19.5%9.1%29.2%3.8%-3.2%318.8K-2.4M-7.5K5.6095.38N/AN/A975432,565628
2017-04-19$46.33$40.0035.9%10.3%20.3%13.2%32.1%7.1%-7.9%91.3K-2.2M-6.6K0.4396.60N/AN/A1,2405372,565628
2017-04-20$46.80$40.0034.4%9.8%20.4%12.1%35.0%6.4%-6.0%361.4K-3.1M-11.2K6.4792.69N/AN/A835373,491634
2017-04-21$46.93$40.0029.6%8.5%20.2%9.0%30.3%-0.1%-4.8%388.7K-3.6M-9.5K7.3696.88N/AN/A735373,507634
2017-04-24$46.90$40.0035.6%10.2%20.3%13.0%36.0%1.2%-6.1%385.9K-3.8M-10.0K0.0389.50N/AN/A1,119372,493134
2017-04-25$45.28$40.0031.6%9.1%24.2%10.3%31.8%-0.8%-18.5%495.2K-3.8M-10.9K0.7699.03N/AN/A85653,536134
2017-04-26$46.58$40.0041.5%11.9%26.1%16.9%33.3%3.4%2.5%437.1K-3.4M-11.3K0.56103.33N/AN/A78443,561165
2017-04-27$47.08$40.0032.0%9.2%25.9%10.6%31.9%7.5%4.3%623.6K-3.8M-11.1K0.38126.31N/AN/A115443,530165
2017-04-28$45.10$40.0026.8%7.7%30.4%7.2%31.6%-0.1%7.1%405.0K-2.4M-6.9K0.38109.11N/AN/A115443,532165