PL Options History — September 2013

In September 2013, PL traded between $41.83 and $44.55. ATM implied volatility averaged 19.5%, placing in the 12.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 5.5%. IV traded below realized volatility by 1.5% (HV 20d: 21.0%). Max pain ranged from $35.00 to $45.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 17 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.22.

Notable Days

  • 2013-09-12: Highest Volume — 44 contracts
  • 2013-09-09: Largest IV spike — 35.0% change
  • 2013-09-09: Highest IV Rank — 29.4%
  • 2013-09-10: Largest Expected Move — 6.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$43.21$41.83$44.55$41.83$42.55
Max Pain$36.50$35.00$45.00$45.00$35.00
ATM IV19.5%16.3%27.9%20.4%18.7%
Expected Move5.5%4.7%6.5%5.9%5.4%
HV 20d21.0%19.2%24.0%19.7%20.8%
HV 60d21.2%19.7%22.4%22.3%20.3%
IV Rank12.7%6.2%29.4%14.4%11.0%
IV Percentile27.7%6.7%68.7%31.7%24.2%
Term Structure2.5%-3.5%7.3%-3.5%4.8%
VWIV22.5%17.9%32.9%22.6%32.9%
Skew 25d4.5%-7.8%51.8%-7.8%-3.6%
Skew 10d12.1%-5.7%74.2%-1.0%1.1%
Call IV 25d19.3%15.1%24.0%22.7%19.3%
Put IV 25d23.8%14.4%70.6%14.9%15.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %69.0431.42105.6956.5134.52
Gamma HHI0.500.440.660.540.47
Net GEX117.5K61.6K166.9K124.4K130.5K
Net DEX-3.0M-3.6M-2.3M-2.3M-2.7M
Net VEX-6.9K-8.0K-5.6K-7.8K-6.7K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.220.002.000.912.00
Total Volume10.25044423
Total OI1,392.41,3321,4241,3321,415

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-09-03$41.83$45.0020.4%5.9%19.7%14.4%0.0%-7.8%-3.5%124.4K-2.3M-7.8K0.9156.51N/AN/A22201,048284
2013-09-04$42.39$45.0018.8%5.4%19.3%11.2%0.0%0.2%2.1%123.1K-2.5M-8.0K0.0033.73N/AN/A801,070284
2013-09-05$42.71$45.0017.1%4.9%19.4%7.9%0.0%0.1%4.8%122.0K-2.6M-8.0K0.3348.63N/AN/A931,074284
2013-09-06$42.48$35.0020.7%6.0%19.5%15.0%22.6%-0.4%3.4%166.9K-2.7M-7.3K0.0098.83N/AN/A601,074287
2013-09-09$43.14$35.0027.9%5.4%20.2%29.4%20.3%3.9%0.3%141.5K-2.8M-7.4K0.00102.90N/AN/A601,080287
2013-09-10$43.90$35.0020.7%6.5%20.9%14.9%0.0%-5.2%-2.0%127.5K-2.9M-7.9K0.0046.02N/AN/A1101,083287
2013-09-11$44.26$35.0019.2%5.9%21.0%12.1%0.0%5.7%0.9%120.6K-3.4M-6.1K0.0076.32N/AN/A011,088287
2013-09-12$43.93$35.0020.2%5.8%21.1%13.9%0.0%8.3%1.6%110.6K-3.3M-6.8K0.0054.24N/AN/A4401,088288
2013-09-13$44.01$35.0020.2%5.8%20.4%14.0%0.0%4.3%2.3%118.0K-3.4M-7.0K0.0095.60N/AN/A001,131288
2013-09-16$44.35$35.0016.3%4.7%20.3%6.2%17.9%-0.7%3.4%97.4K-3.6M-6.3K0.0082.51N/AN/A1101,131288
2013-09-17$44.55$35.0018.9%5.4%19.4%11.4%18.9%51.5%3.1%77.2K-3.6M-5.8K0.00101.96N/AN/A601,136288
2013-09-18$44.38$35.0016.5%4.7%19.2%6.6%0.0%0.4%4.2%92.1K-3.6M-6.4K0.0084.11N/AN/A001,130288
2013-09-19$42.69$35.0018.6%5.3%24.0%10.7%0.0%-1.7%2.6%110.9K-3.1M-6.5K0.0087.36N/AN/A001,130288
2013-09-20$42.40$35.0019.2%5.5%22.8%12.1%0.0%2.2%7.3%129.8K-2.9M-6.8K0.1333.98N/AN/A811,130288
2013-09-23$42.16$35.0018.8%5.4%22.8%11.1%0.0%-6.8%3.5%129.5K-2.4M-7.5K0.0085.24N/AN/A101,110288
2013-09-24$42.53$35.0021.6%6.2%23.1%16.7%32.9%-7.0%0.6%124.1K-2.6M-7.4K0.0067.25N/AN/A2401,111288
2013-09-25$43.35$35.0018.6%5.3%22.4%10.8%0.0%51.8%4.2%61.6K-3.3M-5.6K0.0053.96N/AN/A1901,111288
2013-09-26$43.37$35.0021.3%6.1%22.4%16.1%0.0%-0.6%-0.5%129.3K-3.3M-6.1K0.00105.69N/AN/A201,125288
2013-09-27$43.18$35.0017.3%5.0%22.1%8.2%0.0%-5.0%7.0%112.5K-3.2M-6.4K0.0031.42N/AN/A001,127288
2013-09-30$42.55$35.0018.7%5.4%20.8%11.0%0.0%-3.6%4.8%130.5K-2.7M-6.7K2.0034.52N/AN/A121,127288