PL Options History — September 2023

In September 2023, PL traded between $2.48 and $3.33. ATM implied volatility averaged 68.7%, placing in the 24.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 19.1%. IV traded above realized volatility by 15.4% (HV 20d: 53.4%). Max pain ranged from $2.50 to $5.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 11 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.12.

Notable Days

  • 2023-09-08: Highest Volume — 3,827 contracts
  • 2023-09-12: Largest IV spike — 45.3% change
  • 2023-09-06: Highest IV Rank — 55.6%
  • 2023-09-01: Largest Expected Move — 26.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$2.79$2.48$3.33$3.33$2.60
Max Pain$3.00$2.50$5.00$2.50$2.50
ATM IV68.7%50.0%109.5%93.3%70.0%
Expected Move19.1%14.3%26.8%26.8%20.1%
HV 20d53.4%34.5%59.6%34.6%57.8%
HV 60d56.0%46.7%89.7%89.7%52.6%
IV Rank24.0%9.6%55.6%43.1%25.0%
IV Percentile52.6%12.3%95.2%90.1%61.1%
Term Structure-3.2%-74.3%16.2%-74.3%-14.5%
VWIV66.6%43.9%120.3%120.3%70.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %22.397.3045.077.4118.15
Gamma HHI0.560.460.810.750.48
Net GEX12.1K7.0K24.4K24.4K11.9K
Net DEX-470.8K-721.6K-165.9K-721.6K-520.5K
Net VEX-6.7K-7.9K-4.7K-6.8K-7.3K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.120.0011.610.590.85
Total Volume538.7293,8275448
Total OI21,831.4518,26823,67718,26823,677

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2023-09-01$3.33$2.5093.3%26.8%34.6%43.1%120.3%0.0%-74.3%24.4K-721.6K-6.8K0.597.41N/AN/A342016,1762,092
2023-09-05$3.30$5.0075.8%22.9%34.5%29.5%80.9%0.0%-11.4%21.0K-601.1K-6.1K0.097.30N/AN/A1961716,2052,112
2023-09-06$3.17$5.00109.5%21.6%35.9%55.6%0.0%0.0%-5.4%17.4K-542.1K-5.7K0.0010.35N/AN/A261016,3712,106
2023-09-07$3.10$5.0083.6%23.9%36.4%35.5%78.6%0.0%-9.4%17.9K-551.6K-6.0K2.0330.42N/AN/A5681,15316,5272,106
2023-09-08$2.75$5.0058.8%18.4%54.5%16.4%64.1%0.0%1.3%7.0K-165.9K-4.7K0.8322.17N/AN/A2,0861,74117,0672,986
2023-09-11$2.83$2.5063.3%18.4%55.0%19.9%64.2%0.0%3.8%10.3K-473.3K-6.2K1.7736.63N/AN/A12822618,4573,312
2023-09-12$2.91$2.5092.0%20.5%56.5%42.1%71.6%0.0%-7.8%11.4K-477.6K-6.4K0.3932.89N/AN/A512018,4263,522
2023-09-13$2.75$2.5064.9%18.6%58.2%21.1%64.8%0.0%3.3%8.7K-399.8K-6.2K11.6134.59N/AN/A1820918,4173,542
2023-09-14$2.80$2.5066.9%19.2%59.0%22.6%67.6%0.0%0.1%9.1K-375.0K-6.1K0.7336.61N/AN/A27820318,4233,744
2023-09-15$2.80$2.5052.7%15.1%58.8%11.7%48.0%0.0%16.2%8.6K-380.9K-6.2K0.0517.05N/AN/A120618,5953,944
2023-09-18$2.69$2.5052.8%15.1%59.4%11.7%52.8%0.0%10.1%7.8K-260.1K-5.8K0.0016.10N/AN/A2,155218,2163,706
2023-09-19$2.71$2.5056.7%16.3%59.4%14.7%56.5%0.0%10.1%10.8K-566.9K-7.7K1.327.97N/AN/A405319,9643,119
2023-09-20$2.74$2.5050.0%14.3%59.6%9.6%43.9%0.0%14.0%11.1K-593.7K-7.8K0.0118.97N/AN/A72120,0053,160
2023-09-21$2.71$2.5058.5%16.8%59.1%16.1%58.5%0.0%8.2%10.9K-576.2K-7.9K1.057.97N/AN/A16517320,0763,161
2023-09-22$2.60$2.5064.0%18.4%58.7%20.4%64.0%0.0%0.8%10.1K-427.3K-7.2K0.2622.57N/AN/A1413720,1183,074
2023-09-25$2.54$2.5064.6%18.5%58.4%20.8%63.7%0.0%-3.9%10.9K-461.3K-7.3K0.0418.12N/AN/A2711120,2483,055
2023-09-26$2.48$2.5063.4%18.2%58.5%19.9%62.3%0.0%1.0%10.8K-418.7K-7.1K0.1525.81N/AN/A1452220,5173,064
2023-09-27$2.50$2.5069.1%19.8%56.1%24.3%69.1%0.0%-5.3%11.0K-439.4K-7.2K0.5331.68N/AN/A191020,6593,004
2023-09-28$2.56$2.5064.3%18.4%56.9%20.6%64.7%0.0%-1.5%11.4K-463.5K-7.3K0.0445.07N/AN/A71320,6623,014
2023-09-29$2.60$2.5070.0%20.1%57.8%25.0%70.0%0.0%-14.5%11.9K-520.5K-7.3K0.8518.15N/AN/A262220,6603,017