能源化工期权策略早报-20250521

1. Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content provided. 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - The energy - chemical sector is divided into energy, alcohols, polyolefins, rubber, polyesters, alkalis, and others. For each sector, options strategies and suggestions are provided for selected varieties. Each option variety's strategy report includes analysis of the underlying market, research on option factors, and option strategy recommendations [8]. - The overall strategy is to construct option portfolio strategies mainly as sellers, along with spot hedging or covered strategies to enhance returns [2]. 3. Summary by Related Catalogs 3.1 Futures Market Overview - The report presents the latest prices, price changes, price change rates, trading volumes, volume changes, open interests, and open interest changes of various energy - chemical option underlying futures contracts, such as crude oil, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), methanol, etc. For example, the latest price of crude oil SC2507 is 468, with a price increase of 3 and a price change rate of 0.69% [3]. 3.2 Option Factors - Volume and Open Interest PCR - The volume and open interest PCR of various option varieties are provided. The volume PCR and open interest PCR are used to describe the strength of the option underlying market and the turning point of the underlying market respectively. For example, the volume PCR of crude oil is 0.75 with a change of - 0.23, and the open interest PCR is 0.75 with a change of - 0.00 [4]. 3.3 Option Factors - Pressure and Support Levels - From the perspective of the strike prices with the largest open interest of call and put options, the pressure and support levels of option underlying are analyzed. For example, the pressure level of crude oil is 570 and the support level is 400 [5]. 3.4 Option Factors - Implied Volatility - The report shows the at - the - money implied volatility, weighted implied volatility, change in weighted implied volatility, annual average implied volatility, call implied volatility, put implied volatility, 20 - day historical volatility, and the difference between implied and historical volatility of various option varieties. For example, the at - the - money implied volatility of crude oil is 28.69%, and the weighted implied volatility is 31.72% with a change of - 1.34% [6]. 3.5 Strategy and Suggestions for Each Option Variety 3.5.1 Energy - related Options - Crude Oil: Fundamentally, OPEC+ plans to increase supply, but the actual increase is limited, and US shale oil production has recovered. The market has shown a pattern of short - term recovery followed by a decline. Option strategies include constructing a short neutral call + put option combination strategy and a long collar strategy for spot hedging [7]. - Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG): The expected Saudi CP prices are rising. The market is in a weak and bearish state. Strategies involve constructing a short bearish call + put option combination strategy and a long collar strategy for spot hedging [9]. 3.5.2 Alcohol - related Options - Methanol: Port inventory is decreasing, and the market has shown a pattern of recent increase followed by a decline. Strategies include a bull call spread strategy, a short neutral call + put option combination strategy, and a long collar strategy for spot hedging [9]. - Ethylene Glycol: Port inventory is decreasing, and the market is in a short - term bullish state. Strategies include a bull call spread strategy, a short volatility strategy, and a long collar strategy for spot hedging [10]. 3.5.3 Polyolefin - related Options - Polypropylene: PP production enterprise inventory is decreasing, and the market has shown a pattern of recent increase followed by a decline. Strategies include a bull call spread strategy and a long collar strategy for spot hedging [10]. 3.5.4 Rubber - related Options - Rubber: Natural rubber social inventory has a slight increase. The market has shown a pattern of recent increase followed by a decline. Strategies include a bull call spread strategy and a short neutral call + put option combination strategy [11]. 3.5.5 Polyester - related Options - PTA: PTA and polyester loads are rising. The market is in a bullish state with high - level fluctuations. Strategies include a bull call spread strategy and a short bullish call + put option combination strategy [12]. 3.5.6 Alkali - related Options - Caustic Soda: Downstream demand is weak, and inventory pressure is high. The market is in a short - term volatile state. Strategies include a short bearish strangle option combination strategy and a covered call strategy for spot hedging [13]. - Soda Ash: The start - up rate is decreasing, and inventory is rising. The market is in a weak bearish state. Strategies include a bear put spread strategy, a short neutral call + put option combination strategy, and a long collar strategy for spot hedging [13]. 3.5.7 Other Options - Urea: Enterprise inventory is decreasing, and the market has shown a pattern of recent increase followed by a shock. Strategies include a bull call spread strategy, a short neutral call + put option combination strategy, and a long collar strategy for spot hedging [14]. 3.6 Option Charts - For each option variety, there are price trend charts, volume and open interest charts, open interest PCR and trading volume PCR charts, implied volatility charts, historical volatility cone charts, and charts showing pressure and support levels, providing visual data for market analysis [16][37][57] etc.