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能源化工期权策略早报-20250716
Wu Kuang Qi Huo·2025-07-16 08:48
  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, some varieties are selected for option strategy analysis and suggestions. Strategies mainly involve constructing option combination strategies with sellers as the main body, as well as spot hedging or covered strategies to enhance returns [2][8] 3. Summary by Related Catalogs 3.1 Futures Market Overview - For various energy - chemical options, data on the latest price, change, change rate, trading volume, volume change, open interest, and open interest change of the underlying contracts are presented. For example, the latest price of crude oil (SC2509) is 506, down 4 with a change rate of - 0.73%, trading volume of 5.74 million lots, and an open interest of 2.62 million lots [3] 3.2 Option Factor - Volume and Open Interest PCR - Data on the trading volume, volume change, open interest, open interest change, volume PCR, volume PCR change, open interest PCR, and open interest PCR change of different option varieties are provided. For instance, the volume PCR of crude oil is 0.72 with a change of 0.02, and the open interest PCR is 0.66 with a change of - 0.09 [4] 3.3 Option Factor - Pressure and Support Levels - The pressure points, pressure point offsets, support points, support point offsets, maximum call option open interest, and maximum put option open interest of different option varieties are listed. For example, the pressure point of crude oil is 660 and the support point is 510 [5] 3.4 Option Factor - Implied Volatility - Data on the at - the - money implied volatility, weighted implied volatility, weighted implied volatility change, annual average, call option implied volatility, put option implied volatility, 20 - day historical volatility, and implied - historical volatility difference of different option varieties are given. For example, the at - the - money implied volatility of crude oil is 27.54%, and the weighted implied volatility is 33.83% with a change of - 3.99% [6] 3.5 Strategies and Suggestions for Different Option Varieties 3.5.1 Energy - related Options (Crude Oil, LPG) - Crude Oil: Fundamentally, OPEC + is increasing production, and US supply is following the oil price rebound. The short - term market is weak. Optionally, the implied volatility fluctuates around the mean, the open interest PCR indicates increasing short - selling power, and the pressure and support levels are 660 and 500 respectively. Volatility strategies involve constructing a short - neutral call + put option combination, and spot long - hedging strategies involve constructing a long collar strategy [7] - LPG: Fundamentally, global supply differences are decreasing, and demand has uncertainties. The short - term market is bearish. Optionally, the implied volatility fluctuates around the historical mean, the open interest PCR indicates increasing short - selling power, and the pressure and support levels are 5100 and 4000 respectively. Similar to crude oil, volatility and spot long - hedging strategies are provided [9] 3.5.2 Alcohol - related Options (Methanol, Ethylene Glycol) - Methanol: Fundamentally, domestic production is expected to increase after maintenance, and port inventory is rising. The short - term market is in a narrow - range fluctuation. Optionally, the implied volatility is below the historical mean, the open interest PCR indicates a weak - oscillating market, and the pressure and support levels are 2950 and 2200 respectively. Volatility and spot long - hedging strategies are proposed [9] - Ethylene Glycol: Fundamentally, port inventory is rising, and the destocking process will slow down. The short - term market is under pressure and bearish. Optionally, the implied volatility fluctuates around the historical mean, the open interest PCR indicates a weak trend, and the pressure and support levels are 4350 and 4300 respectively. Volatility and spot long - hedging strategies are provided [10] 3.5.3 Polyolefin - related Options (PP, PVC, L, EB) - Polypropylene: Fundamentally, PP inventory has mixed changes. The short - term market is weak with upward pressure. Optionally, the implied volatility fluctuates around the historical mean, the open interest PCR indicates a weakening trend, and the pressure and support levels are 7500 and 6800 respectively. Spot long - hedging strategies are proposed [10] - Polyvinyl Chloride: No detailed fundamental analysis is provided. Option - related data such as volume and open interest PCR, implied volatility, and pressure and support levels are given, along with corresponding strategies [115 - 136] - Polyethylene: Similar to other polyolefins, data on option factors and corresponding strategies are presented [137 - 155] - Styrene: Data on option factors and corresponding strategies are provided, including fundamental analysis of price trends [156 - 174] 3.5.4 Rubber - related Options (Rubber, Synthetic Rubber) - Rubber: Fundamentally, the natural rubber market price has rebounded, but downstream demand is weak. The short - term market is in a low - level consolidation. Optionally, the implied volatility fluctuates around the mean, the open interest PCR indicates a certain short - selling power, and the pressure and support levels are 15000 and 13000 respectively. Volatility strategies are proposed [11] - Synthetic Rubber: Data on option factors and corresponding strategies are presented [195 - 212] 3.5.5 Polyester - related Options (PX, PTA, PF, PR) - PTA: Fundamentally, PTA production load is rising after the maintenance season. The short - term market is weak with upward pressure. Optionally, the implied volatility fluctuates around the mean, the open interest PCR indicates a weakening trend, and the pressure and support levels are 5000 and 3800 respectively. Volatility strategies are proposed [11] 3.5.6 Alkali - related Options (Caustic Soda, Soda Ash, Urea) - Caustic Soda: Fundamentally, the capacity utilization rate has mixed changes. The short - term market is bullish. Optionally, the implied volatility fluctuates around the mean, the open interest PCR is around 0.8, and the pressure and support levels are 3400 and 2200 respectively. Spot long - hedging strategies are proposed [12] - Soda Ash: Fundamentally, enterprise inventory is accumulating. The short - term market is in a low - level bullish consolidation. Optionally, the implied volatility fluctuates around the historical mean, the open interest PCR indicates a weak - oscillating market, and the pressure and support levels are 2080 and 1100 respectively. Directional, volatility, and spot long - hedging strategies are provided [12] - Urea: Fundamentally, supply - demand differences are decreasing, and the market is affected by export expectations. The short - term market is oscillating under bearish pressure. Optionally, the implied volatility is slightly below the historical mean, the open interest PCR is below 0.8, and the pressure and support levels are 1900 and 1700 respectively. Volatility and spot long - hedging strategies are proposed [13]