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金属期权策略早报-20250902
Wu Kuang Qi Huo·2025-09-02 01:07
  1. Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content provided. 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - For non - ferrous metals, which are in a weak and volatile state, a seller's neutral volatility strategy is recommended [2]. - For the black - series metals, with large - amplitude price fluctuations, a short - volatility combination strategy is suitable [2]. - For precious metals, as they are rising and breaking upward, a spot hedging strategy is proposed [2]. 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs 3.1 Futures Market Overview - Copper (CU2510): The latest price is 79,660, down 50 (-0.06%), with a trading volume of 7.85 million lots (an increase of 0.74 million lots) and an open interest of 18.06 million lots (an increase of 0.68 million lots) [3]. - Aluminum (AL2510): The latest price is 20,690, up 20 (0.10%), with a trading volume of 15.86 million lots (an increase of 3.73 million lots) and an open interest of 22.12 million lots (a decrease of 1.54 million lots) [3]. - Other metals also have their respective price, trading volume, and open - interest data detailed in the report [3]. 3.2 Option Factors - Volume and Open Interest PCR - For copper, the volume PCR is 0.34 (a decrease of 0.08), and the open - interest PCR is 0.74 (a decrease of 0.06) [4]. - For aluminum, the volume PCR is 0.45 (a decrease of 0.13), and the open - interest PCR is 0.81 (a decrease of 0.02) [4]. - Different metals have different PCR values, which are used to describe the strength of the option underlying market and the turning points of the market [4]. 3.3 Option Factors - Pressure and Support Levels - Copper: The pressure point is 82,000, and the support point is 78,000 [5]. - Aluminum: The pressure point is 21,000, and the support point is 20,200 [5]. - These levels are determined by the strike prices of the maximum open interest of call and put options [5]. 3.4 Option Factors - Implied Volatility - Copper: The at - the - money implied volatility is 11.50%, the weighted implied volatility is 16.24% (an increase of 2.46%), and the difference between implied and historical volatility is - 1.90% [6]. - Aluminum: The at - the - money implied volatility is 9.50%, the weighted implied volatility is 10.75% (an increase of 0.15%), and the difference between implied and historical volatility is - 1.49% [6]. - Implied volatility reflects the market's expectation of future price fluctuations [6]. 3.5 Strategy and Recommendations 3.5.1 Non - Ferrous Metals - Copper Options: - Fundamental analysis: The total inventory of the three major exchanges increased by 0.7 million tons, with different changes in each exchange's inventory [8]. - Market analysis: The Shanghai copper market showed a high - level consolidation pattern [8]. - Option factor analysis: Implied volatility fluctuates around the historical average, and the open - interest PCR indicates some pressure above [8]. - Strategy: A short - volatility seller's option combination strategy and a spot long - hedging strategy are recommended [8]. - Other Non - Ferrous Metals (Aluminum, Zinc, etc.): Similar analysis and strategy recommendations are provided for each metal, considering their fundamentals, market trends, option factors, and proposing corresponding directional, volatility, and spot - hedging strategies [9][10][11]. 3.5.2 Precious Metals - Gold/Silver Options: - Fundamental analysis: The US economic data in the second quarter showed better - than - expected growth and lower - than - expected inflation [12]. - Market analysis: Shanghai gold is in a short - term consolidation and upward - breaking trend [12]. - Option factor analysis: Implied volatility is around the historical average, and the open - interest PCR indicates strong support below [12]. - Strategy: A neutral short - volatility option seller's combination strategy and a spot - hedging strategy are recommended [12]. 3.5.3 Black - Series Metals - Rebar, Iron Ore, etc.: - Fundamental analysis: Inventory data of rebar and iron ore are provided, showing different inventory changes [13]. - Market analysis: Rebar is in a weak consolidation pattern, and iron ore is in an interval - fluctuating and rebounding pattern [13]. - Option factor analysis: Implied volatility and open - interest PCR are analyzed for each metal [13][14][15]. - Strategy: Short - volatility combination strategies and spot - hedging or spot - covered strategies are recommended according to different situations [13][14][15].