能源化工期权:能源化工期权策略早报-20251210
Wu Kuang Qi Huo·2025-12-10 00:46
  1. Report Industry Investment Rating - No relevant information provided 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - The energy - chemical sector is mainly 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 is compiled based on the underlying market analysis, option factor research, and option strategy suggestions [10] 3. Summary According to Relevant Catalogs 3.1 Futures Market Overview of Underlying Assets - The report includes the latest prices, price changes, price change percentages, trading volumes, volume changes, open interests, and open - interest changes of futures contracts for various energy - chemical options such as crude oil, LPG, methanol, etc. For example, the latest price of crude oil (SC2601) is 443, with a price change of - 6 and a change percentage of - 1.31%, trading volume of 7.50 million lots, and an open interest of 2.98 million lots [5] 3.2 Option Factors - Volume and Open Interest PCR - The report presents the trading volume, volume change, open interest, open - interest change, volume PCR, volume PCR change, open - interest PCR, and open - interest PCR change of various energy - chemical options. For example, the volume PCR of crude oil options is 0.70 with a change of 0.03, and the open - interest PCR is 0.60 with a change of - 0.08 [6] 3.3 Option Factors - Pressure and Support Levels - It shows the underlying contracts, at - the - money strike prices, pressure points, pressure - point offsets, support points, support - point offsets, maximum call open interests, and maximum put open interests of various energy - chemical options. For example, the pressure point of crude oil options is 540 and the support point is 430 [7] 3.4 Option Factors - Implied Volatility - The report provides the at - the - money implied volatility, weighted implied volatility, weighted implied volatility change, annual average implied volatility, call implied volatility, put implied volatility, 20 - day historical volatility, and the difference between implied and historical volatilities of various energy - chemical options. For example, the at - the - money implied volatility of crude oil options is 25.25%, and the weighted implied volatility is 27.35% with a change of 1.18% [8] 3.5 Option Strategies and Suggestions 3.5.1 Energy Options - Crude Oil - Underlying Market Analysis: US crude oil production is 13.815 million barrels per day, with a month - on - month increase of 0.01%; refinery throughput is 16.876 million barrels per day, with a month - on - month increase of 2.63%. Global floating storage has risen to 108.411 million barrels, with a month - on - month increase of 10.2%. The market has shown a weak trend recently [9] - Option Factor Research: The implied volatility of crude oil options fluctuates below the average level. The open - interest PCR is below 0.70, indicating a weak market. The pressure point is 540 and the support point is 430 [9] - Option Strategy Suggestions: Construct a bearish spread strategy for put options; construct a short - biased call + put option combination strategy; construct a long collar strategy for spot hedging [9] 3.5.2 Energy Options - LPG - Underlying Market Analysis: The crude oil price has been fluctuating around $63. There is still pressure on the upside due to oversupply. The domestic LPG market has been relatively stronger than the international market and crude oil recently. The market has shown an oscillating and declining trend [11] - Option Factor Research: The implied volatility of LPG options fluctuates around the average level. The open - interest PCR is below 0.80, indicating an oscillating market. The pressure point is 4500 and the support point is 4150 [11] - Option Strategy Suggestions: Construct a short - neutral call + put option combination strategy; construct a long collar strategy for spot hedging [11] 3.5.3 Alcohol Options - Methanol - Underlying Market Analysis: Enterprise inventories have declined this week. Multiple factors such as the pre - sale of some enterprises, continuous procurement by some olefins plants, and the delay of the restart of a large methanol plant have contributed to inventory reduction. The market has shown a weak and rebound - then - decline trend [11] - Option Factor Research: The implied volatility of methanol options fluctuates around the historical average level. The open - interest PCR is below 0.60, indicating a weak market. The pressure point is 2300 and the support point is 2000 [11] - Option Strategy Suggestions: Construct a bearish spread strategy for put options; construct a short - biased call + put option combination strategy; construct a long collar strategy for spot hedging [11] And so on for other option varieties (ethylene glycol, PVC, rubber, PTA, caustic soda, soda ash, urea, etc.) with similar structures of underlying market analysis, option factor research, and option strategy suggestions as above. Each variety's analysis and suggestions are detailed in the report [12][13][14][15]