能源化工期权 2026-01-09 能源化工期权策略早报 | 李立勤 | 高级投研经 | 从业资格号：F3074095 | 交易咨询号：Z0017896 | 邮箱：lilq@wkqh.cn | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | 理 | | | | | 黄柯涵 | 期权研究员 | 从业资格号：F03138607 | 电话：0755-23375252 | 邮箱：huangkh@wkqh.cn | | 李仁君 | 产业服务 | 从业资格号：F03090207 | 交易咨询号：Z0016947 | 邮箱：lirj@wkqh.cn | 能源化工期权策略早报概要：能源类：原油、LPG；聚烯烃类期权：聚丙烯、聚氯乙烯、塑料、苯乙烯；聚酯类期 权：对二甲苯、PTA、短纤、瓶片；碱化工类：烧碱、纯碱；其他能源化工类：橡胶等。 策略上：构建卖方为主的期权组合策略以及现货套保或备兑策略增强收益。 表1：标的期货市场概况 | 期权品种 | 标的合约 | 最新价 | 涨跌 | 涨跌幅 | 成交量 | 量变化 | 持仓量 | 仓变化 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ...

能源化工期权 2026-01-07 能源化工期权策略早报 | 李立勤 | 高级投研经 | 从业资格号：F3074095 | 交易咨询号：Z0017896 | 邮箱：lilq@wkqh.cn | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | 理 | | | | | 黄柯涵 | 期权研究员 | 从业资格号：F03138607 | 电话：0755-23375252 | 邮箱：huangkh@wkqh.cn | | 李仁君 | 产业服务 | 从业资格号：F03090207 | 交易咨询号：Z0016947 | 邮箱：lirj@wkqh.cn | 能源化工期权策略早报概要：能源类：原油、LPG；聚烯烃类期权：聚丙烯、聚氯乙烯、塑料、苯乙烯；聚酯类期 权：对二甲苯、PTA、短纤、瓶片；碱化工类：烧碱、纯碱；其他能源化工类：橡胶等。 策略上：构建卖方为主的期权组合策略以及现货套保或备兑策略增强收益。 表1：标的期货市场概况 | 期权品种 | 标的合约 | 最新价 | 涨跌 | 涨跌幅 | 成交量 | 量变化 | 持仓量 | 仓变化 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ...

能源化工期权策略早报概要：能源类：原油、LPG；聚烯烃类期权：聚丙烯、聚氯乙烯、塑料、苯乙烯；聚酯类期 权：对二甲苯、PTA、短纤、瓶片；碱化工类：烧碱、纯碱；其他能源化工类：橡胶等。 策略上：构建卖方为主的期权组合策略以及现货套保或备兑策略增强收益。 表1：标的期货市场概况 | 期权品种 | 标的合约 | 最新价 | 涨跌 | 涨跌幅 | 成交量 | 量变化 | 持仓量 | 仓变化 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | （%） | (万手) | | (万手) | | | 原油 | SC2602 | 432 | -6 | -1.46 | 5.20 | -1.41 | 2.96 | -0.08 | | 液化气 | PG2602 | 4,132 | 40 | 0.98 | 8.66 | 1.37 | 5.94 | -0.32 | | 甲醇 | MA2602 | 2,207 | 21 | 0.96 | 13.53 | 3.48 | 4.46 | -0.95 | | 乙二醇 | EG2602 | 3,649 | -57 ...

Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the given content Core Viewpoints - The implied volatility has risen, and the market has seen a significant increase [1] Summary by Relevant Catalogs Option Market Data - Financial Options - 50ETF options had an average daily trading volume of 771,000 contracts this week, a -0.47% decrease from the previous week. The put - call trading ratio was 0.88, higher than the historical average, and the put - call holding ratio last week was 1.01, also higher than the historical average [1] - Huatai - Baorui 300ETF options had an average daily trading volume of 952,900 contracts and an average daily open interest of 1,334,700 contracts [1] - Southern China CSI 500ETF options had an average daily trading volume of 1,366,300 contracts and an average daily open interest of 1,283,900 contracts [1] - Huaxia SSE STAR 50ETF options had an average daily trading volume of 1,210,800 contracts and an average daily open interest of 2,298,000 contracts [1] - Shenzhen 100ETF options had an average daily trading volume of 61,100 contracts and an average daily open interest of 117,100 contracts [1] - GEM ETF options had an average daily trading volume of 1,774,600 contracts and an average daily open interest of 1,807,500 contracts [1] - CSI 300 index options had an average daily trading volume of 91,900 lots and an average daily open interest of 197,700 lots [1] - CSI 1000 index options had an average daily trading volume of 226,500 lots and an average daily open interest of 332,900 lots [1] Option Market Data - Volatility - As of the close on Friday, the implied volatility of CSI 300 index options was 15.33%, a 0.23% increase from a week ago; the implied volatility of 50ETF options was 12.47%, a 0.14% decrease from a week ago; the implied volatility of CSI 1000 index options was 18.88%, a 1.47% increase from a week ago [2] - In commodity options, the implied volatility of crude oil options was 15.53%, a 0.12% increase from a week ago; the implied volatility of lithium carbonate options was 52.67%, an 11.30% increase from a week ago; the implied volatility of rebar options was 25.43%, a 3.86% increase from a week ago; the implied volatility of soda ash options was 24.79%, a 1.26% increase from a week ago; the implied volatility of gold options was 25.43%, a 3.86% increase from a week ago; the implied volatility of silver options was 57.34%, a 13.60% increase from a week ago; the implied volatility of palm oil options was 16.62%, a -0.17% decrease from a week ago; the implied volatility of soybean oil options was 10.43%, a -0.52% decrease from a week ago; the implied volatility of rapeseed oil options was 15.26%, a 0.33% increase from a week ago; the implied volatility of rubber options was 18.83%, a 2.62% increase from a week ago [2]

Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating No information provided in the given content. 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - The energy and 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. The report analyzes the underlying market, option factors, and offers option strategy recommendations for each option variety [9]. - The overall strategy is to construct option portfolio strategies mainly based on sellers, as well as spot hedging or covered strategies to enhance returns [3]. 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs 3.1 Underlying 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 and chemical option underlying futures contracts, including crude oil, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), methanol, ethylene glycol, etc. For example, the latest price of crude oil (SC2602) is 433, with a decrease of 11 and a decline rate of -2.44% [4]. 3.2 Option Factors - Volume and Open Interest PCR - The report provides the trading volume, volume changes, open interest, open interest changes, trading volume PCR, volume PCR changes, open interest PCR, and open interest PCR changes of various energy and chemical options. The volume PCR and open interest PCR are mainly used to describe the strength of the option underlying market and the turning point of the underlying market respectively [5]. 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 report shows the pressure and support levels of various energy and chemical option underlying assets. For example, the pressure level of crude oil is 540 and the support level is 400 [6]. 3.4 Option Factors - Implied Volatility - The report lists the at - the - money implied volatility, weighted implied volatility, weighted implied volatility changes, annual average implied volatility, call implied volatility, put implied volatility, 20 - day historical volatility, and the difference between implied and historical volatility of various energy and chemical options. The weighted implied volatility uses volume - weighted average [7]. 3.5 Option Strategies and Suggestions - **Energy Options (Crude Oil and LPG)**: For crude oil, due to factors such as the delay of data release by the US Energy Department, the interception of Venezuelan VLCCs by the US military, and the decline in exports from Kazakhstan and the Middle East, the market shows a weak trend. Options strategies include constructing short - biased call + put option combination strategies and long collar strategies for spot hedging. For LPG, with limited supply growth and support from chemical demand, the market is also weak. Strategies involve constructing bear put spread strategies and short - biased call + put option combination strategies [8][10]. - **Alcohol Options (Methanol and Ethylene Glycol)**: Methanol has a high inventory expectation, and the market is weak. Strategies include constructing short - biased call + put option combination strategies and long collar strategies. Ethylene glycol has an inventory accumulation expectation, and the market is bearish. Strategies include constructing bear put spread strategies and short - volatility strategies [10][11]. - **Olefin Options (PVC)**: PVC's inventory has decreased, but the market is still under pressure. The strategy mainly focuses on spot long hedging by holding spot long + buying at - the - money put options + selling out - of - the - money call options [11]. - **Rubber Options**: Rubber's inventory is at a medium level, and the production of full - latex is squeezed. The market shows a warming trend. Strategies include constructing neutral - biased call + put option combination strategies [12]. - **Polyester Options (PTA)**: PTA's inventory is decreasing, and the market is short - term strong. Strategies include constructing bull call spread strategies and long - biased call + put option combination strategies [12]. - **Alkali Options (Caustic Soda and Soda Ash)**: Caustic soda's capacity utilization rate has increased, but the market is still weak. Strategies include constructing bear spread strategies and long collar strategies. Soda ash's inventory has decreased, and the market is in a low - level weak shock. Strategies include constructing bear spread strategies and short - volatility combination strategies [13]. - **Urea Options**: Urea's production has decreased, and the market is short - term weak. Strategies include constructing neutral - biased call + put option combination strategies and spot hedging strategies [14].

Report Summary 1. Investment Rating There is no information provided regarding the industry investment rating in the report. 2. Core Viewpoint - The energy - chemical sector is divided into energy, alcohols, polyolefins, rubber, polyesters, alkalis, and others. Options strategies and suggestions are provided for selected varieties in each sector, including analysis of underlying asset market conditions, option factor research, and option strategy recommendations [9]. 3. Summary by Category 3.1 Futures Market Overview - Various energy - chemical futures contracts are presented, including details such as the latest price, price change, percentage change, trading volume, volume change, open interest, and open interest change. For example, the latest price of crude oil (SC2602) is 445, with a price increase of 2 and a percentage increase of 0.38%. Its trading volume is 4.59 million lots, a decrease of 1.99 million lots, and the open interest is 3.48 million lots, a decrease of 0.19 million lots [4]. 3.2 Option Factors - **Volume - Open Interest PCR**: This factor is used to describe the strength of the option underlying asset market and the turning point of the underlying asset market. For instance, the volume PCR of crude oil is 0.73, with a change of 0.10, and the open interest PCR is 0.77, with a change of - 0.01 [5]. - **Pressure and Support Levels**: Determined from the strike prices with the largest open interest of call and put options. For example, the pressure level of crude oil is 540, and the support level is 400 [6]. - **Implied Volatility**: Includes at - the - money implied volatility, weighted implied volatility, and its change, annual average, call implied volatility, put implied volatility, historical 20 - day volatility, and the difference between implied and historical volatility. For example, the at - the - money implied volatility of crude oil is 24.115%, the weighted implied volatility is 27.68%, with a change of 0.37% [7]. 3.3 Option Strategies and Suggestions - **Crude Oil**: - **Underlying Asset Market Analysis**: The total US crude oil inventory decreased by 1.025 million barrels (- 0.12%) to 837 million barrels, while the strategic crude oil inventory increased by 249,000 barrels (+ 0.06%) to 412 million barrels. The market showed a weak trend overall [8]. - **Option Factor Research**: The implied volatility of crude oil options fluctuated below the average level. The open interest PCR was below 0.70, indicating a weak market. The pressure level was 540, and the support level was 430 [8]. - **Option Strategy Recommendations**: Directional strategy: None; Volatility strategy: Construct a short - biased call + put option combination strategy to obtain option time value and directional returns, and adjust the position dynamically to keep the delta of the position short; Spot long - hedging strategy: Construct a long collar strategy, holding a spot long position + buying a put option + selling an out - of - the - money call option [8]. - **Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)**: - **Underlying Asset Market Analysis**: The total LPG supply decreased by 52,000 tons to 1.1946 million tons last week. The demand side saw an increase in the operating rate to 75%. The market showed a bearish trend with resistance above [10]. - **Option Factor Research**: The implied volatility of LPG options fluctuated around the average level. The open interest PCR was below 0.80, indicating a weak market. The pressure level was 4300, and the support level was 4000 [10]. - **Option Strategy Recommendations**: Directional strategy: Construct a bearish put spread strategy to obtain directional returns; Volatility strategy: Construct a short - biased call + put option combination strategy; Spot long - hedging strategy: Construct a long collar strategy [10]. - **Methanol**: - **Underlying Asset Market Analysis**: The MTO operating rate decreased by 0.71 percentage points to 89.49%. The market showed a weak trend with resistance above [10]. - **Option Factor Research**: The implied volatility of methanol options fluctuated around the historical average level. The open interest PCR was below 0.60, indicating a weak market. The pressure level was 2300, and the support level was 2000 [10]. - **Option Strategy Recommendations**: Directional strategy: None; Volatility strategy: Construct a short - biased call + put option combination strategy; Spot long - hedging strategy: Construct a long collar strategy [10]. - **Ethylene Glycol**: - **Underlying Asset Market Analysis**: The inventory in the East China main port increased by 25,000 tons to 844,000 tons, indicating a continuous oversupply situation. The market showed a weak bearish trend [11]. - **Option Factor Research**: The implied volatility of ethylene glycol options fluctuated above the average level, with an increasing volatility. The open interest PCR was below 0.60, indicating strong bearish power. The pressure level was 3800, and the support level was 3600 [11]. - **Option Strategy Recommendations**: Directional strategy: Construct a bearish put spread strategy; Volatility strategy: Construct a short - volatility strategy; Spot long - hedging strategy: Hold a spot long position + buy a put option + sell an out - of - the - money call option [11]. - **Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)**: - **Underlying Asset Market Analysis**: The factory inventory of PVC was 344,000 tons (+18,000 tons), and the social inventory was 517,000 tons (- 12,000 tons). The market showed a weak trend with bearish pressure above [11]. - **Option Factor Research**: The implied volatility of PVC options decreased to a level below the average. The open interest PCR was below 0.60, indicating a continuous weakening trend. The pressure level was 5000, and the support level was 4300 [11]. - **Option Strategy Recommendations**: Directional strategy: None; Volatility strategy: None; Spot long - hedging strategy: Hold a spot long position + buy an at - the - money put option + sell an out - of - the - money call option [11]. - **Rubber**: - **Underlying Asset Market Analysis**: As of December 14, 2025, the total inventory of natural rubber in Qingdao was 498,900 tons, an increase of 10,200 tons. The market showed a weak consolidation trend [12]. - **Option Factor Research**: The implied volatility of rubber options gradually returned to a level around the average. The open interest PCR was below 0.60, indicating a weak overall market. The pressure level dropped significantly to 17,000, and the support level was 14,000 [12]. - **Option Strategy Recommendations**: Directional strategy: None; Volatility strategy: Construct a neutral - biased call + put option combination strategy; Spot hedging strategy: None [12]. - **Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA)**: - **Underlying Asset Market Analysis**: The PX plant operating rate remained high, and the new production capacity was expected to be put into operation. The PTA plant inventory continued to accumulate. The market showed a short - term strong trend after a rebound from oversold conditions [12]. - **Option Factor Research**: The implied volatility of PTA options fluctuated at a relatively low average level. The open interest PCR was above 1.00, indicating a strong PTA market recently. The pressure level was 4750, and the support level was 4400 [12]. - **Option Strategy Recommendations**: Directional strategy: Construct a bullish call spread strategy; Volatility strategy: Construct a long - biased call + put option combination strategy; Spot hedging strategy: None [12]. - **Caustic Soda**: - **Underlying Asset Market Analysis**: The average capacity utilization rate of caustic soda sample enterprises with a capacity of 200,000 tons and above was 84.7%, a decrease of 1.5% week - on - week. The market showed a weak bearish trend [13]. - **Option Factor Research**: The implied volatility of caustic soda options fluctuated at a relatively high level. The open interest PCR was below 0.60, indicating a weak market recently. The pressure level was 2320, and the support level was 2000 [13]. - **Option Strategy Recommendations**: Directional strategy: Construct a bearish spread strategy; Volatility strategy: None; Spot collar hedging strategy: Hold a spot long position + buy a put option + sell an out - of - the - money call option [13]. - **Soda Ash**: - **Underlying Asset Market Analysis**: The production cost of the ammonia - soda process decreased, and the production cost of the combined - soda process in East China also decreased. The market showed a low - level weak consolidation trend [13]. - **Option Factor Research**: The implied volatility of soda ash options fluctuated at a relatively high historical level. The open interest PCR was below 0.50, indicating a bearish market. The pressure level was 1300, and the support level was 1100 [13]. - **Option Strategy Recommendations**: Directional strategy: Construct a bearish spread strategy; Volatility strategy: Construct a short - volatility combination strategy; Spot long - hedging strategy: Construct a long collar strategy [13]. - **Urea**: - **Underlying Asset Market Analysis**: The supply - demand difference increased by 14.16% week - on - week, and the enterprise inventory decreased by 54,500 tons. The market showed a short - term weak trend with resistance above [14]. - **Option Factor Research**: The implied volatility of urea options fluctuated at a relatively low historical average level. The open interest PCR was below 0.60, indicating strong bearish pressure. The pressure level was 1700, and the support level was 1640 [14]. - **Option Strategy Recommendations**: Directional strategy: None; Volatility strategy: Construct a neutral - biased call + put option combination strategy; Spot hedging strategy: Hold a spot long position + buy an at - the - money put option + sell an out - of - the - money call option [14].

Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the document 2. Core Viewpoints - The energy - chemical industry is divided into several categories including energy, alcohols, polyolefins, rubber, polyesters, alkalis, etc. [9] - For each selected option variety, the report provides option strategies based on the analysis of the underlying market, option factor research, aiming to enhance returns through strategies such as option combinations and spot hedging [3][9] 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs 3.1 Futures Market Overview - The report presents the latest prices, price changes, trading volumes, and open interest of various energy - chemical option underlying futures contracts, such as the latest price of crude oil (SC2602) is 443 with a decline of 0 and a decline rate of - 0.02%, and its trading volume is 6.58 million lots with a decrease of 1.40 million lots [4] 3.2 Option Factor - Volume and Open Interest PCR - It shows the trading volume, volume changes, open interest, open interest changes, volume PCR, and open interest PCR of various option varieties. For example, the volume PCR of crude oil options is 0.63 with no change, and the open interest PCR is 0.77 with no change [5] 3.3 Option Factor - Pressure and Support Levels - The pressure points, support points, and their offsets of various option varieties are provided. For instance, the pressure point of crude oil options is 540 and the support point is 400 [6] 3.4 Option Factor - Implied Volatility - The report lists the at - the - money implied volatility, weighted implied volatility, its change, annual average, call implied volatility, put implied volatility, historical 20 - day volatility, and the difference between implied and historical volatility of each option variety. For example, the at - the - money implied volatility of crude oil options is 24.925%, and the weighted implied volatility is 27.31% with a decrease of - 0.25% [7] 3.5 Option Strategies and Recommendations - **Crude Oil Options**: - **Underlying Market Analysis**: US crude oil inventories have different changes. The overall trend shows a weak market [8] - **Option Factor Research**: Implied volatility fluctuates below the average, open interest PCR is below 0.70, pressure point is 540, and support point is 430 [8] - **Option Strategy Recommendations**: Construct bear spread of put options, sell call + put option combinations, and build long collar strategies for spot hedging [8] - **LPG Options**: - **Underlying Market Analysis**: The supply decreased last week, and the demand increased. The overall market shows a weak downward trend [10] - **Option Factor Research**: Implied volatility fluctuates around the average, open interest PCR is below 0.80, pressure point is 4300, and support point is 4000 [10] - **Option Strategy Recommendations**: Construct bear spread of put options, sell call + put option combinations, and use long collar strategies for spot hedging [10] - **Methanol Options**: - **Underlying Market Analysis**: The开工 rate of related industries has different changes, and the market shows a weak trend after a rebound [10] - **Option Factor Research**: Implied volatility fluctuates around the historical average, open interest PCR is below 0.60, pressure point is 2300, and support point is 2000 [10] - **Option Strategy Recommendations**: Sell call + put option combinations and use long collar strategies for spot hedging [10] - **Ethylene Glycol Options**: - **Underlying Market Analysis**: The inventory pressure increases, and the market shows a weak downward trend [11] - **Option Factor Research**: Implied volatility is above the average and rising, open interest PCR is below 0.60, pressure point is 3800, and support point is 3600 [11] - **Option Strategy Recommendations**: Construct bear spread of put options, sell volatility strategies, and use long collar strategies for spot hedging [11] - **PVC Options**: - **Underlying Market Analysis**: The inventory and开工 rate have changed, and the market is weak [11] - **Option Factor Research**: Implied volatility decreases below the average, open interest PCR is below 0.60, pressure point is 5000, and support point is 4300 [11] - **Option Strategy Recommendations**: Use long collar strategies for spot hedging [11] - **Rubber Options**: - **Underlying Market Analysis**: The inventory in Qingdao has increased, and the market shows a weak consolidation trend [12] - **Option Factor Research**: Implied volatility gradually returns to the average, open interest PCR is below 0.60, pressure point is 16000, and support point is 15000 [12] - **Option Strategy Recommendations**: Sell call + put option combinations to maintain a neutral position [12] - **PTA Options**: - **Underlying Market Analysis**: The supply is loose, and the market shows a strong short - term trend after a rebound [12] - **Option Factor Research**: Implied volatility is at a relatively low level, open interest PCR is around 0.80, pressure point is 4750, and support point is 4400 [12] - **Option Strategy Recommendations**: Construct bull spread of call options, sell call + put option combinations, and use long collar strategies for spot hedging [12] - **Caustic Soda Options**: - **Underlying Market Analysis**: The capacity utilization rate has decreased, and the market is weak [13] - **Option Factor Research**: Implied volatility is at a high level, open interest PCR is below 0.60, pressure point is 2320, and support point is 2000 [13] - **Option Strategy Recommendations**: Construct bear spread strategies, and use long collar strategies for spot hedging [13] - **Soda Ash Options**: - **Underlying Market Analysis**: The cost and profit situation has changed, and the market shows a weak consolidation trend [13] - **Option Factor Research**: Implied volatility is at a relatively high level, open interest PCR is below 0.50, pressure point is 1300, and support point is 1100 [13] - **Option Strategy Recommendations**: Construct bear spread strategies, sell volatility combinations, and use long collar strategies for spot hedging [13] - **Urea Options**: - **Underlying Market Analysis**: The supply - demand difference has increased, and the market shows a short - term weak trend [14] - **Option Factor Research**: Implied volatility is at a relatively low level, open interest PCR is below 0.60, pressure point is 1700, and support point is 1640 [14] - **Option Strategy Recommendations**: Sell call + put option combinations to maintain a neutral position, and use long collar strategies for spot hedging [14]

Report Summary 1. Investment Rating No investment rating for the industry is provided in the report. 2. Core View The market showed a narrow - range oscillation this week, with a significant increase in the implied volatility of metal options. In the financial options market, the trading volume of 50ETF options increased compared to the previous week, and the put - call trading ratio decreased, while the put - call holding ratio increased. Different types of options had various changes in trading volume, holding volume, and implied volatility [1][2]. 3. Summary by Category Financial Options - **Trading Volume and Holding Volume**: 50ETF options had an average daily trading volume of 1.0623 million contracts this week, a 37.14% increase from the previous week. The put - call trading ratio was 0.83, lower than the historical average, and the put - call holding ratio last week was 1.01, higher than the historical average. Other options such as Huatai - Baorui 300ETF options, Southern China CSI 500ETF options, etc., also had corresponding average daily trading and holding volumes [1]. - **Implied Volatility**: As of the close on Friday, the implied volatility of CSI 300 index options was 15.10%, a 1.06% increase from a week ago; the implied volatility of 50ETF options was 12.61%, a 1.09% increase; the implied volatility of CSI 1000 index options was 17.41%, a 0.16% decrease [2]. Commodity Options - **Implied Volatility**: As of the close on Friday, the implied volatility of crude oil options was 15.41%, a 0.53% decrease from a week ago; the implied volatility of lithium carbonate options was 41.37%, an 8.43% increase; the implied volatility of rebar options was 21.57%, a 2.26% increase; the implied volatility of soda ash options was 23.53%, a 1.01% increase; the implied volatility of gold options was 21.57%, a 2.26% increase; the implied volatility of silver options was 43.74%, a 6.02% increase; the implied volatility of palm oil options was 16.79%, a 0.34% increase; the implied volatility of soybean oil options was 10.95%, a 0.71% decrease; the implied volatility of rapeseed oil options was 14.93%, a 1.86% increase; the implied volatility of rubber options was 16.20%, a 0.85% increase [2].

Group 1: Report Overview - The report is an early morning strategy report for energy and chemical options dated December 22, 2025 [2] - The report covers various types of energy and chemical options, including energy, polyolefins, polyesters, alkali chemicals, and others [3] - The recommended strategy is to construct an option portfolio strategy mainly based on sellers, as well as spot hedging or covered strategies to enhance returns [3] Group 2: Underlying Futures Market Overview - The report provides the latest prices, price changes, trading volumes, and open interest of various underlying futures contracts, such as crude oil, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), methanol, and ethylene glycol [4] Group 3: Option Factors Volume and Open Interest PCR - The report presents the volume and open interest PCR of different option varieties, which are used to describe the strength of the underlying option market and the turning point of the underlying market [5] Pressure and Support Levels - The pressure and support levels of option underlying are analyzed based on the strike prices with the largest open interest of call and put options [6] Implied Volatility - The report shows the implied volatility of different option varieties, including at-the-money implied volatility and weighted implied volatility, and provides the historical average and the difference between implied and historical volatility [7] Group 4: Strategy and Recommendations Energy Options (Crude Oil) - Fundamental analysis shows that the total US crude oil inventory decreased, while the strategic crude oil inventory increased slightly [8] - The crude oil market showed a weak trend, with large fluctuations and resistance at the upper level [8] - Option factor analysis indicates that the implied volatility of crude oil options is below the average, and the open interest PCR suggests a weak market [8] - Recommended strategies include constructing a bear spread strategy for put options, a short call + put option combination strategy, and a long collar strategy for spot hedging [8] Other Options (LPG, Methanol, etc.) - Similar analysis and strategy recommendations are provided for other option varieties, including fundamental analysis, market trend analysis, option factor research, and specific strategy suggestions [9][10][11][12][13][14] Group 5: Option Charts - The report includes various option charts for different varieties, such as price charts, volume and open interest charts, open interest distribution charts, PCR charts, implied volatility charts, and historical volatility cone charts [15][35][55][75][94][113][131][150][171][190][211][230][250][269][285][301][319]

Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating No information about the report's industry investment rating is provided in the given content. 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - The energy - chemical sector is mainly divided into energy, alcohols, polyolefins, rubber, polyesters, alkalis, and others. For selected varieties in each sector, the report provides option strategies and suggestions based on the analysis of the underlying asset market, option factor research, and option strategy recommendations [10]. - The general strategy is to construct option portfolio strategies mainly based on sellers, as well as spot hedging or covered strategies to enhance returns [4]. 3. Summary According to Relevant Catalogs 3.1 Underlying Futures Market Overview - The report presents the latest prices, price changes, price change percentages, trading volumes, volume changes, open interests, and open interest changes of various energy - chemical option underlying futures contracts such as crude oil, LPG, methanol, etc. For example, the latest price of crude oil (SC2602) is 427, with a price increase of 3 and a price change percentage of 0.73%, trading volume of 9.47 million lots, volume change of 4.62 million lots, open interest of 3.91 million lots, and open interest change of 0.45 million lots [5]. 3.2 Option Factors - Volume - to - Open - Interest PCR - The report shows the trading volume, volume change, open interest, open interest change, trading volume PCR, volume PCR change, open interest PCR, and open interest PCR change of various option varieties. For instance, the trading volume PCR of crude oil is 0.88, with a change of 0.05, and the open interest PCR is 0.73, with a change of - 0.05 [6]. 3.3 Option Factors - Pressure and Support Levels - It provides the pressure points, pressure point offsets, support points, support point offsets, maximum call option open interests, and maximum put option open interests of various option varieties. For example, the pressure point of crude oil is 540 with an offset of 0, and the support point is 400 with an offset of - 40 [7]. 3.4 Option Factors - Implied Volatility - The report lists the at - the - money implied volatility, weighted implied volatility, weighted implied volatility change, annual average implied volatility, call option implied volatility, put option implied volatility, 20 - day historical volatility, and the difference between implied and historical volatilities of various option varieties. For example, the at - the - money implied volatility of crude oil is 24.75%, and the weighted implied volatility is 27.19% with a change of 0.34% [8]. 3.5 Option Strategies and Suggestions for Different Varieties 3.5.1 Energy Options: Crude Oil - **Underlying Market Analysis**: The demand of US refineries has stabilized and rebounded. During the recent decline in oil prices, shale oil production has changed little. Refineries have strengthened the diesel output rate due to arbitrage demand, and the overall on - balance - sheet inventory remains healthy. OPEC's short - term supply is flat, Libya's exports have recovered rapidly, CPC Terminal's exports remain weak, and Russia's exports are not hindered. The crude oil market showed a weak trend in December after a rebound in November [9]. - **Option Factor Research**: The implied volatility of crude oil options fluctuates below the average, the option open interest PCR is below 0.70, indicating a weak market, and the pressure point is 540 and the support point is 430 [9]. - **Option Strategy Recommendations**: Construct a bear spread strategy of put options for directional gains; construct a short - biased call + put option combination strategy to obtain option time value and directional gains, and dynamically adjust the positions to keep the delta short; construct a long collar strategy for spot long - hedging [9]. 3.5.2 Energy Options: LPG - **Underlying Market Analysis**: The number of LPG warehouse receipts has increased slightly this week. The supply side has seen a slight increase in the arrival volume, and port inventory has accumulated. On the chemical demand side, the start - up rate of PDH has increased this week, but there are rumors of maintenance plans, and the demand is weakening. The LPG market showed a weak and volatile downward trend in December [11]. - **Option Factor Research**: The implied volatility of LPG options fluctuates around the average, the option open interest PCR is below 0.80, indicating a weak market, and the pressure point is 4500 and the support point is 4000 [11]. - **Option Strategy Recommendations**: Construct a bear spread strategy of put options for directional gains; construct a short - biased call + put option combination strategy to obtain option time value and directional gains, and dynamically adjust the positions to keep the delta short; construct a long collar strategy for spot long - hedging [11]. 3.5.3 Alcohol Options: Methanol - **Underlying Market Analysis**: Last week's inventory was 123.44 million tons, a decrease of 11.5 million tons from the previous period. The inventory of production enterprises is 35.28 million tons, a decrease of 0.87 million tons month - on - month, and at a low level year - on - year. The methanol market showed a weak trend with a rebound and then a decline [11]. - **Option Factor Research**: The implied volatility of methanol options fluctuates around the historical average, the option open interest PCR is below 0.60, indicating a weak market, and the pressure point is 2300 and the support point is 2000 [11]. - **Option Strategy Recommendations**: Construct a bear spread strategy of put options for directional gains; construct a short - biased call + put option combination strategy to obtain option time value and keep the delta short; construct a long collar strategy for spot long - hedging [11]. 3.5.4 Other Varieties - Similar analysis and strategy recommendations are provided for other varieties such as ethylene glycol, PVC, rubber, PTA, caustic soda, soda ash, and urea, including underlying market analysis, option factor research, and option strategy suggestions [12][13][14][15].