EMLP Options History — August 2015

In August 2015, EMLP traded between $22.53 and $24.89. ATM implied volatility averaged 103.4%, placing in the 44.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 26.2%. IV traded above realized volatility by 84.6% (HV 20d: 18.8%). Max pain ranged from $28.00 to $28.00. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 0 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.40.

Notable Days

  • 2015-08-24: Highest Volume — 47 contracts
  • 2015-08-12: Largest IV drop — 61.5% change
  • 2015-08-11: Highest IV Rank — 70.5%
  • 2015-08-05: Largest Expected Move — 35.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$24.01$22.53$24.89$24.53$23.88
Max Pain$28.00$28.00$28.00$28.00$28.00
ATM IV103.4%59.8%155.4%112.6%116.8%
Expected Move26.2%17.1%35.5%32.3%33.5%
HV 20d18.8%14.4%26.8%15.9%26.3%
HV 60d15.1%13.0%18.8%13.1%18.8%
IV Rank44.1%22.2%70.5%48.9%50.2%
IV Percentile62.0%8.7%96.0%77.0%80.6%
Term Structure-39.1%-49.8%-32.2%-44.2%-42.6%
VWIV98.0%52.6%139.9%54.0%139.9%
Skew 25d10.9%8.3%14.5%12.9%14.4%
Skew 10d41.2%34.8%67.1%35.5%67.1%
Call IV 25d128.6%101.7%167.9%155.6%161.2%
Put IV 25d139.5%110.0%182.4%168.5%175.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %149.14147.31150.68150.68148.57
Gamma HHI0.510.360.570.560.36
Net GEX767161997997239
Net DEX-14.2K-23.6K8.0K-20.5K134
Net VEX-141-181-98-143-173
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.400.130.960.130.96
Total Volume28.857047047
Total OI37.76233533353

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-08-03$24.53$0.00112.6%32.3%15.9%48.9%0.0%12.9%-44.2%997-20.5K-1430.00150.6800303
2015-08-04$24.25$0.00119.1%34.2%14.8%52.2%0.0%13.4%-44.7%961-19.1K-1380.13149.49243303
2015-08-05$23.87$0.00123.9%35.5%15.2%54.5%0.0%14.5%-49.8%910-17.3K-1320.13149.55243303
2015-08-06$23.88$28.00127.9%21.7%15.2%56.6%54.0%8.3%-32.2%904-17.6K-1330.13148.75243303
2015-08-07$23.87$28.00132.4%21.9%14.4%58.9%54.4%8.4%-32.9%904-17.5K-1320.13148.99243303
2015-08-10$24.25$28.00148.1%22.6%15.9%66.8%54.5%8.5%-33.5%954-19.3K-1330.13149.04243303
2015-08-11$24.23$28.00155.4%22.9%15.8%70.5%0.0%8.9%-34.5%953-19.1K-1320.00149.2800303
2015-08-12$24.73$28.0059.8%17.1%17.6%22.2%52.6%8.7%-36.2%989-22.2K-1390.13149.24243303
2015-08-13$24.49$28.0081.4%23.3%17.7%33.1%54.3%8.8%-35.0%968-20.8K-1350.13149.45243303
2015-08-14$24.68$28.0061.5%17.6%17.8%23.0%94.0%9.0%-38.4%965-22.6K-1370.13150.08243303
2015-08-17$24.89$28.0064.1%18.4%17.2%24.3%95.8%9.7%-40.6%995-23.6K-1360.13149.38243303
2015-08-18$24.69$28.0065.3%18.7%17.4%25.0%99.2%9.8%-42.8%975-22.5K-1320.13149.22243303
2015-08-19$24.47$28.0089.2%25.6%16.9%37.0%0.0%9.9%-41.4%946-21.5K-1290.00150.0300303
2015-08-20$24.07$28.0091.6%26.3%17.7%38.3%108.0%10.5%-45.1%901-19.6K-1250.13149.32243303
2015-08-21$23.65$28.0094.0%26.9%18.7%39.4%114.3%11.8%-49.0%857-17.7K-1160.13149.30243303
2015-08-24$22.72$28.00100.5%28.8%23.1%42.8%115.2%8.4%-38.7%778-12.2K-980.96147.312423303
2015-08-25$22.53$28.00106.3%30.5%22.0%45.7%135.7%13.1%-34.1%1618.0K-1670.96148.4224233023
2015-08-26$22.84$28.00108.0%31.0%22.3%45.7%135.5%13.3%-34.4%1946.1K-1690.96148.4624233023
2015-08-27$23.65$28.00106.0%30.4%26.3%44.7%129.7%13.0%-35.4%2661.4K-1790.96148.5824233023
2015-08-28$23.95$28.00108.0%31.0%26.8%45.7%130.5%13.3%-35.9%293-590-1810.96148.8224233023
2015-08-31$23.88$28.00116.8%33.5%26.3%50.2%139.9%14.4%-42.6%239134-1730.96148.5724233023