EMLP Options History — March 2018

In March 2018, EMLP traded between $21.49 and $23.09. ATM implied volatility averaged 120.3%, placing in the 62.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 28.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 104.6% (HV 20d: 15.7%). Max pain ranged from $25.00 to $25.00. Net GEX was positive for 7 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 0 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.46.

Notable Days

  • 2018-03-02: Highest Volume — 47 contracts
  • 2018-03-26: Largest IV spike — 58.3% change
  • 2018-03-09: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2018-03-02: Largest Expected Move — 40.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$22.34$21.49$23.09$22.69$21.91
Max Pain$25.00$25.00$25.00$25.00$25.00
ATM IV120.3%70.8%196.4%136.9%117.9%
Expected Move28.0%20.3%40.7%39.3%33.8%
HV 20d15.7%12.5%18.3%15.9%18.0%
HV 60d13.3%12.1%14.9%12.1%14.8%
IV Rank62.3%35.4%100.0%73.6%59.7%
IV Percentile68.6%20.2%100.0%89.3%78.6%
Term Structure-39.9%-63.6%-26.1%-62.4%-40.2%
VWIV166.7%163.1%170.3%163.1%170.3%
Skew 25d5.8%-3.7%19.4%8.5%7.0%
Skew 10d30.3%23.2%42.2%42.2%30.4%
Call IV 25d135.1%108.9%195.0%174.9%159.9%
Put IV 25d140.9%113.6%191.3%183.4%167.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %150.77148.43152.05148.43151.87
Gamma HHI0.500.470.580.500.47
Net GEX199-5181.5K1.5K-54
Net DEX3.0K-33.5K24.0K-28.5K8.4K
Net VEX-159-216-63-63-212
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.460.000.570.000.56
Total Volume34.66725473025
Total OI45.09520583836

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-03-01$22.69$25.00136.9%39.3%15.9%73.6%163.1%8.5%-62.4%1.5K-28.5K-630.00148.43300380
2018-03-02$22.61$25.00142.0%40.7%15.9%76.3%170.3%-3.7%-63.6%1.2K-33.5K-650.57150.673017380
2018-03-05$22.75$0.00159.7%23.4%15.0%86.0%0.0%19.4%-60.0%959-19.2K-1600.57148.9730173817
2018-03-06$22.63$0.00161.0%23.0%13.7%86.7%0.0%4.7%-37.6%1.1K-16.1K-1490.57150.0430173817
2018-03-07$22.53$0.00177.3%23.0%13.7%95.6%0.0%4.9%-40.7%998-13.4K-1530.57152.0530173817
2018-03-08$22.56$0.00184.1%22.7%13.7%99.3%0.0%2.9%-38.1%787-19.0K-1500.57151.7330173817
2018-03-09$22.82$0.00196.4%23.4%12.6%100.0%0.0%4.9%-35.4%1.1K-7.8K-1530.30150.193093817
2018-03-12$23.09$0.0084.5%24.2%13.2%42.5%0.0%5.1%-36.6%-51024.0K-1210.30151.323093819
2018-03-13$23.04$0.0086.6%24.8%12.5%43.6%0.0%4.9%-40.6%-51821.7K-1220.29149.533193819
2018-03-14$23.05$0.0085.0%24.4%12.5%42.8%0.0%4.6%-38.9%-50220.6K-1280.29151.383193919
2018-03-15$22.35$0.0091.5%26.2%16.4%46.1%0.0%4.9%-45.0%-47319.3K-1250.29150.053193919
2018-03-16$22.50$0.0092.4%26.5%16.3%46.6%0.0%5.0%-38.3%-45221.5K-1260.29151.953193919
2018-03-19$22.18$0.0096.0%27.5%16.8%48.4%0.0%5.7%-30.3%-47822.1K-1210.56151.22169119
2018-03-20$21.97$0.0099.6%28.5%16.9%50.2%0.0%6.0%-28.0%-527.0K-2150.56150.861691719
2018-03-21$22.21$0.00100.8%28.9%17.3%50.8%0.0%5.8%-26.1%-537.7K-2140.56150.901691719
2018-03-22$21.80$0.00102.9%29.5%18.3%52.0%0.0%6.8%-29.8%-527.6K-2140.56151.651691719
2018-03-23$21.49$0.0070.8%20.3%17.6%35.4%0.0%5.0%-33.0%-527.8K-2160.56150.591691719
2018-03-26$21.66$0.00112.1%32.1%18.1%56.7%0.0%5.9%-36.7%-5612.5K-2060.56151.341691719
2018-03-27$21.68$0.00113.4%32.5%18.0%57.3%0.0%7.3%-38.2%-5510.5K-2090.56150.571691719
2018-03-28$21.68$0.00115.8%33.2%17.5%58.6%0.0%7.0%-39.4%-5510.5K-2090.56150.751691719
2018-03-29$21.91$0.00117.9%33.8%18.0%59.7%0.0%7.0%-40.2%-548.4K-2120.56151.871691719