CEG Options History — March 2012

In March 2012, CEG traded between $35.66 and $37.23. ATM implied volatility averaged 19.1%, placing in the 18.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 4.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 9.3% (HV 20d: 9.9%). Max pain ranged from $35.00 to $37.00. Net GEX was positive for 8 of 8 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 1 of 8 days. Put/call ratio averaged 2.91.

Notable Days

  • 2012-03-12: Highest Volume — 479 contracts
  • 2012-03-09: Largest IV spike — 133.3% change
  • 2012-03-09: Highest IV Rank — 43.8%
  • 2012-03-06: Largest Expected Move — 6.6%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$36.14$35.66$37.23$36.15$37.23
Max Pain$35.50$35.00$37.00$37.00$35.00
ATM IV19.1%11.8%32.3%19.8%13.9%
Expected Move4.8%2.9%6.6%5.7%2.9%
HV 20d9.9%8.8%14.6%8.9%14.6%
HV 60d16.2%15.7%16.7%16.5%16.7%
IV Rank18.1%3.9%43.8%19.4%7.9%
IV Percentile33.6%0.8%84.1%42.9%4.4%
Term Structure-1.3%-4.4%5.4%-1.4%5.4%
VWIV15.1%12.5%16.7%16.7%15.0%
Skew 25d11.7%-2.3%25.9%1.1%-2.3%
Skew 10d10.9%2.2%35.7%3.1%7.0%
Call IV 25d15.0%12.2%17.5%17.5%16.1%
Put IV 25d26.7%13.8%38.1%18.6%13.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %131.30118.08147.35147.35118.08
Gamma HHI0.290.190.400.210.37
Net GEX152.2K104.5K233.8K163.9K163.6K
Net DEX-192.5K-2.0M900.8K-335.7K-2.0M
Net VEX-17.4K-18.4K-16.3K-16.3K-18.0K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio2.910.329.001.980.32
Total Volume169.5100479122479
Total OI4,253.753,9314,5203,9314,520

Daily Data (8 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-03-01$36.15$37.0019.8%5.7%8.9%19.4%0.0%1.1%-1.4%163.9K-335.7K-16.3K1.98147.35N/AN/A41812,7151,216
2012-03-02$36.06$37.0021.6%6.2%9.0%23.0%0.0%25.9%-4.4%140.0K-597.3K-18.4K9.00141.59N/AN/A10902,7561,296
2012-03-05$36.19$35.0021.0%4.7%9.0%21.7%16.7%10.3%-2.8%163.1K-305.3K-16.7K0.98124.62N/AN/A51502,7561,386
2012-03-06$35.95$35.0018.8%6.6%9.2%17.4%0.0%19.0%-1.5%115.8K190.7K-17.5K1.47133.36N/AN/A701032,7861,436
2012-03-07$35.74$35.0011.8%4.1%9.0%3.9%12.5%23.9%-1.5%104.5K574.3K-17.5K3.50130.14N/AN/A301052,7861,513
2012-03-08$35.66$35.0013.9%4.3%8.8%7.9%16.3%14.5%-0.5%132.7K900.8K-17.4K5.52134.51N/AN/A211162,7951,609
2012-03-09$36.15$35.0032.3%3.9%10.2%43.8%15.2%1.6%-3.3%233.8K23.6K-17.7K0.54120.73N/AN/A71382,8061,654
2012-03-12$37.23$35.0013.9%2.9%14.6%7.9%15.0%-2.3%5.4%163.6K-2.0M-18.0K0.32118.08N/AN/A3621172,8621,658