CNP Options History — September 2007

In September 2007, CNP traded between $15.98 and $16.59. ATM implied volatility averaged 21.3%, placing in the 27.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 6.6%. IV traded below realized volatility by 5.7% (HV 20d: 26.9%). Max pain ranged from $15.00 to $17.50. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 13 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.88.

Notable Days

  • 2007-09-25: Highest Volume — 723 contracts
  • 2007-09-28: Largest IV spike — 70.8% change
  • 2007-09-14: Highest IV Rank — 56.8%
  • 2007-09-14: Largest Expected Move — 9.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$16.26$15.98$16.59$16.33$16.03
Max Pain$15.79$15.00$17.50$15.00$15.00
ATM IV21.3%13.1%32.3%15.4%23.3%
Expected Move6.6%3.8%9.2%4.4%6.7%
HV 20d26.9%18.4%34.7%34.7%18.4%
HV 60d29.3%28.7%29.9%29.9%29.2%
IV Rank27.1%5.2%56.8%11.3%32.7%
IV Percentile47.2%4.9%94.3%10.1%73.1%
Term Structure3.0%-3.9%12.5%12.5%-3.8%
VWIV18.1%13.1%31.0%17.9%17.0%
Skew 25d8.1%-2.2%17.7%4.5%-1.8%
Skew 10d8.9%-1.5%22.0%5.9%4.3%
Call IV 25d18.8%12.3%24.6%14.2%18.8%
Put IV 25d26.9%17.0%31.5%18.7%17.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %25.019.4837.059.4811.85
Gamma HHI0.480.270.790.600.27
Net GEX65.4K22.7K170.8K105.9K31.0K
Net DEX-705.9K-1.3M-189.2K-334.7K-730.0K
Net VEX-11.0K-12.7K-9.9K-10.3K-12.3K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.880.0021.760.000.06
Total Volume178.421772356329
Total OI7,398.9475,5378,5837,2116,553

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2007-09-04$16.33$15.0015.4%4.4%34.7%11.3%0.0%4.5%12.5%105.9K-334.7K-10.3K0.009.48N/AN/A5604,9872,224
2007-09-05$16.21$15.0021.2%6.1%33.9%27.0%0.0%3.5%7.5%93.6K-303.7K-10.6K0.0015.44N/AN/A10005,0372,215
2007-09-06$16.36$15.0017.9%5.1%33.9%18.1%0.0%8.0%10.9%136.2K-586.8K-10.8K0.0213.52N/AN/A11625,1372,215
2007-09-07$16.00$15.0022.1%9.0%33.6%29.5%0.0%6.9%1.0%52.7K-270.8K-10.6K0.8036.94N/AN/A25205,2372,217
2007-09-10$15.98$15.0020.6%8.7%33.6%25.5%17.9%5.6%1.4%22.7K-189.2K-9.9K0.3132.24N/AN/A284875,2492,237
2007-09-11$16.20$17.5023.6%9.1%33.9%33.4%22.3%7.1%-0.7%67.7K-378.6K-10.8K0.0028.62N/AN/A11405,5292,262
2007-09-12$16.22$17.5027.7%8.8%31.2%44.6%0.0%10.5%4.4%91.7K-769.7K-11.6K3.2730.14N/AN/A11365,6402,260
2007-09-13$16.07$17.5031.9%9.1%29.6%55.8%0.0%5.8%-3.9%72.4K-654.1K-11.0K0.0029.12N/AN/A705,6502,248
2007-09-14$16.14$17.5032.3%9.2%28.8%56.8%13.6%16.8%-0.2%53.0K-590.3K-11.1K0.0017.86N/AN/A1005,6492,224
2007-09-17$16.06$17.5031.8%9.1%26.8%55.6%14.2%13.9%1.1%26.4K-477.2K-10.5K21.7620.95N/AN/A173705,6512,224
2007-09-18$16.27$17.5023.7%6.8%21.7%33.8%31.0%5.5%-1.3%39.6K-599.4K-11.0K0.1330.72N/AN/A200255,6562,584
2007-09-19$16.59$15.0016.7%4.8%22.8%14.7%16.0%7.2%2.8%170.8K-1.3M-11.1K2.4836.30N/AN/A29725,8562,597
2007-09-20$16.32$15.0019.1%5.5%23.3%21.3%19.1%9.0%1.0%96.4K-1.1M-10.7K0.3337.05N/AN/A99335,8672,610
2007-09-21$16.57$15.0016.4%4.7%23.6%14.0%13.1%-2.2%1.8%43.3K-1.3M-10.4K2.6323.88N/AN/A19505,9652,618
2007-09-24$16.45$15.0014.5%4.2%23.7%8.9%14.9%15.1%8.4%33.1K-858.4K-10.7K2.7327.04N/AN/A1052873,1172,420
2007-09-25$16.36$15.0018.9%5.4%19.9%20.9%20.1%6.0%-1.1%27.8K-694.4K-11.0K0.3625.91N/AN/A5311923,2062,563
2007-09-26$16.46$15.0013.1%3.8%19.3%5.2%0.0%17.7%8.3%40.0K-1.2M-12.6K0.3925.24N/AN/A31123,7172,717
2007-09-27$16.32$15.0013.6%3.9%18.4%6.6%0.0%15.2%6.6%37.9K-1.1M-12.7K0.4622.83N/AN/A83383,7132,729
2007-09-28$16.03$15.0023.3%6.7%18.4%32.7%17.0%-1.8%-3.8%31.0K-730.0K-12.3K0.0611.85N/AN/A310193,7862,767