CNP Options History — February 2010

In February 2010, CNP traded between $13.38 and $14.53. ATM implied volatility averaged 24.4%, placing in the 20.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 6.1%. IV traded above realized volatility by 1.1% (HV 20d: 23.3%). Max pain ranged from $12.50 to $15.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 9 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 3.84.

Notable Days

  • 2010-02-10: Highest Volume — 21,257 contracts
  • 2010-02-08: Largest IV spike — 159.1% change
  • 2010-02-08: Highest IV Rank — 70.0%
  • 2010-02-08: Largest Expected Move — 8.6%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$14.07$13.38$14.53$14.26$13.38
Max Pain$13.95$12.50$15.00$12.50$15.00
ATM IV24.4%16.1%56.4%25.9%24.6%
Expected Move6.1%4.5%8.6%7.4%7.0%
HV 20d23.3%18.7%30.0%18.7%30.0%
HV 60d19.5%18.3%21.8%18.3%21.8%
IV Rank20.0%7.0%70.0%22.5%20.3%
IV Percentile41.6%6.3%98.0%61.9%56.7%
Term Structure0.5%-17.6%10.7%-17.6%1.4%
VWIV29.9%15.4%65.8%41.2%21.1%
Skew 25d4.4%-4.9%17.1%6.2%0.7%
Skew 10d4.9%-6.6%27.1%10.5%1.9%
Call IV 25d20.5%13.9%29.8%29.8%23.6%
Put IV 25d24.9%15.1%40.5%36.1%24.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %32.3510.72105.7113.25105.71
Gamma HHI0.720.480.890.860.48
Net GEX189.7K13.2K576.3K271.4K13.2K
Net DEX-1.9M-4.1M-147.2K-3.1M-147.2K
Net VEX-14.9K-18.7K-12.3K-16.1K-12.9K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio3.840.0055.007.780.76
Total Volume1,295.6841121,25779480
Total OI11,906.4746,25014,19913,8756,520

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2010-02-01$14.26$12.5025.9%7.4%18.7%22.5%41.2%6.2%-17.6%271.4K-3.1M-16.1K7.7813.25N/AN/A9708,0735,802
2010-02-02$14.46$12.5019.1%5.5%19.5%11.8%49.1%-1.2%6.7%267.2K-4.1M-18.7K0.7216.16N/AN/A114828,0775,852
2010-02-03$14.38$12.5017.1%4.9%19.4%8.6%15.4%-3.8%2.9%245.7K-4.1M-18.1K0.2810.72N/AN/A277788,0055,852
2010-02-04$13.89$12.5020.8%6.0%22.7%14.5%65.8%17.1%-8.3%200.5K-2.8M-17.3K1.7227.45N/AN/A581008,0625,853
2010-02-05$13.92$12.5021.8%4.5%22.4%15.9%0.0%11.1%8.0%203.7K-2.4M-16.7K1.3829.00N/AN/A971348,0915,953
2010-02-08$13.75$12.5056.4%8.6%22.4%70.0%0.0%7.2%-5.8%177.4K-2.0M-16.3K0.0828.40N/AN/A2628,1216,059
2010-02-09$14.01$12.5028.7%5.0%23.4%26.8%0.0%14.1%9.8%212.2K-2.8M-16.6K55.0034.89N/AN/A21108,1236,061
2010-02-10$13.83$12.5032.8%4.6%23.6%33.2%0.0%9.7%8.0%188.4K-2.2M-15.8K0.0031.41N/AN/A21,25708,1256,074
2010-02-11$13.74$15.0023.2%6.6%23.3%18.1%0.0%14.2%10.7%165.3K-1.2M-15.0K0.0031.79N/AN/A1107,3596,074
2010-02-12$13.65$15.0023.3%6.7%23.2%18.3%0.0%2.0%8.7%28.4K-365.4K-12.3K1.9229.59N/AN/A13257,3636,074
2010-02-16$13.95$15.0022.1%6.3%24.8%16.4%0.0%-0.9%-0.1%154.9K-964.0K-13.0K0.0033.80N/AN/A24807,3696,095
2010-02-17$14.06$15.0019.7%5.6%24.3%12.7%0.0%-4.9%-1.7%195.1K-1.3M-13.3K0.0013.76N/AN/A26007,5806,095
2010-02-18$14.39$15.0020.9%6.0%26.0%14.6%21.1%13.2%-0.4%431.9K-2.5M-14.1K0.4736.26N/AN/A2191037,7176,092
2010-02-19$14.53$15.0021.3%6.1%25.3%15.2%21.3%0.1%-1.1%576.3K-2.8M-13.9K0.9120.81N/AN/A1791637,9196,136
2010-02-22$14.45$15.0016.1%4.6%23.6%7.0%18.1%2.2%0.7%74.9K-1.2M-13.2K0.1535.36N/AN/A275412,9963,254
2010-02-23$14.31$15.0024.1%6.9%23.7%19.7%20.8%4.8%-2.0%78.8K-1.2M-12.9K0.1859.11N/AN/A55103,1693,255
2010-02-24$14.21$15.0023.3%6.7%23.6%18.4%0.0%-4.2%-4.8%64.8K-941.3K-13.2K0.0042.51N/AN/A1203,2203,265
2010-02-25$14.10$15.0022.3%6.4%23.6%16.8%24.9%-3.6%-5.0%54.2K-814.8K-13.3K1.5114.73N/AN/A43653,2233,265
2010-02-26$13.38$15.0024.6%7.0%30.0%20.3%21.1%0.7%1.4%13.2K-147.2K-12.9K0.76105.71N/AN/A2722083,2153,305