CNP Options History — June 2012

In June 2012, CNP traded between $19.78 and $20.71. ATM implied volatility averaged 17.7%, placing in the 13.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 5.4%. IV traded above realized volatility by 3.0% (HV 20d: 14.7%). Max pain ranged from $20.00 to $20.00. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 21 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.29.

Notable Days

  • 2012-06-15: Highest Volume — 3,617 contracts
  • 2012-06-11: Largest IV spike — 72.8% change
  • 2012-06-15: Highest IV Rank — 18.8%
  • 2012-06-04: Largest Expected Move — 6.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$20.34$19.78$20.71$19.97$20.67
Max Pain$20.00$20.00$20.00$20.00$20.00
ATM IV17.7%10.5%20.8%20.0%13.8%
Expected Move5.4%3.9%6.2%5.7%3.9%
HV 20d14.7%12.8%17.1%17.1%13.0%
HV 60d16.1%15.6%16.6%16.3%15.6%
IV Rank13.6%1.3%18.8%17.5%6.9%
IV Percentile19.2%0.8%39.3%29.4%3.2%
Term Structure3.1%1.0%10.5%1.1%8.8%
VWIV18.9%11.9%21.6%20.0%11.9%
Skew 25d6.3%-1.9%39.0%-1.7%-1.4%
Skew 10d19.5%-2.8%77.8%-2.8%46.9%
Call IV 25d17.8%14.3%26.3%21.7%17.2%
Put IV 25d24.1%15.8%58.4%20.0%15.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %52.4510.0298.3212.0446.56
Gamma HHI0.690.600.730.710.69
Net GEX1.8M1.4M2.0M1.6M1.9M
Net DEX-36.3M-42.0M-26.5M-29.5M-41.5M
Net VEX-87.5K-102.2K-71.4K-96.1K-71.4K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.290.001.750.540.05
Total Volume502.85713,6172,04558
Total OI38,246.71436,23439,20136,23437,882

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-06-01$19.97$20.0020.0%5.7%17.1%17.5%20.0%-1.7%1.1%1.6M-29.5M-96.1K0.5412.04N/AN/A1,32572028,6507,584
2012-06-04$19.78$20.0020.2%6.2%16.3%17.8%21.6%6.4%1.0%1.6M-26.5M-102.2K0.1917.15N/AN/A3106029,9208,229
2012-06-05$19.93$20.0019.8%5.8%16.3%17.1%20.3%7.7%2.1%1.7M-29.2M-98.8K0.2917.15N/AN/A14429,9968,268
2012-06-06$20.15$20.0018.4%5.6%16.8%14.8%19.5%2.9%2.8%1.8M-32.4M-97.9K0.1725.68N/AN/A2434230,0108,268
2012-06-07$20.32$20.0018.3%5.5%16.8%14.6%19.2%4.2%2.3%1.7M-35.2M-94.7K0.0310.02N/AN/A151430,1288,263
2012-06-08$20.40$20.0010.5%5.3%14.6%1.3%0.0%4.5%2.9%1.8M-37.9M-89.0K0.4811.80N/AN/A643130,1228,264
2012-06-11$20.16$20.0018.1%5.6%15.2%14.4%19.6%3.3%2.2%2.0M-33.7M-92.0K0.0010.43N/AN/A73030,1648,261
2012-06-12$20.30$20.0012.9%5.4%15.1%5.4%19.0%1.1%2.6%2.0M-36.2M-88.5K0.0295.02N/AN/A50130,2018,261
2012-06-13$20.30$20.0014.9%5.5%14.3%8.9%19.3%3.6%2.2%2.0M-36.3M-88.7K0.0193.24N/AN/A6871030,2068,261
2012-06-14$20.41$20.0018.4%5.3%14.1%14.8%18.4%4.3%3.2%1.7M-39.0M-85.9K0.6137.81N/AN/A1428630,8448,271
2012-06-15$20.62$20.0020.8%6.0%13.9%18.8%20.8%-1.9%1.7%1.4M-42.0M-83.7K0.0134.91N/AN/A3,5744330,8878,314
2012-06-18$20.71$20.0020.4%5.8%13.1%18.1%20.3%5.5%2.2%1.7M-40.7M-86.3K0.0592.48N/AN/A2321130,6597,314
2012-06-19$20.59$20.0019.3%5.5%12.9%16.3%19.3%2.4%1.8%1.7M-39.7M-82.9K0.0693.26N/AN/A1,61210430,6097,314
2012-06-20$20.58$20.0019.3%5.5%12.8%16.2%19.3%5.3%1.4%1.8M-39.9M-84.2K1.4694.06N/AN/A568231,1257,387
2012-06-21$20.18$20.0019.4%5.5%14.7%16.4%19.4%39.0%2.8%1.8M-34.6M-89.6K0.1798.32N/AN/A1152031,1437,445
2012-06-22$20.34$20.0019.2%5.5%14.7%16.2%0.0%3.5%2.0%1.8M-37.2M-84.4K0.0092.85N/AN/A1030,9877,290
2012-06-25$20.28$20.0019.2%5.5%14.5%16.1%0.0%38.3%2.4%1.9M-35.8M-83.3K0.2270.87N/AN/A27630,9887,290
2012-06-26$20.29$20.0018.1%5.2%14.5%14.3%18.1%1.5%4.3%1.9M-36.3M-82.2K0.0097.86N/AN/A23030,9617,293
2012-06-27$20.52$20.0017.4%5.0%14.4%13.1%17.4%2.5%4.9%1.9M-39.4M-80.1K0.0435.51N/AN/A5262030,9607,293
2012-06-28$20.62$20.0013.8%4.0%14.0%6.9%16.4%0.9%10.5%1.9M-40.3M-75.3K1.7514.35N/AN/A122130,5767,293
2012-06-29$20.67$20.0013.8%3.9%13.0%6.9%11.9%-1.4%8.8%1.9M-41.5M-71.4K0.0546.56N/AN/A55330,5757,307