CNP Options History — September 2012

In September 2012, CNP traded between $20.63 and $21.45. ATM implied volatility averaged 14.8%, placing in the 16.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 4.4%. IV traded above realized volatility by 2.3% (HV 20d: 12.5%). Max pain ranged from $20.00 to $20.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 19 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.31.

Notable Days

  • 2012-09-06: Highest Volume — 1,292 contracts
  • 2012-09-07: Largest IV drop — 35.2% change
  • 2012-09-06: Highest IV Rank — 37.8%
  • 2012-09-06: Largest Expected Move — 6.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$21.00$20.63$21.45$20.63$21.30
Max Pain$20.00$20.00$20.00$20.00$20.00
ATM IV14.8%11.2%20.8%14.5%13.6%
Expected Move4.4%3.2%6.0%4.2%3.9%
HV 20d12.5%10.9%13.5%10.9%13.4%
HV 60d13.4%13.0%13.8%13.2%13.4%
IV Rank16.4%4.8%37.8%8.2%13.3%
IV Percentile11.5%1.6%47.6%6.3%6.3%
Term Structure6.7%2.7%12.5%7.8%6.8%
VWIV15.8%10.1%26.8%26.8%12.6%
Skew 25d3.9%-1.5%11.1%1.5%1.5%
Skew 10d9.3%-2.3%29.1%29.1%1.4%
Call IV 25d12.5%9.7%16.5%15.6%11.9%
Put IV 25d16.4%10.8%26.4%17.1%13.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %54.2313.5799.9423.7656.81
Gamma HHI0.510.500.540.540.50
Net GEX1.2M1.1M1.4M1.1M1.4M
Net DEX-18.3M-20.9M-15.5M-15.5M-20.3M
Net VEX-66.0K-70.6K-60.5K-68.4K-64.0K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.310.001.350.030.52
Total Volume277.421171,29253238
Total OI19,844.78918,99620,51718,99620,517

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-09-04$20.63$20.0014.5%4.2%10.9%8.2%0.0%1.5%7.8%1.1M-15.5M-68.4K0.0323.76N/AN/A5151717,5961,400
2012-09-05$20.64$20.0016.5%4.7%10.9%11.6%0.0%2.0%4.5%1.1M-15.9M-69.6K0.0026.12N/AN/A42017,9081,411
2012-09-06$20.99$20.0020.8%6.0%12.5%37.8%26.8%11.1%4.6%1.1M-17.9M-70.2K0.1026.51N/AN/A1,17511717,9101,411
2012-09-07$20.95$20.0013.5%5.0%12.4%12.9%0.0%5.4%4.2%1.2M-18.2M-70.6K0.1118.38N/AN/A1852118,3581,392
2012-09-10$20.93$20.0016.4%5.5%12.4%22.8%19.2%6.3%2.7%1.2M-18.3M-68.8K0.0813.75N/AN/A5084018,3441,383
2012-09-11$20.90$20.0016.4%5.1%11.2%22.8%17.6%6.0%3.8%1.2M-18.1M-68.5K0.0068.46N/AN/A17018,4591,387
2012-09-12$20.70$20.0016.2%5.2%11.0%21.9%0.0%5.4%3.3%1.2M-16.7M-67.9K0.0089.09N/AN/A122018,4681,387
2012-09-13$21.10$20.0013.6%3.9%12.8%13.1%10.1%7.1%12.5%1.3M-18.9M-67.6K0.0099.94N/AN/A188018,4881,387
2012-09-14$21.02$20.0017.7%5.1%12.8%27.1%0.0%5.9%3.4%1.3M-18.8M-66.4K0.2293.72N/AN/A541218,5991,387
2012-09-17$20.80$20.0016.9%4.9%13.0%24.5%17.1%4.3%4.9%1.2M-17.2M-65.5K0.0592.65N/AN/A2351118,6011,387
2012-09-18$20.81$20.0017.0%4.9%12.6%24.8%0.0%2.8%5.0%1.2M-17.3M-65.5K0.0654.41N/AN/A2121218,8361,387
2012-09-19$20.72$20.0014.1%4.0%12.8%14.9%0.0%3.0%9.7%1.3M-16.7M-64.3K1.2431.78N/AN/A293619,0421,394
2012-09-20$20.87$20.0014.1%4.0%12.9%14.8%0.0%3.8%10.5%1.3M-18.2M-65.2K0.5973.18N/AN/A392319,0481,402
2012-09-21$21.12$20.0011.2%3.2%13.1%4.8%11.1%-1.5%10.2%1.3M-18.3M-61.6K1.2315.31N/AN/A759218,1021,382
2012-09-24$21.29$20.0012.5%3.6%13.2%9.3%0.0%1.5%8.0%1.3M-19.4M-60.5K0.0413.57N/AN/A3631518,0351,297
2012-09-25$21.42$20.0012.3%3.5%13.2%8.6%0.0%2.5%8.5%1.3M-20.6M-62.1K0.2670.36N/AN/A2486518,3211,298
2012-09-26$21.45$20.0012.0%3.5%13.1%7.8%0.0%3.3%8.8%1.3M-20.9M-62.1K0.0280.67N/AN/A6991218,5361,308
2012-09-27$21.30$20.0012.6%3.6%13.5%9.7%12.2%1.5%7.3%1.4M-20.1M-64.4K1.3581.93N/AN/A233119,1631,320
2012-09-28$21.30$20.0013.6%3.9%13.4%13.3%12.6%1.5%6.8%1.4M-20.3M-64.0K0.5256.81N/AN/A251319,1861,331