CNP Options History — February 2013

In February 2013, CNP traded between $20.41 and $21.43. ATM implied volatility averaged 19.3%, placing in the 41.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 5.4%. IV traded above realized volatility by 7.9% (HV 20d: 11.4%). 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 10 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 4.35.

Notable Days

  • 2013-02-12: Highest Volume — 38,539 contracts
  • 2013-02-28: Largest IV drop — 43.2% change
  • 2013-02-26: Highest IV Rank — 65.0%
  • 2013-02-26: Largest Expected Move — 6.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$20.77$20.41$21.43$20.56$21.43
Max Pain$20.00$20.00$20.00$20.00$20.00
ATM IV19.3%11.7%24.2%18.9%11.7%
Expected Move5.4%3.3%6.9%5.4%3.3%
HV 20d11.4%8.1%15.9%11.6%15.9%
HV 60d13.3%11.9%16.5%16.5%13.7%
IV Rank41.7%6.4%65.0%39.6%6.4%
IV Percentile55.7%3.2%87.3%51.2%3.2%
Term Structure-0.6%-6.4%2.9%-0.1%2.4%
VWIV18.5%13.2%24.2%18.9%13.2%
Skew 25d5.2%-0.5%14.2%4.1%1.4%
Skew 10d15.8%1.4%46.0%5.2%2.8%
Call IV 25d14.1%11.7%18.5%14.2%13.1%
Put IV 25d19.4%14.4%28.8%18.3%14.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %15.268.7829.3710.7918.65
Gamma HHI0.530.490.660.660.51
Net GEX1.6M969.9K2.4M2.4M1.3M
Net DEX-20.0M-28.2M-12.9M-24.8M-20.8M
Net VEX-85.3K-96.1K-79.9K-89.9K-84.2K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio4.350.0070.000.040.00
Total Volume2,634.8423538,5391,804195
Total OI26,929.52620,58133,56833,14721,570

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-02-01$20.56$20.0018.9%5.4%11.6%39.6%18.9%4.1%-0.1%2.4M-24.8M-89.9K0.0410.79N/AN/A1,7426230,9342,213
2013-02-04$20.53$20.0022.3%5.2%11.5%55.5%0.0%3.6%0.2%2.3M-23.7M-86.4K1.8321.42N/AN/A183330,3722,244
2013-02-05$20.67$20.0021.6%5.2%10.5%52.4%18.3%4.3%0.3%2.3M-25.9M-84.2K0.5615.24N/AN/A34619530,3862,256
2013-02-06$20.78$20.0021.4%5.5%10.0%51.5%19.1%5.4%0.3%2.2M-25.4M-91.8K1.0613.00N/AN/A20922130,3922,435
2013-02-07$20.87$20.0017.7%5.1%9.6%34.4%18.2%6.1%1.8%2.1M-27.9M-86.1K0.5411.34N/AN/A412230,4672,477
2013-02-08$20.91$20.0018.6%5.3%9.6%38.4%18.6%6.9%0.3%2.2M-27.2M-85.5K0.0417.26N/AN/A6,21024030,4572,499
2013-02-11$20.92$20.0019.7%5.6%8.9%43.5%0.0%7.6%-0.7%2.1M-27.0M-96.1K0.0011.79N/AN/A176030,9432,587
2013-02-12$21.05$20.0020.2%5.8%8.1%46.0%0.0%8.6%-1.1%2.1M-28.2M-93.5K0.009.53N/AN/A38,5093030,9812,587
2013-02-13$20.78$20.0018.0%5.2%9.5%35.6%17.9%5.8%0.7%1.1M-15.4M-86.2K1.8312.67N/AN/A468423,9222,617
2013-02-14$20.43$20.0017.7%5.1%11.2%34.4%0.0%4.7%0.6%983.6K-13.2M-83.2K0.308.78N/AN/A27823,9432,618
2013-02-15$20.41$20.0017.7%5.1%11.2%34.1%17.7%4.5%0.9%969.9K-12.9M-80.7K0.789.92N/AN/A907023,9402,624
2013-02-19$20.51$20.0018.9%5.4%11.2%39.9%18.9%14.2%-1.7%1.1M-13.6M-81.1K1.2529.37N/AN/A11514419,1741,633
2013-02-20$20.70$20.0018.9%5.4%11.3%40.0%18.8%3.2%-1.0%1.2M-15.4M-82.7K0.8512.14N/AN/A474019,2541,769
2013-02-21$20.67$20.0020.5%5.9%11.3%47.7%0.0%5.5%-2.7%1.1M-14.7M-82.5K2.1917.99N/AN/A327018,7941,787
2013-02-22$20.90$20.0019.7%5.6%11.8%43.9%0.0%4.2%-1.0%1.1M-15.8M-82.7K70.0017.73N/AN/A17018,8211,857
2013-02-25$20.52$20.0018.2%5.2%13.7%37.0%0.0%4.2%2.9%1.1M-14.0M-79.9K0.1116.53N/AN/A981118,8211,917
2013-02-26$20.70$20.0024.2%6.9%13.9%65.0%24.2%5.8%-6.2%1.1M-14.7M-81.5K0.4112.98N/AN/A55922918,9051,928
2013-02-27$21.23$20.0020.5%5.9%15.7%47.8%13.2%-0.5%-6.4%1.3M-19.8M-82.8K0.8022.91N/AN/A403219,4042,133
2013-02-28$21.43$20.0011.7%3.3%15.9%6.4%0.0%1.4%2.4%1.3M-20.8M-84.2K0.0018.65N/AN/A195019,4342,136