CQP Options History — February 2008

In February 2008, CQP traded between $16.39 and $17.39. ATM implied volatility averaged 58.3%, placing in the 30.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 13.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 34.4% (HV 20d: 23.9%). Max pain ranged from $17.50 to $17.50. Net GEX was positive for 12 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 7 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.46.

Notable Days

  • 2008-02-25: Highest Volume — 145 contracts
  • 2008-02-07: Largest IV spike — 193.0% change
  • 2008-02-11: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2008-02-15: Largest Expected Move — 24.6%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$16.90$16.39$17.39$16.51$16.79
Max Pain$17.50$17.50$17.50$17.50$17.50
ATM IV58.3%24.5%163.2%33.4%32.7%
Expected Move13.3%7.0%24.6%9.6%9.4%
HV 20d23.9%17.7%27.6%17.7%25.8%
HV 60d21.8%19.9%23.3%19.9%23.2%
IV Rank30.9%7.2%100.0%14.9%12.7%
IV Percentile70.3%23.5%100.0%62.1%58.1%
Term Structure-16.9%-71.0%33.4%6.3%-3.5%
VWIV46.3%22.2%84.0%43.1%36.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %139.4074.09177.81138.9179.45
Gamma HHI0.400.330.480.340.35
Net GEX1.5K-1.8K4.5K-1.8K-752
Net DEX53.0K-47.7K190.4K190.4K117.0K
Net VEX-3.1K-3.5K-2.6K-3.0K-3.1K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.460.002.670.372.29
Total Volume24.80145260
Total OI1,245.351,1881,3631,2021,363

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2008-02-01$16.51$17.5033.4%9.6%17.7%14.9%0.0%0.0%6.3%-1.8K190.4K-3.0K0.37138.91197644558
2008-02-04$16.90$17.5036.9%9.0%19.4%17.6%0.0%0.0%1.1%-882114.1K-3.1K0.00169.5200657560
2008-02-05$16.96$17.5049.5%13.2%19.2%27.2%43.1%0.0%-29.7%1.7K57.7K-3.3K0.50151.704020657560
2008-02-06$17.15$17.5028.9%7.7%19.5%11.5%27.3%0.0%-8.9%2.8K34.5K-3.0K0.16151.56254680540
2008-02-07$16.68$17.5084.6%22.5%22.0%53.8%0.0%0.0%-49.4%3.5K3.5K-3.4K0.00175.7200703544
2008-02-08$16.80$17.5081.6%14.1%22.0%51.6%0.0%0.0%-33.2%2.0K-19.7K-3.5K0.00174.0340703544
2008-02-11$17.02$17.50163.2%14.6%22.3%100.0%84.0%0.0%-65.1%4.5K-5.9K-3.2K0.00177.81120699544
2008-02-12$17.10$17.50110.3%16.2%22.3%64.6%53.8%0.0%-36.9%4.5K14.5K-3.1K0.43176.032310708544
2008-02-13$17.05$17.5066.3%11.7%21.7%35.2%0.0%0.0%-21.8%2.8K57.7K-3.1K0.00132.55400688548
2008-02-14$16.51$17.5081.3%23.3%24.8%45.2%0.0%0.0%-63.3%3.1K94.7K-3.1K0.00166.3200718548
2008-02-15$16.39$17.5086.0%24.6%24.9%48.3%0.0%0.0%-71.0%3.3K61.3K-3.2K0.00173.1200718548
2008-02-19$16.95$17.5067.2%19.3%27.4%35.8%70.5%0.0%-6.3%3.5K-5.1K-3.2K0.00177.45220685503
2008-02-20$16.82$17.5055.5%15.9%27.6%27.9%0.0%0.0%33.4%-802162.8K-2.6K0.00160.7440704503
2008-02-21$16.93$17.5033.3%9.5%27.5%13.1%22.2%0.0%0.7%-2985.5K-2.9K0.0074.09200707503
2008-02-22$16.96$17.5029.8%8.5%27.2%10.7%33.7%0.0%7.8%-1.6K111.5K-2.8K2.67129.0638687503
2008-02-25$17.17$17.5032.3%9.3%26.4%12.4%0.0%0.0%1.7%-71525.4K-3.0K0.0098.521450684511
2008-02-26$17.39$17.5034.7%10.0%26.5%14.1%0.0%0.0%-1.7%2.9K-47.7K-3.2K0.0093.8840788511
2008-02-27$17.00$17.5033.8%9.7%27.6%13.5%36.1%0.0%-2.0%2.4K-27.7K-3.2K2.29100.781432788511
2008-02-28$16.98$17.5024.5%7.0%25.7%7.2%0.0%0.0%2.9%-57136.2K-3.1K0.0086.65040802541
2008-02-29$16.79$17.5032.7%9.4%25.8%12.7%0.0%0.0%-3.5%-752117.0K-3.1K0.0079.4500802561