CQP Options History — March 2008

In March 2008, CQP traded between $14.85 and $16.52. ATM implied volatility averaged 38.9%, placing in the 16.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 11.1%. IV traded above realized volatility by 11.7% (HV 20d: 27.2%). 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 12 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 3.75.

Notable Days

  • 2008-03-10: Highest Volume — 50 contracts
  • 2008-03-17: Largest IV spike — 154.4% change
  • 2008-03-18: Highest IV Rank — 49.4%
  • 2008-03-18: Largest Expected Move — 25.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$15.49$14.85$16.52$16.52$14.92
Max Pain$17.50$17.50$17.50$17.50$17.50
ATM IV38.9%26.2%87.6%32.2%33.6%
Expected Move11.1%7.5%25.1%9.2%9.6%
HV 20d27.2%22.9%30.0%26.4%29.1%
HV 60d25.1%23.4%27.1%23.4%24.7%
IV Rank16.8%8.4%49.4%12.4%13.3%
IV Percentile60.7%29.6%91.0%57.0%58.7%
Term Structure-3.0%-46.7%11.3%-5.9%0.7%
VWIV37.6%31.9%46.6%35.7%36.1%
Skew 25d6.1%1.3%11.0%1.3%3.6%
Skew 10d0.2%-59.7%11.1%-59.7%5.5%
Call IV 25d35.2%27.7%68.2%68.2%34.1%
Put IV 25d41.3%34.3%69.5%69.5%37.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %98.6847.46166.8481.33102.34
Gamma HHI0.370.290.470.340.29
Net GEX28-3.9K3.6K-944857
Net DEX328.0K104.3K507.5K179.6K203.3K
Net VEX-1.8K-2.9K-1.2K-2.9K-1.2K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio3.750.0040.000.000.00
Total Volume150504033
Total OI1,149.67801,3631,363818

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2008-03-03$16.52$17.5032.2%9.2%26.4%12.4%0.0%0.0%-5.9%-944179.6K-2.9K0.0081.33400802561
2008-03-04$16.37$17.5030.1%8.6%25.1%11.0%35.7%0.0%-5.7%-2.2K232.1K-2.8K0.0091.86220779561
2008-03-05$16.40$17.5030.1%8.6%25.0%11.0%0.0%0.0%-4.7%-3.5K270.6K-2.6K0.0092.19250769561
2008-03-06$16.01$17.5026.2%7.5%25.7%8.4%46.6%0.0%-3.3%-536392.8K-2.2K0.0063.5804789561
2008-03-07$15.82$17.5033.5%7.8%24.3%13.2%0.0%0.0%11.3%-2.0K366.6K-2.3K0.0056.8500789557
2008-03-10$15.51$17.5034.7%10.4%24.8%14.0%31.9%0.0%-3.4%-3.1K465.9K-1.9K0.2547.464010789557
2008-03-11$15.32$17.5036.5%9.1%24.1%15.3%0.0%0.0%0.6%-3.9K499.6K-1.7K0.9460.261615761557
2008-03-12$15.48$17.5026.8%9.9%24.5%8.8%0.0%0.0%-0.7%-2.7K507.5K-1.6K40.0095.61140760542
2008-03-13$15.65$17.5029.7%8.5%25.1%10.7%0.0%0.0%6.7%1.6K492.4K-1.6K0.00119.1010759502
2008-03-14$15.70$17.5034.4%9.9%22.9%13.8%0.0%0.0%1.3%2.2K460.5K-1.7K0.00114.8600758502
2008-03-17$14.85$17.5087.5%25.1%29.7%49.4%0.0%0.0%-27.4%1.0K304.2K-2.1K0.00166.8400758502
2008-03-18$15.31$17.5087.6%25.1%29.2%49.4%0.0%1.3%-46.7%732466.8K-1.5K3.33159.43310758490
2008-03-19$15.04$17.5033.7%9.7%29.5%13.4%0.0%5.3%2.0%813480.8K-1.4K0.00107.0520760490
2008-03-20$15.25$17.5036.2%10.4%30.0%15.1%0.0%11.0%2.5%143504.0K-1.3K0.00110.2200760490
2008-03-24$15.28$17.5036.3%10.4%30.0%15.1%0.0%9.0%6.8%3.6K104.3K-1.5K0.0091.9800541239
2008-03-25$15.38$17.5043.6%12.5%29.7%20.0%0.0%10.7%2.0%2.8K129.5K-1.4K0.00108.1500541239
2008-03-26$15.00$17.5036.2%10.4%29.6%15.1%36.1%4.7%0.1%2.3K143.8K-1.3K0.50107.06105541239
2008-03-27$15.00$17.5034.6%9.9%29.2%14.0%0.0%6.8%2.6%2.0K168.6K-1.2K0.0099.80020551244
2008-03-28$14.98$17.5034.0%9.8%29.1%13.6%0.0%2.9%1.3%1.4K186.3K-1.2K0.0097.5630551264
2008-03-31$14.92$17.5033.6%9.6%29.1%13.3%0.0%3.6%0.7%857203.3K-1.2K0.00102.34330554264