CQP Options History — September 2008

In September 2008, CQP traded between $6.95 and $10.07. ATM implied volatility averaged 73.1%, placing in the 38.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 21.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 10.2% (HV 20d: 62.9%). Max pain ranged from $7.50 to $12.50. Net GEX was positive for 6 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 8 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.54.

Notable Days

  • 2008-09-15: Highest Volume — 1,035 contracts
  • 2008-09-30: Largest IV drop — 48.0% change
  • 2008-09-29: Highest IV Rank — 64.9%
  • 2008-09-29: Largest Expected Move — 32.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$8.25$6.95$10.07$10.07$6.95
Max Pain$9.29$7.50$12.50$12.50$7.50
ATM IV73.1%58.1%111.8%68.6%58.1%
Expected Move21.0%16.7%32.0%19.7%16.7%
HV 20d62.9%50.3%71.0%67.6%66.6%
HV 60d66.0%61.9%69.7%62.4%69.7%
IV Rank38.5%28.3%64.9%35.4%28.3%
IV Percentile68.6%46.8%98.8%63.9%46.8%
Term Structure1.0%-5.4%24.4%3.4%5.1%
VWIV70.1%62.6%78.0%68.3%70.2%
Skew 25d5.0%-16.9%21.6%10.1%3.4%
Skew 10d13.4%-12.4%35.8%13.7%16.3%
Call IV 25d67.1%48.6%76.3%54.7%75.4%
Put IV 25d72.2%53.2%92.2%64.8%78.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %88.3637.40186.0337.40108.29
Gamma HHI0.670.350.930.660.90
Net GEX-7.2K-25.0K3.1K-8.8K-15.3K
Net DEX996.7K227.0K1.5M1.2M508.8K
Net VEX-2.0K-3.2K-1.3K-3.2K-1.6K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.540.008.008.000.80
Total Volume70.23801,035145
Total OI3,354.3332,2044,4663,7822,276

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2008-09-02$10.07$12.5068.6%19.7%67.6%35.4%0.0%10.1%3.4%-8.8K1.2M-3.2K0.0037.40011,5172,265
2008-09-03$9.91$12.5068.3%19.6%68.3%35.2%68.3%12.8%2.3%-7.1K1.3M-3.1K8.0054.122161,5172,266
2008-09-04$9.71$12.5071.9%20.6%69.4%37.7%71.9%8.1%-2.9%-5.0K1.3M-2.9K1.0056.61331,5172,268
2008-09-05$9.40$10.0073.1%20.6%69.3%38.5%0.0%2.3%-4.8%-1.2K1.4M-2.5K0.0064.45051,5172,271
2008-09-08$9.00$10.0070.3%20.6%71.0%36.6%0.0%-16.9%-3.3%2.3K1.4M-2.1K1.0048.5010101,5172,271
2008-09-09$8.09$10.0071.1%21.1%64.2%37.1%0.0%1.7%-0.3%3.1K1.4M-1.6K0.0079.561201,5072,251
2008-09-10$7.86$10.0073.6%21.5%64.7%38.8%0.0%-3.0%-1.2%2.9K1.3M-1.4K1.3080.6210131,5052,034
2008-09-11$7.85$10.0077.1%22.1%64.5%41.2%0.0%7.2%-3.9%3.0K1.2M-1.5K0.0067.68001,5052,025
2008-09-12$7.86$10.0076.3%21.9%64.5%40.7%0.0%17.6%-1.2%3.0K1.3M-1.5K0.0081.63001,5052,025
2008-09-15$7.54$10.0072.2%20.7%65.9%37.8%72.1%0.2%-1.1%2.7K1.2M-1.3K0.0096.7201,0351,5052,025
2008-09-16$7.40$10.0075.4%21.6%50.3%40.1%0.0%4.5%-1.5%-10.6K1.5M-2.1K0.3799.3554201,5052,961
2008-09-17$7.71$10.0077.2%22.1%53.6%41.3%67.6%5.2%-4.5%-10.2K1.5M-2.1K0.0096.550111,5092,939
2008-09-18$8.15$7.5076.3%21.9%58.3%40.7%0.0%-2.3%3.4%-11.3K1.4M-2.3K1.17101.03671,5092,934
2008-09-19$8.50$7.5067.8%19.4%57.7%34.9%78.0%4.6%-5.4%-25.0K1.3M-1.4K4.9099.33211031,5052,938
2008-09-22$7.94$7.5068.6%19.7%59.4%35.4%0.0%-9.0%4.3%-12.1K237.4K-2.0K0.4099.8625108261,378
2008-09-23$8.10$7.5067.4%19.3%60.4%34.6%0.0%13.8%3.9%-14.0K283.3K-2.0K0.0094.23208441,421
2008-09-24$7.95$7.5061.8%17.7%60.4%30.8%62.6%2.8%9.4%-14.0K227.0K-2.0K0.0399.103018441,421
2008-09-25$7.93$7.5070.2%20.1%60.2%36.5%70.2%15.8%-0.7%-13.2K263.6K-2.1K1.00101.1810108441,422
2008-09-26$8.02$7.5077.2%22.1%60.1%41.3%0.0%5.2%-4.1%-12.1K243.2K-2.1K0.00103.36008541,422
2008-09-29$7.40$7.50111.8%32.0%64.9%64.9%0.0%21.6%24.4%-8.9K360.4K-1.9K0.00186.03008541,422
2008-09-30$6.95$7.5058.1%16.7%66.6%28.3%0.0%3.4%5.1%-15.3K508.8K-1.6K0.80108.2925208541,422