CQP Options History — October 2008

In October 2008, CQP traded between $4.40 and $6.98. ATM implied volatility averaged 103.2%, placing in the 55.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 27.4%. IV traded below realized volatility by 31.4% (HV 20d: 134.6%). Max pain ranged from $2.50 to $10.00. Net GEX was positive for 17 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 7 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 2.37.

Notable Days

  • 2008-10-29: Highest Volume — 122 contracts
  • 2008-10-14: Largest IV spike — 256.3% change
  • 2008-10-14: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2008-10-29: Largest Expected Move — 37.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$5.44$4.40$6.98$6.98$6.25
Max Pain$6.09$2.50$10.00$7.50$5.00
ATM IV103.2%49.6%176.7%74.2%123.2%
Expected Move27.4%14.2%37.4%21.3%35.3%
HV 20d134.6%66.9%168.2%67.1%168.2%
HV 60d97.2%67.3%111.7%67.5%111.7%
IV Rank55.6%22.4%100.0%39.3%66.5%
IV Percentile88.3%39.3%100.0%73.0%97.6%
Term Structure0.7%-51.9%148.5%0.9%-23.4%
VWIV102.5%75.4%140.8%75.4%140.8%
Skew 25d12.0%-21.6%41.0%22.2%20.4%
Skew 10d16.9%-38.4%49.2%25.1%36.9%
Call IV 25d93.4%60.2%128.4%60.2%102.1%
Put IV 25d105.5%61.2%147.9%82.4%122.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %109.9896.95156.75103.97104.43
Gamma HHI0.470.260.890.880.35
Net GEX-1.4K-14.2K1.5K-14.2K1.5K
Net DEX414.6K61.8K714.4K536.1K61.8K
Net VEX-717-1.6K-368-1.6K-1.2K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio2.370.0020.000.000.00
Total Volume21.6960122410
Total OI1,940.5221,3942,3992,3191,503

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2008-10-01$6.98$7.5074.2%21.3%67.1%39.3%75.4%22.2%0.9%-14.2K536.1K-1.6K0.00103.97408771,442
2008-10-02$6.84$7.5067.1%19.2%67.1%34.4%0.0%19.4%3.6%-13.2K574.5K-1.5K0.00107.78008781,442
2008-10-03$6.76$7.5071.8%20.6%66.9%37.6%0.0%-1.1%-7.7%-12.8K578.3K-1.4K0.00108.91018781,442
2008-10-06$5.15$10.00100.5%26.7%112.7%57.2%0.0%1.4%-9.8%-630652.1K-5510.0098.030218781,441
2008-10-07$5.17$10.0085.0%25.8%109.2%46.6%0.0%2.3%-6.0%213669.7K-4780.0096.95408781,442
2008-10-08$5.10$10.0082.4%25.8%109.2%44.8%0.0%-9.4%-5.6%337682.4K-3680.19119.8254108741,442
2008-10-09$4.75$10.00126.1%23.0%110.3%74.7%83.0%13.9%10.1%-598608.2K-4320.00117.341008861,427
2008-10-10$4.40$5.00118.9%23.7%111.3%69.8%0.0%-21.6%-11.8%655481.7K-7640.07117.981518961,427
2008-10-13$5.69$5.0049.6%14.2%150.4%22.4%0.0%0.0%148.5%1.4K714.4K-56212.50156.752258911,427
2008-10-14$5.55$5.00176.7%31.1%150.5%100.0%110.4%41.0%-8.6%-3.2K591.0K-8420.00103.393008911,427
2008-10-15$5.79$5.00136.9%29.4%150.5%75.1%0.0%17.4%0.0%1.4K693.1K-6640.00104.47009111,427
2008-10-16$4.98$5.00108.1%31.0%155.6%57.1%99.2%21.0%-7.8%1.3K626.6K-4771.82102.0440739111,427
2008-10-17$4.90$5.00105.4%30.2%153.6%55.5%0.0%20.4%-5.8%814634.8K-5260.00100.970109011,498
2008-10-20$5.01$5.00106.2%30.4%153.8%55.9%0.0%-6.6%-2.4%546165.1K-47620.00101.17120883511
2008-10-21$5.21$5.00106.2%30.4%154.7%55.9%0.0%-4.2%-2.0%626163.8K-5660.00103.3680884531
2008-10-22$5.05$5.00105.6%30.3%154.7%55.6%106.4%26.1%-3.6%665152.3K-5660.00104.7280884531
2008-10-23$4.89$5.00100.6%28.8%154.5%52.4%0.0%19.1%1.6%429176.2K-4430.00109.2300892531
2008-10-24$4.72$5.0094.5%27.1%154.0%48.6%0.0%-14.1%-0.8%406170.3K-4310.00106.8100892531
2008-10-27$4.90$5.0099.6%28.5%154.2%51.8%0.0%10.1%-13.7%483173.3K-4360.00120.2200892531
2008-10-28$5.33$5.00108.1%31.0%157.7%57.1%0.0%30.2%-2.3%690171.4K-5300.00100.03100892531
2008-10-29$6.00$2.50130.4%37.4%164.4%71.1%140.8%37.8%-51.9%1.3K103.7K-8600.97141.136260898531
2008-10-30$5.74$5.0097.0%27.8%164.9%50.2%0.0%19.5%13.6%834155.2K-7950.0099.96200932591
2008-10-31$6.25$5.00123.2%35.3%168.2%66.5%0.0%20.4%-23.4%1.5K61.8K-1.2K0.00104.43100932571