CQP Options History — November 2008

In November 2008, CQP traded between $3.91 and $5.94. ATM implied volatility averaged 109.5%, placing in the 58.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 31.4%. IV traded below realized volatility by 8.1% (HV 20d: 117.5%). Max pain ranged from $5.00 to $10.00. Net GEX was positive for 16 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 10 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.13.

Notable Days

  • 2008-11-17: Highest Volume — 250 contracts
  • 2008-11-12: Largest IV drop — 23.4% change
  • 2008-11-24: Highest IV Rank — 69.0%
  • 2008-11-24: Largest Expected Move — 36.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$4.89$3.91$5.94$5.94$4.95
Max Pain$7.11$5.00$10.00$5.00$7.50
ATM IV109.5%87.0%127.1%97.6%117.6%
Expected Move31.4%26.7%36.4%28.0%33.7%
HV 20d117.5%101.5%140.9%136.8%117.0%
HV 60d112.8%107.7%121.1%112.0%121.1%
IV Rank58.0%43.9%69.0%50.6%63.0%
IV Percentile93.3%83.3%98.4%90.5%94.8%
Term Structure3.4%-37.5%37.5%29.2%17.5%
VWIV124.4%106.1%173.3%107.7%110.4%
Skew 25d-0.3%-25.9%31.3%23.9%-6.4%
Skew 10d3.1%-47.2%55.6%39.3%37.8%
Call IV 25d121.6%99.1%143.7%140.7%143.7%
Put IV 25d121.3%102.5%164.6%164.6%137.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %82.6842.00125.0697.1352.75
Gamma HHI0.400.260.560.390.31
Net GEX744-2422.2K1.1K646
Net DEX144.9K56.9K193.5K114.1K148.2K
Net VEX-716-1.0K-339-886-829
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.130.001.000.000.00
Total Volume27.42102504011
Total OI1,709.6321,5131,9321,5131,875

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2008-11-03$5.94$5.0097.6%28.0%136.8%50.6%0.0%23.9%29.2%1.1K114.1K-8860.0097.13040942571
2008-11-04$5.86$5.0098.7%28.3%137.0%51.3%0.0%3.4%22.2%911157.6K-7950.0092.25100942611
2008-11-05$5.53$5.0097.1%27.8%138.8%50.3%0.0%7.8%-37.5%1.2K132.5K-8000.00124.5400952611
2008-11-06$5.02$5.00110.5%31.7%140.9%58.7%0.0%31.3%-3.8%731134.4K-8030.0089.7000952610
2008-11-07$4.85$10.00103.1%30.0%138.5%54.0%0.0%-21.7%-2.2%690113.0K-8220.0093.0100952600
2008-11-10$4.79$7.50100.1%26.7%101.5%52.1%0.0%10.7%37.5%826140.1K-6870.0090.9600952580
2008-11-11$4.30$7.50113.5%28.8%107.4%60.5%107.7%7.6%-5.7%-192193.5K-3390.0099.3320952580
2008-11-12$4.70$7.5087.0%30.7%111.8%43.9%106.1%-10.3%-7.8%582169.5K-5240.0098.421030950579
2008-11-13$5.10$7.5093.7%26.9%103.2%48.1%0.0%-11.1%-9.0%1.2K145.4K-6390.00109.284201,051579
2008-11-14$5.18$7.50102.1%29.3%103.1%53.4%0.0%-2.4%-4.2%1.5K110.1K-6640.0098.383001,063579
2008-11-17$5.25$7.50121.6%34.9%102.9%65.6%0.0%0.0%0.3%2.2K56.9K-8510.00125.0602501,083579
2008-11-18$5.02$7.50125.6%36.0%103.3%68.1%0.0%4.8%4.4%1.5K83.9K-1.0K1.0056.9510101,083829
2008-11-19$4.70$7.50123.7%35.5%105.3%66.9%0.0%-13.8%-1.5%1.2K143.6K-8290.0054.58001,093839
2008-11-20$4.22$7.50117.2%33.6%111.2%62.8%0.0%-25.9%-9.0%-242173.7K-5290.0076.93001,093839
2008-11-21$3.91$7.50111.4%31.9%113.5%59.2%0.0%-8.7%0.8%-196180.9K-5750.0060.99301,093839
2008-11-24$4.55$7.50127.1%36.4%126.3%69.0%0.0%-7.0%1.2%100192.0K-6580.0054.80001,036839
2008-11-25$4.57$7.50120.4%34.5%122.0%64.8%0.0%-1.1%13.5%243176.4K-6870.0053.87051,036839
2008-11-26$4.56$7.50112.0%32.1%112.7%59.6%173.3%14.1%18.5%97188.0K-6550.0042.00051,036844
2008-11-28$4.95$7.50117.6%33.7%117.0%63.0%110.4%-6.4%17.5%646148.2K-8290.0052.751101,036839