CQP Options History — December 2008

In December 2008, CQP traded between $3.71 and $4.95. ATM implied volatility averaged 103.0%, placing in the 53.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 31.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 8.2% (HV 20d: 94.9%). Max pain ranged from $5.00 to $7.50. Net GEX was positive for 12 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 17 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.29.

Notable Days

  • 2008-12-22: Highest Volume — 90 contracts
  • 2008-12-11: Largest IV spike — 77.8% change
  • 2008-12-04: Highest IV Rank — 72.7%
  • 2008-12-04: Largest Expected Move — 38.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$4.37$3.71$4.95$4.55$3.71
Max Pain$5.50$5.00$7.50$7.50$5.00
ATM IV103.0%57.9%133.1%128.6%130.9%
Expected Move31.3%16.6%38.1%36.9%37.5%
HV 20d94.9%58.8%116.0%114.6%58.8%
HV 60d120.5%107.9%122.2%121.9%107.9%
IV Rank53.0%23.7%72.7%70.0%70.4%
IV Percentile77.5%25.0%98.8%98.4%98.4%
Term Structure11.9%-20.5%58.1%4.5%50.2%
VWIV117.5%82.4%130.8%125.7%82.4%
Skew 25d36.8%-1.9%88.4%0.3%31.6%
Skew 10d43.7%-20.2%95.2%-20.2%44.1%
Call IV 25d97.6%68.5%153.2%145.0%86.8%
Put IV 25d134.3%98.4%165.6%145.3%118.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %92.0251.62169.4951.6271.15
Gamma HHI0.420.280.710.300.55
Net GEX203-2792.8K148-279
Net DEX142.0K36.2K207.5K186.8K48.3K
Net VEX-557-656-467-641-487
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.290.002.000.000.00
Total Volume23.364090540
Total OI1,551.6366941,9321,886881

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2008-12-01$4.55$7.50128.6%36.9%114.6%70.0%125.7%0.3%4.5%148186.8K-6410.0051.62501,047839
2008-12-02$4.73$7.50117.8%33.8%115.4%63.2%0.0%-1.9%11.5%267180.7K-6560.0055.82001,052839
2008-12-03$4.52$7.50127.5%36.5%116.0%69.2%0.0%12.5%4.8%245179.4K-6170.0053.95001,052839
2008-12-04$4.35$7.50133.1%38.1%115.2%72.7%119.5%18.6%-1.1%-29201.0K-5310.0065.383001,052839
2008-12-05$4.19$0.0099.0%36.5%111.3%51.4%0.0%38.2%-3.7%-177207.5K-5070.5097.5922111,062839
2008-12-08$4.27$0.00107.5%37.5%111.3%56.7%130.8%65.5%7.4%-6191.6K-5350.00141.633001,072830
2008-12-09$4.39$5.0092.7%34.1%111.9%47.5%119.3%83.6%14.4%41202.8K-5591.0087.4710101,102830
2008-12-10$4.43$5.0071.3%36.4%105.1%32.3%127.1%77.5%4.1%-44203.4K-5360.0088.642101,069809
2008-12-11$4.71$5.00126.8%36.3%102.4%67.9%0.0%88.4%-2.9%383168.4K-6272.0085.8920401,069809
2008-12-12$4.67$5.00124.4%35.7%97.8%66.4%0.0%47.3%2.9%325178.2K-6170.0088.97301,059819
2008-12-15$4.67$5.00126.7%36.3%97.5%67.9%0.0%45.7%2.4%479187.6K-5840.0092.10001,059819
2008-12-16$4.95$5.0089.2%25.6%99.9%43.8%0.0%0.0%58.1%2.8K181.6K-6120.00169.491001,059819
2008-12-17$4.82$5.00119.0%34.1%99.1%62.9%0.0%30.8%-4.0%658176.1K-5830.0099.823001,059819
2008-12-18$4.42$5.00123.0%35.3%101.2%65.5%0.0%37.7%3.9%-236192.9K-5360.5090.8820101,084819
2008-12-19$4.40$5.00123.5%35.4%93.3%65.9%0.0%24.3%0.7%-162178.7K-5460.0090.20001,104799
2008-12-22$4.41$5.0073.4%21.0%88.6%33.6%82.4%11.9%40.1%-12937.7K-5350.1395.728010244450
2008-12-23$4.16$5.0057.9%16.6%72.8%23.7%0.0%36.5%44.5%12046.9K-5030.00112.79820324455
2008-12-24$4.02$5.0069.0%19.8%73.5%30.8%0.0%43.8%19.1%22436.2K-5570.0096.3800396455
2008-12-26$4.04$5.0076.1%21.8%73.6%35.4%0.0%32.4%18.4%26744.2K-5250.0097.1200396455
2008-12-29$3.91$5.0070.3%20.2%66.3%31.2%0.0%17.6%6.9%-19644.7K-4990.0095.85010396455
2008-12-30$3.76$5.0079.4%22.8%61.5%37.1%0.0%29.6%-20.5%-26649.4K-4670.0095.93020396465
2008-12-31$3.71$5.00130.9%37.5%58.8%70.4%0.0%31.6%50.2%-27948.3K-4870.0071.15400396485