CQP Options History — March 2009

In March 2009, CQP traded between $5.08 and $6.37. ATM implied volatility averaged 90.2%, placing in the 41.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 26.5%. IV traded below realized volatility by 7.8% (HV 20d: 98.0%). Max pain ranged from $5.00 to $7.50. Net GEX was positive for 14 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 17 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.75.

Notable Days

  • 2009-03-05: Highest Volume — 45 contracts
  • 2009-03-25: Largest IV drop — 28.2% change
  • 2009-03-13: Highest IV Rank — 50.9%
  • 2009-03-13: Largest Expected Move — 30.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$5.67$5.08$6.37$6.07$6.00
Max Pain$5.91$5.00$7.50$7.50$7.50
ATM IV90.2%70.4%104.6%75.7%77.0%
Expected Move26.5%20.2%30.0%21.7%22.1%
HV 20d98.0%57.2%114.2%110.4%57.2%
HV 60d117.5%107.1%119.4%118.2%107.1%
IV Rank41.4%28.5%50.9%32.9%31.4%
IV Percentile67.6%31.3%84.9%48.4%45.6%
Term Structure10.5%-12.1%67.4%9.7%67.4%
VWIV86.4%65.0%103.6%73.7%65.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %97.1176.15113.87100.08113.87
Gamma HHI0.410.350.550.500.39
Net GEX56-42859959976
Net DEX-7.8K-43.0K22.7K-26.5K-16.2K
Net VEX-487-564-445-542-471
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.750.006.000.005.00
Total Volume7.818045190
Total OI857.727679945945714

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2009-03-02$6.07$7.5075.7%21.7%110.4%32.9%0.0%0.0%9.7%599-26.5K-5420.00100.08190424521
2009-03-03$5.82$7.5070.4%20.2%110.0%29.4%73.7%0.0%16.6%1341.8K-5470.00111.0903421521
2009-03-04$5.94$7.5086.1%24.7%109.4%39.8%0.0%0.0%32.8%486-17.3K-5640.00104.9190421518
2009-03-05$5.68$7.5081.0%23.2%109.6%36.4%0.0%0.0%24.5%452-16.9K-4631.2595.222025421518
2009-03-06$5.24$5.0087.0%29.7%113.3%40.4%0.0%0.0%-7.2%-287.9K-5000.0078.4250421523
2009-03-09$5.08$5.0092.2%28.6%113.3%43.6%0.0%0.0%2.4%-29722.7K-4870.0076.1500416523
2009-03-10$5.23$5.0095.4%28.0%113.5%45.8%0.0%0.0%2.7%4911.5K-4830.0093.3770416523
2009-03-11$5.40$5.0081.7%29.1%114.2%36.6%0.0%0.0%-8.5%1217.6K-4810.0091.6300413523
2009-03-12$5.29$5.00100.9%28.9%113.7%49.4%0.0%0.0%4.5%-28017.1K-5020.0092.4100413523
2009-03-13$5.29$5.00104.6%30.0%113.2%50.9%0.0%0.0%-0.2%-38917.8K-4880.0095.3000413523
2009-03-16$5.48$5.00100.4%28.8%110.8%47.5%0.0%0.0%3.8%-38413.8K-4820.0096.8000413523
2009-03-17$5.57$5.00100.8%28.9%99.1%47.8%0.0%0.0%0.7%-1374.0K-4590.0096.32010413523
2009-03-18$5.55$5.00102.6%29.4%99.2%49.0%103.2%0.0%-1.1%-1878.4K-4450.0097.5404413523
2009-03-19$5.42$5.00104.1%29.8%99.2%50.0%0.0%0.0%1.6%-428-16.2K-4680.0097.8200413476
2009-03-20$5.49$5.0097.0%27.8%92.2%45.2%0.0%0.0%5.0%96-18.6K-4556.0092.86530413476
2009-03-23$5.70$5.00102.7%29.4%89.1%49.1%103.6%0.0%15.1%80-15.6K-4860.00102.46013258421
2009-03-24$5.89$5.00102.3%29.3%83.5%48.8%0.0%0.0%1.5%186-24.4K-4800.0098.1600258434
2009-03-25$6.37$5.0073.4%21.0%87.1%28.9%65.0%0.0%-12.1%349-40.2K-4985.00100.49210258434
2009-03-26$6.20$7.5090.0%25.8%81.2%40.3%0.0%0.0%16.3%288-31.2K-4910.00100.3600260444
2009-03-27$6.15$7.5087.3%25.0%77.3%38.5%0.0%0.0%32.5%358-43.0K-4650.0095.0100260444
2009-03-30$5.97$7.5072.8%20.9%59.3%28.5%0.0%0.0%22.7%85-18.0K-4620.00106.18010260444
2009-03-31$6.00$7.5077.0%22.1%57.2%31.4%0.0%0.0%67.4%76-16.2K-4710.00113.8700260454