CQP Options History — April 2009

In April 2009, CQP traded between $6.03 and $7.99. ATM implied volatility averaged 70.4%, placing in the 21.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 20.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 24.6% (HV 20d: 45.8%). Max pain ranged from $2.50 to $7.50. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 11 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.29.

Notable Days

  • 2009-04-28: Highest Volume — 682 contracts
  • 2009-04-28: Largest IV spike — 40.0% change
  • 2009-04-07: Highest IV Rank — 41.2%
  • 2009-04-07: Largest Expected Move — 31.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$6.81$6.03$7.99$6.03$6.78
Max Pain$4.76$2.50$7.50$7.50$7.50
ATM IV70.4%53.5%91.2%78.1%83.7%
Expected Move20.3%15.3%31.1%22.4%24.0%
HV 20d45.8%33.3%67.2%56.8%67.2%
HV 60d95.2%74.3%107.0%107.0%79.7%
IV Rank21.2%3.1%41.2%32.2%26.8%
IV Percentile28.4%2.4%71.4%48.0%58.7%
Term Structure1.4%-57.6%46.4%44.4%18.7%
VWIV76.0%1.3%173.2%80.6%66.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %89.4566.88114.43114.43101.72
Gamma HHI0.670.400.940.430.66
Net GEX1.9K1204.6K2072.8K
Net DEX-87.1K-207.4K-18.5K-28.5K-78.0K
Net VEX-475-687-385-450-656
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.290.001.800.000.20
Total Volume54.2860682030
Total OI806.524714989714989

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2009-04-01$6.03$7.5078.1%22.4%56.8%32.2%0.0%0.0%44.4%207-28.5K-4500.00114.4300260454
2009-04-02$6.13$7.5080.3%23.0%54.4%33.6%0.0%0.0%46.4%120-18.5K-4720.00112.6500260454
2009-04-03$6.21$5.0076.4%28.6%44.4%31.0%0.0%0.0%-14.4%318-24.3K-4450.0075.79100260454
2009-04-06$6.30$5.0075.7%18.0%41.9%30.5%80.6%0.0%-3.1%497-36.0K-4241.8072.461018260454
2009-04-07$6.08$5.0091.2%31.1%44.3%41.2%0.0%0.0%-57.6%303-23.4K-4300.0080.4400270472
2009-04-08$6.35$5.0080.8%18.6%45.4%33.4%0.0%0.0%-0.4%481-32.9K-4290.0087.56100270472
2009-04-09$6.55$5.0062.0%17.8%44.7%20.3%0.0%0.0%7.5%600-40.9K-4600.0089.1000276472
2009-04-13$6.61$5.0059.7%17.1%44.5%18.7%0.0%0.0%-8.0%853-55.6K-4110.0081.6700276472
2009-04-14$6.57$5.0076.4%21.9%44.0%30.3%0.0%0.0%-8.1%646-49.0K-4210.0077.3000276472
2009-04-15$6.78$5.0062.6%18.0%44.6%18.2%70.0%0.0%0.2%665-47.2K-4300.0085.14200276472
2009-04-16$6.71$5.0065.5%18.8%45.0%18.3%0.0%0.0%-4.0%1.1K-67.8K-4000.0090.2200291452
2009-04-17$6.76$5.0081.0%23.2%43.3%24.7%81.0%0.0%-14.3%1.2K-83.6K-3850.0089.75700291442
2009-04-20$7.05$5.0063.5%18.2%44.6%10.9%74.9%0.0%0.5%2.1K-98.2K-4580.4166.889840344415
2009-04-21$7.04$2.5063.1%18.1%43.9%10.6%1.3%0.0%-8.8%2.7K-142.8K-4990.0095.5430442455
2009-04-22$7.35$2.5063.8%18.3%44.7%11.2%173.2%0.0%3.4%3.6K-154.7K-5000.0090.9340442455
2009-04-23$7.38$2.5053.5%15.3%37.0%3.1%0.0%0.0%12.6%3.9K-176.1K-5150.0086.8700446455
2009-04-24$7.50$2.5056.2%16.1%34.8%5.2%0.0%0.0%14.5%4.0K-168.1K-5000.0092.6300436455
2009-04-27$7.88$2.5059.7%17.1%36.8%8.0%61.3%0.0%4.7%4.6K-190.2K-4700.17100.22539436455
2009-04-28$7.99$2.5083.6%24.0%33.3%26.8%88.7%0.0%-10.6%4.6K-207.4K-5420.0387.0266022478462
2009-04-29$6.89$7.5061.9%17.8%66.7%9.7%61.9%0.0%5.7%3.8K-105.2K-6870.84100.134538480484
2009-04-30$6.78$7.5083.7%24.0%67.2%26.8%66.7%0.0%18.7%2.8K-78.0K-6560.20101.72255492497