CQP Options History — May 2009

In May 2009, CQP traded between $6.33 and $7.60. ATM implied volatility averaged 66.1%, placing in the 13.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 18.5%. IV traded below realized volatility by 4.7% (HV 20d: 70.8%). Max pain ranged from $7.50 to $7.50. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 5 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.05.

Notable Days

  • 2009-05-11: Highest Volume — 97 contracts
  • 2009-05-07: Largest IV spike — 40.2% change
  • 2009-05-07: Highest IV Rank — 34.5%
  • 2009-05-11: Largest Expected Move — 20.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$7.12$6.33$7.60$6.44$7.44
Max Pain$7.50$7.50$7.50$7.50$7.50
ATM IV66.1%54.1%93.5%54.1%59.2%
Expected Move18.5%15.5%20.2%15.5%17.0%
HV 20d70.8%49.4%76.0%70.1%49.4%
HV 60d73.0%57.4%81.6%80.1%57.4%
IV Rank13.0%3.6%34.5%3.6%7.6%
IV Percentile16.0%2.8%73.0%2.8%4.8%
Term Structure-1.1%-6.5%11.7%11.7%-0.8%
VWIV75.9%60.0%151.7%151.7%60.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %94.3480.95101.5999.4599.13
Gamma HHI0.770.670.920.720.72
Net GEX5.4K2.4K10.8K2.7K7.3K
Net DEX-147.1K-227.3K-48.5K-56.4K-182.5K
Net VEX-826-1.1K-589-622-1.1K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.050.000.500.000.00
Total Volume22.5509707
Total OI1,045.19581,1459741,131

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2009-05-01$6.44$7.5054.1%15.5%70.1%3.6%0.0%0.0%11.7%2.7K-56.4K-6220.0099.4500477497
2009-05-04$6.37$7.5065.0%19.8%70.1%12.1%0.0%0.0%-6.5%2.5K-48.5K-5890.0084.2105477497
2009-05-05$6.33$7.5066.6%19.7%70.0%13.4%0.0%0.0%-6.1%2.4K-48.9K-5980.0080.9500477502
2009-05-06$6.46$7.5066.7%16.8%69.0%13.4%151.7%0.0%-5.6%2.8K-55.7K-5980.0096.43110477502
2009-05-07$6.80$7.5093.5%19.4%69.7%34.5%0.0%0.0%-5.9%3.0K-84.7K-6240.0088.0200487502
2009-05-08$7.08$7.5068.3%19.6%70.2%14.8%0.0%0.0%-5.6%4.3K-112.6K-6660.0095.26460487502
2009-05-11$7.60$7.5075.8%20.2%74.1%20.6%70.3%0.0%-1.4%5.6K-178.9K-7300.0593.04925520502
2009-05-12$7.30$7.5072.6%19.6%75.9%18.1%0.0%0.0%-0.4%6.0K-192.2K-8400.0095.0800583507
2009-05-13$7.29$7.5063.4%19.5%75.3%10.9%68.1%0.0%-1.5%6.5K-174.0K-8270.0093.37370583507
2009-05-14$7.47$7.5068.5%19.6%75.5%14.9%0.0%0.0%-1.2%7.8K-202.1K-8940.0093.70010620507
2009-05-15$7.59$7.5064.8%18.6%75.6%12.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%10.8K-227.3K-9000.0092.8400620517
2009-05-18$7.55$7.5065.1%18.7%74.4%12.3%65.2%0.0%4.6%5.3K-188.3K-8570.0093.87017538420
2009-05-19$7.25$7.5063.2%18.1%76.0%10.7%63.7%0.0%0.3%4.9K-180.2K-8380.0394.63772538437
2009-05-20$7.25$7.5065.0%18.6%74.4%12.1%0.0%0.0%1.6%5.3K-181.6K-9770.0099.82200613439
2009-05-21$7.06$7.5064.7%18.6%74.9%11.9%64.7%0.0%-1.0%5.2K-153.8K-9760.0099.18100633439
2009-05-22$7.30$7.5063.1%18.1%75.8%10.6%63.3%0.0%-0.6%5.8K-157.5K-9610.0098.46200623439
2009-05-26$7.27$7.5060.8%17.4%73.3%8.8%0.0%0.0%-1.0%6.3K-169.2K-9410.50101.59105633439
2009-05-27$7.26$7.5061.8%17.7%73.0%9.6%0.0%0.0%-1.4%6.4K-165.0K-9580.0086.93600641444
2009-05-28$7.33$7.5060.0%17.2%49.7%8.2%60.0%0.0%-1.4%7.1K-182.6K-1.1K0.00100.76170701444
2009-05-29$7.44$7.5059.2%17.0%49.4%7.6%0.0%0.0%-0.8%7.3K-182.5K-1.1K0.0099.1370687444