CQP Options History — July 2009

In July 2009, CQP traded between $6.95 and $8.63. ATM implied volatility averaged 47.8%, placing in the 7.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 14.4%. IV traded above realized volatility by 4.0% (HV 20d: 43.8%). Max pain ranged from $5.00 to $10.00. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 7 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.56.

Notable Days

  • 2009-07-27: Highest Volume — 146 contracts
  • 2009-07-07: Largest IV drop — 22.7% change
  • 2009-07-29: Highest IV Rank — 16.8%
  • 2009-07-29: Largest Expected Move — 17.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$7.73$6.95$8.63$7.48$7.65
Max Pain$7.27$5.00$10.00$7.50$10.00
ATM IV47.8%35.8%59.5%42.4%50.0%
Expected Move14.4%11.0%17.1%12.2%14.3%
HV 20d43.8%35.2%53.0%35.5%53.0%
HV 60d50.1%42.8%54.2%52.2%45.1%
IV Rank7.8%0.0%16.8%0.0%10.1%
IV Percentile5.2%0.0%17.9%0.0%7.5%
Term Structure-4.0%-50.8%8.7%8.7%-2.6%
VWIV53.9%42.4%75.5%42.4%50.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %68.5024.1595.6942.6781.38
Gamma HHI0.720.520.790.740.53
Net GEX7.7K3.9K10.9K6.0K3.9K
Net DEX-340.9K-555.0K-175.2K-243.4K-198.4K
Net VEX-1.5K-1.7K-1.3K-1.7K-1.4K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.560.004.130.002.58
Total Volume360146243
Total OI1,307.51,2091,4961,2271,286

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2009-07-01$7.48$7.5042.4%12.2%35.5%0.0%42.4%0.0%8.7%6.0K-243.4K-1.7K0.0042.6720922305
2009-07-02$7.49$7.5043.9%12.6%35.2%1.1%0.0%0.0%7.7%6.1K-252.6K-1.7K0.0051.9200924305
2009-07-06$7.29$7.5046.4%15.1%36.2%2.9%52.9%0.0%-3.6%5.9K-233.6K-1.6K0.0060.77500924305
2009-07-07$6.95$7.5035.8%14.6%39.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%-3.8%5.9K-176.7K-1.5K0.0068.3800974305
2009-07-08$6.95$7.5040.8%15.4%37.2%3.6%0.0%0.0%-5.8%5.9K-178.0K-1.5K0.0061.7100974305
2009-07-09$7.17$7.5041.0%11.8%39.5%3.7%0.0%0.0%2.1%6.6K-214.6K-1.5K0.0076.80010974305
2009-07-10$6.99$7.5043.3%13.7%40.0%5.3%0.0%0.0%-0.3%6.0K-175.2K-1.5K0.0078.1900974315
2009-07-13$7.00$7.5046.2%11.0%40.1%7.4%45.7%0.0%3.2%6.1K-179.3K-1.5K0.0075.38340974315
2009-07-14$7.24$7.5036.7%14.1%42.3%0.6%49.8%0.0%0.1%6.9K-225.5K-1.6K0.0066.91550995315
2009-07-15$7.30$7.5044.0%15.6%41.5%5.8%54.7%0.0%-5.4%7.6K-244.6K-1.7K0.0057.52201,050315
2009-07-16$7.45$7.5049.9%14.3%39.0%10.0%0.0%0.0%-1.2%8.1K-278.4K-1.7K0.5829.351271,052315
2009-07-17$8.03$7.5052.3%15.0%46.7%11.7%52.3%0.0%-1.4%9.0K-451.2K-1.3K0.0224.154511,019312
2009-07-20$8.39$7.5055.2%15.8%48.4%13.8%56.0%0.0%-5.4%9.5K-522.5K-1.4K0.3978.3838151,015270
2009-07-21$8.49$7.5045.7%13.1%47.6%7.0%47.1%0.0%-1.0%10.2K-554.5K-1.4K0.0078.131001,022274
2009-07-22$8.42$7.5050.6%14.5%48.0%10.5%51.6%0.0%3.3%10.3K-530.8K-1.4K0.3790.7130111,022274
2009-07-23$8.32$7.5058.0%16.6%48.5%15.8%63.1%0.0%-13.7%10.0K-516.6K-1.4K0.6580.1017111,027285
2009-07-24$8.63$5.0054.5%15.6%49.6%13.2%55.0%0.0%-3.3%10.2K-555.0K-1.4K0.0284.784711,035296
2009-07-27$8.50$5.0056.4%16.2%47.5%14.6%75.5%0.0%-50.8%9.1K-539.9K-1.4K0.1195.69131151,045297
2009-07-28$8.25$5.0048.7%13.9%49.1%9.1%53.3%0.0%3.9%10.9K-514.1K-1.4K0.0077.520601,128311
2009-07-29$8.28$7.5059.5%17.1%46.3%16.8%63.2%0.0%-14.4%10.2K-472.6K-1.4K0.0376.796621,125371
2009-07-30$7.75$7.5049.2%14.1%52.7%9.5%50.6%0.0%-5.1%4.2K-242.2K-1.4K4.1369.791562836373
2009-07-31$7.65$10.0050.0%14.3%53.0%10.1%50.0%0.0%-2.6%3.9K-198.4K-1.4K2.5881.381231851435