CQP Options History — August 2009

In August 2009, CQP traded between $7.61 and $8.19. ATM implied volatility averaged 41.6%, placing in the 6.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 12.5%. IV traded above realized volatility by 2.4% (HV 20d: 39.3%). Max pain ranged from $7.50 to $10.00. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 16 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 2.23.

Notable Days

  • 2009-08-24: Highest Volume — 108 contracts
  • 2009-08-07: Largest IV drop — 27.9% change
  • 2009-08-03: Highest IV Rank — 12.9%
  • 2009-08-03: Largest Expected Move — 15.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$7.99$7.61$8.19$7.80$8.09
Max Pain$7.98$7.50$10.00$10.00$7.50
ATM IV41.6%31.0%54.0%54.0%33.9%
Expected Move12.5%9.6%15.5%15.5%9.7%
HV 20d39.3%20.6%52.2%52.2%20.6%
HV 60d39.9%38.2%44.1%44.1%38.2%
IV Rank6.7%0.0%12.9%12.9%2.0%
IV Percentile4.1%0.0%9.9%9.9%1.2%
Term Structure2.5%-9.1%12.1%-5.6%5.8%
VWIV55.4%38.6%109.0%47.7%46.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %75.1246.69109.45107.0853.52
Gamma HHI0.520.500.550.510.51
Net GEX4.2K3.6K5.2K3.7K3.8K
Net DEX-267.2K-319.5K-193.3K-221.5K-230.5K
Net VEX-1.3K-1.5K-1.1K-1.5K-1.1K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio2.230.0020.000.001.67
Total Volume13.9050108016
Total OI1,254.811,1031,3271,3001,135

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2009-08-03$7.80$10.0054.0%15.5%52.2%12.9%0.0%0.0%-5.6%3.7K-221.5K-1.5K0.00107.0800853447
2009-08-04$7.76$10.0047.6%13.6%48.8%8.3%47.7%0.0%0.9%3.6K-211.4K-1.4K0.00109.45220853447
2009-08-05$7.67$10.0044.7%12.8%49.1%6.3%0.0%0.0%1.8%3.8K-207.6K-1.4K0.0082.81100860447
2009-08-06$7.61$10.0046.3%13.3%48.3%7.4%109.0%0.0%3.1%3.7K-193.3K-1.3K0.0082.0020856447
2009-08-07$7.92$7.5033.3%12.0%48.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%5.6%3.7K-280.7K-1.4K0.0062.6904858407
2009-08-10$7.97$7.5031.0%12.9%48.8%0.0%43.9%0.0%1.9%4.0K-286.8K-1.3K0.0069.82320858411
2009-08-11$8.02$7.5039.5%13.0%47.7%5.9%0.0%0.0%1.4%4.6K-308.6K-1.4K20.0074.44120889411
2009-08-12$8.06$7.5034.8%13.1%47.7%2.6%0.0%0.0%5.9%4.5K-319.5K-1.4K0.0075.5110889431
2009-08-13$7.96$7.5043.9%12.6%47.7%8.9%0.0%0.0%5.1%4.3K-307.2K-1.4K7.0066.0817890431
2009-08-14$8.05$7.5047.2%13.5%39.7%11.2%0.0%0.0%-1.6%4.7K-294.3K-1.4K0.0086.9410889438
2009-08-17$7.93$7.5046.6%13.4%36.4%10.8%46.6%0.0%2.5%4.4K-288.7K-1.4K0.0083.48120889438
2009-08-18$8.09$7.5047.7%13.7%37.0%11.5%0.0%0.0%3.1%4.6K-314.6K-1.4K0.0084.0900889438
2009-08-19$8.03$7.5047.7%13.7%37.0%11.5%38.6%0.0%5.4%4.3K-309.6K-1.4K0.0584.39201889438
2009-08-20$8.05$7.5046.1%13.2%36.8%10.4%0.0%0.0%4.9%4.3K-303.6K-1.3K0.0089.2600859424
2009-08-21$8.05$7.5043.7%12.5%34.0%8.7%0.0%0.0%8.6%4.9K-303.8K-1.3K0.0046.6900859424
2009-08-24$8.19$7.5039.7%11.4%34.4%6.0%46.5%0.0%8.9%5.2K-287.6K-1.2K0.0869.761008827364
2009-08-25$8.18$7.5034.3%9.8%32.8%2.3%0.0%0.0%12.1%4.0K-243.6K-1.1K0.0080.84015735368
2009-08-26$8.16$7.5033.5%9.6%32.8%1.8%0.0%0.0%-3.7%3.9K-240.0K-1.1K0.2057.1151735383
2009-08-27$8.09$7.5038.3%11.0%22.2%5.1%0.0%0.0%-5.5%4.0K-233.1K-1.1K0.0057.2801740382
2009-08-28$8.09$7.5040.7%11.7%21.5%6.7%0.0%0.0%-9.1%3.9K-225.8K-1.1K0.0054.25012740383
2009-08-31$8.09$7.5033.9%9.7%20.6%2.0%0.0%0.0%5.8%3.8K-230.5K-1.1K1.6753.52610740395