CQP Options History — September 2009

In September 2009, CQP traded between $8.14 and $9.95. ATM implied volatility averaged 42.0%, placing in the 8.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 11.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 0.6% (HV 20d: 41.3%). 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 0.66.

Notable Days

  • 2009-09-11: Highest Volume — 244 contracts
  • 2009-09-18: Largest IV drop — 39.0% change
  • 2009-09-09: Highest IV Rank — 16.4%
  • 2009-09-11: Largest Expected Move — 14.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$9.32$8.14$9.95$8.39$9.75
Max Pain$8.81$7.50$10.00$7.50$10.00
ATM IV42.0%28.2%54.8%35.9%41.0%
Expected Move11.8%8.1%14.3%10.3%11.8%
HV 20d41.3%23.8%50.9%23.8%49.9%
HV 60d42.5%38.6%45.2%38.6%41.9%
IV Rank8.3%0.0%16.4%3.4%8.6%
IV Percentile9.2%0.0%21.8%2.8%9.1%
Term Structure5.1%-7.9%16.1%9.2%7.9%
VWIV43.1%32.1%80.0%34.0%44.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %70.4621.93103.5156.1282.99
Gamma HHI0.570.500.890.500.50
Net GEX4.1K1.5K7.9K4.0K3.7K
Net DEX-392.6K-555.1K-250.8K-267.3K-445.0K
Net VEX-1.2K-1.4K-1.0K-1.0K-1.4K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.660.004.301.430.00
Total Volume61.04802441734
Total OI1,238.191,1011,3951,1291,337

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2009-09-01$8.39$7.5035.9%10.3%23.8%3.4%34.0%0.0%9.2%4.0K-267.3K-1.0K1.4356.12710734395
2009-09-02$8.14$7.5033.7%9.7%26.2%1.9%38.5%0.0%15.5%4.0K-250.8K-1.0K0.5424.762815734394
2009-09-03$8.31$7.5037.7%10.8%26.6%4.6%0.0%0.0%8.7%4.1K-269.0K-1.1K0.0021.93026754399
2009-09-04$8.57$7.5038.7%12.3%25.1%5.3%0.0%0.0%16.1%3.7K-305.7K-1.1K0.19103.51265754425
2009-09-08$8.62$7.5049.3%13.5%25.1%12.6%0.0%0.0%12.4%4.1K-323.0K-1.0K0.0092.83430755420
2009-09-09$8.70$7.5054.8%10.4%25.2%16.4%0.0%0.0%14.8%4.1K-328.9K-1.0K0.00100.1420752420
2009-09-10$8.84$7.5039.8%11.4%25.5%6.0%32.1%0.0%-3.9%4.2K-350.1K-1.0K0.72102.595036752420
2009-09-11$9.95$7.5049.9%14.3%47.0%13.0%80.0%0.0%-7.9%6.9K-555.1K-1.1K0.0840.0422618802420
2009-09-14$9.84$7.5049.0%14.1%47.7%12.4%0.0%0.0%-3.0%7.2K-546.1K-1.1K0.0061.06300813416
2009-09-15$9.68$7.5046.4%13.3%47.8%10.6%46.3%0.0%-2.5%7.9K-514.0K-1.1K2.0377.4369140838416
2009-09-16$9.75$10.0043.0%12.3%47.7%8.3%0.0%0.0%0.5%4.8K-439.3K-1.3K0.0073.72110823556
2009-09-17$9.62$10.0046.2%13.2%48.0%10.4%46.2%0.0%-1.7%4.2K-415.2K-1.3K0.0373.97331822556
2009-09-18$9.36$10.0028.2%8.1%49.7%0.0%33.6%0.0%5.7%2.0K-381.6K-1.3K0.1167.36718838557
2009-09-21$9.53$10.0038.0%10.9%49.7%6.6%38.5%0.0%6.2%1.5K-324.5K-1.2K0.0656.4217310655446
2009-09-22$9.85$10.0039.5%11.3%50.4%7.6%39.5%0.0%6.2%2.7K-414.1K-1.3K2.8382.161234738456
2009-09-23$9.77$10.0040.0%11.5%50.6%8.0%40.0%0.0%5.9%2.6K-411.7K-1.3K0.0083.24380750485
2009-09-24$9.76$10.0040.9%11.7%50.6%8.6%0.0%0.0%5.7%3.0K-411.2K-1.4K4.3083.521043774485
2009-09-25$9.72$10.0043.7%12.5%50.4%10.5%43.7%0.0%5.0%3.1K-405.4K-1.4K0.0060.98200784498
2009-09-28$9.85$10.0044.9%12.9%50.3%11.3%44.9%0.0%1.7%3.3K-445.0K-1.4K0.2350.614310794498
2009-09-29$9.72$10.0041.2%11.8%50.9%8.8%0.0%0.0%4.6%3.8K-442.0K-1.4K0.0084.2800829508
2009-09-30$9.75$10.0041.0%11.8%49.9%8.6%0.0%0.0%7.9%3.7K-445.0K-1.4K0.0082.99340829508