CQP Options History — January 2010

In January 2010, CQP traded between $13.28 and $15.64. ATM implied volatility averaged 36.8%, placing in the 13.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 11.4%. IV traded below realized volatility by 12.1% (HV 20d: 48.9%). Max pain ranged from $10.00 to $15.00. Net GEX was positive for 18 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 16 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.57.

Notable Days

  • 2010-01-27: Highest Volume — 11,004 contracts
  • 2010-01-13: Largest IV spike — 36.7% change
  • 2010-01-27: Highest IV Rank — 23.3%
  • 2010-01-04: Largest Expected Move — 12.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$14.78$13.28$15.64$13.48$13.28
Max Pain$12.89$10.00$15.00$10.00$15.00
ATM IV36.8%26.1%44.4%28.7%44.0%
Expected Move11.4%10.4%12.8%12.8%12.6%
HV 20d48.9%38.1%56.6%50.9%56.6%
HV 60d55.1%49.3%57.8%56.9%53.3%
IV Rank13.3%0.0%23.3%1.0%22.8%
IV Percentile17.6%0.0%38.1%0.8%37.7%
Term Structure2.7%-1.1%6.1%-0.6%6.1%
VWIV43.8%36.1%64.0%48.0%44.3%
Skew 25d5.7%-1.2%10.3%0.9%-1.2%
Skew 10d5.4%-8.5%26.0%-8.5%-1.1%
Call IV 25d39.8%35.1%45.9%40.8%45.9%
Put IV 25d45.5%34.0%48.9%41.7%44.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %25.1010.5948.3832.6918.34
Gamma HHI0.610.360.880.430.46
Net GEX38.8K-6.5K82.6K38.9K20.9K
Net DEX-2.5M-3.6M7.5K-1.8M7.5K
Net VEX-11.2K-14.9K-8.3K-8.8K-12.9K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.570.051.390.280.99
Total Volume1,205.89521611,0043401,536
Total OI6,597.3685,1248,0665,1248,066

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2010-01-04$13.48$10.0028.7%12.8%50.9%1.0%48.0%0.0%-0.6%38.9K-1.8M-8.8K0.2832.69265752,8692,255
2010-01-05$13.99$12.5036.2%11.6%51.6%11.1%43.4%0.9%2.9%38.0K-2.1M-8.7K0.7826.464403442,8402,307
2010-01-06$14.37$12.5026.1%10.8%49.5%0.0%44.3%6.7%3.7%35.2K-2.6M-8.3K0.2724.934481212,8932,420
2010-01-07$15.11$12.5035.3%11.1%50.9%11.6%41.7%5.2%0.4%39.3K-3.0M-8.9K0.4633.473521623,0532,475
2010-01-08$14.60$12.5033.2%10.5%53.0%9.0%47.8%8.7%1.4%45.4K-2.7M-9.5K0.4934.669774803,2322,520
2010-01-11$15.08$12.5035.0%11.5%53.0%11.2%56.2%8.4%-0.2%14.5K-2.6M-9.4K0.4635.424021863,1462,840
2010-01-12$14.55$12.5026.4%11.3%56.2%0.4%40.0%6.3%5.4%9.5K-2.0M-10.4K0.5032.182661343,1752,984
2010-01-13$14.89$12.5036.1%11.3%56.2%12.6%41.5%9.3%2.7%14.7K-2.4M-10.5K1.0428.903243373,3283,073
2010-01-14$14.66$12.5039.9%11.4%56.2%17.3%40.4%7.7%0.6%12.1K-2.2M-11.7K1.2826.561321693,5513,397
2010-01-15$14.85$12.5037.7%10.8%55.9%14.5%46.1%10.3%3.5%-6.5K-2.5M-12.0K1.3928.141081503,6633,432
2010-01-19$15.10$12.5036.1%10.4%53.1%12.6%36.1%9.8%4.7%37.9K-2.8M-11.5K0.2212.12216473,4853,128
2010-01-20$15.43$12.5036.6%10.5%42.5%13.2%36.6%7.0%5.9%47.1K-3.2M-10.8K0.0513.761,697813,6043,152
2010-01-21$15.28$12.5037.7%10.8%41.6%14.7%37.6%4.7%5.0%52.2K-2.8M-12.0K0.3917.55245953,6013,156
2010-01-22$15.20$12.5039.6%11.4%42.3%17.2%39.6%6.2%3.5%50.7K-2.7M-12.5K0.0620.39932603,7283,226
2010-01-25$15.49$12.5041.2%11.8%39.1%19.2%41.6%4.0%1.9%82.6K-3.6M-12.9K1.3012.73941224,3093,261
2010-01-26$15.64$15.0042.4%12.2%38.1%20.8%41.8%4.3%3.0%81.9K-3.6M-13.1K0.1510.59432634,2763,291
2010-01-27$15.19$15.0044.4%12.7%39.5%23.3%64.0%5.4%-1.1%76.5K-2.9M-13.2K0.0648.3810,3766284,3813,349
2010-01-28$14.66$15.0041.6%11.9%42.3%19.8%41.6%-1.2%1.8%46.5K-1.7M-14.9K0.6419.632541624,0253,859
2010-01-29$13.28$15.0044.0%12.6%56.6%22.8%44.3%-1.2%6.1%20.9K7.5K-12.9K0.9918.347737634,1583,908