CQP Options History — February 2011

In February 2011, CQP traded between $21.48 and $22.84. ATM implied volatility averaged 32.4%, placing in the 34.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 9.4%. IV traded below realized volatility by 2.5% (HV 20d: 34.9%). Max pain ranged from $19.00 to $26.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 19 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.81.

Notable Days

  • 2011-02-10: Highest Volume — 1,487 contracts
  • 2011-02-10: Largest IV spike — 13.1% change
  • 2011-02-10: Highest IV Rank — 47.8%
  • 2011-02-10: Largest Expected Move — 11.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$22.37$21.48$22.84$22.30$22.70
Max Pain$20.21$19.00$26.00$26.00$20.00
ATM IV32.4%29.2%38.3%33.9%30.0%
Expected Move9.4%8.4%11.0%9.7%8.6%
HV 20d34.9%24.2%41.9%41.6%25.8%
HV 60d28.0%26.3%29.4%27.7%29.4%
IV Rank34.7%27.8%47.8%38.2%29.4%
IV Percentile37.7%22.6%62.3%42.1%27.8%
Term Structure6.9%0.6%14.9%2.2%3.9%
VWIV32.6%27.1%38.9%33.6%32.0%
Skew 25d8.6%0.5%19.2%8.2%5.0%
Skew 10d14.8%-8.5%30.4%17.3%15.8%
Call IV 25d28.0%18.1%34.6%29.0%29.2%
Put IV 25d36.6%32.6%39.4%37.2%34.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %91.5858.76109.6672.82102.59
Gamma HHI0.260.210.340.230.22
Net GEX234.2K170.7K282.8K182.4K263.6K
Net DEX-7.3M-11.0M-4.0M-5.8M-11.0M
Net VEX-36.6K-39.6K-33.5K-38.2K-34.3K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.810.171.650.171.58
Total Volume465.3681821,487749299
Total OI15,332.42113,90816,57114,96414,295

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-02-01$22.30$26.0033.9%9.7%41.6%38.2%33.6%8.2%2.2%182.4K-5.8M-38.2K0.1772.826411089,1135,851
2011-02-02$22.74$25.0033.1%9.5%41.9%36.3%34.3%6.1%5.6%206.8K-7.3M-36.1K0.3058.76247759,2835,905
2011-02-03$22.60$25.0032.8%9.4%41.8%35.6%33.0%0.5%8.3%170.7K-6.9M-39.6K1.0572.861261329,3875,904
2011-02-04$22.57$19.0030.2%10.2%41.8%29.9%34.1%6.8%0.6%197.1K-7.0M-37.8K1.2983.713584629,4325,917
2011-02-07$22.84$19.0032.7%9.8%41.9%35.4%36.0%7.9%6.7%233.4K-7.6M-33.5K0.6984.052631829,3286,000
2011-02-08$22.55$19.0030.2%9.9%39.7%29.8%38.9%4.8%4.5%203.7K-6.2M-37.5K1.6493.22691139,3116,100
2011-02-09$22.35$19.0033.9%9.4%37.0%38.0%30.6%16.4%9.6%197.6K-5.7M-36.8K0.2891.477812169,3556,109
2011-02-10$21.48$19.0038.3%11.0%38.7%47.8%27.1%8.7%6.0%191.3K-4.0M-38.0K0.28101.691,1613269,5106,224
2011-02-11$22.19$19.0035.5%10.2%40.9%41.6%27.5%12.7%9.5%239.1K-5.4M-37.7K0.3590.463801329,7056,346
2011-02-14$22.15$19.0033.1%9.5%40.9%36.4%37.8%6.9%9.8%221.1K-6.0M-38.7K1.3598.29821119,8736,386
2011-02-15$22.32$19.0034.0%9.7%41.1%38.3%30.8%15.2%9.2%246.0K-6.0M-37.3K0.2296.12306689,8886,438
2011-02-16$22.40$19.0032.9%9.4%33.1%35.9%32.6%5.8%9.2%255.9K-6.3M-36.1K0.2391.42310729,8576,457
2011-02-17$22.75$19.0030.5%8.7%31.0%30.5%31.0%19.2%14.9%262.0K-7.9M-36.0K0.49103.041798810,0326,514
2011-02-18$22.45$19.0030.6%8.8%24.2%30.7%30.1%14.0%11.1%271.6K-7.7M-34.2K0.2692.613258610,0136,558
2011-02-22$22.25$19.0032.9%9.4%24.3%36.0%33.0%9.1%3.2%282.8K-9.6M-35.8K1.30109.641321729,4164,492
2011-02-23$21.81$20.0031.4%9.0%25.1%32.4%35.2%2.3%5.0%280.1K-8.2M-36.5K1.6599.601282119,4064,568
2011-02-24$22.15$20.0030.3%8.7%25.7%30.1%32.1%3.2%5.3%274.5K-9.4M-36.9K1.42109.661061509,4844,626
2011-02-25$22.50$20.0029.2%8.4%26.4%27.8%30.2%10.5%6.3%270.8K-10.4M-34.7K0.7987.961371089,5024,731
2011-02-28$22.70$20.0030.0%8.6%25.8%29.4%32.0%5.0%3.9%263.6K-11.0M-34.3K1.58102.591161839,5154,780