CQP Options History — April 2011

In April 2011, CQP traded between $17.78 and $19.32. ATM implied volatility averaged 42.8%, placing in the 28.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 11.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 1.1% (HV 20d: 41.7%). Max pain ranged from $18.00 to $19.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 13 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.86.

Notable Days

  • 2011-04-06: Highest Volume — 1,903 contracts
  • 2011-04-06: Largest IV spike — 27.6% change
  • 2011-04-12: Highest IV Rank — 41.2%
  • 2011-04-11: Largest Expected Move — 13.6%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$18.60$17.78$19.32$19.18$18.42
Max Pain$18.15$18.00$19.00$19.00$19.00
ATM IV42.8%34.6%55.1%38.5%40.5%
Expected Move11.8%9.9%13.6%11.0%11.6%
HV 20d41.7%27.7%108.1%108.1%27.9%
HV 60d69.3%67.9%70.8%70.8%68.4%
IV Rank28.0%19.2%41.2%23.4%25.5%
IV Percentile70.3%45.2%93.7%59.9%64.7%
Term Structure0.9%-3.8%5.8%2.3%-1.9%
VWIV40.9%25.6%50.2%36.5%36.5%
Skew 25d11.7%6.6%19.5%9.0%10.2%
Skew 10d22.7%12.7%37.4%12.9%23.2%
Call IV 25d36.4%30.5%44.2%35.7%33.0%
Put IV 25d48.2%41.1%54.5%44.6%43.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %72.9855.4593.5877.4770.76
Gamma HHI0.190.140.220.200.22
Net GEX125.7K14.5K194.7K189.1K143.2K
Net DEX584.1K-1.3M3.0M-1.3M751.4K
Net VEX-29.1K-36.8K-24.0K-36.8K-27.5K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.860.0323.710.780.84
Total Volume416.5701,90329970
Total OI13,921.211,07816,13815,38211,996

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-04-01$19.18$19.0038.5%11.0%108.1%23.4%36.5%9.0%2.3%189.1K-1.3M-36.8K0.7877.471681319,3905,992
2011-04-04$19.15$18.0037.7%11.8%108.1%22.5%44.3%10.1%1.6%183.4K-705.3K-34.5K0.3559.15223789,3436,063
2011-04-05$19.15$18.0041.4%12.5%49.1%26.5%46.9%7.8%-3.8%194.7K-895.6K-35.0K0.7558.542171639,4866,064
2011-04-06$18.60$18.0052.8%11.3%38.0%38.7%42.9%8.7%2.8%137.9K212.9K-34.5K23.7174.29771,8269,5716,191
2011-04-07$18.79$18.0042.7%12.0%35.9%27.9%45.5%15.8%3.7%130.3K507.0K-33.1K2.8467.69511459,5996,539
2011-04-08$18.61$18.0043.0%12.2%33.9%28.2%50.2%19.5%1.1%110.7K422.9K-33.7K0.9286.5053499,5856,523
2011-04-11$18.23$18.0053.7%13.6%35.0%39.7%41.7%6.6%5.8%63.0K1.7M-29.9K0.4473.53108489,6316,456
2011-04-12$17.78$18.0055.1%13.2%36.1%41.2%47.9%9.2%2.2%14.5K3.0M-26.5K0.9956.222272259,6566,480
2011-04-13$18.27$18.0050.6%12.7%37.1%36.4%44.4%16.1%-0.8%56.6K1.8M-27.1K0.6969.6498689,3996,266
2011-04-14$18.52$18.0042.9%12.3%36.8%28.1%42.7%14.0%2.0%102.7K1.3M-27.5K0.6461.18126819,4636,305
2011-04-15$18.19$18.0044.0%12.6%37.3%29.2%42.3%9.8%1.4%39.0K1.4M-27.3K0.3777.972781049,5096,284
2011-04-18$18.18$18.0043.4%12.4%36.8%28.6%43.3%10.4%-1.8%108.2K1.0M-24.3K0.1871.855541007,1353,943
2011-04-19$18.14$18.0041.8%12.0%36.4%26.9%41.6%12.3%-0.6%109.4K1.1M-24.0K1.8555.451222267,1064,011
2011-04-20$18.38$18.0040.4%11.6%34.9%25.4%38.7%16.0%0.5%116.2K799.7K-26.2K0.4380.362341007,1414,147
2011-04-21$19.02$18.0039.4%11.3%30.6%24.4%35.2%13.9%-2.1%151.4K88.5K-25.8K0.4090.863601457,2724,232
2011-04-25$19.32$18.0037.9%10.9%27.8%22.7%41.0%16.8%4.3%176.9K-299.3K-26.7K0.5972.272361397,4934,371
2011-04-26$19.03$18.0035.9%10.3%28.4%20.6%35.5%12.1%4.1%175.0K-236.0K-28.0K0.0386.99368107,6064,380
2011-04-27$18.76$18.0034.6%9.9%27.7%19.2%25.6%6.6%1.0%176.3K185.2K-26.6K0.2393.586421477,6294,380
2011-04-28$18.34$19.0040.7%11.7%28.3%25.7%35.3%9.9%-2.9%136.1K971.1K-27.2K0.1475.28292417,3544,433
2011-04-29$18.42$19.0040.5%11.6%27.9%25.5%36.5%10.2%-1.9%143.2K751.4K-27.5K0.8470.7638327,5234,473