CQP Options History — July 2011

In July 2011, CQP traded between $18.07 and $19.46. ATM implied volatility averaged 32.5%, placing in the 16.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.2%. IV traded above realized volatility by 5.2% (HV 20d: 27.3%). Max pain ranged from $16.00 to $18.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 18 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.67.

Notable Days

  • 2011-07-08: Highest Volume — 365 contracts
  • 2011-07-21: Largest IV spike — 126.1% change
  • 2011-07-21: Highest IV Rank — 43.9%
  • 2011-07-21: Largest Expected Move — 16.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$18.56$18.07$19.46$18.07$18.07
Max Pain$17.40$16.00$18.00$18.00$18.00
ATM IV32.5%20.6%57.6%24.5%43.1%
Expected Move10.2%7.0%16.5%7.0%12.4%
HV 20d27.3%20.7%33.2%32.9%24.7%
HV 60d28.2%27.4%29.3%29.3%27.7%
IV Rank16.9%4.1%43.9%8.3%28.3%
IV Percentile39.5%4.0%97.6%10.3%84.9%
Term Structure6.8%-1.2%36.2%9.8%36.2%
VWIV33.4%24.5%43.4%24.5%41.2%
Skew 25d11.3%-12.0%25.8%10.4%-12.0%
Skew 10d17.9%2.4%41.6%22.1%2.4%
Call IV 25d26.6%15.1%37.9%19.7%37.9%
Put IV 25d37.9%25.8%43.4%30.1%25.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %104.5674.92140.75109.89140.75
Gamma HHI0.290.240.340.270.25
Net GEX86.0K58.4K116.4K61.2K72.2K
Net DEX-243.4K-1.2M362.3K222.6K-72.5K
Net VEX-16.9K-19.3K-15.7K-17.3K-19.3K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.670.004.120.763.73
Total Volume1744836513452
Total OI6,491.056,0996,9206,1416,920

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-07-01$18.07$18.0024.5%7.0%32.9%8.3%24.5%10.4%9.8%61.2K222.6K-17.3K0.76109.8976583,5162,625
2011-07-05$18.12$16.0024.6%10.4%32.8%8.5%32.8%9.4%1.4%62.6K203.4K-16.2K0.25111.29129323,5152,617
2011-07-06$18.08$17.0033.1%10.4%32.6%17.6%31.5%8.0%0.6%62.4K362.3K-15.8K0.2087.754083,6442,649
2011-07-07$18.39$17.0020.6%10.4%32.8%4.1%35.0%13.3%21.9%80.1K-315.2K-16.3K0.1593.91105163,6702,656
2011-07-08$18.39$17.0026.9%10.9%32.8%10.8%34.7%25.8%3.7%85.5K-114.3K-16.4K0.3999.972621033,7282,671
2011-07-11$18.12$17.0024.4%10.6%33.2%8.2%33.8%11.2%7.7%109.9K9.0K-16.7K0.15106.50151223,9362,715
2011-07-12$18.23$17.0037.1%9.5%30.2%21.9%33.6%12.8%8.5%103.8K-129.5K-15.7K1.24123.6525313,9972,726
2011-07-13$18.41$17.0025.4%10.4%29.5%9.3%30.3%14.4%3.0%116.4K-352.9K-17.0K0.0874.92179154,0042,736
2011-07-14$18.24$17.0035.2%10.1%29.2%19.9%36.0%10.3%3.4%110.2K-11.5K-16.3K0.11110.42205224,0452,749
2011-07-15$18.65$17.0031.0%8.9%28.5%15.3%34.6%14.0%1.4%93.7K-497.2K-16.7K0.00113.8034404,0562,768
2011-07-18$18.33$17.0033.9%9.7%29.7%18.4%36.1%11.6%6.2%58.4K171.4K-16.2K0.95122.1037353,6772,422
2011-07-19$18.70$17.0035.4%10.1%22.4%20.0%32.4%12.7%5.1%63.4K44.6K-16.6K0.0288.9612633,6712,433
2011-07-20$19.00$18.0025.5%7.3%21.9%9.4%37.8%24.6%11.3%79.5K-324.7K-15.8K0.51105.9497493,7572,436
2011-07-21$19.39$18.0057.6%16.5%22.0%43.9%33.3%16.3%2.2%72.9K-698.8K-16.7K0.02108.8535083,7782,472
2011-07-22$19.46$18.0033.1%9.5%21.5%17.6%24.5%15.3%1.6%94.1K-1.2M-17.8K0.1297.06265313,9642,471
2011-07-25$19.37$18.0033.1%9.5%21.8%17.6%25.7%9.8%6.6%108.9K-1.0M-18.0K0.3787.8778294,1702,473
2011-07-26$19.20$18.0031.4%9.0%20.7%15.7%32.2%4.4%-0.7%111.3K-658.7K-17.0K0.19111.334894,2352,492
2011-07-27$18.85$18.0028.9%8.3%22.3%13.0%34.3%10.9%7.4%100.8K-576.8K-18.7K0.1185.9187104,2482,497
2011-07-28$18.13$18.0045.0%12.9%24.7%30.3%43.4%2.0%-1.2%71.8K47.0K-17.8K4.12110.29672764,1852,497
2011-07-29$18.07$18.0043.1%12.4%24.7%28.3%41.2%-12.0%36.2%72.2K-72.5K-19.3K3.73140.7511414,1822,738