CQP Options History — February 2013

In February 2013, CQP traded between $22.48 and $24.02. ATM implied volatility averaged 26.9%, placing in the 21.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 7.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 9.9% (HV 20d: 17.0%). Max pain ranged from $23.00 to $23.00. Net GEX was positive for 17 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 11 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.09.

Notable Days

  • 2013-02-11: Highest Volume — 1,080 contracts
  • 2013-02-04: Largest IV spike — 10.9% change
  • 2013-02-19: Highest IV Rank — 30.6%
  • 2013-02-19: Largest Expected Move — 8.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$23.36$22.48$24.02$23.31$24.00
Max Pain$23.00$23.00$23.00$23.00$23.00
ATM IV26.9%23.1%30.9%24.6%23.1%
Expected Move7.8%6.6%8.8%7.5%6.6%
HV 20d17.0%12.9%24.7%18.7%21.8%
HV 60d24.7%20.8%30.2%30.2%22.5%
IV Rank21.6%12.8%30.6%16.3%12.8%
IV Percentile25.6%6.7%52.8%9.1%6.7%
Term Structure0.2%-4.2%2.7%2.0%2.7%
VWIV27.8%24.2%30.9%30.9%25.5%
Skew 25d5.3%3.1%10.4%3.7%10.4%
Skew 10d12.9%6.6%20.4%20.4%18.0%
Call IV 25d24.8%14.4%28.6%25.0%14.4%
Put IV 25d30.2%24.8%33.6%28.7%24.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %81.9979.3487.3180.3881.35
Gamma HHI0.250.210.290.240.26
Net GEX190.3K-123.0K496.8K152.4K496.8K
Net DEX-1.4M-5.1M2.7M-527.4K-5.1M
Net VEX-52.4K-58.8K-47.0K-58.8K-47.1K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.090.056.286.280.81
Total Volume350.947421,080502116
Total OI19,591.21118,03620,92519,58719,426

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-02-01$23.31$23.0024.6%7.5%18.7%16.3%30.9%3.7%2.0%152.4K-527.4K-58.8K6.2880.38694338,24311,344
2013-02-04$23.34$23.0027.3%8.0%17.4%22.5%28.8%3.6%0.4%172.4K-875.9K-56.3K5.0080.427358,28811,565
2013-02-05$23.35$23.0026.0%7.9%17.4%19.4%26.3%6.1%0.8%163.9K-825.3K-55.7K0.2179.54255548,29411,561
2013-02-06$23.39$23.0025.1%7.6%14.6%17.4%25.4%3.1%2.3%200.7K-1.2M-55.4K0.0583.985738,47811,571
2013-02-07$23.30$23.0026.9%7.7%12.9%21.6%27.2%4.1%1.7%190.0K-1.0M-55.6K0.4780.22198938,51311,573
2013-02-08$23.59$23.0025.1%7.2%13.7%17.4%28.5%5.7%1.8%310.8K-2.2M-54.5K1.0285.001531568,58611,625
2013-02-11$23.54$23.0027.7%8.0%13.7%23.5%30.1%7.1%-0.9%299.8K-1.9M-56.6K0.5179.347153658,68811,594
2013-02-12$23.25$23.0029.1%8.3%14.2%26.5%30.4%4.8%-0.9%114.1K-778.0K-55.8K0.7481.021831369,17611,749
2013-02-13$23.61$23.0026.1%7.5%15.2%19.6%28.4%5.1%0.9%364.3K-2.7M-53.4K0.6381.15136859,19411,705
2013-02-14$23.45$23.0028.8%8.3%15.4%25.9%30.6%5.6%-0.6%168.1K-1.9M-53.0K0.8279.911371139,23511,582
2013-02-15$23.33$23.0029.0%8.3%15.4%26.4%26.7%6.7%-1.7%29.3K-1.4M-53.4K0.1484.56133199,17811,623
2013-02-19$23.20$23.0030.9%8.8%15.4%30.6%30.2%7.6%-4.2%102.1K-1.0M-51.2K0.8782.761891656,96511,071
2013-02-20$23.07$23.0029.1%8.3%15.3%26.6%28.6%5.0%-2.8%81.3K-376.4K-51.4K0.0782.37357247,11311,164
2013-02-21$22.48$23.0029.9%8.6%17.3%28.4%28.6%4.5%-0.5%-123.0K2.7M-47.9K1.4481.092153096,98411,167
2013-02-22$22.62$23.0026.7%7.7%17.4%21.1%26.7%4.1%0.4%-56.1K1.9M-47.0K0.8287.311241027,02611,293
2013-02-25$22.98$23.0027.4%7.9%18.6%22.8%25.5%4.1%0.2%97.1K184.2K-47.4K0.2082.496621357,03811,309
2013-02-26$24.00$23.0025.7%7.4%24.7%18.7%25.7%5.7%-0.3%406.0K-4.3M-47.6K0.3682.753801387,59211,423
2013-02-27$24.02$23.0023.5%6.7%24.7%13.7%24.2%4.3%2.2%445.1K-5.0M-48.2K0.2882.19170477,80611,491
2013-02-28$24.00$23.0023.1%6.6%21.8%12.8%25.5%10.4%2.7%496.8K-5.1M-47.1K0.8181.3564527,94811,478