CQP Options History — September 2018

In September 2018, CQP traded between $38.23 and $39.97. ATM implied volatility averaged 20.1%, placing in the 24.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 5.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 3.2% (HV 20d: 16.9%). Max pain ranged from $36.00 to $38.00. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 15 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.43.

Notable Days

  • 2018-09-18: Highest Volume — 2,247 contracts
  • 2018-09-11: Largest IV spike — 7.7% change
  • 2018-09-11: Highest IV Rank — 36.1%
  • 2018-09-12: Largest Expected Move — 6.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$38.94$38.23$39.97$38.24$39.77
Max Pain$36.68$36.00$38.00$38.00$37.00
ATM IV20.1%18.5%21.9%19.9%18.8%
Expected Move5.8%5.3%6.1%5.7%5.4%
HV 20d16.9%11.7%21.8%21.8%11.9%
HV 60d19.4%19.1%21.0%21.0%19.3%
IV Rank24.8%14.7%36.1%23.7%16.8%
IV Percentile19.8%4.8%45.6%16.3%7.5%
Term Structure0.7%-0.4%2.6%-0.4%1.7%
VWIV20.3%17.5%21.5%21.1%18.4%
Skew 25d2.6%2.1%3.2%3.0%2.1%
Skew 10d6.8%-0.1%12.7%7.7%5.3%
Call IV 25d19.1%17.5%20.6%18.6%18.4%
Put IV 25d21.8%20.4%23.0%21.6%20.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %39.4518.15111.6135.9127.23
Gamma HHI0.500.310.730.310.65
Net GEX-1.3M-1.9M-359.1K-1.7M-790.9K
Net DEX7.8M3.3M12.2M11.4M4.2M
Net VEX-81.1K-90.8K-71.6K-90.8K-71.9K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.430.432.181.090.44
Total Volume1,743.1585782,2471,633985
Total OI20,660.10511,15124,39723,11811,768

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-09-04$38.24$38.0019.9%5.7%21.8%23.7%21.1%3.0%-0.4%-1.7M11.4M-90.8K1.0935.917828514,58318,535
2018-09-05$38.27$38.0020.5%5.9%21.8%27.4%21.0%2.6%0.2%-1.7M11.5M-89.2K1.1330.627838874,58818,531
2018-09-06$38.40$36.0020.9%5.9%21.8%29.5%21.5%2.8%0.7%-1.6M10.2M-87.1K1.0863.617828464,59018,550
2018-09-07$38.53$36.0019.5%5.7%20.5%21.2%20.8%3.0%1.6%-1.5M9.2M-86.0K1.9233.057571,4514,59418,553
2018-09-10$38.67$36.0020.3%5.9%18.6%26.2%20.9%3.2%-0.1%-1.5M8.8M-88.9K2.0327.167161,4574,59219,556
2018-09-11$38.48$36.0021.9%6.0%18.7%36.1%21.0%3.0%1.1%-1.6M10.4M-88.8K1.8125.567981,4484,55319,575
2018-09-12$38.23$36.0021.4%6.1%17.7%32.8%21.4%2.4%0.3%-1.9M12.2M-88.7K1.7839.128051,4294,66019,582
2018-09-13$38.30$36.0020.5%5.9%15.9%27.3%21.2%2.7%0.3%-1.8M11.7M-87.2K1.9957.017221,4354,67019,595
2018-09-14$38.63$36.0019.6%5.6%15.8%21.3%19.5%2.1%0.1%-1.5M9.1M-83.7K2.1832.506651,4484,67319,595
2018-09-17$38.23$36.0020.7%5.9%16.2%28.7%20.3%2.1%0.5%-1.9M11.4M-81.9K2.0636.937031,4484,67119,603
2018-09-18$38.66$37.0020.0%5.7%16.0%24.1%20.2%2.5%0.7%-1.5M8.0M-78.8K1.8622.177871,4604,68719,608
2018-09-19$38.94$37.0019.9%5.7%16.1%23.5%20.1%3.0%2.6%-906.2K5.8M-77.7K1.9765.287181,4154,76519,632
2018-09-20$39.60$37.0019.8%5.7%16.4%22.9%19.6%2.9%-0.2%-359.1K3.3M-75.1K1.8333.287621,3924,74219,622
2018-09-21$39.72$37.0019.9%5.7%16.1%23.7%20.2%2.4%0.4%-825.1K3.4M-74.5K1.8624.177671,4234,70319,626
2018-09-24$39.39$37.0020.4%5.9%16.1%26.8%21.3%2.3%1.4%-823.4K5.6M-74.1K0.6718.153472312,5378,614
2018-09-25$39.97$37.0020.2%5.8%15.6%25.1%20.2%2.2%-0.1%-815.3K3.8M-72.4K0.7146.543902772,6558,632
2018-09-26$39.86$37.0019.3%5.5%12.7%19.8%19.2%3.1%1.7%-820.7K4.4M-72.5K0.43111.616752892,6828,657
2018-09-27$39.97$37.0018.5%5.3%11.7%14.7%17.5%2.9%1.7%-750.9K3.4M-71.6K0.4519.726843053,0818,682
2018-09-28$39.77$37.0018.8%5.4%11.9%16.8%18.4%2.1%1.7%-790.9K4.2M-71.9K0.4427.236862993,0888,680