CQP Options History — February 2020

In February 2020, CQP traded between $33.67 and $38.99. ATM implied volatility averaged 28.0%, placing in the 56.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 8.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 0.4% (HV 20d: 27.6%). Max pain ranged from $40.00 to $43.00. Net GEX was positive for 12 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 3 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 2.06.

Notable Days

  • 2020-02-25: Highest Volume — 1,090 contracts
  • 2020-02-06: Largest IV spike — 22.0% change
  • 2020-02-25: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2020-02-28: Largest Expected Move — 14.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$36.38$33.67$38.99$38.53$33.67
Max Pain$42.53$40.00$43.00$40.00$43.00
ATM IV28.0%19.7%49.3%20.5%49.3%
Expected Move8.0%5.7%14.1%5.9%14.1%
HV 20d27.6%20.3%30.8%24.5%29.6%
HV 60d25.2%22.5%26.8%22.6%25.2%
IV Rank56.5%17.9%100.0%22.2%100.0%
IV Percentile75.9%16.7%100.0%25.8%100.0%
Term Structure-2.1%-7.7%2.1%1.4%-7.7%
VWIV26.2%14.2%51.8%22.2%51.8%
Skew 25d5.4%2.5%9.9%5.3%9.9%
Skew 10d12.0%6.0%21.1%13.8%21.1%
Call IV 25d25.8%17.9%46.7%17.9%46.7%
Put IV 25d31.3%22.9%56.7%23.2%56.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %66.3957.0978.7060.7961.47
Gamma HHI0.220.150.360.330.17
Net GEX14.0K-77.5K106.1K-60.6K78.1K
Net DEX8.0M6.3M9.3M9.0M6.3M
Net VEX-12.9K-25.9K-6.7K-8.5K-25.9K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio2.060.0014.826.1214.82
Total Volume232.316131,090121174
Total OI7,714.8956,8239,1656,8239,165

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2020-02-03$38.53$40.0020.5%5.9%24.5%22.2%22.2%5.3%1.4%-60.6K9.0M-8.5K6.1260.79171043,9432,880
2020-02-04$38.92$40.0019.8%5.7%24.5%18.5%14.2%2.5%2.1%-77.5K8.8M-10.8K0.0071.6417403,9512,968
2020-02-05$38.99$40.0019.7%5.7%20.3%17.9%16.2%3.0%2.1%-50.8K8.9M-10.2K0.1666.1589144,1122,966
2020-02-06$37.12$43.0024.1%7.0%25.1%41.8%23.1%4.8%-1.1%-39.3K9.3M-7.9K0.1665.50158254,1552,968
2020-02-07$37.26$43.0024.7%7.0%24.9%45.1%21.1%4.7%-1.7%-36.8K8.9M-9.4K0.2569.3796244,2932,949
2020-02-10$35.62$43.0026.6%7.5%28.7%55.8%24.6%5.1%-2.3%-22.3K9.0M-6.7K0.3063.58117354,3432,881
2020-02-11$36.52$43.0025.7%7.3%30.1%50.6%23.6%5.6%-2.5%-22.8K8.8M-8.0K0.0561.59404214,4142,873
2020-02-12$37.02$43.0024.4%7.0%30.8%43.6%23.8%3.8%-1.6%9.6K8.0M-12.2K0.1166.187484,7792,868
2020-02-13$36.67$43.0024.5%7.0%27.4%44.3%23.1%5.9%-1.6%17.2K8.2M-11.3K0.2466.493794,8162,873
2020-02-14$36.68$43.0023.8%6.8%27.4%40.1%20.3%5.1%-1.1%22.6K8.2M-10.9K0.1873.81111204,8532,870
2020-02-18$36.74$43.0024.7%7.1%27.6%45.3%21.2%4.9%-1.7%28.7K8.0M-11.7K0.3474.2773254,9352,854
2020-02-19$37.19$43.0024.6%7.0%28.4%44.5%24.2%3.5%-1.7%46.5K7.3M-15.1K0.3074.0673225,1472,848
2020-02-20$36.66$43.0026.7%7.7%28.5%56.3%24.2%5.2%-4.0%49.4K7.6M-14.2K12.0078.701125,1852,869
2020-02-21$36.09$43.0027.9%8.0%28.7%62.8%28.8%5.2%-3.3%19.9K7.9M-12.9K0.6169.091751075,1862,873
2020-02-24$35.19$43.0031.9%9.1%29.1%85.0%30.3%5.6%-2.2%44.1K7.6M-13.9K1.1259.361551734,7882,843
2020-02-25$34.37$43.0035.4%10.2%29.4%100.0%29.9%6.9%-3.9%56.8K7.4M-13.7K0.0362.161,063274,9322,791
2020-02-26$34.34$43.0035.5%10.2%29.3%100.0%33.0%8.8%-4.4%106.1K6.5M-20.4K0.8957.091271135,8022,798
2020-02-27$33.73$43.0041.4%11.9%29.5%100.0%42.9%7.1%-4.9%96.5K6.6M-21.3K1.4060.162323255,9192,893
2020-02-28$33.67$43.0049.3%14.1%29.6%100.0%51.8%9.9%-7.7%78.1K6.3M-25.9K14.8261.47111636,1173,048