CQP Options History — May 2020

In May 2020, CQP traded between $30.78 and $34.47. ATM implied volatility averaged 47.8%, placing in the 23.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 13.6%. IV traded below realized volatility by 0.3% (HV 20d: 48.2%). Max pain ranged from $31.00 to $35.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 12 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.24.

Notable Days

  • 2020-05-18: Highest Volume — 1,160 contracts
  • 2020-05-22: Largest IV drop — 20.0% change
  • 2020-05-01: Highest IV Rank — 34.3%
  • 2020-05-01: Largest Expected Move — 17.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$32.47$30.78$34.47$32.77$32.79
Max Pain$34.80$31.00$35.00$31.00$35.00
ATM IV47.8%38.0%62.3%62.3%39.5%
Expected Move13.6%10.9%17.9%17.9%11.3%
HV 20d48.2%34.8%51.4%48.4%34.8%
HV 60d94.5%93.9%94.9%94.4%94.4%
IV Rank23.5%16.2%34.3%34.3%17.3%
IV Percentile80.7%75.8%86.5%86.5%75.8%
Term Structure0.5%-7.2%5.4%-1.9%2.4%
VWIV47.7%34.7%88.1%88.1%47.6%
Skew 25d11.7%6.7%18.5%14.9%12.5%
Skew 10d25.2%14.2%46.2%24.0%28.0%
Call IV 25d42.8%32.2%58.9%58.9%35.1%
Put IV 25d54.5%44.2%73.7%73.7%47.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %81.8358.8295.3691.0688.56
Gamma HHI0.140.110.180.150.13
Net GEX106.7K55.0K142.8K112.8K128.7K
Net DEX-1.7M-3.3M-372.1K-2.3M-1.7M
Net VEX-22.5K-25.7K-18.6K-24.4K-22.6K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.240.006.256.256.04
Total Volume175.9201,16058190
Total OI5,363.34,4155,9405,0385,923

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2020-05-01$32.77$31.0062.3%17.9%48.4%34.3%88.1%14.9%-1.9%112.8K-2.3M-24.4K6.2591.068503,8631,175
2020-05-04$33.77$35.0053.0%16.1%48.9%27.4%52.1%8.1%-7.2%142.8K-3.0M-24.3K1.8175.0443783,8001,224
2020-05-05$34.47$35.0047.7%13.6%48.8%23.4%38.9%16.3%-0.8%142.5K-3.3M-24.3K0.4786.3134163,8161,296
2020-05-06$34.02$35.0050.4%14.1%45.8%25.4%52.0%12.3%-0.4%141.9K-3.3M-25.7K1.7867.0954963,8461,305
2020-05-07$32.33$35.0057.4%15.5%49.1%30.7%48.4%14.9%-5.0%104.1K-1.9M-23.2K0.2779.1644123,8211,318
2020-05-08$32.68$35.0046.9%14.7%49.1%22.8%43.4%13.6%-1.5%106.1K-2.0M-23.7K0.6782.041283,8291,314
2020-05-11$32.61$35.0055.3%13.7%48.9%29.1%48.9%12.7%3.0%96.4K-1.6M-22.0K2.0775.63541123,7541,314
2020-05-12$32.09$35.0054.8%14.7%48.6%28.7%37.1%8.8%-3.1%74.3K-1.1M-21.5K0.1695.363763,7991,419
2020-05-13$30.78$35.0055.4%15.9%51.4%29.2%53.2%10.3%0.4%55.0K-534.2K-20.3K0.0477.5316673,7871,420
2020-05-14$31.13$35.0056.5%16.2%51.4%30.0%55.3%11.0%2.2%62.9K-372.1K-18.6K0.0780.0811383,7581,368
2020-05-15$32.19$35.0049.5%14.2%50.8%24.7%51.4%15.9%3.7%87.6K-1.5M-21.2K0.0075.723703,7391,367
2020-05-18$32.16$35.0042.7%12.2%50.7%19.7%44.1%6.7%5.4%100.8K-1.3M-19.5K0.9381.226005603,472943
2020-05-19$31.86$35.0040.4%11.6%50.5%17.9%44.5%18.5%2.5%91.7K-745.1K-21.3K0.6993.283332303,9961,433
2020-05-20$31.45$35.0041.3%11.8%49.7%18.6%40.5%10.3%4.9%91.0K-709.8K-21.7K0.7185.4099704,2111,501
2020-05-21$31.91$35.0048.0%13.8%48.6%23.6%47.7%9.2%-3.7%110.0K-1.3M-23.7K1.2786.0655704,2831,526
2020-05-22$32.60$35.0038.4%11.0%49.1%16.4%43.3%8.2%4.6%124.5K-1.8M-24.5K0.3858.822184,3041,585
2020-05-26$32.59$35.0038.0%10.9%49.0%16.2%34.7%12.2%1.5%120.3K-1.6M-22.8K0.3488.5596334,2991,592
2020-05-27$32.33$35.0040.1%11.5%49.1%17.7%42.2%8.5%2.6%113.6K-1.3M-22.3K0.7282.5918134,3511,589
2020-05-28$32.80$35.0039.4%11.3%41.0%17.2%40.2%9.4%1.1%126.7K-1.7M-22.3K0.2187.10105224,3431,583
2020-05-29$32.79$35.0039.5%11.3%34.8%17.3%47.6%12.5%2.4%128.7K-1.7M-22.6K6.0488.56271634,3591,564