CQP Options History — April 2022

In April 2022, CQP traded between $53.02 and $57.28. ATM implied volatility averaged 41.1%, placing in the 47.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 11.8%. IV traded below realized volatility by 2.0% (HV 20d: 43.1%). Max pain ranged from $55.00 to $55.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 8 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.61.

Notable Days

  • 2022-04-22: Highest Volume — 811 contracts
  • 2022-04-11: Largest IV spike — 40.7% change
  • 2022-04-11: Highest IV Rank — 71.4%
  • 2022-04-11: Largest Expected Move — 15.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$55.39$53.02$57.28$56.33$53.03
Max Pain$55.00$55.00$55.00$55.00$55.00
ATM IV41.1%32.3%52.6%37.8%48.7%
Expected Move11.8%9.3%15.7%11.1%14.0%
HV 20d43.1%34.5%59.4%59.0%36.9%
HV 60d46.6%45.9%47.4%46.4%47.4%
IV Rank47.3%28.8%71.4%40.5%63.2%
IV Percentile91.5%72.2%99.6%91.3%98.4%
Term Structure-2.6%-21.2%7.8%1.0%-2.7%
VWIV44.4%39.6%54.3%42.6%46.0%
Skew 25d2.3%-12.2%10.9%4.5%5.7%
Skew 10d9.0%-19.6%61.3%14.6%15.8%
Call IV 25d42.5%38.0%52.3%38.8%43.9%
Put IV 25d44.7%38.4%54.0%43.4%49.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %95.4275.02116.4384.9775.02
Gamma HHI0.180.140.210.180.16
Net GEX238.6K120.6K365.8K269.4K146.7K
Net DEX-6.6M-9.4M-3.6M-8.1M-3.6M
Net VEX-33.0K-39.1K-27.7K-38.0K-30.7K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.610.241.000.800.72
Total Volume592.563811516717
Total OI5,167.54,6225,5605,3795,044

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2022-04-01$56.33$55.0037.8%11.1%59.0%40.5%42.6%4.5%1.0%269.4K-8.1M-38.0K0.8084.972862303,4981,881
2022-04-04$57.28$55.0040.5%10.7%59.4%45.9%44.2%-9.5%-0.3%285.9K-9.4M-36.2K0.8586.622682293,5141,901
2022-04-05$56.55$55.0041.2%11.3%59.3%47.4%39.6%-2.9%-10.2%321.0K-8.4M-32.4K0.5994.963371993,5441,915
2022-04-06$54.66$55.0039.5%11.0%55.7%44.0%44.2%2.1%-4.3%247.3K-6.8M-39.1K0.6583.563071983,5641,915
2022-04-07$55.48$55.0035.9%12.0%55.6%36.5%47.2%-2.8%-12.9%305.4K-7.2M-30.6K0.6493.203472213,5591,907
2022-04-08$56.52$55.0037.4%11.0%53.8%39.6%44.0%-2.2%7.8%320.6K-8.2M-31.7K0.6086.073672223,5561,911
2022-04-11$54.90$55.0052.6%15.7%38.5%71.4%54.3%5.4%-12.6%276.3K-6.8M-36.9K0.7094.073212253,5971,911
2022-04-12$56.26$55.0043.5%11.0%36.4%52.3%41.2%4.4%-1.3%354.6K-8.4M-31.8K0.5291.484232213,6021,915
2022-04-13$55.64$55.0038.0%10.9%37.0%40.7%40.8%1.1%-7.0%365.8K-8.0M-30.6K0.3994.135682223,6221,915
2022-04-14$56.92$55.0039.1%11.2%37.0%43.1%42.0%2.8%4.7%221.7K-8.6M-31.7K0.59100.914212483,6441,916
2022-04-18$56.65$55.0032.3%9.3%37.3%28.8%41.3%-2.8%-1.9%246.1K-6.9M-29.3K0.61113.463692243,1511,471
2022-04-19$55.48$55.0032.7%9.4%38.6%29.7%41.8%4.4%-5.1%215.6K-6.0M-29.0K0.51116.433891983,2041,523
2022-04-20$57.00$55.0039.2%11.2%38.1%43.3%47.8%7.1%1.7%245.5K-6.7M-28.0K0.51106.713741913,2241,530
2022-04-21$55.85$55.0038.9%11.2%39.1%42.7%46.6%8.6%4.6%206.2K-5.7M-32.9K0.75111.913652753,2281,532
2022-04-22$53.73$55.0049.6%14.2%40.5%65.2%49.3%-12.2%-21.2%148.1K-5.0M-36.4K1.00112.384064053,2211,549
2022-04-25$53.02$55.0047.5%13.6%36.2%60.6%44.2%7.9%5.1%120.6K-3.6M-27.7K0.61104.473742283,2291,689
2022-04-26$53.32$55.0043.1%12.4%34.6%51.4%44.3%10.9%2.0%131.2K-4.6M-37.5K0.4785.864852263,2751,703
2022-04-27$53.76$55.0043.2%12.4%34.7%51.7%44.5%5.2%-1.5%147.3K-4.6M-32.2K0.2483.6251123,2851,700
2022-04-28$55.40$55.0041.8%12.0%34.5%48.8%42.3%7.4%1.5%196.2K-5.9M-36.6K0.5088.584682333,3071,698
2022-04-29$53.03$55.0048.7%14.0%36.9%63.2%46.0%5.7%-2.7%146.7K-3.6M-30.7K0.7275.024173003,3401,704