CQP Options History — February 2023

In February 2023, CQP traded between $48.52 and $55.11. ATM implied volatility averaged 36.0%, placing in the 32.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 9.7%. IV traded above realized volatility by 3.6% (HV 20d: 32.4%). Max pain ranged from $50.00 to $55.00. Net GEX was positive for 17 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 6 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.62.

Notable Days

  • 2023-02-23: Highest Volume — 451 contracts
  • 2023-02-15: Largest IV spike — 59.6% change
  • 2023-02-28: Highest IV Rank — 51.9%
  • 2023-02-28: Largest Expected Move — 13.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$51.82$48.52$55.11$55.11$49.13
Max Pain$53.68$50.00$55.00$55.00$50.00
ATM IV36.0%25.5%47.3%25.5%47.3%
Expected Move9.7%6.1%13.5%7.3%13.5%
HV 20d32.4%24.0%44.6%24.0%44.3%
HV 60d33.6%31.5%35.9%32.7%35.9%
IV Rank32.0%13.4%51.9%13.4%51.9%
IV Percentile36.5%2.4%82.1%3.6%82.1%
Term Structure-3.8%-18.7%11.4%11.3%-10.3%
VWIV35.4%24.5%52.3%27.2%45.6%
Skew 25d5.0%-13.4%20.2%0.4%-13.4%
Skew 10d12.6%-5.9%30.0%25.2%10.6%
Call IV 25d33.4%24.7%44.8%30.5%44.8%
Put IV 25d38.5%26.0%52.5%30.9%31.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %106.0998.18117.47102.26116.76
Gamma HHI0.200.130.290.200.15
Net GEX59.8K-22.9K116.7K101.4K30.8K
Net DEX386.5K-842.2K2.1M-842.2K970.8K
Net VEX-14.4K-16.5K-10.4K-16.5K-14.4K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.620.003.640.150.17
Total Volume125.105164513055
Total OI2,908.6322,6643,1732,6643,173

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2023-02-01$55.11$55.0025.5%7.3%24.0%13.4%27.2%0.4%11.3%101.4K-842.2K-16.5K0.15102.262641,766898
2023-02-02$54.81$55.0029.6%6.1%24.1%20.6%26.4%6.5%11.4%116.7K-498.8K-14.2K0.95105.9359561,785902
2023-02-03$52.55$55.0044.4%7.8%28.3%46.8%35.0%-3.0%7.1%83.6K-75.6K-16.5K2.69106.3513351,801930
2023-02-06$52.17$55.0045.5%9.6%27.6%48.7%37.9%-0.9%0.8%60.0K359.0K-14.4K0.45107.501151,805947
2023-02-07$52.69$55.0032.7%7.8%27.8%26.1%29.7%19.5%-2.0%68.6K215.9K-14.1K0.06103.448251,811950
2023-02-08$52.86$55.0026.8%7.7%27.8%15.8%31.7%10.4%-0.3%68.1K150.3K-15.1K0.06102.845131,829952
2023-02-09$52.34$55.0033.8%9.7%27.6%28.1%32.8%6.6%10.2%69.7K205.6K-14.6K0.73100.8867491,835950
2023-02-10$54.17$55.0026.7%7.6%29.4%15.4%32.1%3.4%4.6%104.5K-355.4K-15.6K0.10110.31110111,862999
2023-02-13$52.89$55.0031.4%9.0%30.4%23.8%33.2%11.5%-9.1%81.5K49.4K-15.0K0.54100.4248261,9411,010
2023-02-14$53.47$55.0027.9%8.0%30.5%17.6%24.5%20.2%-2.6%108.5K-379.7K-15.7K0.00105.643501,9381,030
2023-02-15$51.08$55.0044.5%12.8%32.7%47.0%52.3%-0.4%-13.6%44.9K391.0K-14.9K0.08109.7110691,9631,031
2023-02-16$50.53$55.0045.0%12.9%32.2%47.8%39.5%20.0%-18.7%28.4K774.8K-15.1K3.64117.4714512,0231,028
2023-02-17$49.25$55.0036.2%10.4%33.0%32.3%36.0%-0.7%-15.3%-17.8K2.0M-12.1K0.32106.64146462,0151,068
2023-02-21$48.52$55.0043.5%12.5%32.0%45.2%42.2%1.1%-12.8%-22.9K2.1M-10.4K0.0298.1832551,7541,037
2023-02-22$49.36$50.0040.1%11.5%32.7%39.2%37.5%-0.1%-12.0%26.2K1.2M-12.6K0.40106.82129521,9711,041
2023-02-23$53.06$50.0026.4%7.6%42.2%14.9%30.5%5.0%-3.2%111.7K-780.0K-15.0K0.2198.83372792,0441,039
2023-02-24$50.95$50.0031.9%9.2%44.1%24.8%33.8%7.3%-1.2%38.8K790.7K-13.7K0.61105.1138231,9831,072
2023-02-27$49.64$50.0044.9%12.9%44.6%47.7%44.0%1.9%-16.4%32.9K1.0M-13.5K0.62110.64143881,9961,085
2023-02-28$49.13$50.0047.3%13.5%44.3%51.9%45.6%-13.4%-10.3%30.8K970.8K-14.4K0.17116.764782,1111,062