CQP Options History — April 2023

In April 2023, CQP traded between $44.77 and $47.78. ATM implied volatility averaged 41.0%, placing in the 16.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 11.5%. IV traded above realized volatility by 9.3% (HV 20d: 31.7%). Max pain ranged from $40.00 to $45.00. Net GEX was positive for 10 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 4 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.24.

Notable Days

  • 2023-04-24: Highest Volume — 237 contracts
  • 2023-04-06: Largest IV spike — 111.8% change
  • 2023-04-06: Highest IV Rank — 31.0%
  • 2023-04-04: Largest Expected Move — 15.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$46.40$44.77$47.78$47.50$45.69
Max Pain$43.16$40.00$45.00$45.00$45.00
ATM IV41.0%28.4%60.2%40.2%33.1%
Expected Move11.5%8.2%15.0%11.5%9.5%
HV 20d31.7%20.6%42.7%42.7%21.9%
HV 60d37.7%36.9%38.3%38.3%37.6%
IV Rank16.9%7.7%31.0%16.3%11.1%
IV Percentile52.0%5.2%96.0%52.4%16.7%
Term Structure-7.6%-20.5%24.6%-5.6%-5.8%
VWIV37.9%22.6%52.7%33.9%32.4%
Skew 25d17.9%2.5%47.2%4.7%47.2%
Skew 10d25.6%-29.4%80.7%23.4%80.7%
Call IV 25d30.5%17.3%39.3%33.9%30.7%
Put IV 25d48.4%33.7%78.5%38.6%77.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %110.2283.43126.7683.4389.19
Gamma HHI0.340.290.430.330.41
Net GEX2.9K-53.2K68.8K32.0K-53.2K
Net DEX1.8M1.1M2.4M1.3M2.3M
Net VEX-10.7K-13.3K-8.6K-12.6K-9.0K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.240.038.670.160.03
Total Volume54.1581323712231
Total OI2,575.3682,2102,7372,5142,491

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2023-04-03$47.50$45.0040.2%11.5%42.7%16.3%33.9%4.7%-5.6%32.0K1.3M-12.6K0.1683.43105171,4251,089
2023-04-04$47.33$45.0052.4%15.0%42.3%25.3%52.7%21.8%-3.7%36.8K1.1M-13.3K0.6489.411491,4861,094
2023-04-05$46.84$45.0028.4%8.2%42.4%7.7%22.6%11.7%24.6%44.3K1.4M-12.4K1.6084.36581,4811,101
2023-04-06$46.40$40.0060.2%11.5%42.5%31.0%43.6%13.7%-13.4%9.9K1.7M-12.1K0.21120.671941,4761,105
2023-04-10$47.34$40.0044.9%12.9%42.5%19.7%42.8%13.7%-14.5%47.6K1.3M-12.2K0.25118.102461,4811,109
2023-04-11$47.61$40.0028.8%10.1%42.6%8.0%34.0%15.4%1.0%38.8K1.2M-12.6K0.19115.8053101,4821,115
2023-04-12$47.78$40.0035.3%10.1%41.9%12.7%36.8%10.1%13.8%68.8K1.1M-13.1K0.47116.801781,4881,125
2023-04-13$46.84$40.0038.8%11.1%35.1%15.2%39.3%19.5%-15.9%22.9K1.7M-11.0K0.47126.761781,5011,133
2023-04-14$46.53$40.0039.6%11.3%32.6%15.8%33.7%21.1%-15.7%13.8K1.8M-10.4K3.08126.5413401,5071,141
2023-04-17$46.38$40.0032.0%9.2%29.0%10.3%37.5%25.8%14.9%11.6K1.7M-10.9K8.67124.506521,5131,175
2023-04-18$46.24$45.0040.7%11.7%28.1%16.7%37.3%2.5%-11.9%-5.0K2.1M-9.4K0.17113.7158101,5121,195
2023-04-19$45.95$45.0042.6%12.2%24.7%18.1%46.9%15.0%-11.9%-30.0K2.1M-8.8K0.19125.563671,5371,200
2023-04-20$45.81$45.0041.2%11.8%24.8%17.0%0.0%9.1%-15.6%-29.9K2.2M-9.1K1.63122.728131,5171,205
2023-04-21$45.65$45.0046.9%13.4%22.4%21.2%39.6%20.4%-14.2%-28.1K2.1M-8.9K3.31106.0413431,5201,204
2023-04-24$46.73$45.0035.8%10.3%23.7%13.1%28.7%4.0%-15.8%-37.2K2.1M-8.6K0.18106.62201361,1551,055
2023-04-25$45.14$45.0043.8%12.6%22.3%18.9%35.3%7.7%-19.9%-28.6K2.4M-9.0K0.79103.9128221,3331,085
2023-04-26$45.13$45.0045.1%12.9%20.6%19.9%41.6%44.7%-14.6%-27.5K2.3M-9.8K0.59114.1722131,3291,107
2023-04-27$44.77$45.0049.2%14.1%20.7%22.9%44.6%32.0%-20.5%-32.3K2.4M-9.4K0.89105.8128251,3411,119
2023-04-28$45.69$45.0033.1%9.5%21.9%11.1%32.4%47.2%-5.8%-53.2K2.3M-9.0K0.0389.193011,3481,143