CQP Options History — September 2023

In September 2023, CQP traded between $52.23 and $57.49. ATM implied volatility averaged 22.7%, placing in the 5.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 6.5%. IV traded above realized volatility by 1.6% (HV 20d: 21.1%). Max pain ranged from $45.00 to $50.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 15 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.49.

Notable Days

  • 2023-09-14: Highest Volume — 301 contracts
  • 2023-09-05: Largest IV spike — 50.7% change
  • 2023-09-22: Highest IV Rank — 13.3%
  • 2023-09-22: Largest Expected Move — 9.6%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$54.62$52.23$57.49$53.45$54.29
Max Pain$49.50$45.00$50.00$50.00$50.00
ATM IV22.7%14.7%33.3%14.7%29.6%
Expected Move6.5%4.2%9.6%4.2%8.5%
HV 20d21.1%16.7%29.0%17.0%29.0%
HV 60d20.7%19.2%23.4%20.6%23.4%
IV Rank5.7%0.0%13.3%0.0%10.6%
IV Percentile15.1%0.0%50.0%0.0%41.3%
Term Structure3.4%-6.2%19.2%4.8%-6.2%
VWIV24.5%14.9%50.8%14.9%24.6%
Skew 25d5.7%0.8%22.0%0.8%7.2%
Skew 10d7.7%-16.3%29.5%-0.9%29.5%
Call IV 25d19.1%13.2%26.8%13.2%23.5%
Put IV 25d24.8%14.0%35.2%14.0%30.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %85.2751.95110.4594.9389.54
Gamma HHI0.620.380.930.820.41
Net GEX328.6K136.9K1.1M447.7K136.9K
Net DEX-3.4M-4.3M-2.1M-4.1M-2.2M
Net VEX-14.1K-18.3K-11.0K-13.5K-16.9K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.490.002.200.130.00
Total Volume86.36301346
Total OI2,566.21,7653,3702,9562,153

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2023-09-01$53.45$50.0014.7%4.2%17.0%0.0%14.9%0.8%4.8%447.7K-4.1M-13.5K0.1394.933042,140816
2023-09-05$53.41$45.0022.1%7.3%16.7%5.3%24.4%2.6%10.0%366.8K-4.0M-12.7K0.2295.0267152,131821
2023-09-06$52.23$45.0021.6%6.6%18.4%5.0%23.0%4.0%-1.4%380.9K-2.9M-11.0K0.0388.7913742,171832
2023-09-07$53.55$50.0017.2%5.4%19.8%1.8%50.8%5.5%0.1%581.2K-4.3M-12.6K1.1188.7318202,285831
2023-09-08$53.30$50.0017.7%5.6%19.0%2.1%20.7%3.9%8.7%429.6K-4.0M-12.8K0.4193.2227112,291835
2023-09-11$52.91$50.0026.6%5.0%19.0%8.5%20.8%4.0%4.5%371.3K-3.3M-11.5K0.2673.4254142,273843
2023-09-12$53.72$50.0021.0%5.1%19.4%4.5%22.6%4.7%5.4%548.1K-4.0M-12.1K1.7365.7911192,287852
2023-09-13$53.69$50.0018.4%5.3%18.8%2.6%0.0%5.7%1.9%527.3K-3.8M-11.4K0.3052.402372,281858
2023-09-14$54.45$50.0019.1%5.5%18.1%3.2%19.1%7.2%5.0%1.1M-4.3M-11.5K2.2051.95942072,293862
2023-09-15$53.80$50.0020.4%5.8%18.9%4.1%16.0%5.7%19.2%146.0K-3.1M-12.6K0.0753.458862,3541,016
2023-09-18$54.39$50.0019.0%5.5%18.1%3.1%18.9%6.2%9.0%153.2K-2.1M-12.9K0.0590.715931,194571
2023-09-19$55.45$50.0022.7%6.5%19.0%5.7%27.7%10.6%0.4%160.1K-2.8M-13.4K0.1398.41150201,253574
2023-09-20$57.49$50.0021.7%6.2%21.9%5.0%17.4%2.7%6.2%181.2K-4.1M-15.3K0.2790.96126341,387582
2023-09-21$56.67$50.0025.2%7.2%22.0%7.5%23.0%3.3%3.1%172.0K-3.5M-17.1K0.4090.14139561,424618
2023-09-22$55.34$50.0033.3%9.6%24.4%13.3%38.9%22.0%-1.6%144.1K-3.1M-18.3K0.72110.4532231,448627
2023-09-25$55.92$50.0026.6%7.6%24.4%8.5%26.8%1.7%-5.0%190.6K-2.9M-16.2K0.2696.5154141,428639
2023-09-26$56.39$50.0025.4%7.3%24.5%7.7%24.1%2.9%-5.1%181.5K-3.4M-17.0K0.1090.233031,474640
2023-09-27$57.08$50.0028.3%8.1%24.6%9.7%28.3%1.4%4.7%168.0K-3.8M-16.7K0.7493.2231231,472643
2023-09-28$54.96$50.0023.7%6.8%28.9%6.5%22.6%12.6%4.6%147.9K-2.7M-17.0K0.6897.5740271,474651
2023-09-29$54.29$50.0029.6%8.5%29.0%10.6%24.6%7.2%-6.2%136.9K-2.2M-16.9K0.0089.54601,481672