CQP Options History — March 2026

In March 2026, CQP traded between $62.35 and $70.00. ATM implied volatility averaged 30.1%, placing in the 31.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 8.5%. IV traded above realized volatility by 6.7% (HV 20d: 23.4%). Max pain ranged from $55.00 to $65.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 11 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.13.

Notable Days

  • 2026-03-19: Highest Volume — 259 contracts
  • 2026-03-31: Largest IV spike — 99.6% change
  • 2026-03-31: Highest IV Rank — 72.4%
  • 2026-03-31: Largest Expected Move — 14.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$64.79$62.35$70.00$62.73$64.64
Max Pain$60.50$55.00$65.00$55.00$65.00
ATM IV30.1%20.0%50.7%22.9%50.7%
Expected Move8.5%5.7%14.5%6.6%14.5%
HV 20d23.4%18.0%37.2%19.9%37.2%
HV 60d19.4%17.1%25.0%18.5%25.0%
IV Rank31.5%11.4%72.4%17.3%72.4%
IV Percentile59.5%3.6%98.0%12.7%98.0%
Term Structure0.9%-17.0%8.7%1.7%-17.0%
VWIV27.1%18.4%34.2%20.6%33.9%
Skew 25d1.5%-15.1%14.6%3.0%13.4%
Skew 10d16.5%-4.9%72.7%72.7%5.0%
Call IV 25d26.7%19.3%38.8%24.8%23.4%
Put IV 25d28.2%19.0%39.1%27.8%36.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %68.4330.87114.52107.3935.19
Gamma HHI0.370.280.500.440.30
Net GEX130.5K92.8K163.1K151.2K112.7K
Net DEX-3.2M-5.3M-2.2M-2.7M-2.2M
Net VEX-11.6K-15.0K-9.3K-9.3K-15.0K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.130.025.270.380.65
Total Volume108.8825913476
Total OI1,669.51,4342,0031,4641,718

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2026-03-02$62.73$55.0022.9%6.6%19.9%17.3%20.6%3.0%1.7%151.2K-2.7M-9.3K0.38107.399737861603
2026-03-03$62.35$55.0020.0%5.7%19.8%11.4%21.1%1.5%8.7%149.3K-2.6M-9.6K4.22107.90938901635
2026-03-04$63.16$55.0024.2%6.9%19.9%19.8%22.1%-1.5%-1.4%163.1K-2.9M-9.4K1.82107.411731908652
2026-03-05$63.13$60.0024.9%6.2%19.1%21.2%24.4%7.1%2.6%133.7K-3.1M-10.4K0.32107.794113925678
2026-03-06$62.97$60.0031.8%6.5%18.6%34.8%25.6%-5.9%-0.1%128.4K-3.0M-11.5K0.37108.854316946689
2026-03-09$63.75$60.0030.8%8.3%18.8%32.9%29.1%-8.1%-1.3%134.2K-3.2M-11.0K0.20114.42357952691
2026-03-10$63.31$60.0035.0%7.4%18.0%41.3%21.8%-3.2%-0.7%128.9K-3.1M-10.6K3.53114.521967946696
2026-03-11$64.15$60.0032.9%9.4%18.2%37.1%18.4%-9.6%-5.1%107.3K-3.3M-10.3K1.67109.2335963761
2026-03-12$64.23$60.0030.7%11.0%18.2%32.8%0.0%-15.1%4.5%123.9K-3.3M-11.3K0.2240.964911964762
2026-03-13$64.37$60.0030.2%9.4%18.1%31.8%27.6%-2.7%2.3%128.7K-3.3M-11.9K0.0730.871218977770
2026-03-16$63.06$60.0027.6%7.8%18.5%26.6%31.8%10.5%7.0%131.9K-2.8M-12.2K5.2739.27221161,002776
2026-03-17$63.36$60.0028.9%9.3%18.4%29.1%28.4%1.0%-1.3%152.2K-3.0M-11.9K1.2648.0868861,003848
2026-03-18$62.62$60.0026.9%8.3%19.1%25.2%29.0%4.0%1.8%148.7K-2.6M-12.2K0.0338.843411,039806
2026-03-19$66.35$60.0033.3%8.7%27.3%37.9%28.1%8.2%-0.0%144.9K-4.3M-11.0K0.0939.07237221,060805
2026-03-20$68.44$60.0032.6%9.3%28.7%36.5%32.5%6.7%3.7%92.8K-5.3M-13.0K0.0240.1621551,183820
2026-03-24$70.00$65.0028.3%8.1%29.1%27.9%28.2%-0.2%-0.8%116.2K-3.7M-12.5K0.2635.1014437899535
2026-03-25$67.55$65.0030.9%8.5%32.9%33.1%33.4%14.6%0.6%109.5K-3.0M-13.0K1.3245.684154906545
2026-03-26$68.96$65.0034.0%9.7%33.0%39.2%34.2%0.4%5.6%126.7K-3.3M-12.9K0.0256.012525925570
2026-03-30$66.75$65.0025.4%7.3%34.9%22.2%25.0%5.3%6.4%126.8K-2.9M-13.9K0.8141.8652421,090580
2026-03-31$64.64$65.0050.7%14.5%37.2%72.4%33.9%13.4%-17.0%112.7K-2.2M-15.0K0.6535.1946301,117601