EPP Options History — October 2008

In October 2008, EPP traded between $22.05 and $35.86. ATM implied volatility averaged 84.6%, placing in the 61.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 21.0%. IV traded below realized volatility by 12.5% (HV 20d: 97.1%). Max pain ranged from $30.00 to $40.00. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 2 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 2.08.

Notable Days

  • 2008-10-24: Highest Volume — 146 contracts
  • 2008-10-15: Largest IV spike — 136.6% change
  • 2008-10-06: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2008-10-27: Largest Expected Move — 25.6%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$27.80$22.05$35.86$35.86$26.38
Max Pain$33.70$30.00$40.00$40.00$30.00
ATM IV84.6%55.8%193.9%65.2%81.3%
Expected Move21.0%16.0%25.6%18.7%23.3%
HV 20d97.1%72.5%118.1%72.5%118.1%
HV 60d64.2%45.5%80.5%45.5%80.4%
IV Rank61.1%20.9%100.0%90.5%35.5%
IV Percentile97.0%89.8%100.0%99.3%92.8%
Term Structure-8.3%-20.2%5.6%-6.6%-10.7%
VWIV70.0%57.7%89.2%57.7%89.2%
Skew 25d9.3%1.2%28.0%7.2%6.9%
Skew 10d17.7%-0.8%37.2%27.9%12.3%
Call IV 25d64.3%49.5%94.3%62.4%66.3%
Put IV 25d73.6%61.6%99.3%69.6%73.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %72.2543.59118.4264.7596.42
Gamma HHI0.930.840.980.980.84
Net GEX-645.2K-2.4M-185.3K-2.4M-272.9K
Net DEX93.7M65.9M114.3M103.7M78.8M
Net VEX-87.3K-247.3K-34.2K-247.3K-39.7K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio2.080.0010.330.201.10
Total Volume50.1301462021
Total OI38,535.73932,54942,93842,89333,099

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2008-10-01$35.86$40.0065.2%18.7%72.5%90.5%57.7%7.2%-6.6%-2.4M103.7M-247.3K0.0064.75N/AN/A0201,01941,874
2008-10-02$33.70$40.0066.9%19.2%73.3%93.7%0.0%3.8%-8.1%-1.7M110.5M-192.2K0.0071.34N/AN/A0631,01941,884
2008-10-03$33.30$40.0066.8%19.2%73.2%93.7%66.9%16.4%-10.1%-1.7M111.2M-190.3K0.2074.30N/AN/A56111,01941,865
2008-10-06$29.95$35.0079.6%19.3%79.5%100.0%61.7%1.2%-7.8%-849.5K111.2M-113.5K7.5043.59N/AN/A2151,05141,855
2008-10-07$29.66$35.0081.4%18.5%77.7%100.0%70.6%6.1%-8.6%-758.6K112.3M-106.4K6.6746.24N/AN/A3201,05341,850
2008-10-08$28.20$35.0087.0%19.3%78.1%100.0%0.0%19.0%-11.0%-606.1K108.0M-85.7K4.0057.03N/AN/A10401,05641,860
2008-10-09$26.54$35.00109.5%22.5%79.8%100.0%0.0%3.3%-11.6%-483.9K102.2M-84.4K0.2979.13N/AN/A35101,06641,860
2008-10-10$26.10$35.0098.8%23.1%77.8%88.1%0.0%28.0%-20.2%-360.2K103.6M-53.3K0.0084.42N/AN/A001,06641,819
2008-10-13$30.43$35.0081.3%20.0%97.4%68.8%69.7%12.1%-13.2%-802.9K114.3M-109.9K10.3355.47N/AN/A3311,06641,819
2008-10-14$29.53$35.0082.0%19.4%97.4%69.4%0.0%9.4%-11.2%-706.8K110.8M-104.7K0.0048.19N/AN/A091,06941,848
2008-10-15$26.34$35.00193.9%17.1%102.6%100.0%59.7%4.3%5.6%-382.7K103.6M-62.3K0.00114.32N/AN/A101,07041,849
2008-10-16$27.95$35.0071.0%20.4%103.1%29.6%0.0%11.5%-10.8%-513.3K108.2M-75.5K0.0050.53N/AN/A0401,07141,849
2008-10-17$26.53$35.0074.8%21.4%101.1%31.8%78.4%6.6%-1.9%-443.9K102.7M-75.3K2.6947.08N/AN/A16431,07141,867
2008-10-20$28.73$35.0055.8%16.0%106.7%20.9%58.2%10.2%3.1%-597.6K80.8M-88.2K0.1955.53N/AN/A1072091731,632
2008-10-21$27.41$30.0066.5%19.1%107.4%27.0%67.4%5.0%-2.1%-436.0K79.3M-68.7K0.4465.01N/AN/A34151,02131,632
2008-10-22$25.31$30.0076.9%22.0%109.0%33.0%0.0%5.0%-6.7%-272.9K75.8M-42.1K0.0266.34N/AN/A5511,02531,647
2008-10-23$25.42$30.0077.5%22.2%109.0%33.3%75.4%8.6%-8.5%-286.1K75.8M-42.8K0.1082.01N/AN/A119121,05031,648
2008-10-24$23.25$30.0085.3%24.5%111.6%37.8%85.3%4.0%-9.0%-202.6K69.9M-34.2K0.2777.96N/AN/A115311,16431,656
2008-10-27$22.05$30.0089.3%25.6%106.5%40.1%89.2%2.4%-10.8%-185.3K65.9M-37.7K3.0081.90N/AN/A131,27831,685
2008-10-28$25.22$30.0083.5%23.9%117.0%36.7%0.0%8.5%-11.3%-268.3K75.1M-41.8K0.2676.48N/AN/A82211,27931,686
2008-10-29$25.14$30.0087.5%25.1%116.9%39.0%0.0%18.1%-10.3%-305.9K73.4M-55.6K0.00118.42N/AN/A5401,33731,695
2008-10-30$26.42$30.0084.0%24.1%118.0%37.1%0.0%15.6%-8.9%-339.3K77.3M-55.4K0.42105.36N/AN/A24101,38131,695
2008-10-31$26.38$30.0081.3%23.3%118.1%35.5%0.0%6.9%-10.7%-272.9K78.8M-39.7K1.1096.42N/AN/A10111,39431,705