EPP Options History — May 2009

In May 2009, EPP traded between $27.85 and $32.07. ATM implied volatility averaged 35.9%, placing in the 9.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.1%. IV traded below realized volatility by 10.2% (HV 20d: 46.1%). Max pain ranged from $25.00 to $30.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 6 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.11.

Notable Days

  • 2009-05-26: Highest Volume — 98 contracts
  • 2009-05-27: Largest IV spike — 24.3% change
  • 2009-05-12: Highest IV Rank — 13.7%
  • 2009-05-11: Largest Expected Move — 11.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$30.13$27.85$32.07$27.85$32.07
Max Pain$29.75$25.00$30.00$25.00$30.00
ATM IV35.9%28.5%43.2%33.2%28.6%
Expected Move10.1%8.2%11.9%9.5%8.2%
HV 20d46.1%39.1%50.2%39.1%45.7%
HV 60d47.9%46.2%49.8%48.5%46.2%
IV Rank9.5%5.2%13.7%7.9%5.3%
IV Percentile37.0%13.9%53.2%36.9%13.9%
Term Structure-1.8%-11.8%9.0%2.8%9.0%
VWIV34.3%29.5%37.3%37.3%35.3%
Skew 25d3.1%-8.0%14.2%5.3%0.9%
Skew 10d4.4%-8.1%20.5%10.5%-3.4%
Call IV 25d28.7%21.3%39.0%29.5%29.7%
Put IV 25d31.8%21.9%49.7%34.9%30.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %90.5875.05101.0875.0594.27
Gamma HHI0.530.450.660.510.58
Net GEX18.5K13.7K21.9K13.7K21.0K
Net DEX-899.4K-1.3M-639.9K-751.4K-1.2M
Net VEX-3.4K-4.2K-2.9K-3.2K-3.9K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.110.008.330.551.14
Total Volume330983177
Total OI1,092.71,0161,2621,0161,262

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2009-05-01$27.85$25.0033.2%9.5%39.1%7.9%0.0%5.3%2.8%13.7K-751.4K-3.2K0.5575.05N/AN/A2011554462
2009-05-04$29.57$30.0038.8%10.7%43.9%11.1%37.3%1.8%-5.0%17.1K-991.5K-3.2K0.8983.09N/AN/A98574473
2009-05-05$29.32$30.0041.4%10.0%43.6%12.6%0.0%2.2%-1.7%16.6K-1.0M-3.4K0.0077.03N/AN/A100582469
2009-05-06$30.35$30.0036.3%10.1%43.6%9.7%0.0%-2.1%-0.7%19.7K-1.2M-2.9K0.0087.75N/AN/A90592469
2009-05-07$30.01$30.0038.8%10.5%44.1%11.2%0.0%8.2%-3.0%17.7K-1.2M-3.2K3.2076.99N/AN/A1032601469
2009-05-08$31.25$30.0037.9%10.3%44.6%10.6%0.0%10.7%-2.1%17.3K-1.3M-3.3K0.0099.48N/AN/A900611501
2009-05-11$29.90$30.0041.7%11.9%48.0%12.8%29.5%-2.8%-11.8%17.4K-888.3K-3.2K0.5089.70N/AN/A63524501
2009-05-12$30.13$30.0043.2%11.6%47.7%13.7%0.0%4.6%-5.6%17.2K-867.8K-3.2K0.0089.77N/AN/A00524504
2009-05-13$28.96$30.0035.8%10.3%49.9%9.5%36.0%14.2%-3.3%18.7K-699.0K-3.1K8.3381.83N/AN/A325524504
2009-05-14$29.34$30.0036.4%10.4%50.0%9.8%0.0%9.5%-4.3%19.0K-639.9K-3.2K0.0085.99N/AN/A200527524
2009-05-15$28.88$30.0034.8%10.0%50.2%8.9%0.0%8.4%-9.1%21.5K-666.9K-3.0K2.60100.14N/AN/A2052540524
2009-05-18$30.36$30.0034.1%9.8%47.9%8.5%33.5%11.8%-4.8%18.3K-783.4K-3.4K0.0098.83N/AN/A80549525
2009-05-19$30.72$30.0034.5%9.9%47.3%8.7%0.0%0.3%-1.1%14.5K-871.9K-3.4K0.2996.27N/AN/A4513546525
2009-05-20$30.66$30.0035.3%10.1%46.6%9.1%0.0%2.6%-9.1%17.5K-852.6K-3.2K0.3395.43N/AN/A155543538
2009-05-21$30.05$30.0035.9%10.3%46.7%9.5%34.1%3.8%-4.2%18.4K-652.3K-3.8K0.6090.29N/AN/A106558543
2009-05-22$30.34$30.0032.2%9.2%46.7%7.4%0.0%-8.0%9.0%21.3K-707.8K-3.4K0.0094.16N/AN/A50568546
2009-05-26$31.30$30.0028.5%8.2%45.5%5.2%0.0%-2.1%7.9%21.2K-871.7K-3.5K0.11101.08N/AN/A8810573546
2009-05-27$30.61$30.0035.4%10.1%46.1%9.2%35.3%-6.3%0.8%21.9K-934.1K-4.2K1.5096.61N/AN/A2030661556
2009-05-28$30.87$30.0034.5%9.9%44.2%8.7%0.0%-1.3%0.8%20.4K-951.8K-4.2K0.0097.78N/AN/A00676586
2009-05-29$32.07$30.0028.6%8.2%45.7%5.3%0.0%0.9%9.0%21.0K-1.2M-3.9K1.1494.27N/AN/A3641676586