EPP Options History — September 2012

In September 2012, EPP traded between $42.54 and $45.50. ATM implied volatility averaged 17.4%, placing in the 14.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 5.1%. IV traded above realized volatility by 0.6% (HV 20d: 16.8%). Max pain ranged from $40.00 to $43.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 19 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.18.

Notable Days

  • 2012-09-21: Highest Volume — 745 contracts
  • 2012-09-07: Largest IV drop — 14.1% change
  • 2012-09-04: Highest IV Rank — 18.4%
  • 2012-09-04: Largest Expected Move — 6.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$44.42$42.54$45.50$42.68$44.59
Max Pain$40.84$40.00$43.00$43.00$40.00
ATM IV17.4%15.3%20.8%20.8%16.6%
Expected Move5.1%4.4%6.0%6.0%4.8%
HV 20d16.8%12.5%19.2%12.8%18.1%
HV 60d19.0%16.0%21.4%21.3%16.4%
IV Rank14.4%9.9%18.4%18.4%12.9%
IV Percentile7.5%1.6%29.8%29.8%4.0%
Term Structure2.4%0.7%3.7%0.7%2.3%
VWIV16.9%11.5%20.4%11.5%15.7%
Skew 25d4.9%2.2%9.2%7.0%4.2%
Skew 10d10.7%4.0%15.6%12.5%7.8%
Call IV 25d15.7%13.3%18.4%17.6%15.6%
Put IV 25d20.6%17.7%24.6%24.6%19.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %42.0229.2788.2040.0834.63
Gamma HHI0.380.230.760.240.25
Net GEX438.2K172.4K1.3M184.0K365.8K
Net DEX-2.7M-3.9M-1.1M-1.3M-2.8M
Net VEX-7.3K-7.7K-6.7K-7.3K-7.3K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.180.008.570.008.57
Total Volume59.10507451467
Total OI1,674.5791,5511,7461,5511,743

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-09-04$42.68$43.0020.8%6.0%12.8%18.4%11.5%7.0%0.7%184.0K-1.3M-7.3K0.0040.08N/AN/A1401,232319
2012-09-05$42.54$43.0020.3%5.8%12.5%17.4%20.1%5.7%1.7%172.4K-1.1M-7.0K0.0040.02N/AN/A1101,246319
2012-09-06$43.47$43.0018.7%5.4%14.9%17.9%17.1%9.2%1.9%256.0K-1.6M-7.2K0.2139.20N/AN/A1941,255319
2012-09-07$44.02$40.0016.1%5.3%15.6%11.6%18.4%6.3%3.3%323.1K-2.1M-7.5K0.3288.20N/AN/A62201,270323
2012-09-10$43.58$40.0017.0%5.5%15.9%13.8%17.8%3.8%2.6%294.6K-1.8M-7.5K0.5787.40N/AN/A741,294343
2012-09-11$44.19$40.0017.8%5.5%16.5%15.8%0.0%5.0%2.1%359.9K-2.4M-7.7K0.0042.87N/AN/A101,301347
2012-09-12$44.43$40.0018.0%5.5%16.6%16.2%20.4%4.8%2.0%391.1K-2.5M-7.7K8.0042.07N/AN/A181,302347
2012-09-13$45.17$41.0017.2%4.9%17.4%14.3%16.4%5.2%2.3%412.4K-3.4M-7.4K0.0038.80N/AN/A1201,303347
2012-09-14$45.50$41.0017.5%5.0%17.3%15.1%16.9%3.5%2.6%411.2K-3.8M-7.2K1.0039.07N/AN/A441,313347
2012-09-17$45.13$41.0017.5%5.0%17.6%15.1%16.4%3.4%2.6%500.4K-3.5M-7.0K0.0036.46N/AN/A5401,316351
2012-09-18$45.06$41.0016.9%4.8%17.5%13.6%0.0%4.5%3.2%604.0K-3.4M-7.1K0.0037.78N/AN/A0111,369351
2012-09-19$45.36$41.0017.4%5.0%17.6%14.8%0.0%4.0%3.2%539.2K-3.9M-6.8K0.0036.67N/AN/A1501,369362
2012-09-20$45.05$41.0016.5%4.7%17.9%12.6%19.0%6.4%3.7%810.7K-3.5M-6.9K0.0038.50N/AN/A1901,382362
2012-09-21$45.08$41.0015.8%4.5%17.5%10.9%14.7%3.0%3.7%1.3M-3.7M-6.7K0.0229.57N/AN/A731141,384362
2012-09-24$44.89$40.0015.3%4.4%17.6%9.9%15.7%4.1%1.9%365.7K-3.1M-7.7K0.2533.80N/AN/A2051,400314
2012-09-25$44.24$40.0017.2%4.9%18.2%14.3%15.7%2.2%1.9%344.3K-2.6M-7.5K0.0029.27N/AN/A1601,420319
2012-09-26$44.13$40.0018.0%5.2%18.2%16.2%0.0%4.9%1.6%331.3K-2.4M-7.4K0.0030.09N/AN/A001,424319
2012-09-27$44.95$40.0016.4%4.7%19.2%12.3%0.0%5.6%2.1%377.5K-3.2M-7.6K0.0033.97N/AN/A001,424319
2012-09-28$44.59$40.0016.6%4.8%18.1%12.9%0.0%4.2%2.3%365.8K-2.8M-7.3K8.5734.63N/AN/A7601,424319