EPP Options History — March 2013

In March 2013, EPP traded between $48.98 and $50.54. ATM implied volatility averaged 14.4%, placing in the 26.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 4.1%. IV traded above realized volatility by 1.1% (HV 20d: 13.3%). 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 19 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.40.

Notable Days

  • 2013-03-28: Highest Volume — 429 contracts
  • 2013-03-12: Largest IV spike — 16.3% change
  • 2013-03-04: Highest IV Rank — 33.4%
  • 2013-03-21: Largest Expected Move — 4.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$49.77$48.98$50.54$49.64$49.70
Max Pain$45.25$45.00$50.00$50.00$45.00
ATM IV14.4%12.4%16.0%14.4%13.8%
Expected Move4.1%3.8%4.5%4.1%4.0%
HV 20d13.3%11.0%14.5%14.4%11.0%
HV 60d12.2%11.8%12.4%12.0%11.8%
IV Rank26.0%16.9%33.4%26.2%23.4%
IV Percentile20.7%12.7%29.8%18.3%17.9%
Term Structure1.2%-0.3%2.5%0.8%0.5%
VWIV13.8%8.9%17.9%17.6%12.1%
Skew 25d3.3%2.6%4.2%4.2%3.7%
Skew 10d9.0%6.3%11.9%10.2%8.9%
Call IV 25d13.1%12.3%14.4%13.7%12.3%
Put IV 25d16.5%15.6%17.9%17.9%15.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %36.5226.2884.1635.3231.55
Gamma HHI0.400.280.710.390.31
Net GEX742.2K257.2K1.7M700.8K277.2K
Net DEX-4.2M-6.5M-2.6M-4.2M-3.2M
Net VEX-10.9K-14.2K-8.6K-14.2K-8.6K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.400.0014.0014.000.32
Total Volume42.85042930429
Total OI2,608.22,0143,2412,9562,048

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-03-01$49.64$50.0014.4%4.1%14.4%26.2%17.6%4.2%0.8%700.8K-4.2M-14.2K14.0035.32N/AN/A2282,156800
2013-03-04$49.32$45.0016.0%4.4%14.5%33.4%0.0%3.4%1.1%674.3K-3.5M-13.2K0.0084.16N/AN/A012,158828
2013-03-05$49.91$45.0013.6%3.9%14.2%22.5%13.1%3.4%1.8%876.0K-4.6M-13.2K0.0037.28N/AN/A402,158829
2013-03-06$50.10$45.0013.9%3.9%14.3%23.9%13.8%3.5%1.9%932.6K-5.2M-12.7K0.2837.17N/AN/A1852,162829
2013-03-07$50.30$45.0014.8%4.1%14.3%28.2%0.0%3.8%2.0%977.8K-5.7M-13.1K0.0034.02N/AN/A002,180829
2013-03-08$50.34$45.0013.9%4.1%13.9%23.8%13.3%3.0%2.5%1.1M-5.9M-12.2K0.6134.29N/AN/A18112,180829
2013-03-11$50.54$45.0012.4%3.8%13.3%16.9%12.5%3.3%2.0%1.2M-6.5M-11.4K0.0032.88N/AN/A22102,198840
2013-03-12$50.40$45.0014.4%4.1%13.4%26.3%13.0%3.1%2.2%1.4M-6.3M-12.0K0.0026.28N/AN/A102,400840
2013-03-13$49.97$45.0013.7%4.2%13.9%23.0%0.0%3.1%1.6%1.3M-5.0M-11.9K0.0039.92N/AN/A002,401840
2013-03-14$49.89$45.0014.1%4.1%13.6%25.0%14.1%3.3%1.9%1.6M-4.6M-11.1K2.5034.30N/AN/A252,390836
2013-03-15$50.21$45.0013.9%4.0%13.7%23.7%13.9%3.4%2.1%1.7M-5.8M-10.6K0.0033.95N/AN/A3302,392838
2013-03-18$49.58$45.0014.4%4.1%14.4%26.0%13.9%3.3%0.5%258.4K-3.2M-9.7K0.4436.01N/AN/A941,335679
2013-03-19$48.98$45.0015.8%4.5%14.0%32.4%17.9%3.2%0.9%257.2K-2.6M-9.6K0.0036.19N/AN/A061,344675
2013-03-20$49.22$45.0015.2%4.4%13.4%29.9%8.9%3.5%1.1%261.7K-2.8M-9.8K0.0035.12N/AN/A501,344681
2013-03-21$49.03$45.0015.8%4.5%12.4%32.7%14.5%3.1%0.3%257.5K-2.7M-9.3K0.0036.90N/AN/A301,339681
2013-03-22$49.56$45.0013.9%4.0%12.2%23.8%0.0%2.7%0.6%270.2K-3.1M-8.8K0.0029.19N/AN/A0101,340681
2013-03-25$49.29$45.0015.1%4.3%11.6%29.5%13.9%3.5%0.5%271.8K-2.9M-8.6K0.0032.70N/AN/A021,340691
2013-03-26$49.65$45.0013.8%4.0%11.9%23.5%12.1%3.8%0.3%274.9K-3.2M-8.6K0.0033.55N/AN/A3401,340691
2013-03-27$49.77$45.0014.5%4.2%11.0%26.7%0.0%2.6%-0.3%280.1K-3.3M-8.6K0.0029.67N/AN/A061,351691
2013-03-28$49.70$45.0013.8%4.0%11.0%23.4%0.0%3.7%0.5%277.2K-3.2M-8.6K0.3231.55N/AN/A3241051,351697