EPP Options History — September 2013

In September 2013, EPP traded between $45.44 and $49.17. ATM implied volatility averaged 15.9%, placing in the 45.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 4.5%. IV traded below realized volatility by 0.5% (HV 20d: 16.3%). Max pain ranged from $43.00 to $46.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 18 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.07.

Notable Days

  • 2013-09-16: Highest Volume — 102 contracts
  • 2013-09-04: Largest IV drop — 8.2% change
  • 2013-09-03: Highest IV Rank — 62.4%
  • 2013-09-03: Largest Expected Move — 5.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$47.47$45.44$49.17$45.44$47.65
Max Pain$45.55$43.00$46.00$43.00$46.00
ATM IV15.9%14.4%18.5%18.5%16.8%
Expected Move4.5%4.1%5.3%5.3%4.8%
HV 20d16.3%14.6%17.4%17.0%17.4%
HV 60d18.1%16.1%20.6%20.6%16.3%
IV Rank45.4%36.0%62.4%62.4%51.1%
IV Percentile45.8%29.8%76.2%76.2%58.3%
Term Structure1.1%-0.4%2.8%-0.3%0.0%
VWIV15.6%14.1%17.4%17.4%14.4%
Skew 25d3.5%2.4%5.3%3.3%4.6%
Skew 10d9.6%5.3%13.6%5.4%13.6%
Call IV 25d14.7%11.9%16.3%16.3%15.7%
Put IV 25d18.1%16.3%20.2%19.6%20.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %58.1732.09106.35106.3542.47
Gamma HHI0.290.230.340.290.31
Net GEX181.2K121.6K259.6K121.6K157.6K
Net DEX-1.7M-3.1M-594.5K-594.5K-1.3M
Net VEX-5.5K-7.1K-3.6K-7.0K-4.4K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.070.0010.330.002.50
Total Volume17.95010220
Total OI1,651.91,5721,7801,6451,592

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-09-03$45.44$43.0018.5%5.3%17.0%62.4%17.4%3.3%-0.3%121.6K-594.5K-7.0K0.00106.35N/AN/A201,081564
2013-09-04$45.93$43.0017.0%4.9%17.4%52.7%16.2%2.9%0.5%149.6K-942.3K-7.1K0.5036.44N/AN/A421,083564
2013-09-05$45.83$43.0016.9%4.8%16.6%51.7%16.9%3.9%0.6%149.2K-870.6K-7.1K0.0032.09N/AN/A301,087564
2013-09-06$46.11$46.0017.0%4.9%14.6%52.3%0.0%3.6%1.1%172.0K-1.1M-6.9K0.0051.94N/AN/A001,090564
2013-09-09$46.81$46.0016.1%4.7%15.5%47.2%0.0%4.1%1.4%200.9K-1.6M-6.6K0.0043.41N/AN/A1201,090564
2013-09-10$47.28$46.0016.5%4.6%15.6%49.6%14.9%3.5%1.8%224.8K-2.0M-6.3K0.3850.00N/AN/A1351,102564
2013-09-11$47.44$46.0016.0%4.5%15.5%45.9%0.0%3.8%2.0%233.9K-2.1M-6.1K0.0050.09N/AN/A001,108562
2013-09-12$46.94$46.0015.9%4.5%16.1%45.4%0.0%3.1%1.5%249.1K-1.8M-6.3K0.0052.41N/AN/A101,108562
2013-09-13$47.04$46.0015.7%4.5%15.6%44.2%0.0%3.7%1.9%259.6K-1.9M-6.1K0.0056.38N/AN/A001,109562
2013-09-16$47.57$46.0015.8%4.5%16.0%44.8%15.9%2.8%1.5%239.9K-2.3M-5.6K10.33100.74N/AN/A9931,109562
2013-09-17$47.90$46.0015.4%4.4%15.4%42.4%16.9%3.8%1.8%217.4K-2.2M-5.1K1.2059.95N/AN/A561,115655
2013-09-18$49.17$46.0014.6%4.2%17.0%37.1%0.0%2.8%2.8%141.9K-3.1M-3.6K0.0065.58N/AN/A3201,119649
2013-09-19$48.79$46.0014.9%4.3%16.3%39.2%14.1%3.7%2.5%139.7K-2.8M-4.7K0.0562.82N/AN/A5931,142638
2013-09-20$48.21$46.0015.1%4.3%17.3%40.2%14.2%3.5%2.2%132.3K-1.8M-4.7K0.0058.95N/AN/A840990638
2013-09-23$48.37$46.0015.3%4.4%17.3%42.0%0.0%3.6%0.4%161.6K-1.7M-4.7K0.0063.36N/AN/A601,003574
2013-09-24$48.08$46.0015.2%4.3%17.3%40.9%14.8%2.6%0.7%163.5K-1.6M-4.5K0.0062.62N/AN/A100998574
2013-09-25$48.19$46.0014.4%4.1%16.3%36.0%14.4%2.4%0.7%167.3K-1.7M-4.5K0.0053.84N/AN/A031,008574
2013-09-26$48.43$46.0014.9%4.3%16.2%39.3%0.0%2.7%0.2%179.8K-1.9M-3.9K0.0062.53N/AN/A001,008577
2013-09-27$48.18$46.0015.5%4.4%16.5%43.1%0.0%5.3%-0.4%162.1K-1.6M-4.3K2.5051.38N/AN/A251,008577
2013-09-30$47.65$46.0016.8%4.8%17.4%51.1%0.0%4.6%0.0%157.6K-1.3M-4.4K0.0042.47N/AN/A001,010582