EPP Options History — March 2017

In March 2017, EPP traded between $43.21 and $45.00. ATM implied volatility averaged 12.3%, placing in the 4.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 3.5%. IV traded above realized volatility by 0.4% (HV 20d: 11.9%). Max pain ranged from $43.00 to $43.00. Net GEX was positive for 23 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 19 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.74.

Notable Days

  • 2017-03-29: Highest Volume — 151 contracts
  • 2017-03-22: Largest IV spike — 47.9% change
  • 2017-03-22: Highest IV Rank — 12.0%
  • 2017-03-22: Largest Expected Move — 5.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$44.03$43.21$45.00$44.03$44.76
Max Pain$43.00$43.00$43.00$43.00$43.00
ATM IV12.3%9.0%19.1%11.6%11.2%
Expected Move3.5%2.6%5.5%3.3%3.2%
HV 20d11.9%9.1%13.6%9.1%11.8%
HV 60d11.3%10.2%11.9%11.5%10.2%
IV Rank4.6%1.1%12.0%3.9%3.5%
IV Percentile12.5%0.4%69.8%5.6%6.7%
Term Structure2.0%-2.3%17.5%2.0%1.0%
VWIV12.6%9.7%29.5%29.5%10.9%
Skew 25d2.3%-13.3%7.7%7.7%2.6%
Skew 10d4.3%-37.1%30.6%30.6%1.3%
Call IV 25d11.0%7.2%27.2%10.4%9.1%
Put IV 25d13.2%11.3%18.7%18.1%11.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %98.3450.95146.92146.9250.95
Gamma HHI0.550.440.630.530.45
Net GEX41.4K27.0K48.2K40.5K37.4K
Net DEX-260.0K-382.1K-154.1K-241.3K-338.3K
Net VEX-1.1K-1.4K-749-1.3K-816
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.741.591.981.591.75
Total Volume147.435140151150151
Total OI271.435269280271271

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2017-03-01$44.03$43.0011.6%3.3%9.1%3.9%29.5%7.7%2.0%40.5K-241.3K-1.3K1.59146.92N/AN/A5892167104
2017-03-02$43.40$43.0012.3%3.5%10.8%4.7%12.2%0.9%-0.5%40.6K-189.0K-1.4K1.5969.32N/AN/A5892167104
2017-03-03$43.49$43.0013.6%3.9%10.7%6.0%9.7%6.1%2.1%48.2K-166.0K-1.3K1.59119.03N/AN/A5892167104
2017-03-06$43.40$43.0014.4%3.3%10.8%7.0%11.4%0.8%2.9%46.6K-177.6K-1.3K1.5993.61N/AN/A5892167104
2017-03-07$43.46$43.0013.7%3.8%10.4%6.2%13.4%2.9%1.1%39.4K-179.6K-1.4K1.5978.38N/AN/A5892167104
2017-03-08$43.27$43.0013.2%3.5%10.6%5.6%12.2%2.6%2.5%43.3K-207.4K-1.3K1.59116.35N/AN/A5892167104
2017-03-09$43.21$43.0012.8%3.6%10.4%5.1%12.3%3.0%0.7%44.5K-154.1K-1.3K1.59106.39N/AN/A5892167104
2017-03-10$43.62$43.009.9%3.3%10.8%2.1%11.5%2.3%2.4%44.1K-203.9K-1.3K1.59110.84N/AN/A5892167104
2017-03-13$43.69$43.0012.5%3.1%10.4%4.9%11.3%1.8%3.0%45.2K-221.5K-1.2K1.59104.78N/AN/A5892167104
2017-03-14$43.43$43.0013.3%3.8%10.6%5.7%11.4%3.9%1.7%44.4K-177.4K-1.2K1.5987.73N/AN/A5892167104
2017-03-15$44.46$43.0011.2%3.2%13.4%3.5%13.0%-13.3%17.5%45.1K-286.5K-1.1K1.59135.67N/AN/A5892167104
2017-03-16$44.41$43.0011.8%3.4%12.9%4.1%13.5%3.4%2.0%37.1K-316.1K-1.1K1.8899.06N/AN/A4992167104
2017-03-17$44.49$43.0011.4%3.3%12.9%3.7%12.0%1.6%1.0%36.1K-341.8K-9601.8895.23N/AN/A4992166104
2017-03-20$44.63$43.0011.4%3.3%12.9%3.7%11.4%3.7%2.2%36.7K-334.3K-9371.9293.92N/AN/A4892165104
2017-03-21$44.11$43.0012.9%3.7%13.6%5.3%12.1%0.9%-0.1%37.4K-299.7K-1.0K1.9876.88N/AN/A4895165104
2017-03-22$43.96$43.0019.1%5.5%13.6%12.0%15.0%4.6%0.9%31.4K-212.6K-1.2K1.94105.30N/AN/A4995165107
2017-03-23$43.90$43.0011.7%3.4%13.6%4.0%10.5%1.9%0.9%45.1K-256.0K-1.0K1.94106.28N/AN/A4995166107
2017-03-24$44.15$43.0012.5%3.6%13.2%4.9%10.4%2.4%-0.7%42.9K-283.4K-9761.9486.14N/AN/A4995166107
2017-03-27$44.17$43.0012.1%3.5%13.2%4.4%10.9%3.0%1.9%47.1K-289.8K-9351.90104.48N/AN/A5095166107
2017-03-28$44.61$43.009.0%2.6%13.5%1.1%9.7%1.6%3.4%45.8K-363.2K-8721.9281.44N/AN/A5096173107
2017-03-29$44.97$43.0010.4%3.0%12.9%2.6%11.0%3.1%-2.3%46.0K-357.5K-7771.7578.16N/AN/A5596162108
2017-03-30$45.00$43.0010.1%2.9%11.5%2.3%15.0%5.0%1.0%27.0K-382.1K-7491.75114.99N/AN/A5596163108
2017-03-31$44.76$43.0011.2%3.2%11.8%3.5%10.9%2.6%1.0%37.4K-338.3K-8161.7550.95N/AN/A5596163108