NGL Options History — March 2013

In March 2013, NGL traded between $24.10 and $26.90. ATM implied volatility averaged 45.4%. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 25.7% (HV 20d: 19.7%). Max pain ranged from $25.00 to $25.00. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 7 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 2.50.

Notable Days

  • 2013-03-28: Highest Volume — 30 contracts
  • 2013-03-12: Largest IV spike — 304.7% change
  • 2013-03-28: Largest Expected Move — 16.6%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$25.00$24.10$26.90$24.10$26.90
Max Pain$25.00$25.00$25.00$25.00$25.00
ATM IV45.4%18.6%124.5%26.7%57.9%
Expected Move10.9%5.3%16.6%7.7%16.6%
HV 20d19.7%13.3%24.8%24.8%20.0%
Term Structure-12.8%-43.2%24.3%24.3%-43.2%
VWIV52.8%50.3%55.3%50.3%55.3%
Skew 25d3.6%-4.3%11.0%5.7%0.7%
Skew 10d5.9%-7.0%16.7%5.1%3.0%
Call IV 25d24.5%19.9%32.7%21.3%26.2%
Put IV 25d28.1%23.2%32.1%27.0%26.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %152.16114.73177.43142.93172.12
Gamma HHI0.450.351.001.000.39
Net GEX-1.1K-2.4K-159-636-918
Net DEX10.7K88018.2K8.5K880
Net VEX-165-209-47-47-189
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio2.500.0010.000.000.00
Total Volume2.8030030
Total OI33.6517411741

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-03-01$24.10$25.0026.7%7.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%5.7%24.3%-6368.5K-470.00142.93N/AN/A00116
2013-03-04$24.25$0.0029.6%6.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%9.6%-0.4%-95012.5K-830.00122.97N/AN/A00116
2013-03-05$24.14$0.0029.0%6.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%-1.9%-0.9%-83313.5K-880.00122.67N/AN/A50116
2013-03-06$24.15$0.0085.1%15.1%24.8%0.0%0.0%-4.3%-12.9%-4586.6K-1240.00177.11N/AN/A00616
2013-03-07$24.44$0.0028.0%6.0%24.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.5%-6258.8K-1170.00116.84N/AN/A60616
2013-03-08$24.84$0.0027.9%9.4%24.7%0.0%50.3%11.0%7.4%-1592.3K-15610.00141.11N/AN/A1101216
2013-03-11$24.71$25.0030.8%5.6%24.1%0.0%0.0%10.0%3.2%-1.8K12.7K-1480.00121.09N/AN/A001126
2013-03-12$24.35$25.00124.5%15.1%24.0%0.0%0.0%-4.2%-9.4%-1.6K18.2K-1880.00176.19N/AN/A001126
2013-03-13$24.57$25.0036.3%5.7%23.6%0.0%0.0%7.5%2.3%-1.8K17.8K-1830.00120.41N/AN/A001126
2013-03-14$24.55$25.0018.6%5.3%23.0%0.0%0.0%7.8%3.3%-1.8K18.0K-1850.00114.73N/AN/A001126
2013-03-15$24.90$25.0019.4%5.6%23.5%0.0%0.0%7.4%2.0%-2.4K15.5K-1770.00121.78N/AN/A001126
2013-03-18$25.25$25.0045.3%13.0%21.1%0.0%55.3%3.8%-18.8%-8317.6K-2020.00176.98N/AN/A041126
2013-03-19$25.50$25.0049.0%14.1%17.2%0.0%0.0%5.1%-27.3%-97812.5K-2010.00177.43N/AN/A001130
2013-03-20$25.40$25.0050.4%14.4%15.7%0.0%0.0%0.5%-30.0%-1.1K10.8K-2090.00172.56N/AN/A001130
2013-03-21$25.40$25.0052.1%14.9%13.7%0.0%0.0%3.7%-28.9%-1.0K10.7K-2050.00176.81N/AN/A001130
2013-03-22$25.40$25.0053.0%15.2%13.3%0.0%0.0%3.9%-30.2%-1.1K10.7K-2060.00171.65N/AN/A001130
2013-03-25$25.61$25.0055.2%15.8%13.5%0.0%0.0%2.2%-32.2%-1.0K9.2K-2000.00173.30N/AN/A001130
2013-03-26$25.83$25.0043.9%12.6%13.5%0.0%0.0%-2.8%-30.1%-1.3K9.4K-1940.00170.10N/AN/A001130
2013-03-27$25.74$25.0045.0%12.9%13.7%0.0%0.0%2.0%-34.0%-1.2K7.8K-1950.00174.38N/AN/A001130
2013-03-28$26.90$25.0057.9%16.6%20.0%0.0%0.0%0.7%-43.2%-918880-1890.00172.12N/AN/A3001130