NGL Options History — February 2018

In February 2018, NGL traded between $12.28 and $16.35. ATM implied volatility averaged 53.2%, placing in the 61.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 14.4%. IV traded below realized volatility by 7.1% (HV 20d: 60.2%). Max pain ranged from $12.50 to $17.50. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 0 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.81.

Notable Days

  • 2018-02-12: Highest Volume — 21,978 contracts
  • 2018-02-07: Largest IV drop — 26.7% change
  • 2018-02-05: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2018-02-05: Largest Expected Move — 16.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$13.70$12.28$16.35$16.35$12.28
Max Pain$14.47$12.50$17.50$17.50$12.50
ATM IV53.2%44.7%74.4%58.2%44.9%
Expected Move14.4%12.8%16.5%13.4%12.9%
HV 20d60.2%34.5%72.4%34.5%69.4%
HV 60d51.7%42.1%56.2%46.0%54.4%
IV Rank61.6%43.9%100.0%80.1%44.2%
IV Percentile81.9%59.9%100.0%95.6%59.9%
Term Structure-2.9%-7.2%-0.2%-2.1%-1.7%
VWIV47.1%32.4%53.8%46.3%44.9%
Skew 25d4.8%-6.8%14.5%2.8%2.9%
Skew 10d9.8%-12.0%33.9%4.0%6.2%
Call IV 25d45.4%30.6%55.1%46.4%39.2%
Put IV 25d50.2%41.5%64.1%49.2%42.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %45.4310.6787.4247.7626.44
Gamma HHI0.520.390.670.670.51
Net GEX379.5K147.2K677.5K677.5K242.0K
Net DEX-5.5M-17.2M116.5K-17.2M-1.1M
Net VEX-57.1K-87.4K-37.0K-87.4K-37.0K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.810.021.970.331.22
Total Volume2,596.94772621,9781,0821,019
Total OI40,638.73738,14244,46039,23644,460

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-02-01$16.35$17.5058.2%13.4%34.5%80.1%46.3%2.8%-2.1%677.5K-17.2M-87.4K0.3347.76N/AN/A81227028,58710,649
2018-02-02$15.66$17.5065.1%14.7%38.1%95.3%51.2%7.0%-6.6%576.8K-13.1M-80.3K0.2259.36N/AN/A1,09323728,67010,651
2018-02-05$15.10$15.0069.3%16.5%39.6%100.0%52.0%7.9%-6.3%486.7K-9.7M-73.2K0.3387.42N/AN/A1,04434727,97310,656
2018-02-06$15.35$15.0074.4%16.0%40.1%100.0%53.1%10.0%-7.2%592.8K-9.9M-75.1K0.5065.53N/AN/A99449328,16710,675
2018-02-07$15.60$15.0054.6%15.7%40.6%62.6%50.8%12.8%-5.7%591.4K-12.9M-79.7K1.2348.76N/AN/A44154328,29010,850
2018-02-08$15.28$15.0055.6%15.9%40.9%64.5%53.8%5.3%-6.6%524.2K-11.3M-77.5K1.9748.52N/AN/A32764328,42010,851
2018-02-09$12.83$15.0056.4%16.2%70.9%65.9%53.8%9.4%-1.5%147.2K116.5K-44.7K1.9066.98N/AN/A1,3912,63628,41610,836
2018-02-12$12.98$15.0052.7%15.1%71.0%59.1%50.7%9.4%-0.9%174.8K-65.4K-42.5K0.0233.07N/AN/A21,57340528,42911,119
2018-02-13$13.28$15.0052.2%15.0%71.4%58.0%52.1%0.5%-2.2%361.6K-4.1M-56.7K0.8839.27N/AN/A50844830,10211,110
2018-02-14$13.30$15.0050.1%14.4%71.4%54.1%47.6%0.4%-2.5%359.8K-3.7M-56.0K0.6540.36N/AN/A55636330,10511,311
2018-02-15$12.75$15.0050.6%14.5%72.4%55.1%48.4%-3.1%-2.0%270.0K-2.0M-50.4K1.1842.62N/AN/A48857830,25611,303
2018-02-16$12.85$15.0046.8%13.4%72.3%47.8%46.0%-2.9%-0.2%282.2K-1.7M-49.6K1.7070.71N/AN/A38365230,31911,488
2018-02-20$12.95$15.0048.2%13.8%68.8%50.4%47.7%1.3%-2.1%304.8K-3.6M-47.1K0.3758.57N/AN/A92934828,08810,054
2018-02-21$13.00$12.5045.6%13.1%68.2%45.5%32.4%14.5%-0.3%306.8K-3.6M-46.8K1.1540.61N/AN/A36041328,35910,136
2018-02-22$12.60$12.5047.3%13.6%68.1%48.9%45.1%8.2%-2.1%245.6K-2.1M-41.3K0.0710.94N/AN/A6,04243128,42710,185
2018-02-23$12.55$12.5044.7%12.8%68.2%43.9%34.6%5.6%-1.4%322.4K-2.5M-45.4K0.6837.95N/AN/A43329334,05610,294
2018-02-26$12.78$12.5046.0%13.2%69.1%46.3%37.5%6.3%-2.1%372.4K-3.4M-46.4K0.4727.59N/AN/A64030334,08710,337
2018-02-27$12.73$12.5047.4%13.6%69.2%49.0%47.6%-6.8%-2.6%370.7K-3.4M-46.7K0.4510.67N/AN/A62428234,10310,317
2018-02-28$12.28$12.5044.9%12.9%69.4%44.2%44.9%2.9%-1.7%242.0K-1.1M-37.0K1.2226.44N/AN/A46055934,14510,315