NGL Options History — October 2018

In October 2018, NGL traded between $9.45 and $12.26. ATM implied volatility averaged 52.6%, placing in the 53.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 16.1%. IV traded above realized volatility by 7.1% (HV 20d: 45.5%). Max pain ranged from $10.00 to $12.50. Net GEX was positive for 23 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 3 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.98.

Notable Days

  • 2018-10-18: Highest Volume — 11,254 contracts
  • 2018-10-19: Largest IV spike — 50.1% change
  • 2018-10-29: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2018-10-30: Largest Expected Move — 22.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$11.13$9.45$12.26$11.82$9.48
Max Pain$11.74$10.00$12.50$12.50$12.50
ATM IV52.6%27.1%77.8%37.3%75.4%
Expected Move16.1%9.0%22.3%10.7%21.6%
HV 20d45.5%39.4%49.9%45.1%45.4%
HV 60d40.5%39.2%42.1%40.1%40.7%
IV Rank53.1%0.0%100.0%20.9%95.2%
IV Percentile62.3%0.0%100.0%15.9%99.2%
Term Structure-9.9%-20.6%5.0%2.6%-20.1%
VWIV58.0%27.2%83.5%37.7%83.5%
Skew 25d5.1%-12.7%22.3%10.9%-1.9%
Skew 10d5.3%-14.7%27.6%16.4%-12.6%
Call IV 25d53.9%37.6%83.8%37.6%82.4%
Put IV 25d58.9%25.3%87.6%48.5%80.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %34.8912.8985.1317.1920.40
Gamma HHI0.610.430.840.790.43
Net GEX177.2K26.8K584.5K304.4K26.8K
Net DEX-1.3M-5.0M1.9M-3.4M1.9M
Net VEX-25.1K-30.8K-15.2K-30.5K-15.2K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.980.172.990.300.28
Total Volume1,774.65287411,2542,0031,053
Total OI21,450.56518,02828,25421,42319,409

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-10-01$11.82$12.5037.3%10.7%45.1%20.9%37.7%10.9%2.6%304.4K-3.4M-30.5K0.3017.19N/AN/A1,54046316,2275,196
2018-10-02$11.54$12.5031.5%9.0%45.9%8.7%27.2%-12.7%-2.1%259.9K-2.5M-28.9K0.7034.46N/AN/A65245716,2595,195
2018-10-03$11.63$12.5037.7%10.8%46.0%21.9%38.1%-8.6%5.0%274.7K-2.7M-29.0K0.5420.21N/AN/A78042316,3615,205
2018-10-04$11.20$12.5027.3%14.3%47.7%0.0%48.0%1.0%-10.4%186.6K-1.3M-26.1K0.6632.74N/AN/A76650316,4295,209
2018-10-05$11.17$10.0027.1%14.9%47.6%0.0%50.4%-0.7%-12.6%177.9K-1.2M-25.9K0.6912.89N/AN/A61742516,3625,214
2018-10-08$11.20$10.0031.9%15.6%47.2%10.2%52.2%3.6%-10.9%121.6K-608.0K-23.6K1.7042.78N/AN/A9141,55616,4885,227
2018-10-09$11.43$10.0041.5%14.7%47.8%30.4%51.8%7.9%-7.3%206.0K-1.4M-27.7K0.7918.09N/AN/A48838616,8936,287
2018-10-10$11.50$10.0045.7%13.1%47.0%39.4%51.4%3.9%-11.8%233.9K-2.0M-28.3K1.0178.72N/AN/A45846416,8976,292
2018-10-11$11.46$10.0052.8%15.1%44.1%54.3%58.5%21.1%-6.7%217.6K-1.9M-28.5K0.9885.13N/AN/A46845916,8976,250
2018-10-12$11.50$10.0052.9%15.2%43.1%54.6%52.5%9.0%-7.7%224.9K-1.8M-27.2K1.0249.30N/AN/A44345116,9506,245
2018-10-15$11.73$10.0038.9%11.1%39.4%24.9%51.0%12.6%0.0%336.9K-3.3M-27.5K1.3041.52N/AN/A47361316,9956,240
2018-10-16$12.26$12.5052.3%15.0%40.8%53.2%54.2%4.1%-14.2%584.5K-5.0M-29.4K0.6117.71N/AN/A98159617,0426,330
2018-10-17$11.64$12.5050.9%14.6%45.2%50.3%61.8%11.7%-6.9%95.3K-1.2M-25.5K1.8536.56N/AN/A32560116,8086,478
2018-10-18$11.43$12.5044.6%12.8%45.7%36.9%44.1%22.3%-0.4%125.2K-1.5M-25.9K0.1723.68N/AN/A9,6491,60517,8406,480
2018-10-19$11.64$12.5066.9%19.2%45.8%84.1%62.0%1.6%-13.2%185.5K-2.7M-30.8K0.5320.37N/AN/A2,0531,09421,5246,730
2018-10-22$11.54$12.5060.7%17.4%44.8%71.1%62.9%10.1%-11.4%135.2K-2.5M-27.3K2.9923.91N/AN/A3591,07212,8675,165
2018-10-23$11.45$12.5070.7%20.3%44.9%92.1%81.1%12.8%-9.3%125.4K-2.2M-26.9K2.7825.76N/AN/A29682312,9425,246
2018-10-24$10.83$12.5073.0%20.9%48.7%96.9%66.0%6.1%-19.7%90.9K-567.0K-22.8K0.8526.58N/AN/A70059712,9375,091
2018-10-25$10.50$12.5067.2%19.3%49.9%84.8%63.5%-8.0%-15.3%67.1K266.0K-21.0K0.9951.49N/AN/A61861213,2475,262
2018-10-26$9.96$12.5069.9%20.0%44.1%90.4%76.2%9.7%-16.6%37.0K1.3M-17.9K0.6456.50N/AN/A75147713,2685,262
2018-10-29$9.45$12.5076.2%21.8%45.3%100.0%78.1%-0.7%-18.4%29.2K1.7M-15.8K0.4927.78N/AN/A1,25961913,5515,258
2018-10-30$9.58$12.5077.8%22.3%45.9%100.0%82.1%0.4%-20.6%30.0K1.8M-16.1K0.7138.80N/AN/A51436413,9985,310
2018-10-31$9.48$12.5075.4%21.6%45.4%95.2%83.5%-1.9%-20.1%26.8K1.9M-15.2K0.2820.40N/AN/A82123214,0855,324