BKLN Options History — April 2014

In April 2014, BKLN traded between $24.63 and $24.84. ATM implied volatility averaged 6.2%, placing in the 41.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 1.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 4.4% (HV 20d: 1.8%). Max pain ranged from $25.00 to $26.00. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 16 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.05.

Notable Days

  • 2014-04-29: Highest Volume — 10,077 contracts
  • 2014-04-09: Largest IV spike — 83.7% change
  • 2014-04-09: Highest IV Rank — 84.0%
  • 2014-04-30: Largest Expected Move — 2.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$24.73$24.63$24.84$24.84$24.74
Max Pain$25.42$25.00$26.00$26.00$25.00
ATM IV6.2%4.7%9.9%7.4%7.9%
Expected Move1.6%1.2%2.3%2.1%2.3%
HV 20d1.8%1.3%2.3%1.5%2.3%
HV 60d1.6%1.4%1.8%1.6%1.8%
IV Rank41.6%23.6%84.0%55.7%61.2%
IV Percentile82.7%63.5%99.2%96.0%96.0%
Term Structure1.0%-2.2%4.0%0.1%1.8%
VWIV14.5%5.9%25.0%25.0%14.6%
Skew 25d0.9%-1.8%3.8%2.4%3.8%
Skew 10d3.2%-8.4%50.7%-4.4%-0.6%
Call IV 25d5.4%4.0%8.0%8.0%6.1%
Put IV 25d6.3%4.2%10.3%10.3%9.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %106.07102.18115.84110.31106.55
Gamma HHI0.600.380.820.630.76
Net GEX-715.0K-2.5M-302.4K-725.9K-2.5M
Net DEX5.1M3.3M12.1M5.3M12.1M
Net VEX-16.3K-78.4K-9.9K-15.1K-78.4K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.050.050.050.050.05
Total Volume608.429010,077171,300
Total OI4,418.5713,11213,9744,43913,974

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2014-04-01$24.84$26.007.4%2.1%1.5%55.7%25.0%2.4%0.1%-725.9K5.3M-15.1K0.00110.310174523,987
2014-04-02$24.84$25.004.7%1.3%1.5%23.6%0.0%-0.3%0.0%-752.9K4.9M-13.9K0.00109.480104523,598
2014-04-03$24.84$25.004.8%1.4%1.5%25.3%0.0%3.0%-0.1%-697.9K4.7M-9.9K0.00110.670154523,603
2014-04-04$24.82$0.006.2%1.2%1.5%41.1%0.0%-0.5%-2.2%-682.2K4.6M-12.4K0.00103.230154523,613
2014-04-07$24.79$0.009.4%1.7%1.5%77.7%12.5%0.2%-1.6%-628.2K4.6M-11.7K0.00104.15074523,623
2014-04-08$24.78$26.005.4%1.3%1.5%32.2%0.0%0.7%-1.6%-730.7K5.1M-10.4K0.00102.180504523,630
2014-04-09$24.82$26.009.9%1.8%1.6%84.0%0.0%0.3%-1.6%-740.9K5.2M-13.4K0.00106.41004523,680
2014-04-10$24.79$26.005.8%1.7%1.6%36.7%0.0%0.5%0.7%-706.7K4.8M-11.4K0.00104.380504523,680
2014-04-11$24.75$26.004.7%1.4%1.3%24.3%0.0%0.4%0.7%-807.2K5.3M-12.6K0.00105.6103054523,730
2014-04-14$24.74$26.004.9%1.4%1.3%26.4%5.9%-1.8%1.7%-937.4K5.1M-16.0K0.00104.730554524,035
2014-04-15$24.63$26.006.5%1.9%2.0%44.4%0.0%-0.9%2.0%-747.9K6.3M-12.6K0.00105.15014524,090
2014-04-16$24.66$26.006.1%1.7%2.1%40.0%14.6%-0.1%2.4%-870.0K5.5M-14.0K0.00104.680324524,084
2014-04-17$24.66$25.005.7%1.6%2.1%35.8%0.0%0.5%2.6%-796.8K6.1M-12.7K0.00104.770454524,092
2014-04-21$24.67$25.006.2%1.8%2.1%41.1%0.0%0.4%4.0%-302.4K4.0M-12.0K0.00103.60054352,677
2014-04-22$24.67$25.004.7%1.4%2.1%24.3%0.0%2.5%1.3%-329.1K3.6M-12.6K0.00102.490304352,682
2014-04-23$24.67$25.004.8%1.4%2.1%25.4%0.0%0.0%2.7%-375.2K3.6M-13.2K0.05105.132114352,712
2014-04-24$24.65$25.004.8%1.4%2.1%25.3%0.0%3.3%1.9%-374.7K3.3M-14.3K0.00106.6802414562,713
2014-04-25$24.65$25.006.6%1.9%2.0%46.3%0.0%1.3%1.9%-450.6K3.8M-14.7K0.00115.8402204562,954
2014-04-28$24.70$25.006.8%1.9%2.2%47.8%0.0%1.7%2.5%-449.7K4.3M-14.9K0.00105.7802804563,174
2014-04-29$24.69$25.007.5%2.2%2.2%56.3%0.0%2.1%1.8%-422.0K5.0M-16.3K0.00105.67010,0774563,454
2014-04-30$24.74$25.007.9%2.3%2.3%61.2%0.0%3.8%1.8%-2.5M12.1M-78.4K0.00106.5501,30045613,518