BKLN Options History — February 2015

In February 2015, BKLN traded between $23.98 and $24.20. ATM implied volatility averaged 7.6%, placing in the 35.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 2.2%. IV traded above realized volatility by 4.6% (HV 20d: 3.0%). Max pain ranged from $24.00 to $24.00. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 13 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 25.21.

Notable Days

  • 2015-02-18: Highest Volume — 7,326 contracts
  • 2015-02-03: Largest IV drop — 17.9% change
  • 2015-02-13: Highest IV Rank — 45.7%
  • 2015-02-13: Largest Expected Move — 2.6%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$24.09$23.98$24.20$24.02$24.20
Max Pain$24.00$24.00$24.00$24.00$24.00
ATM IV7.6%6.1%9.2%8.6%6.2%
Expected Move2.2%1.8%2.6%2.5%1.8%
HV 20d3.0%2.6%3.4%3.4%2.6%
HV 60d4.8%4.8%4.9%4.8%4.8%
IV Rank35.4%25.7%45.7%41.9%25.9%
IV Percentile67.0%40.9%90.9%86.9%40.9%
Term Structure0.4%-0.5%1.4%-0.1%0.8%
VWIV7.7%6.1%9.3%7.1%6.1%
Skew 25d5.1%-3.3%58.6%-3.3%0.8%
Skew 10d11.3%-6.1%88.1%-6.1%2.8%
Call IV 25d8.2%6.2%12.6%12.6%6.2%
Put IV 25d13.3%7.0%69.4%9.3%7.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %52.758.29103.92101.9094.77
Gamma HHI0.620.460.890.470.89
Net GEX-4.0M-5.8M-2.7M-4.3M-5.5M
Net DEX21.5M17.7M25.4M25.4M19.2M
Net VEX-106.2K-140.7K-76.5K-124.7K-109.6K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio25.217.3161.1744.627.31
Total Volume4,534.10507,32605,486
Total OI35,114.15828,09239,33536,36829,139

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-02-02$24.02$24.008.6%2.5%3.4%41.9%0.0%-3.3%-0.1%-4.3M25.4M-124.7K0.00101.90001,61034,758
2015-02-03$24.06$24.007.1%2.0%3.2%31.9%7.1%58.6%1.2%-2.9M22.5M-90.9K44.62102.051004,4621,61034,758
2015-02-04$23.98$24.007.9%2.3%3.3%37.0%8.8%1.1%0.7%-3.8M21.4M-83.9K9.7756.514174,0761,63234,418
2015-02-05$24.03$24.007.6%2.6%3.3%34.9%8.9%4.9%-0.2%-3.5M20.7M-88.0K12.698.963975,0371,97934,135
2015-02-06$24.02$24.007.9%2.4%3.3%36.9%8.1%4.8%0.4%-3.8M25.3M-140.7K12.6911.703975,0371,98636,137
2015-02-09$24.06$24.009.0%2.5%3.3%44.1%8.5%4.3%0.5%-3.3M23.6M-127.5K12.6212.793975,0091,98635,137
2015-02-10$24.05$24.007.7%2.4%3.3%35.6%8.3%6.5%0.3%-2.7M23.7M-125.5K46.0419.77994,5581,98635,157
2015-02-11$24.06$24.008.4%2.4%3.3%40.4%8.4%7.7%0.3%-3.0M23.6M-120.6K46.0415.26994,5581,98835,167
2015-02-12$24.10$24.008.6%2.5%3.4%41.8%8.7%4.3%-0.0%-2.8M18.4M-81.6K41.0626.791114,5581,98835,167
2015-02-13$24.03$24.009.2%2.6%2.9%45.7%9.3%4.5%-0.5%-2.7M19.0M-76.5K41.0014.751114,5511,83835,033
2015-02-17$24.11$24.008.0%2.3%2.7%37.7%8.0%0.3%0.3%-2.8M17.7M-76.6K61.1799.771116,7901,83835,135
2015-02-18$24.10$24.008.1%2.3%2.7%38.4%8.1%-0.3%-0.1%-4.2M23.3M-120.7K38.39100.241867,1401,83837,439
2015-02-19$24.14$24.008.2%2.4%2.8%39.4%0.0%0.4%-0.5%-4.2M19.7M-100.7K0.0010.03001,91837,417
2015-02-20$24.16$24.007.3%2.1%2.7%33.4%7.3%0.6%0.5%-5.1M18.5M-92.7K0.008.290371,91837,417
2015-02-23$24.15$24.006.7%1.9%2.6%29.3%6.7%0.4%1.4%-5.3M23.4M-119.0K7.33101.166604,8371,06727,025
2015-02-24$24.17$24.006.1%1.8%2.7%25.7%6.1%0.1%0.7%-5.4M20.0M-108.9K7.37102.786604,8621,56227,113
2015-02-25$24.15$24.006.2%1.8%2.6%26.2%6.2%-0.7%0.8%-5.8M23.1M-119.6K7.96103.926605,2531,56227,197
2015-02-26$24.16$24.006.4%1.8%2.6%27.3%6.3%1.2%0.6%-5.5M20.6M-110.5K7.3210.826604,8321,56227,552
2015-02-27$24.20$24.006.2%1.8%2.6%25.9%6.1%0.8%0.8%-5.5M19.2M-109.6K7.3194.776604,8261,56227,577