BMAX Options History — January 2026

In January 2026, BMAX traded between $22.94 and $31.43. ATM implied volatility averaged 88.6%, placing in the 30.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 17.7%. IV traded below realized volatility by 138.7% (HV 20d: 227.3%). Max pain ranged from $29.00 to $29.00. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 0 of 20 days.

Notable Days

  • 2026-01-09: Largest IV spike — 167.5% change
  • 2026-01-09: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2026-01-14: Largest Expected Move — 32.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$25.92$22.94$31.43$23.07$23.40
Max Pain$29.00$29.00$29.00$29.00$29.00
ATM IV88.6%39.4%266.0%58.4%50.6%
Expected Move17.7%10.7%32.2%16.7%14.5%
HV 20d227.3%186.7%249.0%238.6%249.0%
HV 60d189.8%175.8%217.1%176.1%216.7%
IV Rank30.3%3.7%100.0%22.6%8.4%
IV Percentile70.4%18.0%100.0%72.7%56.4%
Term Structure-11.2%-53.5%-3.0%-21.4%-12.9%
Skew 25d9.3%-6.5%46.3%-0.7%1.5%
Skew 10d23.1%-0.3%89.5%5.8%3.0%
Call IV 25d48.1%26.8%95.0%61.4%50.9%
Put IV 25d57.4%39.7%106.2%60.8%52.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %147.29139.69157.07141.45147.54
Gamma HHI0.500.400.600.600.60
Net GEX-2.6K-3.2K-1.5K-3.1K-3.1K
Net DEX91.3K64.0K114.7K114.7K110.8K
Net VEX-491-565-407-499-443
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Total Volume00000
Total OI114.3111117117111

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2026-01-02$23.07$29.0058.4%16.7%238.6%22.6%0.0%-0.7%-21.4%-3.1K114.7K-4990.00141.45N/AN/A006111
2026-01-05$23.42$0.0060.5%10.9%238.3%24.3%0.0%2.7%-3.0%-3.2K112.6K-4630.00147.92N/AN/A006111
2026-01-06$23.55$0.0065.9%11.2%238.3%28.8%0.0%1.6%-7.0%-2.8K105.6K-4650.00152.48N/AN/A006111
2026-01-07$22.94$0.0063.5%10.7%238.5%26.7%0.0%-0.4%-3.7%-2.9K114.2K-4880.00142.97N/AN/A006111
2026-01-08$22.94$0.0076.6%12.1%224.9%37.5%0.0%-2.1%-13.7%-3.0K109.3K-4970.00150.07N/AN/A006111
2026-01-09$27.57$0.00204.9%23.9%230.5%100.0%0.0%11.2%-24.4%-2.2K76.2K-5650.00155.98N/AN/A006111
2026-01-12$27.57$0.00175.6%16.6%221.1%83.2%0.0%8.9%-3.0%-2.6K80.9K-5500.00150.14N/AN/A006111
2026-01-13$29.98$0.00266.0%21.9%197.0%100.0%0.0%29.3%-9.5%-2.3K67.5K-5510.00150.94N/AN/A006111
2026-01-14$30.88$0.00112.2%32.2%197.0%34.6%0.0%-0.8%-53.5%-2.3K64.5K-5510.00157.07N/AN/A006111
2026-01-15$30.07$0.0083.6%24.0%186.7%22.4%0.0%32.8%-3.1%-2.3K67.0K-5450.00147.80N/AN/A006111
2026-01-16$23.75$0.0039.5%11.3%205.0%3.7%0.0%-0.3%-5.1%-2.8K102.8K-4650.00144.75N/AN/A006111
2026-01-20$23.57$0.0040.7%11.7%205.0%4.2%0.0%0.9%-5.8%-2.9K105.8K-4570.00143.34N/AN/A002109
2026-01-21$31.43$0.00104.3%29.9%219.7%31.3%0.0%46.3%-3.7%-1.5K64.0K-5380.00148.79N/AN/A002109
2026-01-22$24.57$0.0039.4%11.3%238.3%3.7%0.0%2.4%-5.8%-3.0K96.8K-4310.00145.41N/AN/A002109
2026-01-23$28.71$0.0080.0%22.9%233.4%20.9%0.0%16.1%-5.4%-2.0K68.9K-5150.00140.40N/AN/A002109
2026-01-26$23.31$0.0052.3%15.0%244.8%9.1%0.0%-6.5%-17.6%-2.6K94.7K-4070.00146.18N/AN/A002109
2026-01-27$24.32$0.0041.4%11.9%245.4%4.5%0.0%2.8%-7.2%-3.1K100.0K-4340.00139.69N/AN/A002109
2026-01-28$30.07$0.00107.4%30.8%245.4%32.6%0.0%41.3%-5.5%-1.9K74.2K-5380.00150.18N/AN/A002109
2026-01-29$23.23$0.0048.6%13.9%248.9%7.6%0.0%-1.4%-11.7%-2.8K96.4K-4240.00142.68N/AN/A002109
2026-01-30$23.40$0.0050.6%14.5%249.0%8.4%0.0%1.5%-12.9%-3.1K110.8K-4430.00147.54N/AN/A002109