BAC Options History — August 2013

In August 2013, BAC traded between $14.11 and $14.95. ATM implied volatility averaged 23.4%, placing in the 6.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 6.7%. IV traded above realized volatility by 4.1% (HV 20d: 19.3%). Max pain ranged from $12.00 to $15.00. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 20 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.57.

Notable Days

  • 2013-08-07: Highest Volume — 423,140 contracts
  • 2013-08-26: Largest IV spike — 7.4% change
  • 2013-08-30: Highest IV Rank — 15.4%
  • 2013-08-30: Largest Expected Move — 7.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$14.46$14.11$14.95$14.95$14.12
Max Pain$14.19$12.00$15.00$14.50$14.50
ATM IV23.4%21.7%26.1%23.2%26.1%
Expected Move6.7%6.2%7.4%6.7%7.4%
HV 20d19.3%16.7%21.8%21.5%17.1%
HV 60d22.0%21.6%22.5%22.1%21.7%
IV Rank6.0%0.2%15.4%4.8%15.4%
IV Percentile8.8%0.4%26.2%2.4%26.2%
Term Structure1.0%-0.3%2.4%-0.3%0.6%
VWIV23.7%22.1%27.0%23.7%27.0%
Skew 25d1.4%0.9%2.2%0.9%1.0%
Skew 10d2.8%1.0%4.8%1.1%3.2%
Call IV 25d23.5%21.9%26.6%23.5%26.6%
Put IV 25d24.8%22.7%27.5%24.4%27.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %3.601.845.374.644.07
Gamma HHI0.320.250.400.400.32
Net GEX53.4M37.9M81.2M81.2M39.0M
Net DEX-2.59B-3.39B-1.95B-3.39B-2.00B
Net VEX-16.1M-16.9M-15.5M-16.1M-16.6M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.570.271.040.380.75
Total Volume217,947.18296,226423,140260,858160,892
Total OI7,420,669.2276,807,2087,817,9757,640,5097,326,959

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-08-01$14.95$14.5023.2%6.7%21.5%4.8%23.7%0.9%-0.3%81.2M-3.39B-16.1M0.384.64189,12171,7374,243,3143,397,195
2013-08-02$14.84$14.5021.8%6.3%21.8%0.4%22.2%0.9%-0.2%66.1M-3.14B-16.4M0.442.98139,10660,8424,242,8353,425,041
2013-08-05$14.80$15.0021.7%6.2%21.6%0.2%22.7%1.1%0.8%66.5M-3.13B-15.5M0.554.5381,54944,6134,165,5223,368,281
2013-08-06$14.64$15.0021.9%6.3%21.8%1.0%22.4%1.1%0.6%61.2M-2.98B-15.5M0.773.45115,52888,9924,182,1373,385,289
2013-08-07$14.53$12.0022.7%6.5%21.4%3.5%22.6%1.3%0.6%52.4M-2.82B-15.6M0.532.89275,867147,2734,195,0103,406,498
2013-08-08$14.61$12.0022.3%6.4%21.3%2.3%22.5%1.1%0.1%64.1M-2.95B-15.8M0.733.63124,91991,5174,282,8263,454,279
2013-08-09$14.45$14.5021.8%6.3%21.1%0.5%22.1%0.9%1.6%47.5M-2.66B-16.1M0.453.77146,68466,2894,307,4223,510,553
2013-08-12$14.41$14.5022.0%6.3%21.0%1.3%22.4%1.0%1.3%48.9M-2.66B-15.9M0.363.7370,61725,6094,258,8503,448,446
2013-08-13$14.51$14.5022.1%6.3%21.1%1.4%22.2%1.1%0.9%58.9M-2.83B-15.7M0.344.32137,15447,1994,278,8303,455,087
2013-08-14$14.60$14.5022.5%6.4%18.9%2.8%23.5%0.9%0.2%65.6M-2.94B-15.9M0.434.42112,30948,5304,322,5533,470,491
2013-08-15$14.32$0.0023.3%6.6%16.7%5.7%23.4%1.1%0.8%46.3M-2.59B-15.9M0.503.94154,78277,2854,282,1433,467,445
2013-08-16$14.42$14.5023.1%6.5%16.9%5.0%23.7%1.3%1.1%62.0M-2.70B-15.9M0.635.37125,65079,6974,335,2673,482,311
2013-08-19$14.15$14.0024.2%7.0%17.4%8.8%24.5%2.0%2.4%37.9M-2.05B-16.0M0.462.36159,99973,6973,814,6912,992,517
2013-08-20$14.29$14.0024.4%7.1%17.9%9.6%24.7%1.8%1.9%43.7M-2.24B-16.0M0.511.84162,84982,7053,871,7073,029,276
2013-08-21$14.34$14.0024.7%7.1%17.3%10.5%24.7%2.1%2.0%48.8M-2.30B-16.0M0.663.88146,29696,8773,943,6633,061,446
2013-08-22$14.57$14.0023.4%6.7%18.0%6.1%24.1%2.2%0.7%60.8M-2.57B-16.2M0.491.93176,61987,0823,986,1543,115,622
2013-08-23$14.57$14.0022.4%6.3%17.9%2.7%22.8%1.7%1.5%55.1M-2.60B-16.2M0.612.69108,97766,5994,016,4713,144,139
2013-08-26$14.49$14.5024.1%6.9%17.3%8.3%24.2%1.6%2.2%52.6M-2.47B-16.0M1.044.4778,02981,5333,932,6513,097,211
2013-08-27$14.11$14.5025.8%7.4%19.7%14.4%25.8%1.8%0.9%38.8M-1.95B-16.6M0.683.20199,441136,1643,950,5093,119,720
2013-08-28$14.12$14.5025.6%7.3%19.5%13.5%25.7%1.3%1.1%38.7M-1.96B-16.7M0.873.31144,981126,1944,019,1393,172,393
2013-08-29$14.17$14.5025.6%7.3%17.2%13.6%25.4%1.6%0.4%39.7M-1.99B-16.9M0.273.86144,08538,9504,062,3033,230,527
2013-08-30$14.12$14.5026.1%7.4%17.1%15.4%27.0%1.0%0.6%39.0M-2.00B-16.6M0.754.0792,12868,7644,086,6853,240,274