BAC Options History — September 2013

In September 2013, BAC traded between $13.80 and $14.72. ATM implied volatility averaged 24.4%, placing in the 9.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 7.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 8.7% (HV 20d: 15.6%). Max pain ranged from $14.00 to $14.50. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 9 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.53.

Notable Days

  • 2013-09-23: Highest Volume — 341,931 contracts
  • 2013-09-04: Largest IV drop — 7.1% change
  • 2013-09-30: Highest IV Rank — 18.5%
  • 2013-09-30: Largest Expected Move — 7.6%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$14.35$13.80$14.72$14.25$13.80
Max Pain$14.11$14.00$14.50$14.50$14.00
ATM IV24.4%21.9%27.0%25.7%27.0%
Expected Move7.0%6.3%7.6%7.4%7.6%
HV 20d15.6%12.8%17.6%17.6%13.8%
HV 60d20.1%18.4%21.6%21.6%18.6%
IV Rank9.3%0.8%18.5%13.9%18.5%
IV Percentile17.6%1.6%40.1%24.6%40.1%
Term Structure0.9%-1.5%4.4%1.4%-0.9%
VWIV24.6%21.7%27.1%24.9%27.1%
Skew 25d1.4%0.0%2.9%2.3%1.4%
Skew 10d3.2%1.0%6.8%3.7%3.5%
Call IV 25d24.4%21.2%27.0%24.6%26.8%
Put IV 25d25.8%23.4%28.2%26.9%28.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %3.931.429.833.727.70
Gamma HHI0.350.280.440.300.34
Net GEX53.5M26.4M82.1M44.5M28.2M
Net DEX-2.22B-2.77B-1.56B-2.08B-1.56B
Net VEX-15.8M-16.8M-15.0M-16.8M-15.4M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.530.210.830.520.62
Total Volume212,315.5142,119341,931160,821271,094
Total OI7,379,020.257,093,6847,602,1107,217,9887,371,044

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-09-03$14.25$14.5025.7%7.4%17.6%13.9%24.9%2.3%1.4%44.5M-2.08B-16.8M0.523.72105,88754,9344,010,2503,207,738
2013-09-04$14.32$14.5023.8%6.8%17.4%7.5%24.4%1.8%3.0%51.0M-2.11B-16.5M0.553.54132,56573,3894,002,3973,225,881
2013-09-05$14.37$14.0024.1%6.9%17.3%8.5%24.6%1.3%3.1%58.9M-2.30B-16.1M0.213.84170,82335,8074,043,6713,248,932
2013-09-06$14.36$14.0022.9%6.6%17.2%4.3%24.0%1.4%3.8%52.4M-2.16B-16.6M0.544.52113,77261,0454,086,3793,254,851
2013-09-09$14.48$14.0023.1%6.6%17.0%5.0%23.1%1.5%3.3%61.5M-2.36B-16.4M0.243.01132,38731,4144,052,6493,251,985
2013-09-10$14.61$14.0022.8%6.5%17.3%3.8%22.7%1.2%2.2%73.9M-2.63B-15.9M0.343.25147,51149,4734,112,1053,255,977
2013-09-11$14.65$14.0021.9%6.3%17.1%0.8%21.7%2.2%2.1%78.7M-2.68B-15.8M0.634.56101,59863,7194,143,0273,265,382
2013-09-12$14.48$0.0022.8%6.3%17.5%3.8%23.1%1.6%4.0%74.1M-2.35B-16.2M0.482.97123,34358,7034,150,6653,279,213
2013-09-13$14.49$14.5023.3%6.3%16.0%5.5%22.2%2.0%4.4%59.4M-2.47B-15.8M0.514.2494,22747,8924,178,4323,299,402
2013-09-16$14.53$14.0023.8%7.1%15.9%7.4%25.8%2.8%-0.9%61.3M-2.43B-15.4M0.831.94108,01789,2294,124,5743,280,326
2013-09-17$14.55$14.0023.6%6.9%14.1%6.9%25.1%2.9%-0.6%62.3M-2.44B-15.5M0.331.42108,38036,1034,155,5543,322,221
2013-09-18$14.72$14.0024.0%7.0%14.3%8.2%24.7%1.0%-1.5%82.1M-2.77B-15.1M0.371.54228,69484,4544,191,5263,329,277
2013-09-19$14.61$14.0024.6%7.1%14.6%10.2%25.1%1.6%-0.5%63.4M-2.55B-15.6M0.441.95196,81086,6054,226,5443,340,374
2013-09-20$14.44$14.0024.6%7.1%14.2%10.2%24.7%0.8%-0.8%49.2M-2.39B-15.0M0.731.79164,063119,1824,239,9383,362,172
2013-09-23$14.14$14.5026.1%7.5%15.9%15.4%26.2%0.3%-1.3%36.4M-1.84B-15.6M0.612.93212,605129,3263,921,3403,172,344
2013-09-24$14.09$14.0026.1%7.5%15.9%15.2%25.9%0.9%-0.8%35.5M-1.86B-15.8M0.544.22115,48962,0594,012,0053,237,916
2013-09-25$14.14$14.0025.3%7.2%12.8%12.5%25.2%0.4%-0.8%38.7M-1.95B-15.4M0.743.25103,87676,6894,056,8153,268,867
2013-09-26$14.08$14.0025.5%7.3%12.9%13.3%25.8%1.0%-0.0%26.4M-1.82B-15.9M0.589.83142,95683,0034,092,3013,310,919
2013-09-27$13.90$14.0026.2%7.6%13.6%15.8%26.7%0.0%-1.0%32.4M-1.61B-15.7M0.758.47130,94398,2444,156,4273,338,985
2013-09-30$13.80$14.0027.0%7.6%13.8%18.5%27.1%1.4%-0.9%28.2M-1.56B-15.4M0.627.70167,852103,2424,086,6353,284,409