BDN Options History — March 2008

In March 2008, BDN traded between $15.94 and $17.65. ATM implied volatility averaged 32.0%, placing in the 30.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 9.6%. IV traded below realized volatility by 6.6% (HV 20d: 38.6%). Max pain ranged from $17.50 to $22.50. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 14 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 7.85.

Notable Days

  • 2008-03-05: Highest Volume — 395 contracts
  • 2008-03-10: Largest IV spike — 69.8% change
  • 2008-03-17: Highest IV Rank — 37.9%
  • 2008-03-10: Largest Expected Move — 12.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$16.91$15.94$17.65$16.95$16.96
Max Pain$21.50$17.50$22.50$17.50$22.50
ATM IV32.0%21.2%37.5%34.5%24.2%
Expected Move9.6%6.5%12.3%9.9%6.9%
HV 20d38.6%27.6%44.1%27.6%44.1%
HV 60d40.5%37.1%41.9%37.9%41.1%
IV Rank30.1%14.7%37.9%33.6%19.0%
IV Percentile70.5%36.9%86.5%80.2%43.7%
Term Structure2.6%-4.0%13.2%-1.3%12.2%
VWIV38.7%25.5%70.5%27.5%25.5%
Skew 25d8.4%0.8%13.0%12.6%0.8%
Skew 10d11.6%-3.5%20.2%18.4%-3.5%
Call IV 25d31.3%22.5%38.6%28.8%28.9%
Put IV 25d39.6%26.5%43.2%41.4%29.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %43.0123.0485.1441.7458.98
Gamma HHI0.430.380.510.390.46
Net GEX-18.3K-33.7K-9.1K-19.7K-12.2K
Net DEX854.5K670.7K1.2M846.7K779.6K
Net VEX-3.1K-3.4K-2.6K-2.6K-3.3K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio7.850.0078.0078.000.18
Total Volume49.203951567
Total OI1,707.81,6141,8231,6141,752

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2008-03-03$16.95$17.5034.5%9.9%27.6%33.6%0.0%12.6%-1.3%-19.7K846.7K-2.6K0.0041.74015632982
2008-03-04$16.97$17.5028.5%8.2%27.6%25.1%0.0%12.2%6.1%-20.9K852.6K-2.6K0.0041.5500632997
2008-03-05$17.15$17.5032.1%9.2%28.0%30.2%27.5%13.0%1.1%-21.4K807.1K-2.6K78.0031.985390632997
2008-03-06$16.08$17.5028.9%8.3%34.5%25.7%0.0%5.1%8.2%-23.4K1.2M-3.2K0.0062.8401636311,192
2008-03-07$16.26$22.5021.2%10.5%32.3%14.7%32.2%8.0%-0.5%-16.9K1.0M-3.1K2.5026.63256311,061
2008-03-10$15.94$22.5036.0%12.3%31.9%35.7%40.7%5.4%-4.0%-17.3K1.0M-3.0K0.5785.1430176311,066
2008-03-11$17.14$22.5030.3%9.8%41.4%27.7%34.2%8.6%3.5%-18.8K849.6K-3.4K0.0023.041006511,075
2008-03-12$16.79$22.5028.3%10.0%41.9%24.8%0.0%11.3%2.1%-19.3K804.3K-3.3K0.0023.69006611,075
2008-03-13$17.13$22.5036.3%10.4%42.4%36.2%0.0%11.9%1.6%-20.0K856.8K-3.4K0.0083.13036611,075
2008-03-14$16.85$22.5034.9%10.0%40.7%34.2%0.0%8.2%3.6%-19.9K864.8K-3.3K0.0026.89006611,078
2008-03-17$16.79$22.5037.5%10.7%40.7%37.9%0.0%3.9%0.1%-20.1K930.3K-3.1K2.0031.2110206611,078
2008-03-18$17.13$22.5036.5%10.5%41.0%36.5%34.8%12.2%1.6%-25.4K891.9K-3.2K0.0034.461306641,078
2008-03-19$16.84$22.5037.2%10.7%41.3%37.4%35.3%3.4%0.3%-19.6K908.9K-3.2K1.2543.0912156771,078
2008-03-20$17.32$22.5036.0%10.3%42.3%35.8%0.0%9.4%-0.2%-33.7K841.4K-3.2K0.5031.3620106891,076
2008-03-24$17.55$22.5036.3%10.4%42.5%36.1%47.4%10.6%-0.7%-10.0K683.3K-3.1K0.8738.092320665973
2008-03-25$17.65$22.5035.5%10.2%42.2%35.0%0.0%12.8%-1.0%-9.1K670.7K-3.2K0.0034.7200688983
2008-03-26$17.29$22.5034.3%9.8%43.0%33.4%0.0%7.7%0.7%-11.2K718.1K-3.1K0.0032.75030688983
2008-03-27$16.83$22.5029.3%8.4%44.0%26.2%70.5%6.8%4.7%-13.2K751.5K-3.1K0.5049.9320106881,006
2008-03-28$16.63$22.5022.7%6.5%43.6%16.8%0.0%4.0%13.2%-13.5K828.0K-3.1K0.0059.010746971,011
2008-03-31$16.96$22.5024.2%6.9%44.1%19.0%25.5%0.8%12.2%-12.2K779.6K-3.3K0.1858.9857106971,055