BDN Options History — August 2008

In August 2008, BDN traded between $16.10 and $17.78. ATM implied volatility averaged 34.8%, placing in the 41.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.2%. IV traded below realized volatility by 13.4% (HV 20d: 48.2%). Max pain ranged from $15.00 to $17.50. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 5 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 16.42.

Notable Days

  • 2008-08-13: Highest Volume — 201 contracts
  • 2008-08-04: Largest IV spike — 50.6% change
  • 2008-08-18: Highest IV Rank — 59.6%
  • 2008-08-04: Largest Expected Move — 12.6%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$17.16$16.10$17.78$16.34$17.40
Max Pain$17.38$15.00$17.50$15.00$17.50
ATM IV34.8%25.8%40.0%25.8%35.0%
Expected Move10.2%7.4%12.6%7.4%10.0%
HV 20d48.2%32.8%68.7%68.7%33.5%
HV 60d47.8%46.4%48.6%46.4%48.0%
IV Rank41.8%17.0%59.6%17.0%54.5%
IV Percentile62.5%32.1%87.7%32.1%60.7%
Term Structure-0.1%-2.3%12.0%12.0%-1.8%
VWIV37.4%33.7%48.2%48.2%33.7%
Skew 25d5.7%-3.3%15.5%7.5%3.3%
Skew 10d13.6%-1.4%29.8%23.7%5.2%
Call IV 25d29.6%23.6%36.1%36.1%27.8%
Put IV 25d35.3%27.4%44.5%43.6%31.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %63.3720.14102.9970.7527.10
Gamma HHI0.340.310.360.350.33
Net GEX-14.4K-19.1K-7.1K-16.4K-13.0K
Net DEX222.2K-27.9K445.4K387.9K152.3K
Net VEX-4.6K-5.1K-4.0K-4.1K-4.8K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio16.420.00200.0010.000.00
Total Volume35.8570201330
Total OI1,759.0951,4951,9331,4951,933

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2008-08-01$16.34$15.0025.8%7.4%68.7%17.0%48.2%7.5%12.0%-16.4K387.9K-4.1K10.0070.75330519976
2008-08-04$16.10$17.5038.9%12.6%67.6%36.6%0.0%6.0%1.2%-16.8K445.4K-4.0K0.0250.211042519998
2008-08-05$16.82$17.5033.8%10.7%66.8%29.0%0.0%12.0%-1.1%-14.1K264.2K-4.3K5.5079.951055605999
2008-08-06$17.27$17.5032.9%10.5%57.4%27.6%0.0%9.4%-1.5%-13.3K137.9K-4.5K2.9382.0914416051,029
2008-08-07$16.88$17.5033.2%10.3%57.7%28.1%0.0%7.4%-0.7%-13.7K213.3K-4.2K10.5031.77221601980
2008-08-08$17.21$17.5040.0%10.4%57.6%38.3%36.0%8.0%0.3%-12.6K139.1K-4.3K0.3338.8045156031,001
2008-08-11$17.67$17.5038.5%10.6%52.0%36.0%0.0%11.4%-1.2%-11.5K134-4.2K0.0045.473506141,015
2008-08-12$17.36$17.5029.1%10.2%52.3%22.0%0.0%3.0%-0.8%-9.8K55.1K-4.3K0.6766.5930206491,015
2008-08-13$17.50$17.5033.5%10.0%50.1%28.6%34.9%15.5%1.7%-7.1K-27.9K-4.4K200.0058.6912006791,035
2008-08-14$17.76$17.5036.6%10.5%50.1%33.2%0.0%8.2%-0.2%-8.9K-25.1K-4.8K0.0095.121006801,117
2008-08-15$17.78$17.5037.6%10.8%48.7%34.7%0.0%7.7%-1.8%-12.7K73.2K-5.1K0.0069.02096701,217
2008-08-18$17.40$17.5037.0%10.6%50.0%59.6%0.0%3.5%-1.6%-16.9K231.1K-5.1K0.0076.91046351,200
2008-08-19$17.17$17.5036.4%10.4%46.3%58.3%0.0%0.9%-0.0%-18.2K347.5K-5.0K0.0057.941006351,200
2008-08-20$16.99$17.5036.8%10.6%42.6%59.3%0.0%-0.9%-1.5%-18.2K348.7K-4.9K0.0098.96006411,200
2008-08-21$16.86$17.5034.0%9.8%36.7%51.9%34.1%-1.1%-0.9%-19.1K403.2K-4.8K0.00102.995506411,200
2008-08-22$17.46$17.5034.3%9.8%37.6%52.5%0.0%1.2%-0.8%-15.1K208.1K-4.9K0.0098.47006961,200
2008-08-25$16.97$17.5032.9%9.4%37.1%48.8%0.0%7.8%-0.9%-17.0K355.8K-4.8K0.0056.11006961,200
2008-08-26$17.03$17.5033.5%9.6%33.0%50.4%33.7%-3.3%-1.2%-17.5K379.4K-4.8K0.0051.322506961,200
2008-08-27$16.98$17.5034.9%10.0%32.8%54.3%0.0%8.1%-2.3%-16.0K357.9K-4.8K0.0052.37007211,200
2008-08-28$17.45$17.5035.7%10.2%33.8%56.2%0.0%3.6%0.5%-14.1K218.0K-4.8K0.0020.141207211,200
2008-08-29$17.40$17.5035.0%10.0%33.5%54.5%0.0%3.3%-1.8%-13.0K152.3K-4.8K0.0027.10007331,200