BDN Options History — August 2010

In August 2010, BDN traded between $10.58 and $11.73. ATM implied volatility averaged 36.4%, placing in the 28.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.7%. IV traded above realized volatility by 1.1% (HV 20d: 35.2%). Max pain ranged from $10.00 to $12.50. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 18 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.32.

Notable Days

  • 2010-08-19: Highest Volume — 60 contracts
  • 2010-08-03: Largest IV spike — 32.8% change
  • 2010-08-24: Highest IV Rank — 59.7%
  • 2010-08-24: Largest Expected Move — 14.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$11.06$10.58$11.73$11.73$10.99
Max Pain$11.36$10.00$12.50$10.00$10.00
ATM IV36.4%24.5%49.0%24.5%35.5%
Expected Move10.7%7.0%14.0%7.0%10.2%
HV 20d35.2%29.5%40.4%40.0%29.5%
HV 60d40.8%35.2%45.0%45.0%35.2%
IV Rank28.5%0.0%59.7%0.0%26.9%
IV Percentile24.8%0.0%65.5%0.0%20.2%
Term Structure4.8%-4.0%20.4%10.6%9.5%
VWIV34.9%25.0%49.0%25.0%33.4%
Skew 25d6.7%-5.3%19.9%6.2%0.0%
Skew 10d15.6%-3.8%50.5%3.3%-0.7%
Call IV 25d33.2%26.0%38.3%26.0%36.9%
Put IV 25d39.8%30.8%54.1%32.2%36.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %75.2347.19109.5047.23109.34
Gamma HHI0.580.520.650.600.55
Net GEX5.9K3.8K9.5K7.9K4.0K
Net DEX-66.3K-166.9K4.8K-143.4K4.5K
Net VEX-1.2K-1.4K-1.0K-1.3K-1.1K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.320.002.000.000.00
Total Volume11.545060400
Total OI816.455752854752831

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2010-08-02$11.73$10.0024.5%7.0%40.0%0.0%25.0%6.2%10.6%7.9K-143.4K-1.3K0.0047.23400541211
2010-08-03$11.57$10.0032.5%9.3%35.3%17.1%0.0%-1.0%-4.0%8.3K-142.3K-1.4K0.0057.32200579211
2010-08-04$11.54$10.0026.4%7.6%34.8%4.1%0.0%6.8%7.4%8.4K-145.0K-1.4K0.0068.7710599211
2010-08-05$11.35$10.0027.2%7.8%35.1%5.8%0.0%5.2%8.5%7.5K-121.2K-1.4K0.0047.1940600211
2010-08-06$11.51$12.5027.6%10.0%33.2%6.6%0.0%5.8%0.7%8.4K-137.3K-1.4K0.0052.7300604211
2010-08-09$11.72$12.5029.0%10.1%33.5%9.6%0.0%-3.9%2.7%9.5K-166.9K-1.4K2.0050.391020604211
2010-08-10$11.36$12.5033.1%9.8%35.6%18.2%0.0%6.6%3.0%8.0K-127.4K-1.3K0.0051.2200614201
2010-08-11$10.81$12.5036.3%12.5%40.1%28.6%0.0%14.9%3.0%5.1K-63.5K-1.2K0.0053.6100614201
2010-08-12$10.60$12.5044.5%12.7%40.4%48.4%0.0%13.1%2.1%4.1K-40.1K-1.1K0.0052.0102614201
2010-08-13$10.58$12.5044.5%12.7%39.3%48.7%0.0%12.5%1.1%4.0K-39.1K-1.1K0.0052.7100614201
2010-08-16$10.61$12.5044.7%12.8%38.9%49.3%0.0%19.9%0.6%3.8K-33.7K-1.0K0.0051.9210614201
2010-08-17$10.99$12.5043.5%12.5%39.7%46.3%0.0%13.2%4.0%5.9K-71.7K-1.1K0.0062.21100614201
2010-08-18$10.97$12.5043.1%12.4%37.6%45.5%0.0%10.8%-0.1%6.1K-75.2K-1.1K0.0059.76010623201
2010-08-19$10.78$12.5044.5%12.8%34.4%48.8%0.0%10.7%2.4%5.4K-61.5K-1.1K1.0099.043030623201
2010-08-20$10.75$12.5045.2%13.0%34.3%50.5%0.0%12.9%1.6%5.1K-35.1K-1.1K0.00100.58025623231
2010-08-23$10.75$12.5037.1%10.6%33.2%30.8%32.4%8.2%15.2%5.0K-16.3K-1.2K0.17103.62122593220
2010-08-24$10.80$10.0049.0%14.0%33.2%59.7%49.0%12.0%-1.7%4.3K3.0K-1.1K0.0099.91032585222
2010-08-25$10.94$10.0034.2%9.8%33.4%23.5%33.4%0.1%10.3%4.2K4.8K-1.2K0.00109.5050585248
2010-08-26$10.97$10.0033.1%9.5%31.7%21.0%0.0%-1.5%20.4%5.0K-37.5K-1.3K0.00109.1200583248
2010-08-27$11.08$10.0030.7%8.8%31.9%15.2%0.0%-0.4%12.1%4.1K4.0K-1.1K0.00108.1100583248
2010-08-30$10.93$10.0033.9%9.7%29.6%23.0%0.0%-5.3%-2.7%4.8K-18.8K-1.1K0.00108.7800583248
2010-08-31$10.99$10.0035.5%10.2%29.5%26.9%0.0%0.0%9.5%4.0K4.5K-1.1K0.00109.3400583248