BDN Options History — September 2010

In September 2010, BDN traded between $11.41 and $12.62. ATM implied volatility averaged 34.1%, placing in the 24.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 6.7% (HV 20d: 27.3%). Max pain ranged from $10.00 to $12.50. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 14 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.76.

Notable Days

  • 2010-09-21: Highest Volume — 45 contracts
  • 2010-09-28: Largest IV spike — 51.0% change
  • 2010-09-28: Highest IV Rank — 48.4%
  • 2010-09-28: Largest Expected Move — 12.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$12.04$11.41$12.62$11.41$12.25
Max Pain$12.26$10.00$12.50$10.00$12.50
ATM IV34.1%23.0%43.6%33.7%30.7%
Expected Move10.0%6.6%12.5%9.7%8.8%
HV 20d27.3%19.6%33.0%32.8%30.3%
HV 60d34.2%32.4%36.0%35.9%32.4%
IV Rank24.3%0.0%48.4%22.4%18.2%
IV Percentile21.0%0.0%54.0%14.7%7.9%
Term Structure3.7%-15.0%17.0%-15.0%12.5%
VWIV36.3%32.6%41.0%36.5%41.0%
Skew 25d11.6%-8.1%96.2%7.0%26.5%
Skew 10d12.6%-7.0%136.9%6.5%22.0%
Call IV 25d32.6%22.6%40.6%32.6%28.2%
Put IV 25d44.2%29.6%130.3%39.6%54.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %117.53102.14133.92108.70119.75
Gamma HHI0.770.600.910.600.82
Net GEX13.4K6.8K25.6K6.8K14.5K
Net DEX-131.4K-212.0K-45.5K-45.5K-144.3K
Net VEX-1.2K-1.3K-1.1K-1.2K-1.1K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.760.005.000.002.00
Total Volume8.714045515
Total OI855.952807896831868

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2010-09-01$11.41$10.0033.7%9.7%32.8%22.4%36.5%7.0%-15.0%6.8K-45.5K-1.2K0.00108.7050583248
2010-09-02$11.59$10.0032.4%9.3%32.7%19.2%32.6%4.3%-4.7%8.4K-52.1K-1.2K0.00107.5140583248
2010-09-03$11.81$12.5025.4%9.7%33.0%2.1%0.0%-6.2%3.3%10.1K-102.1K-1.3K1.31113.251317583248
2010-09-07$11.65$12.5031.0%10.6%32.8%15.8%0.0%-8.1%-2.0%9.1K-80.0K-1.2K0.00118.6500596253
2010-09-08$11.75$12.5032.2%9.8%30.8%18.7%0.0%-7.6%4.6%9.9K-81.1K-1.2K0.00113.0600596253
2010-09-09$11.83$12.5040.0%11.5%24.1%37.8%0.0%-7.6%-2.7%9.5K-82.1K-1.1K0.00113.60100596253
2010-09-10$12.00$12.5034.7%10.0%22.5%25.0%0.0%5.7%7.6%12.6K-123.4K-1.3K0.00121.8900605253
2010-09-13$12.32$12.5032.6%9.4%23.4%19.9%35.3%96.2%1.8%16.2K-167.2K-1.2K0.00113.86350605253
2010-09-14$12.24$12.5039.6%11.3%23.9%36.8%0.0%1.2%-1.7%17.9K-194.8K-1.3K0.00108.7800640253
2010-09-15$12.28$12.5035.8%10.3%21.5%27.4%0.0%1.7%5.4%19.2K-182.9K-1.2K0.00102.1400640253
2010-09-16$12.27$12.5038.0%10.9%21.4%33.0%0.0%1.5%1.1%19.8K-185.0K-1.2K0.00127.4430640253
2010-09-17$12.36$12.5037.7%10.8%19.6%32.3%36.6%3.2%-0.6%25.6K-185.3K-1.2K0.00105.7740643253
2010-09-20$12.62$12.5035.5%10.2%19.9%27.0%37.1%4.8%2.7%16.4K-212.0K-1.1K5.00120.98210569238
2010-09-21$12.34$12.5037.6%10.8%22.5%32.0%34.6%10.8%-2.7%13.0K-194.4K-1.2K0.80133.922520571238
2010-09-22$12.06$12.5023.0%6.6%24.9%0.0%0.0%13.1%14.0%15.4K-92.8K-1.1K0.00129.8500596258
2010-09-23$11.64$12.5029.6%8.5%28.6%15.5%0.0%5.3%5.7%8.7K-59.8K-1.1K0.00133.5300596258
2010-09-24$12.18$12.5041.7%11.9%32.3%43.9%0.0%25.2%10.0%10.1K-174.1K-1.1K0.00117.02140596258
2010-09-27$12.05$12.5028.8%8.3%32.7%13.8%0.0%17.1%11.3%13.4K-108.1K-1.1K0.00122.1360604258
2010-09-28$12.17$12.5043.6%12.5%32.1%48.4%0.0%27.1%17.0%11.2K-173.5K-1.1K0.00120.9300610258
2010-09-29$12.07$12.5031.7%9.1%32.4%20.5%0.0%22.9%9.1%13.0K-119.8K-1.1K0.00115.4700610258
2010-09-30$12.25$12.5030.7%8.8%30.3%18.2%41.0%26.5%12.5%14.5K-144.3K-1.1K2.00119.75510610258