BDN Options History — May 2011

In May 2011, BDN traded between $11.95 and $12.76. ATM implied volatility averaged 27.2%, placing in the 9.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 7.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 7.7% (HV 20d: 19.5%). 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 11 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.20.

Notable Days

  • 2011-05-31: Highest Volume — 476 contracts
  • 2011-05-23: Largest IV drop — 46.4% change
  • 2011-05-05: Highest IV Rank — 12.9%
  • 2011-05-05: Largest Expected Move — 9.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$12.26$11.95$12.76$12.67$12.76
Max Pain$12.02$10.00$12.50$10.00$12.50
ATM IV27.2%16.9%31.6%26.4%24.6%
Expected Move7.8%4.9%9.1%7.6%7.1%
HV 20d19.5%17.7%21.7%17.7%21.7%
HV 60d19.9%18.4%20.6%19.8%18.8%
IV Rank9.0%0.0%12.9%8.0%7.2%
IV Percentile20.0%0.0%37.7%13.9%9.1%
Term Structure3.3%-2.7%14.9%4.7%9.5%
VWIV21.4%11.4%28.8%26.4%28.8%
Skew 25d9.4%-10.1%87.0%-10.1%-4.3%
Skew 10d10.1%-14.6%122.9%-14.6%-9.6%
Call IV 25d30.4%14.1%38.9%36.5%33.1%
Put IV 25d39.8%26.5%118.5%26.5%28.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %105.0198.90110.04110.04106.02
Gamma HHI0.970.961.000.970.98
Net GEX58.1K49.1K66.7K59.9K59.9K
Net DEX-724.1K-983.7K-434.4K-983.7K-965.8K
Net VEX-3.2K-3.7K-2.6K-3.7K-3.0K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.200.001.000.000.01
Total Volume32.381047627476
Total OI1,725.1431,6041,7681,7561,652

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-05-02$12.67$10.0026.4%7.6%17.7%8.0%26.4%-10.1%4.7%59.9K-983.7K-3.7K0.00110.042701,559197
2011-05-03$12.45$10.0028.1%8.1%19.1%9.6%0.0%4.6%2.2%58.0K-861.8K-3.7K0.00109.22001,559197
2011-05-04$12.23$10.0027.6%7.9%20.3%9.1%0.0%2.7%-0.5%54.9K-810.9K-3.6K0.00105.67021,559197
2011-05-05$12.32$10.0031.6%9.1%20.1%12.9%0.0%5.7%-1.0%54.8K-777.1K-3.6K0.00104.060101,559199
2011-05-06$12.25$12.5029.1%8.7%19.0%10.6%0.0%-3.1%-0.8%55.9K-811.7K-3.6K0.0098.90001,559209
2011-05-09$12.19$12.5029.9%8.8%18.0%11.3%0.0%87.0%-1.0%56.5K-715.5K-3.5K1.00100.5910101,559209
2011-05-10$12.49$12.5027.6%8.3%19.7%9.1%0.0%77.9%1.7%62.6K-881.7K-3.5K0.0099.39001,559199
2011-05-11$12.31$12.5031.4%8.7%20.1%12.7%0.0%-2.4%-1.8%62.5K-827.2K-3.4K0.00100.09001,559199
2011-05-12$12.22$12.5030.7%8.8%20.4%12.0%0.0%-3.9%-0.1%57.7K-758.5K-3.4K0.0099.55001,559199
2011-05-13$12.07$12.5028.8%8.3%20.0%10.3%0.0%-4.1%2.0%55.2K-661.7K-3.2K0.00102.741301,559199
2011-05-16$12.09$12.5030.7%8.8%18.8%12.0%0.0%-4.5%-0.3%56.8K-646.9K-3.1K0.00100.80001,559199
2011-05-17$12.03$12.5024.4%7.0%18.1%6.1%0.0%6.3%5.9%57.9K-606.6K-3.0K0.00109.25001,559199
2011-05-18$12.21$12.5027.4%7.8%18.7%8.9%0.0%-3.7%1.9%66.7K-667.1K-3.1K0.00107.87301,559199
2011-05-19$12.28$12.5030.7%8.8%18.5%12.0%0.0%-2.4%-0.5%66.4K-719.9K-3.1K0.00106.04001,561199
2011-05-20$12.06$12.5031.6%9.1%19.6%12.9%0.0%-0.3%-2.7%59.2K-604.7K-2.9K0.00106.47001,561199
2011-05-23$11.95$12.5016.9%4.9%19.3%0.0%11.4%17.8%14.5%49.2K-434.4K-2.6K0.18104.781121,405199
2011-05-24$12.01$12.5018.9%5.4%19.4%1.8%13.3%19.0%14.9%49.1K-498.1K-2.7K0.07105.824231,416199
2011-05-25$12.07$12.5023.6%6.8%19.5%6.3%0.0%10.0%8.2%53.4K-523.1K-2.7K0.00109.000201,448202
2011-05-26$12.35$12.5024.3%7.0%20.4%6.9%0.0%11.6%13.2%58.1K-669.0K-3.0K0.00110.012301,448222
2011-05-27$12.54$12.5027.3%7.8%20.7%9.7%27.2%-6.4%-1.3%65.6K-781.0K-3.0K0.56108.8418101,427222
2011-05-31$12.76$12.5024.6%7.1%21.7%7.2%28.8%-4.3%9.5%59.9K-965.8K-3.0K0.01106.0247151,437215