BDN Options History — August 2011

In August 2011, BDN traded between $8.46 and $11.85. ATM implied volatility averaged 42.5%, placing in the 24.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 11.6%. IV traded below realized volatility by 24.1% (HV 20d: 66.6%). Max pain ranged from $10.00 to $12.50. Net GEX was positive for 23 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 10 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.33.

Notable Days

  • 2011-08-05: Highest Volume — 63 contracts
  • 2011-08-02: Largest IV spike — 49.2% change
  • 2011-08-08: Highest IV Rank — 38.5%
  • 2011-08-18: Largest Expected Move — 13.6%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$9.86$8.46$11.85$11.85$9.94
Max Pain$11.96$10.00$12.50$12.50$10.00
ATM IV42.5%25.6%58.0%25.6%40.5%
Expected Move11.6%7.3%13.6%7.3%11.6%
HV 20d66.6%23.6%80.1%23.6%78.2%
HV 60d43.9%24.4%49.8%24.4%49.5%
IV Rank24.0%8.1%38.5%8.1%22.1%
IV Percentile76.2%19.4%91.3%19.4%73.8%
Term Structure-0.9%-12.2%10.0%0.0%1.6%
VWIV41.3%40.5%42.1%42.1%40.5%
Skew 25d9.0%-9.1%71.3%11.2%7.1%
Skew 10d13.7%-9.9%114.0%5.9%12.5%
Call IV 25d42.1%29.1%48.3%29.2%48.3%
Put IV 25d51.2%35.0%113.4%40.4%55.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %105.5295.87110.32104.31109.66
Gamma HHI0.780.620.960.960.72
Net GEX7.5K2.7K25.9K25.9K7.6K
Net DEX-2.7K-306.0K91.0K-306.0K-20.6K
Net VEX-1.3K-2.6K-618-2.6K-1.5K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.330.003.700.000.00
Total Volume17.60906324
Total OI1,223.9131,1481,3381,1481,338

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-08-01$11.85$12.5025.6%7.3%23.6%8.1%0.0%11.2%0.0%25.9K-306.0K-2.6K0.00104.3102984164
2011-08-02$11.22$12.5038.1%10.9%30.6%19.9%0.0%0.2%-10.6%18.6K-179.2K-2.2K0.00103.33016984164
2011-08-03$11.05$12.5035.5%10.2%30.7%17.4%0.0%-0.3%-8.1%15.6K-110.9K-2.0K0.00102.7305984174
2011-08-04$10.29$12.5036.9%10.6%38.5%18.7%0.0%-9.1%-12.2%10.6K-33.3K-1.6K0.0098.7405984179
2011-08-05$9.82$12.5042.4%11.8%40.4%23.8%0.0%2.2%-6.8%5.7K55.5K-1.1K0.00105.54630984184
2011-08-08$8.46$12.5058.0%12.8%63.7%38.5%0.0%-5.0%-6.2%2.7K91.0K-6183.70109.151037992184
2011-08-09$9.11$12.5049.6%8.9%70.8%30.6%0.0%11.8%10.0%3.3K70.1K-8240.23109.17266982181
2011-08-10$9.09$12.5051.7%11.9%70.9%32.6%0.0%-6.5%-2.9%4.4K36.9K-9900.00105.70001,003187
2011-08-11$9.68$12.5046.0%13.2%75.9%27.2%0.0%4.4%-1.1%6.9K-11.3K-1.3K0.00103.390431,003187
2011-08-12$9.56$12.5044.6%12.8%75.8%26.0%0.0%3.0%-0.9%5.8K14.3K-1.3K0.00102.83101,003230
2011-08-15$9.99$12.5043.5%12.5%78.2%24.9%0.0%71.3%0.4%7.0K438-1.3K0.00102.920221,004230
2011-08-16$10.11$12.5045.1%12.9%77.5%26.4%0.0%65.0%-1.6%7.6K-12.2K-1.4K0.00103.40201,004252
2011-08-17$10.10$12.5041.4%11.9%77.1%23.0%0.0%8.4%3.0%8.3K-32.1K-1.5K0.00103.730321,004252
2011-08-18$9.72$12.5047.4%13.6%77.5%28.5%0.0%3.3%-0.3%5.8K14.8K-1.4K0.00104.25101,004284
2011-08-19$9.48$12.5044.0%12.6%77.1%25.3%0.0%2.5%1.6%5.0K32.2K-1.3K0.0095.87401,004284
2011-08-22$9.36$12.5041.5%11.9%77.1%23.0%0.0%-2.0%1.1%4.4K46.3K-1.2K0.00107.1300946283
2011-08-23$9.42$12.5044.9%12.9%77.3%26.2%0.0%14.1%5.5%3.4K70.9K-1.0K0.00108.1000946283
2011-08-24$9.64$12.5042.2%12.1%77.9%23.6%42.1%-3.4%-4.3%3.5K68.6K-1.1K0.00108.28021946283
2011-08-25$9.44$10.0032.7%9.4%77.3%14.8%0.0%12.6%7.5%4.0K59.6K-1.1K0.00110.3250946292
2011-08-26$9.53$10.0042.0%12.0%77.5%23.5%0.0%15.0%7.8%3.8K70.4K-1.0K0.00109.74400951292
2011-08-29$9.98$10.0041.8%12.0%80.1%23.3%0.0%-5.8%-2.0%6.3K13.0K-1.0K0.00108.37190991292
2011-08-30$9.98$10.0042.3%12.1%78.3%23.8%0.0%7.0%-1.5%6.8K-489-1.4K0.00110.304101,010292
2011-08-31$9.94$10.0040.5%11.6%78.2%22.1%40.5%7.1%1.6%7.6K-20.6K-1.5K0.00109.66401,046292