BDN Options History — September 2011

In September 2011, BDN traded between $7.88 and $9.57. ATM implied volatility averaged 47.7%, placing in the 28.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.9%. IV traded below realized volatility by 1.3% (HV 20d: 49.0%). 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 17 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.52.

Notable Days

  • 2011-09-06: Highest Volume — 33 contracts
  • 2011-09-15: Largest IV drop — 69.2% change
  • 2011-09-14: Highest IV Rank — 74.5%
  • 2011-09-26: Largest Expected Move — 15.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$8.73$7.88$9.57$9.57$8.01
Max Pain$12.26$10.00$12.50$10.00$12.50
ATM IV47.7%25.7%96.5%37.0%38.6%
Expected Move10.9%7.4%15.9%10.6%11.1%
HV 20d49.0%38.1%75.4%75.3%50.9%
HV 60d52.8%50.0%56.1%50.0%56.1%
IV Rank28.8%8.2%74.5%18.8%20.3%
IV Percentile72.4%19.4%97.6%65.5%66.3%
Term Structure4.6%-5.5%17.4%1.1%17.4%
VWIV29.2%20.4%35.2%34.2%35.2%
Skew 25d8.5%-7.8%37.7%6.0%8.6%
Skew 10d20.4%-1.2%91.6%7.1%35.5%
Call IV 25d39.4%22.5%55.5%48.6%39.4%
Put IV 25d47.9%35.4%91.4%54.6%48.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %107.22102.20110.52108.59105.94
Gamma HHI0.420.340.610.610.34
Net GEX1.8K2765.6K5.6K531
Net DEX100.3K25.1K140.6K25.1K133.9K
Net VEX-794-1.2K-491-1.2K-550
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.520.002.500.000.00
Total Volume3.57103300
Total OI1,342.7141,3381,3491,3421,347

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-09-01$9.57$10.0037.0%10.6%75.3%18.8%0.0%6.0%1.1%5.6K25.1K-1.2K0.00108.59001,050292
2011-09-02$9.12$10.0038.8%11.1%75.4%20.5%0.0%13.3%1.9%3.9K57.3K-1.1K0.00110.52001,050292
2011-09-06$9.00$12.5047.6%11.2%52.7%28.8%34.2%-3.5%-3.4%3.2K70.5K-1.0K0.00102.203301,050292
2011-09-07$9.33$12.5032.4%9.8%47.3%14.5%0.0%0.8%-0.4%3.3K62.7K-1.1K0.00102.57001,046292
2011-09-08$9.18$12.5046.2%9.0%47.7%27.4%0.0%5.1%7.9%2.3K76.2K-9830.00110.25001,046292
2011-09-09$8.93$12.5059.8%9.3%42.6%40.2%0.0%0.9%7.4%1.9K88.3K-9060.00109.51001,046292
2011-09-12$8.93$12.5072.2%9.6%42.5%51.7%0.0%5.7%5.9%1.7K97.6K-8570.00109.37001,046292
2011-09-13$8.89$12.5083.2%10.0%38.6%62.1%0.0%2.6%4.5%1.8K94.6K-8750.00109.51001,046292
2011-09-14$8.90$12.5096.5%7.9%38.1%74.5%0.0%10.9%15.8%1.7K98.8K-8150.00103.98001,046292
2011-09-15$9.34$12.5029.7%8.5%42.8%12.0%31.8%10.7%10.8%2.2K80.4K-9170.09109.801111,046292
2011-09-16$9.37$12.5029.0%8.3%40.9%11.3%20.4%19.3%15.6%2.8K74.2K-9220.00109.17301,057292
2011-09-19$8.98$12.5032.1%9.2%42.6%14.2%0.0%3.1%-5.5%1.9K91.2K-8440.00109.21001,050291
2011-09-20$9.00$12.5025.7%7.4%42.5%8.2%24.3%7.1%3.8%1.9K94.1K-8262.50103.434101,050291
2011-09-21$8.37$12.5039.1%11.2%49.1%20.7%0.0%-7.8%0.1%644131.7K-5500.00110.26051,054291
2011-09-22$7.94$12.5050.8%14.6%50.6%31.8%0.0%9.8%0.3%339138.2K-5500.00106.22001,054293
2011-09-23$8.03$12.5050.6%14.5%50.9%31.5%0.0%37.7%1.5%332140.0K-5370.00106.21001,054293
2011-09-26$8.07$12.5055.5%15.9%50.7%36.1%0.0%35.9%-3.0%334140.6K-5230.00106.29001,054293
2011-09-27$8.21$12.5042.3%12.1%47.5%23.8%35.2%0.9%4.7%540135.5K-5440.00105.06801,054293
2011-09-28$7.88$12.5050.1%14.4%48.6%31.1%0.0%16.1%0.4%276138.9K-4910.00103.08001,054293
2011-09-29$8.19$12.5044.4%12.7%51.8%25.7%0.0%-4.7%9.3%506137.4K-5580.00110.50001,054293
2011-09-30$8.01$12.5038.6%11.1%50.9%20.3%0.0%8.6%17.4%531133.9K-5500.00105.94001,054293