BDN Options History — October 2011

In October 2011, BDN traded between $7.09 and $9.31. ATM implied volatility averaged 49.6%, placing in the 30.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 14.4%. IV traded below realized volatility by 11.1% (HV 20d: 60.7%). Max pain ranged from $7.50 to $12.50. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 12 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.00.

Notable Days

  • 2011-10-19: Highest Volume — 170 contracts
  • 2011-10-27: Largest IV drop — 24.6% change
  • 2011-10-20: Highest IV Rank — 44.6%
  • 2011-10-20: Largest Expected Move — 18.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$7.96$7.09$9.31$7.19$9.11
Max Pain$8.95$7.50$12.50$12.50$10.00
ATM IV49.6%36.2%64.5%53.5%37.8%
Expected Move14.4%10.4%18.5%15.3%10.8%
HV 20d60.7%46.8%66.2%60.6%46.8%
HV 60d62.0%59.6%65.2%59.8%63.0%
IV Rank30.6%18.1%44.6%34.3%19.5%
IV Percentile79.7%57.5%92.1%86.5%59.9%
Term Structure2.2%-8.0%14.1%-1.9%8.7%
VWIV74.3%43.0%124.7%124.7%43.0%
Skew 25d15.8%-15.8%55.9%8.5%9.1%
Skew 10d24.3%-29.4%89.7%13.7%5.8%
Call IV 25d49.3%36.1%64.5%64.5%42.7%
Put IV 25d65.0%41.2%101.6%72.9%51.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %106.5796.95111.70109.92111.01
Gamma HHI0.350.340.430.350.42
Net GEX1.0K1844.1K2134.1K
Net DEX67.9K-52.6K136.6K136.6K-52.3K
Net VEX-537-839-404-461-787
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.000.000.020.000.00
Total Volume19.238017005
Total OI1,128.8576251,3471,347790

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-10-03$7.19$12.5053.5%15.3%60.6%34.3%0.0%8.5%-1.9%213136.6K-4610.00109.92001,054293
2011-10-04$7.24$12.5048.4%13.9%60.9%29.4%124.7%27.6%10.0%216120.9K-4700.00111.700101,054267
2011-10-05$7.21$12.5053.1%15.2%58.5%33.9%0.0%22.0%7.2%186113.2K-4480.00111.09001,054257
2011-10-06$7.38$12.5042.7%12.2%59.8%24.2%0.0%-15.8%7.4%337110.3K-4970.00108.580101,054257
2011-10-07$7.09$0.0044.5%15.6%60.5%25.8%0.0%5.2%-1.1%184108.6K-4370.00104.81001,054247
2011-10-10$7.39$0.0048.0%15.8%63.2%29.1%55.3%55.9%-0.3%347104.8K-4630.0096.951601,054247
2011-10-11$7.44$7.5057.5%15.1%63.5%38.0%0.0%8.9%1.9%528100.1K-4790.00104.19001,058247
2011-10-12$7.55$7.5053.9%15.2%63.9%34.7%0.0%12.9%0.8%57198.4K-4850.00105.44001,058247
2011-10-13$7.47$7.5052.6%15.1%60.3%33.4%0.0%7.3%0.6%451103.3K-4520.00105.02001,058247
2011-10-14$7.57$7.5054.3%15.6%60.8%35.0%0.0%46.8%-1.9%464103.1K-4540.00103.85001,058247
2011-10-17$7.40$7.5057.3%16.4%59.8%37.8%0.0%10.8%-7.5%290104.2K-4040.00103.89001,058247
2011-10-18$7.94$7.5058.2%16.7%66.2%38.6%0.0%24.1%6.5%91187.2K-5390.00100.770201,058247
2011-10-19$8.01$7.5058.4%16.7%61.5%38.8%0.0%33.9%-2.3%981101.6K-5550.0099.4217001,058267
2011-10-20$8.09$7.5064.5%18.5%58.6%44.6%0.0%35.7%-7.9%1.0K82.9K-5530.00102.15201,044247
2011-10-21$8.46$7.5050.6%14.5%60.6%31.5%0.0%8.1%11.3%1.1K75.4K-5640.00104.70011,044247
2011-10-24$8.76$7.5041.8%12.0%61.6%23.3%0.0%0.7%-6.3%1.5K-4.8K-5960.00110.7620458167
2011-10-25$8.57$7.5041.7%11.9%62.1%23.2%0.0%3.4%8.4%1.3K5.8K-5540.00110.6300460167
2011-10-26$8.67$7.5048.0%13.8%60.0%29.1%43.0%2.2%-8.0%1.4K1.8K-5610.00111.55020460167
2011-10-27$9.31$10.0036.2%10.4%63.5%18.1%0.0%13.9%14.1%1.8K-22.7K-6890.02110.441172460187
2011-10-28$9.25$10.0038.7%11.1%62.8%20.4%0.0%10.1%5.9%4.0K-52.6K-8390.00111.07290572189
2011-10-31$9.11$10.0037.8%10.8%46.8%19.5%0.0%9.1%8.7%4.1K-52.3K-7870.00111.0150601189