BDN Options History — August 2012

In August 2012, BDN traded between $11.73 and $12.34. ATM implied volatility averaged 22.4%, placing in the 7.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 5.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 0.8% (HV 20d: 21.6%). Max pain ranged from $12.50 to $12.50. Net GEX was positive for 23 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 21 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.00.

Notable Days

  • 2012-08-03: Highest Volume — 27 contracts
  • 2012-08-16: Largest IV drop — 56.0% change
  • 2012-08-15: Highest IV Rank — 24.9%
  • 2012-08-06: Largest Expected Move — 7.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$12.11$11.73$12.34$11.73$12.20
Max Pain$12.50$12.50$12.50$12.50$12.50
ATM IV22.4%15.8%37.3%24.4%17.9%
Expected Move5.8%4.7%7.2%7.0%5.1%
HV 20d21.6%14.5%26.5%24.6%14.5%
HV 60d26.2%23.9%27.3%26.6%23.9%
IV Rank7.1%0.0%24.9%7.4%2.4%
IV Percentile13.8%0.0%59.5%16.3%1.2%
Term Structure5.7%-5.6%13.1%-5.2%6.5%
VWIV22.0%15.8%26.8%15.8%26.8%
Skew 25d13.2%-7.1%85.8%12.8%13.4%
Skew 10d8.1%-53.1%117.4%13.1%6.7%
Call IV 25d22.8%14.5%29.7%28.8%22.2%
Put IV 25d36.0%19.5%112.0%41.5%35.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %109.31104.54113.72109.59112.51
Gamma HHI0.990.981.000.980.99
Net GEX13.0K8.6K15.9K8.6K15.2K
Net DEX-138.6K-170.2K-92.6K-92.6K-163.5K
Net VEX-838-930-754-754-836
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.000.000.000.000.00
Total Volume4.17402700
Total OI405.13373422373415

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-08-01$11.73$12.5024.4%7.0%24.6%7.4%0.0%12.8%-5.2%8.6K-92.6K-7540.00109.590032449
2012-08-02$11.98$12.5024.8%7.1%25.5%7.9%0.0%19.1%-5.6%10.0K-106.1K-7930.00111.540032449
2012-08-03$12.23$12.5019.2%5.5%26.5%1.2%15.8%-7.1%8.5%11.5K-141.4K-8580.00111.0027032449
2012-08-06$12.34$12.5019.1%7.2%26.4%1.1%0.0%2.6%1.0%13.1K-170.2K-9300.00105.220034949
2012-08-07$12.19$12.5015.8%6.6%25.9%0.0%23.3%2.8%1.5%12.7K-156.1K-9080.00106.6924034949
2012-08-08$12.15$12.5023.0%6.8%25.7%8.3%0.0%85.8%1.8%13.1K-150.0K-9140.00105.370037349
2012-08-09$12.09$12.5021.8%6.3%23.6%6.9%0.0%0.1%1.5%12.8K-158.8K-9250.00104.540037349
2012-08-10$11.93$12.5028.7%5.2%23.8%14.9%0.0%8.1%6.5%12.1K-132.5K-8550.00111.030037349
2012-08-13$11.91$12.5033.0%5.6%23.8%20.0%0.0%12.9%10.5%11.7K-118.1K-8230.00109.700037349
2012-08-14$11.91$12.5034.1%4.7%23.5%21.2%0.0%15.0%11.4%12.1K-116.8K-8190.00110.470037349
2012-08-15$12.08$12.5037.3%5.5%23.9%24.9%0.0%12.5%13.1%13.0K-136.0K-8490.00110.200037349
2012-08-16$11.99$12.5016.4%4.7%23.2%0.6%0.0%14.8%11.9%12.6K-126.4K-8140.00110.190036749
2012-08-17$12.03$12.5020.5%5.9%21.5%5.4%0.0%12.9%10.7%13.0K-124.4K-8010.00110.030136749
2012-08-20$12.04$12.5018.5%5.3%20.5%3.1%0.0%16.4%8.7%11.7K-115.0K-7610.00110.7710034043
2012-08-21$12.22$12.5020.7%5.9%20.0%5.7%26.8%12.3%11.4%12.7K-145.1K-8290.00109.350135043
2012-08-22$12.26$12.5019.6%5.6%20.0%4.4%0.0%-5.4%3.1%13.8K-150.9K-8490.00107.199035044
2012-08-23$12.06$12.5021.6%6.2%17.9%6.7%0.0%7.9%1.0%13.4K-137.3K-8340.00104.980035944
2012-08-24$12.20$12.5020.5%5.9%17.6%5.4%0.0%12.4%7.3%13.8K-148.2K-8320.00109.5012035944
2012-08-27$12.19$12.5019.4%5.6%17.6%4.2%0.0%13.0%2.5%15.9K-129.5K-7870.00108.426037144
2012-08-28$12.17$12.5019.0%5.5%17.7%3.7%0.0%13.8%6.7%14.4K-139.4K-8060.00109.730036544
2012-08-29$12.33$12.5021.4%6.2%17.3%6.5%0.0%13.5%7.0%15.5K-159.4K-8310.00112.326036544
2012-08-30$12.28$12.5017.8%5.1%16.0%2.2%0.0%13.9%9.0%15.6K-169.3K-8650.00113.720037144
2012-08-31$12.20$12.5017.9%5.1%14.5%2.4%0.0%13.4%6.5%15.2K-163.5K-8360.00112.510037144