BDN Options History — October 2012

In October 2012, BDN traded between $11.59 and $12.66. ATM implied volatility averaged 22.4%, placing in the 7.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 6.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 8.2% (HV 20d: 14.2%). Max pain ranged from $12.50 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 0.12.

Notable Days

  • 2012-10-19: Highest Volume — 60 contracts
  • 2012-10-24: Largest IV spike — 36.1% change
  • 2012-10-31: Highest IV Rank — 15.1%
  • 2012-10-31: Largest Expected Move — 8.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$12.22$11.59$12.66$12.10$11.61
Max Pain$12.50$12.50$12.50$12.50$12.50
ATM IV22.4%17.8%28.8%22.5%28.8%
Expected Move6.6%5.1%8.3%6.5%8.3%
HV 20d14.2%12.3%17.1%13.6%17.1%
HV 60d16.8%14.9%19.1%18.8%14.9%
IV Rank7.7%2.2%15.1%7.8%15.1%
IV Percentile22.4%1.2%56.3%21.0%56.3%
Term Structure-0.0%-9.0%8.8%7.9%-9.0%
VWIV21.4%19.3%24.0%24.0%19.3%
Skew 25d23.4%-9.7%89.1%16.1%9.8%
Skew 10d27.5%-20.1%135.2%5.6%7.7%
Call IV 25d26.9%19.9%30.1%21.0%30.0%
Put IV 25d50.3%15.5%118.4%37.1%39.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %97.7931.47112.88111.29108.78
Gamma HHI1.000.981.001.000.98
Net GEX29.6K6.3K87.3K18.7K6.3K
Net DEX-148.6K-287.4K-52.1K-121.1K-52.1K
Net VEX-600-678-434-569-434
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.120.001.000.001.00
Total Volume7.90506012
Total OI380.952249441410259

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-10-01$12.10$12.5022.5%6.5%13.6%7.8%0.0%16.1%7.9%18.7K-121.1K-5690.00111.291038228
2012-10-02$12.32$12.5022.3%6.4%14.6%7.6%0.0%14.5%4.2%20.6K-169.6K-6300.00110.640038228
2012-10-03$12.21$12.5019.2%5.5%14.9%3.9%0.0%10.1%7.5%25.9K-157.8K-6430.00112.8814037428
2012-10-04$12.22$12.5019.8%5.7%14.7%4.7%0.0%9.3%8.8%26.8K-164.3K-6560.00112.880038828
2012-10-05$12.31$12.5019.6%6.0%14.8%4.3%0.0%84.1%3.3%30.1K-184.6K-6660.00107.6802038828
2012-10-08$12.23$12.5018.6%6.4%14.7%3.2%0.0%3.5%-0.3%30.5K-134.4K-6780.00105.390038848
2012-10-09$12.27$12.5020.9%6.4%14.7%5.9%0.0%89.0%-1.8%28.6K-150.2K-6750.00105.500038848
2012-10-10$12.30$12.5020.1%7.2%14.2%5.0%0.0%87.3%-3.3%31.2K-154.4K-6670.00105.300038848
2012-10-11$12.41$12.5024.1%6.9%13.7%9.7%0.0%83.0%-3.2%49.7K-173.5K-6780.00109.110038848
2012-10-12$12.37$12.5023.8%6.8%12.3%9.2%0.0%4.6%0.5%37.9K-181.4K-6740.00110.015038848
2012-10-15$12.40$12.5025.6%7.3%12.4%11.3%0.0%89.1%-3.2%42.2K-179.8K-6430.00109.1101039348
2012-10-16$12.41$12.5024.4%7.0%12.3%10.0%0.0%4.9%0.4%46.6K-193.5K-6350.00110.610039344
2012-10-17$12.44$12.5024.8%7.1%12.3%10.5%0.0%-4.5%-0.8%51.1K-201.4K-6170.00109.160039344
2012-10-18$12.66$12.5023.7%6.8%12.8%9.2%0.0%-5.2%1.0%41.7K-287.4K-5980.00108.750039344
2012-10-19$12.48$12.5024.0%6.9%13.4%9.5%24.0%-5.5%0.3%87.3K-217.1K-5740.00107.1160039344
2012-10-22$12.34$12.5019.3%5.5%14.1%4.0%21.0%-9.7%4.0%10.4K-103.8K-5350.11105.769121633
2012-10-23$12.21$12.5017.8%5.1%13.8%2.2%0.0%-7.8%0.4%10.4K-91.0K-5430.00103.9611022534
2012-10-24$12.01$12.5024.2%6.9%15.0%9.7%0.0%5.8%-1.0%9.8K-88.8K-5370.0034.010023634
2012-10-25$11.80$12.5023.7%6.8%16.1%9.2%19.3%8.8%-8.7%8.3K-60.8K-4840.0031.4714023634
2012-10-26$11.59$12.5023.8%6.8%17.1%9.3%0.0%4.9%-7.0%7.1K-53.9K-4560.0034.2519023634
2012-10-31$11.61$12.5028.8%8.3%17.1%15.1%0.0%9.8%-9.0%6.3K-52.1K-4341.00108.781122534