Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Options History
Historical options analytics archive for BFST with monthly max pain, implied volatility, gamma exposure, and put/call data.
42 months of complete options data available.
BFST monthly aggregates
Month-by-month rollups derived from the daily snapshot archive for BFST. Volatility and put/call columns are averages across trading days within the month; max pain, net GEX, and net DEX are the end-of-month values (last trading day of the month).
| Month | Days | Avg ATM IV | Avg IV Rank | End Max Pain | End Net GEX | End Net DEX | Avg P/C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06 | 21 | 53.3% | 24.1% | $30.00 | $11.5K | -$184.6K | 0.21 |
| 2026-05 | 20 | 61.0% | 29.4% | $30.00 | $8.2K | -$94.1K | 0.33 |
| 2026-04 | 21 | 58.8% | 25.3% | $25.00 | $10.6K | -$131.6K | 0.11 |
| 2026-03 | 22 | 78.3% | 37.9% | $25.00 | $3.2K | -$61.4K | 0.68 |
| 2026-02 | 19 | 69.4% | 31.6% | $35.00 | $1.9K | -$83.4K | 0.02 |
| 2026-01 | 20 | 82.1% | 40.6% | $20.00 | $955 | -$50.7K | 0.26 |
This archive aggregates BFST's daily end-of-day options snapshots into monthly summaries, spanning 2023-01 through 2026-06. Each month rolls up the underlying snapshot archive, which provides continuous end-of-day coverage from 2007 to present: implied-volatility levels, IV rank, and the put/call ratio are time-averaged across the month; total call and put volume are summed; and dealer positioning (net gamma and delta exposure) and the max-pain strike are taken at the month's final trading day. The result is a long-horizon view of how BFST option pricing, volatility regime, and dealer hedging pressure evolved month over month, useful for backtesting strategy assumptions and for studying volatility-regime shifts around earnings and macro events. The most recent aggregated month (2026-06) shows an average ATM implied volatility near 53.3%, a month-end max-pain strike around $30.00, an average put/call ratio of 0.21.
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Frequently asked BFST history questions
- How much options history is available for BFST?
- This archive holds 42 months of BFST options analytics, spanning 2023-01 through 2026-06. Each entry is a monthly rollup of BFST's daily end-of-day options snapshot record, which provides continuous coverage from 2007 to present. Use the year-grouped links on this page to jump to any specific month within the BFST archive.
- What data does each monthly BFST aggregate contain?
- Every monthly row summarizes that month of BFST option activity: time-averaged ATM implied volatility and IV rank, the month-end max-pain strike, end-of-month net dealer gamma (GEX) and delta (DEX) exposure, the average put/call ratio, and total call and put volume. For example, 2026-06 recorded an average ATM implied volatility near 53.3%, an average IV rank of 24.1%, a month-end max-pain strike around $30.00, an average put/call ratio of 0.21.
- How is the BFST options-history archive built and how often does it update?
- The archive is derived from BFST's daily end-of-day options snapshots, which capture spot, the full listed chain, implied volatility, and dealer-positioning exposures each trading day. Those daily records are rolled up into the monthly summaries shown here and refreshed as new end-of-day data lands. Traders use the long-horizon view to backtest strategy assumptions, study how BFST's volatility regime shifts around earnings and macro events, and compare current dealer positioning against historical norms.