BHE Options History — March 2013

In March 2013, BHE traded between $17.29 and $18.29. ATM implied volatility averaged 28.4%, placing in the 21.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 8.4%. IV traded above realized volatility by 11.9% (HV 20d: 16.5%). Max pain ranged from $17.50 to $17.50. Net GEX was positive for 10 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 19 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.27.

Notable Days

  • 2013-03-08: Highest Volume — 149 contracts
  • 2013-03-11: Largest IV drop — 25.1% change
  • 2013-03-22: Highest IV Rank — 28.1%
  • 2013-03-22: Largest Expected Move — 9.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$17.90$17.29$18.29$17.43$18.02
Max Pain$17.50$17.50$17.50$17.50$17.50
ATM IV28.4%20.7%31.3%29.9%29.7%
Expected Move8.4%7.7%9.0%8.6%8.5%
HV 20d16.5%14.7%20.9%20.9%15.3%
HV 60d20.8%20.2%21.1%20.9%20.2%
IV Rank21.3%3.6%28.1%24.7%24.3%
IV Percentile14.5%1.2%29.0%15.9%15.9%
Term Structure2.3%-0.3%5.2%-0.3%2.9%
VWIV26.2%20.7%30.3%27.8%20.7%
Skew 25d9.4%-0.9%47.1%3.5%9.3%
Skew 10d14.4%-1.4%109.3%5.8%13.1%
Call IV 25d21.7%17.8%28.4%26.4%20.8%
Put IV 25d31.2%26.2%67.1%29.9%30.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %21.859.9789.4911.6510.48
Gamma HHI0.660.430.840.440.84
Net GEX-1.1K-12.0K11.5K3.6K-12.0K
Net DEX-158.2K-399.3K-8.6K-14.1K-116.8K
Net VEX-1.6K-1.9K-1.3K-1.4K-1.8K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.270.001.630.000.00
Total Volume16.4014960
Total OI748.9668836668803

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-03-01$17.43$17.5029.9%8.6%20.9%24.7%0.0%3.5%-0.3%3.6K-14.1K-1.4K0.0011.65N/AN/A60321347
2013-03-04$17.29$17.5030.2%8.6%19.7%25.4%0.0%12.2%1.4%4.5K-8.6K-1.4K0.0013.84N/AN/A00327347
2013-03-05$17.48$17.5030.9%8.5%18.6%27.1%0.0%13.9%2.1%5.0K-46.4K-1.3K0.0039.75N/AN/A01327347
2013-03-06$17.70$17.5030.5%8.2%15.5%26.1%0.0%13.8%2.5%5.7K-101.2K-1.3K0.0089.49N/AN/A010327348
2013-03-07$17.75$17.5028.2%8.3%14.9%20.8%0.0%5.3%2.6%7.5K-97.7K-1.3K0.0037.58N/AN/A10327358
2013-03-08$17.97$17.5027.6%8.3%15.4%19.6%0.0%-0.3%2.1%6.4K-169.3K-1.3K0.0018.40N/AN/A1490328358
2013-03-11$18.00$17.5020.7%8.2%15.2%3.6%0.0%6.8%2.3%9.0K-314.9K-1.7K0.0026.61N/AN/A020430358
2013-03-12$17.93$17.5022.4%8.4%15.2%7.4%0.0%-0.8%1.8%11.5K-293.0K-1.8K0.0016.20N/AN/A50430378
2013-03-13$17.93$17.5025.7%8.0%15.2%15.0%27.8%8.4%3.1%11.3K-305.2K-1.8K0.0021.80N/AN/A05435378
2013-03-14$18.29$17.5026.7%7.7%16.7%17.5%26.8%8.8%3.7%-1.4K-399.3K-1.7K0.0026.51N/AN/A018435383
2013-03-15$18.08$17.5028.1%8.1%17.3%20.7%28.4%-0.9%3.1%4.1K-337.0K-1.8K0.0018.13N/AN/A020435401
2013-03-18$18.05$17.5030.3%8.7%17.2%25.7%30.3%11.3%0.9%-9.0K-115.3K-1.7K0.1311.25N/AN/A162314400
2013-03-19$18.05$17.5028.0%8.0%17.0%20.5%28.0%47.1%5.2%-10.1K-115.8K-1.7K0.7012.78N/AN/A107330402
2013-03-20$18.21$17.5028.1%8.0%15.6%20.6%0.0%9.4%3.2%-8.8K-166.8K-1.8K1.6310.26N/AN/A813340409
2013-03-21$17.81$17.5030.1%8.6%17.7%25.2%0.0%7.5%3.2%-9.6K-79.4K-1.9K0.0025.77N/AN/A00348422
2013-03-22$17.91$17.5031.3%9.0%17.3%28.1%21.3%8.1%1.6%-9.2K-99.5K-1.8K0.009.97N/AN/A20348422
2013-03-25$17.98$17.5030.8%8.8%14.7%26.8%0.0%9.5%2.4%-9.8K-118.2K-1.8K0.0010.05N/AN/A00350422
2013-03-26$17.91$17.5029.4%8.4%14.8%23.7%20.7%6.8%2.0%-10.5K-116.8K-1.7K0.0011.68N/AN/A30350422
2013-03-27$18.11$17.5029.4%8.4%15.1%23.6%0.0%9.1%0.6%-10.0K-148.4K-1.7K0.0014.77N/AN/A032349422
2013-03-28$18.02$17.5029.7%8.5%15.3%24.3%0.0%9.3%2.9%-12.0K-116.8K-1.8K0.0010.48N/AN/A00349454