BOX Options History — July 2011

In July 2011, BOX traded between $13.97 and $17.46. ATM implied volatility averaged 37.3%. The 30-day expected move averaged 9.7%. IV traded above realized volatility by 7.2% (HV 20d: 30.1%). Max pain ranged from $15.00 to $17.50. Net GEX was positive for 7 of 15 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 10 of 15 days. Put/call ratio averaged 2.73.

Notable Days

  • 2011-07-27: Highest Volume — 550 contracts
  • 2011-07-14: Largest IV drop — 68.5% change
  • 2011-07-29: Largest Expected Move — 11.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$15.62$13.97$17.46$17.46$14.51
Max Pain$16.17$15.00$17.50$17.50$15.00
ATM IV37.3%20.7%65.7%33.5%38.3%
Expected Move9.7%5.9%11.0%9.6%11.0%
HV 20d30.1%24.8%36.2%24.8%35.9%
Term Structure-1.0%-12.6%5.9%-12.6%5.9%
VWIV28.6%20.6%36.6%36.6%20.6%
Skew 25d2.9%-4.0%11.0%11.0%-3.1%
Skew 10d9.3%-2.0%21.0%21.0%-0.7%
Call IV 25d33.4%26.0%40.2%30.7%34.8%
Put IV 25d36.4%30.2%41.8%41.6%31.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %127.1075.65192.13192.13133.28
Gamma HHI0.830.480.990.990.83
Net GEX-1.7K-17.3K3.8K3.8K-16.9K
Net DEX62.6K-27.1K433.2K-27.1K399.8K
Net VEX-235-1.2K-57-108-1.2K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio2.730.005.000.005.00
Total Volume39.533055000
Total OI136.45462454614

Daily Data (15 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-07-01$17.46$17.5033.5%9.6%24.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%-12.6%3.8K-27.1K-1080.00192.13N/AN/A00468
2011-07-05$17.04$17.5043.2%10.3%26.5%0.0%0.0%11.0%1.6%3.0K-23.6K-970.00123.99N/AN/A00468
2011-07-07$16.90$17.5041.8%10.6%26.1%0.0%0.0%5.4%0.3%3.3K-21.8K-920.00117.47N/AN/A00468
2011-07-08$16.65$17.5045.1%10.4%26.1%0.0%0.0%7.6%0.4%2.7K-14.1K-820.00127.38N/AN/A00468
2011-07-12$16.77$17.5065.7%10.5%25.5%0.0%0.0%8.6%1.0%1.8K-270-570.0075.65N/AN/A10468
2011-07-14$16.22$17.5020.7%5.9%27.1%0.0%0.0%2.7%-7.0%1.2K973-710.00132.81N/AN/A004712
2011-07-15$16.18$17.5028.0%8.0%26.8%0.0%0.0%1.5%3.0%1004.7K-640.00112.40N/AN/A004712
2011-07-19$15.57$15.0035.0%10.0%29.7%0.0%0.0%9.2%-7.7%-35515.9K-1090.00110.73N/AN/A002733
2011-07-20$15.17$15.0037.4%10.7%30.7%0.0%36.6%4.0%0.2%-87723.1K-921.40116.32N/AN/A10142733
2011-07-21$14.58$15.0035.9%10.3%33.2%0.0%0.0%-1.0%-7.3%-1.5K36.7K-1040.00176.92N/AN/A003243
2011-07-25$14.77$15.0036.5%10.5%33.1%0.0%0.0%1.5%0.4%-1.6K32.4K-1140.00117.94N/AN/A003243
2011-07-26$14.22$15.0037.5%10.8%35.1%0.0%0.0%-2.7%-1.0%-1.5K35.6K-1000.00126.27N/AN/A003243
2011-07-27$13.97$15.0034.4%9.9%35.0%0.0%0.0%0.7%3.2%-1.5K43.0K-854.50121.03N/AN/A1004503243
2011-07-28$14.25$15.0026.1%7.5%36.2%0.0%20.6%-4.0%4.2%-17.3K433.2K-1.2K5.00122.12N/AN/A315131493
2011-07-29$14.51$15.0038.3%11.0%35.9%0.0%0.0%-3.1%5.9%-16.9K399.8K-1.2K0.00133.28N/AN/A00131483