BOX Options History — August 2011

In August 2011, BOX traded between $11.91 and $14.48. ATM implied volatility averaged 47.8%. The 30-day expected move averaged 13.0%. IV traded below realized volatility by 20.1% (HV 20d: 67.8%). Max pain ranged from $15.00 to $15.00. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 18 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 12 of 18 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.00.

Notable Days

  • 2011-08-31: Highest Volume — 20 contracts
  • 2011-08-09: Largest IV spike — 83.8% change
  • 2011-08-01: Largest Expected Move — 32.6%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$12.96$11.91$14.48$14.48$13.29
Max Pain$15.00$15.00$15.00$15.00$15.00
ATM IV47.8%33.2%113.6%113.6%48.6%
Expected Move13.0%9.5%32.6%32.6%13.9%
HV 20d67.8%35.7%79.3%35.7%79.1%
HV 60d56.0%55.7%56.5%55.7%55.9%
Term Structure0.1%-35.0%13.8%-35.0%-6.7%
VWIV64.3%64.3%64.3%64.3%64.3%
Skew 25d2.6%-16.6%16.3%1.8%-0.3%
Skew 10d5.3%-24.9%17.1%-14.1%15.1%
Call IV 25d43.0%31.3%92.0%92.0%45.5%
Put IV 25d45.5%30.0%93.8%93.8%45.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %122.73102.78179.39179.39124.53
Gamma HHI0.800.690.890.690.81
Net GEX-7.0K-18.5K-2.1K-6.6K-7.4K
Net DEX531.2K278.2K591.4K278.2K577.8K
Net VEX-405-1.3K-97-1.3K-216
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.000.000.000.000.00
Total Volume1.667020020
Total OI645.667575715614584

Daily Data (18 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-08-01$14.48$15.00113.6%32.6%35.7%0.0%0.0%1.8%-35.0%-6.6K278.2K-1.3K0.00179.39N/AN/A00131483
2011-08-02$14.00$15.0036.6%10.5%35.7%0.0%0.0%6.9%-7.5%-18.5K387.6K-1.1K0.00130.02N/AN/A00131483
2011-08-03$13.99$15.0034.4%9.8%35.8%0.0%0.0%-3.9%0.3%-17.2K432.1K-1.0K0.00119.64N/AN/A00131483
2011-08-08$12.01$15.0045.2%11.0%59.4%0.0%64.3%-16.6%4.2%-4.0K547.0K-2570.00102.78N/AN/A10231483
2011-08-09$13.00$15.0083.0%12.9%68.6%0.0%0.0%-9.6%2.0%-3.9K575.6K-3290.00125.88N/AN/A00232483
2011-08-10$12.35$15.0044.0%12.3%68.9%0.0%0.0%4.4%1.7%-5.3K554.5K-2870.00109.71N/AN/A00232483
2011-08-11$13.01$15.0040.3%11.6%73.1%0.0%0.0%16.3%13.8%-9.9K530.8K-5130.00116.13N/AN/A00232483
2011-08-15$13.44$15.0033.2%9.5%74.8%0.0%0.0%2.8%13.5%-11.5K580.8K-4350.00115.49N/AN/A00232483
2011-08-16$13.24$15.0034.9%10.0%74.9%0.0%0.0%4.3%11.6%-8.8K591.4K-3290.00119.94N/AN/A00232483
2011-08-18$13.07$15.0038.2%11.0%74.5%0.0%0.0%8.8%10.5%-7.7K587.0K-2810.00112.86N/AN/A00232483
2011-08-19$12.39$15.0034.9%10.0%75.6%0.0%0.0%-4.8%-15.0%-2.1K587.1K-970.00117.75N/AN/A00232483
2011-08-22$11.91$15.0044.4%12.7%76.0%0.0%0.0%-0.5%0.6%-2.2K539.3K-1390.00126.19N/AN/A00107468
2011-08-23$12.30$15.0047.9%13.7%77.3%0.0%0.0%13.4%5.8%-5.3K531.8K-2580.00125.00N/AN/A00107468
2011-08-24$12.47$15.0045.5%13.0%77.6%0.0%0.0%6.7%-1.1%-2.8K564.6K-1400.00120.17N/AN/A90107468
2011-08-25$12.29$15.0045.5%13.0%76.9%0.0%0.0%7.5%1.0%-3.0K548.9K-1610.00112.96N/AN/A00116468
2011-08-26$12.70$15.0044.6%12.8%77.9%0.0%0.0%10.6%4.3%-3.0K568.3K-1630.00129.66N/AN/A00116468
2011-08-29$13.31$15.0044.8%12.8%79.3%0.0%0.0%-1.8%-1.8%-7.6K578.5K-2240.00121.02N/AN/A00116468
2011-08-31$13.29$15.0048.6%13.9%79.1%0.0%0.0%-0.3%-6.7%-7.4K577.8K-2160.00124.53N/AN/A020116468