BOX Options History — January 2012

In January 2012, BOX traded between $14.52 and $15.44. ATM implied volatility averaged 35.2%, placing in the 12.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.5%. IV traded above realized volatility by 6.1% (HV 20d: 29.1%). Max pain ranged from $12.50 to $15.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 6 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.20.

Notable Days

  • 2012-01-03: Highest Volume — 30 contracts
  • 2012-01-23: Largest IV spike — 78.6% change
  • 2012-01-23: Highest IV Rank — 34.2%
  • 2012-01-23: Largest Expected Move — 17.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$14.92$14.52$15.44$14.98$15.44
Max Pain$13.75$12.50$15.00$15.00$15.00
ATM IV35.2%27.3%59.7%38.4%29.6%
Expected Move10.5%7.8%17.1%11.0%8.5%
HV 20d29.1%17.5%36.9%36.7%17.6%
HV 60d35.2%31.7%39.0%39.0%31.7%
IV Rank12.7%5.8%34.2%15.5%7.8%
IV Percentile22.5%2.2%89.4%33.6%6.1%
Term Structure-1.4%-7.8%1.7%-3.3%1.7%
VWIV53.7%30.9%80.6%67.3%30.9%
Skew 25d2.0%-9.8%27.3%9.9%9.4%
Skew 10d6.8%-10.3%39.9%15.9%18.8%
Call IV 25d34.8%23.3%45.3%31.1%23.3%
Put IV 25d36.8%32.7%55.4%41.0%32.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %106.5893.96144.3897.8498.27
Gamma HHI0.690.540.900.630.88
Net GEX12.3K8.7K15.5K12.2K12.6K
Net DEX-161.6K-231.0K-68.5K-200.4K-128.0K
Net VEX-1.1K-1.4K-733-1.4K-893
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.200.004.002.000.00
Total Volume4.5030300
Total OI531.5509543532540

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-01-03$14.98$15.0038.4%11.0%36.7%15.5%0.0%9.9%-3.3%12.2K-200.4K-1.4K2.0097.84N/AN/A102051121
2012-01-04$14.96$15.0037.6%10.8%36.7%14.8%0.0%10.2%-0.7%13.1K-213.4K-1.4K0.0098.86N/AN/A005211
2012-01-05$14.90$15.0038.1%10.9%36.7%15.3%0.0%9.2%-2.0%13.0K-204.4K-1.3K0.00106.53N/AN/A005211
2012-01-06$14.72$12.5037.1%16.1%36.9%14.4%67.3%-9.7%-7.8%12.6K-202.2K-1.3K0.00111.71N/AN/A0105211
2012-01-09$14.58$12.5034.1%11.0%35.5%11.8%0.0%-8.7%-0.2%12.0K-165.3K-1.2K0.0099.93N/AN/A0052111
2012-01-10$14.66$12.5034.7%10.9%34.9%12.2%0.0%-8.7%-0.6%12.2K-167.7K-1.2K0.00101.12N/AN/A0152111
2012-01-11$14.61$12.5037.5%10.7%34.7%14.7%0.0%-7.1%0.8%12.3K-174.6K-1.2K0.00105.27N/AN/A0052112
2012-01-12$14.65$12.5037.7%10.8%34.3%14.9%0.0%-9.4%-1.0%12.3K-158.5K-1.2K0.0097.81N/AN/A0052112
2012-01-13$14.52$12.5038.0%10.9%33.1%15.2%0.0%-8.1%0.3%12.0K-165.7K-1.2K0.00101.64N/AN/A0052112
2012-01-17$14.68$12.5036.9%10.6%32.1%14.2%0.0%-9.8%-0.3%12.3K-141.7K-9990.00104.31N/AN/A0052112
2012-01-18$15.09$12.5030.0%8.6%33.6%8.2%0.0%-5.7%-3.9%13.9K-210.3K-1.2K0.00142.75N/AN/A10052112
2012-01-19$15.24$12.5027.3%7.8%32.9%5.8%0.0%-6.7%-3.7%15.5K-231.0K-1.4K0.00144.38N/AN/A0053112
2012-01-20$15.01$12.5033.4%9.6%24.9%11.2%35.9%-4.9%-6.8%15.4K-200.1K-1.2K0.00134.80N/AN/A0353112
2012-01-23$15.01$15.0059.7%17.1%24.3%34.2%80.6%27.3%-1.9%12.1K-178.1K-1.2K4.00113.31N/AN/A52049613
2012-01-24$14.77$15.0029.7%8.5%24.8%7.9%0.0%6.9%1.4%8.7K-68.5K-7330.0095.98N/AN/A0049633
2012-01-25$14.98$15.0030.9%8.9%18.5%8.9%30.9%7.3%0.1%10.3K-108.6K-9380.0094.18N/AN/A1049633
2012-01-26$15.11$15.0030.5%8.7%18.7%8.6%0.0%8.5%0.6%10.8K-100.7K-7980.0093.96N/AN/A10049733
2012-01-27$15.20$15.0030.8%8.8%17.8%8.8%0.0%9.4%-0.6%10.6K-101.0K-8030.0094.70N/AN/A0050733
2012-01-30$15.31$15.0031.4%9.0%17.5%9.4%0.0%21.2%-0.1%11.4K-112.4K-7900.0094.20N/AN/A0050733
2012-01-31$15.44$15.0029.6%8.5%17.6%7.8%0.0%9.4%1.7%12.6K-128.0K-8930.0098.27N/AN/A0050733