BOX Options History — March 2012

In March 2012, BOX traded between $15.62 and $17.93. ATM implied volatility averaged 38.7%, placing in the 16.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 9.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 13.4% (HV 20d: 25.3%). Max pain ranged from $17.50 to $20.00. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 9 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.00.

Notable Days

  • 2012-03-08: Highest Volume — 404 contracts
  • 2012-03-14: Largest IV spike — 97.4% change
  • 2012-03-14: Highest IV Rank — 87.6%
  • 2012-03-14: Largest Expected Move — 11.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$16.86$15.62$17.93$16.49$17.20
Max Pain$18.33$17.50$20.00$17.50$20.00
ATM IV38.7%22.0%120.5%22.0%26.7%
Expected Move9.0%6.3%11.4%6.3%7.7%
HV 20d25.3%17.8%31.2%21.1%31.2%
HV 60d25.1%22.9%26.9%26.1%23.5%
IV Rank16.7%2.2%87.6%2.2%6.3%
IV Percentile35.3%1.8%98.9%1.8%8.5%
Term Structure-1.2%-10.1%12.9%12.9%2.2%
VWIV28.7%25.5%32.9%26.7%29.7%
Skew 25d5.2%-6.3%27.6%-2.4%2.3%
Skew 10d10.9%1.1%31.9%13.3%3.0%
Call IV 25d28.8%19.1%39.7%24.0%27.6%
Put IV 25d33.9%21.6%52.2%21.6%29.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %111.3029.00158.5429.00113.50
Gamma HHI0.940.880.970.940.97
Net GEX15.9K7.2K19.4K19.0K18.6K
Net DEX-230.7K-351.3K-47.2K-226.8K-251.4K
Net VEX-1.1K-1.5K-691-1.5K-1.1K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.000.000.030.000.00
Total Volume25.682040420
Total OI420.636317513513414

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-03-01$16.49$0.0022.0%6.3%21.1%2.2%0.0%-2.4%12.9%19.0K-226.8K-1.5K0.0029.00N/AN/A2046152
2012-03-02$16.48$0.0035.9%10.3%20.3%14.3%0.0%0.8%8.4%18.3K-235.7K-1.5K0.00118.55N/AN/A2046152
2012-03-05$16.48$0.0038.1%9.9%17.8%16.1%0.0%2.8%-3.6%17.3K-229.9K-1.4K0.00132.24N/AN/A0046152
2012-03-06$16.03$0.0051.9%11.3%20.1%28.1%0.0%-0.6%-7.8%13.6K-192.9K-1.3K0.00150.71N/AN/A10046152
2012-03-07$15.86$0.0045.8%10.6%20.4%22.8%0.0%2.8%-5.6%14.3K-126.9K-1.2K0.00132.54N/AN/A0045152
2012-03-08$15.94$0.0043.7%9.7%18.6%21.0%0.0%7.5%-0.3%15.4K-94.8K-9970.0177.29N/AN/A401345152
2012-03-09$15.62$0.0042.4%9.9%19.6%19.9%26.7%7.7%0.7%7.2K-47.2K-6910.0079.88N/AN/A0326255
2012-03-12$16.20$17.5042.3%8.9%23.6%19.8%0.0%7.7%-5.7%8.9K-97.4K-8710.0076.66N/AN/A5026258
2012-03-13$16.36$17.5061.1%10.1%23.4%36.0%0.0%2.8%-6.4%10.4K-125.2K-9070.00131.63N/AN/A0026758
2012-03-14$16.24$17.50120.5%11.4%23.0%87.6%25.5%18.4%-6.0%9.1K-113.4K-8840.03158.54N/AN/A91326758
2012-03-15$16.43$17.5036.4%10.4%22.7%14.7%0.0%8.8%-10.1%18.0K-210.0K-1.1K0.00156.82N/AN/A6033958
2012-03-16$16.73$17.5026.4%7.6%23.5%6.0%0.0%-6.3%2.5%13.3K-197.7K-1.1K0.0068.23N/AN/A0733958
2012-03-19$17.64$17.5031.4%9.0%30.2%10.4%0.0%27.6%6.9%18.1K-336.8K-1.1K0.00153.38N/AN/A6033962
2012-03-20$17.53$17.5034.5%9.9%29.9%13.0%0.0%18.4%-8.8%19.3K-321.6K-1.2K0.00131.88N/AN/A0034362
2012-03-21$17.93$17.5022.0%6.3%29.9%2.2%32.9%2.0%-1.6%17.4K-349.4K-1.1K0.00131.24N/AN/A17034362
2012-03-22$17.78$17.5025.7%7.4%30.0%5.4%0.0%4.4%4.2%17.4K-329.7K-1.2K0.0098.98N/AN/A5035562
2012-03-23$17.67$17.5029.7%8.5%30.2%8.8%29.7%4.3%-0.0%17.5K-323.4K-1.2K0.00109.71N/AN/A0335562
2012-03-26$17.87$20.0028.1%8.0%30.3%7.4%0.0%4.0%0.5%19.0K-346.6K-1.1K0.00107.64N/AN/A0035559
2012-03-27$17.82$20.0028.1%8.0%29.6%7.5%0.0%3.4%1.6%18.1K-351.3K-1.1K0.0065.54N/AN/A1035559
2012-03-28$17.44$20.0029.3%8.4%30.9%8.5%0.0%-4.7%-8.6%19.4K-308.7K-1.1K0.00114.17N/AN/A0035559
2012-03-29$17.25$20.0029.5%8.5%31.2%8.7%0.0%1.9%-1.9%19.4K-259.1K-1.1K0.00110.44N/AN/A0035559
2012-03-30$17.20$20.0026.7%7.7%31.2%6.3%0.0%2.3%2.2%18.6K-251.4K-1.1K0.00113.50N/AN/A0035559