BOX Options History — May 2012

In May 2012, BOX traded between $17.49 and $18.92. ATM implied volatility averaged 34.2%, placing in the 12.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 9.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 3.1% (HV 20d: 31.1%). Max pain ranged from $17.50 to $17.50. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 7 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.04.

Notable Days

  • 2012-05-18: Highest Volume — 129 contracts
  • 2012-05-09: Largest IV spike — 44.7% change
  • 2012-05-31: Highest IV Rank — 33.9%
  • 2012-05-31: Largest Expected Move — 16.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$18.27$17.49$18.92$18.92$18.22
Max Pain$17.50$17.50$17.50$17.50$17.50
ATM IV34.2%22.7%58.6%23.9%58.6%
Expected Move9.9%6.5%16.8%6.9%16.8%
HV 20d31.1%26.9%36.3%30.6%32.4%
HV 60d30.1%27.9%32.2%28.0%31.5%
IV Rank12.8%2.8%33.9%3.9%33.9%
IV Percentile37.3%2.7%91.8%5.2%91.8%
Term Structure-0.6%-14.9%17.9%13.2%-14.9%
VWIV24.6%21.6%31.4%22.6%21.6%
Skew 25d7.9%-9.8%21.3%11.9%-9.8%
Skew 10d11.5%-22.4%32.8%15.0%-22.4%
Call IV 25d28.5%16.4%63.0%16.4%63.0%
Put IV 25d36.4%28.3%60.4%28.3%53.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %113.4493.27152.25103.26152.25
Gamma HHI0.760.470.960.850.48
Net GEX20.8K1.6K118.1K17.4K7.3K
Net DEX-360.3K-588.5K-71.6K-573.8K-168.2K
Net VEX-749-1.1K-495-495-1.1K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.040.000.340.000.00
Total Volume26.77301292627
Total OI402.727216495428356

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-05-01$18.92$17.5023.9%6.9%30.6%3.9%22.6%11.9%13.2%17.4K-573.8K-4950.00103.26N/AN/A26036959
2012-05-02$18.80$17.5025.6%7.3%28.7%5.3%0.0%21.3%17.9%19.8K-578.4K-5200.00114.19N/AN/A10038259
2012-05-03$18.17$17.5031.5%9.0%30.7%10.4%22.8%10.8%6.7%31.8K-511.8K-6370.00112.61N/AN/A20039159
2012-05-04$17.82$0.0032.2%8.9%31.7%11.0%0.0%4.3%-2.6%32.4K-406.6K-7550.00125.93N/AN/A0041159
2012-05-07$17.94$0.0029.5%9.1%31.5%8.7%0.0%5.6%1.6%35.2K-435.4K-7240.18109.48N/AN/A571041159
2012-05-08$17.96$0.0026.3%8.9%27.6%5.9%31.4%3.2%0.6%30.6K-383.4K-6430.00114.01N/AN/A18036169
2012-05-09$18.21$17.5038.0%10.3%27.7%16.1%0.0%9.2%-4.2%25.3K-434.9K-6960.00108.78N/AN/A2037869
2012-05-10$18.54$17.5044.4%12.7%26.9%21.6%0.0%4.0%-12.4%19.9K-511.1K-5810.00138.60N/AN/A0038069
2012-05-11$18.40$17.5031.8%9.1%27.1%10.7%0.0%8.3%-1.8%20.4K-521.5K-5350.00108.02N/AN/A1038069
2012-05-14$18.16$17.5033.1%9.5%27.8%11.8%0.0%6.4%-0.3%29.4K-484.4K-5510.04101.72N/AN/A24138069
2012-05-15$18.59$17.5033.2%9.5%27.7%11.9%0.0%10.3%-0.5%12.0K-560.8K-5330.14114.27N/AN/A36539770
2012-05-16$18.86$17.5022.7%6.5%26.9%2.8%0.0%12.1%13.6%10.4K-588.5K-6750.00114.86N/AN/A0042075
2012-05-17$18.39$17.5030.9%8.8%28.9%9.9%0.0%8.4%0.2%14.1K-570.6K-6170.00115.58N/AN/A17042074
2012-05-18$17.49$17.5036.4%10.4%33.8%14.6%0.0%-1.1%-2.9%118.1K-287.2K-7060.34104.06N/AN/A963342074
2012-05-21$18.16$17.5038.4%11.0%36.2%16.4%21.6%10.1%-4.9%1.6K-71.6K-7100.00108.24N/AN/A31013086
2012-05-22$18.35$17.5033.0%9.5%36.3%11.7%0.0%8.2%-0.7%3.0K-98.4K-7330.00107.90N/AN/A58015786
2012-05-23$18.29$17.5035.9%10.3%36.3%14.3%0.0%11.2%-4.2%4.5K-123.7K-9590.0093.27N/AN/A0020586
2012-05-24$18.30$17.5034.9%10.0%36.2%13.4%0.0%9.2%-1.8%4.3K-124.3K-9300.00108.33N/AN/A75020586
2012-05-25$18.08$17.5036.2%10.4%34.3%14.5%0.0%9.0%-3.7%5.1K-136.3K-1.1K0.00108.60N/AN/A38023286
2012-05-29$18.10$17.5033.9%9.7%33.2%12.5%0.0%6.2%-3.2%7.0K-181.3K-1.1K0.0099.54N/AN/A4027086
2012-05-30$18.17$17.5042.6%12.2%32.4%20.0%0.0%14.4%-9.4%7.0K-175.4K-1.1K0.00132.23N/AN/A0027086
2012-05-31$18.22$17.5058.6%16.8%32.4%33.9%0.0%-9.8%-14.9%7.3K-168.2K-1.1K0.00152.25N/AN/A27027086