BOX Options History — October 2016

In October 2016, BOX traded between $14.45 and $16.36. ATM implied volatility averaged 38.8%, placing in the 7.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 11.1%. IV traded above realized volatility by 11.7% (HV 20d: 27.1%). Max pain ranged from $14.00 to $15.00. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 21 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.45.

Notable Days

  • 2016-10-04: Highest Volume — 5,833 contracts
  • 2016-10-10: Largest IV spike — 8.4% change
  • 2016-10-31: Highest IV Rank — 11.7%
  • 2016-10-31: Largest Expected Move — 11.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$15.15$14.45$16.36$16.15$14.45
Max Pain$14.86$14.00$15.00$14.00$15.00
ATM IV38.8%35.8%41.3%35.8%41.3%
Expected Move11.1%10.3%11.8%10.3%11.8%
HV 20d27.1%21.8%30.9%30.8%21.8%
HV 60d28.1%26.0%29.6%28.5%26.5%
IV Rank7.8%3.2%11.7%3.2%11.7%
IV Percentile12.5%2.4%26.2%2.4%26.2%
Term Structure5.1%0.6%8.1%0.6%7.0%
VWIV39.2%32.6%42.3%32.6%42.3%
Skew 25d3.1%0.7%5.5%5.0%0.9%
Skew 10d9.9%-9.8%24.1%24.1%5.1%
Call IV 25d39.3%32.7%42.8%32.7%42.8%
Put IV 25d42.4%37.6%45.2%37.6%43.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %46.7319.3693.0833.0431.77
Gamma HHI0.260.230.350.330.23
Net GEX627.8K524.5K710.8K666.7K524.5K
Net DEX-23.0M-29.2M-17.8M-26.6M-17.8M
Net VEX-89.4K-93.7K-84.3K-86.0K-85.3K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.450.220.650.440.37
Total Volume3,262.5242,3305,8333,2812,787
Total OI39,369.09535,58144,15435,58137,351

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2016-10-03$16.15$14.0035.8%10.3%30.8%3.2%32.6%5.0%0.6%666.7K-26.6M-86.0K0.4433.04N/AN/A2,2731,00828,7526,829
2016-10-04$16.36$14.0038.3%11.0%30.8%7.0%38.0%1.2%1.4%678.8K-28.3M-86.8K0.2235.15N/AN/A4,7891,04429,3256,926
2016-10-05$16.20$14.0036.7%10.5%30.9%4.6%38.1%5.5%1.7%710.8K-29.2M-93.5K0.3635.38N/AN/A2,9261,06031,0877,062
2016-10-06$15.87$15.0038.5%11.0%30.7%7.3%38.5%3.0%4.7%707.8K-28.1M-93.7K0.4037.05N/AN/A2,49199632,3047,113
2016-10-07$15.65$15.0035.9%10.8%26.9%3.4%39.0%3.9%3.3%699.8K-26.1M-92.9K0.2966.23N/AN/A3,05989732,3847,150
2016-10-10$15.64$15.0038.9%11.1%23.6%8.0%40.0%2.0%3.7%701.6K-26.2M-92.1K0.2978.99N/AN/A2,95484832,2527,177
2016-10-11$15.21$15.0039.3%11.4%26.2%8.6%41.4%3.5%3.9%646.3K-22.8M-88.2K0.3835.59N/AN/A2,29688332,3137,188
2016-10-12$15.05$15.0038.6%11.1%26.3%7.6%40.2%1.8%5.1%623.9K-21.4M-88.7K0.3754.65N/AN/A2,37689032,3947,233
2016-10-13$14.74$15.0039.9%11.4%26.5%9.5%41.5%3.5%4.4%587.8K-19.3M-84.3K0.2553.28N/AN/A3,52387332,4147,217
2016-10-14$14.65$15.0038.9%11.1%26.5%7.9%38.6%2.4%4.7%639.5K-20.6M-90.3K0.5929.79N/AN/A1,48087034,5657,212
2016-10-17$14.58$15.0039.9%11.4%26.1%9.5%39.8%4.3%5.5%657.2K-19.6M-89.0K0.5833.09N/AN/A1,56291034,7607,283
2016-10-18$14.52$15.0038.6%11.1%26.1%7.5%38.9%3.8%6.4%644.6K-19.9M-88.6K0.5338.44N/AN/A1,80196334,8287,324
2016-10-19$14.66$15.0039.5%11.3%26.1%9.0%40.0%5.1%5.3%673.9K-20.8M-88.7K0.6250.22N/AN/A2,2161,36435,1407,466
2016-10-20$15.11$15.0039.8%11.4%28.2%9.3%40.5%3.2%6.7%675.2K-25.0M-91.3K0.5893.08N/AN/A2,3471,36435,7837,732
2016-10-21$15.16$15.0038.8%11.1%27.3%7.9%39.5%4.2%8.1%557.7K-26.6M-91.8K0.6566.43N/AN/A2,0661,34336,3137,841
2016-10-24$15.25$15.0039.0%11.2%27.4%8.1%39.3%1.8%8.1%588.4K-23.4M-91.8K0.5744.33N/AN/A1,59490130,8406,012
2016-10-25$15.08$15.0038.9%11.2%27.4%8.0%39.6%4.1%6.8%574.8K-22.1M-90.5K0.5474.57N/AN/A1,56985131,0086,038
2016-10-26$14.76$15.0038.9%11.2%27.7%8.0%39.0%0.7%6.1%557.8K-20.4M-88.9K0.5219.36N/AN/A1,53379731,1656,141
2016-10-27$14.52$15.0038.5%11.0%27.9%7.4%39.3%1.1%8.1%534.9K-18.9M-86.4K0.5242.94N/AN/A1,56981131,2276,161
2016-10-28$14.52$15.0040.4%11.6%24.5%10.2%36.6%4.7%4.8%531.3K-19.2M-88.1K0.4127.90N/AN/A1,85877131,2866,155
2016-10-31$14.45$15.0041.3%11.8%21.8%11.7%42.3%0.9%7.0%524.5K-17.8M-85.3K0.3731.77N/AN/A2,04174631,1876,164