BX Options History — December 2021

In December 2021, BX traded between $119.25 and $141.63. ATM implied volatility averaged 36.1%, placing in the 64.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.4%. IV traded below realized volatility by 4.0% (HV 20d: 40.1%). Max pain ranged from $125.00 to $135.00. Net GEX was positive for 15 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 14 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.27.

Notable Days

  • 2021-12-03: Highest Volume — 73,890 contracts
  • 2021-12-03: Largest IV spike — 18.1% change
  • 2021-12-01: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2021-12-03: Largest Expected Move — 14.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$131.13$119.25$141.63$139.32$130.00
Max Pain$126.36$125.00$135.00$135.00$125.00
ATM IV36.1%32.6%45.6%40.0%33.1%
Expected Move10.4%8.7%14.1%12.5%8.7%
HV 20d40.1%33.6%48.3%33.6%44.6%
HV 60d39.9%37.0%42.9%40.7%38.1%
IV Rank64.3%48.6%100.0%100.0%50.7%
IV Percentile92.7%83.3%100.0%100.0%84.1%
Term Structure0.4%-1.4%2.4%0.1%-0.1%
VWIV37.4%32.1%52.1%44.5%32.1%
Skew 25d6.2%2.7%9.7%5.7%3.6%
Skew 10d13.5%1.8%25.7%15.3%1.8%
Call IV 25d34.4%31.2%43.7%38.8%33.5%
Put IV 25d40.5%35.7%53.4%44.5%37.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %44.1713.0267.2443.8531.07
Gamma HHI0.080.060.200.060.15
Net GEX3.8M-9.6M16.2M8.0M16.0M
Net DEX-332.7M-677.6M71.6M-578.5M-417.0M
Net VEX-3.8M-4.3M-3.3M-4.1M-3.8M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.270.150.490.200.22
Total Volume48,886.04525,70873,89059,38429,984
Total OI269,388.182236,376288,905273,618268,381

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2021-12-01$139.32$135.0040.0%12.5%33.6%100.0%44.5%5.7%0.1%8.0M-578.5M-4.1M0.2043.85N/AN/A49,33210,052139,404134,214
2021-12-02$141.63$135.0038.6%12.0%34.0%93.1%44.6%5.2%0.0%10.1M-677.6M-4.1M0.2735.85N/AN/A52,52714,356140,803137,116
2021-12-03$134.21$135.0045.6%14.1%38.9%100.0%52.1%9.7%-1.1%-9.6M-307.4M-4.3M0.3138.27N/AN/A56,20317,687143,117143,376
2021-12-06$134.51$125.0038.9%11.0%38.8%73.6%38.9%9.5%1.1%4.0M-397.5M-4.0M0.2055.76N/AN/A54,39410,964133,417135,653
2021-12-07$138.72$125.0034.7%9.8%40.6%57.1%36.6%8.2%0.2%8.8M-583.8M-4.1M0.1660.84N/AN/A49,4137,951136,374139,012
2021-12-08$135.13$125.0035.0%10.2%39.6%58.1%38.1%7.0%0.6%4.3M-430.2M-3.9M0.2253.23N/AN/A51,00511,140137,827140,011
2021-12-09$134.76$125.0035.3%10.1%35.6%59.1%36.3%6.5%2.4%3.6M-419.3M-3.9M0.1562.04N/AN/A47,9267,239140,827143,197
2021-12-10$133.63$125.0033.3%9.5%35.0%51.3%34.1%5.7%0.1%501.3K-352.2M-3.8M0.2952.84N/AN/A48,43213,881142,319144,064
2021-12-13$130.52$125.0034.9%9.8%35.5%57.6%35.6%5.9%-0.5%951.3K-237.9M-3.7M0.1954.30N/AN/A45,2588,396132,102138,277
2021-12-14$126.30$125.0036.8%10.8%36.8%65.2%37.2%5.7%0.4%-1.0M-48.4M-3.5M0.3254.65N/AN/A52,27516,578132,662140,649
2021-12-15$126.95$125.0036.5%10.4%36.6%63.8%37.0%7.8%0.0%-933.8K-89.6M-3.6M0.2067.24N/AN/A48,6269,741135,785145,301
2021-12-16$123.49$125.0036.7%10.3%37.0%64.6%37.1%5.9%0.0%-5.3M71.6M-3.5M0.3949.66N/AN/A31,80112,412136,747146,943
2021-12-17$123.44$125.0036.7%10.3%36.5%64.9%36.8%6.9%-1.3%-6.5M67.3M-3.5M0.3959.99N/AN/A30,79512,072140,321148,584
2021-12-20$119.25$125.0040.0%11.5%37.5%77.6%40.9%6.4%0.1%-5.6M34.1M-3.3M0.4947.38N/AN/A23,71611,517115,218121,158
2021-12-21$122.58$125.0035.3%10.1%39.8%59.3%37.4%6.9%-0.1%-5.4M-73.5M-3.4M0.4037.03N/AN/A26,03710,506120,003126,953
2021-12-22$130.40$125.0034.5%9.9%47.1%56.2%35.1%6.1%2.4%6.0M-418.5M-3.8M0.2447.27N/AN/A30,7557,476126,612126,936
2021-12-23$135.13$125.0033.8%9.6%48.3%53.2%34.8%5.8%-0.7%16.2M-642.4M-3.9M0.2435.41N/AN/A34,0098,237131,878128,170
2021-12-27$135.15$125.0035.0%9.6%47.8%58.3%34.0%6.4%-1.4%15.4M-626.4M-3.9M0.2217.61N/AN/A26,4415,912130,180121,130
2021-12-28$132.02$125.0033.5%9.4%46.8%52.3%33.6%4.3%1.4%12.6M-498.3M-3.8M0.2925.94N/AN/A24,0607,048133,520122,329
2021-12-29$128.69$125.0032.8%9.3%46.5%49.4%32.8%2.7%2.0%6.5M-336.3M-3.8M0.3528.47N/AN/A24,8838,748135,485124,047
2021-12-30$129.04$125.0032.6%8.9%45.0%48.6%32.3%3.6%2.1%6.0M-358.5M-3.8M0.2613.02N/AN/A20,3745,334138,836127,602
2021-12-31$130.00$125.0033.1%8.7%44.6%50.7%32.1%3.6%-0.1%16.0M-417.0M-3.8M0.2231.07N/AN/A24,5385,446140,310128,071