BX Options History — August 2022

In August 2022, BX traded between $94.77 and $108.81. ATM implied volatility averaged 40.3%, placing in the 48.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 11.5%. IV traded below realized volatility by 3.7% (HV 20d: 44.1%). Max pain ranged from $100.00 to $110.00. Net GEX was positive for 15 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 11 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.90.

Notable Days

  • 2022-08-01: Highest Volume — 26,264 contracts
  • 2022-08-26: Largest IV spike — 13.3% change
  • 2022-08-31: Highest IV Rank — 60.8%
  • 2022-08-30: Largest Expected Move — 12.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$102.83$94.77$108.81$102.99$94.77
Max Pain$108.70$100.00$110.00$100.00$110.00
ATM IV40.3%36.7%45.1%40.9%45.1%
Expected Move11.5%10.5%12.7%11.7%12.6%
HV 20d44.1%38.1%48.5%43.5%44.8%
HV 60d51.9%49.8%55.7%55.7%50.8%
IV Rank48.2%38.7%60.8%50.5%60.8%
IV Percentile53.8%37.3%73.0%57.5%73.0%
Term Structure0.2%-1.4%2.1%-0.5%-0.3%
VWIV41.7%36.3%46.4%44.2%44.9%
Skew 25d7.3%6.2%8.7%7.2%7.8%
Skew 10d15.2%13.1%18.2%17.6%14.7%
Call IV 25d37.3%33.1%41.9%38.2%41.9%
Put IV 25d44.6%40.2%49.8%45.4%49.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %26.075.6147.6519.795.61
Gamma HHI0.070.050.160.050.10
Net GEX2.6M-9.6M19.2M4.7M-9.6M
Net DEX-23.0M-274.0M306.8M-57.8M306.8M
Net VEX-3.7M-3.9M-3.3M-3.8M-3.3M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.900.381.790.580.47
Total Volume16,572.5226,16726,26426,26422,338
Total OI278,157.391250,224302,567266,955276,603

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2022-08-01$102.99$100.0040.9%11.7%43.5%50.5%44.2%7.2%-0.5%4.7M-57.8M-3.8M0.5819.79N/AN/A16,6099,655125,610141,345
2022-08-02$101.31$100.0041.7%12.0%43.9%52.7%44.3%7.3%-0.2%2.2M1.9M-3.7M0.4515.54N/AN/A15,2416,846127,914144,694
2022-08-03$101.44$100.0040.9%11.4%43.9%50.6%41.4%7.8%-1.4%2.6M-4.5M-3.7M0.3921.34N/AN/A14,9915,809129,251147,058
2022-08-04$102.36$110.0039.7%11.7%42.7%47.3%42.4%6.8%-0.3%4.9M-52.7M-3.7M0.4336.05N/AN/A15,0166,449130,294145,910
2022-08-05$101.11$110.0039.5%11.5%42.8%46.8%46.4%6.6%-1.3%-871.9K-1.7M-3.6M0.4541.95N/AN/A16,7917,503130,585147,652
2022-08-08$102.99$110.0039.4%11.2%42.9%46.4%41.3%6.9%-0.3%3.9M-68.9M-3.6M0.3839.44N/AN/A15,9996,060126,511144,504
2022-08-09$100.67$110.0040.5%11.8%43.5%49.5%43.2%7.6%0.8%1.1M4.6M-3.5M1.3347.65N/AN/A3,9895,297129,433146,198
2022-08-10$108.19$110.0036.7%10.5%48.4%39.1%38.2%6.2%-0.0%11.8M-260.3M-3.8M0.5436.16N/AN/A13,3627,177130,719149,967
2022-08-11$105.69$110.0038.8%11.6%48.5%44.9%39.2%6.4%2.1%11.0M-174.9M-3.8M1.0345.93N/AN/A8,0038,256135,636151,610
2022-08-12$108.42$110.0037.4%10.7%47.8%41.1%40.7%7.1%0.1%19.2M-274.0M-3.9M0.5437.01N/AN/A7,4814,025136,771156,531
2022-08-15$108.81$110.0038.1%10.9%47.8%43.0%43.0%7.6%1.0%9.8M-238.5M-3.8M1.2816.42N/AN/A6,7698,633132,098150,730
2022-08-16$107.69$110.0037.3%10.7%43.9%38.8%40.9%6.9%1.8%8.2M-193.5M-3.8M1.5736.98N/AN/A6,37910,042134,520156,770
2022-08-17$106.20$110.0038.2%11.0%43.9%41.5%36.7%6.7%0.8%6.9M-134.3M-3.9M1.4842.16N/AN/A4,1656,156136,984162,152
2022-08-18$107.19$110.0037.3%10.7%41.5%38.7%36.3%7.1%0.0%7.8M-170.0M-3.9M0.8825.44N/AN/A3,5153,107138,237162,789
2022-08-19$103.01$110.0038.1%10.8%44.1%41.1%39.5%6.2%1.8%-297.5K10.3M-3.7M1.0531.09N/AN/A9,69010,140139,300163,267
2022-08-22$100.80$110.0041.9%11.9%44.9%51.8%43.2%7.4%0.0%-3.0M88.1M-3.6M1.7914.70N/AN/A7,87314,058127,083123,141
2022-08-23$102.33$110.0042.3%11.9%42.7%52.7%41.8%8.7%-0.2%-1.3M39.1M-3.7M0.8214.97N/AN/A5,2494,297131,278129,886
2022-08-24$103.10$110.0041.3%11.7%40.2%50.1%39.5%7.8%-0.4%1.0M11.3M-3.8M0.9618.80N/AN/A3,1533,014134,545132,264
2022-08-25$105.14$110.0038.9%10.9%38.1%43.2%39.2%7.4%0.9%5.1M-73.0M-3.9M0.4820.33N/AN/A6,0962,928136,361133,939
2022-08-26$98.60$110.0044.0%12.5%44.4%57.7%43.5%7.9%0.0%-6.8M178.4M-3.6M1.5113.73N/AN/A8,85813,332139,336134,995
2022-08-29$96.48$110.0044.8%12.7%45.0%59.8%44.5%7.6%-0.5%-8.6M256.8M-3.5M0.686.75N/AN/A7,7015,242133,091136,679
2022-08-30$95.69$110.0044.8%12.7%44.8%59.7%45.6%7.8%-0.6%-9.1M278.0M-3.4M1.7611.76N/AN/A5,0348,840134,164139,215
2022-08-31$94.77$110.0045.1%12.6%44.8%60.8%44.9%7.8%-0.3%-9.6M306.8M-3.3M0.475.61N/AN/A15,2467,092135,758140,845