BX Options History — August 2024

In August 2024, BX traded between $128.24 and $142.11. ATM implied volatility averaged 29.3%, placing in the 29.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 8.4%. IV traded below realized volatility by 4.3% (HV 20d: 33.6%). Max pain ranged from $130.00 to $135.00. Net GEX was positive for 15 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 11 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.10.

Notable Days

  • 2024-08-02: Highest Volume — 43,903 contracts
  • 2024-08-02: Largest IV spike — 30.1% change
  • 2024-08-05: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2024-08-05: Largest Expected Move — 11.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$135.10$128.24$142.11$136.66$142.11
Max Pain$130.45$130.00$135.00$135.00$130.00
ATM IV29.3%25.4%40.9%26.9%26.5%
Expected Move8.4%7.1%11.7%8.6%7.3%
HV 20d33.6%27.5%36.7%32.9%27.5%
HV 60d29.1%27.9%30.3%29.0%27.9%
IV Rank29.2%4.4%100.0%15.3%11.3%
IV Percentile41.2%4.8%100.0%17.9%17.1%
Term Structure-0.2%-2.9%1.6%-2.9%0.6%
VWIV29.7%25.7%38.7%29.2%26.1%
Skew 25d4.2%1.0%7.1%2.1%4.3%
Skew 10d9.6%0.1%23.4%7.1%6.7%
Call IV 25d27.5%23.4%35.2%27.1%23.8%
Put IV 25d31.7%27.1%41.3%29.2%28.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %48.4730.5560.6930.5549.54
Gamma HHI0.070.060.090.060.08
Net GEX6.7M-10.6M25.7M2.8M21.9M
Net DEX-412.7M-823.1M37.6M-456.0M-822.6M
Net VEX-6.8M-7.8M-6.2M-7.0M-6.2M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.100.293.060.350.76
Total Volume11,409.0915,15443,90322,6245,242
Total OI380,946345,064404,669389,020372,088

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2024-08-01$136.66$135.0026.9%8.6%32.9%15.3%29.2%2.1%-2.9%2.8M-456.0M-7.0M0.3530.55N/AN/A16,7645,860145,142243,878
2024-08-02$132.92$135.0035.0%10.2%34.7%70.8%34.8%2.5%-0.9%-7.0M-176.7M-7.6M1.0837.07N/AN/A21,09522,808152,440245,583
2024-08-05$129.37$130.0040.9%11.7%35.9%100.0%38.7%6.1%1.4%-5.8M-24.6M-7.8M1.5148.92N/AN/A8,41112,716152,035241,732
2024-08-06$131.25$130.0035.6%10.2%36.1%67.4%36.5%3.8%-2.1%-2.8M-145.2M-7.5M1.3255.24N/AN/A3,4744,586153,734241,712
2024-08-07$128.24$130.0035.7%10.1%36.7%67.7%34.9%6.5%-0.5%-10.6M37.6M-7.4M1.3549.29N/AN/A5,5227,459154,171243,650
2024-08-08$130.79$130.0031.9%9.3%36.7%44.4%31.7%4.3%1.5%-5.7M-115.3M-7.3M0.4460.69N/AN/A6,0082,664156,631245,624
2024-08-09$130.95$130.0030.9%8.9%35.6%38.7%33.8%5.6%-0.2%-4.2M-147.8M-7.1M0.6258.87N/AN/A3,4162,109158,664246,005
2024-08-12$129.04$130.0031.9%8.9%35.5%44.6%31.6%4.8%-0.8%-9.1M-38.9M-7.0M1.0956.30N/AN/A4,8285,251154,642239,475
2024-08-13$133.47$130.0030.6%8.3%34.5%36.5%29.0%5.9%-2.6%3.9M-342.8M-6.9M0.9856.75N/AN/A3,6713,614155,236240,219
2024-08-14$136.31$130.0027.7%8.3%34.7%18.8%28.7%7.1%1.6%16.1M-557.9M-6.6M1.4360.67N/AN/A3,7955,431156,187241,311
2024-08-15$136.58$130.0026.1%7.6%34.3%9.0%26.0%2.4%0.4%16.9M-575.9M-6.5M0.4856.03N/AN/A4,2912,080156,695243,777
2024-08-16$133.73$130.0025.4%7.4%34.2%4.8%26.1%1.9%0.1%3.7M-357.1M-6.6M0.2954.23N/AN/A11,0763,213156,748244,641
2024-08-19$134.31$130.0025.4%7.1%33.9%4.4%27.5%4.5%0.7%6.5M-383.0M-6.6M0.6550.09N/AN/A5,2843,426134,921210,143
2024-08-20$133.13$130.0026.7%7.7%33.2%12.6%30.6%4.2%-0.5%4.8M-331.7M-6.6M3.0635.89N/AN/A2,1936,720138,201211,766
2024-08-21$134.84$130.0026.3%7.5%31.2%9.9%26.7%4.5%1.1%8.5M-424.6M-6.6M1.2942.61N/AN/A3,0483,921138,701216,673
2024-08-22$134.82$130.0026.8%7.7%30.2%13.0%27.0%3.1%-1.0%8.2M-417.4M-6.8M0.4343.15N/AN/A5,2462,232139,800217,898
2024-08-23$139.23$130.0026.5%7.5%32.4%11.1%26.0%3.1%-0.3%25.7M-745.2M-6.4M0.9342.71N/AN/A7,5397,037143,882218,523
2024-08-26$141.91$130.0026.3%7.7%33.2%10.1%27.1%4.7%0.2%19.8M-823.1M-6.2M0.7342.23N/AN/A4,9443,618140,417221,922
2024-08-27$141.16$130.0027.9%7.7%33.2%20.1%26.4%5.0%-2.7%19.2M-751.2M-6.5M3.0339.54N/AN/A2,3507,120142,390223,531
2024-08-28$140.38$130.0027.5%8.1%33.2%17.7%28.9%1.0%0.5%15.2M-720.8M-6.4M1.3547.56N/AN/A2,1922,962143,117225,606
2024-08-29$140.94$130.0027.0%7.7%29.5%14.1%25.7%4.1%1.0%18.7M-759.4M-6.3M0.9648.49N/AN/A2,9532,831143,880227,421
2024-08-30$142.11$130.0026.5%7.3%27.5%11.3%26.1%4.3%0.6%21.9M-822.6M-6.2M0.7649.54N/AN/A2,9842,258144,074228,014