BX Options History — October 2025

In October 2025, BX traded between $146.13 and $168.76. ATM implied volatility averaged 36.7%, placing in the 26.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.2%. IV traded above realized volatility by 4.2% (HV 20d: 32.5%). Max pain ranged from $162.50 to $172.50. Net GEX was positive for 4 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 7 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.80.

Notable Days

  • 2025-10-23: Highest Volume — 35,736 contracts
  • 2025-10-16: Largest IV spike — 21.6% change
  • 2025-10-16: Highest IV Rank — 43.4%
  • 2025-10-16: Largest Expected Move — 12.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$158.95$146.13$168.76$168.76$146.13
Max Pain$167.50$162.50$172.50$172.50$162.50
ATM IV36.7%31.9%45.9%35.8%33.1%
Expected Move10.2%9.0%12.8%9.3%9.6%
HV 20d32.5%24.9%35.7%32.0%33.8%
HV 60d29.8%28.2%30.8%29.9%30.7%
IV Rank26.1%17.1%43.4%24.3%19.3%
IV Percentile75.9%49.6%94.0%78.2%59.1%
Term Structure-0.4%-2.3%3.6%-1.2%0.6%
VWIV35.0%28.7%45.5%32.8%28.7%
Skew 25d5.5%2.6%10.9%4.7%4.4%
Skew 10d9.7%-7.4%23.1%10.0%10.3%
Call IV 25d34.3%30.8%41.4%33.7%31.2%
Put IV 25d39.8%34.4%50.2%38.4%35.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %54.7042.8762.2148.4855.95
Gamma HHI0.060.050.120.050.08
Net GEX-4.5M-19.0M6.7M1.9M-19.0M
Net DEX6.0M-340.7M445.0M-340.7M445.0M
Net VEX-7.3M-7.6M-6.9M-7.3M-6.9M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.800.201.901.360.69
Total Volume13,407.135,19335,7368,80822,680
Total OI317,503.522298,011338,996311,071338,996

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2025-10-01$168.76$172.5035.8%9.3%32.0%24.3%32.8%4.7%-1.2%1.9M-340.7M-7.3M1.3648.48N/AN/A3,7335,075135,042176,029
2025-10-02$167.19$172.5034.7%9.4%31.3%22.2%29.3%5.0%3.6%-2.9M-252.4M-7.6M1.9042.87N/AN/A3,0665,815136,483179,359
2025-10-03$168.37$172.5035.9%9.0%31.4%24.5%31.5%4.9%-0.7%-766.5K-298.7M-7.6M0.7646.50N/AN/A4,3553,296137,026179,952
2025-10-06$166.53$170.0036.4%10.2%30.9%25.4%35.6%4.9%-0.2%-1.5M-214.2M-7.6M0.5356.28N/AN/A5,9263,116123,529179,132
2025-10-07$165.00$170.0037.1%10.1%31.0%26.9%34.8%5.1%-0.7%-3.4M-181.2M-7.4M0.9744.86N/AN/A3,9493,831124,695179,634
2025-10-08$162.87$170.0037.6%10.2%29.3%27.7%35.3%4.2%-1.5%-8.1M-91.7M-7.3M1.0957.99N/AN/A5,9066,415126,086181,634
2025-10-09$160.56$170.0037.2%10.2%24.9%26.9%35.5%4.5%-0.8%-12.5M11.7M-7.3M0.7946.24N/AN/A6,2544,910127,093182,352
2025-10-10$153.87$170.0040.9%11.1%27.7%34.0%37.8%5.5%-0.3%-9.8M244.8M-7.2M0.9958.65N/AN/A11,54811,424127,484182,823
2025-10-13$157.81$165.0039.5%10.6%29.4%31.4%37.2%5.6%-2.3%-7.6M75.1M-7.5M0.2059.47N/AN/A14,0022,785127,651183,410
2025-10-14$163.69$170.0038.5%10.6%33.2%29.4%37.1%6.5%-0.7%187.4K-198.7M-7.5M0.2053.33N/AN/A7,8521,583131,533184,630
2025-10-15$163.44$170.0037.8%10.7%33.2%28.0%36.6%5.6%-0.4%-764.7K-166.3M-7.5M0.3757.40N/AN/A5,5812,042132,581185,042
2025-10-16$156.69$170.0045.9%12.8%33.4%43.4%45.5%8.8%-1.8%-5.8M119.4M-7.5M1.2762.21N/AN/A6,9958,879133,657185,458
2025-10-17$156.38$170.0042.1%11.9%33.3%36.2%40.0%9.1%-1.2%-2.2M147.1M-7.4M1.0260.25N/AN/A4,9575,032135,219187,823
2025-10-20$160.44$165.0038.6%11.0%35.4%29.5%35.7%7.8%-1.5%-47.6K-71.0M-7.4M0.2958.38N/AN/A16,2254,708120,666177,345
2025-10-21$161.94$165.0037.4%10.7%35.7%27.4%36.9%6.3%-1.8%6.4M-166.1M-7.6M0.6649.84N/AN/A3,1202,073132,759180,067
2025-10-22$162.10$165.0037.9%10.9%33.3%28.3%37.2%10.9%-0.7%6.7M-167.7M-7.5M1.0055.75N/AN/A6,5566,558133,410180,646
2025-10-23$155.48$165.0033.4%9.6%35.7%19.8%31.7%4.8%-1.4%-5.4M112.8M-7.1M0.4854.58N/AN/A24,18611,550137,376182,642
2025-10-24$154.88$165.0032.9%9.4%35.7%18.8%32.6%4.3%0.7%-10.7M118.8M-7.2M0.7955.53N/AN/A6,0474,805143,720186,829
2025-10-27$153.82$165.0031.9%9.5%35.5%17.1%32.8%5.0%0.5%-2.4M151.1M-7.0M0.3954.74N/AN/A9,9123,856138,644182,930
2025-10-28$151.71$162.5033.4%9.5%33.4%19.7%33.2%3.1%1.0%-3.2M226.9M-7.0M0.4960.26N/AN/A10,0744,894144,642184,810
2025-10-29$149.05$162.5034.0%9.6%33.7%21.0%34.4%2.6%0.1%-8.7M317.5M-6.9M0.4358.97N/AN/A7,1313,068147,541186,956
2025-10-30$149.16$162.5032.6%9.9%33.8%18.3%34.0%3.7%0.6%-12.8M315.8M-7.0M1.6759.46N/AN/A4,7237,871149,653187,592
2025-10-31$146.13$162.5033.1%9.6%33.8%19.3%28.7%4.4%0.6%-19.0M445.0M-6.9M0.6955.95N/AN/A13,3999,281149,613189,383