BCSF · Expected Move

Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc.

The expected move for BCSF is derived from at-the-money straddle pricing — the market's implied one-standard-deviation move through the next 30 days. Comparing it to realized moves reveals when options are pricing in too much (premium-selling regime) vs too little (premium-buying regime).

BCSF straddle price & implied vol

60 sessions

Bars: at-the-money straddle price (30-day and 7-day) — the market's priced move. Line: 30-day at-the-money implied volatility (right axis).

Current BCSF Expected Move
30-Day Straddle
$1.70
7-Day Straddle
$1.12
30-Day ATM IV
53.2%
IV Rank
53%
Implied one-standard-deviation move through the next 30 days. Compare to BCSF's realized move over the same window to gauge whether options are pricing in too much (premium-selling regime) or too little (premium-buying regime). The Expected Move Tracker ranks every symbol by this measure.
BCSF Straddle Price — Last 60 Days
Date30D Straddle7D StraddleATM IVIV Rank
20261109 $1.70 $1.12 53.2% 53%
20261106 $11.72 $1.28 — —
20261105 $1.75 $11.30 59.6% 64%
20261104 $1.07 $1.07 51.4% 50%
20261103 $0.93 $0.93 38.5% 28%
20261102 $10.88 $10.88 39.3% 30%
20261030 $10.88 $10.88 38.6% 28%
20261029 $10.72 $10.72 — —
20261028 $1.55 $1.55 71.6% 85%
20261027 $0.65 $0.65 27.1% 9%
20261026 $0.48 $0.48 29.9% 14%
20261023 $0.48 $0.48 21.9% 0%
20261022 $0.53 $0.53 27.9% 9%
20261021 $10.20 $10.20 26.9% 8%
20261020 $0.55 $0.55 22.9% 1%
20261019 $0.50 $0.50 — —
20261016 $0.65 $5.53 28.0% 10%
20261015 $2.12 $0.62 37.8% 26%
20261014 $1.05 $0.75 — —
20261013 $1.07 $0.85 — —
20261012 $1.02 $1.18 43.7% 23%
20261009 $10.97 $10.80 — —
20261008 $10.88 $0.80 76.7% 58%
20261007 $11.00 $1.40 61.5% 42%
20261006 $1.20 $1.00 44.1% 23%
20261005 $1.80 $1.70 68.7% 49%
20261002 $2.62 $2.62 55.5% 35%
20261001 $2.48 $2.48 57.4% 37%
20260930 $1.48 $1.48 64.3% 45%
20260929 $1.27 $1.27 52.7% 32%
20260928 $1.25 $1.25 22.4% 0%
20260925 $3.75 $3.75 54.8% 33%
20260924 $1.28 $1.28 38.2% 15%
20260923 $1.38 $1.38 49.6% 27%
20260922 $1.43 $1.43 48.2% 25%
20260921 $1.68 $1.68 38.5% 15%
20260918 $1.32 $1.27 — —
20260917 $1.20 $11.43 40.4% 17%
20260916 $11.32 $1.57 41.9% 19%
20260915 $1.35 $1.50 41.8% 19%
20260914 $1.52 $1.42 41.2% 18%
20260911 $1.50 $11.30 — —
20260910 $1.90 $1.35 47.7% 25%
20260909 $1.75 $8.78 — —
20260908 $1.75 $10.93 — —
20260904 $1.18 $2.33 52.9% 31%
20260903 $1.10 $1.03 — —
20260902 $2.95 $2.95 — —
20260901 $1.42 $1.42 31.4% 7%
20260831 $0.90 $0.90 37.7% 14%
20260828 $0.88 $0.88 — —
20260827 $0.90 $0.90 34.4% 11%
20260826 $10.75 $10.75 — —
20260825 $0.82 $0.82 — —
20260824 $0.92 $0.92 32.6% 9%
20260821 $1.15 $10.03 — —
20260820 $0.85 $17.50 30.2% 7%
20260819 $0.88 $7.95 — —
20260818 $0.93 $10.40 30.7% 8%
20260817 $1.05 $0.53 38.1% 16%

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