AXTI Options History — February 2011

In February 2011, AXTI traded between $7.06 and $12.08. ATM implied volatility averaged 73.9%, placing in the 49.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 21.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 6.7% (HV 20d: 67.2%). Max pain ranged from $7.50 to $10.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 5 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.10.

Notable Days

  • 2011-02-15: Highest Volume — 2,038 contracts
  • 2011-02-10: Largest IV spike — 60.0% change
  • 2011-02-23: Highest IV Rank — 93.4%
  • 2011-02-23: Largest Expected Move — 30.6%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$9.94$7.06$12.08$11.41$7.42
Max Pain$8.16$7.50$10.00$7.50$7.50
ATM IV73.9%49.9%106.7%56.0%68.0%
Expected Move21.9%15.6%30.6%16.1%19.5%
HV 20d67.2%52.2%92.3%53.6%92.3%
HV 60d57.9%51.2%69.7%52.4%69.0%
IV Rank49.0%16.4%93.4%24.8%40.9%
IV Percentile63.6%7.2%98.8%27.2%55.8%
Term Structure-7.4%-20.5%9.8%3.8%1.1%
VWIV79.2%54.1%105.2%54.1%67.6%
Skew 25d6.2%-23.1%22.6%18.7%14.2%
Skew 10d9.1%-41.8%45.1%21.7%22.5%
Call IV 25d68.3%48.9%98.9%48.9%54.8%
Put IV 25d74.5%55.0%104.0%67.6%69.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %52.3510.7976.5642.7110.79
Gamma HHI0.460.370.520.480.38
Net GEX40.1K23.4K63.4K23.4K34.8K
Net DEX-2.3M-3.0M-790.5K-2.0M-1.1M
Net VEX-6.4K-9.8K-4.0K-4.0K-6.7K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.100.000.400.000.30
Total Volume6301052,038136243
Total OI6,588.1053,7949,6303,7949,571

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-02-01$11.41$7.5056.0%16.1%53.6%24.8%0.0%18.7%3.8%23.4K-2.0M-4.0K0.0042.71N/AN/A13602,4311,363
2011-02-02$11.42$7.5054.7%15.7%52.2%23.0%0.0%14.3%5.7%25.9K-2.1M-4.1K0.0037.06N/AN/A10502,5551,363
2011-02-03$11.23$7.5054.5%15.6%52.2%22.7%54.1%14.8%9.8%27.2K-2.1M-4.2K0.0336.49N/AN/A17552,6571,363
2011-02-04$11.28$10.0055.9%19.1%52.2%24.6%76.9%22.6%-9.5%29.6K-2.2M-4.4K0.0076.56N/AN/A12902,7861,363
2011-02-07$12.08$10.0057.1%19.8%57.0%26.2%70.4%6.4%-8.4%30.9K-2.7M-4.2K0.0075.51N/AN/A76602,8981,363
2011-02-08$11.98$7.5057.7%19.2%55.8%27.0%67.8%3.1%-7.1%31.9K-2.7M-4.3K0.0360.87N/AN/A293103,0031,363
2011-02-09$11.78$7.5049.9%18.7%56.2%16.4%66.2%6.7%-7.7%36.9K-2.8M-4.8K0.0061.30N/AN/A16903,2131,368
2011-02-10$11.18$7.5079.9%22.9%59.6%57.0%76.7%4.4%-9.6%35.2K-2.5M-5.0K0.0165.23N/AN/A1,002143,3231,368
2011-02-11$11.22$7.5079.6%22.8%59.5%56.7%78.6%0.9%-12.2%43.3K-3.0M-6.2K0.0260.70N/AN/A907154,2001,382
2011-02-14$9.67$7.5083.5%23.9%75.4%61.9%84.3%-2.4%-10.9%46.1K-2.3M-6.5K0.1661.95N/AN/A1,0361695,0051,397
2011-02-15$9.18$10.0089.8%25.7%76.7%70.5%90.6%11.9%-16.5%44.0K-2.1M-7.0K0.0656.18N/AN/A1,9201185,6111,485
2011-02-16$9.20$10.0089.1%25.6%71.1%69.6%88.2%0.0%-11.3%56.5K-2.8M-9.1K0.0474.72N/AN/A475207,1811,574
2011-02-17$9.03$10.0095.1%27.3%71.0%77.6%94.9%2.2%-16.4%58.2K-2.8M-9.5K0.1571.80N/AN/A514787,6241,574
2011-02-18$9.15$7.5092.5%26.5%70.4%74.1%92.6%0.0%-16.4%63.4K-3.0M-9.8K0.3275.21N/AN/A4031297,9831,647
2011-02-22$8.72$7.50100.6%28.8%70.4%85.1%98.2%1.0%-15.7%59.4K-2.6M-9.4K0.1330.07N/AN/A631837,624625
2011-02-23$8.36$7.50106.7%30.6%70.9%93.4%105.2%0.5%-20.5%55.9K-2.3M-9.2K0.1868.03N/AN/A5501017,941635
2011-02-24$7.06$7.5066.3%19.0%88.5%38.7%67.3%-23.1%2.9%23.8K-790.5K-5.5K0.4014.39N/AN/A1,0984358,157716
2011-02-25$7.42$7.5068.2%19.6%92.2%41.3%66.6%9.1%-1.4%35.1K-1.1M-6.9K0.0915.13N/AN/A221208,4571,005
2011-02-28$7.42$7.5068.0%19.5%92.3%40.9%67.6%14.2%1.1%34.8K-1.1M-6.7K0.3010.79N/AN/A187568,5561,015