AXTI Options History — July 2012

In July 2012, AXTI traded between $3.38 and $4.11. ATM implied volatility averaged 91.6%, placing in the 41.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 24.4%. IV traded above realized volatility by 46.6% (HV 20d: 45.0%). Max pain ranged from $2.50 to $5.00. Net GEX was positive for 2 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 4 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.27.

Notable Days

  • 2012-07-31: Highest Volume — 277 contracts
  • 2012-07-20: Largest IV spike — 70.2% change
  • 2012-07-26: Highest IV Rank — 90.2%
  • 2012-07-26: Largest Expected Move — 45.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$3.78$3.38$4.11$4.05$3.49
Max Pain$4.64$2.50$5.00$2.50$5.00
ATM IV91.6%40.0%160.1%74.6%115.2%
Expected Move24.4%11.5%45.9%21.4%33.0%
HV 20d45.0%38.2%59.7%59.7%38.2%
HV 60d67.1%46.7%73.0%72.9%46.7%
IV Rank41.7%5.3%90.2%29.8%58.4%
IV Percentile68.2%2.4%99.6%59.1%94.8%
Term Structure-23.1%-96.8%28.2%-5.6%-88.0%
VWIV67.8%39.4%108.2%66.0%108.2%
Skew 25d14.6%-14.8%47.9%7.3%1.7%
Skew 10d16.7%-14.1%56.4%9.5%-11.1%
Call IV 25d66.8%47.3%86.1%66.5%47.3%
Put IV 25d81.4%48.6%129.8%73.8%49.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %101.5076.63116.73116.4783.72
Gamma HHI0.690.480.860.750.63
Net GEX-3.4K-6.1K201-5.1K-2.6K
Net DEX472.5K336.5K592.2K456.5K402.4K
Net VEX-1.2K-1.8K-530-1.6K-1.1K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.270.001.250.800.28
Total Volume22.238027745277
Total OI3,6993,6653,7453,6653,745

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-07-02$4.05$2.5074.6%21.4%59.7%29.8%0.0%7.3%-5.6%-5.1K456.5K-1.6K0.80116.47N/AN/A25201,4642,201
2012-07-03$4.11$2.5074.6%21.4%59.5%29.7%0.0%12.7%-17.2%-6.1K431.8K-1.8K0.00116.73N/AN/A001,4892,201
2012-07-05$4.06$2.5077.6%22.3%51.1%31.9%0.0%10.9%-21.7%-5.8K441.9K-1.6K0.00115.05N/AN/A001,4892,201
2012-07-06$3.99$5.0086.6%17.4%51.3%38.2%0.0%8.9%-24.5%-5.8K481.6K-1.3K0.00103.14N/AN/A001,4892,201
2012-07-09$3.98$5.0096.5%16.0%51.0%45.2%66.0%9.0%-0.3%-5.3K440.9K-1.6K0.00103.52N/AN/A1001,4892,201
2012-07-10$3.93$5.00109.1%17.9%44.5%54.1%0.0%5.5%-9.2%-5.2K409.8K-1.6K0.0097.61N/AN/A001,4792,201
2012-07-11$3.93$5.00109.1%24.6%41.3%54.1%0.0%10.5%-21.2%-5.1K371.2K-1.7K0.00108.53N/AN/A001,4792,201
2012-07-12$3.83$5.0072.4%20.7%39.6%28.2%57.6%-1.3%-21.7%-4.7K386.6K-1.6K0.00101.05N/AN/A021,4792,201
2012-07-13$3.95$5.0048.8%14.0%40.9%11.5%39.4%35.8%25.6%-4.8K494.5K-1.3K0.0076.63N/AN/A2401,4792,199
2012-07-16$3.94$5.0047.5%13.6%40.5%10.6%0.0%31.2%19.5%-3.6K554.3K-9790.00101.00N/AN/A001,4792,199
2012-07-17$3.92$5.0040.0%11.5%40.5%5.3%0.0%34.8%28.2%-2.3K578.0K-8550.0076.90N/AN/A2601,4792,199
2012-07-18$3.98$5.0043.7%12.5%40.2%7.9%0.0%28.3%17.9%-3.4K569.0K-9360.0099.38N/AN/A001,5052,199
2012-07-19$3.79$5.0058.9%16.9%43.7%18.7%0.0%14.9%-6.8%-449592.2K-6270.00109.82N/AN/A801,5052,199
2012-07-20$3.72$5.00100.3%28.8%41.6%47.9%0.0%35.2%-16.4%-3.7K446.3K-1.2K0.0099.39N/AN/A1201,5132,199
2012-07-23$3.48$5.00111.2%31.9%44.7%55.6%0.0%19.4%-34.7%-2.3K466.3K-1.1K0.00103.61N/AN/A501,5112,199
2012-07-24$3.38$5.0099.5%28.5%44.1%47.4%108.2%16.4%-29.6%-1.4K504.1K-8611.25107.68N/AN/A8101,5162,199
2012-07-25$3.41$5.00129.9%37.2%44.5%68.8%0.0%-14.8%-40.4%-2.2K445.5K-1.1K0.00105.90N/AN/A001,5162,199
2012-07-26$3.40$5.00160.1%45.9%44.2%90.2%0.0%47.9%-96.8%-2.3K336.5K-1.3K0.00105.00N/AN/A001,5162,199
2012-07-27$3.52$5.00134.1%38.5%42.9%71.8%0.0%1.7%-61.4%201565.8K-5300.33100.08N/AN/A30101,5162,199
2012-07-30$3.51$5.00133.6%38.3%39.9%71.4%0.0%-8.4%-81.2%155546.6K-6840.00100.33N/AN/A001,5462,199
2012-07-31$3.49$5.00115.2%33.0%38.2%58.4%0.0%1.7%-88.0%-2.6K402.4K-1.1K0.2883.72N/AN/A216611,5462,199