AXTI Options History — November 2012

In November 2012, AXTI traded between $2.73 and $3.19. ATM implied volatility averaged 69.0%, placing in the 22.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 16.4%. IV traded above realized volatility by 2.6% (HV 20d: 66.4%). Max pain ranged from $2.50 to $5.00. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 9 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.20.

Notable Days

  • 2012-11-30: Highest Volume — 855 contracts
  • 2012-11-12: Largest IV spike — 68.8% change
  • 2012-11-12: Highest IV Rank — 59.5%
  • 2012-11-01: Largest Expected Move — 23.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$2.85$2.73$3.19$3.19$2.82
Max Pain$3.33$2.50$5.00$5.00$2.50
ATM IV69.0%50.5%129.8%80.4%62.3%
Expected Move16.4%12.7%23.1%23.1%17.9%
HV 20d66.4%33.4%72.0%33.4%68.7%
HV 60d53.2%44.2%54.3%44.2%53.0%
IV Rank22.3%11.0%59.5%29.3%18.2%
IV Percentile45.0%19.0%92.9%70.6%40.5%
Term Structure-1.8%-45.1%24.8%-4.9%-31.4%
VWIV43.4%38.7%48.1%48.1%38.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %94.7241.96119.4165.7489.43
Gamma HHI0.910.860.960.860.92
Net GEX1.4K8922.7K1.4K1.2K
Net DEX-34.3K-72.3K5.6K-24.5K-68.7K
Net VEX-246-282-213-243-220
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.200.001.200.001.20
Total Volume49.76208550855
Total OI1,088.9055561,5081,432578

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-11-01$3.19$5.0080.4%23.1%33.4%29.3%0.0%0.0%-4.9%1.4K-24.5K-2430.0065.74N/AN/A00905527
2012-11-02$2.76$5.0053.3%15.3%60.5%12.8%48.1%0.0%2.4%2.7K5.6K-2810.0069.23N/AN/A080905527
2012-11-05$2.91$0.0071.3%15.0%64.4%23.7%0.0%0.0%19.4%1.8K-8.3K-2750.0092.34N/AN/A01905587
2012-11-06$3.00$0.0065.3%12.7%65.5%20.1%0.0%0.0%24.8%1.3K-18.2K-2640.0089.88N/AN/A00905588
2012-11-07$2.84$0.0083.7%15.9%67.7%31.3%0.0%0.0%-7.9%2.0K-3.1K-2820.0089.49N/AN/A00905588
2012-11-08$2.82$0.0054.5%20.3%67.4%13.5%0.0%0.0%-7.5%1.7K-9.0K-2630.0094.92N/AN/A50905588
2012-11-09$2.91$0.0076.9%16.7%68.7%27.2%0.0%0.0%15.2%1.6K-12.1K-2660.0041.96N/AN/A100910588
2012-11-12$2.94$0.00129.8%15.6%68.4%59.5%0.0%0.0%-3.5%1.0K-24.0K-2390.0089.44N/AN/A00920588
2012-11-13$2.97$0.0099.2%13.0%68.4%40.8%0.0%0.0%14.2%1.0K-24.4K-2430.0089.50N/AN/A200920588
2012-11-14$2.74$0.00121.2%21.0%72.0%54.3%0.0%0.0%4.4%2.1K3.0K-2740.00103.42N/AN/A190900588
2012-11-15$2.73$0.0054.9%15.7%70.4%13.7%0.0%0.0%1.8%892-965-2560.00110.51N/AN/A00881588
2012-11-16$2.76$0.0050.9%14.6%70.2%11.3%0.0%0.0%8.9%1.0K-3.2K-2430.00116.61N/AN/A330881588
2012-11-19$2.77$0.0057.0%16.3%70.1%15.0%0.0%0.0%-1.5%1.1K-63.7K-2380.00118.33N/AN/A0046492
2012-11-20$2.79$0.0053.0%15.2%67.8%12.5%0.0%0.0%10.4%1.2K-61.5K-2410.00119.41N/AN/A0046492
2012-11-21$2.84$0.0052.0%14.9%68.4%11.9%0.0%0.0%-16.5%1.2K-67.5K-2320.00102.04N/AN/A0046492
2012-11-23$2.85$0.0058.1%16.6%68.4%15.6%0.0%0.0%-3.0%1.1K-72.3K-2130.00118.02N/AN/A0046492
2012-11-26$2.80$0.0053.3%15.3%68.4%12.7%38.7%0.0%-5.1%1.2K-66.4K-2211.2098.09N/AN/A101246492
2012-11-27$2.80$2.5064.0%18.3%68.4%19.3%0.0%0.0%-45.1%1.2K-67.5K-2230.00109.13N/AN/A00474104
2012-11-28$2.80$2.5050.5%14.5%68.5%11.0%0.0%0.0%-5.7%1.1K-66.7K-2240.00105.09N/AN/A00474104
2012-11-29$2.80$2.5057.0%16.3%68.5%15.0%0.0%0.0%-7.5%1.3K-66.3K-2230.0076.60N/AN/A00474104
2012-11-30$2.82$2.5062.3%17.9%68.7%18.2%0.0%0.0%-31.4%1.2K-68.7K-2200.0089.43N/AN/A0855474104