AXTI Options History — February 2013

In February 2013, AXTI traded between $2.77 and $3.05. ATM implied volatility averaged 51.0%, placing in the 11.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 14.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 14.8% (HV 20d: 36.2%). Max pain ranged from $2.50 to $2.50. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 10 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.28.

Notable Days

  • 2013-02-19: Highest Volume — 170 contracts
  • 2013-02-19: Largest IV spike — 87.1% change
  • 2013-02-25: Highest IV Rank — 25.3%
  • 2013-02-25: Largest Expected Move — 20.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$2.88$2.77$3.05$2.89$2.85
Max Pain$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50
ATM IV51.0%37.3%73.0%43.6%45.5%
Expected Move14.6%10.7%20.9%12.0%13.0%
HV 20d36.2%31.7%48.3%31.8%48.3%
HV 60d33.1%29.5%37.1%35.2%37.1%
IV Rank11.9%3.5%25.3%7.4%8.5%
IV Percentile27.3%4.4%62.3%12.3%17.1%
Term Structure-2.2%-27.6%19.2%5.8%5.6%
VWIV66.1%40.5%90.9%59.0%81.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %58.1211.3591.2287.5566.32
Gamma HHI0.970.950.980.970.98
Net GEX-4.8K-6.2K-3.9K-4.9K-6.2K
Net DEX27.5K-52.9K73.6K32.4K45.9K
Net VEX-959-1.1K-703-1.1K-931
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.280.002.300.000.00
Total Volume23.5260170125
Total OI2,510.5792,0982,6952,6712,336

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-02-01$2.89$0.0043.6%12.0%31.8%7.4%0.0%0.0%5.8%-4.9K32.4K-1.1K0.0087.55N/AN/A1208881,783
2013-02-04$2.78$0.0050.4%17.8%32.1%11.5%0.0%0.0%-3.0%-3.9K42.1K-1.1K0.4091.22N/AN/A529001,783
2013-02-05$2.80$0.0051.0%11.4%32.3%11.9%0.0%0.0%19.2%-4.0K41.1K-1.1K0.0075.30N/AN/A009051,785
2013-02-06$2.79$0.0045.8%13.5%32.0%8.7%0.0%0.0%5.0%-4.0K39.1K-1.1K0.0089.76N/AN/A009051,785
2013-02-07$2.77$0.0059.1%17.0%31.7%16.8%59.0%0.0%-2.1%-4.0K31.8K-1.0K0.0068.34N/AN/A1009051,785
2013-02-08$2.83$2.5049.2%14.1%32.9%10.8%0.0%0.0%-2.6%-4.5K19.4K-1.0K0.0060.64N/AN/A7509101,785
2013-02-11$2.78$2.5047.9%13.7%31.8%10.0%0.0%0.0%-4.0%-4.0K34.2K-1.0K0.0063.34N/AN/A209031,785
2013-02-12$2.85$2.5037.3%10.7%32.0%3.5%0.0%0.0%16.5%-4.7K22.1K-1.0K0.0011.35N/AN/A009011,785
2013-02-13$2.96$2.5046.6%13.4%34.4%9.2%0.0%0.0%5.7%-4.3K-13.2K-8960.0062.45N/AN/A009011,785
2013-02-14$3.05$2.5047.1%13.5%35.7%9.5%0.0%0.0%5.8%-4.2K-33.0K-8580.0062.36N/AN/A4509011,785
2013-02-15$3.03$2.5038.1%10.9%35.7%4.0%40.5%0.0%4.2%-4.9K-52.9K-7030.0059.92N/AN/A3809061,785
2013-02-19$3.05$2.5071.2%20.4%35.6%24.2%90.9%0.0%-18.3%-4.9K12.3K-8020.0013.51N/AN/A01704041,694
2013-02-20$2.90$2.5056.1%16.1%39.4%15.0%0.0%0.0%-24.1%-5.1K54.9K-9570.0023.44N/AN/A004041,864
2013-02-21$2.84$2.5061.5%17.6%38.9%18.2%79.5%0.0%-24.7%-5.5K73.6K-1.0K0.0054.64N/AN/A2004041,864
2013-02-22$2.86$2.5050.0%14.3%38.2%11.2%45.5%0.0%0.5%-5.6K64.7K-9990.0065.84N/AN/A054191,864
2013-02-25$2.80$2.5073.0%20.9%38.8%25.3%81.1%0.0%-11.1%-5.7K73.2K-9680.6365.89N/AN/A854191,869
2013-02-26$2.96$2.5054.0%15.5%42.8%13.7%0.0%0.0%-27.6%-5.5K25.1K-8400.0017.36N/AN/A1204271,869
2013-02-27$3.02$2.5042.5%12.2%43.3%6.7%0.0%0.0%7.8%-4.6K9.6K-8302.3064.96N/AN/A10234391,869
2013-02-28$2.85$2.5045.5%13.0%48.3%8.5%0.0%0.0%5.6%-6.2K45.9K-9310.0066.32N/AN/A504441,892