AXTI Options History — March 2013

In March 2013, AXTI traded between $2.84 and $3.30. ATM implied volatility averaged 65.3%, placing in the 20.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 12.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 22.7% (HV 20d: 42.6%). Max pain ranged from $2.50 to $2.50. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 11 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.00.

Notable Days

  • 2013-03-19: Highest Volume — 177 contracts
  • 2013-03-14: Largest IV drop — 82.5% change
  • 2013-03-13: Highest IV Rank — 87.3%
  • 2013-03-20: Largest Expected Move — 17.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$2.99$2.84$3.30$2.85$2.94
Max Pain$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50
ATM IV65.3%30.6%175.1%39.6%60.4%
Expected Move12.3%8.8%17.4%11.3%17.3%
HV 20d42.6%35.8%47.8%47.8%35.8%
HV 60d37.6%36.5%39.5%37.0%39.1%
IV Rank20.8%0.0%87.3%4.9%18.1%
IV Percentile37.4%0.0%99.6%6.3%46.0%
Term Structure2.3%-22.0%25.2%-2.5%-22.0%
VWIV41.6%41.6%41.6%41.6%41.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %74.8616.60105.1962.24105.19
Gamma HHI0.960.860.980.970.96
Net GEX-4.8K-5.8K-2.0K-5.7K-5.0K
Net DEX1.2K-72.5K50.3K49.6K18.2K
Net VEX-669-927-316-927-673
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.000.000.010.000.00
Total Volume16.6017700
Total OI2,252.552,1182,3412,3412,216

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-03-01$2.85$2.5039.6%11.3%47.8%4.9%0.0%0.0%-2.5%-5.7K49.6K-9270.0062.24N/AN/A004491,892
2013-03-04$2.84$2.5045.3%10.8%45.7%8.4%0.0%0.0%9.2%-5.7K50.3K-9010.0089.04N/AN/A004491,892
2013-03-05$2.85$2.5054.9%11.1%43.5%14.2%0.0%0.0%8.1%-5.8K49.9K-9040.0024.86N/AN/A004491,892
2013-03-06$2.86$2.5056.6%10.0%43.4%15.3%0.0%0.0%14.6%-5.7K32.8K-8640.0090.65N/AN/A1004491,892
2013-03-07$2.90$2.5054.9%10.8%43.6%14.2%41.6%0.0%10.4%-5.7K30.4K-8460.0016.60N/AN/A1504481,892
2013-03-08$2.92$2.5094.9%10.7%43.5%38.6%0.0%0.0%12.9%-5.8K31.7K-8460.0066.30N/AN/A004351,892
2013-03-11$2.98$2.50136.7%10.1%43.5%64.0%0.0%0.0%-5.0%-4.9K7.2K-7660.0064.66N/AN/A1004351,892
2013-03-12$3.00$2.50123.5%9.9%42.8%55.9%0.0%0.0%-2.8%-4.7K-46.3K-4730.0059.85N/AN/A004431,892
2013-03-13$3.01$2.50175.1%9.9%42.1%87.3%0.0%0.0%25.2%-4.5K15.8K-7730.0059.98N/AN/A004431,892
2013-03-14$3.00$2.5030.6%8.8%40.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%9.0%-4.5K-2.2K-7160.0060.97N/AN/A004381,892
2013-03-15$3.01$2.5035.5%10.2%38.5%3.0%0.0%0.0%3.5%-4.8K-40.4K-5080.0064.23N/AN/A1004381,892
2013-03-18$3.09$2.5042.2%12.1%39.6%7.0%0.0%0.0%-2.2%-3.2K-54.2K-3610.0090.88N/AN/A004011,717
2013-03-19$3.21$2.5059.0%16.9%41.7%17.2%0.0%0.0%-14.6%-3.2K-51.9K-4040.0194.81N/AN/A17524011,717
2013-03-20$3.30$2.5060.7%17.4%37.5%18.2%0.0%0.0%-11.2%-2.0K-72.5K-3160.0090.14N/AN/A004241,715
2013-03-21$3.08$2.5049.6%14.2%45.3%11.5%0.0%0.0%8.4%-4.5K-10.4K-6400.0091.75N/AN/A004241,715
2013-03-22$2.98$2.5046.3%13.3%47.1%9.5%0.0%0.0%14.2%-4.4K38.1K-7660.0092.17N/AN/A004241,715
2013-03-25$3.00$2.5042.5%12.2%46.3%7.2%0.0%0.0%-7.5%-4.5K-37.4K-4250.0090.49N/AN/A004241,715
2013-03-26$2.98$2.5050.7%14.5%42.1%12.2%0.0%0.0%-2.5%-5.2K-19.7K-5230.0092.86N/AN/A01004241,715
2013-03-27$2.96$2.5047.4%13.6%41.5%10.2%0.0%0.0%0.9%-5.4K35.7K-7390.0089.59N/AN/A1004241,792
2013-03-28$2.94$2.5060.4%17.3%35.8%18.1%0.0%0.0%-22.0%-5.0K18.2K-6730.00105.19N/AN/A004241,792