AXTI Options History — March 2016

In March 2016, AXTI traded between $2.48 and $2.85. ATM implied volatility averaged 64.1%, placing in the 14.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 17.1%. IV traded above realized volatility by 18.2% (HV 20d: 46.0%). Max pain ranged from $2.50 to $2.50. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 7 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 2.82.

Notable Days

  • 2016-03-21: Highest Volume — 296 contracts
  • 2016-03-16: Largest IV spike — 87.8% change
  • 2016-03-01: Highest IV Rank — 35.9%
  • 2016-03-01: Largest Expected Move — 28.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$2.61$2.48$2.85$2.66$2.50
Max Pain$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50
ATM IV64.1%44.5%98.0%98.0%61.9%
Expected Move17.1%12.8%28.1%28.1%17.7%
HV 20d46.0%37.1%51.6%51.6%42.9%
HV 60d45.5%45.0%47.3%45.2%45.1%
IV Rank14.0%1.4%35.9%35.9%12.6%
IV Percentile29.8%1.2%79.8%79.8%28.2%
Term Structure-9.0%-67.8%27.1%-36.4%-25.7%
VWIV57.3%41.0%94.5%50.8%49.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %98.6244.01128.03125.4244.01
Gamma HHI1.001.001.001.001.00
Net GEX236-9731168731
Net DEX-18.2K-42.4K-3.9K-11.2K-32.6K
Net VEX-117-204-70-70-192
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio2.820.424.893.500.42
Total Volume171.5458929690296
Total OI251.227169394169394

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2016-03-01$2.66$0.0098.0%28.1%51.6%35.9%0.0%0.0%-36.4%168-11.2K-703.50125.42N/AN/A20709970
2016-03-02$2.60$0.0052.0%14.9%50.5%6.3%0.0%0.0%-10.3%116-7.4K-822.69109.42N/AN/A26709970
2016-03-03$2.60$2.5064.8%14.8%37.1%14.5%50.8%0.0%27.1%124-7.1K-802.7356.22N/AN/A267110570
2016-03-04$2.51$2.5076.1%15.7%38.3%21.7%56.7%0.0%11.2%112-8.7K-812.7396.70N/AN/A267110571
2016-03-07$2.65$2.5097.8%14.3%43.7%35.8%48.4%0.0%-10.3%142-11.1K-813.94112.39N/AN/A187110571
2016-03-08$2.70$2.5061.2%13.1%44.1%12.1%0.0%0.0%3.9%152-13.6K-773.9492.61N/AN/A187110571
2016-03-09$2.85$2.5059.9%17.2%48.2%11.3%64.1%0.0%-3.2%111-16.8K-754.8980.83N/AN/A188810571
2016-03-10$2.73$2.5047.6%13.6%49.3%3.4%42.9%0.0%-8.3%29-12.8K-814.89108.04N/AN/A188810589
2016-03-11$2.70$2.5045.1%12.9%49.3%1.8%41.0%0.0%3.5%15-11.1K-834.89125.37N/AN/A188810589
2016-03-14$2.64$2.5057.0%16.4%49.2%9.5%46.1%0.0%-29.2%39-11.5K-794.89109.12N/AN/A188810589
2016-03-15$2.60$2.5044.5%12.8%48.8%1.4%44.7%0.0%12.2%-9-9.2K-814.8998.37N/AN/A188810589
2016-03-16$2.62$2.5083.5%24.0%48.9%26.6%83.9%0.0%-67.8%119-10.2K-804.89128.03N/AN/A188810589
2016-03-17$2.62$2.5049.6%14.2%48.8%4.7%49.7%0.0%-1.4%17-8.9K-814.8948.79N/AN/A188810589
2016-03-18$2.60$2.5051.0%14.6%48.7%5.6%51.1%0.0%1.3%13-7.9K-814.8949.74N/AN/A188810589
2016-03-21$2.56$2.5094.5%27.1%46.0%33.6%94.5%0.0%-42.0%136-3.9K-760.42121.21N/AN/A2088810589
2016-03-22$2.52$2.5057.8%16.6%45.9%9.9%57.3%0.0%6.0%586-33.7K-2040.42108.67N/AN/A2088830589
2016-03-23$2.48$2.5055.0%15.8%44.8%8.1%55.0%0.0%-1.3%582-31.4K-2010.42105.42N/AN/A2088830589
2016-03-24$2.48$2.5056.2%16.1%42.7%8.9%56.2%0.0%-2.0%558-31.5K-2000.42105.39N/AN/A2088830589
2016-03-28$2.58$2.5082.1%23.5%44.5%25.6%88.9%0.0%-4.4%311-38.8K-1940.42124.56N/AN/A2088830589
2016-03-29$2.62$2.5059.5%17.1%44.8%11.0%59.3%0.0%-7.2%481-42.4K-1950.42113.41N/AN/A2088830589
2016-03-30$2.55$2.5055.8%16.0%43.1%8.7%48.5%0.0%-14.2%650-38.7K-1930.42106.03N/AN/A2088830589
2016-03-31$2.50$2.5061.9%17.7%42.9%12.6%49.5%0.0%-25.7%731-32.6K-1920.4244.01N/AN/A2088830589