AXTI Options History — August 2016

In August 2016, AXTI traded between $3.65 and $4.50. ATM implied volatility averaged 77.6%, placing in the 23.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 20.7%. IV traded above realized volatility by 44.2% (HV 20d: 33.4%). Max pain ranged from $2.50 to $2.50. Net GEX was positive for 23 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 11 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.04.

Notable Days

  • 2016-08-08: Highest Volume — 222 contracts
  • 2016-08-31: Largest IV spike — 213.2% change
  • 2016-08-04: Highest IV Rank — 74.8%
  • 2016-08-31: Largest Expected Move — 43.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$4.04$3.65$4.50$3.79$4.30
Max Pain$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50
ATM IV77.6%40.0%158.4%62.4%152.9%
Expected Move20.7%11.2%43.8%17.9%43.8%
HV 20d33.4%25.5%40.1%25.5%36.6%
HV 60d41.3%39.4%43.1%41.2%39.4%
IV Rank23.0%0.0%74.8%13.0%71.7%
IV Percentile42.3%0.0%95.6%29.8%94.4%
Term Structure-8.6%-119.4%68.0%-11.5%-80.8%
VWIV101.5%45.7%168.8%89.5%48.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %138.3758.97186.08158.63176.92
Gamma HHI0.530.370.800.480.47
Net GEX382278541356435
Net DEX-109.6K-169.4K-35.3K-157.1K-35.4K
Net VEX-74-105-37-66-71
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.040.000.120.010.10
Total Volume139.34810222152140
Total OI523171764739188

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2016-08-01$3.79$2.5062.4%17.9%25.5%13.0%0.0%0.0%-11.5%356-157.1K-660.01158.63N/AN/A15027327
2016-08-02$3.65$2.5089.5%25.7%29.5%30.4%89.5%0.0%68.0%354-157.6K-960.0158.97N/AN/A13527527
2016-08-03$3.76$2.50124.3%35.6%30.7%52.8%0.0%0.0%-26.8%355-163.0K-720.01134.14N/AN/A13527577
2016-08-04$3.79$2.50158.4%43.3%30.3%74.8%168.8%0.0%-119.4%407-165.5K-580.01165.16N/AN/A13527577
2016-08-05$3.85$2.5067.9%11.2%30.3%16.5%0.0%0.0%-3.2%319-168.4K-710.01165.05N/AN/A15027577
2016-08-08$4.00$2.50104.0%17.5%32.2%39.7%166.4%0.0%18.4%278-169.4K-650.0166.25N/AN/A22027417
2016-08-09$3.96$2.5081.8%14.8%31.1%25.4%110.4%0.0%-51.1%388-145.8K-800.01132.80N/AN/A22026827
2016-08-10$3.92$2.5046.4%13.3%31.8%2.6%0.0%0.0%21.8%382-143.4K-860.01158.94N/AN/A22026827
2016-08-11$3.98$2.5058.0%16.6%31.7%10.1%0.0%0.0%11.4%406-144.1K-640.01138.69N/AN/A15226827
2016-08-12$3.97$2.5088.0%0.0%31.3%29.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%443-153.1K-420.01186.08N/AN/A15026807
2016-08-15$3.93$2.50124.7%35.7%32.0%53.0%0.0%0.0%3.2%383-138.6K-1040.01170.42N/AN/A17526637
2016-08-16$3.88$2.5050.3%14.4%32.8%5.1%0.0%0.0%12.6%360-125.0K-710.01116.50N/AN/A15026437
2016-08-17$3.84$2.5046.7%13.4%32.7%2.8%0.0%0.0%-8.2%292-119.6K-510.00170.07N/AN/A2006367
2016-08-18$3.86$2.5051.5%14.8%31.3%5.9%0.0%0.0%6.4%350-121.6K-660.00150.91N/AN/A6706367
2016-08-19$4.00$2.5056.5%16.2%32.3%9.1%102.3%0.0%10.4%322-126.7K-370.0163.17N/AN/A18726297
2016-08-22$4.02$2.5059.8%17.1%31.8%11.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%356-44.4K-830.00177.62N/AN/A10901710
2016-08-23$4.34$2.5071.0%20.4%40.1%18.5%0.0%0.0%-20.2%407-43.4K-720.11125.60N/AN/A119131740
2016-08-24$4.40$2.5040.0%11.5%39.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%-7.0%439-44.3K-1050.00170.69N/AN/A10018913
2016-08-25$4.50$2.5043.1%12.4%39.1%2.0%0.0%0.0%5.0%432-45.5K-950.11137.92N/AN/A1191318913
2016-08-26$4.46$2.5089.9%25.8%39.0%31.7%79.7%0.0%-22.7%357-35.3K-710.12114.88N/AN/A1121317113
2016-08-29$4.39$2.5068.7%19.7%39.9%18.2%45.7%0.0%8.0%416-35.7K-870.1293.80N/AN/A1121317413
2016-08-30$4.35$2.5048.8%14.0%36.8%5.6%48.8%0.0%5.6%541-37.3K-930.10149.31N/AN/A1271317413
2016-08-31$4.30$2.50152.9%43.8%36.6%71.7%0.0%0.0%-80.8%435-35.4K-710.10176.92N/AN/A1271317513