HIVE Options History — February 2015

In February 2015, HIVE traded between $19.55 and $23.80. ATM implied volatility averaged 67.2%, placing in the 24.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 19.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 31.6% (HV 20d: 35.6%). Max pain ranged from $25.00 to $25.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 5 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.23.

Notable Days

  • 2015-02-26: Highest Volume — 114 contracts
  • 2015-02-17: Largest IV spike — 46.7% change
  • 2015-02-09: Highest IV Rank — 39.8%
  • 2015-02-11: Largest Expected Move — 22.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$21.37$19.55$23.80$20.00$23.80
Max Pain$25.00$25.00$25.00$25.00$25.00
ATM IV67.2%47.5%86.0%62.5%68.2%
Expected Move19.0%13.6%22.8%17.9%19.6%
HV 20d35.6%28.9%39.6%36.1%35.9%
HV 60d37.9%35.5%42.5%42.5%37.3%
IV Rank24.8%9.1%39.8%21.1%25.6%
IV Percentile70.2%19.3%93.8%66.3%74.7%
Term Structure-1.6%-17.8%33.7%-9.0%-16.4%
VWIV70.9%37.3%80.9%72.7%72.4%
Skew 25d7.9%-10.4%29.0%-4.9%14.9%
Skew 10d13.9%-11.0%30.7%1.8%24.1%
Call IV 25d65.8%56.5%78.6%63.5%60.7%
Put IV 25d73.7%58.6%86.7%58.6%75.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %76.9221.75113.7223.97110.32
Gamma HHI0.760.500.980.720.94
Net GEX2.3K1.3K4.1K1.3K4.1K
Net DEX-81.0K-147.4K-25.1K-36.3K-147.4K
Net VEX-555-674-452-467-643
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.230.000.360.320.16
Total Volume81.21101140114
Total OI239.158199274199269

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-02-02$20.00$25.0062.5%17.9%36.1%21.1%0.0%-4.9%-9.0%1.3K-36.3K-4670.0023.97N/AN/A0015148
2015-02-03$20.35$25.0062.8%18.0%36.9%21.3%72.7%0.4%19.5%1.5K-36.8K-4650.3221.75N/AN/A622015148
2015-02-04$20.00$25.0057.0%16.3%36.9%16.6%0.0%-2.3%17.4%1.5K-43.0K-4650.3624.54N/AN/A622216348
2015-02-05$19.95$0.0063.4%17.4%36.9%21.7%0.0%-2.9%-2.6%1.4K-32.6K-4850.3645.38N/AN/A622216353
2015-02-06$20.00$0.0066.1%18.5%37.0%24.0%0.0%-2.8%-5.1%1.4K-25.1K-4520.3650.39N/AN/A622216353
2015-02-09$20.00$0.0086.0%21.3%32.3%39.8%0.0%1.8%-14.6%1.4K-27.4K-4710.3553.90N/AN/A632216353
2015-02-10$20.05$0.0079.0%21.4%30.4%34.3%0.0%14.5%-6.4%1.4K-44.9K-4990.3556.12N/AN/A632216653
2015-02-11$19.55$0.0079.5%22.8%28.9%34.7%0.0%-10.4%-3.2%1.4K-55.5K-4590.2284.13N/AN/A651416853
2015-02-12$20.50$0.0064.9%18.6%33.2%23.0%0.0%3.6%20.8%1.5K-49.3K-5180.2067.66N/AN/A801617354
2015-02-13$21.25$0.0047.5%13.6%35.9%9.1%37.3%5.5%33.7%1.7K-68.2K-5520.2469.84N/AN/A691618456
2015-02-17$21.30$25.0069.7%20.0%35.3%26.8%80.9%11.3%-3.3%1.9K-80.1K-5450.17101.94N/AN/A951618856
2015-02-18$21.80$25.0070.5%20.2%34.1%27.4%77.1%11.3%-10.6%2.7K-110.4K-6740.17107.82N/AN/A951621856
2015-02-19$22.55$25.0061.9%17.7%35.9%20.5%0.0%29.0%-4.4%2.9K-119.0K-6550.0098.46N/AN/A1021856
2015-02-20$23.45$25.0060.0%17.2%37.3%19.0%0.0%16.7%1.0%3.6K-118.8K-6500.24113.72N/AN/A3121856
2015-02-23$22.70$25.0066.7%19.1%39.1%24.4%73.5%18.8%-17.2%3.4K-131.9K-6410.18104.63N/AN/A911621347
2015-02-24$22.35$25.0071.8%20.6%39.6%28.4%77.2%10.4%-8.4%3.0K-134.3K-6500.18109.91N/AN/A911621347
2015-02-25$23.20$25.0075.1%21.5%38.9%31.1%75.5%15.9%-4.4%3.1K-138.5K-6290.17105.13N/AN/A941621347
2015-02-26$23.30$25.0064.9%18.6%36.0%22.9%71.1%19.6%-17.8%3.9K-139.1K-6290.16111.88N/AN/A981621847
2015-02-27$23.80$25.0068.2%19.6%35.9%25.6%72.4%14.9%-16.4%4.1K-147.4K-6430.16110.32N/AN/A981622247