HIVE Options History — December 2015

In December 2015, HIVE traded between $25.20 and $30.55. ATM implied volatility averaged 66.9%, placing in the 22.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 17.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 35.7% (HV 20d: 31.2%). Max pain ranged from $25.00 to $37.50. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 11 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.58.

Notable Days

  • 2015-12-29: Highest Volume — 27 contracts
  • 2015-12-04: Largest IV spike — 38.4% change
  • 2015-12-04: Highest IV Rank — 46.6%
  • 2015-12-01: Largest Expected Move — 24.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$27.63$25.20$30.55$30.55$25.70
Max Pain$36.36$25.00$37.50$25.00$37.50
ATM IV66.9%54.3%97.3%85.0%62.8%
Expected Move17.8%15.2%24.4%24.4%18.0%
HV 20d31.2%27.0%37.2%37.2%30.7%
HV 60d40.6%33.7%42.9%42.3%33.7%
IV Rank22.8%12.9%46.6%36.9%19.6%
IV Percentile63.0%36.9%98.8%96.0%56.7%
Term Structure-0.3%-37.5%16.4%-37.5%-5.0%
VWIV60.4%45.0%76.7%67.1%64.3%
Skew 25d10.2%-12.7%30.6%16.5%23.7%
Skew 10d42.2%20.2%63.5%24.0%47.2%
Call IV 25d60.2%41.2%74.4%44.5%70.3%
Put IV 25d70.3%58.2%94.0%61.0%94.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %80.9427.22120.94119.0231.49
Gamma HHI0.760.501.000.560.99
Net GEX7315541.1K1.0K706
Net DEX169.1K123.8K177.2K171.1K174.0K
Net VEX-89-365-41-155-41
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.580.430.870.710.87
Total Volume20.545027021
Total OI202.773201204201202

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-12-01$30.55$25.0085.0%24.4%37.2%36.9%0.0%16.5%-37.5%1.0K171.1K-1550.00119.02N/AN/A0012477
2015-12-02$29.75$25.0073.7%21.1%37.1%28.1%67.1%19.2%-21.1%719177.2K-950.71113.77N/AN/A11812477
2015-12-03$30.00$37.5070.3%17.5%37.2%25.5%55.7%20.6%4.0%854174.1K-1250.71113.85N/AN/A11812477
2015-12-04$29.50$37.5097.3%16.9%33.2%46.6%64.4%-12.7%1.0%739175.4K-1020.43105.96N/AN/A18812477
2015-12-07$29.65$37.5084.9%15.2%32.5%36.9%0.0%17.0%15.7%1.1K159.5K-2240.0087.46N/AN/A0012477
2015-12-08$29.55$37.5077.9%15.5%32.5%31.4%61.1%1.2%14.8%1.1K123.8K-3650.4344.33N/AN/A18812477
2015-12-09$28.85$37.5056.1%16.1%33.2%14.4%51.7%-0.1%11.1%574176.0K-660.6399.95N/AN/A12812477
2015-12-10$28.15$37.5058.1%16.7%33.8%15.9%54.6%-3.2%9.7%577172.0K-650.63100.50N/AN/A12812777
2015-12-11$27.75$37.5059.9%17.2%33.8%17.3%56.6%10.9%3.3%653172.7K-700.52112.83N/AN/A15812777
2015-12-14$26.50$37.5063.6%18.2%27.9%20.2%61.6%13.9%-2.1%699169.3K-720.52120.94N/AN/A15812777
2015-12-15$26.35$37.5074.6%21.4%27.9%28.8%76.7%10.3%-12.2%717167.2K-750.52113.78N/AN/A15812777
2015-12-16$27.15$37.5075.1%21.5%30.5%29.2%75.8%14.9%-24.3%624170.5K-730.52115.20N/AN/A15812777
2015-12-17$26.85$37.5060.2%17.3%27.5%17.6%57.6%1.6%-1.6%554168.1K-540.52110.26N/AN/A15812777
2015-12-18$27.25$37.5054.3%15.6%27.0%12.9%45.0%8.5%16.3%596172.2K-570.5272.86N/AN/A15812777
2015-12-21$27.70$37.5056.2%16.1%27.9%14.4%52.1%10.7%16.4%666174.6K-430.5341.30N/AN/A15812677
2015-12-22$27.00$37.5060.9%17.4%28.8%18.1%60.4%-9.4%-1.7%596171.1K-490.53107.75N/AN/A15812777
2015-12-23$26.75$37.5059.8%17.1%28.4%17.2%61.7%1.6%-1.8%661171.0K-480.5341.33N/AN/A15812777
2015-12-24$26.50$37.5054.4%15.6%28.3%13.0%53.9%5.0%4.1%734170.5K-500.5330.83N/AN/A15812777
2015-12-28$25.55$37.5063.6%18.2%30.1%20.2%64.5%16.3%-2.0%737167.5K-480.5341.01N/AN/A15812777
2015-12-29$25.20$37.5058.6%16.8%29.7%16.3%58.0%26.5%9.7%809166.5K-470.5827.22N/AN/A171012777
2015-12-30$25.70$37.5063.8%18.3%31.3%20.3%65.0%30.6%-2.4%683175.0K-410.8729.08N/AN/A111012477
2015-12-31$25.70$37.5062.8%18.0%30.7%19.6%64.3%23.7%-5.0%706174.0K-410.8731.49N/AN/A111012577