HIVE Options History — February 2016

In February 2016, HIVE traded between $22.35 and $25.55. ATM implied volatility averaged 61.8%, placing in the 18.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 17.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 4.4% (HV 20d: 57.4%). Max pain ranged from $25.00 to $25.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 4 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.08.

Notable Days

  • 2016-02-03: Highest Volume — 45 contracts
  • 2016-02-18: Largest IV spike — 27.4% change
  • 2016-02-02: Highest IV Rank — 32.8%
  • 2016-02-02: Largest Expected Move — 22.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$24.41$22.35$25.55$23.05$25.55
Max Pain$25.00$25.00$25.00$25.00$25.00
ATM IV61.8%51.0%79.7%63.4%62.9%
Expected Move17.9%14.6%22.8%18.2%18.0%
HV 20d57.4%38.9%65.6%60.9%38.9%
HV 60d45.9%44.1%47.6%44.1%45.6%
IV Rank18.8%10.4%32.8%20.1%19.7%
IV Percentile55.2%29.4%91.7%59.9%59.9%
Term Structure-5.4%-16.8%7.9%7.9%-6.8%
VWIV62.5%53.6%81.3%64.2%53.6%
Skew 25d14.1%4.0%29.2%4.0%18.1%
Skew 10d23.2%8.1%48.2%8.1%36.0%
Call IV 25d52.7%45.7%63.4%54.8%54.2%
Put IV 25d66.8%57.3%82.7%58.8%72.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %72.9937.77117.9652.47117.96
Gamma HHI0.940.760.990.820.97
Net GEX2.1K2995.6K393754
Net DEX-21.3K-50.5K3.4K3.4K-14.9K
Net VEX-147-183-100-104-136
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.080.402.212.211.72
Total Volume29.0519451919
Total OI50.5531713135

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2016-02-01$23.05$25.0063.4%18.2%60.9%20.1%64.2%4.0%7.9%3933.4K-1042.2152.47N/AN/A6131813
2016-02-02$22.35$25.0079.7%22.8%58.7%32.8%81.3%5.7%-16.8%2991.2K-1002.2141.77N/AN/A6131813
2016-02-03$23.70$25.0061.3%17.6%61.8%18.4%71.0%7.5%-5.3%524-723-1030.4037.77N/AN/A32131913
2016-02-04$24.95$0.0051.2%17.9%64.4%10.5%0.0%12.0%0.2%3.5K-33.3K-1590.5549.66N/AN/A23134413
2016-02-05$23.80$0.0056.7%19.0%65.6%14.8%0.0%6.4%-11.9%2.1K-15.9K-1480.4739.73N/AN/A27134213
2016-02-08$24.35$0.0070.6%18.1%65.5%25.7%63.1%15.8%0.6%1.7K-34.2K-1670.42112.95N/AN/A31134613
2016-02-09$24.15$25.0070.1%19.7%64.9%25.3%67.1%8.2%-5.1%2.5K-32.7K-1730.4750.69N/AN/A27135013
2016-02-10$24.00$25.0071.7%20.5%64.6%26.5%71.7%19.3%-9.0%3.0K-30.6K-1720.4798.96N/AN/A27135013
2016-02-11$24.50$25.0070.9%20.3%64.2%25.9%67.9%17.5%-11.2%3.5K-38.4K-1830.77106.17N/AN/A17135413
2016-02-12$24.85$25.0056.8%16.3%63.3%14.9%56.8%10.3%2.0%4.1K-41.2K-1800.7753.01N/AN/A17135413
2016-02-16$24.95$25.0055.7%16.0%59.4%14.1%55.7%29.2%-5.8%4.9K-50.5K-1640.7799.58N/AN/A17135413
2016-02-17$24.30$25.0051.0%14.6%60.5%10.4%58.3%23.1%-3.2%5.1K-38.6K-1540.77113.21N/AN/A17135413
2016-02-18$24.25$25.0065.0%18.6%60.6%21.3%65.0%0.0%-14.8%5.6K-33.3K-1580.77100.61N/AN/A17135813
2016-02-19$24.55$25.0058.1%16.7%60.1%15.9%58.1%13.7%-6.6%539-7.4K-1410.7745.24N/AN/A17135813
2016-02-22$24.55$25.0060.1%17.2%56.6%17.5%60.1%14.4%-0.5%492-9.7K-1411.1750.17N/AN/A11122312
2016-02-23$24.75$25.0058.3%16.7%46.5%16.1%57.8%15.3%-4.4%572-10.5K-1391.7254.43N/AN/A7122312
2016-02-24$24.95$25.0055.0%15.8%45.3%13.5%55.0%15.3%-3.8%637-10.7K-1401.7273.08N/AN/A7122312
2016-02-25$25.30$25.0060.6%17.4%43.2%17.9%60.6%15.4%-10.3%672-13.8K-1401.7293.50N/AN/A7122312
2016-02-26$25.40$25.0056.6%16.2%43.2%14.7%57.3%15.7%-2.8%663-14.5K-1391.7268.86N/AN/A7122312
2016-02-29$25.55$25.0062.9%18.0%38.9%19.7%53.6%18.1%-6.8%754-14.9K-1361.72117.96N/AN/A7122312