HIVE Options History — March 2016

In March 2016, HIVE traded between $24.90 and $26.45. ATM implied volatility averaged 56.3%, placing in the 14.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 15.4%. IV traded above realized volatility by 21.8% (HV 20d: 34.6%). Max pain ranged from $25.00 to $25.00. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 15 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.07.

Notable Days

  • 2016-03-01: Highest Volume — 21 contracts
  • 2016-03-09: Largest IV drop — 46.5% change
  • 2016-03-08: Highest IV Rank — 39.9%
  • 2016-03-28: Largest Expected Move — 19.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$25.75$24.90$26.45$26.40$25.00
Max Pain$25.00$25.00$25.00$25.00$25.00
ATM IV56.3%46.9%88.8%59.0%57.3%
Expected Move15.4%13.2%19.2%16.9%16.4%
HV 20d34.6%28.3%40.0%39.7%32.7%
HV 60d46.8%45.0%47.8%45.9%45.0%
IV Rank14.5%7.2%39.9%16.6%15.3%
IV Percentile41.7%13.1%96.0%49.2%49.2%
Term Structure1.5%-14.7%11.6%-7.8%-8.6%
VWIV53.5%46.3%67.2%52.8%56.9%
Skew 25d13.0%-48.1%29.5%10.3%27.9%
Skew 10d34.1%-12.7%57.0%36.4%43.0%
Call IV 25d65.3%48.2%113.1%52.5%69.8%
Put IV 25d78.2%51.0%112.8%62.8%97.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %82.7218.93115.56111.8360.06
Gamma HHI0.980.960.990.980.98
Net GEX9843821.6K844591
Net DEX-17.0K-29.6K-2.2K-23.5K-2.2K
Net VEX-128-142-111-124-114
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.070.441.591.410.79
Total Volume15.45511212112
Total OI39.27335433540

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2016-03-01$26.40$25.0059.0%16.9%39.7%16.6%0.0%10.3%-7.8%844-23.5K-1241.41111.83N/AN/A9122312
2016-03-02$25.55$25.0061.9%17.7%40.0%18.9%52.8%24.2%-4.0%780-16.6K-1401.59115.25N/AN/A8122512
2016-03-03$24.90$25.0055.7%13.6%36.5%14.0%47.5%0.0%6.4%969-17.3K-1411.59107.70N/AN/A8122612
2016-03-04$25.70$25.0050.4%13.2%33.6%9.9%46.3%5.2%3.7%1.1K-22.0K-1421.5970.49N/AN/A8122612
2016-03-07$25.60$25.0062.7%14.0%28.3%19.5%48.8%16.0%7.7%1.1K-19.2K-1371.5941.58N/AN/A8122612
2016-03-08$25.05$25.0088.8%15.4%28.7%39.9%53.7%18.9%4.7%893-18.7K-1351.59110.78N/AN/A8122612
2016-03-09$26.25$25.0047.5%13.6%32.7%7.6%47.5%0.0%11.6%1.2K-25.0K-1331.5996.19N/AN/A8122612
2016-03-10$25.80$25.0048.1%13.8%33.4%8.1%48.2%15.8%9.6%1.1K-22.3K-1331.5938.58N/AN/A8122612
2016-03-11$26.35$25.0052.9%15.2%33.4%11.8%52.7%6.8%1.0%1.2K-26.8K-1291.5966.47N/AN/A8122612
2016-03-14$25.45$25.0052.1%14.9%35.8%11.2%52.0%22.3%3.7%1.6K-18.6K-1270.4418.93N/AN/A832612
2016-03-15$25.90$25.0051.7%14.8%36.2%10.9%51.5%16.5%2.6%1.6K-21.5K-1290.6933.66N/AN/A852613
2016-03-16$25.90$25.0048.4%13.9%34.7%8.3%49.0%14.1%6.2%1.5K-17.1K-1340.6965.92N/AN/A852617
2016-03-17$26.15$25.0051.9%14.9%34.7%11.0%58.0%24.7%9.6%1.1K-21.0K-1340.69103.19N/AN/A852617
2016-03-18$26.35$25.0046.9%13.5%34.6%7.2%48.9%-48.1%9.8%1.4K-29.6K-1150.64114.75N/AN/A852617
2016-03-21$26.45$25.0061.0%17.5%34.6%18.2%61.1%10.0%-7.8%625-15.6K-1270.79115.56N/AN/A752317
2016-03-22$26.20$25.0057.3%16.4%34.8%15.2%59.0%16.3%2.4%601-13.2K-1280.79114.94N/AN/A752317
2016-03-23$25.70$25.0059.4%17.0%35.6%16.9%61.8%23.7%-3.1%382-10.1K-1290.79114.05N/AN/A752317
2016-03-24$25.35$25.0049.9%14.3%35.7%9.5%49.8%17.8%5.2%550-9.0K-1270.7937.32N/AN/A752317
2016-03-28$25.25$25.0067.1%19.2%35.7%23.0%67.2%29.5%-14.7%422-5.9K-1200.79114.72N/AN/A752317
2016-03-29$25.50$25.0050.3%14.4%35.8%9.8%54.2%-6.7%1.7%1.5K-6.0K-1110.79107.17N/AN/A752317
2016-03-30$25.60$25.0059.3%17.0%33.7%16.8%57.1%14.4%-7.4%588-12.5K-1150.7960.58N/AN/A752317
2016-03-31$25.00$25.0057.3%16.4%32.7%15.3%56.9%27.9%-8.6%591-2.2K-1140.7960.06N/AN/A752317