HIVE Options History — August 2016

In August 2016, HIVE traded between $33.15 and $36.45. ATM implied volatility averaged 47.1%, placing in the 6.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 13.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 17.3% (HV 20d: 29.7%). Max pain ranged from $37.50 to $37.50. Net GEX was positive for 23 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 12 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.55.

Notable Days

  • 2016-08-01: Highest Volume — 134 contracts
  • 2016-08-04: Largest IV drop — 21.3% change
  • 2016-08-03: Highest IV Rank — 22.1%
  • 2016-08-03: Largest Expected Move — 19.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$34.43$33.15$36.45$36.45$33.35
Max Pain$37.50$37.50$37.50$37.50$37.50
ATM IV47.1%36.8%66.8%55.8%46.8%
Expected Move13.3%10.5%19.1%16.0%13.4%
HV 20d29.7%21.3%32.6%23.3%31.9%
HV 60d30.5%27.5%31.9%27.5%31.0%
IV Rank6.9%0.0%22.1%13.5%7.8%
IV Percentile17.4%0.0%77.0%41.3%13.9%
Term Structure3.2%-10.4%21.4%-1.7%13.1%
VWIV47.4%36.8%66.9%56.1%46.8%
Skew 25d7.8%-3.8%27.3%3.8%-2.1%
Skew 10d11.6%2.3%29.0%4.9%20.1%
Call IV 25d50.9%37.3%58.9%50.6%58.9%
Put IV 25d58.7%53.0%66.3%54.4%56.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %104.0086.83112.56101.13100.86
Gamma HHI0.960.920.990.990.93
Net GEX10.8K3.5K25.3K17.4K3.5K
Net DEX-201.2K-387.8K-103.1K-363.0K-111.9K
Net VEX-901-1.3K-664-1.2K-664
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.550.001.100.141.06
Total Volume69.13013413435
Total OI244.87122328238122

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2016-08-01$36.45$37.5055.8%16.0%23.3%13.5%56.1%0.0%-1.7%17.4K-363.0K-1.2K0.14101.13N/AN/A1181621820
2016-08-02$35.75$37.5059.5%17.1%21.3%16.4%66.6%0.0%-7.7%15.1K-387.8K-1.2K0.92106.00N/AN/A181622520
2016-08-03$36.35$37.5066.8%19.1%21.8%22.1%66.9%0.0%-10.4%15.4K-370.0K-1.2K0.1786.83N/AN/A961622620
2016-08-04$35.00$37.5052.5%14.1%25.9%10.9%49.0%3.8%4.2%22.9K-371.2K-1.3K0.1999.98N/AN/A961830620
2016-08-05$34.00$37.5059.2%12.0%23.7%16.1%41.8%0.0%-1.6%21.4K-358.4K-1.3K0.19102.02N/AN/A961830622
2016-08-08$33.15$37.5049.1%14.2%25.0%8.2%49.7%-3.8%-5.5%17.4K-210.7K-1.0K0.19101.18N/AN/A961830622
2016-08-09$34.80$37.5049.6%15.3%30.9%8.6%53.5%5.1%-4.0%25.3K-306.9K-1.1K0.19108.10N/AN/A961830622
2016-08-10$33.85$37.5043.1%12.4%32.4%3.5%43.2%0.4%-0.5%20.8K-239.2K-1.0K0.19100.88N/AN/A961830622
2016-08-11$34.25$37.5047.5%13.6%32.6%7.0%47.5%6.1%0.2%22.4K-275.9K-1.1K0.19104.48N/AN/A961830622
2016-08-12$34.30$37.5039.7%11.4%32.6%0.8%39.7%5.3%6.3%22.8K-273.8K-1.1K0.1999.24N/AN/A961830622
2016-08-15$33.90$37.5042.6%12.2%32.4%3.1%42.6%5.3%1.6%3.5K-120.0K-7430.19104.54N/AN/A961830522
2016-08-16$33.95$37.5041.1%11.8%32.2%1.9%41.1%7.7%0.1%3.6K-104.8K-7230.1998.89N/AN/A961830522
2016-08-17$33.85$37.5043.9%12.6%32.2%4.1%0.0%0.0%-2.1%3.6K-106.0K-7250.00103.10N/AN/A0030522
2016-08-18$34.15$37.5044.5%12.8%32.2%4.6%0.0%6.6%-2.6%3.6K-106.5K-7090.00104.16N/AN/A2030522
2016-08-19$34.20$37.5047.3%13.6%31.5%6.8%47.3%5.5%-2.8%3.7K-108.3K-7080.98101.11N/AN/A191830322
2016-08-22$33.90$37.5051.6%14.8%30.8%10.2%51.6%1.7%-3.9%3.5K-103.1K-6891.10104.91N/AN/A171810022
2016-08-23$34.70$37.5041.2%11.8%31.9%2.0%41.2%25.8%17.5%3.9K-106.5K-6821.10112.18N/AN/A171810022
2016-08-24$34.50$37.5038.1%10.9%31.9%0.0%0.0%6.9%21.4%3.5K-130.3K-7170.00111.96N/AN/A0010022
2016-08-25$34.40$37.5036.8%10.5%31.7%0.0%36.8%9.9%12.4%3.9K-114.9K-6901.10111.15N/AN/A171810022
2016-08-26$34.70$37.5042.1%12.1%31.9%4.2%42.1%27.3%13.7%3.9K-115.9K-6931.10110.71N/AN/A171810022
2016-08-29$34.25$37.5037.9%10.9%32.1%0.9%37.9%23.9%7.2%4.0K-112.8K-6721.10105.96N/AN/A171810022
2016-08-30$34.25$37.5045.8%13.1%31.5%7.0%45.8%5.4%19.6%3.6K-128.9K-6871.06112.56N/AN/A171810022
2016-08-31$33.35$37.5046.8%13.4%31.9%7.8%46.8%-2.1%13.1%3.5K-111.9K-6641.06100.86N/AN/A171810022