HIVE Options History — April 2017

In April 2017, HIVE traded between $18.70 and $21.20. ATM implied volatility averaged 68.3%, placing in the 29.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 17.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 44.2% (HV 20d: 24.1%). Max pain ranged from $12.50 to $25.00. Net GEX was positive for 12 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 4 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.17.

Notable Days

  • 2017-04-18: Highest Volume — 77 contracts
  • 2017-04-25: Largest IV spike — 73.0% change
  • 2017-04-25: Highest IV Rank — 61.4%
  • 2017-04-25: Largest Expected Move — 31.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$19.62$18.70$21.20$21.20$19.30
Max Pain$15.13$12.50$25.00$25.00$12.50
ATM IV68.3%37.7%108.1%61.9%60.5%
Expected Move17.3%10.8%31.0%17.8%17.4%
HV 20d24.1%21.2%27.9%24.1%27.8%
HV 60d31.3%30.4%32.2%30.4%31.7%
IV Rank29.9%5.7%61.4%24.9%23.8%
IV Percentile74.8%5.6%98.4%75.8%70.6%
Term Structure-11.5%-33.4%14.6%4.4%-2.7%
VWIV61.2%34.4%125.4%51.4%67.1%
Skew 25d-0.3%-65.1%51.0%51.0%-25.9%
Skew 10d-12.0%-64.6%32.5%32.5%-48.3%
Call IV 25d108.5%47.7%168.7%47.7%157.9%
Put IV 25d108.2%98.7%132.0%98.7%132.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %50.4311.42103.2022.1598.59
Gamma HHI0.790.550.990.990.61
Net GEX1.6K-2258.3K8.2K-189
Net DEX6.4K-88.3K31.9K-88.3K13.4K
Net VEX-344-674-130-674-277
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.170.140.310.310.15
Total Volume67.68441774168
Total OI329.105184396332186

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2017-04-03$21.20$25.0061.9%17.8%24.1%24.9%51.4%51.0%4.4%8.2K-88.3K-6740.3122.15N/AN/A311029438
2017-04-04$20.60$25.0064.4%18.5%23.2%26.9%56.5%38.8%-8.8%8.3K-65.6K-6360.1924.35N/AN/A511033438
2017-04-05$19.80$25.0059.5%17.1%26.2%23.0%0.0%-65.1%2.3%2.3K-21.8K-4760.1920.13N/AN/A521033438
2017-04-06$20.05$25.0073.3%16.2%26.4%33.9%63.6%0.0%-19.1%2.0K-7.8K-4250.1721.84N/AN/A561033538
2017-04-07$20.15$12.5072.2%13.4%26.4%33.0%34.4%-25.9%11.4%2.3K2.2K-4240.1728.36N/AN/A561034138
2017-04-10$19.95$12.50101.0%11.2%26.5%55.8%43.4%0.0%-9.7%1.9K19.9K-3470.1725.45N/AN/A561034138
2017-04-11$19.90$12.50100.0%15.5%23.6%55.0%44.1%0.0%-13.5%2.1K2.9K-4110.1727.73N/AN/A561034138
2017-04-12$19.60$12.5037.7%10.8%22.3%5.7%40.1%0.0%-7.9%1.3K29.7K-2870.1631.47N/AN/A601034138
2017-04-13$19.50$12.5044.4%12.7%22.1%11.1%47.8%0.0%-15.3%1.7K24.2K-3290.1629.52N/AN/A601035038
2017-04-17$19.60$12.5047.8%13.7%21.6%13.7%49.7%0.0%-17.1%2.0K14.1K-3680.1611.42N/AN/A601035038
2017-04-18$19.10$12.5062.2%17.8%22.9%25.1%54.4%0.0%-23.1%32528.3K-2560.1427.53N/AN/A671035838
2017-04-19$19.05$12.5066.1%19.0%22.6%28.2%55.9%0.0%-20.0%4729.8K-2410.1468.57N/AN/A671035838
2017-04-20$19.00$12.5070.6%20.2%22.1%31.7%64.8%0.0%-28.1%-22528.2K-2270.14103.20N/AN/A671035838
2017-04-21$19.00$12.5068.2%19.5%22.0%29.8%58.4%0.0%-25.8%-16729.0K-2430.1470.35N/AN/A671035838
2017-04-24$18.95$12.5062.5%17.9%22.0%25.3%124.5%0.0%14.6%-15221.6K-2430.1576.19N/AN/A59914935
2017-04-25$18.70$12.50108.1%31.0%21.2%61.4%125.4%0.0%-33.4%-10231.9K-1300.1571.48N/AN/A59915135
2017-04-26$19.55$12.5067.4%19.3%27.6%29.2%59.4%0.0%-14.4%-20116.8K-2650.1599.83N/AN/A59915135
2017-04-27$19.70$12.5070.2%20.1%27.9%31.4%67.1%0.0%-13.0%-21612.7K-2770.15100.08N/AN/A59915135
2017-04-28$19.30$12.5060.5%17.4%27.8%23.8%0.0%0.0%-2.7%-18913.4K-2770.1598.59N/AN/A59915135