HIVE Options History — December 2018

In December 2018, HIVE traded between $16.15 and $18.40. ATM implied volatility averaged 101.3%, placing in the 55.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 27.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 70.4% (HV 20d: 30.9%). Max pain ranged from $12.50 to $25.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 2 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.05.

Notable Days

  • 2018-12-07: Highest Volume — 6 contracts
  • 2018-12-24: Largest IV spike — 100.2% change
  • 2018-12-24: Highest IV Rank — 92.4%
  • 2018-12-24: Largest Expected Move — 43.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$17.12$16.15$18.40$18.40$16.25
Max Pain$20.63$12.50$25.00$12.50$12.50
ATM IV101.3%66.0%150.9%82.2%108.3%
Expected Move27.0%18.2%43.3%23.6%31.1%
HV 20d30.9%21.5%37.1%24.7%34.7%
HV 60d26.1%22.1%28.4%22.5%28.1%
IV Rank55.1%28.5%92.4%40.7%60.4%
IV Percentile81.1%47.2%99.6%70.2%90.5%
Term Structure-29.7%-103.2%68.3%3.8%-52.7%
VWIV81.6%46.5%162.6%103.6%78.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %75.0617.46135.4168.0797.17
Gamma HHI0.900.500.980.980.93
Net GEX5.8K28212.9K12.9K4.8K
Net DEX-71.9K-222.5K13.2K-222.5K-66.7K
Net VEX-502-1.4K-54-1.4K-283
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.050.000.200.000.00
Total Volume2.50640
Total OI882850893889850

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-12-03$18.40$12.5082.2%23.6%24.7%40.7%0.0%0.0%3.8%12.9K-222.5K-1.4K0.0068.07N/AN/A4085138
2018-12-04$18.15$12.5098.8%28.3%23.2%53.2%103.6%0.0%-28.0%7.6K-55.5K-6350.2028.61N/AN/A4185338
2018-12-05$18.15$12.50102.0%29.3%21.5%55.6%0.0%0.0%-30.3%7854.9K-1380.2028.61N/AN/A4185338
2018-12-06$17.80$25.00133.1%27.9%21.8%79.0%77.3%0.0%-25.4%10.7K-158.6K-1.0K0.0093.50N/AN/A1085338
2018-12-07$17.30$25.00130.3%37.4%23.3%76.9%0.0%0.0%68.3%3347.3K-940.15114.95N/AN/A5185338
2018-12-10$17.55$25.00129.0%18.2%23.7%75.9%0.0%0.0%-28.4%4.1K-15.5K-2640.0017.46N/AN/A2085338
2018-12-11$18.30$25.00112.5%21.1%29.2%63.5%46.5%0.0%-35.9%8.9K-74.1K-6310.0018.59N/AN/A6085538
2018-12-12$18.25$25.0088.2%25.3%29.2%45.2%61.1%0.0%-28.0%10.7K-123.0K-8360.03111.12N/AN/A6085538
2018-12-13$17.05$25.0068.1%19.5%37.1%30.1%66.8%0.0%-6.8%28213.2K-540.0332.43N/AN/A6085538
2018-12-14$16.95$25.0083.5%23.9%35.7%41.7%66.8%0.0%-35.9%6.4K-59.0K-5510.0592.80N/AN/A4085538
2018-12-17$16.75$25.0066.0%18.9%35.3%28.5%0.0%0.0%-28.4%2.2K-79-1410.0066.83N/AN/A0085538
2018-12-18$16.90$25.0075.2%21.5%35.1%35.4%0.0%0.0%-23.0%4.1K-20.5K-3050.0034.16N/AN/A0085538
2018-12-19$16.50$25.0080.9%23.2%35.6%39.7%0.0%0.0%-34.7%4.5K-33.8K-3690.0080.42N/AN/A0085535
2018-12-20$16.50$25.00114.6%32.9%34.2%65.1%0.0%0.0%-76.5%8.3K-144.1K-8210.00108.77N/AN/A0085535
2018-12-21$16.40$25.0075.4%21.6%34.2%35.6%0.0%0.0%-6.9%3.0K-15.1K-2340.0042.54N/AN/A0085535
2018-12-24$16.15$25.00150.9%43.3%34.3%92.4%162.6%0.0%-103.2%8.2K-176.4K-8960.08135.41N/AN/A2083434
2018-12-26$16.45$12.5093.4%26.8%35.5%49.1%74.5%0.0%-40.2%4.7K-65.5K-3280.00103.53N/AN/A1083416
2018-12-27$16.20$12.50119.4%34.2%35.2%68.7%78.3%0.0%-34.1%7.0K-123.6K-5590.00112.50N/AN/A1083416
2018-12-28$16.35$12.50115.0%33.0%34.9%65.4%78.9%0.0%-48.5%6.7K-108.9K-4760.00113.72N/AN/A1083416
2018-12-31$16.25$12.50108.3%31.1%34.7%60.4%0.0%0.0%-52.7%4.8K-66.7K-2830.0097.17N/AN/A0083416