HLIT Options History — February 2012

In February 2012, HLIT traded between $5.89 and $6.68. ATM implied volatility averaged 39.3%, placing in the 27.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.8%. IV traded below realized volatility by 2.8% (HV 20d: 42.1%). Max pain ranged from $5.00 to $5.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 16 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.45.

Notable Days

  • 2012-02-01: Highest Volume — 604 contracts
  • 2012-02-09: Largest IV drop — 26.4% change
  • 2012-02-29: Highest IV Rank — 41.9%
  • 2012-02-29: Largest Expected Move — 13.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$6.33$5.89$6.68$6.33$5.89
Max Pain$5.00$5.00$5.00$5.00$5.00
ATM IV39.3%28.4%46.8%38.3%46.8%
Expected Move10.8%7.9%13.4%11.0%13.4%
HV 20d42.1%35.9%51.4%40.3%51.4%
HV 60d51.0%45.9%53.2%53.1%46.7%
IV Rank27.4%7.5%41.9%23.1%41.9%
IV Percentile31.5%6.0%55.6%24.6%55.6%
Term Structure6.3%-21.8%18.8%10.4%-3.3%
VWIV39.7%36.8%42.1%36.8%42.1%
Skew 25d10.4%7.1%16.6%9.2%16.6%
Skew 10d14.6%8.1%23.5%14.1%23.5%
Call IV 25d44.5%37.9%47.0%47.0%37.9%
Put IV 25d54.8%52.7%57.0%56.2%54.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %18.967.9448.057.9413.00
Gamma HHI0.780.610.920.920.61
Net GEX28.3K19.9K33.4K25.5K19.9K
Net DEX-1.1M-1.4M-724.3K-863.6K-724.3K
Net VEX-4.1K-4.7K-3.2K-3.9K-3.2K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.450.002.920.160.60
Total Volume105.85060460491
Total OI4,768.94,3065,0154,3064,838

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-02-01$6.33$5.0038.3%11.0%40.3%23.1%36.8%0.0%10.4%25.5K-863.6K-3.9K0.167.94N/AN/A520843,629677
2012-02-02$6.27$5.0040.2%11.5%35.9%26.3%37.8%0.0%-9.1%24.2K-846.9K-3.8K0.1410.90N/AN/A293403,672726
2012-02-03$6.39$5.0039.9%7.9%35.9%25.9%0.0%0.0%14.3%27.4K-983.7K-3.8K0.088.93N/AN/A211173,814690
2012-02-06$6.34$5.0046.1%9.6%36.0%40.6%0.0%0.0%10.1%27.7K-1.1M-4.1K1.5047.83N/AN/A234,012707
2012-02-07$6.62$5.0037.8%9.3%37.7%25.1%0.0%0.0%18.8%31.5K-1.3M-4.4K0.0011.47N/AN/A24104,012710
2012-02-08$6.68$5.0038.6%10.0%37.5%26.5%0.0%0.0%1.9%33.4K-1.4M-4.7K0.0029.19N/AN/A11404,219710
2012-02-09$6.52$5.0028.4%8.1%39.3%7.5%0.0%0.0%12.7%32.5K-1.3M-4.5K0.9148.05N/AN/A22204,272710
2012-02-10$6.34$5.0033.1%9.5%41.6%16.3%0.0%0.0%8.9%29.2K-1.2M-4.4K1.3247.96N/AN/A19254,251730
2012-02-13$6.51$5.0038.9%11.1%40.8%27.0%0.0%0.0%11.6%32.7K-1.2M-4.4K0.0011.52N/AN/A004,260755
2012-02-14$6.33$5.0037.0%10.6%42.7%23.7%0.0%0.0%4.9%29.5K-1.1M-4.2K0.0047.83N/AN/A504,260755
2012-02-15$6.27$5.0034.0%9.7%40.6%17.9%41.8%0.0%9.0%28.1K-1.1M-4.3K0.0010.83N/AN/A6904,255755
2012-02-16$6.52$5.0039.9%11.4%40.9%29.0%0.0%0.0%15.7%31.2K-1.3M-4.3K0.009.11N/AN/A1904,257755
2012-02-17$6.33$5.0034.4%9.9%42.9%18.7%0.0%0.0%7.6%29.8K-1.1M-4.3K0.009.96N/AN/A2004,242755
2012-02-21$6.25$5.0042.1%12.1%42.7%33.2%42.1%9.2%15.2%27.7K-997.6K-4.0K0.0010.82N/AN/A1104,079523
2012-02-22$6.10$5.0040.0%11.5%43.8%29.2%0.0%9.9%11.2%25.1K-884.1K-3.7K0.0011.90N/AN/A704,088523
2012-02-23$6.39$5.0037.7%10.8%46.3%24.9%0.0%10.1%-14.2%30.2K-1.1M-4.1K0.008.98N/AN/A1004,089523
2012-02-24$6.18$5.0044.9%12.9%48.1%38.4%0.0%10.0%14.4%26.8K-964.9K-3.9K2.9212.48N/AN/A12354,099523
2012-02-27$6.29$5.0044.1%12.6%48.4%36.8%0.0%7.1%-21.8%28.3K-1.0M-3.9K0.399.69N/AN/A140554,099558
2012-02-28$6.14$5.0043.5%12.5%49.0%35.8%0.0%9.8%8.0%25.5K-893.4K-3.7K0.6010.72N/AN/A20124,233613
2012-02-29$5.89$5.0046.8%13.4%51.4%41.9%0.0%16.6%-3.3%19.9K-724.3K-3.2K0.0013.00N/AN/A0914,213625