HLIT Options History — September 2012

In September 2012, HLIT traded between $4.54 and $4.95. ATM implied volatility averaged 38.9%, placing in the 14.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 11.7% (HV 20d: 27.2%). Max pain ranged from $5.00 to $5.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 13 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.56.

Notable Days

  • 2012-09-13: Highest Volume — 196 contracts
  • 2012-09-05: Largest IV drop — 25.0% change
  • 2012-09-12: Highest IV Rank — 28.6%
  • 2012-09-04: Largest Expected Move — 14.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$4.75$4.54$4.95$4.59$4.54
Max Pain$5.00$5.00$5.00$5.00$5.00
ATM IV38.9%27.3%49.8%49.4%28.2%
Expected Move10.6%7.8%14.2%14.2%8.1%
HV 20d27.2%25.3%30.9%27.7%27.4%
HV 60d35.7%33.5%38.3%38.3%34.0%
IV Rank14.3%0.0%28.6%28.0%1.3%
IV Percentile22.4%0.0%60.3%57.9%0.4%
Term Structure4.4%-5.2%22.5%-0.3%12.7%
VWIV47.6%26.7%86.5%41.4%26.7%
Skew 25d33.2%16.4%68.3%16.4%43.7%
Skew 10d37.4%24.8%77.6%25.7%77.6%
Call IV 25d42.8%26.2%50.5%50.5%49.7%
Put IV 25d76.1%65.5%94.5%66.9%93.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %36.2921.0978.1078.1021.09
Gamma HHI0.970.940.980.940.98
Net GEX13.7K9.4K17.1K9.4K10.3K
Net DEX-265.7K-387.3K-132.3K-260.6K-132.3K
Net VEX-1.1K-1.3K-791-1.3K-791
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.560.003.000.350.00
Total Volume28.316019600
Total OI2,405.8422,3662,4412,3662,441

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-09-04$4.59$0.0049.4%14.2%27.7%28.0%0.0%16.4%-0.3%9.4K-260.6K-1.3K0.0078.10N/AN/A001,986380
2012-09-05$4.58$0.0037.0%10.6%27.7%11.5%0.0%26.8%-1.6%11.1K-207.1K-1.2K0.3539.43N/AN/A31111,986380
2012-09-06$4.70$0.0043.7%12.5%28.5%20.4%0.0%26.8%4.0%11.4K-216.2K-1.2K0.0035.77N/AN/A001,977391
2012-09-07$4.78$5.0049.5%10.8%28.9%28.2%0.0%25.4%3.2%12.7K-270.4K-1.2K1.0027.43N/AN/A25251,977391
2012-09-10$4.67$5.0046.3%10.3%30.4%23.9%0.0%22.3%-0.8%12.0K-269.5K-1.2K0.0031.15N/AN/A002,002416
2012-09-11$4.75$5.0048.1%11.8%30.9%26.3%0.0%26.8%-2.1%12.3K-268.5K-1.2K0.0038.58N/AN/A3002,002416
2012-09-12$4.81$5.0049.8%11.8%26.2%28.6%0.0%27.3%1.2%12.9K-274.7K-1.2K0.0039.79N/AN/A001,992416
2012-09-13$4.92$5.0041.4%11.9%25.4%17.3%41.4%22.8%-1.9%13.6K-373.3K-1.3K1.2042.92N/AN/A891071,992416
2012-09-14$4.95$5.0035.9%10.3%25.3%10.1%35.9%24.7%5.8%16.3K-387.3K-1.3K0.0027.67N/AN/A11202,039399
2012-09-17$4.86$5.0036.6%10.5%26.6%10.9%0.0%29.8%4.6%15.5K-325.0K-1.2K3.0029.66N/AN/A5152,005399
2012-09-18$4.89$5.0036.9%10.6%26.3%11.3%0.0%30.1%3.1%15.9K-321.8K-1.2K0.0026.92N/AN/A002,000411
2012-09-19$4.86$5.0037.7%10.8%25.9%12.4%0.0%30.7%1.6%15.4K-319.2K-1.2K0.0028.29N/AN/A002,000411
2012-09-20$4.75$5.0036.4%10.4%27.7%10.6%0.0%36.6%0.8%14.9K-258.8K-1.1K0.0049.46N/AN/A2002,000411
2012-09-21$4.83$5.0033.5%9.6%26.2%6.8%0.0%37.8%3.1%17.1K-271.2K-1.1K0.0038.80N/AN/A2201,995398
2012-09-24$4.79$5.0035.7%10.2%26.6%9.7%86.5%44.9%-5.2%14.5K-297.3K-1.1K0.0051.35N/AN/A0102,017398
2012-09-25$4.71$5.0027.3%7.8%26.5%0.0%26.7%0.0%22.5%17.0K-207.2K-9850.0031.45N/AN/A2102,017398
2012-09-26$4.62$5.0031.8%9.1%27.2%6.0%0.0%57.2%15.3%13.6K-181.1K-9330.0026.87N/AN/A002,028398
2012-09-27$4.68$5.0033.3%9.6%25.3%8.0%0.0%68.3%18.3%15.2K-207.5K-9840.0024.72N/AN/A1502,028398
2012-09-28$4.54$5.0028.2%8.1%27.4%1.3%0.0%43.7%12.7%10.3K-132.3K-7910.0021.09N/AN/A002,043398