HLIT Options History — March 2013

In March 2013, HLIT traded between $5.59 and $5.87. ATM implied volatility averaged 45.4%, placing in the 30.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 8.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 23.3% (HV 20d: 22.1%). 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 13 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.61.

Notable Days

  • 2013-03-08: Highest Volume — 132 contracts
  • 2013-03-14: Largest IV drop — 73.2% change
  • 2013-03-13: Highest IV Rank — 98.1%
  • 2013-03-01: Largest Expected Move — 10.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$5.76$5.59$5.87$5.60$5.79
Max Pain$5.00$5.00$5.00$5.00$5.00
ATM IV45.4%27.2%101.7%36.5%34.8%
Expected Move8.8%7.3%10.5%10.5%10.0%
HV 20d22.1%16.3%25.3%25.3%16.3%
HV 60d29.0%28.6%29.2%29.2%28.6%
IV Rank30.9%9.1%98.1%20.3%18.2%
IV Percentile44.8%5.2%99.6%32.1%25.8%
Term Structure2.6%-7.5%11.3%-1.4%-7.5%
VWIV35.4%28.4%41.3%36.5%28.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %19.1711.9428.9521.2918.26
Gamma HHI0.670.501.000.990.50
Net GEX4.2K2.8K6.7K6.7K3.9K
Net DEX-535.7K-703.2K-374.9K-594.6K-407.5K
Net VEX-667-770-453-660-755
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.610.004.430.000.00
Total Volume24.75013220
Total OI1,699.81,3732,0291,8231,495

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-03-01$5.60$5.0036.5%10.5%25.3%20.3%36.5%0.0%-1.4%6.7K-594.6K-6600.0021.29N/AN/A201,293530
2013-03-04$5.59$5.0041.3%9.3%24.5%26.0%0.0%0.0%10.9%6.6K-576.1K-7090.0016.68N/AN/A001,293530
2013-03-05$5.70$5.0050.7%7.7%24.8%37.2%0.0%0.0%7.5%5.0K-628.4K-5480.5023.06N/AN/A1051,293530
2013-03-06$5.72$5.0052.1%9.2%24.6%38.9%41.3%0.0%-4.5%5.4K-603.9K-6690.2018.68N/AN/A2041,293530
2013-03-07$5.78$5.0050.7%7.3%24.6%37.3%0.0%0.0%11.3%3.2K-655.2K-4530.0012.95N/AN/A11001,293534
2013-03-08$5.82$5.0067.4%8.3%24.6%57.2%0.0%0.0%4.3%4.7K-669.5K-6250.3216.58N/AN/A100321,403534
2013-03-11$5.82$5.0070.8%8.0%24.6%61.2%0.0%0.0%10.0%4.4K-687.3K-6960.0014.75N/AN/A5001,503526
2013-03-12$5.78$5.0091.6%7.7%24.4%86.1%0.0%0.0%10.4%5.4K-675.8K-7090.0016.86N/AN/A001,503526
2013-03-13$5.82$5.00101.7%8.2%24.5%98.1%0.0%0.0%5.3%3.3K-693.6K-6590.0018.85N/AN/A001,503526
2013-03-14$5.87$5.0027.2%7.8%24.5%9.1%28.4%0.0%9.5%2.8K-703.2K-6404.4313.67N/AN/A7311,493526
2013-03-15$5.78$5.0030.5%8.8%21.4%13.1%0.0%0.0%4.3%3.8K-675.5K-6830.0024.00N/AN/A001,486500
2013-03-18$5.83$5.0027.5%7.9%21.5%9.4%0.0%0.0%1.3%2.9K-397.2K-6070.0020.22N/AN/A00984390
2013-03-19$5.74$5.0028.5%8.2%21.4%10.7%0.0%0.0%2.9%3.5K-383.4K-6570.0016.21N/AN/A00984390
2013-03-20$5.82$5.0034.3%9.8%20.8%17.6%0.0%0.0%-3.6%3.6K-388.9K-6610.0028.95N/AN/A20984390
2013-03-21$5.73$5.0034.9%10.0%20.9%18.3%0.0%0.0%-4.8%4.2K-374.9K-6920.0021.76N/AN/A00983390
2013-03-22$5.77$5.0028.7%8.2%20.3%11.0%0.0%0.0%0.1%3.2K-387.0K-6170.0011.94N/AN/A1220983390
2013-03-25$5.77$5.0030.3%8.7%17.9%12.9%0.0%0.0%3.0%3.9K-408.4K-7660.0016.37N/AN/A001,105390
2013-03-26$5.77$5.0034.1%9.8%17.8%17.4%0.0%0.0%-3.6%4.2K-402.7K-7700.0024.13N/AN/A001,105390
2013-03-27$5.77$5.0034.8%10.0%16.8%18.2%0.0%0.0%-4.0%4.2K-401.5K-7640.0028.13N/AN/A001,105390
2013-03-28$5.79$5.0034.8%10.0%16.3%18.2%0.0%0.0%-7.5%3.9K-407.5K-7550.0018.26N/AN/A001,105390