HLIT Options History — April 2014

In April 2014, HLIT traded between $6.45 and $7.37. ATM implied volatility averaged 34.1%, placing in the 27.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 8.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 3.4% (HV 20d: 30.7%). Max pain ranged from $7.50 to $7.50. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 9 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.02.

Notable Days

  • 2014-04-04: Highest Volume — 107 contracts
  • 2014-04-28: Largest IV spike — 42.5% change
  • 2014-04-09: Highest IV Rank — 45.5%
  • 2014-04-16: Largest Expected Move — 11.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$6.92$6.45$7.37$7.22$7.03
Max Pain$7.50$7.50$7.50$7.50$7.50
ATM IV34.1%20.6%46.7%27.4%37.0%
Expected Move8.9%5.9%11.7%7.9%10.6%
HV 20d30.7%22.3%39.6%22.3%36.4%
HV 60d27.7%23.9%30.6%29.1%27.5%
IV Rank27.9%8.9%45.5%18.5%31.9%
IV Percentile54.9%3.6%92.5%21.0%75.0%
Term Structure-0.6%-17.1%10.3%5.1%-17.1%
VWIV28.5%21.4%36.1%23.0%21.4%
Skew 25d17.0%-39.6%81.0%-12.0%44.0%
Skew 10d14.0%-76.2%109.0%-64.4%62.5%
Call IV 25d40.4%27.4%69.3%38.2%30.1%
Put IV 25d57.4%26.2%121.5%26.2%74.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %109.1790.73116.44103.89113.44
Gamma HHI0.750.580.870.810.87
Net GEX2.2K1.0K5.1K4.3K1.9K
Net DEX-61.0K-114.9K-26.1K-93.6K-39.8K
Net VEX-374-457-291-415-299
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.020.000.130.000.08
Total Volume16010710
Total OI8555341,0741,041534

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2014-04-01$7.22$7.5027.4%7.9%22.3%18.5%0.0%-12.0%5.1%4.3K-93.6K-4150.00103.89N/AN/A10810231
2014-04-02$7.27$7.5030.6%8.8%22.3%23.0%0.0%-18.9%6.2%4.3K-101.7K-4060.00106.45N/AN/A00810231
2014-04-03$7.18$7.5028.7%8.2%22.6%20.3%0.0%-39.6%4.9%5.1K-114.9K-4470.0098.85N/AN/A360810231
2014-04-04$7.00$7.5036.6%6.6%24.8%31.5%23.0%35.5%10.3%3.2K-77.3K-4340.00110.68N/AN/A1070826231
2014-04-07$6.89$7.5044.4%7.8%25.5%42.4%0.0%32.1%3.6%2.0K-60.9K-3930.00112.00N/AN/A00796231
2014-04-08$6.90$7.5043.6%8.4%25.2%41.3%0.0%14.9%-0.3%2.0K-58.5K-3710.00113.86N/AN/A40796231
2014-04-09$6.94$7.5046.7%8.2%25.2%45.5%28.8%39.7%3.9%2.1K-59.0K-3800.00112.07N/AN/A50792231
2014-04-10$6.62$7.5029.9%8.6%29.7%22.0%0.0%8.0%-0.1%1.4K-43.4K-3790.00109.06N/AN/A500792231
2014-04-11$6.48$7.5029.6%8.5%30.7%21.5%0.0%6.1%-3.3%1.1K-33.9K-3610.00109.65N/AN/A00841231
2014-04-14$6.50$7.5035.4%10.2%30.6%29.8%0.0%-1.4%-5.6%1.1K-30.7K-3790.00109.04N/AN/A00841231
2014-04-15$6.45$7.5037.2%10.7%30.3%32.3%0.0%11.0%-3.7%1.0K-26.1K-3530.00110.61N/AN/A80841231
2014-04-16$6.52$7.5040.8%11.7%30.4%37.3%0.0%10.7%-13.7%1.2K-35.0K-4570.00111.71N/AN/A08843231
2014-04-17$6.72$7.5034.9%10.0%32.1%29.0%0.0%20.4%-2.8%1.3K-59.6K-2950.00109.74N/AN/A60843196
2014-04-21$6.78$7.5036.4%10.4%32.2%31.1%0.0%49.3%-1.8%1.4K-55.4K-2910.00109.93N/AN/A30371175
2014-04-22$6.90$7.5034.7%9.9%32.3%28.7%36.1%8.1%-2.6%1.5K-67.3K-3800.13110.13N/AN/A304373175
2014-04-23$7.33$7.5031.6%9.1%38.4%24.4%33.1%44.6%-3.4%2.9K-100.9K-3900.08109.05N/AN/A655403179
2014-04-24$7.37$7.5027.1%7.8%37.8%18.1%0.0%81.0%3.5%2.5K-70.9K-3750.00116.44N/AN/A00350184
2014-04-25$7.17$7.5020.6%5.9%39.5%8.9%21.4%10.7%7.0%2.4K-57.1K-3750.0090.73N/AN/A04350184
2014-04-28$7.08$7.5029.3%8.4%39.6%21.2%0.0%8.8%5.6%2.0K-50.2K-3510.00111.76N/AN/A00350184
2014-04-29$7.00$7.5033.3%9.6%36.7%26.8%0.0%3.0%-8.2%1.9K-45.1K-3330.00113.54N/AN/A00350184
2014-04-30$7.03$7.5037.0%10.6%36.4%31.9%0.0%44.0%-17.1%1.9K-39.8K-2990.00113.44N/AN/A00350184