HLIT Options History — February 2016

In February 2016, HLIT traded between $2.96 and $3.42. ATM implied volatility averaged 92.7%, placing in the 41.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 23.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 32.9% (HV 20d: 59.8%). Max pain ranged from $2.50 to $5.00. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 8 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.42.

Notable Days

  • 2016-02-19: Highest Volume — 174 contracts
  • 2016-02-10: Largest IV drop — 48.7% change
  • 2016-02-09: Highest IV Rank — 69.2%
  • 2016-02-25: Largest Expected Move — 29.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$3.19$2.96$3.42$3.30$3.35
Max Pain$2.88$2.50$5.00$5.00$2.50
ATM IV92.7%71.0%140.9%86.8%101.4%
Expected Move23.6%16.5%29.3%24.9%29.1%
HV 20d59.8%49.9%76.6%49.9%76.6%
HV 60d52.9%47.5%62.5%47.5%62.5%
IV Rank41.9%29.5%69.2%38.5%46.8%
IV Percentile91.7%82.5%98.4%92.5%94.8%
Term Structure-11.7%-55.6%39.1%-10.1%-38.0%
VWIV87.3%57.0%125.7%87.5%101.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %103.1269.17123.3274.8098.91
Gamma HHI0.890.670.960.940.67
Net GEX-1.1K-1.6K-595-1.6K-595
Net DEX18.1K68526.3K11.3K16.1K
Net VEX-310-395-203-236-395
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.420.200.590.510.41
Total Volume127108174119116
Total OI728.8694780696767

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2016-02-01$3.30$5.0086.8%24.9%49.9%38.5%87.5%0.0%-10.1%-1.6K11.3K-2360.5174.80N/AN/A7940145551
2016-02-02$3.11$5.0089.6%25.7%52.2%40.1%113.5%0.0%-43.8%-1.0K25.9K-3400.51102.01N/AN/A7940143551
2016-02-03$3.21$5.0085.7%24.6%50.7%37.9%84.3%0.0%-33.6%-1.3K22.0K-3010.5797.42N/AN/A7040143551
2016-02-04$3.29$2.5095.0%18.4%51.7%43.1%73.0%0.0%5.8%-1.1K18.0K-3050.5999.42N/AN/A6840144551
2016-02-05$3.10$2.5093.3%16.5%54.8%42.2%73.9%0.0%0.3%-98221.7K-3200.5998.14N/AN/A6840144551
2016-02-08$3.13$2.50118.6%16.9%54.6%56.5%57.0%0.0%24.6%-1.4K26.3K-3130.5269.17N/AN/A7740144551
2016-02-09$3.12$2.50140.9%17.2%54.3%69.2%66.6%0.0%13.6%-1.2K26.2K-3350.5295.52N/AN/A7740154551
2016-02-10$3.14$2.5072.4%20.7%54.2%30.3%64.9%0.0%19.2%-1.3K25.0K-3140.52112.43N/AN/A7740154551
2016-02-11$3.15$2.5072.9%20.9%53.4%30.6%64.5%0.0%7.2%-1.2K23.9K-3150.52112.92N/AN/A7740154551
2016-02-12$3.19$2.5076.6%22.0%53.0%32.7%69.4%0.0%39.1%-1.2K23.5K-3150.52116.83N/AN/A7740154551
2016-02-16$3.32$2.5096.1%27.5%54.8%43.8%125.5%0.0%-10.2%-1.1K19.8K-3060.32114.87N/AN/A9229154551
2016-02-17$3.13$2.5071.0%20.3%58.4%29.5%91.6%0.0%-8.5%-1.1K22.2K-2960.2974.56N/AN/A10029179571
2016-02-18$3.35$2.5097.8%28.0%63.0%44.7%125.7%0.0%-42.5%-96621.0K-3210.20122.66N/AN/A10521179571
2016-02-19$3.42$2.5091.5%26.2%62.9%41.2%79.8%0.0%3.5%-1.3K9.9K-2030.34114.01N/AN/A13044209571
2016-02-22$3.18$2.50100.8%28.9%68.3%46.4%102.7%0.0%-25.5%-929685-2780.31123.32N/AN/A11134230537
2016-02-23$2.96$2.5088.8%25.5%72.7%39.6%87.8%0.0%-24.5%-1.1K16.1K-3490.31117.94N/AN/A11134230537
2016-02-24$3.12$2.5092.9%26.6%71.1%42.0%85.7%0.0%-28.0%-1.3K12.0K-3230.31100.61N/AN/A11134230537
2016-02-25$3.18$2.50102.3%29.3%69.8%47.3%99.1%0.0%-55.6%-1.1K9.9K-3150.31119.09N/AN/A11134230537
2016-02-26$3.04$2.5079.9%22.9%69.1%34.6%91.9%0.0%-27.6%-1.0K10.9K-3250.3197.66N/AN/A11134230537
2016-02-29$3.35$2.50101.4%29.1%76.6%46.8%101.3%0.0%-38.0%-59516.1K-3950.4198.91N/AN/A8234230537