HLIT Options History — April 2016

In April 2016, HLIT traded between $3.06 and $3.60. ATM implied volatility averaged 106.3%, placing in the 49.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 22.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 70.1% (HV 20d: 36.2%). Max pain ranged from $2.50 to $2.50. Net GEX was positive for 4 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 0 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.44.

Notable Days

  • 2016-04-07: Highest Volume — 286 contracts
  • 2016-04-13: Largest IV drop — 61.7% change
  • 2016-04-12: Highest IV Rank — 85.0%
  • 2016-04-22: Largest Expected Move — 30.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$3.34$3.06$3.60$3.26$3.48
Max Pain$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50
ATM IV106.3%64.6%168.9%93.9%95.7%
Expected Move22.9%14.3%30.2%26.9%27.4%
HV 20d36.2%26.9%44.1%44.1%37.7%
HV 60d55.9%53.1%56.8%56.7%53.1%
IV Rank49.6%26.0%85.0%42.5%43.5%
IV Percentile86.3%63.1%99.2%86.5%84.5%
Term Structure-26.7%-36.1%-11.4%-35.5%-35.9%
VWIV83.2%83.2%83.2%83.2%83.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %82.5024.43117.2399.5599.14
Gamma HHI0.650.500.940.820.51
Net GEX-529-1.6K555-1.0K211
Net DEX-9.2K-42.1K12.3K3.7K-21.6K
Net VEX-337-569-178-245-560
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.440.130.740.370.64
Total Volume148.6195928612664
Total OI932.1438091,009809960

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2016-04-01$3.26$2.5093.9%26.9%44.1%42.5%83.2%0.0%-35.5%-1.0K3.7K-2450.3799.55N/AN/A9234272537
2016-04-04$3.28$0.00128.1%19.0%41.9%61.9%0.0%0.0%-22.2%-9741.9K-2490.3732.44N/AN/A9234272537
2016-04-05$3.23$0.00139.4%18.8%42.3%68.3%0.0%0.0%-23.6%-1.0K2.8K-2520.3735.85N/AN/A9234272537
2016-04-06$3.16$0.00128.0%17.7%42.1%61.8%0.0%0.0%-16.7%-1.4K6.8K-2470.3775.72N/AN/A9234272537
2016-04-07$3.06$0.00127.7%14.6%42.1%61.7%0.0%0.0%-13.5%-1.2K11.6K-2730.1324.43N/AN/A25234272537
2016-04-08$3.10$0.00140.7%14.3%41.2%69.0%0.0%0.0%-11.4%-1.1K7.1K-2820.1370.95N/AN/A25234472537
2016-04-11$3.20$0.00144.9%18.1%41.2%71.4%0.0%0.0%-34.8%-1.6K-6.8K-1780.1329.04N/AN/A25234472537
2016-04-12$3.22$0.00168.9%18.1%39.4%85.0%0.0%0.0%-33.7%-743-15.0K-4280.1399.28N/AN/A25234472537
2016-04-13$3.30$0.0064.6%18.5%32.4%26.0%0.0%0.0%-20.3%-723-2.1K-2960.1331.71N/AN/A25234472537
2016-04-14$3.30$0.0065.0%18.6%32.0%26.1%0.0%0.0%-34.8%-806-2.2K-2500.1331.84N/AN/A25234472537
2016-04-15$3.32$0.0078.5%22.5%30.9%33.8%0.0%0.0%-20.4%-450-18.3K-1800.13114.89N/AN/A25234472537
2016-04-18$3.34$0.0071.2%20.4%28.1%29.7%0.0%0.0%-23.4%555-42.1K-2120.7476.50N/AN/A3425408528
2016-04-19$3.35$0.0091.0%26.1%27.4%40.9%0.0%0.0%-23.8%-524-25.3K-4080.74117.23N/AN/A3425412528
2016-04-20$3.33$0.0093.5%26.8%26.9%42.3%0.0%0.0%-25.5%-17112.3K-4080.74116.43N/AN/A3425412528
2016-04-21$3.47$0.0096.6%27.7%29.8%44.0%0.0%0.0%-25.8%-260-12.0K-5060.74115.51N/AN/A3425412528
2016-04-22$3.60$0.00105.2%30.2%32.0%48.9%0.0%0.0%-29.6%-80-33.4K-3940.74114.03N/AN/A3425412528
2016-04-25$3.43$0.00101.6%29.1%36.9%46.9%0.0%0.0%-32.5%-385-9.6K-2780.64116.42N/AN/A3925412528
2016-04-26$3.57$0.00105.0%30.1%37.6%48.8%0.0%0.0%-29.8%-40-23.6K-3740.64116.02N/AN/A3925432528
2016-04-27$3.55$0.00103.0%29.5%37.7%47.7%0.0%0.0%-32.1%327-23.0K-5690.64115.36N/AN/A3925432528
2016-04-28$3.51$0.0090.5%25.9%37.5%40.6%0.0%0.0%-36.1%388-4.7K-4820.64100.12N/AN/A3925432528
2016-04-29$3.48$0.0095.7%27.4%37.7%43.5%0.0%0.0%-35.9%211-21.6K-5600.6499.14N/AN/A3925432528