HLIT Options History — August 2016

In August 2016, HLIT traded between $3.03 and $4.44. ATM implied volatility averaged 71.2%, placing in the 20.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 17.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 13.8% (HV 20d: 57.4%). Max pain ranged from $2.50 to $5.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 9 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.35.

Notable Days

  • 2016-08-26: Highest Volume — 123 contracts
  • 2016-08-10: Largest IV drop — 61.6% change
  • 2016-08-09: Highest IV Rank — 61.6%
  • 2016-08-01: Largest Expected Move — 31.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$3.91$3.03$4.44$3.21$4.41
Max Pain$2.83$2.50$5.00$5.00$2.50
ATM IV71.2%43.1%149.4%111.4%63.2%
Expected Move17.9%12.4%31.9%31.9%18.1%
HV 20d57.4%37.1%65.9%44.7%59.9%
HV 60d57.4%53.3%61.8%53.7%57.1%
IV Rank20.9%6.2%61.6%41.8%16.7%
IV Percentile41.3%10.3%97.2%87.3%36.5%
Term Structure-6.9%-42.2%19.9%-39.4%-12.1%
VWIV107.1%74.0%154.3%122.8%151.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %79.7025.18146.83114.90117.07
Gamma HHI0.980.831.000.990.97
Net GEX1.3K-842.3K-842.2K
Net DEX-33.2K-62.8K-3.6K-5.0K-62.8K
Net VEX-147-2190-7-212
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.350.000.670.420.29
Total Volume73.52201236862
Total OI373.217359391359390

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2016-08-01$3.21$5.00111.4%31.9%44.7%41.8%122.8%0.0%-39.4%-84-5.0K-70.42114.90N/AN/A482033920
2016-08-02$3.03$5.0082.8%23.7%43.2%26.9%0.0%0.0%-32.9%134-4.2K-320.4230.05N/AN/A482033920
2016-08-03$3.11$5.00106.1%30.4%42.9%39.1%136.7%0.0%-29.3%-45-3.9K-140.42117.63N/AN/A482033920
2016-08-04$3.17$2.50131.1%28.5%43.1%52.1%124.0%0.0%-42.2%-24-3.6K-140.42123.21N/AN/A482033920
2016-08-05$3.22$2.50125.2%21.8%39.8%49.0%74.6%0.0%-5.3%2-5.8K00.42116.58N/AN/A482033920
2016-08-08$3.27$2.50113.2%18.4%39.1%42.8%79.8%0.0%-12.8%95-4.7K-240.4228.80N/AN/A482033920
2016-08-09$3.38$2.50149.4%23.1%37.1%61.6%74.0%0.0%2.4%495-9.8K-650.42114.87N/AN/A482033920
2016-08-10$3.96$2.5057.4%16.4%65.8%13.6%86.1%0.0%-24.4%1.4K-24.7K-1530.5097.22N/AN/A482433920
2016-08-11$4.08$2.5046.5%13.3%65.9%8.0%77.2%0.0%9.9%1.5K-41.6K-2090.6725.18N/AN/A583933924
2016-08-12$4.17$2.5051.8%14.9%65.7%10.8%101.2%0.0%3.6%1.6K-41.3K-2180.6774.65N/AN/A583935929
2016-08-15$4.21$2.5046.5%13.3%65.3%8.0%88.4%0.0%13.3%1.7K-41.7K-2140.5029.62N/AN/A582935929
2016-08-16$4.12$2.5045.0%12.9%64.0%7.2%86.4%0.0%8.9%1.5K-37.7K-2110.3125.43N/AN/A611935929
2016-08-17$4.14$2.5046.5%13.3%63.9%8.0%0.0%0.0%-9.9%1.9K-30.9K-1790.0095.78N/AN/A0036224
2016-08-18$4.18$2.5051.1%14.6%63.8%10.4%0.0%0.0%19.9%1.4K-43.7K-2080.0074.14N/AN/A0036224
2016-08-19$4.12$2.5044.0%12.6%64.5%6.7%111.9%0.0%16.3%1.6K-43.2K-2190.3130.73N/AN/A611936229
2016-08-22$4.17$2.5058.1%16.7%64.4%14.0%0.0%0.0%-2.5%1.6K-44.4K-2070.24115.37N/AN/A591434124
2016-08-23$4.22$2.5047.1%13.5%64.4%8.3%123.6%0.0%9.8%1.8K-46.0K-1860.3074.08N/AN/A471436124
2016-08-24$4.19$2.5061.7%17.7%64.6%15.9%0.0%0.0%-27.0%1.9K-42.0K-1800.00146.83N/AN/A52035324
2016-08-25$4.42$2.5044.3%12.7%65.9%6.8%0.0%0.0%16.4%2.1K-52.1K-1960.1534.55N/AN/A911434124
2016-08-26$4.44$2.5055.6%16.0%65.8%12.8%120.9%0.0%-5.1%2.2K-52.3K-1970.13100.74N/AN/A1091434124
2016-08-29$4.34$2.5043.1%12.4%65.6%6.2%154.3%0.0%-0.7%2.3K-60.2K-2170.1427.76N/AN/A991436124
2016-08-30$4.37$2.5056.9%16.3%59.9%13.4%151.7%0.0%-14.8%2.3K-62.6K-2140.14117.84N/AN/A991436624
2016-08-31$4.41$2.5063.2%18.1%59.9%16.7%0.0%0.0%-12.1%2.2K-62.8K-2120.29117.07N/AN/A481436624