HLIT Options History — December 2017

In December 2017, HLIT traded between $3.95 and $4.35. ATM implied volatility averaged 55.3%, placing in the 25.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 12.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 5.3% (HV 20d: 49.9%). Max pain ranged from $2.50 to $2.50. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 14 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.07.

Notable Days

  • 2017-12-07: Highest Volume — 704 contracts
  • 2017-12-14: Largest IV spike — 62.5% change
  • 2017-12-11: Highest IV Rank — 62.5%
  • 2017-12-01: Largest Expected Move — 20.6%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$4.19$3.95$4.35$3.95$4.20
Max Pain$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50
ATM IV55.3%30.6%94.9%71.8%45.3%
Expected Move12.3%8.8%20.6%20.6%13.0%
HV 20d49.9%42.6%55.7%54.8%44.1%
HV 60d68.1%67.0%69.6%69.6%67.0%
IV Rank25.3%2.1%62.5%40.8%15.9%
IV Percentile42.6%0.8%95.6%84.9%20.6%
Term Structure12.5%-8.3%27.3%13.4%-0.4%
VWIV46.5%31.5%74.3%47.0%74.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %35.8312.3262.3524.6054.87
Gamma HHI0.550.500.630.590.52
Net GEX-894-1.2K-542-1.1K-761
Net DEX-5.6K-20.9K13.5K-10.9K-5.7K
Net VEX-813-1.0K-649-1.0K-794
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.070.841.221.161.19
Total Volume613.65553704597575
Total OI2,011.51,9562,0742,0722,074

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2017-12-01$3.95$2.5071.8%20.6%54.8%40.8%0.0%0.0%13.4%-1.1K-10.9K-1.0K1.1624.60N/AN/A2773205971,475
2017-12-04$4.10$2.5077.4%11.3%55.5%46.1%47.0%0.0%16.1%-1.0K-20.9K-8811.1650.41N/AN/A2773205971,475
2017-12-05$4.10$2.5076.3%13.9%55.5%45.0%59.9%0.0%19.7%-1.1K-19.2K-9520.8416.12N/AN/A3813205971,475
2017-12-06$4.03$2.5082.1%10.2%55.7%50.5%65.2%0.0%20.0%-1.2K13.5K-7760.8413.68N/AN/A3813204821,475
2017-12-07$4.15$2.5076.3%12.7%55.4%45.0%52.9%0.0%13.1%-1.2K5.9K-8260.8555.67N/AN/A3813234821,475
2017-12-08$4.25$2.5062.3%11.4%55.2%31.9%47.2%0.0%19.7%-1.1K-1.2K-7930.8512.32N/AN/A3813234821,479
2017-12-11$4.30$2.5094.9%11.2%54.8%62.5%39.8%0.0%25.4%-995-3.3K-7681.1315.14N/AN/A2863234821,479
2017-12-12$4.33$2.5076.9%14.4%53.5%45.5%59.5%0.0%-0.8%-1.1K-2.2K-8031.1335.66N/AN/A2863234771,479
2017-12-13$4.35$2.5030.6%8.8%51.0%2.1%32.8%0.0%23.5%-664-9.7K-6491.2218.55N/AN/A2643234771,479
2017-12-14$4.35$2.5049.6%14.2%50.7%20.0%55.3%0.0%-0.8%-1.0K-3.3K-7281.2262.35N/AN/A2643234771,479
2017-12-15$4.28$2.5032.2%9.2%50.0%3.7%31.5%0.0%27.3%-8151.9K-7120.9513.94N/AN/A3403234771,479
2017-12-18$4.18$2.5036.8%10.6%49.0%8.0%36.5%0.0%18.7%-734-8.8K-7970.9551.45N/AN/A3383205371,476
2017-12-19$4.05$2.5039.6%11.4%47.2%10.6%41.7%0.0%17.4%-8952.3K-8201.1913.40N/AN/A2683205371,476
2017-12-20$4.22$2.5036.4%10.4%49.2%7.6%35.8%0.0%-0.8%-572-12.8K-8441.1951.30N/AN/A2683205471,476
2017-12-21$4.22$2.5037.0%10.6%42.9%8.1%36.7%0.0%17.8%-557-12.3K-8311.0953.08N/AN/A2682935471,476
2017-12-22$4.10$2.5040.0%11.5%43.5%11.0%41.7%0.0%14.6%-758908-8211.0952.63N/AN/A2682935471,504
2017-12-26$4.15$2.5052.6%15.1%42.6%22.8%43.3%0.0%-8.3%-9685.6K-8811.1316.27N/AN/A2602935471,504
2017-12-27$4.28$2.5039.7%11.4%44.1%10.7%39.2%0.0%23.1%-542-13.6K-7851.1251.54N/AN/A2622935481,504
2017-12-28$4.30$2.5047.8%13.7%44.1%18.3%42.8%0.0%-7.9%-757-18.6K-7861.1953.56N/AN/A2623135501,504
2017-12-29$4.20$2.5045.3%13.0%44.1%15.9%74.3%0.0%-0.4%-761-5.7K-7941.1954.87N/AN/A2623135501,524