HLIT Options History — February 2018

In February 2018, HLIT traded between $2.95 and $3.65. ATM implied volatility averaged 87.9%, placing in the 54.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 22.1%. IV traded above realized volatility by 39.4% (HV 20d: 48.5%). Max pain ranged from $2.50 to $2.50. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 4 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.01.

Notable Days

  • 2018-02-16: Highest Volume — 394 contracts
  • 2018-02-26: Largest IV spike — 31.0% change
  • 2018-02-05: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2018-02-07: Largest Expected Move — 29.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$3.21$2.95$3.65$3.65$3.03
Max Pain$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50$2.50
ATM IV87.9%61.4%137.2%123.7%73.1%
Expected Move22.1%17.3%29.4%22.0%21.0%
HV 20d48.5%39.1%53.5%43.2%49.5%
HV 60d49.8%47.7%52.8%47.7%48.5%
IV Rank54.9%30.4%100.0%89.4%41.2%
IV Percentile84.7%63.1%100.0%99.6%75.8%
Term Structure-18.1%-71.5%21.4%-42.7%-2.8%
VWIV72.1%52.1%103.6%52.1%67.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %80.0819.68115.9029.9772.23
Gamma HHI0.700.500.810.600.79
Net GEX-1.9K-3.0K-150-1.2K-3.0K
Net DEX34.6K-2.9K76.7K-23062.2K
Net VEX-565-715-247-571-665
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.010.501.700.501.10
Total Volume241.368163394209296
Total OI1,634.8421,5051,8451,5051,845

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-02-01$3.65$0.00123.7%22.0%43.2%89.4%0.0%0.0%-42.7%-1.2K-230-5710.5029.97N/AN/A139703891,116
2018-02-02$3.45$0.00109.2%17.3%42.3%75.9%52.1%0.0%-12.4%-1.5K9.8K-5690.6019.68N/AN/A139833891,116
2018-02-05$3.48$2.50137.2%20.0%41.0%100.0%54.7%0.0%-35.8%-1.5K14.1K-5550.6075.18N/AN/A139833891,139
2018-02-06$3.53$2.50132.5%26.6%39.1%95.7%66.6%0.0%-62.4%-1.5K12.3K-5590.6087.41N/AN/A139833891,139
2018-02-07$3.53$2.50102.6%29.4%39.1%68.2%76.5%0.0%-71.5%-1.4K9.4K-5211.00107.24N/AN/A83833891,139
2018-02-08$3.18$2.5075.5%21.7%52.4%43.4%57.0%0.0%-3.9%-1.9K51.5K-6181.00105.44N/AN/A83833891,139
2018-02-09$3.20$2.5067.2%19.3%51.2%35.7%58.7%0.0%-16.5%-2.0K40.4K-6041.0479.08N/AN/A80833891,139
2018-02-12$3.23$2.5069.0%19.8%51.4%37.3%62.4%0.0%-17.5%-1.9K40.2K-5961.0445.55N/AN/A80833921,139
2018-02-13$3.30$2.5075.1%21.5%52.3%43.0%84.8%0.0%-14.3%-1.9K32.4K-5571.04104.85N/AN/A80833921,139
2018-02-14$3.28$2.5091.8%26.3%50.0%58.3%94.4%0.0%-12.7%-1.9K33.2K-5440.86115.90N/AN/A97833921,139
2018-02-15$3.20$2.5073.2%21.0%50.2%41.2%54.0%0.0%-36.7%-1.9K35.6K-6120.8673.33N/AN/A97834121,132
2018-02-16$3.00$2.5071.2%20.4%53.3%39.4%66.8%0.0%-26.5%-2.6K49.3K-5411.61112.23N/AN/A1512434121,132
2018-02-20$3.00$2.5061.4%17.6%53.5%30.4%61.6%0.0%-12.8%-2.7K53.5K-6461.7027.27N/AN/A1372334681,289
2018-02-21$3.00$2.5073.2%21.0%52.9%41.2%83.9%0.0%13.8%-3.0K65.2K-6461.1394.28N/AN/A1371554701,289
2018-02-22$2.95$2.5077.6%22.3%51.0%45.3%83.1%0.0%9.2%-3.0K76.7K-7151.1294.15N/AN/A1381554701,371
2018-02-23$3.00$2.5076.6%22.0%49.9%44.4%87.8%0.0%2.0%-150-2.9K-2471.1269.21N/AN/A1381554711,371
2018-02-26$3.00$2.50100.4%28.8%50.1%66.2%103.6%0.0%-22.7%-180-587-2621.1097.20N/AN/A1411554711,371
2018-02-27$3.00$2.5079.2%22.7%49.4%46.7%82.7%0.0%21.4%-2.8K74.7K-6991.10111.41N/AN/A1411554741,371
2018-02-28$3.03$2.5073.1%21.0%49.5%41.2%67.8%0.0%-2.8%-3.0K62.2K-6651.1072.23N/AN/A1411554741,371