HLIT Options History — April 2018

In April 2018, HLIT traded between $3.55 and $3.90. ATM implied volatility averaged 82.4%, placing in the 39.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 22.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 39.3% (HV 20d: 43.1%). Max pain ranged from $2.50 to $5.00. Net GEX was positive for 1 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 6 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 13.36.

Notable Days

  • 2018-04-23: Highest Volume — 1,307 contracts
  • 2018-04-12: Largest IV spike — 81.5% change
  • 2018-04-09: Highest IV Rank — 76.8%
  • 2018-04-10: Largest Expected Move — 32.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$3.71$3.55$3.90$3.75$3.65
Max Pain$3.75$2.50$5.00$5.00$2.50
ATM IV82.4%43.1%133.1%110.8%104.3%
Expected Move22.3%12.4%32.4%31.8%29.9%
HV 20d43.1%37.9%47.9%45.4%43.4%
HV 60d54.8%53.8%55.3%55.2%55.2%
IV Rank39.7%10.8%76.8%60.5%55.7%
IV Percentile73.2%15.5%97.6%94.0%90.9%
Term Structure-18.4%-90.7%23.3%-34.4%-44.9%
VWIV58.7%40.9%111.3%79.7%111.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %29.818.5366.8931.1129.70
Gamma HHI0.590.460.690.470.67
Net GEX-1.1K-2.6K43-38-2.5K
Net DEX73.9K44.5K111.5K49.1K95.5K
Net VEX-849-1.3K-414-421-1.3K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio13.361.2472.293.3453.48
Total Volume660.6673111,3073471,253
Total OI2,535.5241,6522,8072,0792,608

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-04-02$3.75$5.00110.8%31.8%45.4%60.5%0.0%0.0%-34.4%-3849.1K-4213.3431.11N/AN/A802674641,615
2018-04-03$3.80$5.0064.1%18.4%42.5%26.2%0.0%0.0%-18.4%4344.5K-4149.1366.89N/AN/A807304641,615
2018-04-04$3.75$5.00103.7%29.7%41.8%55.3%0.0%0.0%17.6%-88773.9K-7562.8964.63N/AN/A802314642,115
2018-04-05$3.90$0.0073.5%16.3%43.7%33.1%0.0%0.0%13.6%-81768.8K-7412.8929.41N/AN/A802314642,116
2018-04-06$3.70$0.00131.6%21.5%47.9%75.7%0.0%0.0%-34.3%-89569.2K-8182.8930.77N/AN/A802314642,116
2018-04-09$3.73$0.00133.1%26.5%46.3%76.8%79.7%0.0%-72.5%-88773.6K-7642.8257.53N/AN/A822314642,116
2018-04-10$3.73$5.0097.1%32.4%44.0%50.4%44.7%0.0%-90.7%-81271.1K-6642.8244.52N/AN/A822314662,116
2018-04-11$3.88$5.0043.1%12.4%45.8%10.8%40.9%0.0%21.9%-70259.9K-7292.8230.76N/AN/A822314662,116
2018-04-12$3.75$5.0078.3%22.4%46.4%36.6%52.4%0.0%-42.7%-88374.2K-6941.6730.54N/AN/A1382314662,116
2018-04-13$3.68$5.0079.4%22.8%45.8%37.5%48.1%0.0%-22.4%-77070.6K-7721.2424.13N/AN/A1862315232,116
2018-04-16$3.73$5.0069.9%20.0%39.0%30.5%48.7%0.0%-25.0%-53470.4K-7221.5819.06N/AN/A1462315732,116
2018-04-17$3.68$5.0063.0%18.1%38.3%25.4%51.1%0.0%-25.4%-63058.9K-7702.7329.28N/AN/A1463995732,103
2018-04-18$3.70$2.5061.8%17.7%37.9%24.6%0.0%0.0%-23.8%-78474.1K-7394.0320.82N/AN/A993995732,234
2018-04-19$3.80$2.5051.9%14.9%39.2%17.3%0.0%0.0%23.3%-64346.6K-8134.0325.18N/AN/A993995762,207
2018-04-20$3.75$2.5065.4%18.8%38.8%27.2%51.3%0.0%6.4%-71955.8K-7962.3521.04N/AN/A1393275762,207
2018-04-23$3.55$2.5074.8%21.5%42.4%34.1%0.0%0.0%-1.8%-83662.8K-82220.0816.07N/AN/A621,2455391,113
2018-04-24$3.68$2.5071.7%20.6%44.1%31.8%0.0%0.0%-11.0%-2.3K104.9K-1.3K20.0817.65N/AN/A621,2455362,060
2018-04-25$3.60$2.5079.7%22.9%44.5%37.7%0.0%0.0%-11.4%-2.6K111.5K-1.2K20.0817.02N/AN/A621,2455362,060
2018-04-26$3.60$2.50100.0%28.7%43.6%52.6%111.3%0.0%19.0%-2.6K107.9K-1.3K72.2911.28N/AN/A171,2295362,060
2018-04-27$3.58$2.5073.3%21.0%43.6%33.0%0.0%0.0%-29.6%-2.6K108.4K-1.3K47.278.53N/AN/A261,2295372,061
2018-04-30$3.65$2.50104.3%29.9%43.4%55.7%0.0%0.0%-44.9%-2.5K95.5K-1.3K53.4829.70N/AN/A231,2305472,061