HLN Options History — April 2026

In April 2026, HLN traded between $9.54 and $10.02. ATM implied volatility averaged 41.1%, placing in the 27.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 11.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 18.2% (HV 20d: 22.9%). Max pain ranged from $10.00 to $10.00. Net GEX was positive for 14 of 14 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 9 of 14 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.57.

Notable Days

  • 2026-04-15: Highest Volume — 78 contracts
  • 2026-04-21: Largest IV spike — 1276.3% change
  • 2026-04-02: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2026-04-21: Largest Expected Move — 61.6%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$9.81$9.54$10.02$10.00$9.54
Max Pain$10.00$10.00$10.00$10.00$10.00
ATM IV41.1%9.7%214.7%15.2%214.7%
Expected Move11.8%2.8%61.6%4.4%61.6%
HV 20d22.9%17.2%25.7%25.7%17.5%
HV 60d25.9%25.2%26.4%26.4%25.4%
IV Rank27.6%0.0%100.0%6.1%100.0%
IV Percentile29.5%0.0%100.0%2.8%100.0%
Term Structure-9.9%-203.5%62.5%-0.7%-203.5%
VWIV41.1%20.8%202.3%30.9%20.8%
Skew 25d51.8%-0.6%182.6%182.6%140.4%
Skew 10d72.4%0.6%282.3%282.3%115.6%
Call IV 25d27.1%22.5%36.9%36.9%26.7%
Put IV 25d78.9%26.4%219.6%219.6%167.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %35.9226.3752.0846.2840.97
Gamma HHI0.730.500.880.590.88
Net GEX20.2K17.4K24.3K19.6K24.3K
Net DEX-247.8K-368.7K-125.9K-321.8K-125.9K
Net VEX-1.4K-1.8K-1.2K-1.5K-1.2K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.570.005.500.550.00
Total Volume26.5712783421
Total OI2,341.8572,3012,3982,3182,301

Daily Data (14 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2026-04-01$10.00$10.0015.2%4.4%25.7%6.1%30.9%182.6%-0.7%19.6K-321.8K-1.5K0.5546.2822122,141177
2026-04-02$9.95$10.0089.8%25.7%25.6%100.0%202.3%3.8%0.5%21.2K-368.7K-1.8K0.0052.08802,161186
2026-04-06$9.93$10.0068.9%19.8%25.1%73.7%0.0%121.1%0.7%17.7K-299.5K-1.4K0.0026.37202,167186
2026-04-07$9.89$10.0069.8%20.0%25.0%74.8%21.4%6.0%-7.5%19.3K-295.0K-1.3K0.0040.204902,167186
2026-04-08$9.98$10.0014.6%4.2%25.3%5.3%28.5%120.0%3.6%20.2K-342.8K-1.5K0.1331.97812,204186
2026-04-09$10.02$10.0014.0%4.0%25.0%4.5%27.6%121.7%1.7%21.0K-342.1K-1.5K0.0028.071402,211187
2026-04-10$9.84$10.0012.3%3.5%25.4%2.4%26.1%5.7%3.8%19.9K-231.7K-1.4K5.5031.482112,133187
2026-04-13$9.83$10.0012.8%3.7%25.3%3.0%27.2%2.5%2.3%19.1K-219.8K-1.4K0.2426.492152,133192
2026-04-14$9.73$10.0014.1%4.0%25.4%4.7%29.2%2.5%1.8%19.9K-236.4K-1.4K0.0028.340102,151187
2026-04-15$9.68$10.0012.2%3.5%20.1%2.3%27.1%2.4%1.1%20.0K-197.9K-1.3K0.0530.557442,157197
2026-04-16$9.59$10.009.7%2.8%19.2%0.0%24.3%-0.6%62.5%17.4K-146.6K-1.2K0.1829.7057102,123200
2026-04-17$9.75$10.0011.7%3.4%19.0%2.5%27.3%3.2%-1.0%20.1K-204.1K-1.3K0.1840.983362,175190
2026-04-20$9.68$10.0015.6%4.5%17.2%7.4%20.8%13.8%-3.7%22.8K-136.7K-1.3K0.0049.37202,125176
2026-04-21$9.54$10.00214.7%61.6%17.5%100.0%0.0%140.4%-203.5%24.3K-125.9K-1.2K0.0040.970212,125176