ASGN Options History — August 2008

In August 2008, ASGN traded between $8.15 and $9.45. ATM implied volatility averaged 60.7%, placing in the 20.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 17.4%. IV traded above realized volatility by 7.9% (HV 20d: 52.8%). Max pain ranged from $7.50 to $7.50. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 8 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.00.

Notable Days

  • 2008-08-04: Highest Volume — 30 contracts
  • 2008-08-25: Largest IV drop — 4.8% change
  • 2008-08-12: Highest IV Rank — 22.7%
  • 2008-08-12: Largest Expected Move — 18.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$8.96$8.15$9.45$8.67$9.45
Max Pain$7.50$7.50$7.50$7.50$7.50
ATM IV60.7%56.5%63.9%60.0%58.5%
Expected Move17.4%16.2%18.3%17.2%16.8%
HV 20d52.8%43.6%60.2%53.3%43.7%
HV 60d46.4%43.2%47.3%43.2%46.0%
IV Rank20.2%17.0%22.7%19.7%18.5%
IV Percentile47.7%30.6%61.5%43.3%33.3%
Term Structure-3.5%-14.7%9.2%4.3%2.2%
VWIV60.5%56.2%62.9%62.9%56.2%
Skew 25d8.5%-6.8%31.7%7.8%3.8%
Skew 10d22.3%6.6%83.2%23.4%10.5%
Call IV 25d55.8%46.1%80.0%80.0%53.6%
Put IV 25d64.3%50.9%89.4%87.8%57.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %53.2045.4364.9651.9164.73
Gamma HHI0.380.340.430.350.43
Net GEX45587763112763
Net DEX-30.1K-51.1K-2.7K-4.8K-51.1K
Net VEX-205-259-118-125-259
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.000.000.000.000.00
Total Volume3.66703000
Total OI91.195011950119

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2008-08-01$8.67$7.5060.0%17.2%53.3%19.7%0.0%7.8%4.3%112-4.8K-1250.0051.91N/AN/A003020
2008-08-04$8.15$7.5062.5%17.9%58.7%21.7%62.9%10.1%9.2%87-2.7K-1180.0050.68N/AN/A3003020
2008-08-05$8.79$7.5060.9%17.4%60.2%20.4%0.0%8.8%6.9%332-23.6K-1840.0045.43N/AN/A006020
2008-08-06$8.95$7.5059.6%17.1%58.6%19.4%0.0%9.0%-11.0%336-24.3K-1840.0046.71N/AN/A006020
2008-08-07$8.73$7.5061.8%17.7%59.6%21.1%0.0%-6.8%7.9%332-24.0K-1830.0051.81N/AN/A006020
2008-08-08$8.97$7.5061.7%17.7%60.1%21.0%61.7%4.8%-14.1%327-25.2K-1840.0049.36N/AN/A1006020
2008-08-11$9.05$7.5061.3%17.6%59.2%20.7%59.3%11.8%-8.8%428-30.8K-2090.0047.02N/AN/A307020
2008-08-12$8.94$7.5063.9%18.3%59.4%22.7%0.0%31.7%2.3%401-28.5K-1990.0047.58N/AN/A006720
2008-08-13$9.14$7.5062.7%18.0%55.4%21.8%0.0%15.9%-4.6%411-29.3K-2010.0046.82N/AN/A006720
2008-08-14$9.15$7.5061.5%17.6%54.7%20.9%61.0%5.8%-14.7%400-30.1K-1990.0053.90N/AN/A406720
2008-08-15$9.22$7.5062.1%17.8%53.9%21.3%61.5%13.3%-7.7%435-31.3K-2030.0050.75N/AN/A506920
2008-08-18$9.16$7.5061.6%17.7%53.8%21.0%61.7%13.3%-0.1%494-33.1K-2120.0052.82N/AN/A507420
2008-08-19$8.92$7.5061.6%17.7%50.5%20.9%0.0%5.3%-12.3%510-32.2K-2240.0054.74N/AN/A007920
2008-08-20$8.95$7.5061.3%17.6%50.5%20.8%0.0%4.7%-4.8%522-32.9K-2230.0053.79N/AN/A007920
2008-08-21$8.76$7.5061.3%17.6%49.8%20.7%0.0%10.5%-12.3%507-30.3K-2150.0058.26N/AN/A007920
2008-08-22$8.85$7.5061.1%17.5%48.8%20.5%59.8%5.7%-12.6%512-31.3K-2180.0058.57N/AN/A1007920
2008-08-25$8.84$7.5058.1%16.7%46.6%18.2%0.0%12.9%5.1%619-36.9K-2310.0054.44N/AN/A008920
2008-08-26$8.90$7.5059.0%16.9%43.6%19.0%0.0%-0.5%1.3%611-37.3K-2340.0055.39N/AN/A008920
2008-08-27$9.18$7.5056.5%16.2%44.8%17.0%56.2%2.3%-2.8%658-42.3K-2350.0057.46N/AN/A1008920
2008-08-28$9.34$7.5057.9%16.6%43.8%18.1%0.0%9.0%-7.1%759-49.7K-2560.0064.96N/AN/A009920
2008-08-29$9.45$7.5058.5%16.8%43.7%18.5%0.0%3.8%2.2%763-51.1K-2590.0064.73N/AN/A009920