ASGN Options History — September 2008

In September 2008, ASGN traded between $7.48 and $9.69. ATM implied volatility averaged 65.8%, placing in the 24.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 18.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 31.8% (HV 20d: 34.0%). 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 14 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.20.

Notable Days

  • 2008-09-30: Highest Volume — 12 contracts
  • 2008-09-29: Largest IV spike — 160.4% change
  • 2008-09-29: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2008-09-29: Largest Expected Move — 48.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$9.00$7.48$9.69$9.30$7.88
Max Pain$7.50$7.50$7.50$7.50$7.50
ATM IV65.8%57.7%167.6%57.7%62.8%
Expected Move18.9%16.5%48.0%16.5%18.0%
HV 20d34.0%27.4%53.5%37.0%53.5%
HV 60d45.2%43.3%50.8%44.8%50.8%
IV Rank24.0%17.9%100.0%17.9%21.2%
IV Percentile45.2%27.8%100.0%31.3%57.1%
Term Structure0.3%-82.7%27.3%-6.0%-6.2%
VWIV59.0%59.0%59.0%59.0%59.0%
Skew 25d8.2%-15.3%15.5%6.1%13.6%
Skew 10d22.8%12.3%41.4%16.6%12.3%
Call IV 25d65.1%45.4%102.7%45.4%55.2%
Put IV 25d73.3%51.2%92.0%51.5%68.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %75.0555.93184.7566.8179.38
Gamma HHI0.430.420.440.430.44
Net GEX742401814755670
Net DEX-43.9K-53.3K-25.3K-48.5K-25.3K
Net VEX-238-253-199-250-199
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.200.200.200.200.20
Total Volume0.619012012
Total OI119.714119120119120

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2008-09-02$9.30$7.5057.7%16.5%37.0%17.9%0.0%6.1%-6.0%755-48.5K-2500.0066.81N/AN/A009920
2008-09-03$9.51$7.5057.8%16.6%27.4%18.0%0.0%15.5%3.7%814-51.7K-2530.0063.45N/AN/A009920
2008-09-04$9.14$7.5058.8%16.8%30.9%18.7%0.0%4.5%-4.9%757-46.4K-2510.0062.82N/AN/A009920
2008-09-05$9.27$7.5059.0%16.9%29.6%18.9%0.0%6.3%-11.2%745-48.4K-2520.0055.93N/AN/A009920
2008-09-08$9.33$7.5059.2%17.0%28.3%19.1%0.0%7.8%5.0%766-49.7K-2460.0058.41N/AN/A009920
2008-09-09$9.30$7.5058.9%16.9%28.2%18.9%0.0%7.6%-5.6%765-49.1K-2430.0058.57N/AN/A019920
2008-09-10$9.41$7.5061.2%17.6%28.0%20.7%0.0%13.9%-2.7%759-50.9K-2500.0056.19N/AN/A009921
2008-09-11$9.31$7.5059.8%17.1%27.4%19.5%0.0%14.1%5.0%761-49.0K-2480.0063.25N/AN/A009921
2008-09-12$9.43$7.5059.3%17.0%27.7%19.2%0.0%15.4%9.5%790-50.6K-2470.0060.32N/AN/A009921
2008-09-15$9.41$7.5059.5%17.0%27.6%19.3%0.0%14.1%5.1%795-50.0K-2460.0072.20N/AN/A009921
2008-09-16$9.69$7.5057.8%16.6%29.2%18.0%0.0%8.3%7.7%803-53.3K-2470.0057.61N/AN/A009921
2008-09-17$9.17$7.5059.4%17.0%34.3%19.2%0.0%13.1%7.2%780-46.2K-2420.0064.35N/AN/A009921
2008-09-18$9.10$7.5072.9%20.9%34.5%29.7%0.0%9.8%27.3%660-44.3K-2480.00184.75N/AN/A009921
2008-09-19$9.26$7.5059.3%17.0%33.9%19.1%0.0%13.2%7.2%778-47.4K-2430.0065.30N/AN/A009921
2008-09-22$9.18$7.5059.2%17.0%34.0%19.1%0.0%10.5%7.9%792-45.5K-2390.0064.12N/AN/A009921
2008-09-23$8.80$7.5060.3%17.3%37.4%19.9%0.0%9.0%11.7%792-39.3K-2320.0072.25N/AN/A009921
2008-09-24$8.42$7.5063.9%18.3%40.4%22.7%0.0%2.9%8.5%752-33.3K-2180.0073.60N/AN/A009921
2008-09-25$8.28$7.5063.2%18.1%38.6%22.2%0.0%4.8%11.3%721-31.7K-2190.0070.07N/AN/A009921
2008-09-26$8.23$7.5064.3%18.4%37.7%23.1%0.0%-3.3%7.6%724-30.7K-2120.0068.38N/AN/A009921
2008-09-29$7.48$7.50167.6%48.0%48.6%100.0%0.0%-15.3%-82.7%401-29.5K-2050.00158.31N/AN/A009921
2008-09-30$7.88$7.5062.8%18.0%53.5%21.2%59.0%13.6%-6.2%670-25.3K-1990.2079.38N/AN/A1029921