ASGN Options History — October 2008

In October 2008, ASGN traded between $4.72 and $7.68. ATM implied volatility averaged 84.7%, placing in the 37.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 24.3%. IV traded below realized volatility by 3.6% (HV 20d: 88.3%). Max pain ranged from $7.50 to $7.50. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 21 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.25.

Notable Days

  • 2008-10-13: Highest Volume — 20 contracts
  • 2008-10-23: Largest IV spike — 98.4% change
  • 2008-10-24: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2008-10-24: Largest Expected Move — 49.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$5.88$4.72$7.68$7.68$6.50
Max Pain$7.50$7.50$7.50$7.50$7.50
ATM IV84.7%48.7%172.2%67.7%96.4%
Expected Move24.3%14.0%49.4%19.4%27.6%
HV 20d88.3%52.6%117.7%52.6%117.7%
HV 60d64.6%49.3%77.8%49.3%77.8%
IV Rank37.2%10.6%100.0%24.9%44.9%
IV Percentile69.3%7.9%100.0%70.6%90.9%
Term Structure38.5%-24.1%91.3%12.2%4.2%
VWIV98.3%63.9%151.0%63.9%95.0%
Skew 25d-12.4%-106.9%23.4%10.3%23.4%
Skew 10d3.5%-13.7%25.5%22.7%25.5%
Call IV 25d88.5%56.4%184.9%64.3%71.0%
Put IV 25d76.1%62.9%94.4%74.6%94.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %109.0471.24163.6984.4283.17
Gamma HHI0.550.431.000.450.47
Net GEX275-21665665456
Net DEX-1.7K-27.4K15.9K-27.4K-7.0K
Net VEX-114-214-1-214-157
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.250.001.000.000.00
Total Volume2.174020010
Total OI142.87130152132152

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2008-10-01$7.68$7.5067.7%19.4%52.6%24.9%0.0%10.3%12.2%665-27.4K-2140.0084.42N/AN/A0010923
2008-10-02$7.22$7.5063.9%18.3%54.8%22.0%63.9%6.6%-4.1%583-18.2K-1980.0089.59N/AN/A3010923
2008-10-03$6.65$7.5063.9%18.3%59.2%22.0%0.0%-36.7%40.5%492-11.4K-1650.0095.41N/AN/A0010923
2008-10-06$6.61$7.50109.1%31.3%58.7%56.1%0.0%17.7%3.4%390-19.9K-1880.00163.69N/AN/A0010923
2008-10-07$6.07$7.5055.5%15.9%63.2%15.7%0.0%9.4%49.7%393-5.5K-1300.0093.98N/AN/A0010923
2008-10-08$5.91$7.5067.2%19.3%62.0%24.5%0.0%-65.0%55.2%312-2.2K-1120.00130.85N/AN/A0010923
2008-10-09$5.33$7.50124.3%35.6%67.9%67.4%151.0%-106.9%66.7%1952.4K-800.00153.96N/AN/A0210923
2008-10-10$5.76$7.50116.3%33.4%76.4%61.5%0.0%-54.5%44.8%290-16.6K-1580.00152.55N/AN/A0010921
2008-10-13$6.67$7.5090.0%25.8%97.6%41.7%89.6%11.3%-24.1%492-16.8K-1771.0071.24N/AN/A101010921
2008-10-14$6.09$7.5091.3%26.2%99.3%42.7%0.0%-2.5%27.8%366-9.1K-1660.0080.97N/AN/A0011931
2008-10-15$5.69$7.5091.7%26.3%99.9%42.9%0.0%-1.3%70.4%272566-1240.00133.28N/AN/A0011931
2008-10-16$5.76$7.5075.3%21.6%100.6%30.6%0.0%11.9%57.6%1858.9K-820.0089.45N/AN/A0011931
2008-10-17$5.85$7.5078.5%22.5%100.5%33.0%0.0%3.7%30.9%306-1.8K-1390.0080.30N/AN/A0011931
2008-10-20$5.75$7.5053.4%15.3%100.4%14.1%0.0%6.8%43.2%1798.1K-840.0097.53N/AN/A0011931
2008-10-21$5.45$7.5048.7%14.0%100.8%10.6%0.0%-6.3%80.2%5912.2K-500.0097.53N/AN/A0011931
2008-10-22$5.37$7.5050.9%14.6%100.5%12.2%0.0%6.5%43.3%4812.6K-460.0096.06N/AN/A0011931
2008-10-23$5.19$7.50101.0%28.9%100.6%49.9%0.0%4.0%7.5%1835.6K-890.00141.96N/AN/A0011931
2008-10-24$5.14$7.50172.2%49.4%100.5%100.0%0.0%0.0%39.1%-315.9K-10.00149.57N/AN/A0011931
2008-10-27$4.72$7.5060.0%17.2%99.6%18.5%0.0%-1.4%55.5%-2012.4K-220.00100.12N/AN/A0011931
2008-10-28$4.75$7.5063.8%18.3%96.3%21.2%0.0%-13.6%54.5%-2112.6K-230.00102.46N/AN/A0011931
2008-10-29$5.26$7.50108.5%31.1%106.3%53.7%0.0%-98.0%91.3%2183.1K-980.00147.82N/AN/A0011931
2008-10-30$5.90$7.5097.4%27.9%115.0%45.6%92.1%2.7%36.9%2962.3K-1190.0071.96N/AN/A15011931
2008-10-31$6.50$7.5096.4%27.6%117.7%44.9%95.0%23.4%4.2%456-7.0K-1570.0083.17N/AN/A10012131