ASGN Options History — November 2008

In November 2008, ASGN traded between $4.78 and $6.76. ATM implied volatility averaged 76.9%, placing in the 30.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 22.1%. IV traded below realized volatility by 29.3% (HV 20d: 106.3%). Max pain ranged from $7.50 to $7.50. Net GEX was positive for 15 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 16 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.50.

Notable Days

  • 2008-11-03: Highest Volume — 40 contracts
  • 2008-11-26: Largest IV spike — 91.1% change
  • 2008-11-28: Highest IV Rank — 81.0%
  • 2008-11-28: Largest Expected Move — 41.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$5.79$4.78$6.76$6.60$5.75
Max Pain$7.50$7.50$7.50$7.50$7.50
ATM IV76.9%54.4%146.1%65.9%146.1%
Expected Move22.1%15.6%41.9%18.9%41.9%
HV 20d106.3%87.0%118.8%117.8%110.1%
HV 60d84.9%77.6%96.0%77.6%95.8%
IV Rank30.7%14.4%81.0%22.7%81.0%
IV Percentile67.1%12.3%98.4%63.1%98.4%
Term Structure35.1%-15.0%105.4%15.8%-0.0%
VWIV65.9%65.9%65.9%65.9%65.9%
Skew 25d-3.3%-104.8%20.8%13.4%2.4%
Skew 10d2.5%-24.5%18.4%15.8%2.4%
Call IV 25d81.0%59.6%191.3%71.1%71.3%
Put IV 25d77.7%64.0%114.9%84.5%73.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %105.4178.40161.6681.88160.08
Gamma HHI0.680.451.000.490.45
Net GEX269-23591588377
Net DEX10.5K-11.9K25.5K-4.8K721
Net VEX-109-228-21-150-144
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.500.001.001.000.00
Total Volume2.368040400
Total OI201.211162207162207

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2008-11-03$6.60$7.5065.9%18.9%117.8%22.7%65.9%13.4%15.8%588-4.8K-1501.0081.88N/AN/A202013131
2008-11-04$6.76$7.5081.6%23.4%113.6%34.1%0.0%6.0%7.0%591-11.9K-2280.0082.44N/AN/A0015151
2008-11-05$6.50$7.5077.8%22.3%114.2%31.4%0.0%16.1%13.9%538-4.9K-2060.0082.07N/AN/A0015151
2008-11-06$6.29$7.5078.9%22.6%107.9%32.2%0.0%7.7%-11.4%476-1.0K-1860.0078.40N/AN/A0015151
2008-11-07$6.33$7.5078.8%22.6%104.8%32.1%0.0%4.3%-15.0%4802.6K-1760.0080.36N/AN/A0015151
2008-11-10$5.91$7.5063.5%18.2%93.3%21.0%0.0%-1.0%75.5%30013.0K-1230.00105.61N/AN/A0015151
2008-11-11$5.75$7.5072.5%20.8%88.2%27.5%0.0%7.5%11.0%29212.9K-1130.0095.55N/AN/A0015151
2008-11-12$5.45$7.5054.4%15.6%87.0%14.4%0.0%16.3%48.9%9821.0K-580.00100.36N/AN/A0015151
2008-11-13$6.23$7.5078.9%22.6%99.4%32.2%0.0%20.8%11.9%4366.1K-1520.0083.87N/AN/A0015151
2008-11-14$5.90$7.5078.7%22.6%101.4%32.0%0.0%-2.4%59.2%3586.2K-1340.0096.77N/AN/A0015151
2008-11-17$5.63$7.5072.1%20.7%102.6%27.3%0.0%2.3%17.8%-2325.5K-260.0087.98N/AN/A0015151
2008-11-18$5.40$7.5059.8%17.1%101.9%18.3%0.0%3.7%66.4%6722.8K-460.0098.33N/AN/A0015151
2008-11-19$4.87$7.5068.3%19.6%108.2%24.5%0.0%-7.1%41.3%-2322.9K-210.00111.21N/AN/A0015151
2008-11-20$4.78$7.5067.1%19.2%107.8%23.6%0.0%-24.5%78.0%-1721.8K-220.00129.57N/AN/A5015151
2008-11-21$4.90$7.5074.0%21.2%108.3%28.6%0.0%0.0%45.6%-1722.1K-230.00131.70N/AN/A0015651
2008-11-24$5.69$7.5059.6%17.1%116.2%18.1%0.0%-9.4%81.7%14120.7K-680.00118.03N/AN/A0015651
2008-11-25$5.36$7.5063.1%18.1%118.8%20.7%0.0%-104.8%105.4%7521.3K-460.00116.94N/AN/A0015651
2008-11-26$5.85$7.50120.6%34.6%117.3%62.5%0.0%-10.6%14.4%3802.8K-1400.00161.66N/AN/A0015651
2008-11-28$5.75$7.50146.1%41.9%110.1%81.0%0.0%2.4%-0.0%377721-1440.00160.08N/AN/A0015651