ASGN Options History — April 2011

In April 2011, ASGN traded between $8.20 and $10.99. ATM implied volatility averaged 49.7%, placing in the 18.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 12.1%. IV traded below realized volatility by 42.2% (HV 20d: 91.9%). Max pain ranged from $10.00 to $10.00. Net GEX was positive for 6 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 15 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.38.

Notable Days

  • 2011-04-29: Highest Volume — 186 contracts
  • 2011-04-14: Largest IV drop — 56.4% change
  • 2011-04-13: Highest IV Rank — 45.9%
  • 2011-04-01: Largest Expected Move — 16.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$9.40$8.20$10.99$9.99$10.99
Max Pain$10.00$10.00$10.00$10.00$10.00
ATM IV49.7%29.5%96.9%58.5%45.0%
Expected Move12.1%8.5%16.8%16.8%12.9%
HV 20d91.9%71.6%114.2%96.4%94.1%
HV 60d68.9%64.3%80.4%67.9%80.4%
IV Rank18.4%6.6%45.9%23.5%15.6%
IV Percentile23.6%1.2%84.4%27.0%17.6%
Term Structure9.5%-13.4%52.7%-13.4%52.7%
VWIV46.8%41.0%58.5%58.5%41.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %126.6898.47178.49149.66118.25
Gamma HHI0.990.901.001.000.91
Net GEX673-1542.8K0-118
Net DEX-5.4K-29.1K3.6K0661
Net VEX-14-3600-17
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.380.001.500.000.03
Total Volume13.105018650186
Total OI31.158058010

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-04-01$9.99$0.0058.5%16.8%96.4%23.5%58.5%0.0%-13.4%0000.00149.66N/AN/A50000
2011-04-04$10.09$0.0044.5%13.2%96.4%15.3%0.0%0.0%2.2%2.4K-29.1K-360.0098.47N/AN/A30500
2011-04-05$9.87$0.0049.0%14.0%97.1%17.9%0.0%0.0%1.7%2.0K-24.7K-360.00107.46N/AN/A00530
2011-04-06$10.02$0.0046.9%13.3%96.8%16.7%0.0%0.0%2.1%2.8K-26.9K-350.00104.16N/AN/A00530
2011-04-07$9.92$0.0048.4%13.5%95.9%17.6%0.0%0.0%1.1%2.7K-26.6K-330.00103.57N/AN/A00530
2011-04-08$9.64$0.0056.9%11.1%96.3%22.5%0.0%0.0%-3.3%2.2K-17.7K-280.00178.49N/AN/A00530
2011-04-11$9.37$0.0075.0%12.7%96.7%33.2%0.0%0.0%2.1%1.8K-12.1K-180.00129.26N/AN/A00530
2011-04-12$8.82$0.0080.5%10.9%100.0%36.4%41.0%0.0%13.5%0000.00121.36N/AN/A05530
2011-04-13$8.80$10.0096.9%13.7%100.0%45.9%0.0%0.0%-2.8%-862.9K-60.00114.42N/AN/A00535
2011-04-14$8.93$10.0042.2%12.1%99.0%14.0%0.0%0.0%11.6%-883.3K-50.00120.24N/AN/A00535
2011-04-15$8.94$10.0034.6%9.9%99.0%9.5%0.0%0.0%10.4%-943.5K-50.00115.81N/AN/A00535
2011-04-18$8.20$10.0053.9%15.4%104.8%20.8%0.0%0.0%-11.4%-553.4K-40.00127.86N/AN/A0005
2011-04-20$9.39$10.0038.9%11.2%114.2%12.1%0.0%0.0%8.0%-1543.1K-60.00165.31N/AN/A0005
2011-04-21$9.21$10.0029.5%8.5%71.7%6.6%0.0%0.0%18.9%-1253.3K-50.00122.45N/AN/A0005
2011-04-25$8.95$10.0033.3%9.6%72.4%8.8%0.0%0.0%22.9%-973.3K-40.00126.99N/AN/A0005
2011-04-26$9.08$10.0035.3%10.1%72.1%9.9%0.0%0.0%22.0%-1093.4K-40.00120.94N/AN/A0005
2011-04-27$9.13$10.0035.0%10.0%71.9%9.8%0.0%0.0%21.0%-1133.4K-41.50153.92N/AN/A2305
2011-04-28$9.21$10.0040.6%11.6%71.6%13.0%0.0%0.0%21.1%-1273.6K-170.00128.23N/AN/A0028
2011-04-29$10.99$10.0045.0%12.9%94.1%15.6%41.0%0.0%52.7%-118661-170.03118.25N/AN/A180628