ASGN Options History — May 2011

In May 2011, ASGN traded between $9.55 and $11.17. ATM implied volatility averaged 46.3%, placing in the 16.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 13.3%. IV traded below realized volatility by 38.9% (HV 20d: 85.3%). Max pain ranged from $10.00 to $12.50. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 14 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.01.

Notable Days

  • 2011-05-23: Highest Volume — 50 contracts
  • 2011-05-27: Largest IV spike — 100.2% change
  • 2011-05-27: Highest IV Rank — 50.2%
  • 2011-05-27: Largest Expected Move — 29.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$10.46$9.55$11.17$10.84$11.17
Max Pain$12.02$10.00$12.50$10.00$12.50
ATM IV46.3%31.0%104.2%33.5%42.2%
Expected Move13.3%8.9%29.9%9.6%12.1%
HV 20d85.3%52.8%95.9%94.4%53.0%
HV 60d80.5%78.7%82.6%79.3%82.4%
IV Rank16.4%7.4%50.2%8.9%14.0%
IV Percentile21.9%2.0%88.9%3.7%15.2%
Term Structure7.0%-26.2%61.0%5.7%-2.1%
VWIV42.3%28.6%55.9%28.6%55.9%
Skew 25d6.0%3.1%8.1%8.1%3.1%
Skew 10d15.8%7.2%24.2%9.3%22.5%
Call IV 25d54.0%38.6%80.5%38.6%49.1%
Put IV 25d59.9%46.7%88.4%46.7%52.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %125.7396.81160.77117.0396.81
Gamma HHI0.650.490.990.990.52
Net GEX9694632.1K2.1K1.3K
Net DEX-38.0K-79.3K-20.6K-79.3K-61.0K
Net VEX-192-323-115-143-310
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.010.000.030.000.03
Total Volume6.33305000
Total OI100.28657170107170

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-05-02$10.84$10.0033.5%9.6%94.4%8.9%0.0%0.0%5.7%2.1K-79.3K-1430.00117.03N/AN/A009512
2011-05-03$10.64$10.0031.0%8.9%93.1%7.4%0.0%0.0%10.8%663-29.9K-1180.00117.57N/AN/A004512
2011-05-04$10.67$10.0033.0%9.5%93.0%8.6%0.0%0.0%61.0%667-30.3K-1150.00160.77N/AN/A014512
2011-05-05$10.44$10.0033.5%9.6%93.0%8.9%28.6%0.0%57.8%760-26.9K-1180.00144.33N/AN/A034513
2011-05-06$10.36$12.5037.0%13.7%93.0%11.0%0.0%0.0%-1.3%539-23.7K-1220.00110.44N/AN/A204516
2011-05-09$11.02$12.5046.9%11.4%95.3%16.7%0.0%0.0%15.6%463-33.0K-1170.00130.06N/AN/A1004716
2011-05-10$11.10$12.5047.3%11.9%94.4%16.9%0.0%0.0%6.4%579-39.7K-1400.00120.01N/AN/A2005716
2011-05-11$10.54$12.5041.2%13.0%95.9%13.4%0.0%0.0%4.0%983-40.4K-2070.00118.32N/AN/A007716
2011-05-12$10.93$12.5045.3%13.0%93.2%15.8%0.0%0.0%4.9%817-46.4K-2030.00119.63N/AN/A1007716
2011-05-13$10.62$12.5050.4%14.4%94.1%18.8%0.0%0.0%-1.8%1.1K-48.0K-2320.00115.70N/AN/A008716
2011-05-16$10.17$12.5051.5%14.8%95.9%19.4%0.0%0.0%-8.1%1.2K-36.5K-2210.00120.57N/AN/A008716
2011-05-17$10.21$12.5047.7%13.7%95.9%17.2%0.0%0.0%4.6%1.3K-35.5K-2190.00126.75N/AN/A008716
2011-05-18$10.26$12.5044.3%12.7%89.4%15.2%0.0%0.0%6.6%1.3K-37.3K-2210.00129.50N/AN/A008716
2011-05-19$10.24$12.5044.5%12.7%76.4%15.3%0.0%0.0%6.2%1.4K-37.4K-2190.00128.42N/AN/A008716
2011-05-20$10.09$12.5045.0%12.9%76.3%15.6%0.0%0.0%4.7%1.3K-33.6K-2120.00135.92N/AN/A008716
2011-05-23$9.75$12.5047.7%13.7%76.6%17.2%0.0%8.1%1.2%707-24.2K-1950.00133.20N/AN/A0507410
2011-05-24$9.55$12.5050.5%14.5%77.0%18.8%0.0%0.0%-4.9%677-20.6K-1880.00126.07N/AN/A007460
2011-05-25$9.74$12.5044.3%12.7%77.2%15.2%0.0%4.8%-1.1%706-23.7K-1940.00129.90N/AN/A007460
2011-05-26$10.44$12.5052.1%14.9%80.7%19.7%0.0%0.0%3.2%749-32.1K-2160.03105.44N/AN/A3517460
2011-05-27$10.95$12.50104.2%29.9%52.8%50.2%55.9%7.9%-26.2%1.2K-59.4K-3230.00153.85N/AN/A0110961
2011-05-31$11.17$12.5042.2%12.1%53.0%14.0%0.0%3.1%-2.1%1.3K-61.0K-3100.0096.81N/AN/A0010961