ASGN Options History — December 2011

In December 2011, ASGN traded between $10.01 and $11.74. ATM implied volatility averaged 66.9%, placing in the 27.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 18.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 9.8% (HV 20d: 57.1%). Max pain ranged from $7.50 to $10.00. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 10 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.00.

Notable Days

  • 2011-12-20: Highest Volume — 26 contracts
  • 2011-12-12: Largest IV spike — 167.1% change
  • 2011-12-12: Highest IV Rank — 60.3%
  • 2011-12-02: Largest Expected Move — 32.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$10.79$10.01$11.74$10.01$11.18
Max Pain$9.76$7.50$10.00$7.50$10.00
ATM IV66.9%45.8%125.5%105.2%47.5%
Expected Move18.8%13.1%32.1%30.1%13.6%
HV 20d57.1%44.0%62.4%62.1%44.0%
HV 60d61.9%55.0%63.4%63.3%55.0%
IV Rank27.3%15.5%60.3%48.9%16.5%
IV Percentile50.2%23.5%87.4%79.1%28.3%
Term Structure-3.7%-28.3%16.6%-28.2%-17.8%
VWIV74.7%74.7%74.7%74.7%74.7%
Skew 25d7.9%-15.9%28.6%27.7%-7.2%
Skew 10d16.1%-4.9%40.5%36.0%0.0%
Call IV 25d52.0%38.9%64.9%61.6%44.1%
Put IV 25d59.9%32.8%93.6%89.3%36.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %108.1869.20166.21166.2182.05
Gamma HHI0.550.320.820.320.72
Net GEX2.1K8423.2K1.9K2.1K
Net DEX-122.1K-154.0K-66.7K-124.6K-100.5K
Net VEX-186-237-134-231-233
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.000.000.000.000.00
Total Volume4.61902600
Total OI195109235228164

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-12-01$10.01$7.50105.2%30.1%62.1%48.9%0.0%27.7%-28.2%1.9K-124.6K-2310.00166.21N/AN/A0020721
2011-12-02$10.34$7.50111.8%32.1%61.8%52.6%0.0%16.7%-28.3%1.9K-137.0K-2360.00161.42N/AN/A0020721
2011-12-05$10.60$10.0063.4%17.2%62.4%25.4%0.0%-1.8%-0.5%2.2K-142.9K-1840.0082.22N/AN/A20020721
2011-12-06$10.66$10.0052.4%17.8%62.4%19.2%0.0%3.4%-3.2%2.2K-145.3K-1850.0081.64N/AN/A0020721
2011-12-07$10.46$10.0051.6%17.0%61.6%18.8%0.0%-4.0%0.2%2.4K-137.3K-1720.0085.06N/AN/A12020721
2011-12-08$10.13$10.0054.8%16.6%59.2%20.6%0.0%7.1%0.3%2.5K-132.5K-1720.0077.51N/AN/A0021321
2011-12-09$10.62$10.0047.0%16.6%59.7%16.2%0.0%26.1%-2.3%2.6K-149.5K-1480.0096.27N/AN/A0021321
2011-12-12$10.54$10.00125.5%21.8%59.4%60.3%74.7%0.0%-1.9%2.1K-154.0K-1710.00146.72N/AN/A2021321
2011-12-13$10.63$10.0059.3%16.2%59.4%23.1%0.0%1.3%2.4%2.4K-153.8K-1580.0073.62N/AN/A0021421
2011-12-14$10.30$10.0058.9%16.7%60.1%22.9%0.0%7.8%0.6%3.2K-139.8K-1580.0081.25N/AN/A0821421
2011-12-15$10.37$10.0057.9%16.6%58.7%22.3%0.0%14.8%-0.1%3.1K-144.3K-1540.0077.56N/AN/A0021421
2011-12-16$10.35$10.0057.8%16.6%58.4%22.2%0.0%16.8%1.6%3.2K-144.4K-1500.0083.03N/AN/A0021421
2011-12-19$10.30$10.0082.0%23.5%57.0%35.8%0.0%28.6%0.4%842-66.7K-1560.00146.10N/AN/A001018
2011-12-20$10.96$10.0048.3%13.8%59.8%16.9%0.0%3.7%16.6%1.0K-72.4K-1340.0087.76N/AN/A2601018
2011-12-21$11.42$10.0048.1%13.8%61.3%16.8%0.0%4.2%14.5%1.4K-89.8K-1550.00121.44N/AN/A1101278
2011-12-22$11.74$10.0077.7%22.3%57.9%33.4%0.0%9.6%5.9%1.4K-102.2K-1830.00161.71N/AN/A1501388
2011-12-23$11.60$10.0088.4%25.3%52.5%39.5%0.0%25.1%-10.0%1.8K-108.1K-2210.00162.86N/AN/A001538
2011-12-27$11.65$10.0073.6%21.1%47.0%31.1%0.0%6.1%-7.5%2.1K-109.5K-2340.00155.65N/AN/A301538
2011-12-28$11.25$10.0045.8%13.1%48.6%15.5%0.0%-15.9%-20.2%2.1K-104.7K-2370.0069.20N/AN/A001568
2011-12-29$11.47$10.0047.3%13.6%45.7%16.4%0.0%-12.0%0.1%2.1K-105.6K-2330.0072.42N/AN/A001568
2011-12-30$11.18$10.0047.5%13.6%44.0%16.5%0.0%-7.2%-17.8%2.1K-100.5K-2330.0082.05N/AN/A001568