ASGN Options History — February 2012

In February 2012, ASGN traded between $11.32 and $14.15. ATM implied volatility averaged 52.2%, placing in the 17.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 15.0%. IV traded below realized volatility by 6.8% (HV 20d: 59.0%). Max pain ranged from $5.00 to $7.50. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 9 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.00.

Notable Days

  • 2012-02-14: Highest Volume — 18 contracts
  • 2012-02-22: Largest IV spike — 53.0% change
  • 2012-02-16: Highest IV Rank — 30.5%
  • 2012-02-16: Largest Expected Move — 20.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$12.99$11.32$14.15$12.05$13.88
Max Pain$5.83$5.00$7.50$5.00$7.50
ATM IV52.2%35.9%72.5%55.3%50.8%
Expected Move15.0%10.3%20.8%15.8%14.6%
HV 20d59.0%36.2%69.2%36.2%65.7%
HV 60d51.2%47.7%55.6%47.7%47.8%
IV Rank17.6%4.6%30.5%20.8%13.4%
IV Percentile39.6%6.0%71.8%50.8%38.5%
Term Structure0.2%-18.5%35.7%-5.6%9.9%
VWIV49.2%34.8%65.9%50.0%49.6%
Skew 25d7.3%-9.2%53.6%53.6%10.7%
Skew 10d13.0%-10.4%75.8%75.8%14.1%
Call IV 25d47.5%36.3%63.4%53.2%43.2%
Put IV 25d54.8%34.9%106.8%106.8%53.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %102.5554.58160.2087.98108.97
Gamma HHI0.910.850.950.850.94
Net GEX3.0K2.4K4.0K2.9K3.0K
Net DEX-162.0K-218.7K-102.6K-111.9K-195.2K
Net VEX-156-191-80-175-129
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.000.000.000.000.00
Total Volume2.801800
Total OI183.85174192174192

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-02-01$12.05$0.0055.3%15.8%36.2%20.8%0.0%53.6%-5.6%2.9K-111.9K-1750.0087.98N/AN/A0015618
2012-02-02$11.32$0.0052.6%15.1%43.3%19.3%0.0%2.9%-4.6%2.5K-102.6K-1820.0099.27N/AN/A0015618
2012-02-03$12.19$5.0058.6%14.6%50.5%22.7%0.0%-0.8%2.1%2.9K-118.5K-1870.00111.17N/AN/A0015618
2012-02-06$12.19$5.0050.8%15.0%50.4%18.3%0.0%0.4%-1.8%2.8K-122.8K-1850.0076.75N/AN/A0015618
2012-02-07$12.01$5.0051.4%14.8%50.8%18.7%0.0%-2.4%-2.0%2.8K-117.6K-1830.0085.03N/AN/A3015618
2012-02-08$11.86$5.0045.4%16.4%50.9%15.3%0.0%2.5%-7.3%2.6K-118.0K-1910.00104.06N/AN/A1015918
2012-02-09$11.92$5.0050.9%14.6%50.9%18.4%0.0%-3.3%-0.6%3.0K-116.0K-1870.0080.63N/AN/A1016018
2012-02-10$11.85$5.0069.8%20.0%51.0%29.0%0.0%5.3%-9.2%2.8K-109.0K-1730.00160.20N/AN/A0016118
2012-02-13$11.94$5.0052.7%15.1%50.7%19.4%50.0%4.4%-4.1%3.1K-120.6K-1800.00107.79N/AN/A11016118
2012-02-14$13.67$5.0063.2%18.1%68.9%25.3%65.9%17.8%-18.5%3.9K-187.2K-1480.00118.72N/AN/A18016918
2012-02-15$13.53$5.0048.4%13.9%69.2%16.9%48.6%2.4%1.3%3.7K-186.9K-1730.0054.58N/AN/A10017118
2012-02-16$13.91$5.0072.5%20.8%68.9%30.5%0.0%7.7%-11.3%2.5K-195.5K-1640.00130.31N/AN/A0017118
2012-02-17$13.80$5.0041.3%11.9%69.1%13.0%0.0%5.3%4.2%3.2K-198.5K-1610.00104.26N/AN/A0017118
2012-02-21$13.77$5.0040.5%11.6%69.2%12.5%34.8%13.4%1.9%2.7K-210.1K-1120.00108.94N/AN/A0417018
2012-02-22$13.75$7.5062.0%17.8%67.9%20.1%0.0%24.6%35.7%4.0K-192.2K-1420.00120.34N/AN/A0017022
2012-02-23$13.93$7.5044.0%12.6%67.6%9.4%0.0%11.2%10.9%3.0K-199.8K-1380.00112.43N/AN/A0017022
2012-02-24$14.00$7.5044.1%12.7%66.6%9.5%46.2%-9.2%2.6%3.0K-208.4K-1150.0065.92N/AN/A5017022
2012-02-27$14.15$7.5053.3%15.3%66.6%15.0%49.6%-7.0%-10.2%2.7K-210.0K-1120.00102.29N/AN/A3017022
2012-02-28$14.06$7.5035.9%10.3%65.6%4.6%0.0%6.6%10.6%2.4K-218.7K-800.00111.30N/AN/A0017022
2012-02-29$13.88$7.5050.8%14.6%65.7%13.4%0.0%10.7%9.9%3.0K-195.2K-1290.00108.97N/AN/A0017022