ASGN Options History — March 2012

In March 2012, ASGN traded between $13.29 and $17.80. ATM implied volatility averaged 52.3%, placing in the 13.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 13.3%. IV traded below realized volatility by 12.1% (HV 20d: 64.3%). Max pain ranged from $5.00 to $15.00. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 18 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.74.

Notable Days

  • 2012-03-21: Highest Volume — 145 contracts
  • 2012-03-15: Largest IV drop — 57.6% change
  • 2012-03-14: Highest IV Rank — 42.5%
  • 2012-03-01: Largest Expected Move — 18.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$15.06$13.29$17.80$14.36$17.47
Max Pain$13.54$5.00$15.00$7.50$15.00
ATM IV52.3%37.8%100.3%63.2%40.8%
Expected Move13.3%10.8%18.1%18.1%11.7%
HV 20d64.3%31.3%93.1%62.3%90.8%
HV 60d54.9%46.7%67.1%47.9%66.6%
IV Rank13.8%4.9%42.5%20.8%6.8%
IV Percentile31.8%5.6%82.9%62.3%9.1%
Term Structure3.3%-13.1%16.1%-11.1%4.1%
VWIV45.2%40.5%63.6%63.6%41.6%
Skew 25d2.9%-13.6%13.0%9.8%4.2%
Skew 10d11.9%-18.8%33.9%19.5%7.7%
Call IV 25d46.6%38.3%55.8%55.7%38.3%
Put IV 25d49.5%32.4%65.4%65.4%42.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %104.6874.44126.89126.89106.31
Gamma HHI0.730.450.920.910.45
Net GEX3.9K9036.2K2.6K6.0K
Net DEX-195.5K-257.1K-38.7K-215.2K-241.7K
Net VEX-351-1.1K-84-100-1.0K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.740.0021.501.330.00
Total Volume21.5450145750
Total OI202.59174345192345

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-03-01$14.36$7.5063.2%18.1%62.3%20.8%63.6%9.8%-11.1%2.6K-215.2K-1001.33126.89N/AN/A3417022
2012-03-02$13.83$5.0042.6%12.2%59.1%8.6%0.0%10.1%9.1%3.5K-213.2K-1010.00116.07N/AN/A0017318
2012-03-05$13.95$0.0044.5%13.0%54.0%9.7%0.0%11.8%1.4%3.0K-220.1K-840.00102.81N/AN/A0017318
2012-03-06$13.29$0.0066.3%15.0%57.4%22.7%0.0%2.7%2.9%4.5K-183.4K-1230.00121.37N/AN/A0017318
2012-03-07$13.48$0.0059.5%14.2%57.1%18.6%0.0%0.8%13.0%4.5K-196.8K-1040.00123.08N/AN/A11017318
2012-03-08$13.52$0.0052.4%15.5%56.7%13.8%0.0%7.8%-0.8%4.4K-203.1K-1070.00105.89N/AN/A0017418
2012-03-09$13.55$0.0053.3%13.7%56.7%14.3%0.0%1.8%2.4%4.2K-206.8K-990.0082.93N/AN/A0017418
2012-03-12$13.40$0.0081.3%15.1%56.9%31.1%0.0%5.7%1.5%4.8K-194.8K-1050.00125.50N/AN/A25017418
2012-03-13$13.74$0.0075.9%13.6%57.3%27.8%0.0%11.1%16.1%3.2K-210.5K-1320.00107.80N/AN/A0017718
2012-03-14$13.68$0.00100.3%15.4%31.4%42.5%0.0%13.0%-1.2%3.6K-206.1K-1370.00124.56N/AN/A42017718
2012-03-15$13.58$0.0042.5%12.2%31.3%7.8%0.0%5.1%12.7%2.6K-199.0K-2050.0079.53N/AN/A0017918
2012-03-16$14.00$0.0037.8%10.8%31.6%4.9%42.0%3.3%6.1%903-211.7K-2020.0074.44N/AN/A14017918
2012-03-19$14.26$15.0038.9%11.1%32.1%5.6%0.0%-2.5%2.2%1.4K-42.0K-2200.0099.81N/AN/A206410
2012-03-20$13.68$15.0054.0%15.5%35.6%14.7%0.0%10.0%-13.1%1.4K-38.7K-2130.00111.37N/AN/A1306410
2012-03-21$17.32$15.0042.5%12.2%91.1%7.8%42.8%4.9%6.0%1.4K-94.7K-2270.0575.12N/AN/A13877210
2012-03-22$17.06$15.0041.3%11.8%91.6%7.0%40.5%-13.6%6.8%4.6K-217.9K-6170.3096.22N/AN/A331018717
2012-03-23$17.09$15.0041.8%12.0%91.6%7.3%0.0%-9.5%1.7%5.4K-225.8K-6620.60108.22N/AN/A5320427
2012-03-26$17.80$15.0040.8%11.7%92.2%6.8%40.8%-13.0%4.8%5.6K-257.1K-6570.11112.68N/AN/A19220530
2012-03-27$17.31$15.0042.9%12.3%93.1%8.0%0.0%3.4%2.2%6.2K-257.0K-68721.50104.17N/AN/A24322132
2012-03-28$17.44$15.0043.7%12.5%92.7%8.5%0.0%4.2%2.4%5.2K-220.5K-8420.4186.21N/AN/A341422375
2012-03-29$17.52$15.0043.4%12.4%92.3%8.3%0.0%-7.6%4.6%5.7K-244.6K-1.1K0.00112.10N/AN/A0025689
2012-03-30$17.47$15.0040.8%11.7%90.8%6.8%41.6%4.2%4.1%6.0K-241.7K-1.0K0.00106.31N/AN/A50025689