ASGN Options History — April 2012

In April 2012, ASGN traded between $16.52 and $18.98. ATM implied volatility averaged 47.1%, placing in the 10.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 13.5%. IV traded below realized volatility by 26.3% (HV 20d: 73.4%). Max pain ranged from $15.00 to $17.50. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 15 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.44.

Notable Days

  • 2012-04-27: Highest Volume — 107 contracts
  • 2012-04-27: Largest IV drop — 23.4% change
  • 2012-04-26: Highest IV Rank — 16.5%
  • 2012-04-26: Largest Expected Move — 16.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$17.75$16.52$18.98$18.18$18.71
Max Pain$16.75$15.00$17.50$15.00$15.00
ATM IV47.1%42.6%57.0%46.6%49.7%
Expected Move13.5%12.2%16.3%13.4%14.3%
HV 20d73.4%40.9%94.3%91.3%52.3%
HV 60d68.8%66.9%69.9%66.9%68.5%
IV Rank10.5%7.9%16.5%10.2%11.4%
IV Percentile24.9%11.9%55.2%21.8%36.5%
Term Structure1.0%-3.0%6.5%0.7%-3.0%
VWIV49.5%45.5%66.6%45.5%50.2%
Skew 25d0.3%-9.4%12.7%12.7%2.7%
Skew 10d2.6%-12.0%72.1%12.5%-3.9%
Call IV 25d42.1%32.4%52.0%32.4%45.9%
Put IV 25d42.4%36.7%48.6%45.1%48.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %89.9277.0097.8897.4477.00
Gamma HHI0.460.330.730.390.43
Net GEX9.0K4.1K27.3K5.7K5.6K
Net DEX-277.5K-433.6K-161.1K-289.1K-350.3K
Net VEX-1.1K-1.2K-999-1.0K-1.1K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.440.002.670.030.03
Total Volume25.611073180
Total OI408.75345442354416

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-04-02$18.18$15.0046.6%13.4%91.3%10.2%0.0%12.7%0.7%5.7K-289.1K-1.0K0.0397.44N/AN/A30126589
2012-04-03$18.74$15.0047.2%13.5%88.5%10.6%45.5%-2.3%-2.5%6.2K-353.7K-1.1K1.0691.71N/AN/A161729590
2012-04-04$18.13$17.5045.7%13.1%90.3%9.7%45.7%11.6%0.6%5.8K-293.7K-1.2K0.0395.00N/AN/A351299106
2012-04-05$18.50$17.5042.6%12.2%90.2%7.9%0.0%11.3%3.2%7.5K-348.9K-1.1K0.9197.88N/AN/A1110318106
2012-04-09$17.88$17.5046.3%12.9%91.8%10.1%0.0%-4.8%6.5%8.1K-292.8K-1.2K0.0083.47N/AN/A60319110
2012-04-10$17.03$17.5045.4%13.3%94.1%9.5%0.0%0.9%2.3%8.3K-212.7K-1.2K2.0081.16N/AN/A48323110
2012-04-11$17.51$17.5044.3%13.4%94.2%8.9%47.0%4.7%1.2%9.0K-256.2K-1.2K0.0088.23N/AN/A30323102
2012-04-12$17.82$17.5046.4%13.3%94.0%10.1%0.0%-5.8%1.9%9.1K-293.5K-1.1K0.0085.17N/AN/A50325102
2012-04-13$17.73$17.5047.4%13.6%93.9%10.8%0.0%-7.3%1.5%9.7K-278.6K-1.1K1.0088.89N/AN/A33325102
2012-04-16$17.42$17.5047.7%13.7%94.3%10.9%0.0%-7.7%-0.1%11.1K-257.1K-1.1K0.0090.83N/AN/A30328105
2012-04-17$17.77$17.5047.7%13.7%94.3%10.9%0.0%-6.4%0.6%11.7K-299.7K-1.1K0.0087.82N/AN/A250331105
2012-04-18$17.84$17.5046.4%13.3%92.3%10.1%0.0%-4.6%2.9%12.6K-303.6K-1.1K0.0089.52N/AN/A140331105
2012-04-19$17.33$17.5047.0%13.5%41.5%10.5%0.0%-8.9%3.4%19.3K-239.5K-1.1K0.0091.29N/AN/A01335105
2012-04-20$17.41$17.5047.1%13.5%41.1%10.5%0.0%3.2%1.0%27.3K-256.9K-1.1K2.6795.50N/AN/A3833596
2012-04-23$16.71$17.5046.9%13.4%43.7%10.4%46.9%5.2%1.6%4.1K-167.1K-1.0K0.0093.65N/AN/A9026382
2012-04-24$16.52$17.5047.0%13.5%40.9%10.5%47.4%3.2%1.2%4.3K-161.1K-9990.0093.32N/AN/A7027082
2012-04-25$17.30$15.0048.9%14.0%43.5%11.7%47.3%2.3%-0.9%4.8K-218.1K-1.0K0.1995.47N/AN/A27527782
2012-04-26$17.53$15.0057.0%16.3%43.7%16.5%66.6%-9.4%-2.4%4.8K-244.9K-1.1K0.3089.86N/AN/A541628987
2012-04-27$18.98$15.0043.6%12.5%52.0%8.5%48.8%5.0%1.3%5.2K-433.6K-1.0K0.1485.15N/AN/A9413339103
2012-04-30$18.71$15.0049.7%14.3%52.3%11.4%50.2%2.7%-3.0%5.6K-350.3K-1.1K0.0377.00N/AN/A782312104