ASGN Options History — July 2012

In July 2012, ASGN traded between $14.72 and $17.03. ATM implied volatility averaged 52.2%, placing in the 10.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 15.1%. IV traded above realized volatility by 5.8% (HV 20d: 46.4%). Max pain ranged from $15.00 to $20.00. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 15 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.20.

Notable Days

  • 2012-07-26: Highest Volume — 36 contracts
  • 2012-07-23: Largest IV spike — 22.7% change
  • 2012-07-25: Highest IV Rank — 18.6%
  • 2012-07-25: Largest Expected Move — 18.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$16.03$14.72$17.03$15.83$15.59
Max Pain$17.14$15.00$20.00$20.00$15.00
ATM IV52.2%47.0%65.7%48.2%49.1%
Expected Move15.1%13.6%18.8%13.8%14.1%
HV 20d46.4%43.0%50.1%45.1%43.1%
HV 60d45.2%42.8%46.6%46.3%42.8%
IV Rank10.1%6.9%18.6%7.7%8.2%
IV Percentile41.2%20.6%68.7%29.8%33.3%
Term Structure2.3%-4.6%14.5%13.2%8.2%
VWIV50.5%44.4%59.7%49.5%45.8%
Skew 25d7.0%-4.0%28.8%-4.0%2.1%
Skew 10d6.5%-9.3%21.8%-1.1%2.2%
Call IV 25d46.6%39.1%55.8%55.8%51.3%
Put IV 25d53.6%42.3%68.0%51.7%53.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %88.5037.98154.2360.3398.24
Gamma HHI0.430.410.440.420.44
Net GEX6.6K5.2K7.9K5.8K7.9K
Net DEX-197.3K-253.3K-118.7K-176.2K-188.5K
Net VEX-937-1.1K-782-1.0K-849
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.200.001.000.000.00
Total Volume3.28603605
Total OI365.048353389365387

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-07-02$15.83$20.0048.2%13.8%45.1%7.7%0.0%-4.0%13.2%5.8K-176.2K-1.0K0.0060.33N/AN/A0030164
2012-07-03$16.46$20.0048.7%14.0%46.9%8.0%0.0%3.4%0.1%6.5K-201.4K-1.0K0.0068.59N/AN/A0030164
2012-07-05$17.03$20.0048.2%13.8%47.0%7.7%49.5%-1.2%2.8%6.6K-253.3K-1.1K0.00117.45N/AN/A2030164
2012-07-06$16.69$15.0048.9%14.5%47.5%8.1%59.7%11.6%-1.9%6.9K-243.8K-1.0K0.00105.95N/AN/A1030364
2012-07-09$16.54$0.0047.0%14.6%47.3%6.9%0.0%7.6%-2.5%6.5K-229.2K-1.0K0.00106.39N/AN/A0030264
2012-07-10$16.71$0.0051.6%15.3%45.6%9.8%0.0%1.6%0.9%6.6K-234.3K-1.0K0.0065.84N/AN/A0030264
2012-07-11$16.50$0.0047.7%15.2%45.5%7.4%0.0%1.9%0.5%6.6K-221.3K-1.0K0.0069.02N/AN/A0130264
2012-07-12$16.15$0.0053.8%15.4%45.8%11.2%0.0%4.7%1.5%6.5K-193.9K-9741.0075.04N/AN/A3330263
2012-07-13$16.56$0.0053.0%15.2%45.9%10.6%0.0%12.3%-0.1%6.9K-225.1K-9900.0080.19N/AN/A1030260
2012-07-16$16.14$0.0055.1%15.8%46.7%12.0%0.0%8.3%1.0%6.6K-209.4K-9520.00114.65N/AN/A0330360
2012-07-17$16.20$0.0053.5%15.3%46.4%11.0%0.0%5.5%2.9%6.6K-204.2K-9450.0085.74N/AN/A0030357
2012-07-18$16.61$0.0051.3%14.7%45.7%9.6%0.0%10.2%0.6%7.3K-224.0K-9490.0070.48N/AN/A0030357
2012-07-19$16.50$0.0052.3%15.0%45.6%10.2%0.0%11.1%1.8%7.1K-230.2K-9500.0059.78N/AN/A0030357
2012-07-20$15.60$0.0047.3%13.6%46.7%7.1%0.0%4.9%14.5%6.3K-189.8K-8900.0092.01N/AN/A0030357
2012-07-23$15.19$0.0058.0%16.6%47.1%13.8%0.0%10.3%-2.8%6.1K-131.2K-8100.00105.97N/AN/A0029657
2012-07-24$14.72$0.0054.5%15.6%48.0%11.6%0.0%2.0%0.2%5.5K-118.7K-7860.0082.71N/AN/A3029657
2012-07-25$14.82$0.0065.7%18.8%47.7%18.6%0.0%28.8%-4.6%5.2K-126.4K-8030.00154.23N/AN/A0029657
2012-07-26$15.14$0.0057.7%16.5%47.7%13.6%44.4%14.8%-4.3%6.1K-132.4K-7820.09102.99N/AN/A33329657
2012-07-27$15.93$15.0053.6%15.4%50.1%11.0%52.6%8.0%13.3%7.7K-222.5K-9130.67104.87N/AN/A6432960
2012-07-30$15.79$15.0050.3%14.4%43.0%9.0%51.2%2.9%3.8%7.8K-188.4K-8590.0037.98N/AN/A1032761
2012-07-31$15.59$15.0049.1%14.1%43.1%8.2%45.8%2.1%8.2%7.9K-188.5K-8490.0098.24N/AN/A5032661