ASGN Options History — August 2012

In August 2012, ASGN traded between $14.94 and $17.20. ATM implied volatility averaged 45.9%, placing in the 6.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 14.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 6.0% (HV 20d: 39.9%). Max pain ranged from $15.00 to $15.00. Net GEX was positive for 23 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 15 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.19.

Notable Days

  • 2012-08-08: Highest Volume — 25 contracts
  • 2012-08-07: Largest IV drop — 36.7% change
  • 2012-08-06: Highest IV Rank — 13.0%
  • 2012-08-01: Largest Expected Move — 15.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$16.19$14.94$17.20$15.11$16.51
Max Pain$15.00$15.00$15.00$15.00$15.00
ATM IV45.9%35.9%56.7%54.6%37.4%
Expected Move14.0%10.7%15.7%15.7%10.7%
HV 20d39.9%32.6%44.4%41.7%32.6%
HV 60d43.4%40.3%45.1%43.2%40.4%
IV Rank6.3%0.0%13.0%11.7%0.9%
IV Percentile23.6%0.0%55.6%50.8%1.6%
Term Structure1.1%-3.9%8.0%-3.9%5.7%
VWIV49.1%44.3%52.5%52.5%49.9%
Skew 25d7.3%-0.8%15.1%12.6%7.1%
Skew 10d12.5%-9.6%59.3%15.1%48.2%
Call IV 25d43.2%33.9%52.0%40.3%42.1%
Put IV 25d50.5%46.8%54.9%52.9%49.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %77.3031.29121.16102.18108.66
Gamma HHI0.430.410.460.440.44
Net GEX8.5K6.4K11.7K7.2K11.7K
Net DEX-184.9K-256.3K-113.6K-156.1K-183.0K
Net VEX-678-794-491-792-491
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.190.001.250.000.00
Total Volume4.43502512
Total OI359.087341386385349

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-08-01$15.11$15.0054.6%15.7%41.7%11.7%0.0%12.6%-3.9%7.2K-156.1K-7920.00102.18N/AN/A0132461
2012-08-02$14.94$15.0053.8%15.4%39.2%11.2%0.0%7.1%1.8%6.4K-113.6K-7430.0087.43N/AN/A0032462
2012-08-03$15.36$15.0051.6%14.8%40.7%9.8%0.0%14.6%1.4%7.4K-148.3K-7890.0033.67N/AN/A0032462
2012-08-06$15.90$15.0056.7%14.7%42.9%13.0%0.0%7.0%1.3%8.6K-171.5K-7720.00101.04N/AN/A0032462
2012-08-07$16.22$15.0035.9%14.1%43.4%0.0%52.5%2.7%0.5%8.8K-206.1K-7940.0090.49N/AN/A23032462
2012-08-08$16.49$15.0040.3%15.0%43.6%2.7%0.0%8.7%-3.5%9.0K-205.7K-7520.0092.60N/AN/A25030662
2012-08-09$16.51$15.0036.4%14.1%42.9%0.3%0.0%2.6%-0.1%7.9K-212.1K-7450.0057.55N/AN/A10028862
2012-08-10$16.34$15.0036.2%13.8%42.1%0.2%0.0%9.3%-0.3%8.0K-195.9K-7310.0092.79N/AN/A0029462
2012-08-13$15.84$15.0040.2%13.5%42.5%2.7%47.3%2.2%8.0%7.9K-175.9K-6910.0097.78N/AN/A10029462
2012-08-14$16.40$15.0041.4%14.1%44.4%3.4%50.3%12.9%-1.5%8.1K-197.6K-7100.0061.28N/AN/A5029462
2012-08-15$16.34$15.0046.3%14.8%43.5%6.5%0.0%9.3%-1.2%7.9K-200.6K-6970.0057.61N/AN/A0029362
2012-08-16$16.73$15.0049.8%14.3%44.2%8.7%0.0%15.1%0.5%8.6K-228.9K-7070.0064.57N/AN/A0029362
2012-08-17$17.20$15.0050.9%14.6%39.7%9.3%50.2%13.5%-0.7%9.8K-256.3K-6730.00100.99N/AN/A2029362
2012-08-20$16.59$15.0042.4%12.2%40.9%4.1%44.3%7.3%4.9%8.9K-214.9K-6370.5098.58N/AN/A10528358
2012-08-21$16.29$15.0053.5%15.3%39.6%11.0%49.9%-0.8%2.1%8.5K-191.7K-6571.25121.16N/AN/A4528363
2012-08-22$16.24$15.0050.0%14.3%39.7%8.8%0.0%6.3%1.0%8.2K-174.5K-6520.0046.23N/AN/A0028168
2012-08-23$15.97$15.0053.1%15.2%39.8%10.8%0.0%9.7%0.1%7.9K-168.4K-6430.0097.45N/AN/A0028168
2012-08-24$16.29$15.0042.9%12.3%36.2%4.4%0.0%2.9%-1.3%8.6K-166.6K-6240.00107.35N/AN/A0028168
2012-08-27$16.30$15.0043.5%12.5%36.0%4.7%0.0%5.8%3.2%9.0K-178.8K-5920.0053.00N/AN/A0028168
2012-08-28$16.29$15.0046.7%13.4%35.6%6.7%0.0%4.8%2.1%8.9K-172.1K-5880.0031.29N/AN/A0028168
2012-08-29$16.31$15.0044.0%12.6%33.4%5.0%0.0%5.0%4.6%9.1K-171.7K-5700.0038.81N/AN/A0028168
2012-08-30$16.18$15.0048.9%14.0%33.2%8.1%0.0%2.8%1.4%9.1K-161.6K-5550.0035.50N/AN/A0028168
2012-08-31$16.51$15.0037.4%10.7%32.6%0.9%0.0%7.1%5.7%11.7K-183.0K-4910.00108.66N/AN/A2028168