ASGN Options History — December 2012

In December 2012, ASGN traded between $18.85 and $20.28. ATM implied volatility averaged 28.2%, placing in the 8.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 8.7%. IV traded above realized volatility by 4.7% (HV 20d: 23.5%). Max pain ranged from $17.50 to $20.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 20 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.99.

Notable Days

  • 2012-12-31: Highest Volume — 95 contracts
  • 2012-12-13: Largest IV spike — 64.0% change
  • 2012-12-19: Highest IV Rank — 17.5%
  • 2012-12-11: Largest Expected Move — 10.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$19.61$18.85$20.28$19.71$20.28
Max Pain$18.25$17.50$20.00$20.00$20.00
ATM IV28.2%20.2%34.3%29.6%29.4%
Expected Move8.7%6.4%10.0%8.5%8.4%
HV 20d23.5%20.2%33.4%33.4%24.1%
HV 60d29.9%27.0%35.9%35.9%28.2%
IV Rank8.3%0.0%17.5%4.0%11.5%
IV Percentile3.7%0.0%9.1%2.4%6.7%
Term Structure6.3%3.2%16.0%3.4%7.0%
VWIV27.2%23.0%30.4%30.2%28.2%
Skew 25d1.3%-4.9%9.4%-1.9%4.8%
Skew 10d3.5%-1.6%12.8%-1.6%6.0%
Call IV 25d25.5%22.8%29.9%26.6%22.8%
Put IV 25d26.9%22.0%34.7%24.6%27.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %33.6615.0961.2618.6017.24
Gamma HHI0.720.520.870.580.79
Net GEX8.8K3.5K17.4K7.3K9.3K
Net DEX-97.9K-180.2K-3.4K-142.4K-166.9K
Net VEX-1.3K-1.4K-1.1K-1.4K-1.2K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.990.0015.502.170.12
Total Volume17.25095395
Total OI483.35257559525348

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-12-03$19.71$20.0029.6%8.5%33.4%4.0%0.0%-1.9%3.4%7.3K-142.4K-1.4K0.0018.60N/AN/A03324201
2012-12-04$19.80$20.0027.7%7.9%33.0%2.0%30.2%-0.9%4.7%7.6K-146.9K-1.4K2.1723.95N/AN/A613324204
2012-12-05$19.57$20.0024.4%7.0%31.0%0.0%0.0%-1.5%7.3%7.6K-106.2K-1.4K0.0026.42N/AN/A20330217
2012-12-06$19.55$20.0022.3%6.4%23.6%0.0%0.0%9.4%16.0%7.5K-96.1K-1.4K0.0043.91N/AN/A00332217
2012-12-07$19.41$17.5021.5%9.2%21.9%0.0%0.0%8.8%4.6%7.5K-69.6K-1.4K0.0022.12N/AN/A00332217
2012-12-10$19.53$17.5027.7%9.6%22.0%6.0%0.0%-2.7%3.8%7.6K-81.4K-1.4K0.0061.26N/AN/A110332217
2012-12-11$19.69$17.5026.2%10.0%22.0%4.5%23.0%9.3%3.2%7.9K-97.4K-1.4K0.0050.60N/AN/A50337217
2012-12-12$19.29$17.5020.2%9.9%22.5%0.0%0.0%-4.9%3.5%7.3K-24.5K-1.3K0.0043.00N/AN/A020342217
2012-12-13$18.85$17.5033.2%9.5%21.6%12.3%0.0%4.2%6.7%5.4K-3.4K-1.1K0.0028.55N/AN/A70342197
2012-12-14$19.09$17.5033.1%9.5%21.1%16.1%0.0%4.5%4.7%6.0K-5.2K-1.2K0.0019.39N/AN/A00335197
2012-12-17$19.70$17.5033.0%9.5%23.0%15.9%0.0%-0.4%5.5%8.9K-135.1K-1.3K0.0046.55N/AN/A30335197
2012-12-18$19.88$17.5033.3%9.6%21.7%16.4%0.0%0.8%4.3%10.4K-180.2K-1.3K0.7058.61N/AN/A107338197
2012-12-19$19.64$17.5034.3%9.8%22.0%17.5%0.0%-1.0%3.8%11.3K-60.2K-1.2K0.0042.36N/AN/A06332197
2012-12-20$19.78$17.5033.1%9.5%21.5%16.1%0.0%-0.2%4.8%15.8K-84.1K-1.2K0.0040.46N/AN/A00332197
2012-12-21$19.80$17.5030.4%8.7%21.3%12.7%30.4%2.7%6.5%17.4K-88.5K-1.1K15.5053.06N/AN/A462332197
2012-12-24$19.82$17.5026.6%7.6%21.2%8.0%26.6%-1.0%8.4%3.5K-104.5K-1.1K0.0921.82N/AN/A55516592
2012-12-26$19.52$17.5025.6%7.3%21.7%6.7%0.0%-1.5%9.6%9.4K-127.1K-1.2K0.0016.80N/AN/A0022097
2012-12-27$19.63$17.5026.7%7.7%21.0%8.1%25.6%-0.7%8.9%9.5K-131.5K-1.2K3.3315.09N/AN/A62022097
2012-12-28$19.56$20.0026.2%7.5%20.2%7.4%26.2%-1.2%10.0%9.7K-107.2K-1.2K0.0023.38N/AN/A05226117
2012-12-31$20.28$20.0029.4%8.4%24.1%11.5%28.2%4.8%7.0%9.3K-166.9K-1.2K0.1217.24N/AN/A8510226122