CSGS Options History — February 2009

In February 2009, CSGS traded between $13.16 and $15.47. ATM implied volatility averaged 48.5%, placing in the 14.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 14.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 8.0% (HV 20d: 40.6%). Max pain ranged from $15.00 to $17.50. Net GEX was positive for 16 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 11 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.96.

Notable Days

  • 2009-02-09: Highest Volume — 281 contracts
  • 2009-02-12: Largest IV spike — 17.2% change
  • 2009-02-23: Highest IV Rank — 18.8%
  • 2009-02-23: Largest Expected Move — 15.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$14.61$13.16$15.47$14.78$13.52
Max Pain$15.79$15.00$17.50$15.00$15.00
ATM IV48.5%43.8%54.6%49.2%54.0%
Expected Move14.3%13.1%15.7%14.1%15.5%
HV 20d40.6%29.2%47.9%47.9%39.5%
HV 60d56.4%44.6%62.4%62.4%44.6%
IV Rank14.5%11.1%18.8%15.0%18.4%
IV Percentile53.8%34.5%70.6%57.1%69.8%
Term Structure0.9%-2.2%4.4%2.5%-0.2%
VWIV49.1%45.8%53.8%49.2%53.8%
Skew 25d9.0%5.3%15.4%9.2%6.2%
Skew 10d19.8%8.6%27.3%21.8%11.9%
Call IV 25d46.0%37.7%49.5%48.9%48.9%
Put IV 25d55.0%51.4%58.2%58.0%55.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %41.4826.3266.5344.4139.28
Gamma HHI0.560.310.820.550.35
Net GEX53.5K-2.9K143.9K43.6K-1.1K
Net DEX-306.2K-944.3K552.5K-311.4K327.6K
Net VEX-5.2K-6.5K-3.4K-6.0K-3.6K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.960.005.000.005.00
Total Volume41.94702811018
Total OI3,015.6842,1393,6463,0232,139

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2009-02-02$14.78$15.0049.2%14.1%47.9%15.0%49.2%9.2%2.5%43.6K-311.4K-6.0K0.0044.41N/AN/A0101,9451,078
2009-02-03$15.31$15.0048.7%14.0%46.8%14.6%48.7%10.2%2.7%49.0K-631.8K-6.0K0.0055.42N/AN/A14001,9451,088
2009-02-04$15.46$15.0048.9%14.0%46.9%14.8%0.0%9.2%3.3%51.1K-944.3K-6.5K0.0056.93N/AN/A2002,0451,088
2009-02-05$15.33$15.0047.6%13.6%46.7%13.8%0.0%7.0%4.4%53.7K-879.9K-6.4K0.0026.32N/AN/A1002,0511,088
2009-02-06$15.47$17.5046.5%14.8%46.9%13.1%51.7%6.2%-2.2%58.7K-914.5K-6.3K0.0051.53N/AN/A0222,0611,088
2009-02-09$15.21$17.5043.8%15.1%46.2%11.1%0.0%7.4%-2.2%66.3K-805.3K-6.0K0.0057.94N/AN/A28102,0611,078
2009-02-10$15.20$17.5048.4%14.9%45.8%14.4%0.0%7.1%-1.7%79.9K-923.7K-6.1K0.0034.48N/AN/A002,2971,078
2009-02-11$15.01$17.5044.0%14.5%42.8%11.3%0.0%9.2%-1.2%89.9K-717.9K-5.9K0.0028.61N/AN/A0102,2971,078
2009-02-12$15.11$17.5051.6%14.8%42.3%16.7%0.0%8.8%-2.0%91.5K-818.1K-5.9K0.0039.19N/AN/A002,2971,078
2009-02-13$15.03$17.5045.9%13.1%41.8%12.6%45.8%7.3%4.2%106.2K-739.5K-5.6K0.6741.50N/AN/A1631102,2971,078
2009-02-17$14.73$15.0048.1%13.8%42.3%14.2%0.0%7.5%2.0%143.9K-385.8K-5.4K0.0040.86N/AN/A002,4601,186
2009-02-18$14.39$15.0046.4%13.3%35.8%13.0%0.0%13.1%4.0%94.7K44.2K-4.9K0.0066.53N/AN/A002,4601,186
2009-02-19$14.39$15.0048.9%14.0%32.3%14.7%48.8%15.4%1.0%86.5K171.6K-4.6K0.0031.64N/AN/A042,4601,136
2009-02-20$13.87$15.0048.1%13.8%29.2%14.1%0.0%11.2%1.9%1.3K552.5K-4.0K0.0033.93N/AN/A002,4601,136
2009-02-23$13.52$15.0054.6%15.7%30.5%18.8%0.0%5.5%0.1%-452310.4K-3.8K0.0034.23N/AN/A001,220920
2009-02-24$14.20$15.0047.5%13.6%34.8%13.7%0.0%13.7%1.3%3.3K179.1K-4.0K0.0034.77N/AN/A001,220920
2009-02-25$13.92$15.0046.2%13.2%34.0%12.8%45.8%11.1%-0.6%1.1K259.5K-3.8K2.0031.65N/AN/A241,220920
2009-02-26$13.16$15.0053.8%15.4%38.0%18.2%53.8%5.3%-0.4%-2.9K408.8K-3.4K0.0038.82N/AN/A301,220919
2009-02-27$13.52$15.0054.0%15.5%39.5%18.4%0.0%6.2%-0.2%-1.1K327.6K-3.6K5.0039.28N/AN/A3151,220919