CSGS Options History — January 2010

In January 2010, CSGS traded between $17.75 and $19.70. ATM implied volatility averaged 32.1%, placing in the 29.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 9.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 6.1% (HV 20d: 26.0%). Max pain ranged from $17.50 to $20.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 15 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.32.

Notable Days

  • 2010-01-15: Highest Volume — 206 contracts
  • 2010-01-20: Largest IV spike — 42.0% change
  • 2010-01-25: Highest IV Rank — 46.0%
  • 2010-01-25: Largest Expected Move — 11.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$18.60$17.75$19.70$19.70$19.41
Max Pain$19.61$17.50$20.00$20.00$17.50
ATM IV32.1%21.8%38.2%32.5%31.5%
Expected Move9.9%7.0%11.0%9.6%9.0%
HV 20d26.0%22.4%34.9%22.4%34.9%
HV 60d43.9%43.0%45.3%43.0%45.1%
IV Rank29.0%1.4%46.0%28.0%27.9%
IV Percentile26.8%0.4%54.4%23.0%22.6%
Term Structure1.6%-1.5%7.2%2.4%2.1%
VWIV33.6%21.1%38.2%34.9%31.6%
Skew 25d0.6%-6.0%4.5%-5.6%-0.1%
Skew 10d-2.0%-13.6%6.6%-10.3%-4.1%
Call IV 25d32.6%23.4%36.8%36.8%33.7%
Put IV 25d33.3%26.4%40.1%31.2%33.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %58.3025.28106.6833.3862.96
Gamma HHI0.710.580.880.830.74
Net GEX26.3K13.1K53.9K53.9K49.9K
Net DEX-697.2K-1.3M-280.9K-1.3M-933.5K
Net VEX-2.6K-3.0K-2.3K-2.7K-3.0K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.320.004.354.350.00
Total Volume41.895020613911
Total OI1,679.4219322,2802,1141,202

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2010-01-04$19.70$20.0032.5%9.6%22.4%28.0%34.9%-5.6%2.4%53.9K-1.3M-2.7K4.3533.38N/AN/A261131,190924
2010-01-05$19.08$20.0021.8%9.7%24.9%1.4%34.0%3.6%0.7%39.1K-946.7K-2.7K0.0063.52N/AN/A4001,2151,029
2010-01-06$18.69$20.0026.3%10.8%25.7%12.6%0.0%2.6%-1.5%24.5K-831.4K-2.7K0.0059.64N/AN/A101,2501,029
2010-01-07$18.60$20.0027.7%10.5%25.5%16.1%0.0%3.4%0.9%20.6K-796.3K-2.7K0.0061.92N/AN/A021,2511,029
2010-01-08$18.47$20.0027.0%10.4%25.6%14.4%0.0%-0.8%0.8%15.5K-750.7K-2.6K0.0063.11N/AN/A001,2511,029
2010-01-11$18.47$20.0032.3%10.7%25.5%30.0%35.9%3.0%0.1%14.3K-748.7K-2.5K0.0029.10N/AN/A101,2511,029
2010-01-12$18.42$20.0037.2%10.1%25.4%43.2%0.0%-4.7%1.1%13.1K-745.7K-2.5K0.0066.98N/AN/A501,2511,029
2010-01-13$18.66$20.0038.1%10.4%25.4%45.8%0.0%4.5%2.0%16.8K-791.6K-2.4K0.0062.27N/AN/A001,2461,029
2010-01-14$18.50$20.0037.5%10.7%24.8%44.0%0.0%-3.3%-0.4%14.1K-765.0K-2.4K0.0060.43N/AN/A001,2461,029
2010-01-15$18.48$20.0034.3%9.8%22.8%35.3%33.8%2.1%2.4%14.4K-759.8K-2.4K0.0034.95N/AN/A20601,2511,029
2010-01-19$18.77$20.0024.9%7.1%23.4%10.1%21.1%2.1%7.2%26.4K-497.9K-2.6K0.00106.68N/AN/A140739193
2010-01-20$18.45$20.0035.4%10.1%23.9%38.4%0.0%1.7%2.0%25.3K-462.6K-2.6K0.0047.15N/AN/A00750193
2010-01-21$18.04$20.0033.6%9.6%24.6%33.5%34.8%-1.7%7.0%22.8K-393.2K-2.4K0.0046.61N/AN/A910750193
2010-01-22$17.78$20.0036.7%10.5%24.6%42.0%35.9%2.7%0.7%23.7K-329.6K-2.5K0.0047.09N/AN/A100841193
2010-01-25$17.75$20.0038.2%11.0%23.7%46.0%38.2%-6.0%-0.3%23.3K-305.7K-2.4K0.0025.28N/AN/A310841193
2010-01-26$17.75$20.0036.3%10.4%23.5%40.9%36.3%0.0%1.1%22.3K-280.9K-2.3K0.0086.96N/AN/A540841193
2010-01-27$18.82$17.5024.5%7.0%32.1%8.8%33.3%4.0%2.6%37.0K-634.7K-2.6K0.0192.30N/AN/A1041890193
2010-01-28$19.57$17.5033.6%9.6%34.9%33.4%33.6%3.3%-1.3%42.8K-951.4K-2.9K0.1357.48N/AN/A7610923194
2010-01-29$19.41$17.5031.5%9.0%34.9%27.9%31.6%-0.1%2.1%49.9K-933.5K-3.0K0.0062.96N/AN/A110998204