CSGS Options History — January 2011

In January 2011, CSGS traded between $18.49 and $19.65. ATM implied volatility averaged 28.0%, placing in the 8.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 8.5%. IV traded above realized volatility by 9.8% (HV 20d: 18.2%). 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 14 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.38.

Notable Days

  • 2011-01-21: Highest Volume — 25 contracts
  • 2011-01-13: Largest IV spike — 34.6% change
  • 2011-01-20: Highest IV Rank — 19.0%
  • 2011-01-20: Largest Expected Move — 10.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$19.12$18.49$19.65$19.22$19.45
Max Pain$19.53$17.50$20.00$20.00$20.00
ATM IV28.0%21.3%37.3%21.3%29.3%
Expected Move8.5%6.1%10.7%6.1%8.4%
HV 20d18.2%13.1%24.1%18.8%23.6%
HV 60d25.5%20.0%28.0%28.0%20.3%
IV Rank8.6%1.2%19.0%1.2%10.1%
IV Percentile18.9%0.8%66.7%0.8%17.9%
Term Structure1.8%-5.6%13.9%7.6%0.7%
VWIV33.9%30.7%37.9%32.1%30.7%
Skew 25d-1.3%-12.0%9.5%4.3%-2.3%
Skew 10d0.2%-8.3%5.2%-1.4%-6.3%
Call IV 25d28.0%19.5%35.9%23.5%30.9%
Put IV 25d26.7%21.4%35.5%27.7%28.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %107.5891.64117.65114.46110.19
Gamma HHI0.530.400.690.690.41
Net GEX4.5K1.8K8.1K6.0K2.5K
Net DEX141.2K31.0K264.1K79.8K126.7K
Net VEX-2.6K-2.9K-2.2K-2.9K-2.3K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.380.001.500.001.50
Total Volume3.05025200
Total OI1,032.91,0041,0461,0041,046

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-01-03$19.22$20.0021.3%6.1%18.8%1.2%0.0%4.3%7.6%6.0K79.8K-2.9K0.00114.46N/AN/A200601403
2011-01-04$19.00$20.0024.9%7.1%19.1%5.1%0.0%3.6%7.2%5.6K115.3K-2.9K0.00116.47N/AN/A00621403
2011-01-05$19.15$20.0022.2%6.4%16.1%2.2%0.0%9.5%13.9%5.9K111.8K-2.9K0.0097.28N/AN/A00621403
2011-01-06$19.14$20.0023.7%6.8%16.0%3.9%0.0%2.7%9.5%6.1K100.5K-2.9K0.00117.65N/AN/A00621403
2011-01-07$19.15$0.0023.7%9.0%15.6%3.8%0.0%-4.8%0.2%5.8K122.7K-2.8K0.00102.42N/AN/A00621403
2011-01-10$19.23$0.0025.0%8.9%13.8%5.3%0.0%-3.0%0.3%6.1K110.3K-2.8K0.00105.30N/AN/A00621403
2011-01-11$19.37$0.0022.9%9.2%13.1%2.9%0.0%-2.5%0.2%6.8K86.0K-2.8K0.0091.64N/AN/A00621403
2011-01-12$19.65$0.0023.2%9.2%14.0%3.3%32.1%-2.8%-0.8%8.1K31.0K-2.9K0.00101.88N/AN/A010621403
2011-01-13$19.30$20.0031.3%9.0%14.8%12.3%0.0%-3.5%0.8%5.9K93.6K-2.8K0.00101.96N/AN/A00621413
2011-01-14$19.45$20.0031.7%9.1%15.0%12.8%0.0%-2.5%-1.2%6.4K90.6K-2.8K0.00103.93N/AN/A00621413
2011-01-18$19.07$20.0034.7%10.0%16.7%16.1%34.9%-5.7%-1.5%4.9K132.6K-2.6K0.00104.11N/AN/A40621413
2011-01-19$18.55$20.0028.4%8.1%19.3%9.0%0.0%-12.0%0.1%2.6K255.1K-2.3K0.00106.40N/AN/A00624413
2011-01-20$18.57$20.0037.3%10.7%18.7%19.0%0.0%2.6%-5.1%2.7K256.4K-2.3K0.00105.97N/AN/A10624413
2011-01-21$18.49$20.0030.9%8.9%18.7%11.9%37.9%0.5%-5.6%2.4K264.1K-2.2K1.50113.30N/AN/A1015624413
2011-01-24$18.51$17.5030.1%8.6%18.7%11.0%0.0%2.8%-2.2%1.9K263.9K-2.2K0.00114.65N/AN/A00617428
2011-01-25$18.76$17.5029.3%8.4%19.2%10.1%0.0%-2.5%6.2%1.8K254.8K-2.2K0.00114.50N/AN/A00617428
2011-01-26$19.50$17.5030.5%8.8%23.8%11.5%30.7%-3.7%0.9%3.6K94.1K-2.5K0.00109.87N/AN/A01617428
2011-01-27$19.54$20.0028.9%8.3%23.8%9.6%0.0%-2.8%2.7%3.0K95.6K-2.5K0.00108.22N/AN/A00617429
2011-01-28$19.26$20.0030.6%8.8%24.1%11.5%0.0%-4.5%1.3%2.9K138.4K-2.4K0.00111.35N/AN/A00617429
2011-01-31$19.45$20.0029.3%8.4%23.6%10.1%0.0%-2.3%0.7%2.5K126.7K-2.3K0.00110.19N/AN/A00617429