CSGS Options History — August 2012

In August 2012, CSGS traded between $17.08 and $21.57. ATM implied volatility averaged 67.9%, placing in the 31.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 17.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 31.9% (HV 20d: 36.0%). Max pain ranged from $15.00 to $17.50. Net GEX was positive for 23 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 11 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.01.

Notable Days

  • 2012-08-14: Highest Volume — 36 contracts
  • 2012-08-17: Largest IV spike — 375.3% change
  • 2012-08-06: Highest IV Rank — 88.8%
  • 2012-08-02: Largest Expected Move — 43.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$19.76$17.08$21.57$17.08$21.21
Max Pain$15.33$15.00$17.50$17.50$15.00
ATM IV67.9%20.5%159.3%144.8%51.2%
Expected Move17.6%5.9%43.0%41.5%14.7%
HV 20d36.0%21.0%41.7%21.0%37.4%
HV 60d26.5%19.9%28.6%19.9%28.3%
IV Rank31.4%1.6%88.8%79.7%20.9%
IV Percentile68.1%1.2%99.6%99.2%82.1%
Term Structure-17.2%-118.1%50.5%-106.8%-27.3%
VWIV44.6%17.1%81.5%61.2%81.5%
Skew 25d12.6%-36.4%85.1%18.3%4.6%
Skew 10d33.3%-49.3%92.0%7.8%92.0%
Call IV 25d70.0%20.9%114.8%78.7%59.6%
Put IV 25d82.6%22.5%142.5%97.0%64.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %154.26130.22167.80166.67153.75
Gamma HHI0.550.340.800.420.47
Net GEX3.7K1.3K6.4K1.7K6.4K
Net DEX-170.3K-235.6K-79.2K-79.2K-228.5K
Net VEX-382-529-280-343-427
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.010.000.090.000.00
Total Volume703600
Total OI204.609179236186235

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-08-01$17.08$17.50144.8%41.5%21.0%79.7%0.0%18.3%-106.8%1.7K-79.2K-3430.00166.67N/AN/A0011175
2012-08-02$17.38$17.50150.0%43.0%21.8%82.9%0.0%-4.5%-118.1%1.3K-81.0K-3920.00167.74N/AN/A0011175
2012-08-03$17.72$17.50147.8%42.4%22.7%81.6%0.0%2.1%-104.5%1.4K-90.4K-3870.00167.16N/AN/A31011175
2012-08-06$17.70$15.00159.3%17.0%22.6%88.8%0.0%3.7%29.2%2.3K-109.3K-5290.00167.80N/AN/A0014275
2012-08-07$17.80$15.0039.0%9.9%21.9%13.2%61.2%14.2%1.1%6.4K-130.5K-4250.00150.26N/AN/A1014275
2012-08-08$19.65$15.0056.0%12.4%41.2%23.9%46.9%53.0%-0.9%3.5K-201.2K-4380.09154.71N/AN/A11114375
2012-08-09$19.46$15.0049.6%13.1%41.3%19.9%49.0%47.7%-1.0%3.3K-190.7K-4490.00159.11N/AN/A2014376
2012-08-10$19.57$15.0052.6%13.6%41.3%21.8%0.0%85.1%-2.0%3.5K-194.6K-3860.00156.74N/AN/A0014176
2012-08-13$19.60$15.0030.9%7.9%41.3%8.2%0.0%-3.5%2.4%3.4K-214.7K-3050.00130.22N/AN/A0014176
2012-08-14$20.00$15.0034.4%6.6%41.7%10.4%0.0%6.9%16.9%3.3K-224.4K-3010.00145.13N/AN/A36014176
2012-08-15$19.96$15.0032.8%6.2%41.7%9.3%0.0%1.9%9.7%3.7K-155.1K-2800.00151.59N/AN/A0010576
2012-08-16$19.99$15.0021.6%6.2%41.3%2.3%0.0%3.7%10.2%3.6K-155.0K-2810.00156.90N/AN/A4010576
2012-08-17$20.00$15.00102.8%29.5%41.4%53.3%0.0%2.6%-43.3%1.7K-128.8K-4820.00161.33N/AN/A0010976
2012-08-20$20.05$15.0020.5%5.9%39.0%1.6%21.8%-0.8%14.1%3.8K-151.5K-3060.00153.94N/AN/A7010475
2012-08-21$20.43$15.0020.6%5.9%39.0%1.7%17.1%2.6%19.5%3.8K-170.0K-3040.00154.42N/AN/A25011175
2012-08-22$20.42$15.0026.3%7.5%39.0%5.3%35.0%0.4%9.2%5.7K-196.9K-3520.00141.49N/AN/A10013275
2012-08-23$20.27$15.0067.4%19.3%39.4%31.1%0.0%26.9%40.0%5.9K-184.5K-3700.00148.15N/AN/A0013175
2012-08-24$20.70$15.0063.0%18.1%39.4%28.3%0.0%19.0%50.5%3.5K-183.2K-4150.00147.19N/AN/A0013175
2012-08-27$21.14$15.0080.6%23.1%39.5%39.4%0.0%27.7%-29.0%3.3K-190.4K-4030.00158.18N/AN/A2013175
2012-08-28$21.57$15.0080.7%23.1%39.4%39.4%0.0%29.3%-78.9%2.7K-198.3K-4420.00154.87N/AN/A2013375
2012-08-29$21.49$15.0065.8%18.9%36.6%30.1%81.5%-36.4%-42.6%4.5K-223.5K-3420.00146.96N/AN/A29013575
2012-08-30$21.26$15.0063.7%18.3%37.4%28.8%0.0%-13.7%-44.0%6.3K-235.6K-4210.00153.60N/AN/A0016175
2012-08-31$21.21$15.0051.2%14.7%37.4%20.9%0.0%4.6%-27.3%6.4K-228.5K-4270.00153.75N/AN/A0016075