CSGS Options History — October 2012

In October 2012, CSGS traded between $20.61 and $22.85. ATM implied volatility averaged 39.9%, placing in the 14.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 12.2%. IV traded above realized volatility by 16.1% (HV 20d: 23.8%). Max pain ranged from $22.50 to $22.50. Net GEX was positive for 11 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 11 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.00.

Notable Days

  • 2012-10-26: Highest Volume — 117 contracts
  • 2012-10-19: Largest IV spike — 173.0% change
  • 2012-10-19: Highest IV Rank — 45.8%
  • 2012-10-19: Largest Expected Move — 25.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$22.03$20.61$22.85$22.70$20.61
Max Pain$22.50$22.50$22.50$22.50$22.50
ATM IV39.9%18.3%90.1%70.3%47.3%
Expected Move12.2%5.2%25.8%20.1%13.6%
HV 20d23.8%17.2%28.5%28.5%18.5%
HV 60d30.2%29.7%30.7%30.2%30.1%
IV Rank14.5%1.1%45.8%33.4%19.1%
IV Percentile45.9%0.8%92.9%88.9%80.2%
Term Structure-2.7%-75.6%45.1%40.7%-13.4%
VWIV28.4%23.9%34.1%27.6%32.0%
Skew 25d13.6%-50.0%98.0%93.3%46.1%
Skew 10d31.1%-62.3%116.4%103.5%116.4%
Call IV 25d38.3%19.5%113.1%37.6%32.5%
Put IV 25d51.9%23.2%135.6%131.0%78.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %151.85133.15172.43157.45164.38
Gamma HHI0.500.330.690.500.33
Net GEX2.4K-6.3K14.5K14.5K2.5K
Net DEX-19.8K-175.7K104.9K-175.7K60.8K
Net VEX-423-573-270-457-503
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.000.000.010.000.00
Total Volume16.3330117612
Total OI249202342243334

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-10-01$22.70$22.5070.3%20.1%28.5%33.4%27.6%93.3%40.7%14.5K-175.7K-4570.00157.45N/AN/A61020736
2012-10-02$22.65$22.5071.5%20.5%28.4%34.2%0.0%98.0%45.1%8.6K-121.4K-3380.00157.70N/AN/A0016636
2012-10-03$22.70$22.5018.3%5.2%28.4%1.1%0.0%6.2%5.4%8.9K-125.0K-3020.00150.40N/AN/A0016636
2012-10-04$22.85$22.5023.9%6.8%28.3%4.6%23.9%17.5%14.7%9.1K-128.6K-3050.00138.16N/AN/A1016636
2012-10-05$22.76$0.0023.0%13.1%24.5%4.0%0.0%7.0%-2.0%8.7K-125.6K-3210.00155.50N/AN/A0016636
2012-10-08$22.65$0.0026.4%11.3%23.8%6.1%0.0%23.2%-4.2%8.3K-118.8K-2900.00139.67N/AN/A0016636
2012-10-09$22.32$0.0026.5%11.0%24.3%6.2%0.0%-2.0%-6.5%7.6K-109.3K-2790.00148.41N/AN/A0016636
2012-10-10$22.35$0.0023.9%9.1%24.2%4.5%29.1%6.1%3.9%7.4K-100.2K-2700.00147.53N/AN/A010016636
2012-10-11$22.22$22.5029.1%8.3%23.2%7.8%0.0%3.9%1.7%-1.3K-4.5K-5360.00135.37N/AN/A00166136
2012-10-12$21.72$22.5025.0%7.2%23.6%5.3%0.0%-50.0%1.5%-3.6K29.2K-5450.00144.17N/AN/A00166136
2012-10-15$21.77$22.5031.4%9.0%23.7%9.2%0.0%-5.1%0.5%-2.3K49.9K-5030.00143.40N/AN/A00166136
2012-10-16$22.17$22.5029.0%8.3%24.7%7.7%34.1%3.6%8.7%-68511.8K-5150.00147.60N/AN/A012166136
2012-10-17$22.47$22.5058.8%16.9%24.9%26.3%0.0%0.8%-28.1%6.2K5.1K-5230.00172.43N/AN/A00166137
2012-10-18$22.32$22.5033.0%9.5%24.8%10.2%23.9%2.2%-0.7%1.7K15.2K-4790.00133.15N/AN/A490166137
2012-10-19$21.79$22.5090.1%25.8%26.0%45.8%0.0%49.4%-32.2%-1.0K27.2K-5730.00171.67N/AN/A00205137
2012-10-22$21.53$22.5029.9%8.6%26.2%8.3%0.0%-4.7%-3.0%-6.2K57.0K-4660.00145.37N/AN/A0085131
2012-10-23$21.41$22.5064.8%18.6%20.3%30.0%0.0%-3.5%-75.6%-2.2K52.4K-4820.00168.92N/AN/A0085131
2012-10-24$21.20$22.5052.0%14.9%19.1%22.0%27.9%4.0%-26.7%-4.4K86.3K-4250.00165.26N/AN/A0185131
2012-10-25$21.29$22.5022.5%6.4%17.4%3.7%0.0%-0.1%8.5%-5.8K93.6K-3990.00163.12N/AN/A0085132
2012-10-26$21.17$22.5042.1%12.1%17.2%15.9%32.0%-9.5%4.4%-6.3K104.9K-3780.01139.27N/AN/A116185132
2012-10-31$20.61$22.5047.3%13.6%18.5%19.1%0.0%46.1%-13.4%2.5K60.8K-5030.00164.38N/AN/A20201133