CSGS Options History — November 2012

In November 2012, CSGS traded between $17.83 and $20.23. ATM implied volatility averaged 65.5%, placing in the 30.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 16.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 41.7% (HV 20d: 23.8%). Max pain ranged from $15.00 to $22.50. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 6 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.10.

Notable Days

  • 2012-11-01: Highest Volume — 10 contracts
  • 2012-11-30: Largest IV spike — 197.9% change
  • 2012-11-30: Highest IV Rank — 70.0%
  • 2012-11-30: Largest Expected Move — 37.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$18.64$17.83$20.23$20.23$18.58
Max Pain$15.71$15.00$22.50$22.50$15.00
ATM IV65.5%27.5%128.9%49.8%128.9%
Expected Move16.3%7.3%37.0%14.3%37.0%
HV 20d23.8%19.1%25.6%19.1%25.0%
HV 60d25.6%23.7%31.1%30.4%24.7%
IV Rank30.5%6.8%70.0%20.7%70.0%
IV Percentile77.6%26.6%96.0%80.6%96.0%
Term Structure-22.0%-77.1%8.5%-48.6%-39.0%
VWIV29.1%29.1%29.1%29.1%29.1%
Skew 25d8.1%-11.2%106.5%37.6%35.2%
Skew 10d19.4%-4.9%106.8%106.5%10.5%
Call IV 25d45.3%18.3%162.9%46.3%48.4%
Put IV 25d53.4%21.1%171.0%83.9%83.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %146.56117.42161.59153.67160.13
Gamma HHI0.570.370.800.570.57
Net GEX2.2K7763.8K2.1K1.2K
Net DEX42.7K-35.6K149.1K149.1K-11.6K
Net VEX-219-361-67-266-97
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.100.000.200.000.20
Total Volume0.857010100
Total OI222.4769335133693

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-11-01$20.23$22.5049.8%14.3%19.1%20.7%0.0%37.6%-48.6%2.1K149.1K-2660.00153.67N/AN/A100203133
2012-11-02$19.64$22.5031.5%9.0%20.6%9.3%0.0%-11.2%-14.7%3.0K122.4K-3590.00117.42N/AN/A00213133
2012-11-05$19.93$15.0036.5%8.2%21.5%12.4%0.0%-0.2%2.2%3.2K120.4K-3610.00140.44N/AN/A02213133
2012-11-06$20.00$15.0033.2%7.8%21.8%10.4%0.0%-1.0%2.5%2.9K149.0K-2700.00139.15N/AN/A00213133
2012-11-07$19.19$15.0047.3%7.3%25.1%19.1%29.1%-3.6%1.5%2.7K138.8K-2860.20136.83N/AN/A51213133
2012-11-08$18.95$15.0058.4%10.8%25.0%26.1%0.0%-7.7%0.3%2.8K136.7K-2970.00144.46N/AN/A00218133
2012-11-09$18.98$15.0060.6%10.6%25.0%27.4%0.0%-5.1%0.8%3.8K35.6K-2670.00143.52N/AN/A0021876
2012-11-12$18.53$15.00117.0%12.8%25.6%62.5%0.0%4.4%-27.2%3.8K31.0K-2540.00152.38N/AN/A0021876
2012-11-13$18.49$15.0045.8%7.6%25.2%18.2%0.0%11.1%8.5%2.3K53.9K-1990.00142.34N/AN/A0021876
2012-11-14$18.06$15.0051.2%12.0%25.5%21.6%0.0%1.8%-24.5%2.0K56.9K-1820.00141.96N/AN/A0021876
2012-11-15$18.02$15.0048.7%14.0%23.5%20.0%0.0%5.5%-36.2%2.0K57.2K-1880.00157.48N/AN/A0021876
2012-11-16$17.83$15.00101.0%28.9%21.7%52.5%0.0%6.9%-23.8%77643.9K-2610.00155.06N/AN/A0021876
2012-11-19$18.15$15.00103.1%29.6%24.1%53.9%0.0%106.5%-28.3%1.1K-20.3K-1780.00151.87N/AN/A006330
2012-11-20$18.12$15.0065.8%18.9%23.7%30.7%0.0%-6.5%-35.6%1.3K-7.8K-670.00148.79N/AN/A006330
2012-11-21$17.90$15.0041.8%12.0%23.7%15.7%0.0%-7.6%-30.5%1.8K-23.8K-1610.00148.23N/AN/A006330
2012-11-23$17.91$15.00114.8%32.9%23.9%61.2%0.0%3.8%-77.1%917-23.3K-1920.00149.18N/AN/A006330
2012-11-26$18.03$15.00123.6%35.4%24.5%66.6%0.0%8.1%-35.5%1.1K-35.6K-2370.00161.59N/AN/A006330
2012-11-27$18.18$15.0027.5%7.9%24.9%6.8%0.0%0.7%-1.8%2.1K-23.6K-1580.00134.37N/AN/A006330
2012-11-28$18.26$15.0046.3%13.3%25.2%18.5%0.0%-11.2%-36.6%2.1K-23.4K-1550.00144.76N/AN/A006330
2012-11-29$18.55$15.0043.3%12.4%25.4%16.6%0.0%2.3%-19.0%2.3K-27.8K-1720.00154.16N/AN/A006330
2012-11-30$18.58$15.00128.9%37.0%25.0%70.0%0.0%35.2%-39.0%1.2K-11.6K-970.00160.13N/AN/A006330