CSGS Options History — December 2012

In December 2012, CSGS traded between $17.86 and $19.16. ATM implied volatility averaged 72.6%, placing in the 34.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 18.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 51.1% (HV 20d: 21.5%). Max pain ranged from $15.00 to $15.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 7 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.00.

Notable Days

  • 2012-12-20: Highest Volume — 5,000 contracts
  • 2012-12-27: Largest IV spike — 205.7% change
  • 2012-12-07: Highest IV Rank — 68.5%
  • 2012-12-21: Largest Expected Move — 31.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$18.52$17.86$19.16$18.91$18.18
Max Pain$15.00$15.00$15.00$15.00$15.00
ATM IV72.6%31.7%126.5%85.1%31.7%
Expected Move18.8%9.1%31.1%24.4%9.1%
HV 20d21.5%17.8%24.3%24.3%24.0%
HV 60d23.5%22.1%25.1%25.0%22.6%
IV Rank34.9%9.4%68.5%42.7%9.4%
IV Percentile79.6%44.0%95.2%89.3%44.0%
Term Structure-12.2%-60.9%68.8%30.0%1.7%
Skew 25d8.3%-51.7%62.2%-8.1%9.0%
Skew 10d2.4%-126.2%58.1%-126.2%11.0%
Call IV 25d55.3%19.9%167.7%167.7%23.2%
Put IV 25d63.5%18.3%165.8%159.6%32.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %151.2476.43172.45159.0076.43
Gamma HHI0.540.430.720.430.58
Net GEX1.3K1132.6K1.1K906
Net DEX-237.6K-4.7M55.2K-49.6K52.8K
Net VEX-218-331-156-226-162
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.001.001.001.001.00
Total Volume252.505,00000
Total OI353.25915,1369391

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-12-03$18.91$15.0085.1%24.4%24.3%42.7%0.0%-8.1%30.0%1.1K-49.6K-2260.00159.00N/AN/A006330
2012-12-04$19.16$15.0048.4%13.9%24.1%19.8%0.0%-43.1%-1.6%2.6K-33.2K-1670.00157.44N/AN/A006330
2012-12-05$18.96$15.0077.5%22.2%24.2%38.0%0.0%13.1%68.8%1.5K-56.0K-2230.00160.03N/AN/A006330
2012-12-06$18.67$15.0080.3%23.0%20.1%39.7%0.0%0.3%-40.0%2.5K-35.7K-1830.00129.58N/AN/A006330
2012-12-07$18.39$0.00126.5%20.3%20.3%68.5%0.0%37.3%-25.8%1.5K-35.3K-2060.00156.93N/AN/A006330
2012-12-10$18.33$0.0091.9%20.6%20.3%46.9%0.0%33.1%-28.1%1.7K-34.2K-1860.00159.31N/AN/A006330
2012-12-11$18.53$0.0095.6%20.0%19.0%49.2%0.0%23.0%-33.0%2.2K-30.5K-1670.00164.77N/AN/A006330
2012-12-12$18.36$0.0099.0%17.5%19.2%51.3%0.0%8.9%-31.6%2.0K-28.9K-1610.00155.11N/AN/A006330
2012-12-13$18.13$0.0065.0%18.6%17.8%30.2%0.0%3.7%-35.4%1.7K-28.7K-1640.00169.22N/AN/A006330
2012-12-14$17.86$0.00100.8%28.9%18.6%52.5%0.0%9.6%-36.2%1.2K-34.3K-1800.00172.45N/AN/A0506330
2012-12-17$18.31$0.0063.9%18.3%20.3%29.5%0.0%9.2%-60.9%1.1K43.3K-2210.00156.95N/AN/A006373
2012-12-18$18.89$0.0037.0%10.6%22.2%12.7%0.0%3.9%2.3%1.8K43.8K-2270.00165.97N/AN/A006373
2012-12-19$18.94$0.0051.4%14.7%22.1%21.7%0.0%-51.7%46.2%2339.8K-3190.00164.74N/AN/A006373
2012-12-20$18.85$0.0065.9%18.9%21.6%30.7%0.0%62.2%11.7%941-1.6K-3311.00148.02N/AN/A2,5002,5006373
2012-12-21$18.75$0.00108.6%31.1%21.8%57.3%0.0%22.7%-40.3%113-4.7M-3240.00167.56N/AN/A002,5632,573
2012-12-24$18.66$0.0037.1%10.6%21.9%12.8%0.0%-1.7%6.9%46430.6K-2700.00166.72N/AN/A004843
2012-12-26$18.40$0.0034.5%9.9%22.4%11.2%0.0%12.5%-6.2%80747.1K-2080.00117.54N/AN/A004843
2012-12-27$18.29$0.00105.4%30.2%22.5%55.3%0.0%23.4%-47.6%15415.7K-2870.00151.41N/AN/A004843
2012-12-28$17.88$0.0045.4%13.0%23.1%18.0%0.0%-1.7%-24.6%85355.2K-1560.00125.73N/AN/A004843
2012-12-31$18.18$0.0031.7%9.1%24.0%9.4%0.0%9.0%1.7%90652.8K-1620.0076.43N/AN/A004843