CSGS Options History — January 2013

In January 2013, CSGS traded between $18.18 and $19.50. ATM implied volatility averaged 42.3%, placing in the 16.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 11.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 19.6% (HV 20d: 22.7%). Max pain ranged from $17.50 to $17.50. Net GEX was positive for 16 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 5 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.28.

Notable Days

  • 2013-01-04: Highest Volume — 57 contracts
  • 2013-01-09: Largest IV spike — 112.7% change
  • 2013-01-03: Highest IV Rank — 60.7%
  • 2013-01-03: Largest Expected Move — 32.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$18.97$18.18$19.50$18.62$18.83
Max Pain$17.50$17.50$17.50$17.50$17.50
ATM IV42.3%22.7%114.0%56.3%40.8%
Expected Move11.6%6.5%32.7%16.1%11.7%
HV 20d22.7%19.5%25.7%24.7%21.3%
HV 60d23.5%22.9%24.2%23.3%23.1%
IV Rank16.0%3.8%60.7%24.8%15.1%
IV Percentile53.0%6.3%93.3%75.8%63.9%
Term Structure-8.0%-113.9%12.1%-35.7%11.1%
VWIV23.2%17.8%33.0%33.0%18.4%
Skew 25d11.4%-7.5%86.0%5.5%9.3%
Skew 10d6.7%-3.7%21.1%-2.2%4.5%
Call IV 25d25.4%18.1%34.3%20.5%21.5%
Put IV 25d36.8%18.5%118.5%26.1%30.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %104.8936.93155.88153.32137.94
Gamma HHI0.490.330.650.560.65
Net GEX1.5K-1.1K6.8K9816.8K
Net DEX115.2K6.7K151.9K48.6K101.5K
Net VEX-316-544-186-186-368
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.280.002.502.500.00
Total Volume8.571057140
Total OI181.0959126791267

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-01-02$18.62$0.0056.3%16.1%24.7%24.8%0.0%5.5%-35.7%98148.6K-1862.50153.32N/AN/A4104843
2013-01-03$19.05$0.00114.0%32.7%25.7%60.7%0.0%86.0%-113.9%-2386.7K-3450.00152.27N/AN/A005253
2013-01-04$19.20$17.5039.9%8.3%25.5%14.5%0.0%8.0%-0.8%75144.4K-2480.0082.38N/AN/A0575253
2013-01-07$19.30$17.5049.5%9.4%24.8%20.5%33.0%4.9%-2.5%-1.1K134.5K-3760.00108.38N/AN/A14052110
2013-01-08$19.41$17.5023.0%8.8%24.1%4.0%0.0%6.7%-2.0%-113124.2K-3900.0061.85N/AN/A0066110
2013-01-09$19.50$17.5048.8%9.0%24.0%20.1%0.0%8.4%-1.8%-119123.0K-3850.00118.77N/AN/A0066110
2013-01-10$19.49$17.5089.5%25.7%23.8%45.4%0.0%80.2%-3.5%-80363.2K-5440.00155.88N/AN/A0066110
2013-01-11$19.36$17.5029.2%8.4%23.7%7.8%0.0%6.6%-0.9%157126.2K-3810.0056.03N/AN/A0066110
2013-01-14$19.05$17.5024.9%7.1%24.0%5.2%0.0%-5.7%-0.8%436129.9K-3300.00129.56N/AN/A0066110
2013-01-15$19.28$17.5029.7%8.5%23.3%8.2%0.0%3.6%-2.1%626140.2K-3130.0036.93N/AN/A0066110
2013-01-16$19.12$17.5029.5%8.5%22.3%8.1%0.0%-7.5%-1.7%557138.6K-3120.0082.61N/AN/A0066110
2013-01-17$19.02$17.5030.2%8.7%19.6%8.5%0.0%-6.4%-2.7%693141.1K-2920.00121.35N/AN/A0066110
2013-01-18$19.05$17.5022.7%6.5%19.5%3.8%26.3%-7.1%2.8%837142.5K-2890.0095.08N/AN/A6066110
2013-01-22$18.84$17.5036.2%10.4%19.9%12.2%0.0%-2.8%3.6%1.1K141.4K-2730.00151.49N/AN/A1072110
2013-01-23$18.51$17.5034.6%9.9%20.8%11.2%28.8%7.0%-5.2%1.6K150.0K-2220.0094.25N/AN/A28073110
2013-01-24$18.29$17.5034.3%9.8%21.1%11.1%0.0%1.4%-3.2%2.5K145.2K-2490.0055.31N/AN/A00101110
2013-01-25$18.18$17.5033.8%9.7%20.7%10.7%19.0%11.3%-4.7%2.4K151.9K-2130.0062.57N/AN/A40101110
2013-01-28$18.79$17.5038.6%11.1%23.7%13.7%17.8%20.0%12.1%3.7K142.4K-2450.0089.52N/AN/A330101110
2013-01-29$18.93$17.5041.0%11.8%22.0%15.2%18.8%7.5%3.1%6.2K98.8K-3850.00141.03N/AN/A30134110
2013-01-30$18.60$17.5042.1%12.1%22.5%15.9%18.4%1.4%-19.2%5.4K125.1K-2970.00116.24N/AN/A200137110
2013-01-31$18.83$17.5040.8%11.7%21.3%15.1%0.0%9.3%11.1%6.8K101.5K-3680.00137.94N/AN/A00157110