CSGS Options History — March 2013

In March 2013, CSGS traded between $19.24 and $21.19. ATM implied volatility averaged 25.3%, placing in the 5.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 7.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 8.6% (HV 20d: 16.7%). Max pain ranged from $20.00 to $22.50. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 18 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.02.

Notable Days

  • 2013-03-04: Highest Volume — 100 contracts
  • 2013-03-04: Largest IV spike — 130.7% change
  • 2013-03-11: Highest IV Rank — 19.5%
  • 2013-03-28: Largest Expected Move — 9.6%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$19.74$19.24$21.19$19.24$21.19
Max Pain$21.38$20.00$22.50$20.00$20.00
ATM IV25.3%17.1%47.9%18.0%33.3%
Expected Move7.0%4.9%9.6%5.2%9.6%
HV 20d16.7%12.8%25.0%25.0%16.1%
HV 60d22.1%21.1%23.4%23.4%21.3%
IV Rank5.4%0.3%19.5%0.9%10.4%
IV Percentile20.4%0.8%70.6%1.2%50.8%
Term Structure4.1%-12.6%20.4%8.7%-12.6%
VWIV28.0%19.4%50.2%19.4%50.2%
Skew 25d5.8%-4.5%26.7%1.3%12.1%
Skew 10d10.0%-1.7%41.6%0.8%9.0%
Call IV 25d20.9%14.1%27.1%18.9%15.3%
Put IV 25d26.7%16.6%51.0%20.2%27.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %46.8821.3685.9742.2685.97
Gamma HHI0.820.490.990.990.59
Net GEX9.3K29123.9K18.0K2.6K
Net DEX69.3K-72.4K200.1K145.4K-40.2K
Net VEX-333-472-206-328-395
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.020.000.100.000.10
Total Volume11.45010010
Total OI252.75118366344160

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-03-01$19.24$20.0018.0%5.2%25.0%0.9%0.0%1.3%8.7%18.0K145.4K-3280.0042.26N/AN/A01229115
2013-03-04$19.31$20.0041.5%8.0%24.9%15.5%19.4%10.0%0.3%15.7K-72.4K-3860.0023.85N/AN/A010022927
2013-03-05$19.51$22.5018.7%7.7%22.8%1.3%0.0%7.3%0.2%23.8K49.7K-3930.0040.37N/AN/A05522982
2013-03-06$19.54$22.5021.3%7.5%21.9%3.0%0.0%-2.5%1.0%12.9K106.8K-4720.0022.58N/AN/A00229137
2013-03-07$19.49$22.5017.3%7.6%17.2%0.4%0.0%-2.9%0.1%14.9K151.2K-4070.0055.61N/AN/A00229137
2013-03-08$19.55$22.5029.8%6.8%15.8%8.2%0.0%-1.4%20.4%13.0K96.4K-4620.0065.05N/AN/A00229137
2013-03-11$19.42$22.5047.9%7.7%15.3%19.5%0.0%16.8%18.6%10.3K94.3K-4300.0068.32N/AN/A00229137
2013-03-12$19.39$22.5020.7%7.3%14.6%2.6%0.0%-2.9%1.4%11.0K194.0K-2830.0043.41N/AN/A00229137
2013-03-13$19.27$22.5027.9%7.2%14.0%7.0%0.0%-4.0%1.8%9.1K200.1K-2470.0038.87N/AN/A00229137
2013-03-14$19.27$22.5025.1%7.2%12.8%5.3%30.0%5.4%2.4%7.1K153.0K-2060.0031.51N/AN/A020229104
2013-03-15$19.75$22.5020.6%5.9%15.4%2.5%0.0%-4.5%2.2%23.9K46.4K-3110.0060.61N/AN/A100229124
2013-03-18$19.75$22.5023.9%6.9%15.3%4.6%0.0%-0.3%4.4%29157.6K-2460.0045.64N/AN/A004969
2013-03-19$19.69$22.5022.9%6.6%15.1%3.9%22.9%-0.1%6.5%61757.2K-2510.0041.91N/AN/A1204969
2013-03-20$19.81$20.0021.5%6.2%15.2%3.1%21.6%23.6%6.9%2.9K46.3K-2650.0036.21N/AN/A1006169
2013-03-21$19.93$20.0024.0%6.9%15.2%4.6%24.0%1.8%4.7%3.1K32.3K-3010.0056.50N/AN/A1007169
2013-03-22$19.80$20.0026.7%7.7%15.4%6.3%0.0%26.7%-0.3%4.0K30.7K-3160.0053.87N/AN/A008069
2013-03-25$19.96$20.0024.0%6.9%13.2%4.6%0.0%0.8%4.5%4.4K25.7K-3120.0045.58N/AN/A008069
2013-03-26$20.26$20.0023.3%6.7%13.3%4.2%0.0%22.4%5.4%4.9K14.6K-3250.0021.36N/AN/A008069
2013-03-27$20.75$20.0017.1%4.9%15.3%0.3%50.2%6.8%5.1%4.2K-2.7K-3150.1058.09N/AN/A1018069
2013-03-28$21.19$20.0033.3%9.6%16.1%10.4%0.0%12.1%-12.6%2.6K-40.2K-3950.0085.97N/AN/A009070