CSGS Options History — March 2014

In March 2014, CSGS traded between $25.69 and $28.48. ATM implied volatility averaged 37.6%, placing in the 34.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 9.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 14.7% (HV 20d: 22.9%). Max pain ranged from $20.00 to $30.00. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 3 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.00.

Notable Days

  • 2014-03-18: Highest Volume — 33 contracts
  • 2014-03-07: Largest IV spike — 27.0% change
  • 2014-03-12: Highest IV Rank — 50.9%
  • 2014-03-26: Largest Expected Move — 12.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$27.24$25.69$28.48$27.56$26.04
Max Pain$26.92$20.00$30.00$20.00$30.00
ATM IV37.6%30.5%48.4%40.1%36.9%
Expected Move9.9%6.7%12.1%11.5%10.6%
HV 20d22.9%17.7%32.4%32.4%24.5%
HV 60d26.3%25.3%27.6%25.3%27.6%
IV Rank34.6%24.0%50.9%38.4%33.6%
IV Percentile87.5%71.4%97.6%95.6%88.5%
Term Structure-7.4%-26.8%12.5%-0.9%-11.1%
VWIV27.5%27.5%27.5%27.5%27.5%
Skew 25d1.5%-12.7%21.5%3.7%-12.7%
Skew 10d4.6%-8.9%38.1%5.7%-1.7%
Call IV 25d33.1%22.1%43.8%38.5%43.4%
Put IV 25d34.6%18.1%47.7%42.2%30.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %119.22106.79125.68122.12124.27
Gamma HHI0.840.480.980.500.94
Net GEX1.4K5762.5K1.9K576
Net DEX-17.1K-51.9K-1.7K-45.2K-1.7K
Net VEX-30-71-8-38-11
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.000.000.000.000.00
Total Volume1.57103300
Total OI37.76227604434

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2014-03-03$27.56$20.0040.1%11.5%32.4%38.4%0.0%3.7%-0.9%1.9K-45.2K-380.00122.12N/AN/A003311
2014-03-04$28.24$20.0035.7%10.2%31.2%31.8%0.0%13.2%-6.7%1.7K-50.5K-280.00118.09N/AN/A003311
2014-03-05$28.22$20.0038.9%11.1%31.2%36.5%0.0%15.2%-5.9%1.7K-50.3K-280.00120.17N/AN/A003311
2014-03-06$28.23$20.0033.9%9.7%17.9%29.0%0.0%21.5%12.5%1.8K-51.0K-310.00122.82N/AN/A003311
2014-03-07$28.38$0.0043.0%9.6%17.9%42.8%0.0%1.1%-1.8%1.9K-51.9K-380.00120.65N/AN/A003311
2014-03-10$28.48$0.0042.4%8.3%17.7%41.9%0.0%5.8%3.0%1.2K-8.1K-220.00123.53N/AN/A001611
2014-03-11$28.01$0.0043.5%6.7%18.3%43.5%0.0%6.6%3.0%1.1K-6.1K-200.00110.09N/AN/A001611
2014-03-12$27.92$0.0048.4%7.3%18.3%50.9%0.0%-5.3%-1.3%1.0K-4.7K-150.00106.79N/AN/A001611
2014-03-13$27.28$0.0035.8%10.3%20.1%31.9%0.0%-1.5%-11.0%750-4.1K-140.00117.17N/AN/A001611
2014-03-14$26.99$0.0036.4%10.4%20.2%32.8%0.0%-1.3%-10.1%614-2.9K-100.00123.29N/AN/A001611
2014-03-17$27.11$0.0032.7%9.4%20.2%27.2%0.0%2.7%-10.5%608-2.5K-80.00123.89N/AN/A001611
2014-03-18$27.72$0.0030.5%8.8%21.5%24.0%27.5%8.1%-9.3%868-3.5K-90.00114.53N/AN/A3301611
2014-03-19$26.96$30.0034.0%9.8%23.0%29.2%0.0%-3.3%-8.4%2.5K-13.8K-630.00116.33N/AN/A004911
2014-03-20$26.95$30.0031.9%9.1%23.0%26.0%0.0%0.1%-7.8%2.4K-12.2K-600.00115.88N/AN/A004911
2014-03-21$27.30$30.0040.0%11.5%23.3%38.2%0.0%2.3%-10.8%2.4K-17.1K-710.00117.45N/AN/A004911
2014-03-24$26.61$30.0030.6%8.8%23.3%24.0%0.0%-10.2%-16.4%1.5K-6.1K-330.00117.70N/AN/A00340
2014-03-25$26.43$30.0035.2%10.1%23.4%30.9%0.0%-7.6%-10.2%1.6K-7.8K-370.00123.22N/AN/A00340
2014-03-26$25.81$30.0042.3%12.1%24.4%41.7%0.0%-7.2%-26.8%1.5K-12.5K-510.00120.20N/AN/A00340
2014-03-27$26.01$30.0036.2%10.4%24.4%32.5%0.0%2.9%-12.7%632-2.1K-150.00119.84N/AN/A00340
2014-03-28$25.69$30.0041.6%11.9%24.1%40.6%0.0%-2.1%-13.0%1.0K-4.9K-260.00125.68N/AN/A00340
2014-03-31$26.04$30.0036.9%10.6%24.5%33.6%0.0%-12.7%-11.1%576-1.7K-110.00124.27N/AN/A00340