GOOG Options History — May 2013

In May 2013, GOOG traded between $20.49 and $22.87. ATM implied volatility averaged 19.1%, placing in the 12.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 5.5%. IV traded below realized volatility by 3.2% (HV 20d: 22.3%). Max pain ranged from $20.23 to $22.73. Net GEX was positive for 16 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 17 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.96.

Notable Days

  • 2013-05-15: Highest Volume — 7,797,140 contracts
  • 2013-05-15: Largest IV spike — 12.2% change
  • 2013-05-16: Highest IV Rank — 17.1%
  • 2013-05-16: Largest Expected Move — 6.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$21.89$20.49$22.87$20.49$21.76
Max Pain$21.46$20.23$22.73$20.23$21.85
ATM IV19.1%16.6%20.8%16.6%20.0%
Expected Move5.5%4.8%6.0%4.8%5.8%
HV 20d22.3%18.8%24.3%24.3%20.9%
HV 60d19.3%18.0%20.1%18.0%19.5%
IV Rank12.4%5.8%17.1%5.8%14.9%
IV Percentile31.1%8.7%46.8%8.7%43.7%
Term Structure1.0%-1.0%4.6%0.1%-0.4%
VWIV19.8%16.7%22.4%16.7%20.0%
Skew 25d2.1%1.2%3.7%2.1%1.6%
Skew 10d4.8%2.3%8.5%4.8%2.3%
Call IV 25d18.6%16.1%20.5%16.1%19.7%
Put IV 25d20.7%18.2%22.8%18.3%21.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %33.269.6861.1415.3861.14
Gamma HHI0.110.050.600.080.23
Net GEX201.3M-232.0M1.27B209.7M-220.8M
Net DEX-6.29B-11.48B-2.31B-3.85B-3.63B
Net VEX-36.8M-40.1M-33.4M-33.6M-39.6M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.960.741.241.011.06
Total Volume4,255,874.5451,658,5007,797,1401,658,5003,407,660
Total OI15,811,457.27313,445,90019,013,72013,636,38016,879,460

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-05-01$20.49$20.2316.6%4.8%24.3%5.8%16.7%2.1%0.1%209.7M-3.85B-33.6M1.0115.38824,860833,6406,489,4007,146,980
2013-05-02$20.72$20.4816.8%4.8%23.9%6.2%16.9%2.1%0.2%396.3M-5.07B-33.7M0.8434.441,904,4601,604,8806,596,0607,337,700
2013-05-03$21.12$20.7317.4%5.0%23.7%8.0%17.7%1.9%0.1%482.0M-6.96B-33.5M0.7643.923,132,3602,393,2806,782,6207,748,740
2013-05-06$21.52$21.4819.2%5.5%23.6%12.6%19.5%2.3%-0.2%284.7M-6.95B-33.4M0.8018.422,132,9001,696,0206,372,6407,073,260
2013-05-07$21.41$21.4818.8%5.4%23.9%11.6%19.2%2.4%0.2%274.1M-6.44B-34.5M1.0714.071,490,2001,597,9606,739,3007,755,300
2013-05-08$21.82$21.7319.2%5.5%24.1%12.8%19.6%2.5%0.3%341.1M-8.06B-34.3M0.8743.332,383,6602,063,8606,947,7808,362,840
2013-05-09$21.77$21.7318.9%5.4%24.2%11.8%19.6%3.7%0.1%299.5M-7.65B-35.3M0.8821.772,508,4202,203,8407,210,1208,838,300
2013-05-10$21.98$21.9818.6%5.3%24.2%11.2%19.0%2.7%0.2%1.27B-8.70B-35.9M0.8621.062,963,6402,563,0407,544,1809,369,480
2013-05-13$21.92$21.7318.8%5.4%23.7%11.6%20.3%2.9%0.2%230.9M-7.42B-36.2M1.2316.291,148,7801,412,9807,137,7008,457,760
2013-05-14$22.16$21.9818.1%5.2%23.5%9.7%20.8%2.2%0.4%338.6M-8.46B-35.8M0.9247.971,736,4201,592,4007,401,3608,869,140
2013-05-15$22.87$21.9820.3%5.8%24.1%15.7%22.4%1.2%-1.0%416.3M-11.48B-33.8M0.7442.254,488,5603,308,5807,591,8209,294,600
2013-05-16$22.57$0.0020.8%6.0%22.9%17.1%21.5%2.3%-0.6%317.7M-8.75B-36.8M0.8311.623,743,2203,112,5407,714,9009,994,860
2013-05-17$22.71$22.7319.5%5.6%18.8%13.5%20.5%2.6%0.1%411.2M-9.30B-37.6M0.969.683,482,3603,342,8608,262,86010,750,860
2013-05-20$22.69$20.9820.2%5.8%18.9%15.4%21.6%2.5%3.9%116.9M-6.81B-38.5M0.8546.781,952,4001,665,5406,514,4208,068,900
2013-05-21$22.65$20.9819.4%5.5%19.0%13.2%20.6%1.8%4.0%97.1M-6.80B-38.3M1.2446.971,348,1001,676,3606,947,3808,572,400
2013-05-22$22.21$20.9819.5%5.6%21.0%13.6%20.0%1.7%3.9%-111.8M-4.70B-39.3M1.0832.981,897,1002,042,8007,198,4408,748,580
2013-05-23$22.05$20.9819.9%5.7%21.2%14.6%20.3%1.8%0.3%-232.0M-3.66B-40.1M1.1149.692,034,6002,253,4207,442,9209,001,680
2013-05-24$21.81$20.9818.3%5.2%21.3%10.3%18.9%1.7%0.6%-206.1M-2.31B-39.9M1.2140.742,526,2403,064,1407,652,6009,167,360
2013-05-28$22.01$21.8519.7%5.7%20.4%14.1%20.0%1.6%4.6%61.5M-4.78B-38.6M0.7937.902,106,6601,666,6206,889,3208,133,360
2013-05-29$21.69$21.9820.2%5.8%21.3%15.3%20.4%1.6%4.6%-205.3M-3.00B-40.0M0.9834.161,769,9201,733,6607,529,2008,748,340
2013-05-30$21.75$21.8519.9%5.7%21.2%14.6%20.1%1.6%-0.5%-143.3M-3.53B-39.6M1.0141.181,399,0401,419,2607,752,9008,814,240
2013-05-31$21.76$21.8520.0%5.8%20.9%14.9%20.0%1.6%-0.4%-220.8M-3.63B-39.6M1.0661.141,653,6201,754,0407,893,0008,986,460