GOOG Options History — September 2015

In September 2015, GOOG traded between $29.76 and $32.19. ATM implied volatility averaged 31.9%, placing in the 68.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 9.7%. IV traded below realized volatility by 2.3% (HV 20d: 34.2%). Max pain ranged from $30.50 to $32.50. Net GEX was positive for 14 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 8 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.11.

Notable Days

  • 2015-09-18: Highest Volume — 1,072,420 contracts
  • 2015-09-02: Largest IV drop — 16.2% change
  • 2015-09-29: Highest IV Rank — 97.9%
  • 2015-09-28: Largest Expected Move — 11.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$30.89$29.76$32.19$29.99$30.33
Max Pain$31.87$30.50$32.50$30.50$31.75
ATM IV31.9%27.4%39.6%37.3%36.5%
Expected Move9.7%8.1%11.9%11.3%11.2%
HV 20d34.2%25.5%39.3%38.5%25.8%
HV 60d42.5%41.9%43.7%41.9%43.7%
IV Rank68.4%51.1%97.9%89.2%85.9%
IV Percentile94.1%86.9%99.6%98.8%97.2%
Term Structure0.4%-2.7%5.7%-0.6%-1.7%
VWIV34.1%28.9%41.0%39.0%38.9%
Skew 25d4.7%3.6%6.0%6.0%4.7%
Skew 10d9.2%7.8%11.2%11.2%9.9%
Call IV 25d29.7%24.2%37.5%34.1%34.6%
Put IV 25d34.4%28.8%42.0%40.1%39.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %34.1419.2159.0051.6640.31
Gamma HHI0.060.020.380.020.03
Net GEX16.4M-154.2M141.3M-13.6M31.2M
Net DEX-535.1M-2.16B376.1M195.1M-79.2M
Net VEX-12.7M-13.8M-11.8M-13.5M-12.7M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.110.511.441.021.25
Total Volume653,860385,6401,072,420789,500522,020
Total OI3,652,695.2382,904,2804,164,3003,658,9603,609,560

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-09-01$29.99$30.5037.3%11.3%38.5%89.2%39.0%6.0%-0.6%-13.6M195.1M-13.5M1.0251.66390,660398,8401,874,5001,784,460
2015-09-02$30.64$30.5031.3%8.9%38.4%65.9%31.8%4.8%-0.4%4.2M-335.8M-13.8M1.1459.00319,740365,5202,012,0801,865,100
2015-09-03$30.35$32.5030.8%10.0%38.5%64.2%35.8%4.9%-0.2%-14.7M-36.8M-13.6M1.0521.01346,320364,5802,046,2001,934,300
2015-09-04$30.08$32.5031.6%10.1%38.4%67.1%36.2%5.3%-0.4%-34.0M273.4M-13.4M0.9419.21392,260368,9202,104,5001,961,140
2015-09-08$30.73$32.2529.2%9.7%39.3%58.1%33.3%5.1%4.8%19.5M-515.1M-12.8M0.5126.97255,480130,1601,831,3801,630,980
2015-09-09$30.52$32.2527.6%9.6%35.6%52.0%34.0%4.7%5.7%14.7M-360.1M-12.8M1.4425.71240,960347,2601,999,5001,864,140
2015-09-10$31.07$32.2527.4%9.2%36.5%51.1%32.3%4.7%5.6%38.9M-862.3M-13.0M1.2723.25259,000329,2202,030,6201,911,220
2015-09-11$31.16$32.2528.0%9.1%36.5%53.4%33.1%4.5%5.7%62.4M-1.03B-12.9M1.0629.33355,500378,5602,065,3801,919,340
2015-09-14$31.10$32.2531.4%9.4%36.5%66.3%33.8%4.8%-0.1%32.9M-849.9M-12.5M1.3228.81197,960262,0201,929,6601,803,260
2015-09-15$31.76$32.0029.6%8.6%37.4%59.3%30.6%4.7%0.4%84.5M-1.58B-12.3M1.1436.38210,700239,5001,893,5201,647,880
2015-09-16$31.79$32.0028.8%8.3%37.3%56.5%30.4%4.3%1.4%69.3M-1.56B-12.3M1.4232.20191,600271,6202,032,8001,958,860
2015-09-17$32.19$32.0028.4%8.1%37.5%55.0%29.2%4.3%0.9%141.3M-2.16B-12.1M1.1439.37356,020405,1202,052,4001,987,160
2015-09-18$31.52$32.0029.6%8.5%37.6%59.5%29.4%4.1%0.1%-154.2M-959.7M-11.8M1.1134.18508,380564,0402,092,1002,072,200
2015-09-21$31.77$31.7528.9%8.2%32.7%57.0%28.9%4.6%-1.2%32.4M-844.9M-12.0M0.9740.75257,000250,1001,507,9601,396,320
2015-09-22$30.92$31.7533.3%9.8%32.3%73.6%33.6%4.4%-1.7%-6.7M-218.9M-12.1M1.2233.49243,620297,6201,579,4801,441,700
2015-09-23$31.22$31.7532.6%9.3%32.4%71.0%32.2%4.4%-1.3%23.5M-494.0M-12.7M1.1537.70243,260279,2401,740,1001,539,920
2015-09-24$31.32$31.7534.2%10.3%25.5%77.3%35.5%4.3%-2.7%35.6M-625.9M-12.8M0.8134.20422,720340,5201,781,6201,558,620
2015-09-25$30.58$31.7534.7%10.4%26.5%79.1%35.8%3.6%-1.9%-14.6M70.3M-12.5M1.0933.39445,860486,5601,897,9401,611,480
2015-09-28$29.76$31.7539.1%11.9%27.9%96.0%41.0%5.7%-2.0%-7.6M361.6M-12.0M1.0631.74386,600409,9801,742,4601,496,080
2015-09-29$29.81$31.7539.6%11.8%27.5%97.9%40.9%4.5%-2.1%358.2K376.1M-12.5M1.1138.31330,180365,8401,894,3001,604,380
2015-09-30$30.33$31.7536.5%11.2%25.8%85.9%38.9%4.7%-1.7%31.2M-79.2M-12.7M1.2540.31231,800290,2201,956,2401,653,320