GOOG Options History — January 2016

In January 2016, GOOG traded between $34.67 and $37.16. ATM implied volatility averaged 38.3%, placing in the 91.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.7%. IV traded above realized volatility by 12.8% (HV 20d: 25.5%). Max pain ranged from $36.38 to $40.00. Net GEX was positive for 12 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 0 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.82.

Notable Days

  • 2016-01-15: Highest Volume — 854,000 contracts
  • 2016-01-13: Largest IV spike — 13.6% change
  • 2016-01-13: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2016-01-27: Largest Expected Move — 12.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$35.92$34.67$37.16$37.00$36.78
Max Pain$37.80$36.38$40.00$40.00$36.38
ATM IV38.3%35.6%40.8%37.2%36.6%
Expected Move10.7%9.4%12.1%9.5%11.6%
HV 20d25.5%19.9%32.3%20.8%32.3%
HV 60d24.7%21.7%27.1%24.8%24.0%
IV Rank91.7%82.5%100.0%88.6%84.4%
IV Percentile96.2%89.7%100.0%96.8%89.7%
Term Structure-2.3%-3.3%-1.6%-2.5%-2.0%
VWIV37.3%33.1%41.8%33.1%40.4%
Skew 25d5.2%4.2%6.1%4.9%5.1%
Skew 10d9.2%5.9%11.1%9.3%7.2%
Call IV 25d35.5%32.4%38.4%34.6%34.5%
Put IV 25d40.7%37.9%43.5%39.6%39.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %31.8222.3438.9722.3436.45
Gamma HHI0.050.030.250.040.05
Net GEX19.5M-140.2M176.8M-7.4M152.6M
Net DEX-261.5M-1.25B893.9M-946.4M-1.09B
Net VEX-15.7M-17.0M-14.8M-15.5M-17.0M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.820.571.060.760.97
Total Volume625,321.053433,680854,000603,360483,780
Total OI3,412,581.0532,618,3204,174,5603,469,5603,334,840

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2016-01-04$37.00$40.0037.2%9.5%20.8%88.6%33.1%4.9%-2.5%-7.4M-946.4M-15.5M0.7622.34343,780259,5801,707,4401,762,120
2016-01-05$37.15$39.7536.5%9.4%19.9%86.0%33.1%4.2%-2.1%35.7M-1.25B-16.0M0.8327.38284,500235,7401,837,7801,858,680
2016-01-06$37.16$39.5037.0%9.4%19.9%87.9%33.3%4.7%-2.1%37.6M-1.24B-16.0M0.9822.45254,460248,2001,881,6001,907,220
2016-01-07$36.41$39.0039.7%10.1%21.0%98.4%35.1%4.8%-2.7%-46.2M-350.9M-15.7M0.7828.08354,620276,2201,933,3801,960,420
2016-01-08$35.67$38.5039.8%10.3%21.2%98.7%35.7%4.2%-2.9%-140.2M388.4M-15.6M0.7525.95439,140328,7202,016,6801,995,760
2016-01-11$35.86$38.2538.2%10.1%21.3%92.5%34.3%4.9%-2.2%-31.8M-205.1M-15.1M0.7327.99317,740233,2801,827,3401,803,020
2016-01-12$36.38$38.0035.6%9.4%21.7%82.5%33.1%5.5%-2.2%7.5M-898.5M-15.3M0.7532.45291,860219,9601,925,4001,824,500
2016-01-13$35.09$38.0040.5%10.8%24.5%100.0%36.6%4.5%-2.8%-23.1M356.7M-14.8M1.0638.97351,220372,9602,003,9201,867,400
2016-01-14$35.74$37.7537.7%10.2%25.7%89.4%35.3%5.3%-2.5%7.3M-243.1M-15.4M0.7237.58427,000308,7802,108,6601,936,780
2016-01-15$34.67$37.5040.1%10.9%26.4%98.7%38.0%5.9%-3.3%-27.9M893.9M-14.8M0.8230.32469,980384,0202,198,6001,975,960
2016-01-19$35.23$37.5038.8%11.0%27.4%93.9%38.2%5.2%-1.6%10.1M328.7M-15.0M0.7932.94293,880233,1201,355,0801,263,240
2016-01-20$34.95$37.2540.8%11.7%27.2%100.0%41.3%6.1%-2.5%7.2M467.7M-15.2M0.5733.21490,360277,9001,433,4401,318,300
2016-01-21$35.44$37.0039.7%11.5%27.6%95.8%39.8%6.0%-2.1%65.0M-107.4M-16.0M0.8231.79344,560282,6001,607,7601,357,140
2016-01-22$36.20$36.7537.4%10.9%28.8%87.2%38.0%5.9%-2.3%176.8M-741.0M-16.5M0.9633.29400,640382,9601,645,1001,408,640
2016-01-25$35.60$36.7539.0%11.8%29.3%93.0%40.6%6.0%-2.1%22.8M11.5M-15.9M0.8734.65254,680221,5601,458,8601,317,160
2016-01-26$35.59$36.7537.0%11.4%29.3%85.8%39.6%5.7%-1.8%25.1M50.0M-15.9M0.8334.97236,620197,0601,541,7201,370,300
2016-01-27$35.00$36.7538.9%12.1%28.6%92.9%41.8%5.8%-2.2%-7.0M458.4M-15.5M0.7135.94312,520220,7201,592,2401,417,780
2016-01-28$36.52$36.7537.3%11.7%32.2%86.8%41.4%4.8%-2.1%107.4M-843.8M-16.6M0.8137.84467,900378,4801,632,0601,452,720
2016-01-29$36.78$36.3836.6%11.6%32.3%84.4%40.4%5.1%-2.0%152.6M-1.09B-17.0M0.9736.45245,440238,3401,751,3801,583,460