GOOG Options History — February 2016

In February 2016, GOOG traded between $33.97 and $38.34. ATM implied volatility averaged 29.8%, placing in the 58.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 8.7%. IV traded below realized volatility by 6.1% (HV 20d: 35.9%). Max pain ranged from $35.50 to $37.38. Net GEX was positive for 12 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 4 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.65.

Notable Days

  • 2016-02-02: Highest Volume — 1,742,120 contracts
  • 2016-02-02: Largest IV drop — 31.9% change
  • 2016-02-01: Highest IV Rank — 91.3%
  • 2016-02-01: Largest Expected Move — 12.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$35.14$33.97$38.34$37.50$34.99
Max Pain$35.92$35.50$37.38$36.75$35.50
ATM IV29.8%23.2%38.5%38.5%23.2%
Expected Move8.7%6.7%12.8%12.8%6.9%
HV 20d35.9%30.8%40.1%32.9%30.8%
HV 60d27.8%24.3%28.5%24.3%27.5%
IV Rank58.7%34.0%91.3%91.3%34.0%
IV Percentile73.9%49.2%94.8%94.8%49.2%
Term Structure-0.4%-1.4%0.4%-1.4%0.4%
VWIV29.7%23.9%44.3%44.3%23.9%
Skew 25d4.5%3.0%5.7%3.8%3.7%
Skew 10d8.2%3.8%10.0%7.1%6.9%
Call IV 25d27.5%21.2%35.8%35.8%21.2%
Put IV 25d32.0%24.9%39.7%39.6%24.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %48.0439.0756.3341.8253.75
Gamma HHI0.060.030.250.030.05
Net GEX22.9M-72.1M156.7M52.3M24.6M
Net DEX412.4M-2.14B2.61B-1.27B208.4M
Net VEX-15.9M-17.6M-14.5M-17.6M-14.5M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.650.460.970.670.97
Total Volume859,499446,3001,742,1201,478,400446,300
Total OI3,893,0063,140,0604,835,7203,144,1003,332,700

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2016-02-01$37.50$36.7538.5%12.8%32.9%91.3%44.3%3.8%-1.4%52.3M-1.27B-17.6M0.6741.82887,700590,7001,647,7401,496,360
2016-02-02$38.34$36.7526.2%7.7%32.3%45.4%27.1%3.0%-0.4%156.7M-2.14B-17.6M0.8243.85958,720783,4002,067,2001,786,840
2016-02-03$36.50$37.3829.2%9.0%37.0%56.7%31.3%3.5%-0.1%-25.9M434.0M-17.6M0.5950.88926,860543,0602,204,0202,025,740
2016-02-04$35.37$36.2529.8%8.4%38.6%58.6%28.5%4.0%-0.8%-72.1M1.61B-17.0M0.6039.07787,500471,5802,436,6802,112,880
2016-02-05$34.07$36.0034.9%9.9%40.1%78.0%33.4%3.8%-0.3%-48.9M2.61B-16.4M0.6643.86963,720634,5802,654,0202,181,700
2016-02-08$34.13$36.0036.2%10.1%39.6%82.8%35.2%5.7%-0.9%-17.1M1.45B-16.8M0.4746.69509,800238,4602,156,1201,784,460
2016-02-09$33.97$35.7537.0%10.4%39.5%85.7%35.9%5.4%-0.5%-8.5M1.54B-15.8M0.4640.75580,300267,9602,177,3601,832,680
2016-02-10$34.23$35.5036.1%10.4%39.2%82.4%34.9%5.1%0.1%20.5M983.4M-16.3M0.4745.15537,240251,2402,332,4201,798,740
2016-02-11$34.23$35.5036.7%10.5%37.2%84.6%36.7%4.9%-0.1%25.6M897.3M-16.7M0.5643.37361,560201,7602,449,1601,801,880
2016-02-12$34.15$35.7532.3%9.2%36.4%68.2%31.5%5.3%-0.2%-128.9K1.05B-15.6M0.6546.20431,060279,4802,479,6201,795,680
2016-02-16$34.50$35.7530.2%8.7%35.1%60.2%28.6%5.0%0.0%-8.5M747.1M-15.2M0.4648.58411,380189,7202,184,3001,652,280
2016-02-17$35.44$35.7527.1%7.8%35.9%48.5%26.8%5.1%-0.3%97.5M-317.1M-15.8M0.6951.93415,880286,5602,341,7601,679,680
2016-02-18$34.85$35.7528.4%8.2%36.3%53.4%26.9%5.4%-0.6%21.1M394.9M-15.4M0.6255.99360,400224,9002,403,2601,732,240
2016-02-19$35.05$35.7526.1%7.5%36.0%45.0%25.5%4.6%0.3%-68.3M214.6M-15.2M0.7256.33386,640279,9002,396,7001,758,000
2016-02-22$35.27$35.7524.8%7.2%35.2%40.1%24.8%4.4%-0.4%48.6M-78.2M-15.0M0.5746.06375,620214,9201,724,6201,415,440
2016-02-23$34.77$36.0025.7%7.5%35.1%43.5%24.5%4.5%-0.6%9.8M356.2M-14.7M0.5548.67349,380190,9401,848,1401,480,220
2016-02-24$34.95$35.5025.5%7.4%35.2%42.8%26.0%4.6%-0.4%29.0M196.3M-15.0M0.6350.16391,740247,3201,928,1201,529,420
2016-02-25$35.20$35.5024.5%7.0%34.7%39.1%24.4%4.5%-1.1%100.6M-283.4M-14.9M0.8354.80267,320220,9202,004,6001,576,260
2016-02-26$35.22$35.5023.4%6.7%30.9%34.6%24.0%4.0%-0.3%121.4M-355.0M-14.9M0.9452.82373,060350,4002,035,5601,615,520
2016-02-29$34.99$35.5023.2%6.9%30.8%34.0%23.9%3.7%0.4%24.6M208.4M-14.5M0.9753.75226,500219,8001,820,1601,512,540