GOOG Options History — December 2016

In December 2016, GOOG traded between $37.39 and $40.08. ATM implied volatility averaged 18.9%, placing in the 22.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 4.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 0.0% (HV 20d: 18.9%). Max pain ranged from $38.00 to $38.50. Net GEX was positive for 13 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 14 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.98.

Notable Days

  • 2016-12-09: Highest Volume — 773,200 contracts
  • 2016-12-27: Largest IV spike — 31.3% change
  • 2016-12-30: Highest IV Rank — 56.3%
  • 2016-12-01: Largest Expected Move — 6.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$39.10$37.39$40.08$37.39$38.67
Max Pain$38.37$38.00$38.50$38.00$38.50
ATM IV18.9%15.2%28.4%19.8%28.4%
Expected Move4.9%4.3%6.1%6.1%5.1%
HV 20d18.9%14.0%25.3%24.8%14.0%
HV 60d18.9%18.6%19.2%19.0%18.7%
IV Rank22.8%9.9%56.3%26.1%56.3%
IV Percentile29.9%12.3%80.2%35.7%80.2%
Term Structure1.9%-1.5%9.8%-0.1%-1.5%
VWIV17.4%15.6%21.3%21.3%17.4%
Skew 25d2.6%1.8%4.4%2.6%4.4%
Skew 10d4.9%3.8%6.9%5.7%6.9%
Call IV 25d17.7%13.9%26.8%18.8%26.8%
Put IV 25d20.3%16.4%31.2%21.4%31.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %58.4254.4066.9066.8159.41
Gamma HHI0.060.040.120.040.05
Net GEX62.8M-113.0M295.7M-113.0M-42.3M
Net DEX-1.03B-2.83B1.24B1.24B214.1M
Net VEX-16.4M-17.0M-15.8M-16.0M-16.2M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.980.611.471.100.89
Total Volume464,140.952299,440773,200654,400562,040
Total OI4,566,1803,990,5405,101,4204,608,7004,442,540

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2016-12-01$37.39$38.0019.8%6.1%24.8%26.1%21.3%2.6%-0.1%-113.0M1.24B-16.0M1.1066.81310,880343,5202,223,4002,385,300
2016-12-02$37.50$38.0019.0%5.9%24.5%23.2%20.4%2.7%0.0%-50.4M1.05B-16.7M1.0566.90272,160285,1402,322,6002,485,900
2016-12-05$38.13$38.2517.7%5.2%25.3%18.6%18.4%2.5%0.5%-20.6M-63.1M-16.4M0.7656.38244,940185,7802,173,6402,349,540
2016-12-06$37.89$38.2517.9%5.2%23.6%19.3%18.3%2.2%0.3%-34.5M223.0M-16.1M0.6857.17257,420175,3002,236,6202,383,700
2016-12-07$38.50$38.2516.8%5.1%23.7%15.3%18.2%1.9%1.0%57.4M-724.4M-16.7M0.7158.76251,240178,7802,296,4802,413,500
2016-12-08$38.80$38.2516.7%4.9%23.7%15.2%17.5%1.9%0.4%129.0M-1.20B-16.7M1.0559.42235,360247,3602,325,4202,430,740
2016-12-09$39.44$38.2515.9%4.7%21.6%12.2%17.8%1.8%0.4%165.5M-2.27B-16.6M0.9158.73404,120369,0802,342,5202,499,320
2016-12-12$39.38$38.2516.8%4.8%21.1%15.5%17.6%2.3%0.1%124.5M-1.69B-16.7M0.8854.92209,720183,9802,265,9802,430,380
2016-12-13$39.94$38.2517.0%4.9%19.5%16.0%17.2%2.0%0.0%232.0M-2.64B-16.8M0.6157.87349,160214,6402,326,3802,470,500
2016-12-14$40.08$38.5017.4%5.0%16.4%17.6%18.0%2.3%-0.2%260.5M-2.83B-17.0M0.6857.75265,320179,5402,408,9002,524,840
2016-12-15$39.92$38.5016.3%4.6%16.6%13.6%16.4%2.3%-0.1%295.7M-2.58B-16.6M0.9557.28247,320234,4002,460,3402,547,860
2016-12-16$39.59$38.5016.1%4.6%16.8%12.8%16.5%2.2%0.2%73.9M-1.87B-16.3M0.8658.00322,800277,8402,498,1802,603,240
2016-12-19$39.60$38.5015.4%4.4%16.2%10.7%15.7%2.6%7.4%88.2M-1.31B-16.2M1.3554.40208,280281,1201,979,0202,011,520
2016-12-20$39.78$38.5015.2%4.4%16.0%9.9%16.3%2.3%8.0%94.5M-1.46B-16.3M1.3456.46132,040177,3002,019,2202,118,600
2016-12-21$39.69$38.5015.6%4.5%16.1%11.1%16.9%2.3%8.4%88.7M-1.35B-16.3M1.4757.02178,420262,8002,045,9402,147,100
2016-12-22$39.54$38.5017.6%4.5%15.5%18.2%16.2%2.5%9.2%47.6M-1.11B-16.5M1.0358.36147,780151,6602,094,1802,265,600
2016-12-23$39.42$38.5018.8%4.3%15.6%22.5%15.6%2.5%9.8%-20.2M-933.4M-16.4M1.0860.02165,060178,3402,131,6802,299,280
2016-12-27$39.59$38.5024.7%4.4%15.2%43.2%15.8%3.8%-1.3%38.4M-1.17B-15.8M1.0657.62145,580154,8402,022,1802,217,080
2016-12-28$39.20$38.5027.0%4.8%15.7%51.4%17.5%4.3%-1.5%-27.8M-584.3M-15.9M0.8556.69197,180168,4202,056,0602,244,720
2016-12-29$39.13$38.5026.9%4.8%14.7%51.0%16.6%4.2%-1.4%-68.7M-511.8M-16.0M1.2056.88177,700212,6002,108,3202,281,460
2016-12-30$38.67$38.5028.4%5.1%14.0%56.3%17.4%4.4%-1.5%-42.3M214.1M-16.2M0.8959.41296,900265,1402,133,6202,308,920