GOOGL Options History — October 2014

In October 2014, GOOGL traded between $26.15 and $29.39. ATM implied volatility averaged 25.4%, placing in the 29.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 7.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 2.0% (HV 20d: 23.4%). Max pain ranged from $28.25 to $30.00. Net GEX was positive for 16 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 8 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.70.

Notable Days

  • 2014-10-17: Highest Volume — 1,396,900 contracts
  • 2014-10-17: Largest IV drop — 31.9% change
  • 2014-10-16: Highest IV Rank — 68.7%
  • 2014-10-15: Largest Expected Move — 8.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$27.92$26.15$29.39$28.98$28.40
Max Pain$29.05$28.25$30.00$30.00$28.50
ATM IV25.4%17.0%38.1%26.1%17.0%
Expected Move7.0%6.2%8.4%6.6%6.2%
HV 20d23.4%16.7%27.9%16.9%27.8%
HV 60d19.2%17.7%20.8%17.9%20.0%
IV Rank29.9%4.2%68.7%32.2%4.2%
IV Percentile66.4%14.0%98.6%87.5%14.0%
Term Structure-0.6%-2.7%0.8%-0.7%0.8%
VWIV24.6%21.4%29.4%23.8%21.4%
Skew 25d3.1%2.0%5.4%3.6%2.0%
Skew 10d5.5%2.2%12.1%3.8%4.6%
Call IV 25d24.2%16.1%35.6%24.6%16.1%
Put IV 25d27.3%18.1%41.0%28.2%18.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %30.9921.6743.6227.5934.76
Gamma HHI0.060.030.220.050.22
Net GEX39.3M-118.2M169.5M16.0M169.5M
Net DEX-147.2M-1.34B2.04B-40.2M-1.34B
Net VEX-11.6M-12.8M-9.0M-12.3M-11.8M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.700.381.200.590.47
Total Volume826,152.174435,8001,396,900612,1601,059,220
Total OI4,139,341.7393,556,8804,951,4803,987,8204,213,560

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2014-10-01$28.98$30.0026.1%6.6%16.9%32.2%23.8%3.6%-0.7%16.0M-40.2M-12.3M0.5927.59N/AN/A384,680227,4802,271,7001,716,120
2014-10-02$29.04$30.0026.1%6.6%16.8%31.9%24.4%3.3%-0.9%34.7M-153.1M-12.3M0.5422.83N/AN/A438,680235,2402,391,8001,764,560
2014-10-03$29.31$29.7525.1%6.5%16.9%29.1%23.1%3.2%-0.5%123.9M-746.7M-12.6M0.6022.62N/AN/A396,900239,3402,508,8801,817,060
2014-10-06$29.39$29.7525.6%6.6%16.7%30.6%23.1%3.1%-0.7%156.1M-834.3M-12.2M0.3821.99N/AN/A325,460122,7002,156,7201,652,300
2014-10-07$28.70$29.7528.3%7.0%17.8%38.9%24.3%2.6%-0.0%15.1M14.0M-12.3M0.6521.67N/AN/A362,460235,8002,236,2401,701,280
2014-10-08$29.20$29.7526.1%6.8%18.9%32.0%24.2%4.0%-0.7%128.7M-860.5M-12.8M0.6426.36N/AN/A600,640381,9002,674,0601,887,820
2014-10-09$28.59$29.7529.0%7.2%20.2%41.0%25.3%3.1%-1.0%-31.4M-308.4M-12.2M0.8730.28N/AN/A559,940485,5002,727,9001,946,140
2014-10-10$28.13$29.7531.2%7.4%20.6%47.8%26.0%3.0%-1.3%-118.2M177.8M-12.0M0.9928.12N/AN/A461,700458,2602,859,2002,092,280
2014-10-13$27.24$29.5035.9%8.1%23.3%61.9%28.4%3.5%-1.5%-34.4M1.15B-12.1M1.0725.27N/AN/A322,440344,2402,104,5201,754,000
2014-10-14$27.79$29.2532.2%7.7%24.1%50.8%27.4%3.8%-1.7%-11.5M167.3M-12.1M1.2028.96N/AN/A289,840348,4602,522,7401,894,260
2014-10-15$27.08$29.2537.2%8.4%25.1%66.0%29.4%5.0%-2.4%-16.9M520.4M-11.4M0.6839.30N/AN/A596,420403,1602,589,9401,903,220
2014-10-16$26.85$28.7538.1%8.2%24.8%68.7%28.3%5.4%-2.7%-7.5M1.06B-11.3M0.7442.61N/AN/A783,100576,7202,322,1001,724,120
2014-10-17$26.15$28.7525.9%7.3%24.8%31.6%25.7%2.7%-1.0%-72.9M2.04B-9.5M1.0543.62N/AN/A680,340716,5602,537,2401,944,520
2014-10-20$26.65$28.5022.7%7.0%26.4%21.7%24.7%2.7%-0.1%9.8M-23.4M-9.0M0.7024.48N/AN/A387,080269,8602,098,4801,549,220
2014-10-21$26.87$28.5021.7%6.8%26.8%18.8%24.2%2.9%0.1%14.6M228.5M-11.1M0.6230.56N/AN/A386,220238,9202,210,8201,607,620
2014-10-22$27.14$28.5021.7%6.7%26.6%18.6%23.9%2.9%-0.3%33.4M-149.8M-11.5M0.5735.08N/AN/A721,200409,0802,193,4001,656,600
2014-10-23$27.68$28.5019.9%6.6%27.1%13.1%23.2%2.7%0.0%136.7M-1.01B-10.9M0.6532.33N/AN/A674,880441,2802,400,3801,737,860
2014-10-24$27.47$28.2519.5%6.6%27.0%12.1%23.9%2.7%0.1%5.8M-335.4M-11.5M0.7032.08N/AN/A512,780359,3002,439,9601,839,160
2014-10-27$27.49$28.5020.1%6.6%27.1%13.7%23.6%2.7%0.1%52.3M-672.1M-12.2M0.5832.77N/AN/A376,960217,1002,224,5801,622,140
2014-10-28$27.95$28.2518.1%6.4%27.9%7.8%22.7%2.5%0.4%87.3M-521.9M-11.9M0.5036.60N/AN/A291,360144,4401,997,0001,559,880
2014-10-29$27.93$28.2518.8%6.5%27.5%9.9%23.2%2.8%0.6%110.1M-1.14B-10.9M0.6238.00N/AN/A501,560310,2202,344,8401,690,140
2014-10-30$28.03$28.5017.4%6.4%27.6%5.5%22.3%2.1%0.7%103.6M-593.9M-11.4M0.6734.87N/AN/A431,860290,2202,380,9801,737,520
2014-10-31$28.40$28.5017.0%6.2%27.8%4.2%21.4%2.0%0.8%169.5M-1.34B-11.8M0.4734.76N/AN/A721,700337,5202,418,3801,795,180