GOOGL Options History — January 2015

In January 2015, GOOGL traded between $24.89 and $27.07. ATM implied volatility averaged 27.0%, placing in the 34.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 7.5%. IV traded above realized volatility by 4.2% (HV 20d: 22.8%). Max pain ranged from $26.00 to $26.50. Net GEX was positive for 11 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 1 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.76.

Notable Days

  • 2015-01-30: Highest Volume — 2,092,180 contracts
  • 2015-01-30: Largest IV drop — 27.5% change
  • 2015-01-06: Highest IV Rank — 45.1%
  • 2015-01-29: Largest Expected Move — 8.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$25.80$24.89$27.07$26.47$26.98
Max Pain$26.20$26.00$26.50$26.50$26.00
ATM IV27.0%19.6%30.4%28.4%19.6%
Expected Move7.5%5.7%8.4%7.4%5.7%
HV 20d22.8%18.8%29.6%24.4%29.6%
HV 60d20.3%18.7%23.0%21.7%23.0%
IV Rank34.8%12.2%45.1%39.0%12.2%
IV Percentile80.1%39.3%92.3%90.6%39.3%
Term Structure-1.1%-1.8%0.5%-1.1%0.5%
VWIV26.6%20.5%29.4%26.3%20.5%
Skew 25d3.4%2.3%4.2%4.2%2.8%
Skew 10d6.4%3.1%8.6%7.8%7.5%
Call IV 25d25.7%18.9%28.9%27.3%18.9%
Put IV 25d29.1%21.8%32.3%31.5%21.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %55.4549.4882.8551.9052.73
Gamma HHI0.130.040.430.090.43
Net GEX12.0M-84.1M281.0M45.4M281.0M
Net DEX187.0M-1.97B1.63B11.5M-1.97B
Net VEX-12.8M-15.3M-11.6M-12.3M-15.3M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.760.461.150.920.52
Total Volume830,835328,4402,092,180669,9802,092,180
Total OI4,091,2262,916,0405,129,5804,542,6404,355,800

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-01-02$26.47$26.5028.4%7.4%24.4%39.0%26.3%4.2%-1.1%45.4M11.5M-12.3M0.9251.90N/AN/A348,860321,1202,667,3601,875,280
2015-01-05$25.97$26.5030.0%7.9%24.9%43.9%26.9%4.2%-1.1%-33.0M640.6M-12.1M0.7982.85N/AN/A250,060197,2602,146,4001,697,120
2015-01-06$25.33$26.5030.4%8.0%24.6%45.1%27.9%3.5%-1.2%-63.7M1.27B-11.6M0.9559.03N/AN/A359,700343,0602,232,5601,755,860
2015-01-07$25.26$26.5029.8%7.9%24.5%43.5%27.6%3.4%-0.6%-72.6M1.35B-11.9M0.7152.98N/AN/A265,260189,4802,351,5001,846,740
2015-01-08$25.35$26.5028.8%7.7%24.1%40.3%27.2%3.8%-1.3%-57.4M1.26B-12.0M0.7451.85N/AN/A650,040480,6802,741,5601,973,940
2015-01-09$25.04$26.2529.0%7.6%23.9%40.9%26.9%3.9%-1.8%-80.2M1.50B-12.2M0.8655.46N/AN/A518,880445,5802,928,9402,114,920
2015-01-12$24.89$26.2528.8%7.7%23.7%40.4%27.5%3.8%-1.4%-79.4M1.63B-11.8M1.1551.28N/AN/A367,660423,7002,770,7401,951,200
2015-01-13$25.09$26.0028.0%7.6%23.3%37.9%26.5%3.4%-1.4%-66.5M1.25B-12.1M0.7459.00N/AN/A575,540425,6802,844,1602,038,380
2015-01-14$25.30$26.0028.5%7.8%23.5%39.5%27.8%3.6%-1.3%-44.2M880.3M-12.7M1.0959.35N/AN/A425,960462,3402,953,4202,080,620
2015-01-15$25.20$26.0028.0%7.8%19.6%38.0%27.6%3.2%-1.2%-84.1M1.00B-12.7M0.8159.83N/AN/A377,220305,4802,997,6002,131,980
2015-01-16$25.52$26.0026.7%7.3%19.2%33.8%25.5%3.6%-1.7%65.2M364.0M-12.4M0.6460.73N/AN/A372,960239,5002,689,7602,069,940
2015-01-20$25.50$26.0026.1%7.4%18.8%32.1%25.9%3.3%-0.6%38.4M13.0M-12.1M0.6049.48N/AN/A267,300159,9601,715,3201,200,720
2015-01-21$26.02$26.0024.9%7.1%19.6%28.4%25.2%3.2%-0.6%66.3M-466.7M-12.6M0.4653.92N/AN/A425,380195,4201,764,2201,249,840
2015-01-22$26.85$26.0024.1%7.0%21.2%26.2%24.9%3.1%-1.0%80.7M-1.53B-13.3M0.5249.94N/AN/A773,040404,8402,068,7401,360,780
2015-01-23$27.07$26.0023.3%6.8%20.8%23.4%24.1%2.8%-1.3%99.0M-1.75B-13.7M0.5151.39N/AN/A634,240326,5402,149,5001,456,420
2015-01-26$26.84$26.2524.3%7.3%20.9%26.5%25.8%2.9%-0.7%61.4M-946.3M-14.0M0.8153.94N/AN/A181,880146,5601,842,4201,248,160
2015-01-27$26.06$26.2526.5%8.1%23.0%33.4%28.1%2.7%-1.2%34.2M-305.1M-13.7M0.8952.37N/AN/A208,300185,0201,890,8801,315,180
2015-01-28$25.66$26.2527.5%8.3%23.4%36.5%29.4%2.3%-1.3%23.8M-168.4M-13.7M0.8651.21N/AN/A344,740295,4802,146,7201,434,080
2015-01-29$25.67$26.2527.0%8.4%23.4%34.9%29.2%3.4%-1.4%25.9M-304.1M-13.7M0.5849.80N/AN/A1,030,260599,5402,243,3801,522,380
2015-01-30$26.98$26.0019.6%5.7%29.6%12.2%20.5%2.8%0.5%281.0M-1.97B-15.3M0.5252.73N/AN/A1,372,840719,3402,615,0601,740,740