GOOGL Options History — April 2015

In April 2015, GOOGL traded between $26.62 and $28.71. ATM implied volatility averaged 23.5%, placing in the 35.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 6.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 4.7% (HV 20d: 18.8%). Max pain ranged from $27.50 to $27.75. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 2 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.68.

Notable Days

  • 2015-04-24: Highest Volume — 2,291,460 contracts
  • 2015-04-24: Largest IV drop — 25.0% change
  • 2015-04-17: Highest IV Rank — 47.2%
  • 2015-04-23: Largest Expected Move — 8.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$27.48$26.62$28.71$27.47$27.40
Max Pain$27.55$27.50$27.75$27.75$27.50
ATM IV23.5%17.9%26.2%24.7%20.8%
Expected Move6.8%5.2%8.0%7.6%6.2%
HV 20d18.8%15.5%22.5%19.8%22.5%
HV 60d22.0%19.7%23.0%23.0%20.4%
IV Rank35.1%10.5%47.2%39.8%23.2%
IV Percentile65.7%24.2%87.7%71.0%52.8%
Term Structure-0.8%-1.9%0.4%-0.6%-0.1%
VWIV23.8%18.1%28.2%26.2%21.9%
Skew 25d1.8%-0.3%2.6%2.6%1.7%
Skew 10d3.3%0.6%6.2%6.2%2.9%
Call IV 25d22.9%17.5%25.9%24.0%19.9%
Put IV 25d24.7%18.9%27.8%26.6%21.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %25.8810.6766.7219.7325.94
Gamma HHI0.050.030.250.040.03
Net GEX67.1M-1.6M282.9M1.6M-1.6M
Net DEX-817.7M-3.07B198.2M-357.0M-173.9M
Net VEX-16.4M-17.7M-14.9M-16.1M-17.7M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.680.470.920.910.92
Total Volume859,034.286488,7002,291,460789,540846,960
Total OI4,696,808.5714,326,6005,348,4604,474,1604,951,840

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-04-01$27.47$27.7524.7%7.6%19.8%39.8%26.2%2.6%-0.6%1.6M-357.0M-16.1M0.9119.73N/AN/A413,900375,6402,525,9001,948,260
2015-04-02$27.09$27.7525.2%6.9%19.9%42.1%23.9%2.6%-1.2%15.5M-54.3M-15.3M0.8117.80N/AN/A499,880404,6602,601,9202,009,700
2015-04-06$27.23$27.7525.5%7.0%19.5%43.3%24.8%2.4%-0.7%28.0M-380.6M-14.9M0.6820.83N/AN/A396,760271,4002,386,0201,940,580
2015-04-07$27.27$27.7525.6%6.9%19.5%43.7%23.8%2.4%-1.4%51.5M-310.7M-15.4M0.7610.67N/AN/A560,640427,2602,487,6402,012,240
2015-04-08$27.44$27.5024.7%6.7%17.8%39.8%23.6%2.2%-1.2%78.3M-389.9M-16.3M0.4814.51N/AN/A329,260159,4402,476,1602,098,220
2015-04-09$27.37$27.5024.4%6.8%17.6%38.8%23.7%2.5%-0.9%73.1M-389.2M-16.1M0.6910.77N/AN/A395,480272,4802,728,7402,169,240
2015-04-10$27.41$27.5024.1%6.7%17.2%37.3%23.3%2.0%-1.4%88.8M-815.7M-16.0M0.7117.10N/AN/A319,200227,8202,663,2202,095,080
2015-04-13$27.45$27.5023.5%6.6%16.5%34.5%23.2%2.1%-0.6%75.3M-792.3M-15.6M0.5515.58N/AN/A389,220213,2002,484,1201,942,620
2015-04-14$26.97$27.5024.7%7.0%16.5%39.9%24.6%2.2%-0.9%24.5M-169.1M-15.4M0.5915.54N/AN/A652,700382,6202,549,1401,982,640
2015-04-15$27.06$27.5024.7%7.1%16.5%40.7%24.9%2.1%-0.6%42.0M-358.1M-16.2M0.6418.08N/AN/A544,880349,5202,698,2402,093,380
2015-04-16$27.22$27.5024.7%7.1%15.5%40.5%24.9%2.0%-1.0%74.0M-694.7M-16.5M0.6024.98N/AN/A458,260273,1802,783,9002,172,340
2015-04-17$26.62$27.5026.2%7.6%17.1%47.2%26.7%1.9%-1.3%3.0M198.2M-15.9M0.6713.84N/AN/A730,240488,0202,815,9802,188,040
2015-04-20$27.24$27.5024.0%7.2%19.4%37.6%25.3%1.8%-1.3%53.1M-721.8M-17.0M0.4850.90N/AN/A429,760204,7002,433,3401,906,300
2015-04-21$27.16$27.5025.6%7.7%19.3%44.5%27.0%1.8%-1.2%56.3M-604.9M-17.3M0.7833.60N/AN/A281,080219,3002,568,7801,941,720
2015-04-22$27.48$27.5025.9%7.8%18.1%45.7%27.5%1.2%-1.4%81.6M-1.10B-17.3M0.6833.54N/AN/A334,640228,4602,637,8602,002,540
2015-04-23$27.87$27.5025.2%8.0%18.0%42.7%28.2%-0.3%-1.9%114.9M-1.92B-17.1M0.5336.59N/AN/A1,019,560540,3602,716,6602,064,540
2015-04-24$28.71$27.5018.9%5.3%20.9%14.8%18.8%1.5%0.4%282.9M-3.07B-17.5M0.4728.86N/AN/A1,563,740727,7203,067,2602,281,200
2015-04-27$28.24$27.5019.1%5.6%21.3%15.5%19.7%0.3%-0.0%97.5M-1.98B-16.6M0.7466.72N/AN/A505,380374,8202,588,2401,967,460
2015-04-28$28.19$27.5018.7%5.4%21.2%14.0%19.1%1.2%-0.1%93.2M-1.65B-17.5M0.7833.48N/AN/A360,920281,2402,694,6802,081,020
2015-04-29$28.10$27.5017.9%5.2%20.9%10.5%18.1%1.4%0.4%74.9M-1.42B-17.5M0.7334.40N/AN/A337,600247,8202,739,5402,136,680
2015-04-30$27.40$27.5020.8%6.2%22.5%23.2%21.9%1.7%-0.1%-1.6M-173.9M-17.7M0.9225.94N/AN/A442,160404,8002,780,8402,171,000