GOOGL Options History — May 2015

In May 2015, GOOGL traded between $26.71 and $27.83. ATM implied volatility averaged 18.1%, placing in the 11.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 5.2%. IV traded below realized volatility by 3.7% (HV 20d: 21.9%). Max pain ranged from $27.50 to $27.50. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 14 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.73.

Notable Days

  • 2015-05-14: Highest Volume — 1,094,900 contracts
  • 2015-05-26: Largest IV spike — 12.8% change
  • 2015-05-06: Highest IV Rank — 21.1%
  • 2015-05-06: Largest Expected Move — 5.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$27.39$26.71$27.83$27.52$27.29
Max Pain$27.50$27.50$27.50$27.50$27.50
ATM IV18.1%16.6%20.3%18.9%17.2%
Expected Move5.2%4.7%5.8%5.4%4.9%
HV 20d21.9%17.3%24.8%21.9%17.3%
HV 60d20.3%19.4%20.8%20.2%19.7%
IV Rank11.4%4.5%21.1%14.6%7.3%
IV Percentile26.7%5.6%50.0%38.1%14.3%
Term Structure0.1%-0.3%0.7%0.6%0.0%
VWIV18.4%16.7%20.4%19.3%16.9%
Skew 25d1.2%0.4%1.9%1.3%1.9%
Skew 10d2.4%0.3%3.8%2.9%3.7%
Call IV 25d17.8%16.1%20.0%18.3%16.5%
Put IV 25d19.0%17.5%21.0%19.5%18.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %56.3332.5067.8932.5058.97
Gamma HHI0.060.030.350.040.03
Net GEX76.9M-20.3M308.0M33.5M17.6M
Net DEX-482.4M-1.38B617.2M-401.5M-300.2M
Net VEX-17.2M-17.5M-16.8M-17.4M-16.8M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.730.490.960.820.72
Total Volume668,131340,8001,094,900891,020799,860
Total OI4,889,0024,296,4205,435,7805,025,1404,968,680

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-05-01$27.52$27.5018.9%5.4%21.9%14.6%19.3%1.3%0.6%33.5M-401.5M-17.4M0.8232.50N/AN/A488,700402,3202,836,4802,188,660
2015-05-04$27.64$27.5019.1%5.5%21.9%15.8%19.1%1.4%0.0%44.8M-591.1M-17.4M0.6065.03N/AN/A239,280143,2202,380,6602,048,780
2015-05-05$27.15$27.5019.7%5.7%22.8%18.4%20.1%0.4%0.1%9.6M-2.8M-17.5M0.6067.89N/AN/A425,500255,8202,648,0802,146,320
2015-05-06$26.71$27.5020.3%5.8%23.4%21.1%20.4%0.9%-0.2%-20.3M617.2M-17.0M0.9659.90N/AN/A416,500397,7802,748,5402,189,860
2015-05-07$27.13$27.5019.6%5.7%24.2%18.0%20.0%1.0%-0.0%29.1M-117.6M-17.5M0.8259.02N/AN/A420,200343,2802,844,7602,288,160
2015-05-08$27.45$27.5017.5%5.2%24.5%8.6%18.6%1.6%0.5%77.4M-461.8M-17.5M0.7665.02N/AN/A343,960262,3002,660,7002,274,140
2015-05-11$27.29$27.5018.2%5.3%24.6%11.5%18.9%1.4%0.1%38.8M-178.1M-17.0M0.9464.62N/AN/A181,260169,8002,535,9402,177,500
2015-05-12$26.97$27.5019.5%5.6%24.1%17.5%19.7%0.4%-0.3%3.0M219.8M-16.8M0.7355.76N/AN/A484,940356,2402,772,1602,273,080
2015-05-13$27.00$27.5019.0%5.4%24.1%15.1%19.2%0.8%0.2%32.8M213.3M-16.9M0.7048.48N/AN/A342,800240,6602,932,7602,366,960
2015-05-14$27.47$27.5017.7%5.1%24.8%9.3%17.8%0.6%-0.0%153.4M-774.6M-17.1M0.8951.88N/AN/A579,200515,7002,992,9602,382,020
2015-05-15$27.33$27.5017.3%5.0%23.5%7.5%17.9%0.8%0.2%44.1M-456.9M-17.2M0.8656.53N/AN/A407,420349,5003,019,5402,416,240
2015-05-18$27.33$27.5016.6%4.7%22.0%4.5%16.7%1.4%0.1%55.8M-402.9M-16.8M0.5351.81N/AN/A222,200118,6002,283,2602,013,160
2015-05-19$27.46$27.5017.5%5.0%22.0%8.5%17.7%1.4%0.1%97.8M-672.5M-17.2M0.4962.51N/AN/A337,860164,7002,361,7602,049,060
2015-05-20$27.66$27.5017.3%4.9%21.8%7.5%17.3%1.5%-0.0%143.5M-1.11B-17.3M0.5760.57N/AN/A413,260236,2202,632,3402,150,040
2015-05-21$27.83$27.5016.9%4.8%21.3%6.0%17.4%1.3%0.2%193.5M-1.38B-17.4M0.6250.75N/AN/A423,760262,1602,679,8602,188,740
2015-05-22$27.75$27.5016.7%4.7%18.2%5.2%16.8%1.4%0.7%308.0M-1.30B-17.2M0.7753.47N/AN/A410,540316,0802,764,6202,243,700
2015-05-26$27.37$27.5018.9%5.4%17.9%14.7%19.5%1.5%-0.2%35.7M-430.8M-17.0M0.8051.84N/AN/A395,060315,6202,541,3602,077,300
2015-05-27$27.74$27.5017.6%5.0%18.7%9.0%17.9%1.6%0.2%117.3M-1.08B-17.1M0.5953.11N/AN/A405,100240,7802,651,5602,163,540
2015-05-28$27.72$27.5017.3%5.0%18.6%7.8%17.5%1.7%0.2%121.6M-1.04B-17.0M0.8356.92N/AN/A292,400242,0402,700,9802,185,780
2015-05-29$27.29$27.5017.2%4.9%17.3%7.3%16.9%1.9%0.0%17.6M-300.2M-16.8M0.7258.97N/AN/A464,680335,1802,735,7602,232,920