GOOGL Options History — July 2015

In July 2015, GOOGL traded between $27.11 and $34.94. ATM implied volatility averaged 22.8%, placing in the 32.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 6.3%. IV traded below realized volatility by 14.7% (HV 20d: 37.6%). Max pain ranged from $27.50 to $31.00. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 1 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.75.

Notable Days

  • 2015-07-17: Highest Volume — 4,385,200 contracts
  • 2015-07-17: Largest IV drop — 12.8% change
  • 2015-07-08: Highest IV Rank — 41.4%
  • 2015-07-24: Largest Expected Move — 7.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$30.89$27.11$34.94$27.19$32.92
Max Pain$28.77$27.50$31.00$27.50$31.00
ATM IV22.8%20.0%24.9%23.8%20.0%
Expected Move6.3%5.6%7.1%6.7%5.7%
HV 20d37.6%13.8%60.3%15.1%59.5%
HV 60d27.6%18.1%37.3%18.1%36.5%
IV Rank32.2%19.4%41.4%36.7%19.4%
IV Percentile64.5%44.8%78.6%67.9%44.8%
Term Structure-0.7%-1.2%0.1%-0.5%-0.4%
VWIV22.3%19.9%24.8%23.6%20.0%
Skew 25d1.7%1.1%2.5%1.4%1.7%
Skew 10d3.3%1.9%4.5%3.6%2.7%
Call IV 25d22.3%19.1%24.3%23.7%19.1%
Put IV 25d24.0%20.8%26.5%25.1%20.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %36.1912.1668.6955.4158.78
Gamma HHI0.060.030.120.040.05
Net GEX80.4M-13.2M163.3M17.7M34.7M
Net DEX-3.10B-9.53B-82.7M-168.0M-3.71B
Net VEX-15.2M-17.4M-7.6M-16.8M-14.8M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.750.430.960.870.83
Total Volume1,196,935.455463,7204,385,200526,7201,060,360
Total OI5,009,195.4554,292,4005,950,6604,506,6205,913,360

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-07-01$27.19$27.5023.8%6.7%15.1%36.7%23.6%1.4%-0.5%17.7M-168.0M-16.8M0.8755.41N/AN/A281,320245,4002,459,2402,047,380
2015-07-02$27.39$27.5023.6%5.6%15.1%35.5%19.9%1.1%-0.9%82.4M-376.8M-16.7M0.9068.69N/AN/A305,420275,2402,498,7402,080,680
2015-07-06$27.29$27.5023.7%6.3%15.2%35.9%22.4%2.0%-1.1%34.5M-327.1M-16.6M0.9324.81N/AN/A273,660254,8602,320,5601,971,840
2015-07-07$27.49$27.5023.4%6.4%14.9%34.9%22.3%1.8%-0.4%57.7M-606.0M-16.8M0.8913.11N/AN/A267,140237,2202,388,5202,058,660
2015-07-08$27.11$27.5024.9%6.7%15.7%41.4%23.7%2.3%-0.9%4.6M-82.7M-16.5M0.9112.16N/AN/A246,580223,6802,422,9602,101,300
2015-07-09$27.29$27.5024.3%6.5%13.8%38.9%22.8%2.5%-1.0%37.1M-418.0M-16.5M0.9612.47N/AN/A236,060227,6602,479,1202,128,340
2015-07-10$27.86$27.5023.6%6.4%15.6%35.7%22.4%2.3%-1.2%161.9M-1.32B-16.6M0.6214.41N/AN/A572,360354,2002,504,2802,167,920
2015-07-13$28.62$27.5022.5%6.1%18.0%30.8%21.6%1.8%-1.0%125.5M-1.99B-16.0M0.6119.12N/AN/A485,000297,0202,359,5402,010,220
2015-07-14$29.21$27.5023.3%6.3%18.7%34.4%22.4%2.0%-1.2%151.0M-2.88B-15.6M0.7921.63N/AN/A670,540528,0002,464,7202,077,460
2015-07-15$29.16$27.7522.1%6.1%18.8%28.7%21.4%1.9%-1.0%137.3M-2.51B-16.4M0.6421.03N/AN/A495,420316,2602,615,4402,279,960
2015-07-16$29.95$27.7524.3%6.7%20.6%38.6%23.5%2.1%-1.1%163.3M-4.01B-14.8M0.6931.79N/AN/A1,330,400914,5002,760,5602,358,240
2015-07-17$34.94$28.5021.2%5.9%56.9%24.8%22.4%1.1%-1.1%37.4M-9.53B-11.6M0.4351.42N/AN/A3,062,2401,322,9603,219,1802,731,480
2015-07-20$34.60$29.0020.6%5.9%57.3%22.4%20.9%1.3%-0.5%45.6M-5.77B-7.6M0.5346.30N/AN/A858,680451,2602,270,1202,101,880
2015-07-21$34.87$29.2521.9%6.3%57.3%27.9%21.8%1.6%-0.4%142.4M-6.17B-10.7M0.6740.30N/AN/A748,060500,0202,619,0802,234,160
2015-07-22$34.74$30.0021.9%6.3%57.5%28.3%22.0%1.6%-0.0%135.6M-5.51B-17.4M0.7146.92N/AN/A923,460657,1802,784,4402,389,620
2015-07-23$33.69$30.0024.1%6.9%59.0%37.8%24.1%1.7%-0.8%6.4M-4.18B-15.2M0.6539.12N/AN/A1,098,060711,9602,911,7402,547,560
2015-07-24$32.76$30.0024.5%7.1%60.3%39.5%24.8%1.7%-0.7%-13.2M-3.15B-15.9M0.9036.51N/AN/A1,065,960954,3803,255,6402,622,340
2015-07-27$32.95$30.2524.1%6.9%60.0%37.6%24.2%1.5%-0.8%71.9M-3.65B-15.4M0.7732.64N/AN/A558,600432,8002,889,1802,368,920
2015-07-28$33.02$30.5022.9%6.6%59.1%32.6%23.4%1.5%-0.2%82.5M-3.73B-15.6M0.8546.29N/AN/A465,980394,0203,013,2802,450,100
2015-07-29$33.15$30.7521.2%6.0%59.0%24.9%21.2%1.2%-0.4%93.9M-3.81B-16.2M0.7152.42N/AN/A508,660360,7803,074,4602,504,080
2015-07-30$33.32$30.7520.3%5.8%59.0%21.2%20.4%1.3%0.1%159.2M-4.38B-15.1M0.6450.89N/AN/A706,340452,8803,191,6002,554,400
2015-07-31$32.92$31.0020.0%5.7%59.5%19.4%20.0%1.7%-0.4%34.7M-3.71B-14.8M0.8358.78N/AN/A578,420481,9403,264,2202,649,140