GOOGL Options History — August 2015

In August 2015, GOOGL traded between $31.25 and $34.70. ATM implied volatility averaged 26.2%, placing in the 45.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 7.6%. IV traded below realized volatility by 16.1% (HV 20d: 42.3%). Max pain ranged from $30.00 to $31.25. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 8 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.81.

Notable Days

  • 2015-08-11: Highest Volume — 1,817,420 contracts
  • 2015-08-24: Largest IV spike — 30.4% change
  • 2015-08-24: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2015-08-24: Largest Expected Move — 12.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$33.45$31.25$34.70$33.24$32.50
Max Pain$30.76$30.00$31.25$31.25$31.25
ATM IV26.2%20.2%40.3%20.2%32.4%
Expected Move7.6%5.8%12.1%5.8%9.7%
HV 20d42.3%22.8%60.3%59.3%36.2%
HV 60d38.1%36.4%41.1%36.4%41.1%
IV Rank45.1%20.6%100.0%20.6%68.1%
IV Percentile73.4%46.8%100.0%46.8%97.6%
Term Structure-0.2%-1.9%0.9%0.1%-0.1%
VWIV26.8%20.3%42.7%20.3%33.8%
Skew 25d2.8%0.5%6.3%1.2%6.0%
Skew 10d5.0%0.2%12.0%2.5%9.8%
Call IV 25d25.1%19.9%37.4%19.9%29.5%
Put IV 25d27.9%21.1%42.9%21.1%35.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %54.9440.2464.2863.9355.35
Gamma HHI0.070.020.150.040.03
Net GEX140.0M-41.2M321.2M91.9M40.7M
Net DEX-4.01B-5.79B-1.12B-3.54B-2.53B
Net VEX-17.0M-19.7M-13.7M-16.9M-17.1M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.810.471.140.490.98
Total Volume1,036,543.81584,8201,817,420752,380741,760
Total OI5,785,855.2385,068,9206,607,6405,068,9205,277,000

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-08-03$33.24$31.2520.2%5.8%59.3%20.6%20.3%1.2%0.1%91.9M-3.54B-16.9M0.4963.93N/AN/A506,220246,1602,657,7002,411,220
2015-08-04$33.07$31.2520.8%5.9%59.5%23.2%20.5%0.5%-0.1%90.9M-3.91B-14.6M0.5859.34N/AN/A536,960310,7602,936,3602,526,340
2015-08-05$33.72$31.2520.9%5.8%59.0%23.6%20.7%0.7%-0.4%246.2M-5.18B-13.7M0.6264.28N/AN/A758,980469,6003,076,0402,573,020
2015-08-06$33.56$30.0021.7%6.4%59.2%27.3%22.5%2.6%0.1%223.0M-4.64B-15.1M0.6857.66N/AN/A602,260407,2003,144,9602,606,480
2015-08-07$33.17$30.0022.4%6.6%59.6%30.3%23.2%2.0%-0.1%94.3M-3.92B-15.4M0.9056.29N/AN/A556,740500,9603,173,6602,655,800
2015-08-10$33.13$30.0022.4%6.6%59.3%30.5%23.2%1.4%0.5%99.8M-3.76B-16.2M1.0755.15N/AN/A441,460474,4002,945,4402,520,340
2015-08-11$34.52$30.0023.3%6.9%60.3%34.3%23.9%2.0%0.6%214.0M-5.44B-17.5M0.4757.22N/AN/A1,235,380582,0402,840,2202,521,960
2015-08-12$34.58$30.0024.4%7.2%60.3%39.3%25.1%2.3%0.6%221.2M-5.79B-16.9M0.5954.06N/AN/A879,720514,9803,350,5802,785,840
2015-08-13$34.37$30.5023.3%6.7%60.1%34.2%23.5%0.6%0.2%245.6M-5.46B-17.7M0.7255.00N/AN/A692,220501,8203,583,8602,887,740
2015-08-14$34.48$30.5021.7%6.4%24.4%27.1%22.5%2.0%0.9%321.2M-5.66B-16.8M0.8953.12N/AN/A540,300478,5803,618,8602,959,860
2015-08-17$34.70$30.7522.1%6.4%24.3%28.9%22.6%2.1%0.1%255.7M-5.68B-17.0M0.9556.10N/AN/A428,760408,9803,311,1402,769,980
2015-08-18$34.45$31.0022.4%6.4%24.2%30.2%22.8%1.7%-0.1%214.9M-5.26B-16.7M1.1459.02N/AN/A333,160379,8603,376,2602,827,660
2015-08-19$34.70$31.0022.4%6.4%24.4%30.4%22.5%1.9%-0.1%311.8M-5.48B-17.9M0.4860.08N/AN/A694,800332,9803,228,9602,825,220
2015-08-20$34.03$31.0025.6%7.3%22.8%44.4%25.9%2.4%-0.5%53.3M-4.54B-15.5M0.6858.22N/AN/A778,600528,8203,513,4802,990,560
2015-08-21$32.35$31.0030.9%8.9%27.4%68.0%30.9%2.9%-0.8%-41.2M-1.71B-19.6M1.1448.65N/AN/A729,140832,6603,612,4002,995,240
2015-08-24$31.30$31.0040.3%12.1%29.6%100.0%42.7%5.6%-1.9%15.5M-1.12B-19.7M1.1148.90N/AN/A397,260439,4402,686,6202,409,560
2015-08-25$31.25$31.0038.5%11.3%29.6%92.7%39.1%4.1%-1.1%17.3M-1.35B-18.8M0.8140.24N/AN/A322,600262,2202,771,7402,473,780
2015-08-26$33.02$31.0033.7%9.9%36.1%73.2%34.6%5.3%-0.6%77.8M-3.22B-17.1M0.9449.22N/AN/A460,000431,1802,843,7002,515,720
2015-08-27$33.29$31.0030.8%8.8%36.1%61.6%31.6%6.3%-0.0%92.0M-3.22B-18.2M0.8951.60N/AN/A542,280484,9202,933,4402,622,700
2015-08-28$32.96$31.1330.1%8.8%36.0%58.4%30.6%5.7%-0.8%55.3M-2.80B-18.0M0.7850.25N/AN/A561,580439,6803,036,0202,705,500
2015-08-31$32.50$31.2532.4%9.7%36.2%68.1%33.8%6.0%-0.1%40.7M-2.53B-17.1M0.9855.35N/AN/A374,100367,6602,771,1202,505,880