GOOGL Options History — September 2015

In September 2015, GOOGL traded between $31.18 and $33.63. ATM implied volatility averaged 32.0%, placing in the 66.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 9.7%. IV traded below realized volatility by 1.3% (HV 20d: 33.3%). Max pain ranged from $31.25 to $32.50. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 10 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.81.

Notable Days

  • 2015-09-25: Highest Volume — 1,078,320 contracts
  • 2015-09-02: Largest IV drop — 15.3% change
  • 2015-09-29: Highest IV Rank — 97.7%
  • 2015-09-28: Largest Expected Move — 11.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$32.38$31.18$33.63$31.54$31.83
Max Pain$32.38$31.25$32.50$31.25$32.50
ATM IV32.0%27.7%39.7%37.5%36.2%
Expected Move9.7%8.2%11.8%11.2%11.1%
HV 20d33.3%24.1%38.7%37.6%25.0%
HV 60d42.1%41.6%43.1%41.6%43.1%
IV Rank66.1%48.4%97.7%88.8%83.4%
IV Percentile94.3%88.1%99.6%98.8%97.2%
Term Structure0.5%-2.2%5.8%-0.3%-1.7%
VWIV33.6%27.3%40.4%38.8%38.7%
Skew 25d4.8%3.7%6.3%6.3%4.8%
Skew 10d9.5%7.1%11.4%11.4%10.2%
Call IV 25d29.7%24.1%36.9%34.2%34.5%
Put IV 25d34.5%28.9%42.0%40.5%39.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %38.7920.4359.5955.1349.99
Gamma HHI0.040.030.090.030.03
Net GEX56.4M-37.1M202.1M1.9M68.4M
Net DEX-2.27B-4.21B-1.22B-1.90B-1.76B
Net VEX-16.7M-19.5M-14.2M-15.9M-16.7M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.810.481.110.980.78
Total Volume771,243.81464,1201,078,320949,980683,240
Total OI5,671,741.9054,745,9806,279,6205,502,8605,830,320

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-09-01$31.54$31.2537.5%11.2%37.6%88.8%38.8%6.3%-0.3%1.9M-1.90B-15.9M0.9855.13N/AN/A478,900471,0802,887,1002,615,760
2015-09-02$32.18$31.2531.8%9.0%37.6%65.4%31.4%5.6%-0.1%18.4M-2.10B-18.3M0.8759.59N/AN/A382,180332,8603,065,9602,703,660
2015-09-03$31.91$32.5031.0%10.0%37.7%62.3%34.9%5.0%0.1%3.4M-1.66B-18.7M0.8920.69N/AN/A436,460386,3803,105,1202,727,620
2015-09-04$31.51$32.5031.9%10.1%37.7%65.8%34.2%5.8%-0.6%-37.1M-1.36B-17.9M0.8220.43N/AN/A498,580407,0403,147,5602,764,860
2015-09-08$32.19$32.5029.2%9.7%38.7%54.6%34.4%5.1%4.6%34.5M-1.58B-19.5M0.8627.78N/AN/A303,240260,4402,769,1602,554,400
2015-09-09$32.09$32.5027.7%9.6%35.2%48.4%34.0%4.8%5.8%24.1M-1.97B-19.5M0.9925.75N/AN/A394,940389,6203,084,9602,722,620
2015-09-10$32.56$32.5027.7%9.2%35.8%48.5%32.9%4.7%5.1%89.4M-2.86B-14.9M0.9827.46N/AN/A366,600359,7203,170,8002,797,320
2015-09-11$32.64$32.5028.1%9.1%35.8%50.3%33.2%4.7%5.5%105.0M-2.82B-17.1M0.8131.00N/AN/A424,400343,1203,250,8002,865,300
2015-09-14$32.58$32.5031.1%9.3%35.8%62.6%33.0%4.8%0.1%53.2M-2.54B-16.7M0.9329.07N/AN/A240,440223,6803,030,7802,633,620
2015-09-15$33.25$32.5029.6%8.7%36.6%56.3%30.6%4.2%0.9%125.0M-2.88B-17.9M0.7540.36N/AN/A315,220236,7002,899,3002,619,520
2015-09-16$33.30$32.5028.7%8.2%36.6%52.7%27.3%4.5%1.5%119.0M-3.46B-15.4M0.6334.15N/AN/A362,320228,8603,153,7402,754,040
2015-09-17$33.63$32.5028.6%8.2%36.6%52.3%28.4%4.7%0.8%202.1M-4.21B-14.2M0.6042.50N/AN/A597,120357,5603,291,0402,767,980
2015-09-18$33.06$32.5029.5%8.4%36.5%55.8%28.7%4.2%0.4%16.7M-3.17B-15.2M0.8337.08N/AN/A477,240396,5803,449,3602,830,260
2015-09-21$33.34$32.5029.0%8.2%31.7%53.9%27.4%4.6%-0.7%83.6M-2.56B-15.4M0.4849.72N/AN/A476,180228,4002,617,2402,128,740
2015-09-22$32.40$32.5033.0%9.8%31.0%70.4%33.3%4.2%-1.4%39.3M-1.78B-17.0M0.5243.99N/AN/A469,080245,9202,844,0002,178,100
2015-09-23$32.77$32.5032.6%9.3%31.2%68.6%32.4%4.8%-0.7%99.9M-2.39B-16.2M0.7945.89N/AN/A323,660256,0603,169,0602,282,100
2015-09-24$32.79$32.5034.5%10.3%24.1%76.6%35.3%4.6%-2.2%115.5M-2.37B-16.5M0.6944.50N/AN/A580,640397,7203,227,3802,297,420
2015-09-25$32.03$32.5034.9%10.4%25.2%78.2%35.7%3.7%-1.7%-16.1M-1.75B-15.7M0.8342.23N/AN/A590,640487,6803,391,9602,359,120
2015-09-28$31.28$32.5039.1%11.8%26.3%95.1%40.4%5.0%-2.2%14.3M-1.29B-16.2M0.7841.79N/AN/A522,960409,6003,146,3202,275,060
2015-09-29$31.18$32.5039.7%11.8%25.9%97.7%40.3%5.1%-1.7%23.3M-1.22B-16.6M1.1145.51N/AN/A404,160448,9003,328,7002,368,420
2015-09-30$31.83$32.5036.2%11.1%25.0%83.4%38.7%4.8%-1.7%68.4M-1.76B-16.7M0.7849.99N/AN/A383,440299,8003,395,1802,435,140