GOOGL Options History — October 2015

In October 2015, GOOGL traded between $31.93 and $37.22. ATM implied volatility averaged 30.6%, placing in the 60.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 8.5%. IV traded above realized volatility by 4.8% (HV 20d: 25.8%). Max pain ranged from $32.25 to $34.25. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 5 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.61.

Notable Days

  • 2015-10-23: Highest Volume — 2,444,980 contracts
  • 2015-10-23: Largest IV drop — 39.3% change
  • 2015-10-08: Highest IV Rank — 93.0%
  • 2015-10-01: Largest Expected Move — 11.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$34.55$31.93$37.22$31.93$36.93
Max Pain$32.93$32.25$34.25$32.50$34.25
ATM IV30.6%18.4%38.6%37.3%18.6%
Expected Move8.5%5.5%11.4%11.4%5.6%
HV 20d25.8%23.9%30.5%23.9%27.5%
HV 60d33.7%27.5%43.3%43.0%30.7%
IV Rank60.6%10.7%93.0%87.7%11.5%
IV Percentile76.8%23.4%98.8%97.6%25.4%
Term Structure-1.4%-2.9%0.4%-1.7%0.4%
VWIV29.9%19.9%39.4%39.4%19.9%
Skew 25d4.2%2.4%5.5%5.0%2.5%
Skew 10d8.3%4.4%11.3%10.4%4.8%
Call IV 25d29.0%17.5%37.3%35.4%17.6%
Put IV 25d33.2%20.1%42.4%40.4%20.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %39.2412.9762.3058.5658.61
Gamma HHI0.070.030.190.030.08
Net GEX167.1M76.3M313.1M81.0M175.4M
Net DEX-4.09B-6.27B-1.75B-1.75B-5.58B
Net VEX-14.1M-18.0M-11.2M-17.5M-11.5M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.610.350.920.840.54
Total Volume911,746.364502,4802,444,980502,480918,560
Total OI5,391,002.7274,567,3406,025,6205,911,9605,354,640

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-10-01$31.93$32.5037.3%11.4%23.9%87.7%39.4%5.0%-1.7%81.0M-1.75B-17.5M0.8458.56N/AN/A273,480229,0003,445,7002,466,260
2015-10-02$32.79$32.5035.6%10.3%25.5%80.8%34.9%4.9%-1.8%169.9M-3.28B-15.8M0.5860.84N/AN/A690,580402,4603,498,8402,512,040
2015-10-05$33.58$32.2534.6%9.0%26.1%76.7%33.0%4.9%-1.4%168.3M-3.12B-18.0M0.5927.40N/AN/A358,240211,5603,105,7402,280,500
2015-10-06$33.58$32.5036.4%9.5%25.3%84.3%34.3%5.2%-1.6%142.4M-3.77B-15.4M0.6717.95N/AN/A463,580309,0603,323,1202,421,980
2015-10-07$33.42$32.5038.5%9.9%25.3%92.7%34.8%5.2%-2.4%116.9M-3.89B-13.7M0.6520.93N/AN/A531,560343,6203,346,6402,475,580
2015-10-08$33.37$32.5038.6%10.1%24.9%93.0%35.5%5.1%-1.8%119.8M-3.65B-14.3M0.3522.45N/AN/A1,055,180364,1603,468,8002,556,820
2015-10-09$33.58$32.5037.1%9.7%25.0%87.0%34.5%4.9%-2.0%180.0M-4.19B-12.8M0.4414.67N/AN/A658,800287,6603,198,9202,608,380
2015-10-12$33.77$32.5035.5%9.4%25.0%80.4%33.7%5.5%-2.4%141.1M-2.96B-16.3M0.6112.97N/AN/A390,140239,1402,941,9002,346,980
2015-10-13$34.10$32.5034.0%9.2%24.2%74.4%32.4%5.0%-1.8%175.0M-3.85B-14.5M0.5523.05N/AN/A558,180304,4802,980,2602,355,880
2015-10-14$33.99$32.5033.6%9.0%24.2%72.6%32.1%4.7%-2.2%165.2M-4.16B-12.3M0.5831.43N/AN/A518,980303,0203,056,8802,414,660
2015-10-15$34.67$32.5032.1%8.6%25.0%66.5%30.7%5.3%-2.5%247.9M-4.72B-14.9M0.5532.47N/AN/A605,200334,9203,104,1802,454,400
2015-10-16$34.75$32.5032.2%8.8%24.0%66.9%30.4%3.9%-2.3%228.8M-4.08B-14.8M0.3824.91N/AN/A665,320254,8403,104,0402,502,800
2015-10-19$34.94$32.5031.4%8.8%23.9%63.7%30.2%4.7%-1.8%114.8M-3.32B-14.8M0.6035.17N/AN/A324,360193,6202,464,7402,102,600
2015-10-20$33.82$32.5034.4%9.8%24.7%76.0%34.0%4.4%-2.5%92.0M-3.58B-12.3M0.5936.27N/AN/A391,600229,8802,594,6402,155,460
2015-10-21$33.55$32.7533.9%9.7%24.6%73.9%33.1%3.8%-1.7%76.3M-3.23B-14.9M0.7338.10N/AN/A329,720241,6802,711,4202,231,420
2015-10-22$34.00$33.0033.7%9.8%25.0%72.9%33.1%4.1%-2.9%102.6M-2.85B-15.9M0.5156.13N/AN/A931,200478,5602,777,7002,321,900
2015-10-23$36.07$33.5020.4%5.9%30.5%18.8%21.2%2.7%-0.8%313.1M-6.27B-11.2M0.6654.21N/AN/A1,477,320967,6603,055,5402,548,540
2015-10-26$36.58$34.0019.5%5.7%28.5%14.9%20.6%2.4%0.4%185.4M-4.87B-13.1M0.7057.75N/AN/A521,160362,8602,625,1802,292,800
2015-10-27$36.68$34.0019.3%5.7%28.3%14.1%20.9%2.6%0.3%177.2M-5.29B-12.1M0.9254.86N/AN/A380,600350,6602,631,5202,373,840
2015-10-28$36.79$34.0019.0%5.6%27.9%12.9%20.0%2.9%0.4%193.6M-5.57B-11.6M0.8462.30N/AN/A403,280340,5402,680,3402,438,940
2015-10-29$37.22$34.1318.4%5.5%27.9%10.7%20.0%2.7%0.3%309.2M-6.02B-11.7M0.6462.25N/AN/A526,060335,9402,756,4802,513,060
2015-10-30$36.93$34.2518.6%5.6%27.5%11.5%19.9%2.5%0.4%175.4M-5.58B-11.5M0.5458.61N/AN/A595,680322,8802,784,9602,569,680