GOOGL Options History — July 2016

In July 2016, GOOGL traded between $35.20 and $39.74. ATM implied volatility averaged 25.1%, placing in the 36.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 6.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 5.5% (HV 20d: 19.6%). Max pain ranged from $35.25 to $36.75. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 1 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.57.

Notable Days

  • 2016-07-29: Highest Volume — 2,346,700 contracts
  • 2016-07-29: Largest IV drop — 43.2% change
  • 2016-07-07: Highest IV Rank — 49.0%
  • 2016-07-28: Largest Expected Move — 8.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$37.06$35.20$39.74$35.58$39.74
Max Pain$35.79$35.25$36.75$35.75$36.75
ATM IV25.1%14.7%28.2%27.4%14.7%
Expected Move6.9%4.2%8.4%4.2%4.2%
HV 20d19.6%13.9%22.0%21.1%17.9%
HV 60d19.9%17.4%22.0%21.1%18.9%
IV Rank36.9%0.0%49.0%46.0%0.0%
IV Percentile51.3%0.0%61.9%59.9%0.0%
Term Structure-1.6%-2.0%0.1%-1.4%0.1%
VWIV24.3%14.9%29.4%15.5%14.9%
Skew 25d3.7%1.6%5.3%4.2%1.6%
Skew 10d7.0%2.9%9.5%7.5%2.9%
Call IV 25d23.5%14.2%26.5%26.5%14.2%
Put IV 25d27.1%15.9%30.7%30.7%15.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %39.8232.9866.1866.1847.04
Gamma HHI0.090.030.350.150.09
Net GEX157.5M6.8M339.2M187.2M234.4M
Net DEX-1.40B-3.74B129.0M-600.3M-3.74B
Net VEX-16.8M-17.2M-16.0M-17.1M-16.0M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.570.430.830.460.68
Total Volume706,862384,7802,346,700742,3602,346,700
Total OI3,772,4863,293,4804,290,1003,976,2804,290,100

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2016-07-01$35.58$35.7527.4%4.2%21.1%46.0%15.5%4.2%-1.4%187.2M-600.3M-17.1M0.4666.18N/AN/A510,120232,2402,163,1401,813,140
2016-07-05$35.20$35.5027.8%7.3%21.2%47.4%25.3%3.7%-1.4%6.8M129.0M-16.6M0.7334.79N/AN/A221,960162,8201,994,6201,689,760
2016-07-06$35.49$35.5028.0%7.4%21.5%48.2%25.3%4.0%-1.5%50.4M-164.3M-16.8M0.5537.91N/AN/A315,940173,0402,047,0001,708,660
2016-07-07$35.33$35.5028.2%7.4%20.4%49.0%26.0%4.0%-1.6%36.7M-8.1M-16.7M0.5736.84N/AN/A260,000148,8802,113,5201,746,280
2016-07-08$35.89$35.2526.5%6.9%21.5%42.1%24.0%4.2%-1.6%188.6M-765.9M-16.6M0.4535.75N/AN/A471,780212,6802,160,2801,765,040
2016-07-11$36.42$35.5025.9%6.9%21.7%39.7%23.3%3.7%-1.6%136.3M-1.10B-16.7M0.4337.27N/AN/A432,400185,2802,070,9001,689,040
2016-07-12$36.66$35.5025.3%6.7%21.8%37.1%23.5%3.4%-1.9%185.4M-1.38B-16.6M0.5641.56N/AN/A431,140239,4402,124,8801,724,920
2016-07-13$36.51$35.5025.3%6.8%21.8%37.3%23.0%3.6%-1.6%139.0M-1.12B-16.9M0.7641.41N/AN/A285,100217,2802,194,9801,790,360
2016-07-14$36.78$35.5025.2%6.8%22.0%36.9%24.0%5.3%-1.7%228.1M-1.48B-16.9M0.5742.96N/AN/A338,640192,0002,250,0201,846,680
2016-07-15$36.76$35.5024.6%6.7%21.6%34.2%23.7%4.1%-1.7%339.2M-1.46B-16.6M0.5943.78N/AN/A450,980264,4002,294,3801,878,360
2016-07-18$37.69$35.5024.7%6.9%20.3%34.9%24.9%3.8%-1.7%142.9M-1.81B-16.9M0.5232.98N/AN/A493,600258,7201,786,2601,507,220
2016-07-19$37.60$35.7525.6%7.2%20.4%38.4%26.3%3.6%-2.0%159.2M-1.74B-17.2M0.5833.32N/AN/A339,300196,9601,920,1601,588,120
2016-07-20$37.90$36.0024.6%7.0%20.5%34.3%25.5%4.4%-1.8%206.7M-2.09B-17.0M0.4933.22N/AN/A423,240206,6801,957,6001,626,680
2016-07-21$37.68$36.0024.5%7.1%20.7%34.0%25.0%3.9%-1.8%196.8M-1.78B-16.9M0.6435.03N/AN/A297,040189,7802,008,0201,673,060
2016-07-22$37.93$36.0024.5%7.2%20.7%33.9%24.8%4.0%-1.8%288.3M-2.14B-16.9M0.5237.17N/AN/A400,340208,5602,047,9201,724,880
2016-07-25$37.83$36.0024.4%7.4%15.5%33.7%26.7%3.7%-1.7%92.6M-1.48B-16.6M0.8338.44N/AN/A232,620193,6401,763,1201,559,880
2016-07-26$37.84$36.2524.8%7.7%14.2%35.1%27.8%3.1%-1.4%95.1M-1.48B-16.9M0.4937.67N/AN/A300,780146,4601,860,1201,639,380
2016-07-27$38.07$36.2524.8%7.8%13.9%35.3%27.5%2.7%-1.8%111.1M-1.75B-17.1M0.4842.92N/AN/A360,440174,7001,984,7801,670,240
2016-07-28$38.29$36.2525.9%8.4%13.9%40.0%29.4%2.2%-1.9%124.5M-1.99B-17.1M0.6040.12N/AN/A1,014,280607,2802,053,7601,722,460
2016-07-29$39.74$36.7514.7%4.2%17.9%0.0%14.9%1.6%0.1%234.4M-3.74B-16.0M0.6847.04N/AN/A1,400,000946,7002,341,9601,948,140