GOOGL Options History — August 2016

In August 2016, GOOGL traded between $39.52 and $40.50. ATM implied volatility averaged 14.1%, placing in the 2.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 4.0%. IV traded below realized volatility by 0.2% (HV 20d: 14.3%). Max pain ranged from $37.50 to $39.00. Net GEX was positive for 23 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 21 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.79.

Notable Days

  • 2016-08-05: Highest Volume — 1,073,320 contracts
  • 2016-08-22: Largest IV spike — 10.8% change
  • 2016-08-30: Highest IV Rank — 7.5%
  • 2016-08-04: Largest Expected Move — 4.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$40.01$39.52$40.50$40.07$39.52
Max Pain$38.40$37.50$39.00$37.50$39.00
ATM IV14.1%12.4%15.7%15.1%14.1%
Expected Move4.0%3.5%4.5%4.2%3.7%
HV 20d14.3%6.7%17.7%17.7%7.0%
HV 60d17.8%16.9%18.9%18.9%16.9%
IV Rank2.7%0.0%7.5%1.5%5.9%
IV Percentile1.7%0.0%6.3%0.4%5.6%
Term Structure0.4%-0.1%1.0%-0.1%0.4%
VWIV14.2%12.2%16.3%15.3%13.4%
Skew 25d2.4%1.9%3.2%2.2%2.5%
Skew 10d4.7%3.7%6.3%4.4%4.8%
Call IV 25d13.2%11.2%14.9%14.4%13.0%
Put IV 25d15.6%13.5%17.1%16.6%15.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %64.0656.4675.4557.7974.41
Gamma HHI0.100.060.230.090.06
Net GEX226.9M18.7M450.1M200.3M116.5M
Net DEX-2.52B-3.95B-1.32B-3.09B-1.39B
Net VEX-17.4M-17.9M-16.4M-16.8M-17.5M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.790.481.200.640.79
Total Volume634,166.957404,6401,073,3201,050,440455,020
Total OI4,072,664.3483,396,3404,403,5003,720,7604,206,360

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2016-08-01$40.07$37.5015.1%4.2%17.7%1.5%15.3%2.2%-0.1%200.3M-3.09B-16.8M0.6457.79N/AN/A641,320409,1201,902,6201,818,140
2016-08-02$39.98$37.5015.6%4.3%16.9%3.1%15.6%2.3%-0.0%225.2M-2.96B-17.6M0.7462.08N/AN/A466,780346,1002,074,8801,898,120
2016-08-03$39.90$37.7515.7%4.3%17.1%3.6%15.3%2.2%0.0%271.8M-2.92B-17.7M0.6457.52N/AN/A386,740246,0802,186,5401,948,000
2016-08-04$39.86$38.0015.2%4.5%16.9%1.7%16.3%2.0%0.0%315.5M-2.88B-17.8M0.6156.46N/AN/A442,900270,5802,250,0401,985,040
2016-08-05$40.34$38.0014.9%4.4%16.6%0.7%15.6%2.4%0.1%450.1M-3.95B-17.7M0.5657.11N/AN/A686,440386,8802,296,3802,023,880
2016-08-08$40.25$38.0014.5%4.3%16.5%0.0%15.5%2.4%0.6%269.9M-3.16B-17.5M0.7158.69N/AN/A286,320203,1602,039,4601,862,140
2016-08-09$40.39$38.0013.9%4.1%16.5%0.0%14.6%2.2%0.5%345.6M-3.41B-17.4M0.7557.88N/AN/A422,980317,1602,106,0601,901,760
2016-08-10$40.41$38.2513.9%4.1%16.3%0.0%15.0%2.5%0.6%291.7M-3.29B-17.6M0.9061.12N/AN/A283,800255,2802,142,1201,994,220
2016-08-11$40.50$38.2513.5%4.0%16.3%0.0%14.5%3.2%0.8%335.4M-3.37B-17.3M0.8462.44N/AN/A305,340257,8602,148,7002,006,220
2016-08-12$40.33$38.2513.2%3.9%16.5%0.0%14.0%3.0%0.6%231.1M-3.03B-17.1M0.7764.57N/AN/A365,940281,7602,190,3402,035,000
2016-08-15$40.32$38.2513.8%4.0%14.7%2.2%14.1%2.4%0.1%279.2M-3.11B-16.6M0.7864.20N/AN/A320,440250,9202,060,6001,919,860
2016-08-16$40.07$38.5014.0%4.0%15.0%3.1%14.2%2.2%0.6%219.0M-2.57B-17.1M1.0759.85N/AN/A302,680324,8002,089,3001,980,160
2016-08-17$40.27$38.5013.7%3.9%14.9%2.0%14.3%2.3%0.9%332.7M-2.97B-17.2M0.7069.60N/AN/A237,420167,2202,183,5402,076,900
2016-08-18$40.14$38.5013.2%3.7%14.7%0.2%13.8%2.3%1.0%305.6M-2.72B-16.8M0.6266.19N/AN/A304,460189,5602,223,6802,122,720
2016-08-19$39.97$38.7512.4%3.5%14.9%0.0%12.2%2.3%0.8%209.8M-2.20B-16.4M0.8868.16N/AN/A409,520360,3202,236,5802,166,920
2016-08-22$39.79$38.7513.8%3.8%15.0%4.7%13.1%2.5%0.4%85.0M-1.54B-16.5M0.4866.70N/AN/A479,040228,4401,683,8201,712,520
2016-08-23$39.81$38.7513.7%3.7%15.0%4.5%13.1%2.2%0.4%173.8M-1.79B-17.7M1.2060.27N/AN/A254,580304,5801,995,5401,783,860
2016-08-24$39.68$39.0014.2%3.8%15.0%6.2%13.4%2.6%0.4%62.9M-1.49B-17.8M0.8571.99N/AN/A221,520187,5002,079,5201,929,780
2016-08-25$39.58$39.0014.0%3.8%15.1%5.5%13.4%2.4%0.2%18.7M-1.32B-17.9M1.0358.60N/AN/A262,800271,7602,145,4001,982,460
2016-08-26$39.68$38.7513.8%3.7%7.3%5.0%13.0%2.5%0.2%122.0M-1.58B-17.9M0.7371.68N/AN/A468,800343,8602,201,6802,017,300
2016-08-29$39.81$39.0013.9%3.7%6.7%5.1%13.2%2.4%0.3%220.2M-1.86B-17.7M0.8470.69N/AN/A275,380231,1802,087,6401,874,100
2016-08-30$39.55$39.0014.6%3.8%7.0%7.5%13.6%1.9%0.3%136.2M-1.42B-17.6M1.0075.45N/AN/A235,160236,3402,163,1801,938,200
2016-08-31$39.52$39.0014.1%3.7%7.0%5.9%13.4%2.5%0.4%116.5M-1.39B-17.5M0.7974.41N/AN/A254,880200,1402,211,9601,994,400