GOOGL Options History — September 2016

In September 2016, GOOGL traded between $39.34 and $40.82. ATM implied volatility averaged 17.7%, placing in the 18.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 4.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 5.8% (HV 20d: 11.9%). Max pain ranged from $39.00 to $39.63. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 16 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.72.

Notable Days

  • 2016-09-22: Highest Volume — 1,023,320 contracts
  • 2016-09-26: Largest IV spike — 30.5% change
  • 2016-09-29: Highest IV Rank — 47.3%
  • 2016-09-13: Largest Expected Move — 6.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$40.09$39.34$40.82$39.55$40.34
Max Pain$39.42$39.00$39.63$39.00$39.50
ATM IV17.7%13.0%25.8%14.3%24.8%
Expected Move4.8%3.2%6.8%3.8%4.0%
HV 20d11.9%5.9%15.6%7.0%15.6%
HV 60d15.6%14.2%17.0%16.6%14.3%
IV Rank18.6%2.0%47.3%6.7%43.8%
IV Percentile22.5%0.4%64.7%6.3%61.5%
Term Structure3.0%-1.8%10.0%0.3%-1.8%
VWIV17.1%11.1%23.8%13.4%14.7%
Skew 25d3.1%2.4%4.6%2.6%3.0%
Skew 10d6.1%4.1%8.4%5.5%4.1%
Call IV 25d16.1%11.9%24.2%13.1%23.5%
Put IV 25d19.2%14.3%27.8%15.8%26.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %47.0233.5478.3574.8951.63
Gamma HHI0.080.040.380.050.05
Net GEX242.9M-32.4M587.1M137.6M180.4M
Net DEX-1.91B-3.08B-729.1M-1.43B-1.97B
Net VEX-17.5M-18.1M-16.9M-17.7M-17.5M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.720.550.960.960.55
Total Volume651,636.19425,9601,023,320425,960563,120
Total OI4,156,017.1433,487,4604,780,9204,312,8004,107,660

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2016-09-01$39.55$39.0014.3%3.8%7.0%6.7%13.4%2.6%0.3%137.6M-1.43B-17.7M0.9674.89N/AN/A217,560208,4002,279,4202,033,380
2016-09-02$39.80$39.0013.0%3.2%5.9%2.0%11.1%2.4%0.4%274.5M-1.85B-17.4M0.9478.35N/AN/A331,140311,6802,295,4202,063,700
2016-09-06$40.35$39.2514.2%5.8%7.8%6.3%20.4%2.7%1.1%383.9M-2.80B-17.4M0.7233.54N/AN/A558,620400,7802,127,9201,947,560
2016-09-07$40.36$39.2514.4%5.8%7.7%7.0%20.5%2.6%0.9%402.1M-2.81B-17.7M0.5739.76N/AN/A392,500224,2002,266,2602,095,180
2016-09-08$40.21$39.2513.8%5.5%7.8%4.7%19.7%2.6%1.0%339.7M-2.37B-17.4M0.6336.06N/AN/A355,740225,7602,357,8202,146,240
2016-09-09$39.53$39.5016.3%6.3%9.7%13.5%21.6%3.3%0.7%-32.4M-729.1M-17.1M0.8835.52N/AN/A517,660454,1002,429,0802,176,740
2016-09-12$39.97$39.5015.9%6.0%10.6%12.3%21.3%3.4%4.9%213.4M-1.85B-16.9M0.9340.19N/AN/A311,960289,2002,232,5602,053,260
2016-09-13$39.34$39.5018.1%6.8%11.9%20.2%23.8%4.2%5.5%14.0M-833.9M-16.9M0.8037.69N/AN/A338,460270,0002,313,1402,112,340
2016-09-14$39.58$39.5017.1%6.2%12.0%16.5%21.1%4.6%4.5%134.1M-1.29B-17.2M0.8340.53N/AN/A295,780245,1802,414,4402,151,180
2016-09-15$40.10$39.5016.9%5.8%12.8%15.9%20.8%3.5%4.0%420.4M-2.45B-17.1M0.8451.84N/AN/A418,180349,6402,423,9202,177,800
2016-09-16$39.85$39.5014.9%4.4%13.0%8.9%15.4%3.0%0.4%191.6M-1.62B-16.9M0.8051.84N/AN/A393,080316,1602,491,3802,289,540
2016-09-19$39.83$39.5014.3%4.1%12.9%6.7%14.4%2.8%9.6%129.4M-1.30B-16.9M0.6346.95N/AN/A326,100206,0801,843,3001,644,160
2016-09-20$40.02$39.5015.3%4.4%12.9%10.2%15.2%2.9%9.2%210.7M-1.64B-17.6M0.7146.30N/AN/A311,460220,4201,954,6201,710,720
2016-09-21$40.21$39.5014.4%4.1%13.0%7.0%14.6%2.8%9.7%301.9M-1.87B-17.8M0.5846.40N/AN/A393,440226,5402,035,6201,809,240
2016-09-22$40.82$39.5015.8%4.0%13.9%12.0%14.7%2.6%9.2%579.3M-3.08B-17.8M0.5845.49N/AN/A647,560375,7602,043,5801,869,280
2016-09-23$40.76$39.5018.1%4.1%13.8%20.3%14.1%2.5%10.0%587.1M-2.96B-18.1M0.6246.73N/AN/A416,960256,5202,112,3801,997,400
2016-09-26$40.12$39.5023.7%4.6%15.1%39.9%16.3%3.3%-1.3%109.8M-1.53B-17.9M0.7643.90N/AN/A311,860235,6801,865,8801,754,400
2016-09-27$40.56$39.5024.4%4.3%15.5%42.5%15.3%3.4%-1.4%218.7M-2.15B-17.9M0.7145.37N/AN/A309,980220,8001,955,9001,820,480
2016-09-28$40.45$39.5025.6%4.2%15.3%46.7%15.2%3.1%-1.3%193.5M-1.98B-17.9M0.6446.82N/AN/A365,540232,1202,016,3601,865,700
2016-09-29$40.20$39.6325.8%4.4%15.6%47.3%15.2%3.6%-1.6%110.7M-1.57B-17.8M0.5647.67N/AN/A410,120228,5202,091,3001,900,100
2016-09-30$40.34$39.5024.8%4.0%15.6%43.8%14.7%3.0%-1.8%180.4M-1.97B-17.5M0.5551.63N/AN/A364,300198,8202,186,1401,921,520