GOOGL Options History — February 2017

In February 2017, GOOGL traded between $40.81 and $42.56. ATM implied volatility averaged 14.1%, placing in the 7.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 4.1%. IV traded below realized volatility by 0.0% (HV 20d: 14.2%). Max pain ranged from $40.50 to $41.00. Net GEX was positive for 16 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 19 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.85.

Notable Days

  • 2017-02-01: Highest Volume — 850,820 contracts
  • 2017-02-28: Largest IV spike — 10.8% change
  • 2017-02-01: Highest IV Rank — 18.9%
  • 2017-02-01: Largest Expected Move — 5.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$41.82$40.81$42.56$40.81$42.19
Max Pain$40.68$40.50$41.00$40.75$41.00
ATM IV14.1%12.8%17.1%17.1%14.2%
Expected Move4.1%3.6%5.0%5.0%4.1%
HV 20d14.2%6.4%16.1%16.1%6.4%
HV 60d16.2%14.1%19.6%19.6%14.1%
IV Rank7.6%2.1%18.9%18.9%9.6%
IV Percentile6.6%0.4%20.2%20.2%11.9%
Term Structure0.3%0.0%0.8%0.0%0.3%
VWIV14.8%12.8%17.6%17.6%14.6%
Skew 25d1.7%1.1%2.1%2.0%2.1%
Skew 10d3.5%2.4%5.6%5.6%4.6%
Call IV 25d13.5%12.2%16.4%16.4%13.4%
Put IV 25d15.2%14.0%18.4%18.4%15.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %61.9048.4472.5464.3472.54
Gamma HHI0.090.030.390.030.06
Net GEX209.3M-73.8M705.2M-58.3M148.4M
Net DEX-1.65B-2.79B26.0M26.0M-1.59B
Net VEX-18.7M-20.0M-18.1M-18.3M-20.0M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.850.641.020.980.72
Total Volume658,675.789450,520850,820850,820556,420
Total OI3,942,690.5263,424,4404,437,5603,941,2803,610,760

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2017-02-01$40.81$40.7517.1%5.0%16.1%18.9%17.6%2.0%0.0%-58.3M26.0M-18.3M0.9864.34N/AN/A429,500421,3202,017,8201,923,460
2017-02-02$40.91$40.5016.6%4.9%16.1%16.9%17.2%2.1%0.4%-59.6M-174.5M-18.7M0.8148.44N/AN/A414,460333,6602,103,8602,016,840
2017-02-03$41.05$40.5014.9%4.5%15.9%10.2%16.0%1.9%0.5%-73.8M-569.8M-18.2M0.9752.59N/AN/A381,720368,4202,178,8802,038,540
2017-02-06$41.00$40.5015.4%4.6%14.7%12.2%16.2%2.1%0.4%57.9M-638.9M-18.2M0.9356.22N/AN/A295,700274,3401,879,8601,806,560
2017-02-07$41.44$40.5014.3%4.3%15.2%7.8%15.5%1.9%0.5%170.4M-1.35B-18.1M0.8153.33N/AN/A445,960360,2801,959,0801,896,720
2017-02-08$41.54$40.7514.3%4.3%15.2%7.7%15.8%2.1%0.5%223.2M-1.56B-18.3M0.7555.05N/AN/A407,800304,6202,048,2801,975,360
2017-02-09$41.49$40.5013.5%4.0%15.1%4.2%15.1%1.5%0.8%187.5M-1.42B-18.3M0.6459.47N/AN/A344,220220,7602,138,2402,044,040
2017-02-10$41.74$40.5013.5%4.0%15.3%4.4%14.6%1.1%0.8%705.2M-2.06B-18.1M0.6760.44N/AN/A482,040322,3002,206,2002,074,540
2017-02-13$41.91$40.5014.0%4.1%15.3%7.9%14.9%1.6%0.1%293.0M-2.15B-18.1M0.9564.24N/AN/A342,700326,3802,048,1401,862,520
2017-02-14$41.99$40.5013.9%4.0%15.1%8.1%14.7%1.5%0.2%315.7M-2.22B-18.2M0.9163.81N/AN/A322,860292,6202,110,7401,949,260
2017-02-15$41.92$40.7514.0%4.0%15.2%8.6%14.4%1.3%0.2%263.8M-2.07B-18.3M0.6661.88N/AN/A314,860208,4002,159,1602,038,120
2017-02-16$42.08$40.7513.8%4.0%15.1%7.3%14.1%1.7%0.0%361.4M-2.38B-18.2M0.9164.02N/AN/A348,560316,9202,201,6602,070,500
2017-02-17$42.27$40.7513.1%3.7%15.1%3.5%13.6%1.8%0.1%352.9M-2.79B-19.3M0.7664.60N/AN/A422,800321,3602,278,8002,158,760
2017-02-21$42.45$40.7513.4%3.8%13.2%5.2%13.8%1.7%0.2%237.5M-2.16B-18.9M1.0263.76N/AN/A314,700321,7401,747,8201,676,620
2017-02-22$42.56$40.7513.2%3.7%13.0%3.9%13.5%1.6%0.3%285.3M-2.33B-19.2M0.8568.31N/AN/A312,180266,6001,819,1801,788,480
2017-02-23$42.42$40.7513.1%3.7%12.6%3.5%13.1%1.6%0.3%223.7M-2.07B-19.3M0.8666.60N/AN/A365,240314,4801,879,5001,846,920
2017-02-24$42.32$41.0013.0%3.7%12.6%3.1%13.4%2.0%0.3%139.3M-1.82B-19.7M1.0269.16N/AN/A290,800297,6001,935,7601,912,040
2017-02-27$42.44$41.0012.8%3.6%11.6%2.1%12.8%1.7%0.3%203.1M-1.96B-19.4M0.9367.31N/AN/A232,880217,6401,790,8401,717,260
2017-02-28$42.19$41.0014.2%4.1%6.4%9.6%14.6%2.1%0.3%148.4M-1.59B-20.0M0.7272.54N/AN/A324,160232,2601,853,2601,757,500