GOOGL Options History — May 2017

In May 2017, GOOGL traded between $46.73 and $49.76. ATM implied volatility averaged 14.0%, placing in the 16.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 4.0%. IV traded below realized volatility by 2.8% (HV 20d: 16.9%). Max pain ranged from $42.00 to $44.75. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 19 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.87.

Notable Days

  • 2017-05-25: Highest Volume — 1,266,280 contracts
  • 2017-05-17: Largest IV spike — 12.4% change
  • 2017-05-31: Highest IV Rank — 25.4%
  • 2017-05-30: Largest Expected Move — 4.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$48.07$46.73$49.76$46.73$49.37
Max Pain$43.42$42.00$44.75$43.50$44.75
ATM IV14.0%12.8%15.7%13.2%15.7%
Expected Move4.0%3.6%4.5%3.6%4.5%
HV 20d16.9%12.6%19.2%17.8%13.2%
HV 60d14.0%13.4%14.6%13.4%14.5%
IV Rank16.9%10.7%25.4%12.6%25.4%
IV Percentile19.0%4.0%36.5%9.1%36.5%
Term Structure0.3%-0.4%0.9%-0.4%-0.3%
VWIV14.7%12.9%16.3%13.2%16.1%
Skew 25d1.6%1.0%2.6%1.8%1.7%
Skew 10d3.4%2.0%5.4%4.2%4.1%
Call IV 25d13.5%12.3%15.2%12.3%15.2%
Put IV 25d15.1%13.9%16.9%14.1%16.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %45.4935.0767.1056.6167.10
Gamma HHI0.090.040.340.060.08
Net GEX244.9M86.0M456.4M167.6M202.4M
Net DEX-5.09B-6.49B-3.76B-4.20B-5.12B
Net VEX-23.2M-24.8M-20.3M-20.3M-24.8M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.870.561.060.860.89
Total Volume743,846.364469,1601,266,280713,180783,660
Total OI4,305,455.4553,745,9204,788,8603,745,9204,435,600

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2017-05-01$46.73$43.5013.2%3.6%17.8%12.6%13.2%1.8%-0.4%167.6M-4.20B-20.3M0.8656.61N/AN/A382,740330,4401,736,3802,009,540
2017-05-02$46.79$44.0012.8%3.6%17.7%10.7%12.9%1.7%0.3%197.1M-4.40B-21.3M0.7856.89N/AN/A444,200344,4001,839,7802,104,760
2017-05-03$47.35$44.2512.9%3.6%17.2%11.3%13.2%1.7%0.3%281.9M-5.17B-21.0M0.9749.03N/AN/A331,300321,8001,895,8602,201,660
2017-05-04$47.79$42.0014.0%4.2%17.2%16.9%15.2%1.6%0.2%291.7M-5.71B-21.6M0.8348.12N/AN/A481,020401,5801,954,7202,272,600
2017-05-05$47.47$42.2513.6%4.1%17.1%14.7%15.0%1.6%0.9%270.9M-5.12B-22.4M0.9145.75N/AN/A429,400390,3002,019,8402,369,740
2017-05-08$47.88$42.2513.7%4.1%16.8%15.2%14.8%1.5%0.7%192.7M-5.14B-22.3M0.7842.07N/AN/A359,580280,0801,890,0602,144,220
2017-05-09$47.78$42.5014.3%4.2%16.8%18.4%15.2%1.5%0.4%224.8M-5.09B-23.1M0.7144.22N/AN/A366,720258,9201,998,8002,200,180
2017-05-10$47.67$42.5013.7%4.1%16.7%15.2%14.9%1.5%0.6%202.3M-4.90B-23.6M0.8935.07N/AN/A248,560220,6002,076,7002,260,220
2017-05-11$47.84$42.7513.8%4.1%16.7%15.5%14.9%1.5%0.6%272.3M-5.16B-23.8M0.9343.56N/AN/A284,120264,5202,114,8802,290,540
2017-05-12$47.74$42.7513.6%4.0%16.9%14.9%14.7%1.5%0.5%110.3M-5.11B-23.2M1.0638.00N/AN/A294,260312,3802,176,4802,350,940
2017-05-15$47.94$42.7513.5%3.9%16.8%14.3%14.4%1.3%0.5%309.8M-5.24B-23.5M0.8347.94N/AN/A367,880306,2202,065,3002,253,580
2017-05-16$48.22$43.0013.1%3.8%16.7%12.2%13.6%1.2%0.3%415.5M-5.77B-22.9M0.9736.92N/AN/A286,320277,0002,146,3402,345,520
2017-05-17$47.21$43.0014.7%4.2%19.2%20.4%15.2%2.6%0.3%86.0M-3.76B-24.3M1.0251.24N/AN/A403,080413,0802,166,9602,393,760
2017-05-18$47.59$43.5014.8%4.2%19.2%20.8%15.3%2.5%0.3%175.7M-4.39B-24.7M0.9937.76N/AN/A345,320340,7202,218,3202,479,920
2017-05-19$47.74$43.7514.0%3.9%19.0%16.6%14.1%1.8%0.7%456.4M-4.89B-24.4M0.7644.81N/AN/A425,840323,9402,260,1002,528,760
2017-05-22$48.18$44.0014.1%3.9%17.9%17.2%14.8%2.1%0.1%234.9M-4.36B-24.1M1.0036.13N/AN/A330,920331,3201,842,4402,047,260
2017-05-23$48.45$44.0014.1%4.0%17.6%17.4%14.6%1.7%0.5%218.9M-4.74B-24.2M0.8040.81N/AN/A505,620404,2001,927,2402,184,060
2017-05-24$48.87$44.2514.2%3.9%17.5%17.9%14.1%1.0%0.3%341.0M-5.39B-23.9M0.9244.74N/AN/A342,980314,5602,015,1602,254,520
2017-05-25$49.64$44.3814.8%4.2%18.0%20.6%15.0%1.2%0.2%305.1M-6.49B-23.5M0.5649.42N/AN/A809,940456,3402,077,9002,312,000
2017-05-26$49.56$44.5014.4%4.1%12.7%19.0%14.8%1.3%0.0%195.9M-6.24B-24.0M0.9342.43N/AN/A652,560604,0002,173,5802,428,940
2017-05-30$49.76$44.6315.7%4.5%12.6%25.1%16.3%1.7%-0.4%235.2M-5.57B-23.9M0.8342.22N/AN/A323,100269,1002,008,2802,246,580
2017-05-31$49.37$44.7515.7%4.5%13.2%25.4%16.1%1.7%-0.3%202.4M-5.12B-24.8M0.8967.10N/AN/A414,720368,9402,120,8202,314,780