GOOGL Options History — August 2017

In August 2017, GOOGL traded between $46.06 and $47.70. ATM implied volatility averaged 16.1%, placing in the 29.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 4.5%. IV traded below realized volatility by 1.1% (HV 20d: 17.3%). Max pain ranged from $46.25 to $47.75. Net GEX was positive for 11 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 18 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.02.

Notable Days

  • 2017-08-31: Highest Volume — 887,440 contracts
  • 2017-08-17: Largest IV spike — 14.3% change
  • 2017-08-10: Highest IV Rank — 43.3%
  • 2017-08-10: Largest Expected Move — 5.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$46.92$46.06$47.70$47.31$47.70
Max Pain$46.55$46.25$47.75$47.75$46.25
ATM IV16.1%14.4%18.6%16.8%15.2%
Expected Move4.5%4.0%5.4%4.7%4.1%
HV 20d17.3%13.1%20.7%20.7%14.4%
HV 60d19.1%18.7%19.3%19.2%19.3%
IV Rank29.8%20.6%43.3%33.3%25.0%
IV Percentile38.0%23.4%57.9%43.3%27.8%
Term Structure0.4%-0.1%1.5%-0.1%0.2%
VWIV16.4%14.6%19.2%16.6%15.1%
Skew 25d2.3%1.0%3.2%1.6%2.0%
Skew 10d4.7%2.0%6.7%3.1%6.1%
Call IV 25d15.3%13.3%17.6%16.4%14.5%
Put IV 25d17.6%15.6%20.0%17.9%16.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %50.2736.2955.9252.6554.84
Gamma HHI0.050.030.140.040.06
Net GEX18.3M-189.0M344.0M-29.6M344.0M
Net DEX-1.52B-3.98B273.9M-1.40B-3.98B
Net VEX-28.7M-30.2M-27.6M-29.9M-28.5M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.020.631.531.040.83
Total Volume659,302.609472,060887,440613,120887,440
Total OI5,434,605.2174,763,7805,840,8405,487,9405,430,820

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2017-08-01$47.31$47.7516.8%4.7%20.7%33.3%16.6%1.6%-0.1%-29.6M-1.40B-29.9M1.0452.65N/AN/A299,920313,2002,671,7202,816,220
2017-08-02$47.30$47.7516.2%4.5%20.2%30.1%15.8%1.7%0.0%-40.9M-1.38B-30.1M0.9155.49N/AN/A460,540418,1002,741,8402,860,420
2017-08-03$47.06$46.5016.8%4.8%20.1%33.8%16.9%1.9%-0.1%-70.2M-1.05B-30.2M1.4054.76N/AN/A222,560311,7002,870,4602,915,460
2017-08-04$47.22$46.5015.4%4.5%19.4%26.0%16.2%1.0%-0.1%43.3M-1.50B-29.3M0.9754.53N/AN/A329,700320,5002,895,6802,945,160
2017-08-07$47.28$46.5015.2%4.5%19.0%24.6%16.3%1.3%0.6%48.4M-1.80B-28.7M1.1449.88N/AN/A221,040251,0202,665,0002,674,560
2017-08-08$47.19$46.5016.1%4.7%19.0%29.9%16.8%1.9%0.4%38.8M-1.70B-29.0M0.7655.63N/AN/A347,460264,8802,719,9402,722,380
2017-08-09$46.97$46.5016.3%4.8%17.9%31.0%17.3%2.2%0.5%-36.5M-1.21B-29.0M1.2652.27N/AN/A272,320344,0002,788,0202,763,720
2017-08-10$46.25$46.5018.6%5.4%18.6%43.3%19.2%2.5%0.4%-189.0M273.9M-29.6M1.5350.95N/AN/A333,700511,5602,810,2202,853,040
2017-08-11$46.56$46.2517.8%5.2%18.5%38.9%18.5%3.2%0.5%-125.2M-356.9M-30.0M1.3048.07N/AN/A318,860414,3202,891,3202,939,580
2017-08-14$46.97$46.2515.2%4.4%18.9%25.0%15.6%2.7%0.3%-5.1M-1.41B-28.0M1.0050.23N/AN/A243,360243,2402,751,4602,773,500
2017-08-15$46.98$46.2515.7%4.5%18.2%27.6%16.4%2.4%0.8%32.1M-1.55B-28.1M1.0453.64N/AN/A231,280240,8002,791,2402,786,320
2017-08-16$47.19$46.2515.4%4.4%18.1%26.0%16.0%2.6%0.7%163.0M-2.11B-28.2M0.9450.19N/AN/A341,600321,1802,841,6202,792,620
2017-08-17$46.47$46.5017.6%5.0%18.7%38.1%17.5%3.1%-0.0%-172.1M-488.2M-28.6M0.9855.92N/AN/A341,280335,5202,864,5202,838,220
2017-08-18$46.46$46.5017.1%4.9%18.7%35.1%17.7%3.1%0.4%-160.2M-524.7M-28.4M1.2240.87N/AN/A334,080407,2602,926,5202,878,420
2017-08-21$46.06$46.5016.7%4.7%17.8%33.2%17.2%2.3%0.2%-78.5M-473.4M-27.6M1.0454.24N/AN/A248,840258,2802,289,3402,474,440
2017-08-22$47.05$46.5015.8%4.3%15.1%28.0%15.8%3.2%1.0%79.3M-2.11B-27.6M0.8336.29N/AN/A378,340314,8202,347,2402,530,940
2017-08-23$47.18$46.5015.7%4.3%15.2%27.6%15.6%2.8%1.5%149.1M-2.45B-28.0M0.6849.83N/AN/A432,360293,5002,428,9602,574,560
2017-08-24$46.88$46.5016.3%4.4%14.0%30.7%15.6%2.8%0.0%125.9M-2.05B-29.4M0.6347.35N/AN/A474,360299,6002,585,9002,647,800
2017-08-25$46.58$46.5014.4%4.0%13.6%20.6%14.6%2.3%0.6%-41.8M-1.50B-28.3M0.9747.27N/AN/A339,280330,6602,678,7202,686,600
2017-08-28$46.39$46.5015.2%4.2%13.1%24.7%15.2%1.8%0.8%-90.9K-1.24B-27.7M1.0648.50N/AN/A263,600280,2402,512,9002,556,600
2017-08-29$46.87$46.5015.3%4.1%13.7%25.3%15.0%2.8%-0.0%110.8M-2.12B-27.6M0.9537.14N/AN/A343,020326,9402,551,1002,606,040
2017-08-30$47.15$46.3815.8%4.2%13.9%28.0%15.6%2.4%0.5%236.1M-2.82B-28.2M0.9655.59N/AN/A356,640341,0602,648,4202,656,360
2017-08-31$47.70$46.2515.2%4.1%14.4%25.0%15.1%2.0%0.2%344.0M-3.98B-28.5M0.8354.84N/AN/A484,360403,0802,710,2202,720,600