GOOGL Options History — October 2017

In October 2017, GOOGL traded between $48.28 and $51.76. ATM implied volatility averaged 24.3%, placing in the 74.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 6.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 8.9% (HV 20d: 15.5%). Max pain ranged from $47.00 to $49.50. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 3 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.74.

Notable Days

  • 2017-10-27: Highest Volume — 2,034,940 contracts
  • 2017-10-27: Largest IV drop — 31.2% change
  • 2017-10-26: Highest IV Rank — 85.8%
  • 2017-10-26: Largest Expected Move — 8.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$49.94$48.28$51.76$48.35$51.65
Max Pain$47.97$47.00$49.50$47.00$49.50
ATM IV24.3%18.1%26.3%24.6%18.5%
Expected Move6.6%4.7%8.2%4.7%5.5%
HV 20d15.5%13.8%19.6%14.6%19.4%
HV 60d15.4%13.6%16.3%16.0%16.2%
IV Rank74.9%40.8%85.8%76.5%42.8%
IV Percentile82.4%54.8%94.8%82.5%56.7%
Term Structure-0.9%-1.5%0.5%-1.2%0.5%
VWIV23.7%16.8%28.4%16.8%19.5%
Skew 25d0.9%-1.1%2.4%1.2%0.0%
Skew 10d1.7%-3.8%4.2%2.6%1.0%
Call IV 25d24.2%18.6%26.4%24.4%18.6%
Put IV 25d25.1%17.8%27.6%25.7%18.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %45.2630.8759.8658.7154.09
Gamma HHI0.070.040.210.060.05
Net GEX342.4M130.6M678.8M305.7M263.8M
Net DEX-5.38B-6.97B-3.20B-3.87B-5.37B
Net VEX-25.2M-26.6M-22.9M-26.5M-24.0M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.740.541.010.950.68
Total Volume799,162.727447,2802,034,940504,800671,620
Total OI5,159,4704,424,4405,798,9604,870,1004,991,380

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2017-10-02$48.35$47.0024.6%4.7%14.6%76.5%16.8%1.2%-1.2%305.7M-3.87B-26.5M0.9558.71N/AN/A258,880245,9202,454,3402,415,760
2017-10-03$48.54$47.0025.2%4.9%13.9%79.5%17.3%2.4%-1.4%325.6M-4.17B-26.6M0.8159.86N/AN/A247,180200,1002,501,0202,464,520
2017-10-04$48.28$47.0025.3%4.7%14.1%80.4%17.0%2.2%-1.1%314.3M-3.76B-26.6M0.9056.15N/AN/A236,160212,6802,523,1802,503,620
2017-10-05$49.25$47.5025.7%6.7%15.3%82.5%24.2%1.2%-1.4%408.2M-5.44B-26.4M0.6135.27N/AN/A586,840359,7402,565,9802,576,400
2017-10-06$49.65$47.7524.7%6.5%14.8%77.0%23.4%1.5%-1.3%487.0M-6.18B-25.7M0.5634.14N/AN/A576,980322,0802,641,1402,646,680
2017-10-09$49.58$48.0024.9%6.7%14.9%77.9%23.8%2.3%-1.1%354.1M-5.43B-25.5M0.8335.34N/AN/A341,360281,9602,531,2202,516,120
2017-10-10$49.41$48.0025.4%7.0%15.0%81.1%25.4%2.2%-0.9%340.8M-5.07B-25.9M1.0130.93N/AN/A301,980304,8802,579,1402,579,120
2017-10-11$50.28$48.0025.3%6.9%16.0%80.2%25.1%1.3%-1.2%388.5M-6.60B-25.5M0.5530.87N/AN/A666,920364,1802,641,3202,637,760
2017-10-12$50.26$48.0025.9%7.2%15.3%83.8%25.9%1.5%-1.1%456.9M-6.51B-25.8M0.6331.99N/AN/A553,260350,5602,735,5202,718,520
2017-10-13$50.37$48.0026.2%7.3%14.8%85.4%26.4%1.7%-1.1%678.8M-6.90B-25.6M0.5436.22N/AN/A661,080359,7202,842,6602,765,780
2017-10-16$50.46$48.0025.7%7.3%14.5%82.3%25.9%0.7%-0.8%374.9M-6.70B-25.3M0.6142.19N/AN/A379,820231,1402,743,6802,632,660
2017-10-17$50.55$48.0024.0%6.8%14.5%72.9%24.6%0.9%-1.0%424.5M-6.97B-24.5M0.8640.74N/AN/A334,460286,6002,799,3402,686,160
2017-10-18$50.56$48.0024.9%7.1%14.3%78.0%25.5%0.3%-0.7%429.7M-6.97B-24.5M0.7745.09N/AN/A382,560295,5002,832,2602,761,100
2017-10-19$50.08$48.0025.2%7.3%15.0%79.6%25.8%0.3%-1.5%258.1M-5.89B-24.8M0.7148.44N/AN/A475,780339,5002,867,9202,833,740
2017-10-20$50.21$48.0024.5%7.1%14.7%76.1%25.1%1.1%-1.2%457.1M-6.40B-24.3M0.5950.58N/AN/A530,840313,9402,916,2402,882,720
2017-10-23$49.23$48.0025.3%7.6%16.2%80.2%26.9%0.1%-0.7%130.6M-3.20B-25.0M0.8443.75N/AN/A389,280325,6002,244,5402,179,900
2017-10-24$49.38$48.0024.9%7.6%16.2%78.0%26.7%0.3%-0.6%133.1M-3.29B-24.8M0.7846.15N/AN/A326,200252,9202,295,8602,298,980
2017-10-25$49.56$48.0025.7%7.9%13.8%82.5%27.7%0.4%-1.5%151.8M-3.58B-25.4M0.8946.01N/AN/A305,420271,5002,399,7802,367,140
2017-10-26$49.66$48.2526.3%8.2%13.8%85.8%28.4%-0.5%-1.3%156.5M-3.76B-24.8M0.6955.61N/AN/A677,020463,9802,446,5202,437,600
2017-10-27$51.76$48.3818.1%5.3%19.6%40.8%19.1%-1.1%0.2%438.2M-6.94B-22.9M0.6259.32N/AN/A1,258,400776,5402,658,7202,622,560
2017-10-30$51.70$49.0018.7%5.5%19.4%44.3%19.9%0.0%0.3%254.0M-5.40B-23.7M0.8954.24N/AN/A456,160404,3402,371,0602,398,680
2017-10-31$51.65$49.5018.5%5.5%19.4%42.8%19.5%0.0%0.5%263.8M-5.37B-24.0M0.6854.09N/AN/A399,520272,1002,466,7202,524,660