GOOGL Options History — May 2018

In May 2018, GOOGL traded between $51.29 and $55.44. ATM implied volatility averaged 18.9%, placing in the 21.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 5.5%. IV traded below realized volatility by 8.5% (HV 20d: 27.4%). Max pain ranged from $51.00 to $53.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 15 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.84.

Notable Days

  • 2018-05-09: Highest Volume — 2,011,280 contracts
  • 2018-05-29: Largest IV spike — 13.8% change
  • 2018-05-03: Highest IV Rank — 29.9%
  • 2018-05-01: Largest Expected Move — 6.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$53.74$51.29$55.44$51.78$55.34
Max Pain$52.70$51.00$53.00$51.00$53.00
ATM IV18.9%17.8%20.7%20.4%18.9%
Expected Move5.5%4.9%6.0%6.0%5.6%
HV 20d27.4%18.9%31.8%31.3%21.3%
HV 60d30.4%29.1%32.9%32.9%29.6%
IV Rank21.7%16.4%29.9%29.1%20.8%
IV Percentile44.1%35.7%50.8%50.8%45.2%
Term Structure-0.0%-1.4%0.4%-0.1%-1.4%
VWIV19.6%17.3%21.8%21.8%20.2%
Skew 25d1.7%1.1%2.4%1.9%2.1%
Skew 10d3.0%0.6%5.0%3.5%3.8%
Call IV 25d18.3%17.1%19.8%19.6%18.2%
Put IV 25d20.0%18.6%22.2%21.6%20.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %35.3528.8642.5528.8639.37
Gamma HHI0.060.030.190.030.09
Net GEX190.7M-50.0M525.3M36.0M326.8M
Net DEX-3.51B-7.25B133.9M-792.3M-5.57B
Net VEX-31.6M-33.4M-30.0M-32.9M-30.0M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.840.551.411.410.55
Total Volume1,000,085.455576,1602,011,280803,7201,632,260
Total OI5,664,682.7274,668,5806,539,7805,618,6205,231,080

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-05-01$51.78$51.0020.4%6.0%31.3%29.1%21.8%1.9%-0.1%36.0M-792.3M-32.9M1.4128.86N/AN/A334,100469,6202,741,2802,877,340
2018-05-02$51.47$51.0019.7%5.8%31.0%26.5%20.8%1.8%-0.2%404.5K-220.6M-32.8M1.1235.93N/AN/A375,820419,3602,804,2202,942,280
2018-05-03$51.29$52.5020.7%6.0%31.0%29.9%21.4%2.4%-0.0%-50.0M133.9M-33.4M1.1329.39N/AN/A504,320568,3602,869,3002,997,300
2018-05-04$52.48$52.5018.8%5.5%30.9%22.2%20.3%2.2%0.3%437.1M-2.65B-33.2M0.8733.12N/AN/A673,280588,9802,977,6803,059,300
2018-05-07$52.96$52.5019.3%5.6%30.6%23.9%20.4%1.8%0.3%152.1M-3.01B-32.6M0.8338.64N/AN/A486,780401,8202,751,2002,877,520
2018-05-08$52.91$52.5019.1%5.5%30.4%23.2%19.6%2.0%0.1%160.7M-2.89B-32.6M0.8642.15N/AN/A390,620334,3802,834,2402,950,100
2018-05-09$54.52$52.5019.5%5.6%31.8%24.7%20.6%1.7%0.0%336.9M-6.12B-31.4M0.6241.01N/AN/A1,245,200766,0802,917,8403,008,580
2018-05-10$55.12$53.0019.0%5.5%31.7%22.8%19.9%1.4%0.3%420.9M-7.25B-32.4M0.5635.43N/AN/A893,620502,6203,070,3603,175,160
2018-05-11$55.09$53.0018.4%5.4%31.5%20.6%19.2%1.3%0.4%525.3M-7.04B-32.3M0.8136.54N/AN/A700,540569,6003,171,8603,230,820
2018-05-14$55.44$53.0018.3%5.3%31.4%20.2%18.9%1.2%0.1%387.0M-6.99B-30.4M0.6732.86N/AN/A623,640420,3802,943,2803,035,180
2018-05-15$54.10$53.0019.7%5.6%30.6%25.4%20.1%1.6%0.2%194.5M-4.16B-32.2M0.6542.55N/AN/A694,280453,5803,028,7803,116,760
2018-05-16$54.40$53.0018.8%5.4%30.5%22.0%20.6%1.4%0.1%266.4M-4.73B-32.1M0.6533.80N/AN/A624,200406,4403,197,7803,221,140
2018-05-17$54.13$53.0018.4%5.3%30.0%18.5%19.0%1.3%0.1%183.2M-3.90B-31.7M0.7333.54N/AN/A504,480370,6803,208,6803,229,400
2018-05-18$53.54$53.0018.4%5.3%29.6%18.8%19.0%1.5%0.0%-44.4M-2.65B-31.3M0.9133.25N/AN/A616,360560,4603,267,4603,272,320
2018-05-21$54.09$53.0018.6%5.3%29.9%19.6%19.2%1.1%0.4%121.3M-2.98B-31.1M0.8330.12N/AN/A341,440283,2602,264,7802,403,800
2018-05-22$53.82$53.0018.1%5.1%20.8%17.4%18.0%1.4%0.2%117.3M-2.59B-30.7M0.9137.05N/AN/A302,060274,1002,353,3402,455,600
2018-05-23$54.18$53.0017.8%5.1%20.8%16.4%18.0%1.2%0.1%155.7M-3.18B-30.3M0.9141.68N/AN/A386,720352,0002,394,1802,511,900
2018-05-24$54.20$53.0017.8%5.1%19.6%16.4%18.4%1.6%0.1%201.7M-3.26B-30.6M0.8734.28N/AN/A382,180333,2202,487,0802,588,580
2018-05-25$54.16$53.0017.8%4.9%18.9%16.5%17.3%1.8%-0.3%107.9M-3.09B-30.6M0.8538.16N/AN/A432,820367,9202,547,4202,654,260
2018-05-29$53.36$53.0020.3%5.9%19.7%26.2%20.8%2.1%-0.5%38.0M-1.67B-30.8M1.0129.99N/AN/A385,920390,3402,360,7602,505,620
2018-05-30$53.87$53.0018.0%5.2%19.6%17.1%18.6%1.9%-0.3%119.8M-2.66B-30.2M0.7629.93N/AN/A363,180274,8602,448,3002,639,160
2018-05-31$55.34$53.0018.9%5.6%21.3%20.8%20.2%2.1%-1.4%326.8M-5.57B-30.0M0.5539.37N/AN/A1,055,000577,2602,517,7202,713,360