GOOGL Options History — September 2018

In September 2018, GOOGL traded between $58.05 and $60.50. ATM implied volatility averaged 23.4%, placing in the 38.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 6.2%. IV traded above realized volatility by 5.9% (HV 20d: 17.5%). Max pain ranged from $59.25 to $60.50. Net GEX was positive for 15 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 11 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.72.

Notable Days

  • 2018-09-05: Highest Volume — 1,438,580 contracts
  • 2018-09-24: Largest IV spike — 13.0% change
  • 2018-09-27: Highest IV Rank — 53.6%
  • 2018-09-06: Largest Expected Move — 7.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$59.25$58.05$60.50$60.50$60.32
Max Pain$59.80$59.25$60.50$59.25$59.50
ATM IV23.4%20.2%27.2%21.9%26.9%
Expected Move6.2%5.3%7.1%6.3%5.3%
HV 20d17.5%16.6%18.9%18.1%16.9%
HV 60d19.5%18.4%20.1%19.8%18.4%
IV Rank38.4%25.9%53.6%32.3%52.3%
IV Percentile60.3%41.3%82.5%53.2%81.3%
Term Structure1.5%-1.1%6.6%-0.5%-0.7%
VWIV21.8%18.7%25.8%22.3%18.7%
Skew 25d2.9%2.0%4.0%2.0%2.2%
Skew 10d6.0%4.1%8.0%4.1%6.0%
Call IV 25d22.1%18.1%25.8%21.3%25.8%
Put IV 25d24.9%20.5%28.9%23.3%28.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %34.8823.8650.9145.6042.95
Gamma HHI0.040.020.120.030.12
Net GEX124.2M-46.6M503.2M38.8M503.2M
Net DEX-2.00B-4.21B-233.2M-2.74B-4.09B
Net VEX-30.7M-33.1M-29.1M-29.8M-29.9M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.720.530.890.730.78
Total Volume1,010,096.842673,9201,438,5801,042,620931,200
Total OI5,347,264.2114,491,3806,048,1604,785,2604,958,680

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-09-04$60.50$59.2521.9%6.3%18.1%32.3%22.3%2.0%-0.5%38.8M-2.74B-29.8M0.7345.60N/AN/A601,000441,6202,460,2402,325,020
2018-09-05$59.87$59.2524.1%6.9%17.2%41.3%24.1%2.8%-0.6%13.5M-1.96B-31.5M0.6150.91N/AN/A893,040545,5402,671,4402,449,560
2018-09-06$59.15$60.5025.1%7.1%17.0%45.4%25.8%3.7%0.1%15.8M-871.0M-32.9M0.7936.95N/AN/A786,800623,7402,972,6402,561,680
2018-09-07$58.83$60.5023.8%6.9%17.0%40.0%24.1%3.3%-0.2%-28.3M-592.7M-33.1M0.7527.00N/AN/A613,180459,8403,117,8202,687,060
2018-09-10$58.75$60.5023.4%7.0%16.6%38.5%23.8%3.0%0.9%13.9M-959.3M-31.8M0.7123.86N/AN/A394,400279,5202,785,9402,538,760
2018-09-11$59.44$60.5022.9%6.8%17.4%36.3%23.3%2.9%0.8%72.1M-2.09B-32.2M0.5925.51N/AN/A490,940287,6002,821,9402,586,660
2018-09-12$58.57$60.2523.4%7.0%17.6%38.6%24.5%2.9%0.8%-16.9M-636.7M-31.6M0.7424.03N/AN/A538,100399,4202,933,9402,635,480
2018-09-13$58.92$60.0022.0%6.3%16.6%33.0%22.2%2.8%-0.0%47.1M-1.62B-31.5M0.7630.06N/AN/A612,220466,3403,098,2802,702,540
2018-09-14$58.92$60.0021.0%6.1%16.6%28.8%21.4%2.7%0.3%1.5M-1.51B-31.0M0.8328.70N/AN/A498,620412,4603,174,2402,775,280
2018-09-17$58.05$60.0023.0%6.6%17.1%36.7%22.5%3.1%5.1%-46.6M-233.2M-30.2M0.8929.29N/AN/A477,760425,3402,877,9602,588,500
2018-09-18$58.49$60.0021.6%6.2%17.2%31.3%21.5%3.0%5.2%-8.4M-1.02B-29.9M0.8033.27N/AN/A492,180392,8202,968,2002,627,280
2018-09-19$58.72$60.0020.5%5.9%17.4%27.0%20.6%2.7%6.1%48.9M-1.56B-29.5M0.7432.53N/AN/A502,660371,3003,042,3002,635,380
2018-09-20$59.63$59.5020.2%5.5%18.4%25.9%19.9%2.3%6.1%301.8M-3.73B-29.3M0.5336.28N/AN/A938,840494,7603,146,2602,654,080
2018-09-21$58.77$59.5021.4%5.5%18.9%30.7%19.8%2.6%6.6%94.5M-1.78B-29.3M0.6439.14N/AN/A741,420477,7803,341,7402,706,420
2018-09-24$58.91$59.2524.2%5.5%18.5%41.8%20.1%3.5%0.1%155.0M-1.77B-29.1M0.7738.95N/AN/A449,980345,0602,439,1402,052,240
2018-09-25$59.66$59.2525.3%5.6%18.1%45.9%19.6%2.5%-0.3%299.4M-3.05B-29.8M0.7141.23N/AN/A454,480320,6202,540,1402,102,380
2018-09-26$59.97$59.2526.3%5.6%18.2%49.8%19.8%2.3%-0.5%362.8M-3.54B-30.3M0.5936.29N/AN/A586,620346,2002,595,3602,154,140
2018-09-27$60.33$59.2527.2%5.4%17.2%53.6%19.4%4.0%-1.1%491.4M-4.21B-30.2M0.6940.18N/AN/A651,080447,3602,662,1602,207,140
2018-09-28$60.32$59.5026.9%5.3%16.9%52.3%18.7%2.2%-0.7%503.2M-4.09B-29.9M0.7842.95N/AN/A522,820408,3802,678,2202,280,460