GOOGL Options History — March 2019

In March 2019, GOOGL traded between $57.39 and $61.73. ATM implied volatility averaged 19.8%, placing in the 11.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 6.4%. IV traded above realized volatility by 0.3% (HV 20d: 19.5%). Max pain ranged from $56.00 to $58.75. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 12 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.68.

Notable Days

  • 2019-03-20: Highest Volume — 982,020 contracts
  • 2019-03-22: Largest IV spike — 10.4% change
  • 2019-03-29: Highest IV Rank — 20.5%
  • 2019-03-25: Largest Expected Move — 7.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$59.20$57.39$61.73$57.39$58.78
Max Pain$57.43$56.00$58.75$56.25$58.75
ATM IV19.8%18.1%21.8%18.9%21.8%
Expected Move6.4%5.2%7.1%5.2%7.0%
HV 20d19.5%17.1%21.5%19.0%20.6%
HV 60d25.9%23.1%28.7%28.7%23.3%
IV Rank11.9%4.9%20.5%8.0%20.5%
IV Percentile23.8%8.3%40.5%16.7%40.5%
Term Structure1.5%-0.3%6.0%0.2%6.0%
VWIV22.7%18.8%25.1%18.8%24.6%
Skew 25d2.8%2.2%3.6%2.3%2.9%
Skew 10d5.5%4.3%7.3%4.3%5.7%
Call IV 25d18.4%17.1%20.1%17.8%18.2%
Put IV 25d21.2%19.4%23.2%20.1%21.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %9.383.9021.4021.406.93
Gamma HHI0.050.020.100.100.06
Net GEX147.5M-17.0M297.8M235.7M96.1M
Net DEX-2.66B-4.65B-1.11B-2.48B-1.37B
Net VEX-25.7M-27.6M-23.6M-24.0M-27.6M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.680.470.890.700.67
Total Volume633,865.714394,320982,020708,820730,480
Total OI3,427,583.812,968,9803,836,7803,390,6803,651,900

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2019-03-01$57.39$56.2518.9%5.2%19.0%8.0%18.8%2.3%0.2%235.7M-2.48B-24.0M0.7021.40N/AN/A417,500291,3201,588,3001,802,380
2019-03-04$57.56$56.2519.9%5.8%19.0%12.3%20.7%2.7%-0.0%118.4M-2.07B-23.6M0.6817.63N/AN/A347,800238,1201,479,9401,665,520
2019-03-05$58.73$56.2519.0%5.4%19.6%8.8%19.5%2.6%-0.1%210.0M-3.16B-23.7M0.6218.77N/AN/A429,460266,5201,548,3601,744,340
2019-03-06$58.21$56.5020.1%5.8%19.8%13.2%20.4%2.5%-0.1%180.1M-2.66B-25.3M0.5216.12N/AN/A405,180211,8201,657,5001,821,680
2019-03-07$57.44$56.5021.0%6.2%18.6%17.4%21.8%2.9%-0.1%65.0M-1.70B-25.6M0.7318.00N/AN/A372,420270,8201,704,8401,866,700
2019-03-08$57.39$56.5021.4%6.1%17.1%18.7%21.4%3.1%0.0%51.1M-1.58B-26.2M0.8915.03N/AN/A354,300313,7801,744,3001,914,240
2019-03-11$58.88$56.0019.1%6.5%19.0%9.3%23.0%2.8%0.1%200.0M-3.11B-24.8M0.733.90N/AN/A238,120173,6601,600,6201,791,260
2019-03-12$60.09$56.5018.6%6.4%19.9%6.8%22.6%2.4%0.2%264.3M-4.22B-24.7M0.654.33N/AN/A481,400313,2801,641,2201,846,920
2019-03-13$60.17$57.0018.4%6.3%18.6%5.9%22.9%2.3%-0.1%261.5M-4.21B-24.5M0.765.44N/AN/A290,320221,3401,699,9001,922,740
2019-03-14$59.66$57.2518.1%6.4%19.0%4.9%22.7%2.2%0.0%229.5M-3.55B-25.0M0.815.17N/AN/A275,260223,9601,750,4201,977,620
2019-03-15$59.42$57.2518.3%6.4%19.2%5.5%22.5%2.5%0.2%152.4M-3.13B-25.6M0.866.67N/AN/A484,600417,5001,808,2202,028,560
2019-03-18$59.42$57.7519.3%6.5%18.5%10.0%23.6%2.7%4.1%73.0M-2.15B-25.9M0.856.15N/AN/A215,260182,6401,399,4201,569,560
2019-03-19$59.78$57.7519.0%6.4%18.5%8.5%23.0%2.6%-0.0%128.8M-2.54B-25.9M0.495.77N/AN/A368,920181,0201,475,8201,652,880
2019-03-20$61.28$58.0019.0%6.5%19.7%8.6%22.8%2.7%-0.1%240.5M-4.12B-25.9M0.476.99N/AN/A670,020312,0001,555,6201,703,600
2019-03-21$61.73$58.0018.8%6.5%17.9%7.7%23.2%2.9%-0.2%297.8M-4.65B-25.6M0.516.86N/AN/A487,760247,4601,632,8001,773,400
2019-03-22$60.50$58.5020.7%6.9%20.1%16.0%24.6%3.5%-0.3%198.7M-3.05B-27.0M0.786.48N/AN/A498,580387,8201,704,4401,830,220
2019-03-25$59.99$58.7521.3%7.1%20.5%18.3%25.1%3.6%4.9%70.4M-2.20B-27.3M0.656.56N/AN/A239,160155,1601,465,3401,699,740
2019-03-26$59.24$58.7520.7%7.1%21.2%15.8%24.6%3.2%5.1%24.4M-1.53B-27.5M0.515.87N/AN/A329,220169,0401,528,6001,757,520
2019-03-27$58.97$58.7520.5%7.1%21.3%15.0%24.9%3.2%5.3%17.6M-1.35B-27.5M0.696.64N/AN/A351,900244,5601,616,8001,806,160
2019-03-28$58.65$58.7521.4%7.1%21.5%18.9%25.0%3.1%5.6%-17.0M-1.11B-27.5M0.666.31N/AN/A301,820199,8801,700,2401,849,620
2019-03-29$58.78$58.7521.8%7.0%20.6%20.5%24.6%2.9%6.0%96.1M-1.37B-27.6M0.676.93N/AN/A438,440292,0401,774,7801,877,120