GOOGL Options History — March 2020

In March 2020, GOOGL traded between $52.10 and $68.65. ATM implied volatility averaged 52.8%, placing in the 77.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 15.1%. IV traded below realized volatility by 0.1% (HV 20d: 53.0%). Max pain ranged from $68.00 to $72.50. Net GEX was positive for 3 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 4 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.77.

Notable Days

  • 2020-03-06: Highest Volume — 836,640 contracts
  • 2020-03-05: Largest IV spike — 38.3% change
  • 2020-03-06: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2020-03-18: Largest Expected Move — 22.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$59.09$52.10$68.65$68.41$57.81
Max Pain$70.53$68.00$72.50$70.00$68.00
ATM IV52.8%30.5%76.6%34.4%48.6%
Expected Move15.1%9.0%22.0%10.0%13.7%
HV 20d53.0%34.5%70.4%36.7%67.1%
HV 60d35.9%24.6%45.2%24.6%45.1%
IV Rank77.5%52.9%100.0%64.9%55.4%
IV Percentile98.3%94.0%100.0%99.2%94.0%
Term Structure-1.3%-3.8%0.9%-0.8%-1.4%
VWIV51.7%31.3%75.0%38.6%46.6%
Skew 25d15.8%9.4%26.0%10.0%12.1%
Skew 10d30.7%19.4%47.5%19.4%21.9%
Call IV 25d44.7%26.3%61.9%29.5%42.8%
Put IV 25d60.6%35.7%87.9%39.4%54.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %47.1826.9666.6344.1866.63
Gamma HHI0.030.020.070.020.02
Net GEX-60.2M-187.7M71.1M-35.4M4.3M
Net DEX3.88B546.8M6.53B816.2M2.21B
Net VEX-33.8M-38.7M-26.3M-37.9M-33.9M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.770.451.381.380.65
Total Volume543,705.455398,540836,640467,200425,440
Total OI4,444,694.5453,493,7805,006,0804,298,4403,885,640

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2020-03-02$68.41$70.0034.4%10.0%36.7%64.9%38.6%10.0%-0.8%-35.4M816.2M-37.9M1.3844.18N/AN/A196,640270,5602,008,7602,289,680
2020-03-03$67.26$70.0035.7%10.9%34.5%69.4%38.2%11.7%-0.4%-67.3M1.86B-38.0M1.1047.87N/AN/A264,760291,1002,054,8002,394,760
2020-03-04$68.65$70.0030.5%9.0%34.8%52.9%31.3%9.4%-0.1%-28.1M546.8M-37.9M0.7753.43N/AN/A289,000221,6202,139,9602,467,860
2020-03-05$65.59$72.5042.2%11.3%38.0%90.0%39.4%13.6%-1.5%-122.8M3.05B-38.7M1.1526.96N/AN/A279,500322,1602,207,3602,544,160
2020-03-06$64.06$72.5047.2%12.4%37.3%100.0%42.6%17.3%-1.6%-187.7M4.53B-38.7M0.9631.91N/AN/A426,280410,3602,262,4002,649,920
2020-03-09$61.36$72.0052.4%14.2%39.2%100.0%45.8%17.4%-3.0%-109.6M4.98B-36.5M0.8832.48N/AN/A211,660186,8802,064,9002,482,960
2020-03-10$63.02$71.5044.4%12.4%40.2%79.1%42.3%14.4%-1.4%-95.1M3.95B-36.4M0.7638.92N/AN/A298,420225,5402,155,9402,477,620
2020-03-11$60.61$71.5051.7%14.2%41.2%98.2%50.0%16.6%-2.8%-92.0M4.98B-35.7M0.8137.92N/AN/A290,540235,2802,287,4802,535,640
2020-03-12$56.28$71.5064.6%17.7%46.4%100.0%58.3%20.8%-3.8%-109.0M6.53B-32.5M1.0038.20N/AN/A320,920319,7802,355,9202,558,040
2020-03-13$58.51$71.5053.5%15.0%50.1%78.1%55.4%21.4%-1.8%-93.5M5.69B-33.2M0.8056.42N/AN/A349,180278,2602,446,1402,538,940
2020-03-16$54.66$71.2572.0%20.3%53.3%100.0%66.7%22.7%-2.8%-74.1M5.97B-31.3M0.9441.54N/AN/A244,020228,4802,183,6802,386,360
2020-03-17$55.70$71.0065.9%18.8%54.4%89.5%63.6%21.9%-1.9%-80.2M5.67B-32.3M0.6744.04N/AN/A295,720196,6802,252,1202,434,900
2020-03-18$53.04$71.0076.6%22.0%55.2%100.0%75.0%26.0%-2.1%-73.8M6.11B-31.3M0.9842.60N/AN/A244,960239,8002,376,3202,464,680
2020-03-19$56.66$70.0061.8%17.8%62.7%76.3%58.5%20.1%-0.9%-53.1M4.77B-33.4M0.4555.64N/AN/A396,820179,3602,441,4602,487,760
2020-03-20$53.98$70.0059.6%17.2%63.8%72.8%59.9%17.2%-1.5%-85.3M5.83B-30.0M0.5148.81N/AN/A438,960225,6002,515,9602,490,120
2020-03-23$52.10$70.0055.0%16.4%63.6%65.5%54.7%15.2%0.4%-58.0M4.41B-26.3M0.5347.00N/AN/A365,820193,1201,583,6001,910,180
2020-03-24$55.93$70.0051.4%15.5%70.4%59.8%51.2%11.6%0.9%-29.0M3.05B-30.1M0.5353.01N/AN/A329,260175,7801,734,4401,981,500
2020-03-25$56.00$69.7554.6%16.5%70.4%64.9%56.7%11.3%-0.2%-17.0M2.89B-31.7M0.4654.45N/AN/A380,460174,4601,792,7002,017,260
2020-03-26$56.78$69.5052.2%15.8%69.4%61.0%52.4%12.4%0.2%24.3M2.41B-32.5M0.6056.02N/AN/A320,300191,2001,947,2802,074,660
2020-03-27$56.34$69.2555.7%16.6%69.4%66.7%57.2%11.0%0.2%71.1M2.54B-32.5M0.5056.91N/AN/A357,180179,4602,042,0402,138,340
2020-03-30$57.28$69.0052.0%15.1%66.9%60.7%53.2%14.5%-1.7%-13.1M2.50B-32.5M0.5963.03N/AN/A307,600182,6001,789,7201,929,320
2020-03-31$57.81$68.0048.6%13.7%67.1%55.4%46.6%12.1%-1.4%4.3M2.21B-33.9M0.6566.63N/AN/A257,940167,5001,896,0601,989,580