GOOGL Options History — April 2020

In April 2020, GOOGL traded between $53.89 and $67.82. ATM implied volatility averaged 41.0%, placing in the 43.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 11.9%. IV traded below realized volatility by 18.9% (HV 20d: 59.8%). Max pain ranged from $57.50 to $66.50. Net GEX was positive for 15 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 2 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.73.

Notable Days

  • 2020-04-29: Highest Volume — 1,637,340 contracts
  • 2020-04-29: Largest IV drop — 26.3% change
  • 2020-04-01: Highest IV Rank — 65.7%
  • 2020-04-01: Largest Expected Move — 15.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$61.47$53.89$67.82$55.04$66.65
Max Pain$61.14$57.50$66.50$66.50$62.50
ATM IV41.0%27.0%55.1%55.1%29.0%
Expected Move11.9%8.0%15.7%15.7%8.5%
HV 20d59.8%48.4%73.7%67.8%55.9%
HV 60d50.8%45.8%55.4%45.8%55.3%
IV Rank43.1%21.0%65.7%65.7%24.0%
IV Percentile88.9%74.2%97.2%97.2%80.2%
Term Structure-1.3%-2.2%0.3%-1.7%0.3%
VWIV41.6%28.7%53.9%53.9%29.7%
Skew 25d9.3%3.8%15.3%15.3%4.2%
Skew 10d17.0%6.9%26.0%26.0%7.9%
Call IV 25d36.2%25.0%47.7%47.7%26.9%
Put IV 25d45.5%28.9%63.1%63.1%31.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %51.2337.5763.9063.2159.77
Gamma HHI0.040.020.090.030.04
Net GEX50.4M-123.3M248.8M-51.9M96.3M
Net DEX-289.1M-5.26B3.75B3.36B-3.55B
Net VEX-36.0M-39.1M-30.1M-31.5M-38.5M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.730.261.130.890.94
Total Volume678,575.238368,6601,637,340643,900707,180
Total OI4,077,926.6673,649,5604,735,5803,985,1204,735,580

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2020-04-01$55.04$66.5055.1%15.7%67.8%65.7%53.9%15.3%-1.7%-51.9M3.36B-31.5M0.8963.21N/AN/A341,160302,7401,945,1802,039,940
2020-04-02$55.63$58.2551.0%13.9%66.9%59.2%47.3%13.6%-1.2%5.5M2.73B-32.6M0.8137.57N/AN/A208,140167,6002,089,4802,084,480
2020-04-03$53.89$58.2549.9%13.7%67.2%57.4%45.7%12.9%-2.2%-123.3M3.75B-30.1M0.7441.23N/AN/A348,960259,8802,136,2802,102,920
2020-04-06$58.72$58.2540.7%11.5%73.7%42.8%42.0%11.4%-0.3%-391.6K1.29B-33.3M0.7253.01N/AN/A414,400299,9401,836,8201,920,640
2020-04-07$59.72$57.5041.3%11.6%73.3%43.7%40.8%11.9%-1.0%55.7M397.9M-34.8M0.9146.20N/AN/A352,880322,8201,982,1802,015,360
2020-04-08$60.18$57.5040.1%11.3%72.1%41.7%39.7%11.0%-0.8%68.1M236.6M-34.4M0.9446.97N/AN/A248,940234,6002,013,5202,143,920
2020-04-09$60.12$57.7540.0%11.1%66.7%41.6%36.4%9.8%-1.7%95.0M283.6M-33.9M0.9050.41N/AN/A399,380358,7402,053,7202,209,060
2020-04-13$60.15$60.5040.3%11.4%65.3%42.1%40.0%9.7%-1.1%-220.5K885.3M-33.9M0.7652.98N/AN/A209,180159,4801,873,0601,981,660
2020-04-14$63.44$60.0038.5%11.0%62.4%39.3%38.8%8.6%-1.4%73.0M-1.31B-36.4M0.2651.20N/AN/A749,200198,2601,961,0002,043,260
2020-04-15$63.16$62.5040.8%11.7%62.3%42.9%41.3%9.5%-1.2%92.8M-1.18B-37.2M0.3749.69N/AN/A379,320139,2802,067,3602,079,480
2020-04-16$62.36$62.0043.3%12.5%59.3%46.8%42.5%9.1%-1.7%70.6M-718.5M-37.4M0.4943.77N/AN/A483,740237,7202,094,4202,109,280
2020-04-17$63.83$62.5040.4%11.7%55.6%42.2%41.7%7.5%-1.8%110.1M-2.00B-38.5M0.3951.77N/AN/A489,280191,0802,216,8202,181,900
2020-04-20$63.06$62.5042.4%12.5%52.3%45.4%44.0%7.9%-1.6%47.4M-845.0M-38.5M0.6248.22N/AN/A235,520147,1601,813,1201,836,440
2020-04-21$60.79$62.5045.7%13.5%52.5%50.7%47.3%9.6%-1.8%-2.7M503.2M-37.4M0.8549.16N/AN/A287,300244,4201,870,3001,908,460
2020-04-22$63.38$62.5042.4%12.8%48.7%45.4%45.1%9.3%-1.7%63.4M-1.14B-39.1M0.4049.24N/AN/A372,220150,3001,937,6001,988,640
2020-04-23$63.56$62.5040.8%12.4%48.7%43.0%42.9%9.4%-1.7%81.9M-1.23B-38.9M0.4148.85N/AN/A363,060147,4001,993,7602,017,160
2020-04-24$63.75$62.5038.3%11.8%48.6%38.9%42.4%8.7%-1.4%92.2M-1.33B-38.4M1.0453.55N/AN/A412,820429,1202,024,0402,051,640
2020-04-27$63.72$62.5036.6%11.7%48.4%36.2%41.6%7.0%-0.9%39.4M-1.05B-37.8M1.1351.61N/AN/A195,480220,2401,845,7801,909,480
2020-04-28$61.83$62.5036.7%11.7%49.9%36.4%41.0%4.3%-1.8%-2.8M125.6M-36.5M0.9763.90N/AN/A610,660593,1401,914,4202,010,660
2020-04-29$67.82$62.5027.0%8.0%59.0%21.0%28.7%3.8%0.0%248.8M-5.26B-37.7M0.8063.59N/AN/A911,880725,4602,242,8802,354,760
2020-04-30$66.65$62.5029.0%8.5%55.9%24.0%29.7%4.2%0.3%96.3M-3.55B-38.5M0.9459.77N/AN/A365,180342,0002,241,7402,493,840