GOOGL Options History — October 2020

In October 2020, GOOGL traded between $72.59 and $81.34. ATM implied volatility averaged 39.4%, placing in the 40.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 11.2%. IV traded above realized volatility by 11.1% (HV 20d: 28.3%). Max pain ranged from $75.00 to $75.75. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 3 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.52.

Notable Days

  • 2020-10-30: Highest Volume — 1,859,800 contracts
  • 2020-10-28: Largest IV spike — 10.7% change
  • 2020-10-28: Highest IV Rank — 48.8%
  • 2020-10-28: Largest Expected Move — 13.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$77.20$72.59$81.34$74.15$80.45
Max Pain$75.06$75.00$75.75$75.50$75.00
ATM IV39.4%37.3%44.5%38.8%39.9%
Expected Move11.2%9.0%13.5%9.0%12.0%
HV 20d28.3%23.7%35.6%34.9%35.6%
HV 60d29.6%28.4%32.3%28.4%32.3%
IV Rank40.7%37.3%48.8%39.7%41.5%
IV Percentile82.6%78.2%90.5%83.3%81.3%
Term Structure-0.6%-1.7%2.8%2.8%-0.0%
VWIV39.2%30.5%47.3%30.5%43.7%
Skew 25d3.6%1.8%6.5%4.4%6.5%
Skew 10d6.1%2.9%11.1%7.4%11.1%
Call IV 25d37.4%35.6%41.5%35.7%36.6%
Put IV 25d41.0%38.4%47.2%40.1%43.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %47.3336.7163.6161.6454.49
Gamma HHI0.060.020.190.070.07
Net GEX257.0M24.2M576.6M164.3M302.2M
Net DEX-5.73B-10.14B-1.01B-2.68B-7.94B
Net VEX-50.0M-51.7M-48.4M-49.3M-50.4M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.520.321.040.430.61
Total Volume719,636.364257,1201,859,800480,7401,859,800
Total OI5,093,1004,668,5005,599,1804,827,6805,381,020

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2020-10-01$74.15$75.5038.8%9.0%34.9%39.7%30.5%4.4%2.8%164.3M-2.68B-49.3M0.4361.64N/AN/A336,260144,4802,521,2202,306,460
2020-10-02$73.10$75.7539.0%9.1%28.8%40.0%31.1%4.5%2.2%24.2M-1.52B-49.2M0.6363.61N/AN/A386,540241,7402,602,2202,347,880
2020-10-05$73.97$75.0039.0%11.2%28.9%40.0%39.7%4.4%0.1%87.1M-2.29B-48.9M0.5536.71N/AN/A228,820124,7602,445,4602,265,240
2020-10-06$72.59$75.0040.6%11.4%26.0%42.5%39.7%4.8%-1.2%26.9M-1.01B-48.4M0.5239.43N/AN/A296,520154,3002,530,9402,301,920
2020-10-07$72.93$75.0038.9%11.0%25.3%39.8%38.1%4.2%-0.5%64.4M-1.37B-48.5M0.5441.27N/AN/A368,740199,4402,630,5402,384,000
2020-10-08$74.16$75.0039.6%11.2%26.0%41.1%38.9%3.1%-0.5%281.1M-3.31B-50.1M0.4140.14N/AN/A541,640221,2802,755,0402,453,620
2020-10-09$75.45$75.0038.0%10.7%26.5%38.5%37.5%3.2%-0.5%507.8M-5.51B-50.8M0.3740.45N/AN/A763,600283,8002,946,2002,490,660
2020-10-12$78.42$75.0037.6%10.6%29.9%37.8%36.9%2.5%-0.3%333.8M-7.99B-51.2M0.4043.80N/AN/A928,500367,1802,792,5002,361,220
2020-10-13$78.70$75.0037.3%10.5%29.8%37.3%37.2%2.3%-0.6%327.0M-8.09B-51.7M0.4245.89N/AN/A304,600128,8202,872,6202,473,400
2020-10-14$78.40$75.0037.9%10.7%29.6%38.3%37.7%2.6%-0.8%316.2M-7.69B-51.5M0.3642.85N/AN/A381,400138,6802,898,7202,505,540
2020-10-15$78.08$75.0038.5%10.8%28.0%39.2%37.9%2.5%-1.0%334.4M-7.21B-51.0M0.4844.53N/AN/A417,240199,9003,015,0402,531,880
2020-10-16$78.67$75.0037.8%10.6%25.7%38.1%37.1%1.8%-1.2%405.8M-8.18B-50.6M0.3847.88N/AN/A539,300204,7203,027,0202,572,160
2020-10-19$76.51$75.0038.6%10.9%27.6%39.3%38.6%2.3%-1.3%227.5M-4.84B-49.4M0.3247.95N/AN/A583,740185,3402,627,5802,131,320
2020-10-20$77.92$75.0039.2%11.2%26.9%40.4%39.2%3.1%-1.5%267.2M-6.01B-50.3M0.4947.35N/AN/A508,200248,5602,692,9202,217,860
2020-10-21$79.64$75.0039.5%11.3%23.7%40.9%39.8%3.0%-1.7%440.7M-8.64B-50.4M0.4546.12N/AN/A636,040285,4802,836,4002,283,260
2020-10-22$80.48$75.0039.1%11.3%23.8%40.1%39.9%3.0%-1.6%425.1M-9.15B-49.9M0.4646.65N/AN/A355,260163,5602,799,8402,321,960
2020-10-23$81.34$75.0038.8%11.3%23.7%39.8%40.0%3.0%-1.3%576.6M-10.14B-49.3M0.3647.66N/AN/A647,040234,4802,800,7402,364,960
2020-10-26$78.93$75.0041.6%12.4%26.8%44.1%43.4%4.2%-0.9%162.0M-6.24B-49.9M1.0448.93N/AN/A231,580241,9202,493,1002,175,400
2020-10-27$79.95$75.0040.2%12.1%26.9%42.0%43.3%3.9%-0.4%173.9M-6.99B-49.6M0.8650.79N/AN/A138,400118,7202,555,2002,287,300
2020-10-28$75.91$75.0044.5%13.5%33.5%48.8%47.3%5.7%-0.8%61.3M-3.33B-50.2M0.8547.85N/AN/A323,280275,0002,583,8202,341,320
2020-10-29$78.68$75.0042.4%13.0%35.6%45.5%45.0%5.1%-1.1%144.2M-5.89B-50.5M0.4355.27N/AN/A624,060269,2802,655,6802,467,020
2020-10-30$80.45$75.0039.9%12.0%35.6%41.5%43.7%6.5%-0.0%302.2M-7.94B-50.4M0.6154.49N/AN/A1,153,600706,2002,813,1202,567,900