GOOGL Options History — December 2020

In December 2020, GOOGL traded between $85.77 and $91.23. ATM implied volatility averaged 27.4%, placing in the 20.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 7.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 8.1% (HV 20d: 19.4%). Max pain ranged from $72.00 to $80.00. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 20 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.51.

Notable Days

  • 2020-12-01: Highest Volume — 1,115,500 contracts
  • 2020-12-28: Largest IV spike — 5.2% change
  • 2020-12-18: Highest IV Rank — 23.0%
  • 2020-12-18: Largest Expected Move — 8.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$88.32$85.77$91.23$89.70$87.25
Max Pain$75.22$72.00$80.00$80.00$78.00
ATM IV27.4%26.2%29.0%27.0%29.0%
Expected Move7.8%7.2%8.2%8.0%7.6%
HV 20d19.4%17.5%26.7%26.7%17.5%
HV 60d28.3%27.0%30.7%30.7%27.4%
IV Rank20.4%16.3%23.0%21.0%19.0%
IV Percentile38.0%25.8%46.4%37.3%46.4%
Term Structure1.5%-0.3%5.0%1.2%4.9%
VWIV27.6%25.9%29.0%28.2%26.8%
Skew 25d3.4%2.4%4.2%2.8%3.9%
Skew 10d6.5%3.7%8.6%3.8%8.3%
Call IV 25d26.0%24.7%28.0%25.7%26.6%
Put IV 25d29.4%27.5%31.1%28.4%30.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %57.2750.9971.0771.0764.39
Gamma HHI0.060.040.120.070.07
Net GEX386.0M-7.0M660.7M422.2M426.4M
Net DEX-10.97B-15.34B-7.23B-13.09B-8.98B
Net VEX-45.7M-47.3M-43.3M-43.3M-46.0M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.510.290.910.290.37
Total Volume656,460352,7401,115,5001,115,500679,720
Total OI5,416,493.6364,904,5606,016,1204,970,9405,402,460

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2020-12-01$89.70$80.0027.0%8.0%26.7%21.0%28.2%2.8%1.2%422.2M-13.09B-43.3M0.2971.07N/AN/A866,760248,7402,717,1202,253,820
2020-12-02$91.15$80.0027.5%8.2%26.1%21.7%29.0%2.4%1.3%534.8M-14.90B-44.3M0.3168.59N/AN/A703,080218,4402,872,6802,314,680
2020-12-03$91.20$72.0026.7%8.1%19.7%20.4%27.8%2.8%1.6%660.7M-15.34B-44.7M0.3853.51N/AN/A605,460231,2203,030,1202,387,240
2020-12-04$91.23$72.2526.5%8.0%19.4%20.2%28.1%2.8%1.6%580.2M-15.21B-44.8M0.4353.02N/AN/A403,340174,3603,101,2002,444,300
2020-12-07$90.54$72.5027.1%8.0%19.7%21.1%28.1%2.6%0.4%466.1M-13.97B-44.4M0.5454.94N/AN/A298,160161,5402,867,3202,289,940
2020-12-08$90.68$72.5026.8%7.7%19.5%20.6%27.2%2.5%-0.3%496.1M-14.28B-44.1M0.3655.27N/AN/A377,460135,1002,962,1402,364,920
2020-12-09$88.54$72.5027.3%8.1%19.2%21.3%27.6%3.5%1.1%392.3M-12.03B-45.7M0.3458.36N/AN/A718,480243,6603,112,4002,412,160
2020-12-10$88.44$73.0027.4%7.9%19.0%21.5%27.6%3.3%0.4%356.6M-11.20B-46.8M0.4550.99N/AN/A502,960224,7803,195,4402,492,880
2020-12-11$88.50$74.0028.2%8.1%18.9%22.8%28.2%4.2%-0.1%544.4M-11.69B-47.0M0.6455.54N/AN/A371,680237,1803,308,9002,558,780
2020-12-14$87.59$74.2527.4%7.9%18.1%21.5%27.7%4.0%0.5%300.6M-10.55B-45.9M0.6051.99N/AN/A272,060163,7003,047,9402,459,600
2020-12-15$87.84$74.7527.2%7.8%18.2%21.2%27.1%4.1%0.4%319.1M-10.91B-45.9M0.5753.09N/AN/A252,620145,2403,120,8202,535,980
2020-12-16$87.95$75.0027.2%7.8%18.1%21.2%28.2%3.9%0.2%352.4M-11.07B-45.9M0.9153.31N/AN/A199,380182,3003,192,0002,588,440
2020-12-17$86.77$75.0027.5%7.9%18.2%21.6%27.6%3.8%0.1%162.8M-9.37B-45.6M0.5353.35N/AN/A432,300228,1803,241,4402,675,540
2020-12-18$86.00$75.0028.7%8.2%18.1%23.0%28.7%3.1%0.1%-7.0M-8.29B-46.0M0.8552.73N/AN/A516,360439,4003,296,3202,719,800
2020-12-21$86.69$75.0028.4%8.1%18.0%22.5%29.0%4.0%1.3%227.9M-7.52B-46.4M0.4952.34N/AN/A605,760298,4602,706,7002,197,860
2020-12-22$85.77$75.0028.0%7.9%18.3%21.4%28.3%3.7%1.3%279.4M-7.23B-46.9M0.6254.09N/AN/A244,600152,2402,971,3202,247,200
2020-12-23$86.86$76.0026.9%7.6%17.6%19.1%27.1%3.8%1.1%599.5M-8.74B-47.3M0.5157.11N/AN/A408,720207,0203,029,8202,295,120
2020-12-24$86.52$77.0026.2%7.2%17.7%16.5%25.9%3.5%1.6%376.0M-8.14B-46.6M0.4858.08N/AN/A237,940114,8003,106,3202,321,580
2020-12-28$88.91$77.0027.6%7.5%20.1%17.2%27.2%3.0%4.2%417.7M-10.81B-45.6M0.4661.97N/AN/A541,420249,2802,776,8402,145,200
2020-12-29$88.01$77.0027.4%7.4%19.8%16.3%26.4%3.2%4.9%376.7M-9.81B-45.6M0.4862.97N/AN/A343,360166,2602,904,5802,219,040
2020-12-30$86.87$77.0027.8%7.4%18.5%16.9%26.3%3.6%5.0%207.5M-8.16B-45.8M0.5463.26N/AN/A415,940222,6603,005,0802,269,820
2020-12-31$87.25$78.0029.0%7.6%17.5%19.0%26.8%3.9%4.9%426.4M-8.98B-46.0M0.3764.39N/AN/A494,440185,2803,079,9602,322,500