GOOGL Options History — February 2021

In February 2021, GOOGL traded between $94.70 and $105.93. ATM implied volatility averaged 27.8%, placing in the 14.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 8.1%. IV traded below realized volatility by 12.8% (HV 20d: 40.6%). Max pain ranged from $86.75 to $100.00. Net GEX was positive for 18 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 15 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.75.

Notable Days

  • 2021-02-03: Highest Volume — 3,016,480 contracts
  • 2021-02-25: Largest IV spike — 23.1% change
  • 2021-02-01: Highest IV Rank — 31.5%
  • 2021-02-01: Largest Expected Move — 11.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$103.09$94.70$105.93$94.70$102.12
Max Pain$91.28$86.75$100.00$86.75$100.00
ATM IV27.8%24.5%36.4%36.4%30.0%
Expected Move8.1%6.9%11.1%11.1%8.5%
HV 20d40.6%33.5%44.8%37.2%33.5%
HV 60d29.6%26.4%30.5%28.1%30.2%
IV Rank14.5%6.3%31.5%31.5%11.4%
IV Percentile24.0%1.2%66.7%66.7%41.3%
Term Structure0.4%-0.6%1.0%-0.6%0.3%
VWIV29.0%24.9%39.0%39.0%30.3%
Skew 25d2.6%1.2%6.8%2.7%5.0%
Skew 10d5.4%1.8%13.7%5.5%11.2%
Call IV 25d27.0%23.4%35.2%35.2%28.0%
Put IV 25d29.6%26.1%38.0%38.0%33.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %52.1541.1468.5659.0650.32
Gamma HHI0.090.050.190.070.19
Net GEX391.8M-511.6M1.02B297.9M1.02B
Net DEX-14.57B-19.49B-7.31B-9.92B-9.33B
Net VEX-50.0M-57.0M-46.1M-50.8M-55.3M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.750.471.430.590.54
Total Volume920,664.211356,4603,016,480752,880852,140
Total OI4,995,313.6844,200,0605,846,9004,310,5805,112,420

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2021-02-01$94.70$86.7536.4%11.1%37.2%31.5%39.0%2.7%-0.6%297.9M-9.92B-50.8M0.5959.06N/AN/A472,420280,4602,429,5801,881,000
2021-02-02$96.43$87.0033.1%10.3%37.3%25.9%36.5%1.8%-0.4%377.1M-11.75B-49.4M0.4968.56N/AN/A842,160409,2402,536,3801,971,160
2021-02-03$103.87$87.5029.3%8.3%44.6%19.5%30.2%1.2%0.3%559.0M-19.49B-46.1M0.8164.82N/AN/A1,667,0201,349,4602,775,8202,147,220
2021-02-04$102.72$88.5027.1%8.0%44.8%15.7%28.8%1.5%0.8%-511.6M-15.66B-49.4M0.9042.45N/AN/A599,840541,7802,909,7802,758,500
2021-02-05$104.19$89.0025.1%7.5%44.4%12.3%27.8%1.3%0.7%647.7M-18.79B-48.9M0.6341.14N/AN/A1,089,480687,8403,007,0602,839,840
2021-02-08$103.84$90.0026.3%7.7%44.6%14.4%27.9%1.6%0.3%321.5M-16.15B-48.8M1.0450.08N/AN/A346,220360,8602,705,3002,240,560
2021-02-09$104.30$90.0026.1%7.6%43.5%14.0%27.8%1.7%0.3%352.1M-16.68B-49.1M0.9348.85N/AN/A184,660171,8002,766,1402,338,000
2021-02-10$104.16$90.0026.3%7.7%43.0%14.4%27.4%1.7%0.5%359.6M-16.43B-49.7M0.9946.68N/AN/A303,940300,8002,797,3002,372,420
2021-02-11$104.28$90.0026.1%7.6%43.1%14.1%26.8%2.2%0.4%457.3M-16.63B-49.4M0.6547.30N/AN/A331,540215,2402,856,5602,418,260
2021-02-12$104.78$90.0025.3%7.3%42.7%12.6%26.2%1.4%0.6%1.01B-17.73B-48.6M0.5358.31N/AN/A544,500290,0202,945,1202,457,760
2021-02-16$105.57$90.0026.2%7.5%42.4%14.2%27.1%2.1%1.0%476.0M-17.41B-47.9M0.5756.11N/AN/A554,680316,9202,719,0002,164,680
2021-02-17$105.93$90.0026.1%7.5%41.8%13.7%26.6%1.6%0.6%484.9M-17.65B-48.4M0.6051.30N/AN/A291,000175,8202,801,5202,273,940
2021-02-18$105.90$90.0024.9%7.1%38.0%11.8%25.8%2.7%0.8%482.4M-17.53B-48.7M0.4753.05N/AN/A419,360197,2202,843,8202,330,900
2021-02-19$104.60$91.0024.5%6.9%38.5%9.4%24.9%2.9%1.0%395.1M-15.89B-48.3M0.5651.89N/AN/A548,380306,5202,875,2602,395,960
2021-02-22$102.97$92.0026.8%7.5%39.2%9.0%27.5%3.9%0.6%244.5M-10.65B-49.4M0.8250.81N/AN/A262,360214,8802,301,1401,898,920
2021-02-23$103.12$92.5027.3%7.8%39.0%6.3%27.7%4.1%0.3%246.7M-10.62B-51.2M1.4353.42N/AN/A406,640580,9002,378,3602,016,480
2021-02-24$104.11$100.0027.5%7.7%38.9%6.7%27.7%3.8%-0.0%228.2M-11.12B-53.8M0.8646.65N/AN/A346,480297,7002,445,0402,303,300
2021-02-25$101.10$100.0033.8%9.8%34.3%18.7%34.2%6.8%-0.4%1.7M-7.31B-57.0M0.8250.01N/AN/A403,360328,9802,508,9402,387,520
2021-02-26$102.12$100.0030.0%8.5%33.5%11.4%30.3%5.0%0.3%1.02B-9.33B-55.3M0.5450.32N/AN/A554,880297,2602,708,8602,403,560