GOOGL Options History — March 2021

In March 2021, GOOGL traded between $100.79 and $105.28. ATM implied volatility averaged 28.3%, placing in the 10.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 7.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 0.6% (HV 20d: 27.7%). Max pain ranged from $97.50 to $104.50. Net GEX was positive for 17 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 16 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.73.

Notable Days

  • 2021-03-12: Highest Volume — 1,606,680 contracts
  • 2021-03-18: Largest IV spike — 12.8% change
  • 2021-03-30: Highest IV Rank — 21.8%
  • 2021-03-08: Largest Expected Move — 9.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$102.58$100.79$105.28$103.53$103.25
Max Pain$101.37$97.50$104.50$100.00$102.50
ATM IV28.3%24.6%32.1%26.6%30.4%
Expected Move7.8%6.6%9.1%7.4%6.6%
HV 20d27.7%18.7%33.1%33.1%26.5%
HV 60d31.7%29.9%32.7%30.0%32.0%
IV Rank10.1%2.1%21.8%5.0%20.7%
IV Percentile31.7%1.2%50.0%19.4%48.8%
Term Structure1.1%-0.9%4.8%0.2%-0.5%
VWIV27.8%23.7%33.3%26.9%23.7%
Skew 25d4.8%3.6%7.0%3.7%3.6%
Skew 10d10.7%8.7%14.9%9.7%8.9%
Call IV 25d26.5%23.3%30.3%25.3%29.3%
Put IV 25d31.3%27.2%36.6%29.0%32.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %38.3924.5755.7153.5246.88
Gamma HHI0.050.040.180.060.05
Net GEX139.4M-395.6M805.1M192.4M414.0M
Net DEX-8.66B-13.20B-4.91B-10.67B-9.47B
Net VEX-56.7M-61.0M-51.7M-51.7M-59.1M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.730.431.160.900.55
Total Volume850,580.87438,2201,606,680547,8801,143,460
Total OI5,317,895.6524,571,6405,995,6004,571,6405,899,660

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2021-03-01$103.53$100.0026.6%7.4%33.1%5.0%26.9%3.7%0.2%192.4M-10.67B-51.7M0.9053.52N/AN/A287,880260,0002,358,9002,212,740
2021-03-02$103.60$98.5026.5%7.4%31.6%4.8%28.2%4.0%0.3%259.9M-10.86B-52.3M0.5655.71N/AN/A281,260156,9602,422,8602,253,000
2021-03-03$101.27$98.5029.3%8.7%32.6%10.1%31.3%5.4%-0.2%92.6M-8.12B-53.4M0.8647.59N/AN/A363,500312,7002,453,1802,279,520
2021-03-04$101.99$97.5032.1%9.0%18.7%15.5%33.3%7.0%-0.9%163.5M-9.08B-54.6M1.0924.67N/AN/A377,820412,2802,538,5602,368,980
2021-03-05$104.81$97.5029.4%8.3%20.8%10.4%28.5%5.0%-0.3%805.1M-12.97B-53.2M0.7135.69N/AN/A769,940547,1802,592,5802,417,800
2021-03-08$101.14$97.5032.1%9.1%23.9%15.5%32.6%6.2%-0.4%204.8M-8.94B-55.2M0.6124.57N/AN/A490,080296,8002,524,2002,154,080
2021-03-09$102.29$97.5028.4%8.3%24.3%8.5%30.0%4.5%0.6%245.7M-10.07B-54.7M0.4627.73N/AN/A307,740142,7802,659,3202,239,620
2021-03-10$102.18$97.5028.7%8.4%24.2%9.1%30.1%4.2%0.7%175.3M-9.59B-52.8M1.1630.62N/AN/A280,860327,1002,553,2802,271,840
2021-03-11$105.28$100.0027.2%7.9%26.6%6.1%27.5%4.1%0.2%506.6M-13.20B-52.2M0.9129.15N/AN/A555,940506,7402,617,9802,468,240
2021-03-12$102.59$104.5028.8%8.3%28.2%9.3%28.9%5.6%0.5%-31.8M-9.18B-54.9M1.0930.18N/AN/A767,520839,1602,756,7802,626,560
2021-03-15$102.18$104.5028.0%8.1%28.1%7.7%28.5%4.5%1.2%-48.8M-7.63B-58.5M0.8933.02N/AN/A242,840216,2202,698,1402,813,040
2021-03-16$104.33$104.5026.6%7.6%29.1%5.0%27.3%4.5%1.3%174.8M-10.55B-59.5M0.6234.10N/AN/A659,360410,3602,747,1002,900,260
2021-03-17$104.05$104.5026.5%7.6%29.0%4.8%27.1%4.9%0.9%225.3M-10.19B-59.0M0.8336.82N/AN/A449,320374,9402,832,5202,879,080
2021-03-18$101.47$104.5029.9%8.5%30.3%11.3%29.5%5.9%0.7%-145.2M-6.14B-59.7M0.5934.62N/AN/A534,100314,8802,904,8603,003,500
2021-03-19$101.76$104.5027.0%7.6%30.1%8.0%27.3%5.9%1.0%-395.6M-6.34B-57.7M0.9535.66N/AN/A776,140738,5402,911,7003,071,900
2021-03-22$101.82$102.5025.3%7.1%29.6%3.9%24.0%4.7%4.0%-95.0M-5.59B-55.6M0.5547.78N/AN/A742,000406,1202,412,7002,347,120
2021-03-23$102.24$102.5024.6%6.8%29.6%2.1%23.7%3.9%4.4%60.5M-6.75B-60.2M0.4343.26N/AN/A467,140199,7402,857,0602,548,460
2021-03-24$102.04$102.5026.0%7.3%29.4%6.5%25.4%4.1%4.1%47.4M-6.60B-60.8M0.4942.76N/AN/A482,880238,7402,969,6202,608,880
2021-03-25$102.09$102.5027.5%7.5%27.4%11.2%26.4%4.5%4.7%59.9M-6.75B-61.0M0.6739.82N/AN/A528,360353,9603,110,7402,686,460
2021-03-26$100.79$102.5028.3%7.3%27.6%13.7%25.7%4.3%4.8%-127.5M-4.91B-59.2M0.6243.16N/AN/A521,240325,6003,230,9402,764,660
2021-03-29$102.26$102.5030.8%7.4%27.6%21.4%26.9%4.3%-0.5%188.4M-7.59B-59.5M0.6842.36N/AN/A385,020263,4003,026,9602,540,480
2021-03-30$102.49$102.5030.8%7.1%27.6%21.8%25.4%4.5%-0.5%232.9M-8.01B-59.2M0.5743.31N/AN/A322,200182,5603,133,9002,641,840
2021-03-31$103.25$102.5030.4%6.6%26.5%20.7%23.7%3.6%-0.5%414.0M-9.47B-59.1M0.5546.88N/AN/A735,600407,8603,201,2002,698,460