GOOGL Options History — April 2021

In April 2021, GOOGL traded between $106.61 and $119.85. ATM implied volatility averaged 28.3%, placing in the 18.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 7.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 4.4% (HV 20d: 23.9%). Max pain ranged from $100.00 to $107.50. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 3 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.57.

Notable Days

  • 2021-04-28: Highest Volume — 3,047,640 contracts
  • 2021-04-28: Largest IV drop — 20.7% change
  • 2021-04-20: Highest IV Rank — 30.7%
  • 2021-04-20: Largest Expected Move — 9.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$113.74$106.61$119.85$106.61$117.70
Max Pain$103.32$100.00$107.50$102.50$107.50
ATM IV28.3%21.1%31.5%29.7%21.1%
Expected Move7.8%5.9%9.0%6.1%5.9%
HV 20d23.9%20.8%30.4%28.6%23.5%
HV 60d30.7%23.9%33.3%32.6%23.9%
IV Rank18.6%0.0%30.7%18.4%0.0%
IV Percentile39.4%0.0%56.3%48.0%0.0%
Term Structure-0.9%-1.5%0.2%-0.6%0.2%
VWIV28.0%21.1%32.9%22.8%21.2%
Skew 25d2.5%1.3%3.6%3.6%2.9%
Skew 10d5.5%3.1%8.4%8.4%6.1%
Call IV 25d27.4%19.8%30.4%28.7%19.8%
Put IV 25d29.9%22.3%33.6%32.3%22.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %35.5122.0252.9950.1752.99
Gamma HHI0.080.040.300.070.06
Net GEX695.2M153.1M1.37B938.5M153.1M
Net DEX-20.67B-26.54B-15.30B-17.38B-17.25B
Net VEX-50.5M-59.3M-45.7M-59.3M-50.6M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.570.300.830.560.47
Total Volume1,135,998.095492,6003,047,6402,105,3201,444,320
Total OI5,591,524.7624,528,7406,320,2606,167,0606,045,160

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2021-04-01$106.61$102.5029.7%6.1%28.6%18.4%22.8%3.6%-0.6%938.5M-17.38B-59.3M0.5650.17N/AN/A1,349,140756,1803,374,2602,792,800
2021-04-05$110.94$100.0030.6%8.2%30.4%24.6%29.4%2.3%-0.9%930.8M-22.85B-52.6M0.4222.02N/AN/A869,040367,6003,196,4002,583,180
2021-04-06$110.35$100.0029.6%8.0%27.0%21.8%29.1%2.4%-1.2%991.6M-21.61B-54.3M0.3723.40N/AN/A866,560323,4003,357,6002,611,020
2021-04-07$112.01$100.0030.1%8.0%27.2%25.1%28.7%2.6%-1.4%969.0M-24.76B-50.9M0.5225.00N/AN/A645,180335,1403,426,7002,693,580
2021-04-08$112.55$100.5029.4%7.9%27.1%22.0%28.7%2.6%-1.2%1.04B-25.28B-52.7M0.7624.80N/AN/A496,260377,7003,465,5802,752,700
2021-04-09$113.29$102.5029.2%7.8%25.4%21.2%28.1%2.4%-1.5%1.37B-26.54B-50.2M0.6229.58N/AN/A742,620458,8003,507,7802,812,480
2021-04-12$112.02$102.5029.8%8.1%23.7%23.6%29.3%2.3%-1.2%754.1M-22.53B-51.6M0.7928.88N/AN/A321,600253,3803,240,2002,490,480
2021-04-13$112.89$102.5029.6%8.1%23.5%23.1%29.4%2.8%-1.1%721.1M-23.82B-50.4M0.6929.72N/AN/A654,480449,1603,308,0402,580,660
2021-04-14$112.29$102.5029.7%8.2%22.9%23.4%29.0%2.7%-1.2%688.8M-21.24B-51.1M0.4031.51N/AN/A383,580154,6603,180,1002,610,000
2021-04-15$114.50$103.0029.0%8.0%23.5%20.6%28.7%2.9%-1.4%800.5M-24.03B-48.8M0.3030.97N/AN/A849,200254,4603,207,3002,656,880
2021-04-16$114.32$103.5028.1%7.8%20.8%16.7%28.3%2.4%-1.2%157.6M-23.22B-47.8M0.5535.85N/AN/A596,600327,1403,274,1002,792,700
2021-04-19$114.51$103.5030.2%8.5%20.9%25.2%30.6%2.3%-1.0%405.1M-17.03B-49.4M0.6134.26N/AN/A419,420254,9602,523,8802,004,860
2021-04-20$114.06$104.0031.5%9.0%21.1%30.7%32.9%3.2%-1.0%409.4M-16.62B-51.4M0.4929.09N/AN/A388,000188,2402,640,8002,128,940
2021-04-21$113.74$104.0029.9%8.6%21.3%24.0%31.2%2.7%-0.9%420.7M-16.62B-50.9M0.5032.60N/AN/A328,340164,2602,708,4602,189,760
2021-04-22$112.75$104.0030.4%8.8%21.7%26.1%30.9%2.9%-1.2%341.2M-15.30B-52.8M0.6633.60N/AN/A463,340306,3402,758,7402,234,980
2021-04-23$115.15$104.7528.0%8.1%22.4%16.6%29.8%2.4%-0.9%1.27B-19.08B-49.5M0.5638.27N/AN/A786,040438,1002,820,2602,387,840
2021-04-26$115.71$105.0027.4%8.1%21.3%13.9%28.9%1.4%-0.8%363.6M-18.14B-45.9M0.7643.53N/AN/A387,880293,3402,569,0202,140,460
2021-04-27$114.74$105.0027.0%8.1%21.7%12.5%28.2%1.3%-0.8%355.1M-17.33B-46.7M0.8348.77N/AN/A702,880586,8202,666,8602,270,260
2021-04-28$118.56$105.0021.4%6.0%23.7%0.0%21.1%1.8%0.2%664.2M-21.80B-45.7M0.6952.67N/AN/A1,807,7401,239,9002,906,9402,626,400
2021-04-29$119.85$107.5021.5%6.0%23.7%0.4%21.3%2.6%0.2%853.9M-21.56B-48.6M0.3747.99N/AN/A1,329,580494,5803,079,1402,804,720
2021-04-30$117.70$107.5021.1%5.9%23.5%0.0%21.2%2.9%0.2%153.1M-17.25B-50.6M0.4752.99N/AN/A979,480464,8403,155,3802,889,780