GOOGL Options History — May 2021

In May 2021, GOOGL traded between $110.40 and $119.09. ATM implied volatility averaged 23.1%, placing in the 8.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 6.6%. IV traded below realized volatility by 0.6% (HV 20d: 23.7%). Max pain ranged from $90.00 to $110.00. Net GEX was positive for 18 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 19 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.60.

Notable Days

  • 2021-05-21: Highest Volume — 1,596,280 contracts
  • 2021-05-12: Largest IV spike — 20.1% change
  • 2021-05-12: Highest IV Rank — 33.5%
  • 2021-05-12: Largest Expected Move — 8.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$115.54$110.40$119.09$117.29$118.37
Max Pain$95.94$90.00$110.00$108.75$100.00
ATM IV23.1%20.5%30.0%21.3%20.5%
Expected Move6.6%5.6%8.5%6.0%5.6%
HV 20d23.7%19.7%26.8%19.7%22.9%
HV 60d25.0%23.7%25.9%23.7%24.9%
IV Rank8.5%0.0%33.5%0.6%0.0%
IV Percentile6.1%0.0%55.2%0.4%0.0%
Term Structure0.4%-0.3%0.8%0.5%0.5%
VWIV24.0%21.0%30.7%21.8%21.0%
Skew 25d4.6%3.0%7.3%3.0%3.3%
Skew 10d11.0%7.0%16.2%7.0%8.7%
Call IV 25d21.3%18.8%27.1%20.2%19.2%
Put IV 25d25.9%22.5%34.4%23.2%22.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %50.2042.4559.3954.1559.39
Gamma HHI0.080.020.310.050.13
Net GEX602.9M-159.2M1.92B356.9M188.4M
Net DEX-14.73B-18.81B-5.55B-16.49B-16.68B
Net VEX-57.0M-60.6M-51.7M-51.7M-57.2M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.600.370.980.590.54
Total Volume1,012,619686,4001,596,280726,660699,520
Total OI6,054,4225,283,0206,886,7205,283,0205,984,340

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2021-05-03$117.29$108.7521.3%6.0%19.7%0.6%21.8%3.0%0.5%356.9M-16.49B-51.7M0.5954.15N/AN/A457,100269,5602,815,0002,468,020
2021-05-04$114.94$109.0022.9%6.6%21.2%6.6%24.3%4.9%0.8%83.1M-12.85B-54.8M0.9853.28N/AN/A703,080692,5402,905,4402,590,160
2021-05-05$115.88$110.0022.0%6.2%20.8%3.3%22.6%4.5%0.7%180.5M-14.40B-54.7M0.6151.45N/AN/A445,180273,4803,042,6802,881,880
2021-05-06$116.31$90.0022.4%6.7%20.7%4.5%23.8%4.8%0.5%243.8M-14.90B-56.2M0.5844.35N/AN/A493,720288,3403,081,9802,937,640
2021-05-07$117.74$90.0020.6%6.3%21.0%0.0%22.8%3.9%0.5%1.04B-18.41B-53.2M0.7245.54N/AN/A857,920617,8403,166,9202,977,160
2021-05-10$115.07$90.0023.1%6.8%22.4%9.0%24.1%5.2%0.5%67.0M-12.83B-54.6M0.8046.29N/AN/A483,400388,6402,871,2402,682,220
2021-05-11$113.55$90.0025.0%7.2%22.8%15.6%25.9%5.5%0.1%-81.8M-10.15B-55.2M0.6943.70N/AN/A478,380332,0602,996,7602,833,040
2021-05-12$110.40$90.0030.0%8.5%24.9%33.5%30.7%7.3%-0.3%-159.2M-5.55B-57.3M0.4742.45N/AN/A1,039,840489,5403,096,5202,879,480
2021-05-13$111.92$90.0026.1%7.5%24.3%19.6%26.6%6.2%0.1%348.7M-9.09B-60.6M0.3942.58N/AN/A740,800289,7603,623,1603,005,840
2021-05-14$114.08$90.5022.8%6.6%25.4%7.9%23.8%4.7%0.5%793.8M-15.44B-58.1M0.6847.13N/AN/A796,200539,5203,754,0403,028,240
2021-05-17$114.21$91.0024.6%7.1%25.4%14.4%24.3%4.7%0.1%880.1M-15.41B-58.5M0.5548.50N/AN/A494,000271,4803,388,6402,737,940
2021-05-18$113.98$91.0024.0%6.9%25.3%12.1%23.9%4.4%0.3%964.2M-14.86B-59.5M0.5548.30N/AN/A453,600248,1403,574,6802,877,540
2021-05-19$113.09$93.5025.4%7.3%25.5%17.2%25.7%5.2%0.2%556.1M-12.45B-59.7M0.5449.57N/AN/A578,540312,4403,619,5602,982,540
2021-05-20$115.35$94.0023.4%6.7%26.2%10.1%23.7%4.2%0.3%1.92B-18.81B-59.8M0.3749.85N/AN/A1,122,640412,8403,757,9203,084,520
2021-05-21$114.79$95.0022.6%6.4%25.2%7.1%24.0%5.1%0.8%1.21B-16.10B-58.5M0.3852.13N/AN/A1,154,620441,6603,721,9203,164,800
2021-05-24$117.77$97.0021.4%6.0%26.8%2.9%22.0%4.4%0.1%608.3M-16.31B-57.6M0.5958.86N/AN/A718,200423,6202,779,3402,564,900
2021-05-25$118.06$99.0021.8%6.1%26.6%4.1%22.8%4.1%0.6%806.1M-17.05B-57.1M0.6456.00N/AN/A483,240306,9602,919,9402,664,840
2021-05-26$119.09$100.0021.1%5.9%24.0%1.8%22.8%3.9%0.6%1.08B-18.67B-57.9M0.7755.80N/AN/A434,060333,5203,005,0602,747,440
2021-05-27$118.97$100.0020.8%5.8%23.7%0.7%22.4%3.7%0.6%976.5M-18.15B-58.3M0.5154.60N/AN/A455,880230,5203,044,9002,830,200
2021-05-28$118.37$100.0020.5%5.6%22.9%0.0%21.0%3.3%0.5%188.4M-16.68B-57.2M0.5459.39N/AN/A454,860244,6603,117,6202,866,720