GOOGL Options History — August 2021

In August 2021, GOOGL traded between $134.63 and $144.97. ATM implied volatility averaged 18.5%, placing in the 2.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 5.2%. IV traded below realized volatility by 1.0% (HV 20d: 19.5%). Max pain ranged from $120.00 to $127.50. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 22 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.53.

Notable Days

  • 2021-08-27: Highest Volume — 2,257,900 contracts
  • 2021-08-20: Largest IV drop — 10.7% change
  • 2021-08-19: Highest IV Rank — 11.9%
  • 2021-08-19: Largest Expected Move — 6.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$138.40$134.63$144.97$134.63$144.97
Max Pain$122.15$120.00$127.50$120.25$127.50
ATM IV18.5%17.1%20.9%19.5%17.7%
Expected Move5.2%4.5%6.0%5.2%4.5%
HV 20d19.5%11.9%24.0%23.9%12.4%
HV 60d17.6%16.6%20.1%20.1%16.6%
IV Rank2.6%0.0%11.9%2.4%1.7%
IV Percentile2.5%0.0%13.5%3.6%1.6%
Term Structure0.5%0.0%1.0%0.1%0.5%
VWIV19.4%16.9%21.8%19.2%17.2%
Skew 25d2.6%1.8%4.5%2.3%2.6%
Skew 10d6.9%4.7%11.5%5.8%7.3%
Call IV 25d17.8%16.3%19.2%19.0%17.1%
Put IV 25d20.3%18.2%23.7%21.3%19.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %54.1139.0974.5741.8754.65
Gamma HHI0.080.050.210.070.08
Net GEX708.9M295.1M1.42B470.7M774.9M
Net DEX-18.66B-22.95B-15.79B-15.79B-20.45B
Net VEX-53.5M-57.3M-49.7M-54.1M-55.3M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.530.400.730.560.59
Total Volume1,046,443.636620,0602,257,900765,140620,060
Total OI5,197,0604,429,4805,945,3004,793,9005,047,120

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2021-08-02$134.63$120.2519.5%5.2%23.9%2.4%19.2%2.3%0.1%470.7M-15.79B-54.1M0.5641.87N/AN/A491,760273,3802,388,8602,405,040
2021-08-03$135.47$121.0019.9%5.3%23.9%3.7%19.1%2.5%0.0%567.0M-17.05B-53.6M0.4143.30N/AN/A855,240350,0202,486,5002,506,720
2021-08-04$135.20$121.0019.7%5.2%24.0%3.0%18.8%2.1%0.2%674.5M-16.91B-54.7M0.4343.04N/AN/A612,800260,7002,623,8402,610,860
2021-08-05$136.06$120.0019.1%5.8%23.2%1.1%21.0%2.0%0.1%1.17B-18.53B-54.3M0.5566.70N/AN/A584,400321,1402,765,5602,720,040
2021-08-06$135.47$120.0018.3%5.5%23.4%0.0%21.3%2.1%0.2%995.6M-17.60B-53.1M0.5165.47N/AN/A859,180440,7402,858,8802,765,060
2021-08-09$137.06$120.0018.3%5.4%23.5%0.0%20.3%1.8%0.6%564.0M-18.08B-51.6M0.4072.22N/AN/A845,400340,3602,336,4802,487,320
2021-08-10$136.61$120.0018.3%5.4%23.6%0.0%19.7%1.9%0.5%576.0M-18.27B-52.1M0.4469.46N/AN/A644,280282,3602,434,6202,574,840
2021-08-11$136.56$120.0018.1%5.4%23.5%0.0%19.4%1.8%0.8%674.4M-18.61B-52.3M0.4769.52N/AN/A592,420277,2602,616,0602,693,840
2021-08-12$136.94$120.0017.8%5.3%22.7%0.0%19.2%2.0%0.7%781.9M-19.36B-51.5M0.4070.93N/AN/A670,360264,8602,666,4002,770,240
2021-08-13$137.65$120.0017.2%5.1%22.6%0.0%19.0%2.0%1.0%1.42B-20.87B-51.3M0.6174.57N/AN/A669,800409,4402,774,1602,867,600
2021-08-16$138.13$120.0018.3%5.3%20.5%3.5%19.6%2.4%0.3%624.9M-19.95B-49.7M0.6756.15N/AN/A656,360437,1602,472,2602,605,960
2021-08-17$136.43$122.5018.9%5.4%20.6%5.5%21.0%2.9%0.8%566.7M-17.93B-52.9M0.4046.43N/AN/A758,780301,7402,581,5202,709,360
2021-08-18$136.24$122.5019.7%5.6%20.7%7.9%20.1%3.3%0.3%487.9M-17.35B-53.4M0.5947.99N/AN/A436,820257,6202,671,0802,833,420
2021-08-19$135.77$122.5020.9%6.0%20.7%11.9%21.8%4.5%0.3%295.1M-17.06B-57.3M0.5942.68N/AN/A648,500379,6602,851,7002,909,800
2021-08-20$137.24$122.5018.7%5.3%16.7%4.8%19.7%3.6%1.0%1.03B-20.30B-54.7M0.6239.09N/AN/A795,560494,7802,940,7203,004,580
2021-08-23$139.97$122.5018.3%5.0%17.9%3.6%19.1%3.2%0.6%499.2M-16.49B-53.4M0.5447.93N/AN/A953,520515,3602,099,3202,330,160
2021-08-24$141.34$125.0017.8%4.9%16.9%1.8%19.6%3.0%0.7%613.9M-18.56B-53.6M0.7144.15N/AN/A513,240366,7202,203,5402,456,760
2021-08-25$142.04$125.0017.6%4.7%12.0%1.2%18.0%2.8%0.6%752.4M-19.54B-55.0M0.7347.02N/AN/A428,560313,6002,347,1202,637,640
2021-08-26$141.79$125.0018.6%5.0%11.9%4.4%19.0%3.2%0.7%732.8M-18.98B-57.1M0.5942.92N/AN/A431,280252,3802,409,1802,779,020
2021-08-27$144.42$125.0017.1%4.5%12.5%0.0%17.5%2.6%0.8%837.4M-22.95B-54.4M0.4152.06N/AN/A1,596,420661,4802,483,0202,892,860
2021-08-30$144.85$125.0017.6%4.5%12.4%1.4%16.9%2.4%0.5%490.7M-19.84B-52.5M0.5252.24N/AN/A759,660396,6002,190,0002,526,260
2021-08-31$144.97$127.5017.7%4.5%12.4%1.7%17.2%2.6%0.5%774.9M-20.45B-55.3M0.5954.65N/AN/A389,860230,2002,372,9802,674,140