GOOGL Options History — September 2021

In September 2021, GOOGL traded between $134.26 and $145.17. ATM implied volatility averaged 22.1%, placing in the 18.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 6.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 6.2% (HV 20d: 15.9%). Max pain ranged from $130.00 to $137.50. Net GEX was positive for 15 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 18 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.63.

Notable Days

  • 2021-09-10: Highest Volume — 2,270,220 contracts
  • 2021-09-20: Largest IV spike — 31.8% change
  • 2021-09-30: Highest IV Rank — 54.4%
  • 2021-09-20: Largest Expected Move — 8.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$141.26$134.26$145.17$145.17$134.26
Max Pain$135.30$130.00$137.50$130.00$137.50
ATM IV22.1%17.4%32.0%17.6%32.0%
Expected Move6.0%4.4%8.0%4.4%8.0%
HV 20d15.9%12.3%20.7%12.3%20.7%
HV 60d17.9%16.6%20.1%16.6%20.1%
IV Rank18.0%0.8%54.4%1.6%54.4%
IV Percentile26.1%0.8%80.6%1.6%80.6%
Term Structure1.3%-1.1%5.2%0.6%-1.1%
VWIV21.9%16.5%27.3%16.5%27.3%
Skew 25d5.1%2.6%8.2%2.6%7.2%
Skew 10d11.6%7.2%18.1%7.2%14.6%
Call IV 25d20.3%16.3%29.1%17.0%29.1%
Put IV 25d25.4%19.5%36.3%19.6%36.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %43.9536.2457.1555.4557.15
Gamma HHI0.070.030.140.080.03
Net GEX393.6M-582.2M1.22B789.2M-104.6M
Net DEX-13.97B-20.45B-2.61B-20.45B-2.61B
Net VEX-65.1M-73.9M-56.0M-56.0M-72.9M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.630.410.820.420.70
Total Volume1,212,556.19616,2002,270,2201,110,6201,058,740
Total OI5,750,9204,912,8206,555,9805,311,2406,555,980

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2021-09-01$145.17$130.0017.6%4.4%12.3%1.6%16.5%2.6%0.6%789.2M-20.45B-56.0M0.4255.45N/AN/A780,620330,0002,479,9802,831,260
2021-09-02$143.53$132.2517.9%5.6%13.3%2.6%19.8%3.0%0.7%438.3M-17.82B-57.5M0.5538.45N/AN/A974,200535,5002,566,7202,905,420
2021-09-03$143.81$132.5017.4%5.3%13.1%0.8%19.0%3.1%0.8%-25.1M-17.80B-57.3M0.5939.73N/AN/A858,220502,1802,665,2802,992,700
2021-09-07$144.22$132.5018.3%5.4%12.7%4.3%19.0%3.1%0.4%477.8M-17.60B-56.8M0.7149.83N/AN/A423,480298,7002,372,1602,763,640
2021-09-08$143.61$132.5018.6%5.6%12.7%5.6%21.0%3.4%0.9%540.3M-17.64B-59.1M0.7049.06N/AN/A418,740295,1802,563,1802,859,100
2021-09-09$143.69$133.5018.5%5.4%12.7%5.0%19.7%3.4%0.6%421.3M-17.88B-61.1M0.7036.83N/AN/A362,440253,7602,709,8003,022,460
2021-09-10$140.96$135.0019.9%5.8%14.9%9.9%21.2%4.6%0.4%-582.2M-12.53B-61.7M0.8236.24N/AN/A1,246,8001,023,4202,785,8203,096,740
2021-09-13$142.15$135.0020.0%5.8%15.0%10.4%21.0%4.9%0.7%336.4M-15.23B-61.3M0.7238.37N/AN/A504,840364,6802,566,1602,803,940
2021-09-14$142.57$135.0019.6%5.6%15.0%9.1%20.7%4.8%0.7%473.2M-15.84B-62.9M0.6837.50N/AN/A388,380263,6802,746,9203,015,580
2021-09-15$144.32$135.0018.7%5.4%14.5%5.7%19.3%4.2%0.8%1.22B-20.40B-61.6M0.6141.50N/AN/A873,600533,4002,864,8003,095,740
2021-09-16$143.64$135.0018.9%5.4%14.7%6.5%20.2%4.5%0.7%1.09B-19.14B-63.1M0.5339.25N/AN/A946,200501,8602,927,3003,153,000
2021-09-17$141.02$135.7521.2%6.0%16.4%14.8%21.6%5.8%0.3%-157.4M-14.41B-64.4M0.5540.24N/AN/A1,317,460727,2003,067,7203,265,140
2021-09-20$137.79$137.2527.9%8.0%18.2%39.4%26.9%8.2%3.1%-5.9M-7.18B-67.9M0.4142.69N/AN/A1,393,060569,4402,397,1602,515,660
2021-09-21$139.64$137.5024.7%7.0%17.5%27.8%25.3%7.1%4.5%136.1M-9.18B-70.1M0.6939.48N/AN/A564,860388,0402,684,0402,673,080
2021-09-22$140.50$137.5023.0%6.4%17.2%21.5%24.9%6.5%4.4%560.0M-12.57B-73.9M0.7743.65N/AN/A522,040401,0403,056,5602,858,640
2021-09-23$141.34$137.5021.9%5.7%17.3%17.5%21.7%5.4%4.7%969.0M-14.50B-73.3M0.7345.20N/AN/A523,420381,7003,147,9002,968,300
2021-09-24$142.28$137.5021.5%5.3%17.4%16.0%20.1%5.3%5.2%1.18B-17.23B-72.6M0.5246.15N/AN/A859,180450,7603,235,9803,063,100
2021-09-27$141.26$137.5024.7%5.5%16.2%27.8%20.7%6.1%0.1%594.4M-13.57B-70.5M0.6146.66N/AN/A514,160316,0602,855,9202,703,100
2021-09-28$136.07$137.5029.9%7.6%20.6%46.6%27.1%7.1%-0.8%52.0M-6.26B-71.1M0.6548.75N/AN/A952,040618,1402,981,5002,805,340
2021-09-29$134.62$137.5031.2%7.9%20.7%51.2%27.3%7.0%-0.2%-132.3M-3.59B-71.1M0.6450.83N/AN/A748,820477,6403,197,3602,949,140
2021-09-30$134.26$137.5032.0%8.0%20.7%54.4%27.3%7.2%-1.1%-104.6M-2.61B-72.9M0.7057.15N/AN/A623,320435,4203,420,1003,135,880