GOOGL Options History — December 2021

In December 2021, GOOGL traded between $141.06 and $148.11. ATM implied volatility averaged 24.6%, placing in the 28.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 7.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 3.0% (HV 20d: 21.6%). Max pain ranged from $117.50 to $140.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 17 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.78.

Notable Days

  • 2021-12-23: Highest Volume — 2,196,520 contracts
  • 2021-12-03: Largest IV spike — 16.1% change
  • 2021-12-03: Highest IV Rank — 59.3%
  • 2021-12-03: Largest Expected Move — 10.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$145.17$141.06$148.11$142.30$145.30
Max Pain$128.07$117.50$140.00$137.50$135.00
ATM IV24.6%21.5%32.4%28.3%22.8%
Expected Move7.0%5.5%10.1%8.5%5.5%
HV 20d21.6%19.7%23.9%19.7%19.7%
HV 60d25.1%23.5%25.8%25.1%23.5%
IV Rank28.9%16.9%59.3%43.1%21.9%
IV Percentile46.7%26.2%90.9%74.6%36.5%
Term Structure1.4%-0.4%5.6%0.1%5.6%
VWIV25.1%19.5%34.4%30.0%19.5%
Skew 25d4.7%3.6%8.3%4.7%3.7%
Skew 10d10.1%7.2%17.5%9.6%7.4%
Call IV 25d22.8%19.4%29.5%26.8%19.4%
Put IV 25d27.5%23.1%37.8%31.5%23.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %55.3145.5361.7752.5360.56
Gamma HHI0.060.020.250.020.08
Net GEX455.9M-384.6M1.66B-96.3M102.2M
Net DEX-12.36B-18.06B-5.73B-8.14B-9.23B
Net VEX-66.3M-71.3M-63.4M-70.8M-63.4M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.780.501.070.601.02
Total Volume1,371,833.636979,8402,196,5201,525,3801,371,180
Total OI5,594,161.8184,893,0406,050,2405,753,1605,843,440

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2021-12-01$142.30$137.5028.3%8.5%19.7%43.1%30.0%4.7%0.1%-96.3M-8.14B-70.8M0.6052.53N/AN/A952,320573,0602,857,7602,895,400
2021-12-02$143.67$140.0027.9%8.5%19.8%41.8%30.1%5.0%-0.0%52.3M-9.94B-71.0M0.8550.87N/AN/A635,000541,8602,939,4202,937,840
2021-12-03$141.06$140.0032.4%10.1%20.2%59.3%34.4%8.3%0.2%-384.6M-5.73B-71.3M0.9345.53N/AN/A837,780781,1403,024,9603,006,600
2021-12-06$143.15$117.5028.0%8.1%20.8%42.3%29.9%6.2%-0.1%131.4M-10.44B-69.6M0.9149.31N/AN/A613,480556,2202,642,6602,714,360
2021-12-07$146.75$117.5024.1%7.1%22.9%27.2%25.8%4.9%0.6%528.8M-15.84B-66.2M0.7449.74N/AN/A901,140667,3402,747,1802,790,560
2021-12-08$147.41$120.0023.0%6.8%23.0%22.6%24.4%4.0%0.6%728.0M-16.93B-66.5M0.7156.04N/AN/A708,740503,6002,914,5802,891,280
2021-12-09$148.11$120.0023.9%7.0%21.5%26.3%25.1%4.4%0.5%949.5M-18.06B-67.2M0.5458.50N/AN/A1,120,300601,4802,961,8202,957,300
2021-12-10$148.02$120.0022.2%6.5%21.5%19.8%23.6%4.0%0.6%777.2M-17.90B-64.5M0.5861.77N/AN/A1,030,160601,6203,035,1003,015,140
2021-12-13$146.34$122.5023.3%6.7%20.9%24.1%23.6%4.1%0.0%423.9M-14.11B-63.8M0.9259.69N/AN/A574,140530,2402,683,6802,655,920
2021-12-14$143.77$125.0025.6%7.3%21.7%32.7%25.8%4.7%-0.2%176.1M-10.56B-63.9M0.7454.45N/AN/A751,820554,1402,779,3002,753,300
2021-12-15$145.52$125.0024.4%7.0%22.3%28.1%25.6%4.3%0.1%566.4M-13.95B-66.2M0.6056.27N/AN/A798,440477,9802,935,9402,839,120
2021-12-16$144.47$125.0025.7%7.3%22.4%33.2%25.5%4.6%-0.2%480.8M-12.49B-67.1M0.7259.20N/AN/A863,200618,6003,022,9002,881,320
2021-12-17$142.45$127.5026.2%7.5%22.2%35.2%26.1%5.2%-0.4%-211.4M-8.67B-66.1M0.7456.55N/AN/A945,100697,1803,054,8602,993,660
2021-12-20$141.17$127.5027.0%7.7%22.3%38.1%28.6%6.0%0.5%37.4M-7.35B-66.5M0.9048.62N/AN/A516,920462,9202,380,3802,512,660
2021-12-21$143.04$130.0023.8%6.8%22.7%25.8%24.0%4.9%0.9%262.6M-9.63B-66.1M0.7553.42N/AN/A636,040473,9602,440,7402,602,500
2021-12-22$146.03$130.0022.3%6.4%23.7%20.0%23.5%4.5%0.9%819.4M-14.12B-66.2M0.6155.37N/AN/A948,460576,1602,534,7602,680,220
2021-12-23$147.36$130.0021.5%6.1%23.9%16.9%21.5%4.0%0.9%1.66B-16.94B-64.4M0.5056.42N/AN/A1,462,820733,7002,643,2002,807,180
2021-12-27$147.90$130.0022.2%6.1%22.6%19.7%21.7%4.0%4.9%935.2M-14.92B-64.4M0.9257.57N/AN/A513,020470,8202,523,6002,604,060
2021-12-28$146.88$130.0022.0%6.0%21.7%18.8%21.5%3.6%5.4%774.2M-13.09B-63.7M0.9358.07N/AN/A630,900587,3002,612,0002,712,560
2021-12-29$146.86$132.5021.6%5.8%19.7%17.3%21.2%3.6%5.3%744.8M-12.55B-63.9M0.9257.98N/AN/A643,620593,6802,663,0802,878,860
2021-12-30$146.25$135.0022.7%5.7%19.8%21.6%20.8%3.9%5.5%570.3M-11.41B-65.6M1.0758.22N/AN/A542,520580,2402,720,8202,979,540
2021-12-31$145.30$135.0022.8%5.5%19.7%21.9%19.5%3.7%5.6%102.2M-9.23B-63.4M1.0260.56N/AN/A679,640691,5402,731,3603,112,080