GOOGL Options History — January 2026

In January 2026, GOOGL traded between $313.10 and $338.40. ATM implied volatility averaged 36.8%, placing in the 35.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.4%. IV traded above realized volatility by 16.8% (HV 20d: 20.0%). Max pain ranged from $235.00 to $300.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 1 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.53.

Notable Days

2026-01-07: Highest Volume — 629,121 contracts
2026-01-05: Largest IV spike — 13.9% change
2026-01-29: Highest IV Rank — 40.4%
2026-01-29: Largest Expected Move — 11.8%

Monthly Statistics

Metric	Avg	Min	Max	Open	Close
Price	$328.57	$313.10	$338.40	$314.91	$338.40
Max Pain	$290.25	$235.00	$300.00	$235.00	$300.00
ATM IV	36.8%	30.3%	38.7%	30.3%	38.0%
Expected Move	10.4%	7.5%	11.8%	7.5%	11.6%
HV 20d	20.0%	15.8%	23.3%	23.3%	19.1%
HV 60d	29.1%	27.8%	29.9%	29.9%	27.8%
IV Rank	35.0%	15.9%	40.4%	15.9%	38.3%
IV Percentile	76.9%	42.9%	84.5%	42.9%	81.3%
Term Structure	-0.7%	-1.6%	8.5%	8.5%	-1.3%
VWIV	36.8%	26.6%	41.4%	26.6%	41.2%
Skew 25d	1.9%	1.3%	3.1%	2.4%	1.5%
Skew 10d	4.1%	2.8%	5.7%	5.4%	2.9%
Call IV 25d	36.2%	26.4%	38.3%	26.4%	38.0%
Put IV 25d	38.1%	28.9%	40.1%	28.9%	39.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %	21.58	3.71	30.47	27.17	27.85
Gamma HHI	0.10	0.06	0.30	0.30	0.14
Net GEX	553.6M	227.9M	924.6M	821.3M	769.2M
Net DEX	-28.40B	-38.07B	-17.64B	-29.59B	-24.77B
Net VEX	-108.7M	-111.4M	-105.1M	-106.8M	-110.2M
Div Yield	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
P/C Ratio	0.53	0.37	0.64	0.48	0.55
Total Volume	356,429.65	198,852	629,121	430,209	369,653
Total OI	3,013,512.95	2,513,101	3,529,085	3,253,618	2,718,248

Daily Data (20 trading days)

Date	Price	Max Pain	ATM IV	Exp Move	HV 20d	IV Rank	VWIV	Skew 25d	Term Str	GEX	DEX	VEX	P/C	Spread %	Call Wall	Put Wall	Call Vol	Put Vol	Call OI	Put OI
2026-01-02	$314.91	$235.00	30.3%	7.5%	23.3%	15.9%	26.6%	2.4%	8.5%	821.3M	-29.59B	-106.8M	0.48	27.17	N/A	N/A	290,137	140,072	1,770,058	1,483,560
2026-01-05	$316.52	$280.00	34.5%	9.9%	23.0%	28.3%	35.0%	2.3%	-1.0%	421.1M	-29.89B	-105.7M	0.62	3.71	N/A	N/A	128,333	79,441	1,730,568	1,453,091
2026-01-06	$313.10	$280.00	35.3%	9.8%	22.9%	30.5%	34.4%	2.7%	-1.2%	307.4M	-28.14B	-105.1M	0.46	4.36	N/A	N/A	175,881	80,772	1,756,072	1,478,014
2026-01-07	$320.86	$280.00	37.4%	10.1%	22.5%	36.7%	35.7%	1.9%	-1.0%	588.4M	-32.32B	-107.7M	0.37	4.49	N/A	N/A	458,581	170,540	1,778,540	1,497,266
2026-01-08	$325.44	$285.00	37.6%	10.3%	22.3%	37.2%	36.0%	2.0%	-0.8%	721.1M	-34.83B	-107.0M	0.44	24.07	N/A	N/A	364,774	160,175	1,826,028	1,526,557
2026-01-09	$329.33	$285.00	36.0%	9.9%	22.3%	32.5%	34.7%	1.7%	-0.7%	924.6M	-36.92B	-107.2M	0.55	23.33	N/A	N/A	336,499	185,021	1,860,066	1,551,650
2026-01-12	$330.99	$290.00	37.4%	10.3%	19.7%	36.6%	36.1%	1.3%	-1.2%	641.6M	-35.95B	-106.7M	0.45	26.39	N/A	N/A	242,630	108,782	1,811,403	1,496,570
2026-01-13	$335.00	$290.00	38.5%	10.6%	19.2%	40.0%	37.2%	1.5%	-1.4%	726.6M	-37.97B	-108.6M	0.51	25.85	N/A	N/A	325,950	167,464	1,845,685	1,530,850
2026-01-14	$336.06	$290.00	38.0%	10.4%	19.0%	38.5%	36.9%	1.5%	-1.6%	683.5M	-38.07B	-109.7M	0.49	23.45	N/A	N/A	195,310	95,157	1,875,647	1,562,061
2026-01-15	$331.89	$290.00	36.8%	10.2%	19.7%	34.9%	35.6%	1.4%	-1.6%	610.9M	-35.62B	-108.7M	0.62	22.11	N/A	N/A	207,487	128,101	1,878,778	1,586,081
2026-01-16	$329.56	$300.00	35.8%	10.0%	15.8%	31.8%	35.0%	1.8%	-1.5%	662.1M	-33.55B	-109.8M	0.55	30.47	N/A	N/A	284,228	155,352	1,894,317	1,634,768
2026-01-20	$321.60	$300.00	38.0%	10.8%	18.3%	38.5%	38.0%	3.1%	-1.0%	227.9M	-17.64B	-109.5M	0.63	17.50	N/A	N/A	176,222	111,659	1,373,201	1,139,900
2026-01-21	$328.44	$300.00	37.3%	10.7%	19.3%	36.4%	37.6%	2.4%	-1.2%	395.4M	-20.49B	-111.4M	0.44	24.82	N/A	N/A	267,032	116,810	1,414,359	1,175,188
2026-01-22	$329.93	$300.00	36.9%	10.6%	18.6%	35.3%	37.4%	2.1%	-1.0%	425.8M	-20.87B	-109.9M	0.53	21.40	N/A	N/A	177,730	94,381	1,399,805	1,199,565
2026-01-23	$327.87	$300.00	36.7%	10.7%	18.4%	34.7%	37.3%	2.1%	-1.3%	235.8M	-19.84B	-110.4M	0.63	24.50	N/A	N/A	193,176	122,636	1,427,979	1,216,505
2026-01-26	$333.88	$300.00	37.6%	11.1%	19.1%	37.2%	39.4%	2.3%	-0.8%	419.3M	-22.12B	-109.9M	0.64	23.94	N/A	N/A	135,577	87,080	1,371,472	1,167,797
2026-01-27	$334.97	$300.00	38.1%	11.4%	19.1%	38.8%	40.3%	1.7%	-1.1%	446.7M	-22.65B	-109.2M	0.57	23.55	N/A	N/A	137,304	77,988	1,389,614	1,183,169
2026-01-28	$336.94	$300.00	37.4%	11.3%	19.1%	36.7%	39.8%	1.4%	-1.0%	507.6M	-23.58B	-110.0M	0.52	24.53	N/A	N/A	130,452	68,400	1,411,243	1,201,334
2026-01-29	$335.70	$300.00	38.7%	11.8%	19.3%	40.4%	41.4%	1.9%	-1.3%	535.3M	-23.23B	-109.9M	0.48	28.07	N/A	N/A	258,475	123,331	1,438,876	1,214,374
2026-01-30	$338.40	$300.00	38.0%	11.6%	19.1%	38.3%	41.2%	1.5%	-1.3%	769.2M	-24.77B	-110.2M	0.55	27.85	N/A	N/A	239,092	130,561	1,471,688	1,246,560