AMC Options History — February 2014

In February 2014, AMC traded between $105.10 and $114.45. ATM implied volatility averaged 27.0%. The 30-day expected move averaged 7.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 9.8% (HV 20d: 17.2%). Max pain ranged from $100.00 to $100.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 13 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.08.

Notable Days

  • 2014-02-25: Highest Volume — 70 contracts
  • 2014-02-07: Largest IV drop — 21.5% change
  • 2014-02-25: Largest Expected Move — 9.6%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$109.49$105.10$114.45$105.25$114.45
Max Pain$100.00$100.00$100.00$100.00$100.00
ATM IV27.0%21.8%33.4%21.8%24.5%
Expected Move7.6%6.2%9.6%6.3%7.0%
HV 20d17.2%12.4%19.6%18.8%12.4%
Term Structure0.6%-5.0%4.5%1.7%3.9%
VWIV28.0%16.4%38.3%38.3%16.4%
Skew 25d4.0%-8.4%25.9%3.3%8.3%
Skew 10d6.6%-14.5%44.8%4.3%1.0%
Call IV 25d26.7%19.2%37.0%25.7%19.2%
Put IV 25d30.7%21.3%55.1%29.0%27.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %104.6290.87127.88116.2995.41
Gamma HHI0.930.890.980.910.98
Net GEX73.1K44.4K111.6K45.3K109.9K
Net DEX-998.3K-1.5M-632.5K-677.0K-1.5M
Net VEX-5.0K-6.1K-4.4K-4.4K-5.8K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.080.000.460.190.00
Total Volume11.474070110
Total OI252.421213331213325

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2014-02-03$105.25$100.0021.8%6.3%18.8%0.0%38.3%3.3%1.7%45.3K-677.0K-4.4K0.19116.29N/AN/A9219221
2014-02-04$105.10$100.0022.7%6.5%18.9%0.0%0.0%4.3%-1.5%44.4K-651.1K-4.4K0.00127.88N/AN/A1019921
2014-02-05$105.20$100.0027.4%7.8%18.9%0.0%0.0%3.9%2.1%45.2K-632.5K-4.4K0.00117.92N/AN/A2020021
2014-02-06$105.80$100.0031.8%9.1%18.7%0.0%0.0%0.9%-5.0%48.2K-680.7K-4.5K0.00118.25N/AN/A0020221
2014-02-07$106.60$100.0025.0%6.6%18.8%0.0%24.8%2.5%1.9%51.8K-737.8K-4.5K0.0094.81N/AN/A0020221
2014-02-10$106.85$100.0028.6%7.3%18.8%0.0%0.0%1.4%1.8%54.0K-764.0K-4.5K0.00103.54N/AN/A0020221
2014-02-11$108.85$100.0026.6%6.7%19.4%0.0%0.0%-0.1%4.5%61.4K-890.4K-4.6K0.00109.29N/AN/A2020221
2014-02-12$110.20$100.0024.6%6.2%19.6%0.0%22.4%-3.0%3.7%73.0K-975.3K-4.7K0.00103.14N/AN/A4020421
2014-02-13$110.50$100.0024.5%7.0%19.1%0.0%0.0%4.1%1.5%73.1K-1.1M-4.8K0.00103.87N/AN/A0020721
2014-02-14$110.00$100.0026.4%7.6%19.0%0.0%26.8%2.5%0.3%69.9K-972.2K-4.7K0.0099.94N/AN/A8020721
2014-02-18$109.95$100.0024.5%7.0%18.9%0.0%0.0%4.0%0.5%77.0K-1.0M-4.7K0.00103.06N/AN/A4021321
2014-02-19$109.65$100.0029.3%8.4%16.4%0.0%29.8%3.6%-0.5%74.8K-1.0M-4.8K0.46102.85N/AN/A391821721
2014-02-20$109.75$100.0026.9%7.7%15.2%0.0%0.0%1.3%2.7%86.4K-1.1M-5.4K0.00111.84N/AN/A0024639
2014-02-21$111.55$100.0030.7%8.8%16.0%0.0%30.8%4.6%-4.7%111.6K-1.1M-5.3K0.26104.64N/AN/A15424639
2014-02-24$111.95$100.0028.3%8.1%16.0%0.0%28.4%21.8%0.5%88.9K-1.1M-5.5K0.0095.84N/AN/A7023438
2014-02-25$112.35$100.0033.4%9.6%16.0%0.0%33.7%-8.4%2.6%70.4K-1.3M-5.7K0.1994.70N/AN/A591123538
2014-02-26$112.60$100.0028.6%8.2%13.4%0.0%28.6%-4.6%-2.3%96.9K-1.4M-6.1K0.1393.61N/AN/A17228249
2014-02-27$113.70$100.0027.8%8.0%12.6%0.0%27.8%25.9%-2.3%106.8K-1.4M-5.9K0.0390.87N/AN/A14027551
2014-02-28$114.45$100.0024.5%7.0%12.4%0.0%16.4%8.3%3.9%109.9K-1.5M-5.8K0.0095.41N/AN/A0027451