AMC Options History — January 2015

In January 2015, AMC traded between $124.85 and $142.40. ATM implied volatility averaged 34.8%, placing in the 29.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 9.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 7.6% (HV 20d: 27.2%). Max pain ranged from $87.50 to $87.50. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 16 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 2.73.

Notable Days

  • 2015-01-29: Highest Volume — 89 contracts
  • 2015-01-13: Largest IV spike — 59.5% change
  • 2015-01-13: Highest IV Rank — 71.8%
  • 2015-01-29: Largest Expected Move — 13.6%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$135.42$124.85$142.40$128.10$140.50
Max Pain$87.50$87.50$87.50$87.50$87.50
ATM IV34.8%23.7%56.0%32.2%23.7%
Expected Move9.6%6.8%13.6%9.7%6.8%
HV 20d27.2%24.1%30.9%25.7%28.5%
HV 60d27.3%25.1%29.0%28.2%26.0%
IV Rank29.9%8.0%71.8%24.8%8.0%
IV Percentile68.2%6.0%99.2%64.1%6.0%
Term Structure4.2%-6.8%14.9%1.7%2.2%
VWIV34.9%23.0%45.5%40.6%34.4%
Skew 25d3.7%-8.6%11.8%-1.6%-8.6%
Skew 10d3.9%-12.0%14.8%-2.3%-7.6%
Call IV 25d31.2%23.2%41.7%33.9%31.6%
Put IV 25d34.9%23.0%41.3%32.3%23.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %101.4583.75135.8389.78116.96
Gamma HHI0.430.380.500.450.45
Net GEX102.1K83.0K129.4K116.4K108.3K
Net DEX-3.3M-3.9M-2.2M-2.6M-3.9M
Net VEX-9.5K-10.9K-7.0K-10.9K-8.7K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio2.730.0013.000.851.19
Total Volume41.250895885
Total OI576.75549601572596

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-01-02$128.10$0.0032.2%9.7%25.7%24.8%0.0%-1.6%1.7%116.4K-2.6M-10.9K0.8589.78N/AN/A3127468104
2015-01-05$124.85$0.0034.4%9.5%27.2%29.2%0.0%8.6%1.1%117.1K-2.2M-10.7K13.0085.22N/AN/A110472104
2015-01-06$125.85$0.0034.3%9.3%26.6%29.0%40.6%11.7%1.5%121.0K-2.3M-10.8K0.0084.45N/AN/A110473114
2015-01-07$127.90$87.5030.7%9.6%27.3%21.9%33.4%10.1%0.9%129.4K-2.6M-10.9K0.0090.77N/AN/A30481114
2015-01-08$129.00$87.5031.7%9.9%27.0%23.9%34.4%9.3%0.6%126.1K-2.8M-10.8K2.9388.73N/AN/A1132479114
2015-01-09$134.35$87.5033.5%9.7%30.0%27.4%33.8%0.5%2.2%110.2K-3.5M-10.6K0.7194.19N/AN/A4633478114
2015-01-12$137.35$87.5035.1%8.3%30.6%30.5%31.7%1.5%14.1%97.1K-3.8M-9.6K2.2683.75N/AN/A1535465115
2015-01-13$136.65$87.5056.0%9.4%30.9%71.8%34.3%4.2%12.9%98.4K-3.9M-9.8K3.5689.00N/AN/A1656465114
2015-01-14$137.35$87.5030.0%8.6%30.9%20.3%31.6%1.1%12.9%89.9K-3.7M-10.1K3.7188.55N/AN/A1451465136
2015-01-15$136.20$87.5029.2%8.4%28.7%18.9%31.0%0.9%14.9%87.7K-3.5M-10.0K3.7594.58N/AN/A1452463136
2015-01-16$135.30$87.5036.3%10.4%25.3%33.0%0.0%9.0%7.3%83.0K-3.5M-10.0K0.00108.22N/AN/A00463136
2015-01-20$134.95$87.5028.7%8.2%24.2%17.8%0.0%8.9%13.7%85.0K-2.9M-9.8K2.5095.28N/AN/A12420129
2015-01-21$135.70$87.5027.7%7.9%24.1%15.8%0.0%9.0%7.6%94.4K-2.9M-9.0K0.0099.60N/AN/A00421131
2015-01-22$138.80$87.5033.7%9.7%25.0%27.8%37.5%-3.1%-3.6%89.1K-3.3M-9.1K8.19103.76N/AN/A651421131
2015-01-23$141.65$87.5042.5%12.2%25.4%45.1%45.5%-5.7%-6.8%85.7K-3.7M-8.7K4.46115.93N/AN/A1151421131
2015-01-26$142.35$87.5031.2%8.9%25.1%22.8%0.0%-6.8%4.2%97.6K-3.8M-7.8K0.50112.37N/AN/A00431131
2015-01-27$142.40$87.5039.0%11.2%24.7%38.3%23.0%11.8%2.6%95.1K-3.9M-7.8K1.25135.83N/AN/A11431131
2015-01-28$137.95$87.5037.8%10.8%27.6%35.8%40.1%8.8%-3.4%94.0K-3.8M-7.5K1.92130.94N/AN/A2445432131
2015-01-29$141.15$87.5047.5%13.6%28.3%55.0%37.5%3.5%-2.5%116.9K-3.8M-7.0K1.07121.18N/AN/A4346443131
2015-01-30$140.50$87.5023.7%6.8%28.5%8.0%34.4%-8.6%2.2%108.3K-3.9M-8.7K1.19116.96N/AN/A3946465131