AMC Options History — August 2017

In August 2017, AMC traded between $62.75 and $104.00. ATM implied volatility averaged 51.7%, placing in the 77.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 14.6%. IV traded below realized volatility by 59.1% (HV 20d: 110.8%). Max pain ranged from $80.00 to $100.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 11 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.79.

Notable Days

  • 2017-08-03: Highest Volume — 4,534 contracts
  • 2017-08-02: Largest IV spike — 32.6% change
  • 2017-08-02: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2017-08-02: Largest Expected Move — 16.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$71.04$62.75$104.00$104.00$66.90
Max Pain$89.57$80.00$100.00$100.00$80.00
ATM IV51.7%44.2%60.6%44.2%51.0%
Expected Move14.6%12.7%16.8%12.7%14.6%
HV 20d110.8%46.9%125.5%55.6%47.3%
HV 60d78.6%48.2%81.8%48.2%77.8%
IV Rank77.6%67.1%100.0%70.7%74.9%
IV Percentile96.7%91.3%100.0%91.3%93.7%
Term Structure-0.3%-6.8%3.6%-4.3%2.7%
VWIV52.1%46.7%60.0%46.7%51.1%
Skew 25d1.6%-6.0%5.0%2.6%4.3%
Skew 10d0.4%-15.5%28.8%10.6%-4.3%
Call IV 25d51.2%46.6%62.2%47.4%48.5%
Put IV 25d52.8%47.8%60.1%50.0%52.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %15.266.9850.7121.878.67
Gamma HHI0.150.110.280.130.14
Net GEX248.4K-35.0K820.2K820.2K377.4K
Net DEX11.0M-15.8M25.1M-15.8M4.8M
Net VEX-114.8K-181.3K-68.2K-181.3K-158.7K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.790.261.950.261.05
Total Volume1,893.7831,0234,5342,9352,087
Total OI19,442.1312,10122,71312,10122,713

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2017-08-01$104.00$100.0044.2%12.7%55.6%70.7%46.7%2.6%-4.3%820.2K-15.8M-181.3K0.2621.87N/AN/A2,3346019,2462,855
2017-08-02$76.15$100.0058.7%16.8%122.1%100.0%60.0%-2.1%-6.8%158.6K13.7M-83.5K0.6010.45N/AN/A2,7731,67010,4973,041
2017-08-03$75.40$90.0060.6%15.1%121.8%100.0%53.7%-0.0%-4.5%125.0K14.7M-99.6K0.8333.39N/AN/A2,4762,05812,3603,891
2017-08-04$81.25$90.0053.1%14.4%125.5%80.4%50.4%1.5%-3.4%379.4K6.1M-135.7K0.9419.50N/AN/A1,0831,01913,6345,083
2017-08-07$81.00$90.0052.2%13.9%125.5%78.1%49.8%3.9%-2.7%387.0K7.1M-130.7K1.2512.68N/AN/A56170213,8055,370
2017-08-08$81.00$90.0050.6%13.6%124.2%73.9%49.6%1.2%-0.2%377.5K7.7M-125.6K0.8017.94N/AN/A72558213,8105,474
2017-08-09$77.65$90.0049.5%14.2%124.2%70.9%49.7%0.8%-1.9%207.6K14.5M-108.6K1.9511.76N/AN/A5291,03213,6985,492
2017-08-10$72.50$90.0049.4%14.2%123.9%70.8%50.2%2.7%-0.9%158.3K19.6M-88.4K1.5010.93N/AN/A49173813,7784,930
2017-08-11$70.00$90.0050.9%14.6%123.9%74.8%50.8%1.8%-0.6%-5.6K23.8M-76.8K0.8311.57N/AN/A76963513,8725,137
2017-08-14$68.00$90.0048.0%13.8%119.7%67.1%51.1%2.2%1.5%-35.0K24.6M-71.7K1.0310.02N/AN/A61163314,2585,172
2017-08-15$66.40$90.0052.0%14.9%118.7%77.5%54.5%2.7%1.0%-9.1K25.1M-68.2K0.338.08N/AN/A2,09369614,6965,234
2017-08-16$66.25$90.0051.3%14.7%118.8%75.7%52.2%0.6%-1.8%132.4K21.7M-92.2K0.5212.58N/AN/A1,25164516,3665,300
2017-08-17$66.00$90.0052.2%15.0%117.2%78.2%53.4%-6.0%0.8%186.3K20.6M-100.9K0.3813.70N/AN/A74228116,4655,329
2017-08-18$65.15$90.0053.6%15.4%117.2%81.7%53.2%2.3%-0.5%-27.4K21.3M-95.6K0.4727.08N/AN/A98146616,7835,359
2017-08-21$65.15$90.0049.3%14.1%117.1%70.4%50.2%0.3%2.6%257.2K7.3M-99.8K0.5750.71N/AN/A82147214,9983,456
2017-08-22$64.15$90.0049.8%14.3%116.1%71.9%51.7%2.1%1.0%259.9K7.7M-101.5K0.3711.61N/AN/A1,37550315,2613,624
2017-08-23$62.75$90.0052.7%15.1%115.3%79.4%53.8%1.4%-0.1%291.9K6.2M-117.4K0.888.95N/AN/A93182316,1483,769
2017-08-24$64.00$90.0052.0%14.9%116.4%77.7%53.3%-2.1%1.2%312.2K4.8M-139.4K0.639.30N/AN/A98862616,6404,233
2017-08-25$64.65$85.0049.6%14.2%116.9%71.2%51.6%3.4%2.9%326.7K4.5M-140.5K0.9311.26N/AN/A66962016,7514,246
2017-08-28$65.25$85.0051.4%14.7%117.4%76.1%52.3%4.5%3.6%347.4K4.0M-140.2K0.5311.61N/AN/A71437717,0094,258
2017-08-29$64.15$85.0053.3%15.3%116.4%81.0%54.0%3.0%1.9%322.0K5.7M-134.3K0.5010.27N/AN/A78839017,1254,365
2017-08-30$66.15$85.0053.6%15.4%46.9%81.7%54.0%5.0%2.6%364.0K2.9M-150.3K0.976.98N/AN/A1,1171,07917,2664,372
2017-08-31$66.90$80.0051.0%14.6%47.3%74.9%51.1%4.3%2.7%377.4K4.8M-158.7K1.058.67N/AN/A1,0191,06817,7414,972