AMC Options History — August 2020

In August 2020, AMC traded between $20.50 and $33.35. ATM implied volatility averaged 124.1%, placing in the 30.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 34.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 43.4% (HV 20d: 80.6%). Max pain ranged from $20.00 to $25.00. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 11 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.47.

Notable Days

  • 2020-08-27: Highest Volume — 26,326 contracts
  • 2020-08-13: Largest IV spike — 22.1% change
  • 2020-08-03: Highest IV Rank — 38.1%
  • 2020-08-07: Largest Expected Move — 41.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$25.76$20.50$33.35$20.50$29.60
Max Pain$24.29$20.00$25.00$20.00$25.00
ATM IV124.1%101.4%144.4%144.4%108.3%
Expected Move34.9%27.9%41.4%36.8%28.6%
HV 20d80.6%54.0%109.6%61.9%109.6%
HV 60d95.8%88.9%103.8%103.8%100.4%
IV Rank30.7%22.3%38.1%38.1%24.9%
IV Percentile58.1%49.6%71.4%71.4%49.6%
Term Structure-0.2%-22.9%11.6%3.1%4.6%
VWIV123.7%102.2%141.9%130.3%105.2%
Skew 25d-3.9%-33.1%16.9%16.9%-11.3%
Skew 10d-3.7%-26.1%29.6%29.6%-19.1%
Call IV 25d129.7%103.4%157.0%139.5%124.2%
Put IV 25d125.8%106.9%156.4%156.4%112.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %8.023.3717.4111.417.38
Gamma HHI0.150.110.250.120.16
Net GEX473.7K117.2K915.2K117.2K593.3K
Net DEX-25.9M-60.6M-5.3M-5.3M-34.4M
Net VEX-174.2K-206.5K-139.7K-139.7K-194.5K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.470.151.251.120.36
Total Volume7,300.9051,49926,3262,1588,794
Total OI62,980.1956,17669,80656,17663,373

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2020-08-03$20.50$20.00144.4%36.8%61.9%38.1%130.3%16.9%3.1%117.2K-5.3M-139.7K1.1211.41N/AN/A1,0201,13833,99422,182
2020-08-04$20.65$20.00142.1%39.0%60.8%37.3%133.5%4.5%-8.1%133.3K-6.7M-148.1K0.5914.11N/AN/A94355634,41122,601
2020-08-05$20.60$20.00136.3%36.8%55.3%35.2%118.8%2.2%1.3%136.4K-5.7M-143.1K1.1617.41N/AN/A71983334,75222,893
2020-08-06$20.65$25.00136.6%39.0%54.0%35.3%137.7%3.3%-8.4%134.4K-6.7M-143.3K1.258.68N/AN/A1,4751,84235,15223,355
2020-08-07$23.70$25.00139.8%41.4%74.0%36.5%141.9%-17.2%-22.9%221.1K-19.0M-164.1K0.2614.42N/AN/A11,5713,04835,62724,294
2020-08-10$22.15$25.00128.6%38.4%75.5%32.3%140.0%3.8%7.0%263.6K-13.2M-159.0K0.6010.76N/AN/A2,6911,60237,35823,068
2020-08-11$22.85$25.00139.3%38.1%75.1%36.3%134.0%-2.2%-7.0%304.9K-15.9M-167.9K0.338.87N/AN/A2,49482037,95423,881
2020-08-12$23.10$25.00115.6%36.3%69.6%27.6%127.4%-8.0%11.6%337.6K-16.2M-160.7K1.027.39N/AN/A1,0151,03138,19723,978
2020-08-13$26.45$25.00141.2%38.7%83.1%37.0%133.5%-4.2%-11.7%429.5K-31.2M-187.6K0.209.65N/AN/A15,9403,25738,01624,450
2020-08-14$27.60$25.00123.1%35.6%82.9%30.3%126.6%-3.6%-2.7%915.2K-38.7M-191.3K0.286.21N/AN/A6,4811,84542,18225,947
2020-08-17$28.10$25.00127.2%36.5%81.9%31.8%124.4%5.2%4.3%605.8K-37.8M-187.7K0.254.37N/AN/A6,3761,58340,44224,435
2020-08-18$26.75$25.00119.9%34.3%84.4%29.1%128.3%-12.4%3.8%569.4K-28.8M-179.7K0.353.37N/AN/A4,6021,60240,84524,960
2020-08-19$26.85$25.00112.4%32.2%83.5%26.4%117.5%-3.6%7.0%598.7K-29.0M-184.0K0.234.61N/AN/A3,87487441,42425,720
2020-08-20$28.25$25.00116.0%33.1%84.4%27.7%114.6%-2.9%-0.7%871.0K-38.2M-185.9K0.155.91N/AN/A7,9841,19842,73725,894
2020-08-21$26.10$25.00109.7%31.0%90.8%25.4%115.2%-13.2%5.2%457.7K-24.1M-180.3K0.305.26N/AN/A4,4651,33843,42826,378
2020-08-24$26.70$25.00111.6%29.9%88.1%26.1%110.8%-6.2%-0.8%551.0K-26.0M-179.4K0.255.59N/AN/A5,5291,36339,37922,310
2020-08-25$27.65$25.00102.3%27.9%85.5%22.6%102.2%4.7%-0.4%640.8K-30.0M-185.3K0.464.93N/AN/A2,2021,01340,54123,033
2020-08-26$27.90$25.00101.4%28.2%84.9%22.3%110.2%1.5%10.6%663.5K-30.5M-184.7K0.154.97N/AN/A4,29066440,46223,328
2020-08-27$33.35$25.00122.9%36.2%102.4%30.2%125.2%-7.0%-3.4%820.7K-60.6M-186.3K0.207.00N/AN/A21,8714,45539,49823,468
2020-08-28$31.55$25.00126.6%34.0%105.2%31.6%120.0%-33.1%2.6%582.8K-46.6M-206.5K0.386.13N/AN/A6,4632,45841,32325,314
2020-08-31$29.60$25.00108.3%28.6%109.6%24.9%105.2%-11.3%4.6%593.3K-34.4M-194.5K0.367.38N/AN/A6,4482,34639,56123,812