AMC Options History — October 2020

In October 2020, AMC traded between $11.70 and $23.15. ATM implied volatility averaged 152.8%, placing in the 39.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 43.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 61.7% (HV 20d: 91.1%). Max pain ranged from $20.00 to $30.00. Net GEX was positive for 13 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 8 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.75.

Notable Days

  • 2020-10-14: Highest Volume — 25,041 contracts
  • 2020-10-14: Largest IV spike — 45.5% change
  • 2020-10-14: Highest IV Rank — 58.8%
  • 2020-10-14: Largest Expected Move — 55.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$17.04$11.70$23.15$23.15$11.70
Max Pain$21.14$20.00$30.00$30.00$20.00
ATM IV152.8%107.5%202.9%107.5%166.7%
Expected Move43.6%25.1%55.3%27.1%51.4%
HV 20d91.1%59.0%119.5%61.7%117.1%
HV 60d99.1%87.7%109.2%87.9%109.2%
IV Rank39.9%22.8%58.8%22.8%45.1%
IV Percentile71.4%45.2%92.9%45.2%80.2%
Term Structure-2.5%-18.7%17.2%0.2%1.8%
VWIV149.4%84.3%186.3%84.3%178.9%
Skew 25d24.6%3.5%57.7%3.5%47.9%
Skew 10d43.3%-3.3%113.0%-3.3%87.2%
Call IV 25d141.1%88.7%176.6%99.5%154.0%
Put IV 25d165.8%101.5%227.7%103.0%202.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %13.276.7331.9212.4116.56
Gamma HHI0.140.100.220.110.15
Net GEX7.5K-99.5K155.6K53.9K-2.4K
Net DEX2.6M-8.1M11.2M-3.0M9.0M
Net VEX-146.9K-173.3K-122.6K-155.4K-122.6K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.750.321.670.471.06
Total Volume8,593.52,63225,0412,6328,552
Total OI71,422.77351,57386,49651,81486,496

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2020-10-01$23.15$30.00107.5%27.1%61.7%22.8%84.3%3.5%0.2%53.9K-3.0M-155.4K0.4712.41N/AN/A1,79284031,58020,234
2020-10-02$23.15$30.00108.2%25.1%59.0%23.1%84.4%12.8%-12.0%91.2K-3.5M-153.3K0.7210.16N/AN/A1,6631,19432,79620,709
2020-10-05$20.65$25.00133.3%36.0%62.5%32.5%123.8%10.8%-4.5%27.9K823.1K-139.3K1.6731.92N/AN/A3,7506,27731,78519,788
2020-10-06$20.45$20.00118.9%34.4%60.1%27.1%122.3%8.0%-7.2%-99.5K3.0M-145.8K0.7423.06N/AN/A3,9082,87633,66923,546
2020-10-07$20.25$20.00117.0%35.9%60.2%26.4%122.0%23.8%2.3%-80.7K3.1M-142.5K0.9218.33N/AN/A2,0191,85436,05824,979
2020-10-08$20.70$20.00116.4%34.1%60.1%26.2%114.7%8.3%17.2%-59.2K-466.3K-162.1K0.3228.90N/AN/A3,02095536,50426,262
2020-10-09$20.35$20.00128.0%36.4%60.0%30.5%127.3%5.0%-7.1%35.4K-629.5K-159.0K0.6510.34N/AN/A3,1682,04437,96126,569
2020-10-12$20.40$20.00126.4%37.6%59.8%29.9%130.5%18.9%-5.9%99.4K-1.1M-154.3K0.729.21N/AN/A1,6711,20036,87025,033
2020-10-13$18.00$20.00139.5%39.0%71.1%34.9%136.5%17.7%-2.1%-18.4K7.6M-137.1K0.9412.42N/AN/A7,3376,89237,41425,563
2020-10-14$14.90$20.00202.9%55.3%90.1%58.8%186.3%57.7%-4.3%-56.9K11.2M-132.1K1.109.86N/AN/A11,91313,12840,40729,659
2020-10-15$14.10$20.00186.1%52.5%89.8%52.5%183.9%34.5%-2.7%-33.1K8.6M-134.8K0.767.50N/AN/A4,5883,50646,14532,450
2020-10-16$15.25$20.00181.3%52.5%98.2%50.6%180.2%27.4%1.3%50.4K2.9M-153.0K0.387.75N/AN/A9,0673,45147,70733,265
2020-10-19$17.50$20.00182.9%52.7%114.1%51.2%177.3%23.5%-7.8%155.6K-8.1M-173.3K0.4614.52N/AN/A17,0137,90443,32728,730
2020-10-20$15.50$20.00177.1%50.9%119.5%49.1%182.5%22.4%-7.6%26.1K2.0M-154.5K1.0212.05N/AN/A7,1517,30047,48632,534
2020-10-21$15.00$20.00171.9%49.3%118.0%47.1%165.1%26.9%-18.7%2.1K2.3M-155.4K0.637.87N/AN/A3,0561,93448,99634,317
2020-10-22$15.50$20.00165.2%47.8%119.4%44.6%165.3%30.9%-6.5%46.6K308.5K-158.7K0.6212.23N/AN/A4,0382,51749,92634,427
2020-10-23$14.95$20.00163.1%46.8%116.2%43.8%155.5%28.8%-6.4%-75.7K2.7M-152.9K1.018.73N/AN/A2,7342,75250,81634,596
2020-10-26$13.90$20.00167.4%48.3%116.4%45.4%167.4%30.8%-4.4%25.6K3.8M-139.0K0.5512.79N/AN/A4,5912,54345,86131,003
2020-10-27$13.85$20.00167.5%48.3%116.6%45.4%169.0%27.9%0.6%22.7K4.0M-138.7K0.377.81N/AN/A6,2362,32347,70731,565
2020-10-28$13.10$20.00173.9%51.0%117.0%47.9%169.2%36.6%7.8%7.7K4.6M-138.1K0.4710.85N/AN/A3,4201,59249,82732,386
2020-10-29$12.50$20.00160.7%47.5%117.1%42.9%159.5%38.1%11.0%-53.3K7.3M-128.9K0.816.73N/AN/A2,9152,37351,68432,664
2020-10-30$11.70$20.00166.7%51.4%117.1%45.1%178.9%47.9%1.8%-2.4K9.0M-122.6K1.0616.56N/AN/A4,1424,41052,89933,597