AMC Options History — May 2021

In May 2021, AMC traded between $45.10 and $134.40. ATM implied volatility averaged 163.2%, placing in the 30.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 46.7%. IV traded above realized volatility by 56.2% (HV 20d: 107.0%). Max pain ranged from $47.50 to $65.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 10 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.39.

Notable Days

  • 2021-05-28: Highest Volume — 810,609 contracts
  • 2021-05-26: Largest IV spike — 30.6% change
  • 2021-05-28: Highest IV Rank — 74.6%
  • 2021-05-28: Largest Expected Move — 86.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$67.45$45.10$134.40$48.60$129.40
Max Pain$52.88$47.50$65.00$50.00$65.00
ATM IV163.2%114.9%286.0%121.0%286.0%
Expected Move46.7%33.1%86.8%33.8%86.8%
HV 20d107.0%74.9%171.4%79.8%171.4%
HV 60d136.7%131.1%152.3%136.2%151.7%
IV Rank30.1%12.6%74.6%14.8%74.6%
IV Percentile51.9%9.5%98.0%13.9%98.0%
Term Structure-1.4%-14.9%7.8%3.6%-6.8%
VWIV187.7%137.2%316.1%137.2%316.1%
Skew 25d-50.4%-75.9%-17.0%-35.7%-74.7%
Skew 10d-77.9%-114.9%-27.1%-63.8%-90.6%
Call IV 25d202.0%142.4%347.2%153.4%347.2%
Put IV 25d151.7%106.7%272.5%117.7%272.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %3.802.444.964.963.79
Gamma HHI0.090.060.270.080.12
Net GEX6.2M2.9M14.9M3.1M8.0M
Net DEX-800.8M-3.08B-207.5M-253.9M-2.70B
Net VEX-2.7M-5.5M-1.8M-1.9M-5.5M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.390.200.730.320.73
Total Volume159,397.3524,339810,60932,164810,609
Total OI398,056.45311,738650,054311,738650,054

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2021-05-03$48.60$50.00121.0%33.8%79.8%14.8%137.2%-35.7%3.6%3.1M-253.9M-1.9M0.324.96N/AN/A24,2907,874200,454111,284
2021-05-04$46.80$50.00130.1%36.0%79.2%18.1%164.2%-44.3%4.5%2.9M-224.6M-1.9M0.334.83N/AN/A26,9098,858209,782113,890
2021-05-05$45.90$47.50124.8%36.3%78.9%16.1%142.4%-47.3%0.8%2.9M-220.4M-1.9M0.264.93N/AN/A19,3824,957219,933115,857
2021-05-06$45.10$50.00133.9%38.1%78.3%19.4%163.2%-54.3%1.9%2.9M-207.5M-1.8M0.424.12N/AN/A28,42711,827226,835117,613
2021-05-07$47.35$50.00114.9%33.1%80.2%12.6%143.1%-35.7%7.8%6.1M-219.2M-1.8M0.493.91N/AN/A34,85116,997236,447120,372
2021-05-10$49.10$50.00123.6%35.1%75.5%15.7%149.5%-36.2%-1.9%3.7M-268.8M-1.8M0.263.62N/AN/A29,3327,641209,106111,123
2021-05-11$50.15$50.00134.4%38.0%75.6%19.6%166.0%-46.6%2.0%4.6M-316.8M-1.9M0.204.26N/AN/A38,2877,742220,381113,540
2021-05-12$51.50$50.00154.1%41.4%74.9%26.8%183.4%-64.6%-10.9%5.7M-379.3M-2.0M0.224.03N/AN/A39,8308,612233,651116,066
2021-05-13$65.15$50.00180.3%50.8%108.9%36.3%193.8%-51.7%-3.4%6.9M-777.2M-2.5M0.374.46N/AN/A176,57565,179244,673117,046
2021-05-14$64.45$50.00172.8%48.1%106.2%33.6%195.8%-58.1%-6.4%6.5M-760.7M-2.6M0.354.15N/AN/A133,46546,628274,542144,666
2021-05-17$69.70$50.00168.6%47.4%108.4%32.0%193.3%-67.9%-1.5%6.9M-808.4M-2.8M0.372.80N/AN/A70,55626,391248,496134,918
2021-05-18$70.15$50.00177.0%50.5%106.7%35.1%203.6%-75.9%-2.8%7.5M-852.8M-2.9M0.433.29N/AN/A82,87135,855264,640144,621
2021-05-19$61.90$55.00156.8%45.0%117.8%27.8%183.6%-57.0%-0.3%5.6M-558.0M-2.6M0.422.44N/AN/A60,11025,250286,227153,518
2021-05-20$62.75$55.00153.4%44.0%117.7%26.5%177.1%-52.8%1.3%6.2M-574.8M-2.6M0.422.52N/AN/A50,80921,310295,457156,305
2021-05-21$60.70$55.00136.3%38.6%118.8%20.3%175.0%-51.6%5.5%5.3M-485.3M-2.5M0.452.78N/AN/A46,72921,001300,308157,749
2021-05-24$68.00$55.00145.2%40.1%118.1%23.6%166.5%-50.1%1.3%6.2M-638.0M-2.7M0.423.84N/AN/A73,50830,829240,912123,794
2021-05-25$79.40$55.00166.2%47.6%129.0%31.2%184.8%-51.7%0.9%8.6M-998.3M-3.1M0.383.65N/AN/A118,22444,480262,796134,838
2021-05-26$98.55$60.00217.0%64.7%144.6%49.6%235.8%-33.8%-9.2%10.5M-1.68B-3.7M0.453.31N/AN/A214,03795,985282,666155,786
2021-05-27$134.40$60.00267.6%79.4%170.6%67.9%279.0%-17.0%-14.9%14.9M-3.08B-4.7M0.614.38N/AN/A387,077234,653317,461193,322
2021-05-28$129.40$65.00286.0%86.8%171.4%74.6%316.1%-74.7%-6.8%8.0M-2.70B-5.5M0.733.79N/AN/A468,358342,251366,639283,415