AMC Options History — September 2021

In September 2021, AMC traded between $179.55 and $258.15. ATM implied volatility averaged 129.6%, placing in the 15.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 36.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 34.2% (HV 20d: 95.4%). Max pain ranged from $170.00 to $205.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 18 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.49.

Notable Days

  • 2021-09-10: Highest Volume — 218,346 contracts
  • 2021-09-30: Largest IV spike — 15.8% change
  • 2021-09-01: Highest IV Rank — 23.9%
  • 2021-09-08: Largest Expected Move — 43.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$217.56$179.55$258.15$220.25$192.15
Max Pain$203.10$170.00$205.00$170.00$200.00
ATM IV129.6%105.5%154.5%154.5%126.5%
Expected Move36.9%28.9%43.1%43.1%37.5%
HV 20d95.4%68.6%112.0%112.0%72.7%
HV 60d109.1%105.6%122.9%122.9%105.6%
IV Rank15.6%8.1%23.9%23.9%9.0%
IV Percentile16.9%1.6%38.5%38.5%11.9%
Term Structure2.1%-1.3%8.3%0.9%3.9%
VWIV139.0%107.9%176.6%176.6%143.0%
Skew 25d-22.7%-44.2%-0.9%-44.2%-20.5%
Skew 10d-41.7%-75.2%-9.0%-67.3%-47.8%
Call IV 25d148.9%111.7%191.4%191.4%144.7%
Put IV 25d126.3%109.3%147.2%147.2%124.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %2.481.933.772.053.03
Gamma HHI0.070.040.250.050.04
Net GEX14.7M-1.7M53.9M22.0M9.9M
Net DEX-1.89B-3.40B-669.3M-2.44B-1.12B
Net VEX-7.6M-8.5M-6.3M-8.4M-7.2M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.490.280.690.430.48
Total Volume123,540.76265,773218,346145,568202,049
Total OI447,485.048340,335530,438488,490407,127

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2021-09-01$220.25$170.00154.5%43.1%112.0%23.9%176.6%-44.2%0.9%22.0M-2.44B-8.4M0.432.05N/AN/A101,99643,572270,021218,469
2021-09-02$220.10$205.00143.8%42.1%107.6%20.4%160.6%-41.7%2.1%23.0M-2.35B-8.2M0.431.96N/AN/A80,44234,842280,647225,829
2021-09-03$219.45$205.00143.5%42.1%106.7%20.3%161.6%-43.8%2.1%20.8M-2.26B-8.2M0.542.04N/AN/A79,67343,272288,560232,805
2021-09-07$235.90$205.00148.3%42.6%107.2%21.9%154.5%-39.5%-0.1%19.0M-2.57B-8.2M0.402.57N/AN/A96,02138,718245,638210,269
2021-09-08$239.95$205.00150.1%43.1%100.8%22.4%155.5%-40.2%1.0%22.3M-2.79B-8.4M0.283.77N/AN/A114,48632,274256,518215,923
2021-09-09$242.90$205.00145.2%41.7%100.0%20.9%153.2%-38.2%0.3%32.9M-2.90B-8.3M0.462.76N/AN/A108,70550,285274,775226,480
2021-09-10$252.85$205.00142.3%40.7%99.5%19.9%148.1%-34.2%-1.3%53.9M-3.40B-8.5M0.462.60N/AN/A149,90368,443286,221232,535
2021-09-13$258.15$205.00134.9%38.7%99.5%17.6%141.2%-30.4%2.1%24.2M-3.10B-8.3M0.403.07N/AN/A97,83139,486249,332214,206
2021-09-14$236.95$205.00130.7%37.6%105.4%16.2%141.1%-25.7%-0.4%19.9M-2.45B-8.0M0.463.04N/AN/A85,00938,796258,845220,437
2021-09-15$234.95$205.00129.6%37.2%105.3%15.9%138.8%-26.5%1.4%16.2M-2.27B-7.9M0.412.81N/AN/A94,77938,603274,320228,630
2021-09-16$231.15$205.00124.1%35.5%105.7%14.1%133.6%-20.5%2.2%13.3M-2.08B-7.7M0.422.42N/AN/A71,31129,895286,494233,108
2021-09-17$225.00$205.00120.6%34.3%100.2%13.0%129.8%-18.6%2.9%-1.7M-1.84B-7.5M0.532.48N/AN/A80,01942,727292,853237,585
2021-09-20$200.75$205.00135.9%39.0%110.0%17.9%146.1%-11.6%0.3%5.3M-1.18B-7.0M0.682.47N/AN/A75,91051,513194,046146,289
2021-09-21$194.20$205.00128.2%36.4%108.3%15.4%133.7%-9.5%1.8%1.5M-978.3M-6.8M0.652.22N/AN/A56,19536,529203,003153,166
2021-09-22$200.85$205.00117.8%33.1%83.3%12.1%123.2%-7.6%3.4%3.3M-1.10B-7.0M0.511.97N/AN/A52,55826,636218,976166,510
2021-09-23$199.70$205.00113.2%31.9%83.2%10.6%128.9%-7.1%1.6%7.0M-1.11B-7.0M0.411.97N/AN/A68,12828,025230,008173,500
2021-09-24$200.05$205.00110.1%30.4%76.2%9.6%114.8%-8.5%1.6%9.7M-1.11B-6.9M0.651.97N/AN/A53,34134,750236,953176,003
2021-09-27$197.30$205.00105.5%28.9%76.4%8.1%109.7%-4.3%8.3%6.7M-1.09B-6.8M0.441.93N/AN/A45,60120,172206,098155,776
2021-09-28$186.65$205.00106.7%29.3%75.0%8.5%107.9%-3.4%5.3%1.8M-855.7M-6.6M0.692.32N/AN/A43,04629,592216,368160,336
2021-09-29$179.55$205.00109.3%29.8%68.6%9.3%116.0%-0.9%3.7%-1.7M-669.3M-6.3M0.502.71N/AN/A72,95036,273227,992164,535
2021-09-30$192.15$200.00126.5%37.5%72.7%9.0%143.0%-20.5%3.9%9.9M-1.12B-7.2M0.483.03N/AN/A136,44565,604236,383170,744