AMC Options History — March 2024

In March 2024, AMC traded between $3.73 and $4.55. ATM implied volatility averaged 84.8%, placing in the 29.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 24.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 13.4% (HV 20d: 71.4%). Max pain ranged from $4.50 to $5.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 14 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.40.

Notable Days

  • 2024-03-28: Highest Volume — 279,488 contracts
  • 2024-03-28: Largest IV spike — 9.3% change
  • 2024-03-01: Highest IV Rank — 35.0%
  • 2024-03-01: Largest Expected Move — 28.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$4.27$3.73$4.55$4.38$3.73
Max Pain$4.92$4.50$5.00$5.00$4.50
ATM IV84.8%77.7%99.1%99.1%85.7%
Expected Move24.6%21.5%28.8%28.8%25.2%
HV 20d71.4%61.2%87.5%87.5%69.6%
HV 60d66.7%65.3%73.2%66.3%73.2%
IV Rank29.4%26.7%35.0%35.0%29.8%
IV Percentile7.9%1.6%27.4%27.4%10.7%
Term Structure1.4%-14.6%9.3%-2.2%9.3%
VWIV92.4%81.2%114.8%114.8%90.7%
Skew 25d-6.9%-11.9%1.2%-7.7%-5.2%
Skew 10d-16.3%-24.8%-8.2%-23.4%-9.2%
Call IV 25d95.4%84.4%111.8%111.8%97.1%
Put IV 25d88.4%78.3%104.1%104.1%91.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %18.933.9140.084.3520.59
Gamma HHI0.160.120.270.120.12
Net GEX340.4K-181.6K1.2M96.9K42.5K
Net DEX-10.4M-25.8M4.6M1.6M4.6M
Net VEX-475.4K-514.6K-446.3K-467.7K-446.3K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.400.190.780.270.75
Total Volume100,843.849,955279,48888,478279,488
Total OI926,646.55722,6911,106,9101,097,750867,659

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2024-03-01$4.38$5.0099.1%28.8%87.5%35.0%114.8%-7.7%-2.2%96.9K1.6M-467.7K0.274.35N/AN/A69,80118,677694,996402,754
2024-03-04$4.31$5.0096.7%28.0%87.5%34.1%105.0%-10.7%-0.6%29.2K-2.6M-457.4K0.386.53N/AN/A81,89931,028596,093358,258
2024-03-05$4.49$5.0093.5%27.8%81.2%32.8%102.8%-7.4%1.0%427.5K-11.4M-467.0K0.1922.70N/AN/A86,90316,540625,077358,173
2024-03-06$4.47$5.0088.5%27.0%73.4%30.9%98.8%-9.2%2.0%721.1K-13.1M-475.0K0.4718.74N/AN/A67,54831,411653,787356,702
2024-03-07$4.55$5.0090.6%27.0%72.0%31.7%101.7%1.2%0.2%986.7K-20.8M-495.2K0.3321.19N/AN/A107,40435,222683,385363,861
2024-03-08$4.25$5.0087.6%26.2%75.1%30.5%98.7%-10.7%-14.6%54.9K202.5K-466.9K0.4323.52N/AN/A75,66032,406702,935366,961
2024-03-11$4.36$5.0087.0%25.3%73.3%30.3%96.1%-8.2%0.9%285.1K-8.7M-478.7K0.207.83N/AN/A92,60918,339655,401349,916
2024-03-12$4.33$5.0083.3%24.5%70.8%28.8%89.1%-5.4%3.5%299.1K-8.0M-465.0K0.4118.96N/AN/A42,96717,485675,965352,460
2024-03-13$4.36$5.0084.1%24.4%70.7%29.2%93.6%-3.7%4.1%395.6K-11.6M-464.3K0.4224.29N/AN/A36,41115,460692,642362,343
2024-03-14$4.22$5.0083.6%23.7%66.1%29.0%89.6%-3.6%-1.6%119.4K-6.7M-472.3K0.7824.70N/AN/A49,49838,388705,941368,638
2024-03-15$4.41$5.0084.1%24.3%68.3%29.2%90.4%-8.8%-0.2%340.3K-13.6M-489.8K0.3822.03N/AN/A82,94431,665721,761385,149
2024-03-18$4.41$5.0077.7%22.4%68.3%26.7%83.8%-7.9%3.7%467.8K-19.6M-485.2K0.523.91N/AN/A71,41937,212467,314255,377
2024-03-19$4.26$5.0078.3%22.4%68.6%26.9%84.6%-7.7%3.0%431.9K-15.3M-482.2K0.4713.53N/AN/A33,96615,989493,940257,618
2024-03-20$4.25$5.0079.6%22.8%67.9%27.4%85.7%-7.0%0.9%403.9K-15.0M-483.1K0.3240.08N/AN/A49,47515,808506,732264,121
2024-03-21$4.17$5.0078.2%22.2%67.1%26.9%81.2%-11.9%8.0%243.9K-13.6M-491.2K0.3419.80N/AN/A39,37113,428522,458268,207
2024-03-22$4.06$5.0080.7%23.3%67.3%27.8%85.4%-8.0%-2.0%-181.6K-6.3M-453.2K0.5427.87N/AN/A55,83830,406533,583271,507
2024-03-25$4.09$5.0080.4%22.7%67.4%27.7%85.3%-5.4%1.9%199.6K-11.9M-475.2K0.2021.59N/AN/A71,98214,522501,043258,844
2024-03-26$4.06$4.5078.7%22.5%61.2%27.1%85.8%-8.9%6.9%224.6K-11.4M-477.1K0.2828.69N/AN/A87,50624,103525,560262,907
2024-03-27$4.31$4.5078.4%21.5%64.9%26.9%84.7%-2.4%2.9%1.2M-25.8M-514.6K0.297.70N/AN/A74,68921,409568,678274,185
2024-03-28$3.73$4.5085.7%25.2%69.6%29.8%90.7%-5.2%9.3%42.5K4.6M-446.3K0.7520.59N/AN/A159,856119,632588,411279,248