AMC Options History — October 2024

In October 2024, AMC traded between $4.08 and $4.54. ATM implied volatility averaged 74.6%, placing in the 8.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 22.2%. IV traded above realized volatility by 41.6% (HV 20d: 33.0%). Max pain ranged from $4.50 to $5.00. Net GEX was positive for 23 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 13 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.16.

Notable Days

  • 2024-10-07: Highest Volume — 122,412 contracts
  • 2024-10-22: Largest IV drop — 26.0% change
  • 2024-10-18: Highest IV Rank — 10.9%
  • 2024-10-31: Largest Expected Move — 25.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$4.30$4.08$4.54$4.42$4.42
Max Pain$4.72$4.50$5.00$5.00$4.50
ATM IV74.6%56.6%82.0%73.8%77.2%
Expected Move22.2%18.7%25.1%21.0%25.1%
HV 20d33.0%27.9%35.7%33.2%33.7%
HV 60d40.3%32.5%46.4%46.1%32.5%
IV Rank8.6%2.9%10.9%8.4%9.5%
IV Percentile16.2%0.8%25.8%13.1%21.4%
Term Structure1.6%-5.5%12.5%10.8%1.0%
VWIV91.7%74.8%104.7%91.0%104.7%
Skew 25d-24.9%-31.4%-15.8%-28.3%-30.7%
Skew 10d-52.3%-70.0%-36.2%-63.3%-70.0%
Call IV 25d97.2%81.7%109.8%98.9%94.2%
Put IV 25d72.2%63.5%78.4%70.6%63.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %14.213.9041.4820.807.67
Gamma HHI0.120.070.240.090.24
Net GEX1.2M421.1K2.5M1.2M2.3M
Net DEX-41.9M-70.7M-20.5M-45.2M-58.4M
Net VEX-763.7K-829.2K-675.1K-821.5K-786.0K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.160.050.370.130.13
Total Volume64,155.52232,873122,41249,61758,403
Total OI1,307,686.7391,231,7611,383,0171,270,7931,383,017

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2024-10-01$4.42$5.0073.8%21.0%33.2%8.4%91.0%-28.3%10.8%1.2M-45.2M-821.5K0.1320.80N/AN/A43,9505,6671,036,060234,733
2024-10-02$4.41$5.0071.6%20.1%33.2%7.7%83.6%-21.2%9.9%1.1M-40.4M-819.3K0.304.60N/AN/A32,4349,7411,047,727237,109
2024-10-03$4.42$5.0073.6%22.4%32.9%8.3%96.9%-22.3%9.3%1.0M-42.5M-809.8K0.1521.95N/AN/A45,7986,6891,057,139242,223
2024-10-04$4.41$5.0075.3%23.0%27.9%8.8%88.4%-22.4%8.6%889.7K-39.7M-829.2K0.1427.55N/AN/A60,6598,3811,072,292244,080
2024-10-07$4.19$5.0077.7%23.0%31.1%9.6%96.1%-31.4%0.1%672.2K-28.7M-751.0K0.1733.83N/AN/A104,24618,166996,805234,956
2024-10-08$4.17$5.0069.0%22.0%31.0%6.8%97.4%-18.1%12.5%798.8K-31.1M-748.5K0.0839.74N/AN/A41,8623,3931,050,316245,207
2024-10-09$4.08$5.0076.8%22.1%30.9%9.3%87.9%-26.0%1.1%421.1K-20.5M-696.3K0.3738.48N/AN/A49,40818,1341,059,509245,837
2024-10-10$4.19$5.0076.0%21.5%33.4%9.1%96.6%-29.9%-1.2%762.4K-30.1M-726.3K0.1641.48N/AN/A49,9528,1901,075,836246,638
2024-10-11$4.17$5.0074.0%20.8%33.3%8.4%93.6%-22.9%-2.8%794.9K-31.1M-734.2K0.2813.31N/AN/A41,38311,7101,091,676246,506
2024-10-14$4.17$5.0077.2%22.3%33.4%9.5%91.3%-30.8%0.6%795.7K-32.2M-733.2K0.074.93N/AN/A63,5034,5981,036,946234,428
2024-10-15$4.14$4.5076.8%22.2%33.4%9.3%98.5%-30.8%-2.3%932.3K-36.7M-752.4K0.294.92N/AN/A30,7669,0731,071,473235,973
2024-10-16$4.20$4.5075.3%21.6%34.3%8.8%93.0%-25.0%2.8%1.1M-36.4M-764.5K0.109.09N/AN/A47,3584,8211,083,393237,393
2024-10-17$4.21$4.5072.9%20.9%34.1%8.1%94.0%-28.3%0.0%1.2M-43.7M-793.1K0.174.83N/AN/A28,1734,7001,101,007236,711
2024-10-18$4.33$4.5082.0%23.7%35.7%10.9%93.1%-25.7%-0.8%1.1M-46.6M-781.5K0.1612.60N/AN/A72,11811,7751,108,204235,912
2024-10-21$4.29$4.5076.5%21.9%35.5%9.2%82.6%-18.1%2.1%1.2M-41.7M-724.8K0.137.67N/AN/A71,7009,5471,016,060227,672
2024-10-22$4.33$4.5056.6%20.2%34.1%2.9%76.3%-22.4%-0.6%1.5M-40.5M-738.4K0.064.00N/AN/A35,4872,2131,044,459233,235
2024-10-23$4.22$4.5066.2%18.7%33.7%6.0%74.8%-15.8%0.8%1.2M-31.4M-675.1K0.164.00N/AN/A33,7465,4181,054,026233,463
2024-10-24$4.36$4.5078.0%23.5%33.3%9.7%82.8%-21.6%-5.5%1.7M-48.3M-748.1K0.057.27N/AN/A68,8853,4821,063,888234,032
2024-10-25$4.33$4.5074.9%22.5%33.3%8.7%91.0%-23.7%-0.9%1.4M-49.9M-769.0K0.145.03N/AN/A78,67811,1771,101,185235,413
2024-10-28$4.44$4.5078.8%24.0%34.3%9.9%95.4%-24.3%-4.0%1.6M-56.9M-772.1K0.134.74N/AN/A98,41912,9611,063,070232,322
2024-10-29$4.46$4.5077.0%24.1%31.6%9.4%101.4%-24.7%-0.8%2.2M-60.9M-781.0K0.093.90N/AN/A44,6603,8191,108,604240,434
2024-10-30$4.54$4.5078.8%23.6%32.1%9.9%97.6%-29.4%-4.6%2.5M-70.7M-809.4K0.104.40N/AN/A90,8339,5011,117,409242,417
2024-10-31$4.42$4.5077.2%25.1%33.7%9.5%104.7%-30.7%1.0%2.3M-58.4M-786.0K0.137.67N/AN/A51,5756,8281,137,578245,439