AMZN Options History — October 2007

In October 2007, AMZN traded between $4.41 and $5.04. ATM implied volatility averaged 49.1%, placing in the 58.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 15.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 12.8% (HV 20d: 36.4%). Max pain ranged from $3.75 to $4.50. Net GEX was positive for 12 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 10 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.18.

Notable Days

  • 2007-10-23: Highest Volume — 6,581,260 contracts
  • 2007-10-11: Largest IV spike — 62.1% change
  • 2007-10-11: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2007-10-23: Largest Expected Move — 21.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$4.58$4.41$5.04$4.67$4.46
Max Pain$4.38$3.75$4.50$3.75$4.50
ATM IV49.1%32.3%73.8%37.5%32.3%
Expected Move15.0%9.2%21.2%10.8%9.2%
HV 20d36.4%15.8%66.6%23.5%66.6%
HV 60d49.8%34.0%56.9%56.4%45.3%
IV Rank58.7%15.9%100.0%36.8%15.9%
IV Percentile75.3%29.7%100.0%58.8%29.7%
Term Structure-3.0%-14.6%16.0%14.7%4.3%
VWIV53.3%35.7%72.9%39.6%35.7%
Skew 25d1.5%-1.0%5.1%5.1%4.8%
Skew 10d3.2%-2.1%11.4%11.4%9.0%
Call IV 25d52.6%32.6%71.0%36.8%32.6%
Put IV 25d54.2%37.4%73.2%41.8%37.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %3.191.894.814.042.78
Gamma HHI0.220.090.520.140.16
Net GEX-4.0M-25.4M7.9M7.9M-3.2M
Net DEX-2.19B-2.80B-1.50B-2.57B-1.60B
Net VEX-6.8M-7.8M-6.1M-6.3M-7.1M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.180.502.652.001.00
Total Volume1,547,118.261414,1806,581,260655,300782,120
Total OI18,123,198.26114,217,52019,496,94017,350,84017,891,320

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2007-10-01$4.67$3.7537.5%10.8%23.5%36.8%39.6%5.1%14.7%7.9M-2.57B-6.3M2.004.04N/AN/A218,460436,8407,947,7209,403,120
2007-10-02$4.62$4.0039.4%11.3%22.2%42.0%39.4%5.0%13.9%4.0M-2.48B-6.3M1.862.99N/AN/A277,540516,7008,032,6209,590,960
2007-10-03$4.62$4.0037.7%10.8%22.1%37.2%37.3%3.7%16.0%530.0K-2.45B-6.4M2.654.21N/AN/A134,700357,3808,016,4609,792,080
2007-10-04$4.61$4.0038.7%11.1%20.3%39.9%39.2%2.2%15.5%-2.8M-2.42B-6.4M1.492.98N/AN/A166,100248,0808,019,7409,958,920
2007-10-05$4.67$4.5037.3%15.2%18.5%36.1%54.6%3.1%-7.4%-2.1M-2.53B-6.3M0.503.07N/AN/A409,180205,2008,054,24010,065,200
2007-10-08$4.79$4.2541.5%16.5%18.5%47.9%57.8%1.9%-9.7%3.1M-2.80B-6.1M0.562.21N/AN/A618,100347,3408,163,20010,077,680
2007-10-09$4.77$4.2540.6%17.3%15.8%45.2%60.4%-0.6%-10.8%2.5M-2.79B-6.2M0.602.02N/AN/A796,220474,0008,309,50010,140,920
2007-10-10$4.73$4.5037.5%17.2%16.1%36.7%60.6%-1.0%-10.7%901.5K-2.74B-6.5M1.091.89N/AN/A337,840366,9208,516,04010,297,320
2007-10-11$4.47$4.5060.8%17.4%27.3%100.0%61.4%-0.3%-10.2%-11.9M-2.11B-6.9M1.102.88N/AN/A700,640771,1208,613,56010,405,240
2007-10-12$4.62$4.5063.6%18.2%29.6%100.0%64.1%-0.2%-10.8%-6.9M-2.45B-6.8M1.031.96N/AN/A787,160807,0408,690,62010,476,240
2007-10-15$4.53$4.5067.4%19.3%30.3%100.0%68.5%-0.4%-14.0%-13.0M-2.29B-6.9M0.702.33N/AN/A527,540371,6208,872,94010,479,020
2007-10-16$4.48$4.5067.4%19.3%29.8%99.9%67.9%0.9%-13.0%-21.5M-2.17B-6.8M2.252.69N/AN/A535,6801,204,5608,982,20010,475,560
2007-10-17$4.53$4.5067.9%19.5%30.1%100.0%68.2%0.3%-13.3%-15.2M-2.26B-7.1M0.832.66N/AN/A507,760423,3809,021,64010,278,700
2007-10-18$4.49$4.5069.4%19.9%30.1%100.0%69.6%-0.1%-14.6%-21.8M-2.27B-6.7M1.633.23N/AN/A263,740430,6009,129,94010,359,940
2007-10-19$4.49$4.5063.1%18.1%29.3%86.0%63.7%-0.8%-7.8%-25.4M-2.28B-6.7M1.694.26N/AN/A800,1201,353,5409,167,58010,329,360
2007-10-22$4.56$4.5066.6%19.1%29.5%93.7%67.1%0.0%-10.6%2.7M-1.77B-6.7M0.794.81N/AN/A796,860629,1606,791,1207,426,400
2007-10-23$5.04$4.5073.8%21.2%46.2%100.0%72.9%2.3%-14.3%7.8M-2.50B-6.8M0.604.31N/AN/A4,114,6602,466,6007,251,0207,736,660
2007-10-24$4.44$4.5044.2%12.7%65.7%40.0%45.9%-0.4%0.3%1.0M-1.53B-7.7M0.614.30N/AN/A3,745,0002,303,1408,862,7008,952,080
2007-10-25$4.41$4.5038.5%11.0%65.7%28.4%40.0%1.1%2.6%1.4M-1.55B-7.8M0.613.69N/AN/A994,940609,4809,101,7009,028,620
2007-10-26$4.50$4.5034.7%9.9%66.2%20.7%36.6%1.1%4.8%2.8M-1.75B-7.4M1.242.99N/AN/A834,8001,035,9609,050,1009,076,020
2007-10-29$4.50$4.5035.3%10.1%66.2%21.9%37.9%4.2%3.4%383.9K-1.70B-7.2M0.913.15N/AN/A525,960478,8408,987,9409,063,640
2007-10-30$4.41$4.5035.4%10.2%66.5%22.3%37.7%3.1%2.9%-3.7M-1.50B-7.2M1.284.02N/AN/A381,740489,3608,897,9209,048,060
2007-10-31$4.46$4.5032.3%9.2%66.6%15.9%35.7%4.8%4.3%-3.2M-1.60B-7.1M1.002.78N/AN/A391,340390,7808,891,9808,999,340