AMZN Options History — November 2007

In November 2007, AMZN traded between $3.85 and $4.53. ATM implied volatility averaged 41.8%, placing in the 35.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 11.9%. IV traded below realized volatility by 16.8% (HV 20d: 58.5%). Max pain ranged from $4.25 to $4.50. Net GEX was positive for 4 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 20 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.20.

Notable Days

  • 2007-11-13: Highest Volume — 2,347,140 contracts
  • 2007-11-12: Largest IV spike — 32.0% change
  • 2007-11-12: Highest IV Rank — 78.0%
  • 2007-11-12: Largest Expected Move — 14.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$4.15$3.85$4.53$4.38$4.53
Max Pain$4.49$4.25$4.50$4.50$4.50
ATM IV41.8%35.7%62.9%35.8%37.4%
Expected Move11.9%10.3%14.3%10.3%10.7%
HV 20d58.5%36.9%69.2%66.8%45.9%
HV 60d46.4%44.3%47.8%45.3%47.6%
IV Rank35.1%22.8%78.0%23.1%26.2%
IV Percentile70.2%47.4%96.3%48.6%50.4%
Term Structure3.2%-1.0%6.2%3.2%6.2%
VWIV42.0%37.4%48.5%37.7%37.9%
Skew 25d4.3%2.0%5.9%4.6%2.0%
Skew 10d7.3%3.4%11.9%9.4%4.5%
Call IV 25d40.3%35.2%47.0%35.9%36.9%
Put IV 25d44.6%38.9%52.2%40.4%38.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %4.782.537.593.263.31
Gamma HHI0.120.080.160.140.12
Net GEX-4.9M-13.2M5.9M-5.3M5.9M
Net DEX-1.08B-1.91B-370.9M-1.45B-1.91B
Net VEX-7.0M-7.2M-6.8M-7.2M-6.9M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.200.572.500.830.88
Total Volume995,464.762281,8402,347,140823,060526,080
Total OI17,256,615.23815,085,42018,987,56018,001,86016,155,040

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2007-11-01$4.38$4.5035.8%10.3%66.8%23.1%37.7%4.6%3.2%-5.3M-1.45B-7.2M0.833.26N/AN/A448,580374,4808,927,2809,074,580
2007-11-02$4.30$4.5036.7%10.5%66.8%24.8%37.4%5.8%3.4%-7.3M-1.24B-7.2M1.123.42N/AN/A670,360752,9408,947,5209,047,960
2007-11-05$4.22$4.5039.1%12.0%66.1%29.8%41.7%5.9%1.7%-8.9M-1.06B-7.2M0.894.14N/AN/A587,300520,3609,008,6609,179,100
2007-11-06$4.36$4.5035.7%11.3%67.6%22.8%39.0%4.5%3.0%-7.9M-1.38B-7.1M1.183.59N/AN/A442,460519,9209,065,3009,191,600
2007-11-07$4.35$4.5038.5%12.0%67.6%28.5%41.4%4.9%2.1%-8.9M-1.37B-7.1M1.617.43N/AN/A416,820671,6609,084,2809,212,000
2007-11-08$4.18$4.5043.7%12.7%66.0%39.1%44.3%5.8%1.5%-10.3M-970.6M-7.1M0.965.55N/AN/A727,060701,4409,104,2409,308,020
2007-11-09$3.94$4.5047.7%14.0%67.2%47.1%48.4%3.7%0.4%-10.8M-529.8M-7.1M1.035.85N/AN/A620,660640,2609,211,7609,352,040
2007-11-12$3.85$4.5062.9%14.3%67.3%78.0%48.5%5.3%-1.0%-9.4M-370.9M-6.8M1.924.59N/AN/A493,140945,2009,314,6809,322,560
2007-11-13$3.99$4.2547.5%12.7%69.1%46.8%44.3%4.4%1.7%-8.3M-704.9M-6.8M2.503.59N/AN/A671,5001,675,6409,330,3009,150,340
2007-11-14$3.93$4.5041.4%12.4%68.9%34.5%44.3%5.2%1.9%-11.8M-526.1M-7.0M1.524.34N/AN/A275,880418,5409,494,1009,493,460
2007-11-15$3.89$4.5043.9%12.6%68.9%39.5%44.7%5.9%3.0%-13.2M-432.4M-7.1M1.795.70N/AN/A356,960639,2009,432,1009,532,380
2007-11-16$3.93$4.5042.0%12.0%69.2%35.6%42.7%3.9%2.9%-5.1M-512.2M-6.8M1.565.10N/AN/A358,200558,0809,447,7409,349,740
2007-11-19$3.96$4.5042.3%12.1%68.8%36.2%43.3%3.8%4.3%-4.1M-902.2M-6.8M1.154.91N/AN/A348,560402,1406,996,4008,089,020
2007-11-20$4.02$4.5039.6%11.3%57.0%30.7%39.4%3.9%5.2%-3.5M-979.8M-6.9M0.775.60N/AN/A594,520457,4807,111,1208,113,260
2007-11-21$3.99$4.5039.9%11.4%36.9%31.3%40.9%4.3%5.1%-2.1M-957.0M-7.0M1.335.64N/AN/A173,320229,7207,300,2808,147,860
2007-11-23$4.07$4.5040.8%11.7%38.1%33.1%40.7%3.6%5.5%-1.4M-1.08B-7.1M0.914.76N/AN/A147,560134,2807,363,5208,196,900
2007-11-26$4.07$4.5044.0%12.6%37.0%39.7%43.6%3.5%3.8%-1.2M-1.09B-7.0M0.727.59N/AN/A403,840288,9607,396,1008,212,560
2007-11-27$4.28$4.5039.6%11.4%42.1%30.8%41.1%3.5%4.9%1.3M-1.46B-7.1M0.884.56N/AN/A419,920369,7007,487,8208,271,020
2007-11-28$4.51$4.5040.0%11.5%45.9%31.6%40.5%3.3%3.7%5.0M-1.89B-7.0M0.574.88N/AN/A813,660462,1607,543,0808,353,340
2007-11-29$4.46$4.5038.6%11.1%46.0%28.7%39.5%2.5%4.9%4.3M-1.78B-6.9M1.062.53N/AN/A313,320332,9007,648,2008,421,660
2007-11-30$4.53$4.5037.4%10.7%45.9%26.2%37.9%2.0%6.2%5.9M-1.91B-6.9M0.883.31N/AN/A280,140245,9407,703,8408,451,200